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Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL’ by Heather Bagnall Scheeler

Guest Author 2012-07-08

SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL, adaptation by Heather Bagnall Scheeler debuts at the Capital Fringe Festival It was about two years ago that serendipity or perhaps fate introduced Heather Bagnall Scheeler to...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Betsy Marks Delaney

Guest Author 2012-07-07

Alice in Wonderland: Our world and welcome to it! Volumes have been written about Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. His novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Barter (Or, Stealing Other People’s Credit Cards)’ by Emily Daly

Guest Author 2012-07-07

Stable Cable Lab Co. presents Barter (Or, Stealing Other People’s Credit Cards) by Emily Daly. Barter (Or, Stealing Other People’s Credit Cards) is a quirky comedy, set ten years in the future, that...

Part 3: ‘Finding Big Love’ by Kirsten Kelly

Guest Author 2012-07-06

A heat index of 114 and a sudden knock-down, drag-out storm. My new little one (who thankfully sleeps like a dream) slept through the chaos as the huge grill outside his window was tossed several feet...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: Faction of Fools ‘Fool For All: Tales of Marriage and Mozzarella’ by Rachel Spicknall

Guest Author 2012-07-06

What Is Faction of Fools‘ Fool for All? The Fool for All is based on two complementary factors: 1) The DC actor community is vast, talented, and diverse, and 2) Commedia dell’Arte is a specialized...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Pericles: Shakespeare vs. Wilkins’ by Joshua Engel

Guest Author 2012-07-06

ELIZABETHAN PLAYWRIGHTS DUKE IT OUT IN PERICLES: SHAKESPEARE VS WILKINS The Rude Mechanicals have a fondness for Shakespeare, but you can only put on Hamlet and Midsummer so many times before you...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: We Happy Few Productions’ ‘Hamlet’ by Kiersten Dittrich

Guest Author 2012-07-05

We Happy Few, one of DC’s newest theatre production companies, will present their first show at this year’s Capital Fringe Festival. The company’s co-founders Hannah Todd and Raven Bonniwell have...

Unexpected Stage Company Presents Harold Pinter’s ‘The Dumb Waiter’ & Susan Glaspell’s ‘Trifles’ by Christopher Goodrich

Guest Author 2012-07-05

Welcome to the Edge of your Seat; Unexpected Stage Company Presents Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter and Susan Glaspell’s Trifles, July 20-August 12. Harold Pinter and I began dating junior year of...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Cabaret XXX: Love the One You’re With’ By Mendy Cunningham

Guest Author 2012-07-04

Pinky Swear Productions’ Cabaret XXX returns to the Capital Fringe Festival, this time to reveal their dirty little secret – that love isn’t so bad, especially when you’re the one in charge. Sure,...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘I <3 Hummels' by Heather Whitpan

Guest Author 2012-07-04

World Premiere plays are fascinating. Whether you’re an actor, director or designer, there’s something magical about being surrounded by a playwright’s words, knowing that you’re the first to bring...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Dead Man’s Mambo’ by John Bellomo

Guest Author 2012-07-03

Philadelphia based OMBELICO Mask Ensemble is presenting the D.C. Premiere of Dead Man’s Mambo as part of the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival. Dead Man’s Mambo is a unique mix of highly structured...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: WIT’s ‘I Confess’ by Rachel Grossman

Guest Author 2012-07-03

Washington Improv Theater’s ensemble iMusical: The Improvised Musical! invites you to explore the risks of keeping – or telling – the truth. Will you dare to divulge? WIT specializes in longform...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Domino’s Pizza Saved My Life by Dylan Fresco

Guest Author 2012-07-03

I’ll never forget Tuesday, September 2, 2008, the night that inspired me to write Domino’s Pizza Saved My Life. The Republican National Convention was in St. Paul, and I’d come over from Minneapolis...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Ecce’ by Lisa Horan

Guest Author 2012-07-03

A Man, a Crucifix, and a Conscience: Ecce Provides Provocative Perspective on the Man Who Authorized Christ’s Death Sparing an innocent man’s life or sacrificing your political future. If the choice...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Delusions of Grandeur’ presented by Clown Cabaret by Rich Potter

Guest Author 2012-07-02

This brainchild of the three producers of Clown Cabaret’s monthly shows is a new narrative about reaching for the stars and spectacular failure. A classically trained actor, a pompous clown and a...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Flight of Fancy (A Steampunk Ballet)’ by Tina Barksdale

