Check ‘em out here—some nice snapshots from the Audience Awards and subsequent revelry.

With CapFringe ‘08 poised to blanket DC in a fervid haze of creativity, manic energy and dick jokes, let’s throw some love at those who’ll be doing a lot of figurative and literal heavy lifting over the next 18 days: the tech crews.

Fringe’s boundless “Hey-gang-let’s-put-on-a-show-with-dildos!” inventiveness is great, but even the most stripped-down, raw-boned performance [...]

Watch and listen as Fringe & Purge chats with Jeffrey of Speakeasy D.C., Mark and Sabrina of Happenstance Theater, and Julianne and Scott, the masterminds behind D.C. Fringe.Trouble viewing? Try the YouTube version of this video

What’s a wrap party without karaoke? Unfortunately, we’ll never know. But thanks anyway to Playbill Cafe for the loan of their insanely extensive singalong setup. (Has anybody ever karaoked “Ina-Gadda-Da-Vida”? Or “Eve of Destruction”? Why?) And to RnR Bar & Lounge for hosting the festivities.
Here’s a medley of brave Fringe performers, fans, and friends [...]

Well, not exactly. But he reports from the Confession Booth some interesting numbers and Fringey situations.

The Opening Night Party at Avenue was a smashing success. The Fringe Confessional was smoking. If velvet drapes could talk—oh, wait, they can! Video will be posted soon. Beware.
Providing a suitable sonic accompaniment to the theatrical shenanigans was Basso Moderno Duo, which is Allan von Schenkel and Kristen Williams on bass and keyboards, respectively. Interestingly, [...]

It’s Fringin’ time! The Opening Night Party starts tonight at 9 p.m. at Avenue, 649 New York Ave. NW. Fringe artists and performers will turn the three-story club into a cabaret. And life is, you know, a cabaret, old chum.
Plus, we’re unveiling the first-ever, super-fantastic Fringe Confessional! Come confess your Fringe sins–and anything else you’re [...]

Everywhere you turn, it’s Julianne, Julianne, Julianne! Which is all well and good and certainly deserved. But let us interrupt the Brienzafest for a brief–too brief, perhaps–moment with the other CapFringe founder, Damian Sinclair.
We caught up with Damian at the Fringe Box Office grand opening last week. The location, also known as the Unified Launch [...]

We popped in to the grand opening of the Fringe Box Office last night, and were delighted to hear a band in full swing. Delighted, because the musicians are all old friends. Dan Hovey (guitar), Jeff Gray (sax), and Eric Leifert (bass) were cooking up a sultry mix of jazz standards to beat the heat.
Jeff [...]

The first-ever Fringe Festival Preview at the Palace of Wonders last week was a hoot and a half. Oh, make that a full-on hoot. And occasional hootenanny. This video doesn’t capture the half of it, but does give a tantalizing taste of what’s in store beginning July 19 all around town.
Witness Fringe excerpts from Swami [...]