Actor Elan Zafir answers our questions about his play coming to Capital Fringe, The Unaccompanied Minor. – Tell us about the moment when you said to yourself: I just have to do this! I see my son four times a year. It’s never felt normal. It’s never felt right. Dropping my son off at the airport is an excruciating […]
Meet the Glory Wholes or How to play the game of life, no matter what hand you’re dealt
Joey Maranto answers our questions about Meet the Glory Wholes. Tell us about the moment where you said to yourself: I just have to do this! I developed Meet the Glory Wholes while driving to my dad’s house for Christmas in the mid-2000s with my wife and three young children (need I mention in a minivan?). My […]
A guide to watching modern dance at Capital Fringe by Area Woman
Hello, we are Area Woman – a new performance collective made up of women who love and respect each other, and also love and respect you. We formed when we realized that we liked each other and liked making dances, and why haven’t we been doing this all along?
On directing The Body of a Woman as a Battlefield in the Bosnian War
As a poet and director, when I came across the script, the poetic language, the dramatic aspects of the play, and the possibility of creativity the story provides attracted me to direct The Body of a Woman as a Battlefield in the Bosnian War.
Love in Three Scenes at Capital Fringe. Love in the age of rage – possible?
John Lanou wrote Love in Three Scenes to explore “love in the age of rage.”The piece could stir controversy (on both the right and the left) as it tackles Muslim-American patriotism, climate change sci-fi, and Donald Trump’s heart. Here he talks about his upcoming Fringe show.
Black Confederates at Fringe. The Civil War nearly lost, the Confederacy turns to African-American men for deliverance
Black Confederates have long been considered a minor historical footnote, and even a debatable one at that. What isn’t open to debate is the fact that there were some 4 million Blacks living in the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War. Perhaps, living isn’t the best description. More like desperately surviving in ever […]
What it means to be fully human: Isadora Duncan: Landscapes of the Soul at Capital Fringe
Word Dance Theater hasn’t done a Fringe since 2008 so I wanted to do it this year. We always meet new people and pick up new audiences. Also, I like the “low tech” quality of the Fringe and I felt it would give me the freedom to explore some new ideas.
Hexagon 2018: Tweet Land of Liberty. A satirical look at the insanity of 2018
First, how we got here: In November 1955, a group of young Washingtonians and a former member of the then-all-male Princeton Triangle Club decided to put on a show devoted to “pure fun and nonsense.” They called the new group Hexagon (double the Triangle symbol) to represent the inclusion of women. Led by Charles Ilsley, […]
Fringe Peek: Hawaii Nei. How an Hawaiian Queen captured the heart of this writer
I fell in love with Hawaii in 1997 when my first wife and I took a vacation there. You might say my love of Hawaii outlasted my first marriage. But that’s another story.
Ghosts’ director on creating a haunting Fringe show.
I first encountered the script for Ghosts by Elford Alley, when I was applying as a director for a Halloween one-act festival, last year at the Little Theatre of Alexandria. While reading all the scripts, to decide which plays I would propose to direct in the festival, Ghosts instantly stood out to me. While perusing […]
Capital Fringe tickets are on sale. Here’s what you need to know.
The Capital Fringe Festival, DC’s annual theatrical adventure into the new, the innovative, the small, and the off-the-wall, is now open to the ticket-buying public. Here’s what you need to know: WHEN IS IT? Fringe runs from July 7 to 29. That last week will reprise favorite Fringe shows. WHAT’S THE LINEUP? Show descriptions and […]