Greetings, Fringers past, present and future!
I don’t know about you, but I’ve really had the most wonderful time here at the Edmonton Fringe. It’s not just about audience numbers, or reviews, or hold-overs….it’s about atmosphere. So many people having a great time. Of course there is the rough as well as the smooth. The reviews [...]

Greetings, once again, oh Fringers!
What a difference a day makes…or in this case, what a difference a night makes. Those late night slots: we all have them, don’t we? Love them or hate them, you’ve got to hate them!
Some shows, of course, lend themselves to a late night format. The Fringe Cabaret, for example, is [...]

Hello again, Fellow Fringe-ers. And welcome to part 3 of my blog on the media! In previous sections we’ve dealt (albeit briefly) with the responsiblity involved in being a Reviewer, and with the importance reviews have to the Artist. But just how good is the media in Edmonton? How does it compare with…say, Edinburgh?
In my [...]

Greetings Fringe-ers!
You know, around this time, on the other side of the globe, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is in full swing. Everyone’s heard of the Edinburgh Festival, haven’t they? It’s the biggest, oldest, bestest Fringe in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD! Well…possibly. “Oldest”…yes, it may well be. “Biggest”….certainly. But “Best”? There, I’m not so sure.
I’ve been [...]

I have done the following international fringe festivals over the past decade (or so), as  a performer and/or a stage manger:

Edinburgh
Edmonton (CAFF)
Orlando (CAFF)
Victoria (CAFF)
Vancouver (CAFF)
Saskatoon (CAFF)
Rogue Fest (Fresno, California)
Austin Frontera Fest
Winnipeg (CAFF)
Boulder (CAFF)
Minneapolis
NYC Frigid (CAFF)
Adelaide
Toronto (CAFF)
Ottawa (CAFF)

It is hard to say which is my most favorite, but I can offer various tips to those [...]