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Archive for July, 2007

Hip Shot: ‘Carrie Potter …’

Call this one a joint effort: We both saw it, and then we argued about it, and then I edited what Keith wrote. ‘Cause I have the blog password, so I’m the boss of him …
Carrie Potter at the Half Blood Prom
Atlas Performing Arts Center – Lang Theatre
Remaining Performances:
Friday, July 27, 6 pm
Saturday, July [...]

Fringe Confessions: Video 3

This is what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real. Real Fringey! More tales from the Fringe Confessional…

Guest Hip Shot: ‘Koun Kukki ….’

Told y’all my partner and I plotted separate Fringe agendas this weekend, no? So here’s his take on one of the shows he saw and I didn’t — a guest Hip Shot from Dr. H, who speaks from here on out:
Koun Kukki: The Legend of Hamachi and Unagi
Woolly Mammoth Mainstage
Remaining Performances:
Monday, 7/23, 7 pm
They [...]

Fringer Feedback: Open Thread 2

Monday morning Fringe hangover in full flower. Second cup of coffee in progress.
So more later, both from me and from my other half. (We did some strategic splitting up over the weekend, the better to cover more Fringe bases.)
Meanwhile: Here’s where you get to tell us what you saw, what you liked, what [...]

Fringe Video 13: Yo, Swami!

Who doesn’t enjoy a good nail through the nose? Stephon Walker certainly does. But when we met the artist better known as Swami Yomahmi in the middle of Silver Sprung, we barely recognized him. No nail, and no turban.
But we weren’t disappointed, because Walker’s inner geek is never far from the surface, and when [...]

Today’s Course Correction

Was booked for the 5:20 Pabst-and-Popcorn Faustus, but I’ve traded in my tix for the 6 pm Cordelia’s Fool.
Because:
(a) it’s the last performance, and I wanna see it
(b) it gives me an extra 40 minutes to read the new Harry Potter, which I just bought. At an indie bookstore, natch.

Fringe (ish) News Flash

Fire alarm interrupts Shakespeare Theatre’s Hamlet just as the Mousetrap scene starts; fire engines in the street outside the Lansburgh Theatre.
Audience (milling about in street) fears the alarm is genuine…
UPDATE, 4:40 pm: Nah, not so much. Somebody pulled an alarm somewhere in the building. One sighs with relief. Although one [...]

Hip Shot: ‘I Am S.A.A.M.’

I Am S.A.A.M. (South Asian American Male)
Goethe-Institut
Remaining Performances:
Friday, July 27, 9 pm
Saturday, July 28, 5 pm
Sunday, July 29, 4:30 pm
They say: “A multimedia presentation inspired by stories of real South Asian men living in the DC area. Through vignettes of humor and drama, we bring to the forefront a production that speaks not just to [...]

Fringe Confessions: Video 2

Realer than The Real World. Because they’re real.

Hip Shot: ‘Cautionary Tales …’

Cautionary Tales for Adults and The Many Adventures of Trixie Tickles
Source Theatre
Remaining Performances:
Sunday, July 22, 9:30 pm
Monday, July 23, 7 pm
Saturday, July 28, midnight
They say: “Two mini-musicals with songs ranging from smoky cabaret to frothy pop. First, an unhinged librarian teaches several unsuspecting adults about the injustices of life. Next, a high-strung children’s TV star [...]