People you may know. They keep popping up on my Facebook feed. Some of them I do know. Some of them I’m aware of but don’t know. And some others…? They’re friends with one person I know?? Why would you assume they are my friends, Facebook? But it’s the ones that you…
Another benefit of going to the Fringe is getting inspired to work on some of your own projects. Fringe-spiration comes from the shows you see that you liked. From the shows that you saw that could have been better. And from all the conversations you have with people during the Fringe. The…
One of the best things about going to the Fringe is bumping into friends and acquaintances. There’s always time for a quick catch up before the show starts. Or an in-depth debrief over drinks after the show. You can share what to go see. What to avoid… And commiserate on everything in between. There’s even…
So many shows. So little time. It’s hard to pace oneself during the Fringe Festival. Hamilton’s Fringe Festival is 11 days. It runs through two weekends and the days between. Deb and I were away for the first weekend, so that made the decision for what shows to see more difficult. There are shows you…
As the Hamilton Fringe is about to descend on us, it’s time to figure out what shows to see. Some I want to see. Some I feel obliged to see. And some are “thanks, but no thanks.” Those shows are easy to mark off the list. They don’t sound interesting to me, and I don’t…
I was talking with an acquaintance last weekend. It was at a party, and I hadn’t spoken to this person in a while. She told me that she still thinks about my play Minced. And she asked why it hasn’t been performed more. It’s flattering to know that something I wrote still lingers in the…
The Hamilton Fringe starts in two weeks or so. And the onslaught will begin. Folks blasting social media to try to get you to their show. People coming up to you while you’re waiting in line for shows. Eager folks handing out flyers or cards in the streets. I know. I’ve been there. And I’ll…
How do you build an audience’s anticipation for a show? I think about that a lot. When I have a Fringe show, I start posting on social media before the show is about to open. But it’s already busy with everyone else trying to get you to see their Fringe show. You’ve got to start…
Four years ago, Deb and I put on a play at the Hamilton Fringe Festival. It’s called The Lost Years and it’s an affectionate look at our journey through parenthood. Recently, Deb suggested we should remount it online. It would be fun to put it on again. And it would give us something “theatrical” to…
The 2014 Hamilton Fringe Festival is almost upon us! It opens a week from today on July 17, 2014. There will be some great theatre to be seen and some not-so-great theatre to be seen… or not-seen. But the Fringe is an important part of the theatrical environment in any city and Hamilton is lucky…
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