FringeBloggin - what’s in a preview?

Long before any actual theatre troops roll into town for the Fringe festival, the press releases begin to fly. Several have landed in my inbox this week and to be honest I’m not really sure what to do with them. I think I’m just let these guys speak for themselves and pass on a few favorite quotes from each press kit.

Wreckage-o-rama

En Bref: “One hour of relentless physical comedy”

“To warm up his audience, he brought out a large ladder on stage and went up and down in clown fashion falling off and hurting some sensitive parts of his anatomy…” -Spoleto Today

Teaser : this clip on youtube will make you cringe like America’s Funniest Home Videos, unless you are one of the millions and millions of twisted people who find this stuff totally hilarious.

Best use of exclamation mark:
“His facial expressions coordinated with his body language and it was fun, fun, fun!”
– Spoleto Today

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Origami Motorcycle

En bref: “a gripping adventure tale of a one woman motorcycle trip across Canada and the quest for an illusive origami motorcycle”

Teaser: “This helmet headed vixen will serve up a perfect slice of Fringe theatre spiced with a pinch of dance, a dash of fireside story, and some international thriller for good measure.”

Best use of exclamation mark:
“I wanted to talk about driving my pink motorcycle across the country when I was 18. The rest of the story just kind of grew from there. I am really surprised at the result I had no idea I was so weird! This shit is fu**ed up! The origami theme ended up being pretty universal too…” – Rebecca Sing, Creator and performer

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Heart of A Beast

Bref: “a timeless fable about psychological abuse in the workplace”

Teaser:
“The Heart of A Beast
a satire shall not miss
about a woman Marie.
On a spiritual journey
Of self-discovery/LIGHT
With her soul as the prize.”

-Heart of A Beast press release

Best use of 13 exclamation marks:
“Eva Patsaki is honoured to direct the very talented and versatile cast of The Heart of A Beast, playing multiple roles in this breathtaking satire!!!!!!!!!!!!!” - Heart of A Beast press release

Check out Pre-Fringe audio snipits and such over on the Indyish Podcast.