Fringe File 2018 #23 – Wish List for Next Year’s Festivals Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 In no particular order, here are some of our wish list items for next year's installments of the Minnesota Fringe Festival and Family Fringe: General A return of the Family Fringe. Returning to a child-friendly venue like the Celtic Arts Junction for the Family Fringe. A Fringe Central with contracted arrangements for
Fringe File 2018 #22 – The Family Fringe Steps Up and Other Fringe Photos Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Audience members at Steppingstone's EGG is..., part of the Family Fringe. Photo by Dan Norman. One of the new additions to this year's Minnesota Fringe lineup is the Family Fringe at Celtic Arts Junction in St. Paul. Unlike the main festival's lottery, applications for the Family Fringe are reviewed by a
Fringe File 2018 #21 – A Walking Mystery Play Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 A promotional photo for Have You Seen This Girl? by Mermaid Productions. If you subscribe to the Minnesota Fringe Festival email newsletter, you may have noticed that there are some recurring names on the sell-out warning and sold-out performance lists. One of these is Mermaid Productions' Have You Seen This Girl? The title
Fringe File 2018 #20 – Look at this Fringe, Isn’t It Neat? Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 A scene in Gunplay! by Tom Reed at the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Photo by Debbie Tallen. Wouldn't you say that your show list's complete? Wouldn't you think it's a Fringe That has everything? Look at this schedule: So many great shows! But how many guests can Red Stag's bar hold? Lookin' around here you'd think (Sure) Dawn's
Fringe File 2018 #19 – The Sell-Outs Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 5, 2018August 13, 2018 A collage of Fringe show images. Commercial success isn't everything, but it's certainly nice to have. These are the shows that have sold out so far at the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival, as of Sunday, 8/12/2018: Five Performances Have You Seen This Girl? by Mermaid Productions Saturday, 8/4; Sunday, 8/5; Wednesday, 8/8;
Fringe File 2018 #17 – Hanne Appelbaum’s Top 10 Must-Sees Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Hanne Appelbaum - July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 A photo from last year's Fringe production of MEDUSA by Vox Medusa and Infiammati FireCircus. Photo by Max Haynes. If in doubt, set it on fire. That's my mantra for this year's Fringe festival: if you're not at all sure where to start, hit up Vox Medusa with Infiammati FireCircus's MEDUSA. This
Fringe File 2018 #16 – A View from the Set with Joshua Barnd Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - July 27, 2018July 28, 2018 An example of River Bottom Productions' industrial work. Joshua Barnd is the owner and operator of River Bottom Productions, a Jordan, MN-based production company that has provided multifaceted production services to the greater Twin Cities area since 2008. On any given day, Joshua might be working on scenic design, lighting, sound,
Fringe File 2018 #15 – VIDEO: The Second Round of Previews Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 23, 2018July 24, 2018 A collage of promotional images for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The musicals were out in force at last night's preview event for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe. The event – the second of three showcases – featured snippets of everything from short plays and couple tiffs to short plays and goofing
Fringe File 2018 #14 – Buttslashing and Amy Donahue’s 10 Shows to See Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Glen L. Dawson in New Endeavours' production of The Buttslasher. Photo by Geoffrey Conklin. You usually don't get a second chance to see a Fringe show. Usually. Normally, the festival closes, one or two remounts play at Bryant Lake Bowl, and maybe if you're super lucky you could see the odd touring show on
Fringe File 2018 #13 – Brid Henry on Diving Into Theatre Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Actor Brid Henry (bottom) on a skydiving trip. Brid Henry plays Roxanne in the Red Dice Collective's upcoming Fringe production of Cyrano on the Moon. Brid spoke with the Arts Reader about diving into the local theatre scene. You worked on last year's The Future Is Female Festival in its Minneapolis branch. What was that experience