Friday, July 30, 2010

Fringe Fest Flyer (07/30)

In today's program, you'll hear a thirty-second review of Death: LIVE! (my favorite of the four shows I saw yesterday), as well as interviews with Julie Grant and Liisa Murray (choreographers and dancers in Biome), Max Arnaud and Pamela Paul (Daydream), and Alice Nelson (creator and star of Elephant in Zulu).

Also, the technical difficulties discussed in my previous post have now been resolved, which means that you can now listen to episodes of the 2010 Fringe Fest Flyer online. Thanks to Jay (CFCR's talented and lovely program director) for getting this sorted out.

Remaining showtimes for the productions discussed in today's show are as follows:

Death: LIVE!

Playing at Victoria School North

Sat July 31 5:45 pm
Mon Aug 2 7:45 pm
Tues Aug 3 9:30 pm
Thurs Aug 5 4:00 pm
Sat Aug 7 6:15 pm

Biome

Playing at Victoria School North

Fri July 30 6:30 pm
Sun Aug 1 2:15 pm
Mon Aug 2 4:00 pm
Wed Aug 4 9:30 pm
Thurs Aug 5 8:00 pm
Sat Aug 7 10:15 pm

Daydream

Playing at the Broadway Theatre

Sat July 31 12:15 pm
Sun Aug 1 3:45 pm
Tues Aug 3 8:15 pm
Thurs Aug 5 2:00 pm
Fri Aug 6 9:15 pm

Elephant in Zulu

Playing at Victoria School South

Fri July 30 4:15 pm
Sat July 31 8:00 pm
Mon Aug 2 9:00 pm
Tues Aug 3 2:15 pm
Thurs Aug 5 9:00 pm
Sat Aug 7 8:00 pm

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Tonight Only: Special Ticket Offer for 'When Harry Met Harry'

$5 TICKETS - TONIGHT ONLY (July 29th) for When Harry Met Harry when you say the password ('PRINT DEPARTMENT') at the door. (Regular ticket price $12)

Show starts at 8pm at Victoria School North, Entrance from 12th Street.

Fringe Fest Flyer (07/29)

In today's program, Andrew Keith and I discuss our favorite picks from Fringe Eve (the official Fringe Festival preview night), which include Daydream, Die Roten Puncte: Kunst Rock, Hockey Dad, The Only Friends We Have, The Pig of Happiness, The Sputniks, and Wanderlust. Even though this was a fairly exhaustive conversation, it still fails to encompass all of my favorites from preview night, as it doesn't mention The Guitar Teacher, Elephant in Zulu, and When Harry Met Harry - all of which I'm quite looking forward to.

You'll also hear interviews with Martin Dockery (writer and star Wanderlust), as well as interviews with Joel Crichton and Jon Lachlan Stewart (the writers and two cast members from Death: LIVE!). During our interview, Jon made a wild offer: if you call his cellphone ((780) 700-4235), he will give you a free ticket to a Death: Live! showing of your choice. One would be foolhardy not to take advantage of such an offer.

Note: I plan to host my programs online again this year, but due to technical difficulties will not be able to do so today. I will post a link to a downloadable version of today's show ASAP.

Showtimes for the productions discussed in today's show are as follows:

Wanderlust

Playing at the Broadway Theatre

Thurs July 29 10:00 pm
Sat July 31 4:30 pm
Sun Aug 1 8:00 pm
Tues Aug 3 6:15 pm
Wed Aug 4 2:00 pm
Sat Aug 7 4:15 pm


Death: LIVE!

Playing at Victoria School North

Thurs July 29 2:15 pm
Sat July 31 5:45 pm
Mon Aug 2 7:45 pm
Tues Aug 3 9:30 pm
Thurs Aug 5 4:00 pm
Sat Aug 7 6:15 pm

Back in the Saddle (Fringe 2010)

Hello loyal listeners and Fringe partisans,

I'm ecstatic to be back for my third consecutive year hosting the Fringe Fest Flyer for CFCR 90.5 FM. Things are off to a great start for me this year! Not only have I already assembled nine interviews before the first day of Fringe festivities (accounting for a pretty sizable portion of my content requirements for the show), but I'm also really excited about this year's festival. A large contributor to my current zeal is last night's Fringe Eve preview performance (emceed capably by Berkley Staite), which was fun and engaging, providing tantalizing snippets of many of the great shows that I'll have a chance to see over the course of the festival. I can hardly wait!

As always, I promise that I will see all of the shows in the Main Fringe (and will, if possible, also attend the Kid's Fringe performances as well).

See you out there!