Guest Author 2012-07-02

A parallel universe? Perhaps… At the very least an alternate reality! The setting for MOVEiUS DANCE’s Flight of Fancy (A Steampunk Ballet) is sure to please both sci-fi junkies and classic romantics...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Diamond Star Project’ by Kate Dolan

Guest Author 2012-07-01

The Birth of a Sci-Fi Rock Opera Catherine Asaro had an epiphany about a third of the way into writing her book, Diamond Star: “Duh. It’s about a rock singer; I need rock songs.” So began what has...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘In This Economy’ by John Krizel

Guest Author 2012-07-01

“A new play about love, unemployment, and Gchat,” In This Economy will have its world premiere at the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival. Written, produced & directed by John Krizel, this independent...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Raising Cane: A Family Portrait’ By Christine Lange

Guest Author 2012-06-30

What’s a nice girl like you doing with a nasty play like this? Funny how often this question comes up. In rehearsal the other day, I had a moment of “Wow, is this what I thought I’d be doing when I...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘HeLovedtheSoftPornOfTheCity’ by Kristen Williams

Guest Author 2012-06-30

HeLovedTheSoftPornOfTheCity is a classical punk opera exploring the life and music of Skovgaard, a Danish composer. Morten ‘Skovgaard’ Danielsen, already a celebrated artist, sought out the creative...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Wild Night: A Choose Your Own Burlesque Adventure’ by Miss Joule and Malibu

Guest Author 2012-06-30

Tilted Torch Takes You on a Wild Night at The Capital Fringe Festival Miss Joule and Malibu, the ladies behind Tilted Torch, have been entertaining DC audiences for the last three years with shows...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘All-Nude College-Girl Revue or Why I Can’t Pass the Vetting’ by Lisa Faith Phillips

Guest Author 2012-06-29

Comedian Lisa Faith Phillips was working in publishing when she became intrigued by the success of self-help books that took fairly simple ideas on how to improve your life and expanded them into...

Part 2: ‘Finding Big Love’ by Kirsten Kelly

Guest Author 2012-06-29

We’re in the middle of our rehearsal period and days are long. But, things are really starting to click. We had our first full run-through last night, followed by a late-night production meeting. At...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Last Flapper’ by Leland Strott

Guest Author 2012-06-28

THE RED DOOR THEATRE PRESENTS THE LAST FLAPPER, PART OF THE 7TH ANNUAL CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL JULY 12 – 29, 2011 The Last Flapper is a theatrical biography of the original flapper, Zelda Sayre...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘In the Company of de Sade’ by Timothy R. King

Guest Author 2012-06-28

Fringe. De Sade. Redrum. It’s a match made in heaven. Or hell. After appearing in four Fringe shows, I decided to go out on a limb as writer, director, producer, and founder of a new company: King’s...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Gilbert & Sullivan’s Trial by Jury’ by Ed Vilade

Guest Author 2012-06-27

GILBERT & SULLIVAN CREATE LAW AND DISORDER IN WILD ‘TRIAL’ Pop culture collides with stodgy British Jurisprudence in this year’s Victorian Lyric Opera Company entry in the Capital Fringe Festival this...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup’ by Susan Thompson Gaines

Guest Author 2012-06-27

Quirky and adorable! Award-winning Japanese performer brings a solo physical non-verbal comedy show with wonderful music and sounds. How to describe my story… Wow – that is a tough question! Obviously...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Fallen Angels’ by Michael Oberhauser

Guest Author 2012-06-26

Silver Finch Arts Collective is a DC-based organization that provides a forum for artists of all types to collaborate across all genres of art. It strives to break down the barriers that people...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Underdeveloped and Overexposed Life and Death of Deena Domino’ by Leah Rudick & Katie Hartman

Guest Author 2012-06-26

There is nothing more soul sucking sad and hilariously horrifying than watching a full episode of TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras. Orange tinted spray tanned 3 year old baby pageant queens scream and squirm...

Coming to The Capital Fringe: ‘The Mercy Seat’ by James Villarrubia

Guest Author 2012-06-25

We all remember 9/11 as an utter tragedy, but we frame that memory in a way that suits us. It is a tragedy that created heroes, that brought families closer, that birthed a new national solidarity....

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: “The Every Fringe Show You Want to See in One Fringe” by by Mario Baldessari and Ethan Slater

Guest Author 2012-06-25

It’s a fast-paced, funny love letter to the Fringe itself! It’s the most fun you can have in an abandoned building this summer! It’s the longest show title in the world! It’s The Every Fringe Show You...