It’s hard to imagine what Washington theatre would be like today had Capital Fringe not arrived in DC to open up the scene to self producing artists. Since 2006, Capital Fringe has premiered 250 new works, earned $1.2 million dollars for its participants and become the second largest, unjuried Fringe Festival in the United States. Last […]
Rolling By
One of the nautically themed songs playing before the opening of Rolling By is “Message in a Bottle” by The Police. Unfortunately, the metaphor of a bottle adrift at sea is an apt one for such a muddled production, one that squanders a premise with a good deal of potential.
My Princess Bride
There is a certain subset of people, particularly kids of the 80s, for whom such phrases as “As You Wish” and “Never argue with a Sicilian when death is on the line” are an inextricable part of their DNA.
Two Fall Fringe shows get held over
Capital Fringe Festival’s Fall Fringe, originally scheduled to close Sudayn, Nov 20th, has extended the two most popular productions in the original 11 show lineup. Good Girls Don’t, But Indian Girls Do byVijai Nathan, the stand up comedian who many saw early in her career at Speakeasy DC, and Michael Merino’s Squirrel, the Origin of a […]
fallFRINGE opens November 1st; we talk about Good Girls, Ellery Hollow and Hugo Ball
Pretty soon, every season will be Fringe Season. What once was solely a summer phenomenon has blossomed into an all-year producing organization. This November, FallFRINGE is back!