Monthly archive July, 2017

NOTES FROM THE FRINGE 2017: FINAL EDITION AND CRITIC'S PICKS 7/3/17 The last day of the 5th Annual San Diego International Fringe Festival ended as strongly as it started for me. First, I caught the last performance of "THE BANZA," a totally delightful musical created by three of last year's graduates of Canyon Crest Academy (CCA), under the banner of Ellipsoid Players: Jacob Surovsky wrote the book and (often clever) lyrics, and Zane Alexander and Kion Heidari (who Read More →

Saturday, 7/1/17, the penultimate day of Fringeing, was filled with drama and comedy and immersion. The drama came with "73 SECONDS," a poignant tribute to the seven astronauts aboard The Challenger in 1986. That was the time they had together in the Space Shuttle before it burst into flames. Through the skilled performances of Oregon actors Nathaniel Dunaway and Sarah Cotter, we learn about the astronauts’ pasts and their pastimes, their families and the heart-rending personal Read More →