Comments on: Some personal reflections on the Fringe

By: John H

John H — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:21:10 +0000

I’m glad you mentioned “After the Garden”. I don’t know who wrote it and where the production and actors came from, but it was by far my favorite show.

By: Catherine Aselford

Catherine Aselford — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:00:49 +0000

Best production values? I saw 10 shows (probably fewer than McKnight), but I vote for HANDBOOK FOR HOSTS! Happenstance shows always look classy.
Funniest shows from among the ones I saw? NIGHTS AT ST. JANUARIUS and TALES OF LOVE AND SAUSAGES — can’t decide — they were both a riot!

By: John Feffer

John Feffer — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:16:26 +0000

Thanks, Steven! And thanks to DC Theatre Scene. I’m always up for a good meal, so just let me know about the next salon!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:20:13 +0000

Thank you for your kind words about Carrie Potter, Steven! You are correct to consider it a comedy, that is the fringe category we entered – we think of it as a play with music, not musical theatre. Not only is our cast very funny, they are some of the nicest actors in the world to work with, so let me take this opportunity to list them for all posterity: Lucrezia Blozia, Jedd Breckenridge, J. Christ, Clay Comer, Cyle Durkee, Ally Jenkins, and Nora Palka. Carrie will be back, and a tour is imminent!

By: Lissa Levin

Lissa Levin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:04:06 +0000

Oh, so I’m a good writer, but this doesn’t make me a candidate for a dinner party or a pub crawl?!
Thanks so much, Steven, for your praise for and attention to SEX AND EDUCATION. All involved – director Matt Ripa, producer Claire Myles of Doorway Arts Ensemble, the terrific cast – Sarah Holt, Hunter Hoffman, Carly J. Bales, and dedicated production team – Kirsten Parker, Reuben Rosenthal, Rachel Zucker, knocked themselves out, and it showed.
The importance of education is close to my heart, and making it sexy to encourage a character to value it, and draw an audience, a challenge and a joy. It was a wonderful opportunity to have my play presented at the Fringe, and in our nation’s capitol. Thanks again for recognizing it.
I hope to thank you in person if I run into you at some dinner party or bar.

By: Brett Steven Abelman

Brett Steven Abelman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:31:08 +0000

Thank you Steven, and I’m honored to be paired with Hunter with his awesome play! I’m already hard at work revising and editing The Water Plays based on the experience. I’m very thankful for Capital Fringe being the risk-friendly place it is, that an untested writer like myself with an untested play can get out there and get, well, tested – and learn from it.

I’m also going to take your advice and create/suggest a new award category! Best Performance by a Duo (to occupy that space between single actor and ensemble): to which I would suggest Aaron Bliden and Michael Saltzman in the wonderful/strange Hunchback Variations. Runners up Melissa Hmelnicky and Kevin O’Reilly in the other Chekhov-inspired-variations play, Nina Variations.

By: Dylan Marron

Dylan Marron — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:40:22 +0000

On behalf of Jo Firestone and myself, we are honored to receive Classiest Act of the Fringe but we really feel we need to give credit where credit is due. We got the idea from the wonderful Tim Ereneta, the writer/perform of the one-man show “Chart Toppers of 1349″, who ended his show by asking if any fringe artists were in the audience who wanted to promote their own show. While we are only taking after his example, we are happy to accept the honor as people who followed Tim’s lead.

By: Claire

Claire — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:25:15 +0000

Thanks so much Steven for your comments about our show. SEX AND EDUCATION by Lissa Levin. We weren’t able to draw the same kind of publicity as some of the other shows. I really felt like our playwright ,director and actors deserved more recognition. We were fortunate to have DC Theatre Scene support us and I can’t thank you all enough.

By: ty

ty — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:16:30 +0000

Terre Haute, at the DC Arts Center, had some of the highest production values I’ve seen at Fringe. Granted, DCAC is a non-Fringe venue so they had time to construct their set and design lighting, but everything was crisp and solid and supported a great play and some very fine acting on the part of James Radack and Steve Nixon.