That's right: it's time to heat up your winter nights again, with the 14th season of FronteraFest. The Short Fringe, the Long Fringe, or Mi Casa es su Teatro -- FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre presented by Hyde Park Theatre and Austin Script Works.
For complete FronteraFest 2007 information, including times and locations for the Short Fringe, the Long Fringe and Mi Casa es su Teatro, and to purchase tickets, visit the FronteraFest website.
Short Fringe - Fri Jan 26 8:00PM at Hyde Park Theatre, $12
SOLD OUT - Waiting List starts 1 hour before show time at venue.
The Short Fringe comprises five shows nightly, each up to 25 minutes
Island Below Sea Level by Rebecca Raphael
A performance of poetry and dramatic narrative about the author’s experiences of her native New Orleans, before and after Katrina. Rebecca Raphael is a poet, essayist, and performer, who has lived in Austin since 1999.
Vertigo Ramp featuring Craig Kotfas and Ted Rutherford
Two of Austin’s favorite improvisers (Ted Rutherford & Craig Kotfas) team up to bring you Vertigo Ramp, an elevated form of energy and improv that takes you to dizzying heights. They prove that life is unscripted . . . get a rise! Vertigo Ramp!
Jo & Joanne’s Yoga Infomercial by Katherine Tanney and Sissy Siero
Best friends Jo (Siero) and Joanne (Amanda Poston) discovered yoga on a “Cruise to Nowhere” and are bringing it to Bloomfield, New Jersey—without the usual upscale pretensions. Get to know them as they tape a no-frills infomercial about their new business.
The Earth is a Fluid by Sharon Sparlin
Mime, modern dance, geometry and several Greek gods, all rolled into one.
Anniversary Special by Bree Perlman
All’s fair in love and war.
__, The Musical! (Girls Girls Girls Improv)
Girls Girls Girls, Austin’s only all-female musical improv troupe, performs a fully improvised musical with singing, dancing, a full narrative and live band. The audience gets to fill in the blank in the title.
More about tonight's Long Fringe Performances after the jump...
As in past years, ten shows will play at the Blue Theater near 9th and Springdale. But this year, for the first time, ten entirely different shows will play at the brand-new City Theatre at 3823 Airport. At the Long Fringe, you can expect anything from new works by emerging playwrights to cutting-edge choreography.
Dance Carousel (Spank Dance Co. and AIC)
The Dance Carousel is a showcase of 10 local dance artists, each creating four 1-minute dances, for a total of 40 one-minute new movement pieces. This dance sampler is the best way an audience can be introduced to modern dance and the massively diverse dance artistry in the Austin community. The show is for dance-lovers and novices alike, folks who love absurd humor and the subtle gestures of dance, for the short attention span and for those who enjoy watching the all the abstract parts of a dance becoming whole. Tickets $8.
At The Blue Theatre, 916 Springdale
Shakespeare-Unhinged!!! by Barry Pineo
Shakespeare-Unhinged!!! is a one-man show featuring Shakespearean monologues, including pieces from Hamlet, Richard III, and Twelfth Night. Actor and writer Barry Pineo uses the monologues to delve into Shakespeare’s unique style of writing as well as to examine his own life in light of what Shakespeare teaches. As his personal story evolves, the play becomes an ode not just to Shakespeare, but to actors everywhere. Barry Pineo/Big Love Productions. Tickets $10.
At The Blue Theatre, 916 Springdale
The Death of Dayanara by Aimee Gonzalez (Brown Paper Package Productions)
A twisted comedy about smothering parents . . . and other ways to kill them. Allow us to introduce Fred and Sahara, their daughter Dayanara, and their trusty maid Juanita. They are the typical family: Everyone’s out to kill each other. Tickets $10.
At The City Theatre, 3823 Airport Blvd. Suite D
The Richie Chronicles written and performed by Alex Garza
In this series of improvisational monologues, solo performer Alex Garza uses stories and characters to tell stories from his own life. He uses various personal experiences to tell tales about the life of a children’s theatre performer. He undertakes an examination of the Brady Bunch in an effort to create a map for living in his own life. He takes a hard-hitting looking at the world of a grocery-store bagger, and he shares with the audience his Odyssey, his quest to become the perfect “friend of Judy.”
At The City Theatre, 3823 Airport Blvd. Suite D
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