Fringe is in the Air
From Cowardly Kiss Theatre
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Loading ...As soon as I got to the grounds this evening, I could feel it – the place was packed and the Fringe energy was through the roof! Artists everywhere were either preparing for the free-for-all or preparing for their opening night, and there was tons of them roaming the grounds talking to patrons and other artists alike. It was impossible to not be instantly excited!
The free-for-all clued me in to Ms. Dorothy Bishop, performing Viva La Diva at the Telus Phone Museum. She has an incredible voice and a wonderfully funny personality – pure sass. I was also fortunate to meet Eric Davis, who was in character as Red Bastard, a jerkly, yet loveable bouffon clown. He sure dealt with many a stare and grope in the time we chatted – makes me glad to be a writer/director; I don’t handbill in costume!
And speaking of handbilling – after three years straight at the Fringe, I still hate doing it. Sure, I get into the swing of peddling my shows at strangers after a few days, but I will never like doing it! I had to really psych myself up to get started today. (Shout out to Anna-Maria for offering to escort me on my first handbill of the festival!) If anyone knows how to make it easy, I’m listening wholeheartedly.
For now, all I can hear is my inner self getting angry at my outer self for desperately shouting, “it’s funny, really!!” at people as they walk on by…
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About Andrea: Founded in 2006 by writer and director Andrea Beça, Cowardly Kiss Theatre has produced two highly successful shows, B, Or, Unless You Steal Her Pen (2007), and the semi-autobiographical Sylvie (2008). The company’s aim is to blend the traditional and the edgy; Beça’s influences range from Oscar Wilde to Charles Ludlum to Enda Walsh and Martin McDonagh. With each new play, Cowardly Kiss Theatre strives not only to produce thought-provoking work, but also to introduce (and re-introduce) new faces to the stage. This year marks the debut Fringe performances of actresses Julia Guy (00:00AM (Zero Ante Meridiem)) and Louise Casemore (She Came From Planet X!), and the return of actor Paul Bezaire (She Came From Planet X!) to the stage after over a decade working as a theatre technician and designer. |
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