| Postcards from the Fringe 2011 - Part 2 | | Print | |
| Written by Wayne Current |
| Friday, 24 June 2011 02:14 |
Fringe Courtyard. Photo courtesy of the Ottawa Fringe Festival
Here are a few of my highlights from the last few days: Last night: Was my favourite Fringe Beer Tent event. Karaoke night! I enthusiastically belted out a hard core rendition of the Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings." Others sang an eclectic mix of show tunes, pop ballads, and rock songs. Good times! Also, I finally got around to seeing Katie Hood's The Animal Show. I wish I saw this one earlier, so I could have given it an earlier endorsement. Hood is a gifted storyteller, and The Animal Show is a powerful recount of her experiences working as animal hospital rescuer. See this show, and you will follow Hood on emotional roller coaster ride. It's an insightful window into a life few of us experience.I laughed a lot but was also quite moved by her story. Go see it. Day ? (possibly Sunday): I was completely blown away by Nancy Kenny's newest creation Roller Derby Saved My Soul. This is Kenny's strongest performance to date. Her comic timing is impeccable. This show is in my top 3 favourite shows for this year's Fringe. The woman performs on roller skates, people! Enough said. In the same day, I also enjoyed Subnormality. Based on web comic, this play presents a series of vignettes (many of them humorous) about the "weirdness of human nature." I love that this one is also a benefit performance for Jer's Vision 1 (an anti-bullying organization). It's nice to see performers working with charities to make our communities a better place to live. For that reason alone, it's worth your support. So what's next on my list to see? I fully intend to check out Am I Blue by New York performer Elizabeth Blue, Dying Hard by Mikaela Dyke, RC Weslowski's The Wet Dream Catcher and FRUITCAKE:Ten Commandments From the Psyche ward by Rob Gee. I hope I've inspired some of you to come down to the festival and check out some shows, too. You know where to find me if you want to talk about a show or recommend something to see. Happy Fringing everyone! Read Wayne's first Postcard from the Fringe featuring When Harry met Harry, Playing Dead, and Every Story Ever Told. 1Jer's Vision was misidentified as Jared's Vision. Look for the correction in the comments.
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great reviews wayne! i've gone to the fringe festival in previous years, and have been incredibly impressed by the level of talent that we have in ottawa and talent we're able to attract from outside the city. going to try to see a couple of these shows if i can before the festival's done.
just a quick correction
the charity that subnormality is working with is Jer's Vision http://www.jersvision.org |
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