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IMMERSE YOURSELF IN MUSICALS AND GAY FRINGE…
Night & Day World premiere musical based on Joe Jackson’s Grammy Award-nominated 1982 album. David, a struggling musician tries to navigate the chaotic New York music scene, encounters hardships but ultimately finds a new kind of love.
TAKE FIVE!
Jamie Lee Curtis once said, “Everything you want in the world is just right outside your comfort zone!” That seems like a succinct definition for Fringe Festivals. A little outside of traditional theatre, a little inside some of the best new theatre minds. A little decadent and a little sexy, a little serious and a little existential. A lot of everything imaginable and 100 percent uncensored.
by lisa lipsey
Welcome back to the San Diego Fringe Festival! Now in its fifth year of celebrating freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts community. Participation in the San Diego Fringe Festival is completely open and uncensored…and all the funds raised go back to the artists. San Diego local, Festival CoordinatorTodd Blakesley has the illustrious title of “Knowing All Things Fringe.” Blakesley has the right quirk and skill set for this job, he has worked in every vein of theatre from administrative to creative. When asked about his background, Blakesley says, “Let’s see, I started doing puppet shows in second grade, sketch comedy
by fifth grade and then at some point I joined the drama department. I have been performing outside of school since 1966 and I barely have a high school diploma. I love a process I call ‘total immersion theatre.’ I started using it at the Crystal Palace in the ‘70s and it blends ‘actor’ and ‘audience’ into the same dramatic and ethereal situation.” Blakesley, the Fringe board, its production
team and volunteers, have made tickets afford- able: $10 to free! In this way, audiences can see multiple shows each day, at venues all over the city. There are also outdoor performances by street theatre troops and buskers, with many stationed at Seaport Village.
Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany Detailing Eleanor Ramrath Garner’s youth as an American trapped in WWII Berlin, adapted for the stage and performed by her, award-winning granddaughter, Ingrid Garner.
Into the Walker Woods A clever mash-up of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woodsand TV’s #1 hit,The Walking Dead!
The Beautiful Machine A science fiction adventure about a societal outcast’s attempt to restore freedom in a once Utopian city. A combination of pop, dance and rock, this first act will leave you excited for the full-length musical.
Princes San Diego’s Boy+Monster theatre aims to impact American theatre by featuring LGBTQ characters of
color.Princes is an edgy, grown-up fairy tale about a group of urban bohemian storytellers spinning the tale of Prince Charming whose magical kiss can break curses.
Echoes of Gallows Hill The story of six women of Salem who found themselves unjustly persecuted for
witchcraft.Echoes is ultimately about finding strength in the face of disenfran- chisement.
WHAT IS FRINGE? The Fringe concept began in 1947 when eight groups appeared uninvited to the newly formed Edinburgh International Festival and performed “on the fringe” of the main festival—in church basements, storefronts, streets and alleys. The Edinburgh Fringe is now the largest performing arts festival in the world! Since that time, Fringe Festivals have been established throughout the world.
BI-NATIONAL FRINGE! Artists are performing in Tijuana onFriday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24. The cross-cultural exchange of local artistic presentations is centered in Pasaje Rodriguez, a popular destination for local Mexican theatre, music, art, craft beer, food and coffee.
Clockstoppers: How to Build a Railroad Empire A two-woman musical about November 18, 1883, the day that time stood still. Every minute matters. Time changes everything. It is brought to us by Lil Theatre Company.
Help! I Think I Might Be Fabulous The son of a drag queen, Alfie discusses his time at Madame LeCoq’s Preparatory School For Fabulous Boys, specifically his friendship with Jon, a closeted ‘muggleborn’ fabulous boy.
The San Diego Fringe Festivalruns Thursday, June 22 through Sunday, July 2. A $5 Fringe tag is required for admission to all shows, with tickets to individual shows purchased separately. For tickets and more information, go
tosdfringe.org.
JUNE 2017 | RAGE monthly 51
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