Post Fringe Festival Blues

Well Fringe came and went quickly and it was certainly a lot less stressful then last years fringe. but I was still nervous before EVERY show. Probably because the first show I blanked or screwed us up....anyways, I so wish I had seen more shows then I did. I saw a couple of really great shoes. One was Shadows in Bloom by Gemma Wilcox. This young woman is an amazing performer and story teller. She only has a piano bench as her one prop/set piece and uses her body to do the rest – even become a plant or two, a pair of lobsters and have two or three people conversations. If you can catch her in another town (like Toronto Fringe) do yourself a favour.

The last day of Fringe Tim and I saw a friggin’ phenomenal show called Die Roten Punkte – Super Musician. This is a couple of actors from Austrailia who put on an amazing show that was a cross between Clown, White Stripes on Comedy Central, and a mix of Hedwig spinning musical monologues. They are doing a cross Canada Fringe tour SO CHECK THEM OUT. They are just hilarious, and the music is pretty good too!

We saw a few duds at Fringe.  I won't mention them cause some people I like very much, or else I think they are very talented just missed the mark on this one.

Our show at Fringe did quite well and we received great reviews on the production. I bonded more with the group, and met a really cool guy that I want to work with next season so it was fruitful all around….but now, I wait…I wait for my next round of rehearsals for Playing Bare with Evolution Theatre…and count the days until my trip out to PEI…..only 13 more working days….SIGH……

On a real bummer note, now I have to clean my house now that all the shows are over for the mean time……Tim and I started on the first floor…tonight we tackle the second. I hate friggin’ cleaning! Part of my post Fringe Blues for sure.