Category: vancouver fringe

Where do you sit in the Fringe smorgasbord?

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With the Fringe impending and a lot of you participants checking in here at The Next Stage for marketing ops and updates, I thought I'd point you to a great article about theatre festivaling on Ken Davenport's Producer's Perspective blog (mandatory reading for theatre producers, if you're not already hip). A quick cut... Festivals are… Continue reading Where do you sit in the Fringe smorgasbord?

Hey Vancouver Fringe performers! Throw us your best pitch!

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Selling your show at the Fringe is tough. It's a buyer's market, and the competition is relentless. And the little blurb and photo in the Fringe guide...how much can it possibly communicate about your play? If only you could connect with your potential audience directly, just grab their attention for one minute to tell them… Continue reading Hey Vancouver Fringe performers! Throw us your best pitch!

This One Goes to Eleven: Brad Lepp

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"My dear Minerva, It was not the best of times, it was not the worst of times, it was Ottawa." On June 9th of this year, at 7:45 pm, Kristian Bruun as Frank Dickens (son of Charles), launched the first of forty cross-country performances of his play Dickens of the Mounted with this line. Beginning… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Brad Lepp

This One Goes to Eleven: David Jordan

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In taking on the unenviable position of Vancouver Fringe Executive Director, David not only managed to put together an outstanding festival in the face of a venue-disrupting civic strike, but he also weathered a shit-storm of controversy about the Fringe's decision to try out a new idea to raise awareness and pay down its debt.… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: David Jordan