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February Fringe Button Discounts

Posted by capitalfringeblog on February 5, 2012

Get out there and be a part of our vibrant community…

 

banished? productions
presents
Into the Dollhouse
Feb 16 thru 26
Directed by: Carmen C. Wong
Featuring: Stefanie Quinones Bass, Nicola Daval, Carrie Monger, Jennifer Rivers
Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint 916 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001
FRINGE BUTTON DISCOUNT: $12 ( usually $15 ) Limit two per person. Discount Valid till Feb 20.
An exploration of nostalgia and girlhood that unfolds into the pressuring realities of being female and fully-grown. Making its world premiere, this original devised piece continues the company’s signature hybrid theatre form that uses a stage as a canvas to meld audiences with narrative, movement, text, music and sculpture. tickets

 

 

 

CLOWN CABARET
presents
February Clown Cabaret!
February 13  at 8pm
Fort Fringe – The Shop
607 New NY AVE NW
FRINGE BUTTON DISCOUNT $10 tickets
( usually $12 )
Once again filled with the unknown number of laughs and fun. Everything is a surprise for everyone. Featuring: Jonathan Burns’ Flexible Comedy, Alex Vernon, Mandy Dalton, Kamikaze Clown, Rich Potter Hyperventilates!, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, Mutts Gone Nuts and other surprises!

 

 

 
No Rules Theatre Company
presents
PETER PAN: THE BOY WHO HATED MOTHERS
Adapted and Directed by – Michael Lluberes
Featuring:  Adam Downs, Megan Graves, Lisa Hodsoll (NRTC Company Member), Maya Jackson, Nathaniel Mendez, John Evans Reese, and Joshua Rosenblum
H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street NE, Washington, DC
FRINGE BUTTON DISCOUNT: $20 tickets $5 dollar off! Discount Valid For only short time Feb 16 – 19, 2012 USE CODE: FRINGE
This radically fresh retelling of the JM Barrie classic is a theatrical event not to be missed. Exploring the original ideas and inspirations behind this iconic fantasy, Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers is a visceral new retelling of the story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. This is Peter Pan as you have never seen it before but how it was always meant to be told. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. NoRulesTheatre.org

 

 

DANCE EXCHANGE
presents
Andrew Harwood Contact Improvisation(CI) workshop
Dance Exchange: 7117 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD (1 block from Takoma metro station)
FRINGE BUTTON DISCOUNT: $35 off the $150 workshop fee through Feb. 18th ( Discount Code Fringe )
 Andrew Harwood studied CI extensively, taught and performed with founding members of Contact Improvisation. He has a background in athletics, yoga, contemporary dance, release technique, somatic studies, and Aikido. Harwood teaches a weekend CI workshop on February 18 and 19, 2012. Contact Brian Buck for more info: brianb@danceexchange.org 

 

Winter Festival of Wonders
Area 405 – 405 E. Oliver Street
Station North Arts & Entertainment District-Baltimore, MD
FRINGE BUTTON DISCOUNT: Show your Fringe Button get $1 off! Button discount good at any ticketed event throughout the weekend!
FEB 10th thru Feb 12th
The Winter Festival of Wonders is a three day celebration of Wonder, Magic & Play. The weekend will feature four ticketed events, including The Wizards Ball, a Show of Magic, a concert by Telesma, and Dr. Nodnol’s Sunday Circus. The gallery will also be open, FREE OF CHARGE, on Saturday and Sunday from Noon – 5PM, for a Mystery Marketplace, Workshops, Performances, Games, Live Music & More! WFOW.info

 

 

 
GALA Theatre
presents
Anna in the Tropics in Spanish!
By Nilo Cruz
Feb 9 thru March 4
FRINGE BUTTON DISCOUNT: $5 Off Regular Tickets for Fringe Buttons Holders (Except on Noche de GALA, Feb 11)
GALA continues its 36th season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ana en el trópico/Anna in the Tropics written by renowned Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz and directed by José Carrasquillo. In a 1920s cigar factory located in Ybor City, Florida, a lector reads from a stirring Russian novel, unleashing forbidden passions among the workers.The production is presented in Spanish with English surtitles Regular tickets are $34-$38. Reserve today by calling 202-234-7174 or purchase online ! For this offer, enter code tropics12 or mention discount at purchase.galatheatre.org

