Friday, August 7, 2009

Day #9: Joy and Pain (Sunshine and Rain)

Well, nine days into the 2009 Fringe Festival, I'm still going strong but gradually realizing that this particular roller-coaster ride is soon going to be over (boo!). Though it's been a huge time commitment (and though sleep deprivation is starting to take its toll), I have been looking forward to this assignment all year... and the festival has not disappointed. As I mention in today's show, I am tremendously grateful to everyone that made it possible: CFCR (for hiring me), SaskLotteries (for providing funding), 25th Street Theatre (for running the festival) and to the performers and creative personnel that I have had the pleasure of getting to know over the past week. Sigh.

Chris's Top Picks (thus far):
  • Reflections on Giving Birth to a Squid
  • PornStar
  • Raunch
  • The Importance of Being Earnest
  • The Accident
  • The Honeymoon Period is Officially Over

Honorable Mentions: Boatload, Fringe Unzipped: The Story of Burlesque, G-Men: Defectives, Grandpa Sol and Grandma Rosie, Lysistrata, Matadora, Spiral Dive II, Weaverville Waltz

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