Did you hear that sound? One giant whooooosh as we all collapse in a heap now that the Minnesota Fringe Festival is done (not to mention all the other directors, actors, staff and volunteers involved all over the city also collapsing). This was the first time our family got an inside view of what it takes to create and perform in a Fringe play, thanks to my husband, Bob.
A few years ago, Bob started talking about an idea he had — he wanted to create a performance where a diverse bunch of actors would learn all the lines to all the roles of some classic scenes, and then they would be cast randomly into those roles at the start of the play. He talked about this off and on for quite awhile, and then this year, he put his name in for the Fringe Lottery. “It takes some people years to get picked to do a show,” he said. “I might as well start now.” So of course, he was randomly selected on his first attempt! Continue reading
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