Constellation Theatre Company
presents
BLOOD WEDDING
Directed by: Shirley Serotsky
Featuring:  Mia Branco, Toni Rae Brotons, Lolita Clayton, Will Cooke, Julie Garner, Behzad Habibzai, Mark Halpern, Joey Ibanez, Dylan Myers, Matthew Pauli, Victoria Reinsel, Natalie Pyle Smith, Deidra LaWan Starnes*, Anastasia Wilson   *Member, Actors’ Equity Association
Source 1835 14th St. NW
FRINGE BUTTON DISCOUNT: $20 tickets till Feb 27th. Use Code SPAIN.
Lovers are torn apart as two families in rural Spain are intricately bound in an unbreakable cycle of murder and revenge.  Experience passion and violence mixed with song and ceremony.  Federico García Lorca illuminates our deepest desires with gorgeous poetic imagery and the haunting appearance of a human Moon.Purchase tickets online, at the door or by calling 1-800-494-8497 ConstellationTheatre.org

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES! 7th Annual Fringe Festival

Posted by capitalfringeblog on February 3, 2012

Oh, boy! We are posting a slew of job opportunities for the 2012 Fringe Festival – July 12 to 29. Please visit our website for what is currently open.

Please do not – DO NOT – call our offices to inquire about any of these positions. Send an email to the email address associated with each job posting… you will hear back much quicker!

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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January Button Discounts

Posted by capitalfringeblog on January 8, 2012

It’s January – it’s 2012…. and it feel likes spring?! You have no excuse!! Get up and out to enjoy all the theatre January has to offer. We have a handful of discounts for you. Please take note of the special Fringe night at Arena. This is a great opportunity to see a show with a whole pack of Fringe folks!

Happy New Year!

January Button Discounts

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Small theaters’ audiences are growing, but where will they sit? – Washington Post 1.6.11

Posted by capitalfringeblog on January 8, 2012

The Washington Post  delivered a section on the State of Washington Theatre on the second weekend 2012. Many questions were posed. Many statements were made. Many facts were inserted.

Link to the article that includes Capital Fringe’s, Executive Director Julianne Brienza. Please take the time to read all the articles in the State of DC Theatre section.

Space is a critical issue for all small and even medium sized theatre companies that do not have their own space – or have a deal with a theatre that grants them space.  There is a need for small theatre space – 60-90 seat houses. This week Capital Fringe was offered a large ( over 300 seats ) well equipped house for the summer festival. The problem is the house is just to large for the festival. We usually only have one large house ( not more than 200 )  and one medium house ( not more than 150 ) for the summer festival. The rest are 60-90 seats – and mainly ones we have built. These are perfect for what should be obvious reasons.

In the coming year The – Shop at Fort Fringe will be very much operating on what theatre lingo types toss around as the “never-go-dark” mentality. The best part is all theatre companies producing in The Shop have all been producing in the summer Fringe Festival for 2-6 years. It all just fell into place naturally out of a need from groups with in our immediate community.

We of course will still be the home of  the monthly DC Clown Cabaret. Capital Fringe is thrilled to foster the Clowns! In the first year at Fort Fringe the Clown Cabaret has been incorporated as a for-profit business, acquired company liability insurance and been seen by 1000s of audience members building the patron base for clowning in the DC Metro area.

This week we took a call at the Fringe office from an artist in Chicago. He was trying to bring his two week run of a show to DC. He had called a few spaces and used the DC Space Finder. He was wanting to do the show in April 2012. One theatre he called asked him how many business people he would bring to the theatre? Another wanted to charge $3500! We do not have space to offer at The Shop – after encouraging him and giving advice – before he hung up he said – “I think i will just have a longer run in Chicago it is easier to do here.”

As Capital Fringe goes through our Strategic Planning process this year – space for the festival and for all the groups we have spawned are a major part of our new space future. We look forward to sharing ideas and achievements with as we proceed through the planning process.

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Applications for the 2012 Fringe Festival – deadline this Friday!

Posted by capitalfringeblog on January 2, 2012

This Friday, January 6th is the final deadline for those wishing to participate in the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival – July 12 to 29. Please visit our website to download your application.

