2013 Fringe Intern Blogs: Part Two

In this installment, Sammy & Mary take us through the highlights of their first week on the job.

From Our Veteran Intern, Sammy:

Did you feel it?

“Happy Fringe!” and the world got a little bit brighter, a little bit lighter, a little bit more hilarious. The 2013 Hollywood Fringe Opening Night Party was a night to remember. Despite my jetlag, which may have made the night all the more dream-like, the Opening Party was a beautiful reunion and a theatrical revival. So many new faces, so many new shows… it was almost overwhelming.

Bryan’s Bar was swarming and the toilet line was to the dance floor. The screening room was flashing Fringe TV. The dance floor was grooving and invoking the mood and the Fringe Crush (one of the specialty cocktails) went quickly. The outside was packed with cigarettes and chats. The Munchie Machine solved the mystery in my stomach. It was a scene set in the finest fashion, a foreshadowing of other Wednesday nights, of every night at Fringe.

I kept seeing flashes of last year: talking over there, brooming cigarettes over there, mustache-ing with Neil and Meghan, being adopted by Ben and Stacy, watching Lyla rock as Prom Queen, bouncing the door with Dickie and Ricky. And so many more. They were everywhere.

And now I have these new memories and these new innovative shows to see and these new people to meet.

I am so terribly excited for this year to come. Nothing will ever be as perfect as my first Hollywood Fringe experience, except maybe my second Hollywood Fringe Experience.

Happy Fringe!

Sammy

From Our Newbie Intern, Mary:

Hey Fringers! It’s Mary once again checking in with you all. It’s hard to believe it, but previews are in the books and we’re now officially on! I had a wonderful first week of my internship. Everyone is awesome and I love that Fringe is like a big family with an annual reunion in June. I admit, it’s always tough to be ‘the new girl’ but I can already tell that by next year, I will know everyone’s name who comes through the Mainstage Box Office.

Load-in at Fringe Central Station was such a great success and I had a blast with my fellow Volunteer Intern, Amber, greeting and connecting with each of the volunteers who came by to help us out. To see the space go from bare to fairy garden just shows you that magic really is possible when you gather theater peeps in one room!

I do have a highlight from last week: working with Stacy and Vicky (as well as Emilie and Nick) on FringeTV. Here I thought it would be a stiff interview of “So, Mary, what do you think you will take away from this internship?” but instead, Stacy has created a hilarious farce (or is it??) of adorable FringeTV Intern Vicky and company sharing the woes and quirks of our so-called internships in a very interesting break room! I cannot wait for you all to see our “party” in the mop closet!

This weekend will find me working at the box office as well as catching some shows after. If you see me, remember to say “hi” and let me know how you’re enjoying the festival. Til next time…

xo, Mary