NEWS ALERT!!!! Former EIGHT IS NEVER ENOUGH cast members making waves at the Fringes in NYC & around the world!!!
Go see Michael Hirstreet in MY BROKEN BRAIN
http://www.mybrokenbrain.net/. Sad to say Michael was only with us briefly. This amazing young talent was way to busy with some great projects for us to hold him down. Now playing at the The Players Loft @ 115 MacDougal St. 3rd Fl., New York N.Y. 10012
Show Times Remaining: 8/27 Friday 5:45 PM & 8/28 Saturday 10:00 PM. The revies so far have been great
http://adaumbellesquest.com/2010/08/15/review-mbb/
Today (8/23/10) is opening night for former EIGHT member Killy Dwyer in GIRL BALLS FREE at the Edinburgh Fringe. Killy was a valuable member of the cast for over a year in our early days at the Laugh Factory. If you are over seas anywhere in Europe, jet set over to see this amazing show that has already taken NYC by storm.
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/music/girl-balls-free
Know any other former cast members at the festivals let us know!
I was never impressed with the idea of THE FRINGE festivals until I participated last year. Well, to be fair I did not have a huge respect for showcases in general. Moved to NYC in 1997 already with a couple paid jobs under my belt. Mostly DT and church gigs, but I have always been anti-non-paid gigs. But it was just recently that I realized how good and innovative and artistic the theater becomes in many of these situations. Or perhaps, although fun, I discovered how non-artistic working on a TV or commercial set can be. I think every artist defines "Living the Dream" in their own way. I used to think it would be being on Broadway or at the MET Opera. Now I realize being able to create real characters and experiencing the world thru fresh eyes while not having to work in restaurants is pretty much a dream come true. Bway and the MET would be a bonus right now.
Anyway, if you have not had the pleasure of checking out the NYC Fringe or others, please do. If you are an up and coming artist, this is a must check out festival. Going on last summer - LAST MINUTE - as an understudy I received more critical acclaim than anything else in 10+ years of professional work. And I was just there as a back up for an ailing talent. Plus the chances I would otherwise get to work on a stage like the Minetta Lane are slim to none.
FROM 2009 International Fringe Festival, New York City
GUTTERSTAR, THE PAPERBACK MUSICAL
Minetta Lane Theater
"Walt Frasier ... gave the best-sung and most assured performance to be found in the show.... His supple baritone and confident manner gave the show an anchoring dramatic weight."
TALKIN' BROADWAY REVIEW by Matthew Murray
FRINGE FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre
http://www.accofestival.co.il/english/
Adelaide Fringe Festival
http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/default.aspx Australia
Amsterdam Fringe Festival
http://www.amsterdamfringefestival.nl/
Athens Fringe Festival
http://www.fringefestival.gr/
Atlantic Fringe Festival
http://www.atlanticfringe.ca/ Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Bath Fringe Festival
http://www.bathfringe.co.uk/
Berkshire Fringe
http://www.berkshirefringe.org/index.htm
Brighton Festival Fringe
www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/
Budapest Fringe Festival
http://budapestfringe.hu/
Buxton Fringe Festival
http://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/index.php
Calgary Fringe Festival
www.calgaryfringe.ca/
Capital Fringe Festival (Washington, DC)
www.capfringe.org/
Couch Soup Fringe Festival (New Zealand)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couch_Soup
Curitiba Fringe
www.festivaldeteatro.com.br/
Cincinnati Fringe Festival
http://www.cincyfringe.com/
Dublin Fringe Festival
www.fringefest.com/
Dunedin Fringe Festival
http://www.dunedinfringe.org.nz/index.asp
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
http://www.edfringe.com/
Edmonton International Fringe Festival
http://www.fringetheatreadventures.ca/festival.php
FRIGID New York
www.frigidnewyork.info/
Fringe Wilmington(Wilmington, DE)
http://www.fringewilmingtonde.com/
FronteraFest - Austin Texas
http://www.hydeparktheatre.org/site/index.html
Hamilton Fringe Festival - Hamilton Ontario Canada
http://www.hamiltonfringe.ca/
Hamilton Fringe Festival - Hamilton New Zealand
http://www.hamiltonfringe.com/
Houston Fringe Festival (produced by BooTown)
http://www.houstonfringefestival.org/
Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival
www.indyfringe.org/
Kansas City Fringe Festival
http://www.kcfringe.org/
Llangollen Fringe Festival
http://www.llangollenfringe.co.uk/
London Fringe (produced by London Bridge Festival 2010)
http://www.londonbridgefestival.com/
London Fringe Theatre Festival (Ontario)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Fringe_Theatre_Festival_(Ontario)
Malvern Fringe Festival
http://www.malvernfringe.co.uk/
Singapore Fringe Festival
http://www.singaporefringe.com/
Melbourne Fringe Festival
www.melbournefringe.com.au/
Minnesota Fringe Festival
www.fringefestival.org/
Montreal Festival Fringe
http://www.montrealfringe.ca/
National Arts Festival (Grahamstown, South Africa)
http://www.nationalartsfestival.co.za/
New Orleans Fringe Festival
http://www.nofringe.org/index.html
New York International Fringe Festival
http://www.fringenyc.org/
Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival
http://www.orlandofringe.org/
Ottawa Fringe Festival
www.ottawafringe.com/
Piggyback Fringe Wakefield Quebec
http://www.piggybackfringe.ca/
Prague Fringe
www.praguefringe.com/
Rogue Performance Festival
www.roguefestival.com/
Saskatoon Fringe Theatre Festival
www.25thstreettheatre.org/fringe/
San Francisco Fringe Festival
http://www.sffringe.org/
Time-Based Art Festival (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art)
www.pica.org/tba/
Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival
www.fringefestival.co.uk/
Stroud Fringe Festival
www.stroudfringe.co.uk/
Sydney Fringe
www.thesydneyfringe.com.au/
Tokyo Fringe Festival
http://www.thegarageinternational.com/text/tokyo/text/tokyowelcome.htm
Toronto Fringe Festival
www.fringetoronto.com/
Vancouver Fringe Festival
www.vancouverfringe.com/
Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival
http://www.intrepidtheatre.com/fringe2009/
Wellington Fringe
http://www.fringe.org.nz/
Windsor International Fringe Festival
http://www.windsorfringe.com/
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
http://www.winnipegfringe.com/
Woodstock Fringe Festival
http://www.woodstockfringe.org/
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