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Short Fringe - Best of Week

Short Fringe - Best of Week - Sat Jan 19 8:00PM Shows are listed here in performance order: Priscilla Sample, Brain Big: Excerpts from a play about female body image by Priscilla Sample. Monologue. Director: Jenifer Carsrud. Blue Spot Theatre Co., The Weiner Chronicles by Alex Garza. Robin Williams once said "God gave us a penis and a brain, but not enough blood to use both at the same time!" In this new collection of monologues, Alex Garza dares to solve the mystery and rationalize the enigma that is man's phallic dependence. Through a more raw and uncensored performance, he dramatizes the battle scars of love, he recounts in great detail his coming to terms with the SHORTcomings of dating, and he relives the painful and terribly traumatic college experience that just may have turned him gay. DOES SIZE REALLY MATTER? Find out in twenty-five minutes or less. Take a bite out of THE WEINER CHRONICLES!! Coldtowne, Buddy Daddy. Arthur Simone, improvisational actor, is joined on stage by his dog - Robin Goodfellow. Arthur leads Robin in an improvised montage of scenes. Hilarious & adorable. This is not stupid pet tricks. Hank Schwemmer, Ballet for Dog and Red-Haired Girl by Hank Schwemmer. An open window and a long way down. Directed by Emily Fordyce with Elizabeth Doss and David Yeakle. Listrunk, A Genuine Plea to My Insides by Kelli Bland. A dialogue between the performer and her body.
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Short Fringe - Best of Week - Sat Jan 26 8:00PM Shows were selected by our panel and audience vote; they are listed here in the order in which they will be performed. Aimée Gonzalez, Larius Likler, by Aimée Gonzalez (ASW Commission). Larius Likler is almost an anagram for serial killer. And so, Larius Likler has decided to almost become one. An excerpt from a full-length play in progress . . . Andrew Varenhorst, Jails, Hospitals, and Hip Hop, by Danny Hoch. Three monologues from Danny Hoch's one man show. Girls, Girls, Girls, _______ the Musical! by Girls Girls Girls. GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS is Austin's only all-female, all-musical improv troupe. You shout out a location where you'd like to see a musical take place and we make up one on the spot with the help of our musician. Troy Fortenberry, Joe Normal, by Mark Farias. Joe Normal will be a 20-25 minute ensemble piece exploring the nature of heroism and societal acceptance of its absence. Charlie Watkins, The Ballad of The Three Actorteers, by Alan Metoskie, Jason Newman, Chuck Watkins. The epic saga of the three greatest actors in the universe as they struggle to perform some of the most challenging plays known to man, as sent to them from the mysterious God's of Theater. This short play is based on characters created during the successful run of sketch shows known as "The DNA-Holes" at the Salvage Vanguard Theater in Summer 2008.
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Short Fringe - Best of Week - Sat Feb 2 8:00PM Shows were selected by our panel and audience vote; they are listed here in the order in which they will be performed. Sarah Saltwick, Parents are People: Two Original Plays, by Sarah Saltwick (ASW Commission.) Two comedic plays about parties, Paris, cellphones and secrets. In the first, Hugh learns more than he'd like to know about his father during an evening out with his soon-to-be stepmom. In the second, Annie's life is interrupted by a strange young girl who seems very familiar. Melinda Hall, O Feel Ya. Ophelia has something very important to tell her boyfriend (Hamlet) but he is in an existential funk . . . directed by Melinda Hall with Alyssa Borg and Justin Scalise. Written mostly by Shakespeare. Kareem Badr, Parallelogramophonograph Presents: Improvised French Farce. Parallelogramophonograph presents French Farce, fully improvised theatre in the grand tradition of Moliere, Fawlty Towers, and everything in between. Infidelity, insecurity, and insatiable appetites for wealth and power will collide with riveting consequences. Coldtowne, Lovey & Lovey. Sketch comedy. A Coldtowne production featuring Tami Nelson & Michael Jastroch. "The Thin Man" style characters explore a ridiculous, booze-addled relationship. Winners "Best in Fest" - Lone Star Sketch Comedy 2006. Big Poppa E, THE WUSSY BOY CHRONICLES EPISODE FOUR: A NEW HOPE, by Eirik Ott. Starring BIG POPPA E: Three-time HBO Def Poetry alum Eirik Ott (aka Big Poppa E) presents a new collection of performance poetry and sketch comedy for your enjoyment. Fresh off a national tour that crossed 20 states in two months, BPE will bring the same blend of comedy, poetry, dramatic monologue and storytelling that has garnered six Best of Fest wins in the past five years.
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Short Fringe - Best of Week - Sat Feb 9 8:00PM Shows were selected by our panel and audience vote; they are listed here in the order in which they will be performed. Kyle Schmidt, The Totally Rad Hat Blues, by Kyle Schmidt. Directed by Elizabeth C. Lay. Ben Prager, Ben Prager by Ben Prager. Monologues written and performed by Ben Prager. My Way Productions, Cosmo & Gigi, by Isabella Russell-Ides. COSMO & GIGI, part homage to Godot, this estro-infused duet departs from the testro and releases a numinous frequency in cloud cuckoo land from bench #9 #9 #9. Gigi's got Cosmo like a habit and she'll never get enough. Tim Mateer makes it happen as Cosmo. Janelle Buchanan rocks on as Gigi. Directed by Bill Johnson. Da Theatre Collective, Just Say Da: Direct Object by Jamie Rhodes, Jude Hickey, Kirk German, Lisa del Rosario, Michelle Brandt, Robin Grace Thompson, Scott Roskilly, Tom Coiner, and Heather Huggins. Find out what happens when you unleash eight storytellers onto one stage along with a backpack, a rolling pin, an exercise bungee, a picture frame, a pair of pajama pants, two coffee mugs, an Austin Chronicle, and a dozen pencils. Say "Yes" to the magic of possibilities! Or say "yep," "yeah," "sure," "uh-huh," "you betcha," "affirmative"... no matter how you translate it, just say "DA!" More than a word, it's a way of life. Christa Bell, CoochieMagik: A Spoken Word Musical Comedy, by Christa Bell. I will share an excerpt from CoochieMagik, a ritual solo performance fusing stand-up comedy and poetic text with elements of hip-hop theatre. CoochieMagik is an act of resistance towards the corporately-sanctioned attack on women in mainstream hip-hop and mass media. A transformative revival celebrating the gospel according to woman.
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