June 20 Update

Another day of Fringe! I would like to take a quick opportunity to point out some of the things that I am personally loving about this experience thus far:

• I am seeing a lot of young people. Knowing that our art forms have hope for the future – and that we as a community have something to do with it – gives me very warm feelings.
• Many of you are telling me you are having a lot of fun. In the end this is what our little project here is all about. I don’t think many of us are under the illusion that we are going to earn Trump dollars from this. The act and joy of making art itself can be a wonderful reward – I think we all know what I am talking about here.
• Community is really happening. We see this every night at Fringe Central as artists, patrons, and community gather here for drinks, laughs, and jam. It’s rewarding to know that Fringe has already fostered relationships that had hence not existed
• Perhaps this is a strange thing to hear me say, but I am overwhelmed with the quality of the shows we have been seeing. You wonderful Fringe people are making wonderful work on non existent budgets. This is a testament to all of you – your work has been well worth it.

Thanks for reading that … a little self indulgent gushing, but it’s from the heart. I love you guys, what can I say? Now for the “serious” news…

FRINGE CENTRAL
Jam is happening. Check out this video from our new friends at The British Invasion in their first stint hosting the nightly Fringe Jam at Fringe Central. And I will say it again: $2 beers and the BEST sangria in town made by the wonderful Abbie Wagoner. We are here every night until 2am, so stop by after your shows to see our budding community in action. Each night the Jam is a little different – last night for example, we had an hilarious game in which everyone took part – it was called “The Game is Called Standup”. You kinda needed to be there to experience the hilarity, so be there next time!

CORRESPONDENCE INTERVIEWS
Keeping up with our crack fringe reporters? We are interviewing 6-8 producers a day and posting them all on YouTube. Check them out, it’s great stuff. It’s a great way to learn more about shows going on in the Fringe. Thanks to Fringe publicist Stacy Jones and James Babiarz for doing a ton of work putting these together.

FREE SHOWS
Are you trying to attract audience for your show through “free admission” or “pay what you can”? We will be posting daily listings of free/pwyc shows starting tomorrow – so send us a line at [email protected] to be included.

REVIEW THESE SHOWS!
If you are reading this now, you have probably seen a good handful of Fringe shows. Today, we posted a running list of reviews written to date. We need your voice! The #1 complaint I am hearing from patrons is that they are having a hell of a time selecting shows to see with so many options. To support ourselves, we must establish a peer reviewing culture. So if you see a show, take 5 minutes and express your thoughts. To review a show, click “add your review” on the show page of the show you just saw. This is important, folks!

GAVIN WORTH ART SHOW
Most of you are familiar with our friendly mascots The Fringe Freaks. The creator of the Freaks – Mr. Gavin Worth – has a happening art show at Fringe Central. His work is selling fast – so if you are interested in an investment in some wonderful art, stop by and consider taking one home.

T-SHIRTS
As I mentioned before, we printed a very limited run of these. Many of you have expressed interest in purchasing a few for your casts (buy 9 get one free). Please let us know your intension asap so we can put them aside for you – we are selling dozens a day and they will run out very soon.