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Life on the Fringe Blog – July 20 You’re From Africa? Chalk
this next story up to childhood curiosity. During the Friday afternoon
performance of African Folktales with Erik de Waal, a child starting
asking actor Erik de Waal a series of questions. The child started off by
asking “You’re from Call For
Help During the Saturday night performance of The Further Adventures of Antoine Feval, an audience member collapsed. Thankfully, fellow patrons called 911 and the paramedics arrived soon after and took the patron to hospital. Save The
Trees I’ve noticed this year that fewer groups are giving out programs and handbilling people waiting in line. The environmentalist in me says great – let’s save those trees. But, the audience member in me would like to read a program before the show and see the director’s notes and who is in the cast. I know performer Alex Eddington, who is doing a show about saving trees called Old Growth, made a conscious decision not to print any handbills or programs to save paper. Instead, Alex is advertising his show through chalk lettering on the sidewalk. Here’s an eco-friendly idea - If groups want to save trees, why not print their programs on recycled paper? Opera 101 At the start of Beauty and the Beast, the cast gave an introduction to the various voices found in a typical opera. Since many people in the audience were first time opera goers, I think it was a helpful introduction to the world of opera. Quote of
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