The Fringe 100

Fishbowl

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:08:56 -0400

A touring one-man Fringe show.
Loved: the specificity of details in jokes about Physics. Gotta love a nerd.
Wanted: more playfulness, risk and breaking of routine in delivery, especially w/ four different characters played by one actor.
Watch if: dark matter or physics or crawlspaces interest you.

Funeral for Clowns

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:17:34 -0400

This beautiful, undeniably ingenious show is a revelation in disgusie. What a captivating premise! A boatload of potential! An uber-talented cast. And social commentary of the best kind — the one that hits you in the gut, not the face. I might watch this one again. And I am definitely going to be keeping track of these clowns.

Shannan M.

Shape of Things to Come

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:13:49 -0400

A mumblecore-esq play with some funny moments and potential. The “twist” really isn’t a twist, and I suppose that’s good. Some scenes were sort of pathetic. Things moved fast but the show felt long. The show tries to be really clever, and, at least for me, it missed that by a long shot. Some cringe-worthy moments with a joke bordering on homophobia and one about a battered wife. And if they were supposed to establish character…well…they didn’t, really. The actors (specifically Adam, although he is quite endearing and funny) seem to be channeling versions of themselves. That’s just me though. Do watch if you like a good old campus relationship story with some couple-kissing/couple-switching and those darn pretentious visual artists

Shannan M.

Bad Connections

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:07:53 -0400

If you’re an actor — one who cares for the craft — well, you know the effort it takes to cultivate a single character. Right? Well, in Bad Connections you’ll find 9 characters. And every single one is believable to the core. Every single one wants something, like all characters should, and needs something, like all characters should, and reveals something that skewers, changes, or enlightens the audience in some way or form. Did I mention it’s one-man show?

Watch this. It’s a lesson in acting, if anything. 90 minutes and there wasn’t a single second where I was bored or not connected to what was going on.

- Shannan M.

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:34:00 -0400

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:31:15 -0400

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:30:47 -0400

Check out “Dreamplace & The Blackbox Memoir”...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:25:30 -0400

Check out “Dreamplace & The Blackbox Memoir” tonight at The Artist Alley @ 7pm. An Awesome 45min monologue by Barbara Lorraine Laing. And it’s FREE!! Also on July 12th 9pm and July 14th 9pm

“Tam Lin” is by far the best show I’ve seen!!!...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:28:08 -0400

“Tam Lin” is by far the best show I’ve seen!!! Check it out!!!

“With Somebody Who Loves Me” it was Awesome!! Great...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:09:09 -0400

“With Somebody Who Loves Me” it was Awesome!! Great dance pieces!! A Must-See!!

When you tip $5 to The Fringe you get one of these cool...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:14:55 -0400

When you tip $5 to The Fringe you get one of these cool buttons!!

Impromptu q & a w/ alley-play tent artist Barbara Laing....

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:48:00 -0400

Impromptu q & a w/ alley-play tent artist Barbara Laing. Smartie #fringe100 kids discussing imagery and symbolism in ‘Dreamplace & The Blackbox Memoir’.
Miss Laing believes in dreams, and encourages the 100 to “Go for it! All the way!”

Thanks, Miss Laing!

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Get your groove on and come to the Fringe!

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:05:47 -0400

Get your groove on and come to the Fringe!

Massive(ly good) turnout for #alleyplay by Sarah Magni. Way to...

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:43:42 -0400

Massive(ly good) turnout for #alleyplay by Sarah Magni. Way to Fringe and experience the artist alley, everyone!

The choreography was really good!! The music and girls are...

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:49:19 -0400

The choreography was really good!! The music and girls are awesome!! Very entertaining!

Find your Fringe Match!

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 01:20:20 -0400

Find your Fringe Match!

The contents of my bag.

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:37:00 -0400

The contents of my bag.

Transit Diaries

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:53:36 -0400

A good attempt at an ode to the TTC. A lot of “telling,” not enough “showing.”
Check it out if you like textspeak and correspondence narrated aloud. Much stardust to Miss Starline Jones, though.

A Slight Ache

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:34:02 -0400

Went in expecting much too much. I thought, ‘hey! it’s Pinter, It’s got to be good’. Well, here’s the thing. Pinter’s got a deceptive layer of simplicity curtained all over his work. Everything beneath that is a massive net of complexities. Sadly, the actors didn’t handle that one well at all.

Samkon and Francis Go Swimming

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:31:00 -0400

Watch this one for the fantastic actors. They bring out an absurd hilarity in a seemingly common situation!