Happy New Year!

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2012 Internship Positions Posted

Posted by capitalfringeblog on December 19, 2011

Hello!

Each year Capital Fringe offers a limited number of unpaid internships to students and recent graduates. Interns contribute to the administration, operation and delivery of Capital Fringe across a variety of areas and in doing so gain great insight into the operation of a non-profit organization arts festival.

Open Internship Positions:

Programming Internship

Special Events Internship

Community Outreach Intern

Fringe Festival Blog Internship

Festival Guide Management Internship

For more detailed  information and instructions on how to apply please visit: http://www.capfringe.org/opportunities.html

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December Fringe Buttons Discounts

Posted by capitalfringeblog on December 6, 2011

Greetings!

In all your rushing, wrapping, cheering and festiveness be sure to take in some special seasonal shows offering discounts to Fringe Button holders… and take in some dance and theatre!

December Fringe Button Discounts.

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fallFRINGE closing day nov. 27

Posted by capitalfringeblog on November 27, 2011

Good afternoon! Today is the final showing of Squirrel. We have been thrilled to spend so much time with Michael, Kerri, Carlos and Ian. This group of artists is fiercely intelligent and talented. It has also been a fun welcoming patrons and neighborhood folks to the Fort during the autumn. We are really digging on the indoor bar – we have talked about keeping it up for the big summer festival. Yes, an air conditioned bar!

If you just totally missed Squirrel. Take a moment to watch it on #newplayTV. Seriously, it looks and sounds great! The space and sprit of the play were beautifully captured! It is only 60 minutes… take the time if you have not seen it … watch here …

Hope to see you this afternoon or later!

3pm

Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species

by Michael Merino.  Directed by Kerri Rambow.  With Carlos Bustamante and Ian LeValley

A Man. A Squirrel. A Controversial Theory. The must see absurdist psychosocial thought experiment of the season. In a battle of wits with Sciurus carolinensis, Charles Darwin struggles to order the universe while musing on matters trivial and insignificant. 60 minutes TICKETS 

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fallFRINGE: nov 26th

Posted by capitalfringeblog on November 26, 2011

Hello! You’ve eaten all you can and shopped till you dropped… now come to see some independent theatre tonight.

Bar opens at 6pm

7pm

Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species

by Michael Merino.  Directed by Kerri Rambow.  With Carlos Bustamante and Ian LeValley

A Man. A Squirrel. A Controversial Theory. The must see absurdist psychosocial thought experiment of the season. In a battle of wits with Sciurus carolinensis, Charles Darwin struggles to order the universe while musing on matters trivial and insignificant. 60 minutes TICKETS 

9pm

Good Girls Don’t, But Indian Girls Do

Vijai Nathan

CLOSING PERFORMANCE – Tickets are selling fast – BOOK NOW!

Comedian Vijai Nathan breaks every taboo as she exposes the underbelly of an Indian American family. She takes you through growing up Indian in a Jewish community: discovering sex in a repressed Hindu household, and finding herself along the way. 60 minutes TICKETS 

See you tonight!

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fallFRINGE Today: Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species

Posted by capitalfringeblog on November 25, 2011

“LeValley and Bustamante are both excellent actors with finely tuned timing and genuine chemistry, but Merino’s words are the real stars of the play.” – Washington City Paper

“So the play is high-minded mockery, and it’s directed gleefully by Kerri Rambow. Bustamante is a wiseacre as the rodent — not Bugs Bunny sarcastic but lively and flip. Ian LeValley is a blustery, pompous Darwin, and the brisk staging and relentless banter make the performance a bit of an athletic event.” - Washington Post

Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species

Brought back by popular demand! Nov 25 – 27

Bar / Box office open at 7pm Show 8pm – Get Tickets $20 or $15 with 2011 Fringe Button.

by Michael Merino.  Directed by Kerri Rambow.  With Carlos Bustamante and Ian LeValley

A Man. A Squirrel. A Controversial Theory. The must see absurdist psychosocial thought experiment of the season. In a battle of wits with Sciurus carolinensis, Charles Darwin struggles to order the universe while musing on matters trivial and insignificant. 60 minutes

fallFRINGE Calendar - shows extended through Sunday.  See you!

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