It was a Capital Fringe Festival in which technically impressive shows—whether the technique on offer was digital or manual—were the talk of the Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar.
It was a festival that cost more to attend than in prior years, at least until a withering heat wave inspired a $12 weekend ticket special.
And if it didn’t [...]
Everyone knows the Capital Fringe Festival’s lineup is crazy varied—deliberately provocative fare like F#@KING UP EVERYTHING (sic), The N Word? (sic), and Hotel Fuck are but one button-pushing demographic in the vast taxonomy of the festival’s 100-plus shows. But what’re the odds we’d get two solo shows about two different Roosevelts?
How about ONE HUNDRED PERCENT?
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We live-tweeted them here: http://twitter.com/FringePurge. And we’ll be back, eventually, with some closing thoughts on CapFringe 2009.
For now, the party’s still on, so come on down to the tent:
Fringefolk,
Sure, we’ve seen a fair bit of theater, sweated buckets in some overheated venues, learned to turn hangovers into inspiration, and covered 88 shows so far (make that 100 after tomorrow!). No big deal, right? But we can’t be everywhere at all times—just ask this individual—so we rely on you all to keep us honest.
Let [...]
Let’s face it, people. This is some full-contact theater, up in here. Yes, the venues are hot; we’ve all watched drops of persperation fly from performers’ noses every time they turn their heads, describing graceful, albeit funky, arcs over the footlights. But that comes with the territory. Herewith, we honor those who’ve given their lives, or at least their ability to thumb-wrestle for a while, to Fringe.
Ran into Julianne on the sidewalk late yesterday — hey, I work in the neighborhood, so it happens — and between distracted comments about six other things, she told me that the Fringe box office has moved $60K worth of advance tickets as of COB Wednesday. That’s twice what they’d sold by the same time [...]
Ah, ’tis truly the Fringe season: The performances haven’t started yet, but the newest round of Button-bitching has!
Well, yes. Here we are again.
If this is your first visit to Fringe & Purge, welcome! If you’re an F&P vet, welcome back! If you stalked us last year, for the love of God, please stop!
“But prithee,” you might ask, “what the hell is Fringe & Purge?” An excerpt from last year’s propaganda:
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