Don’t talk to Fringe playwright Kristen Cantwell about her new work at dinnertime, because you will be overtaken, as I was, with fierce hunger pangs. Because Kristen’s play is the musical cabaret, Butter: A Love Story.
Kristen scored at last year’s Fest with Confessions of an Invisible Woman (Here’s Trey‘s video interview.), and if my stomach [...]

Wow. A dazzling night of Fringeness at the Palace of Wonders: magic, music, puppets, drama, comedy. And beer, popcorn, and hot dogs. That’s pretty much all I ask of life.
We’ll have video highlights of the evening up soon, but in the meantime, check out Bob Morrison‘s excellent pix from the evening here.

We met the frisky funsters of Happenstance Theater, Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell, at last week’s Happy Hour. The pair, along with Scott Sedar, are returning to the Fringe Fest with Low Tide Hotel.
The group’s show from last year’s Fest, Prufbox, was called “elegant, eloquent, and visually engaging in its simplicity and precision” on this [...]

Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 27, the first-ever Fringe Festival Preview is happening at the Palace of Wonders, 1210 H Street NE, from 8-11 p.m.
In addition to $1 off on Bud and High Life (and shouldn’t that be enough?), there will be preview performances by some of the artists in the 2007 Fest, including this tantalizing [...]

Well—folks are commenting on our videos over at YouTube even before we post them here! May we remind everyone (anyone?) that comments at this location are entirely welcome. (Thanks, Sam!)
So, here then is the latest vid, from last week’s Happy Hour at the Warehouse Theater. We were very excited to meet Dr. Lynette Long, who [...]

We met Joan Bellsey at the Temperence Hall Happy Hour last week and she gave us the lowdown on her first Fringe Fest foray, The ExFiles. Joan’s play deals with the fallout when two moms break up and fight over child custody. Joan’s very active and chipper son Liam makes an appearance in this video.
[...]

The eloquent Julianne Brienza continues explaining what to expect from this year’s Fringe Fest. And if you see her, do offer a “Happy Birthday,” won’t you?

Capital Fringe Fest director and co-founder Julianne Brienza gave us the lowdown on what to expect from this year’s fest, including custom-built stages, a new box office location, and more. So much more, in fact, that we’re posting it in several segments. Herewith, part the first. And remember: another Fringe Happy Hour tonight at the [...]

The next Capital Fringe Happy Hour event happens tomorrow, Wednesday, June 20, at the Warehouse Theater, 1017 7th St. NW. Fringe artists, performers, actors, and such are promised to attend, so do add the date to your to-do list.
Here’s Fringe events coordinator Sam Goldblatt and volunteer coordinator Colin Hovde to better explain the [...]

Welcome back, Fringers. Has it been a mere 304 days since last we blogged? Now that our long national nightmare is over and the long Cap Fringe Fest is about to begin, let’s get this party restarted.
As with last year, we intend Fringe & Purge as Washington City Paper‘s guide to the Capital Fringe [...]