Fringe 2012
Once again I saw a show in every available Fringe time slot, plus I saw two Fringe shows prior to Fringe because I was asked by the performers to photograph them. (I'm counting those two shows in my regular theater attendance list.) Below are the shows I saw in the festival:
Thu., Aug. 2
5:30 p.m. The Gentlemen's Pratfall Club @ Southern Theater
7:00 p.m. Nucleus...and Other Cell Bodies @ Southern Theater
8:30 p.m. Class of 98 @ Theatre in the Round Players
10:00 p.m. Ash Land @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
Fri., Aug. 3
5:30 p.m. Candide @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
7:00 p.m. Answered Prayers @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
8:30 p.m. Carnival of Souls @ U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
10:00 p.m. Someone Like Ewe @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
Sat., Aug. 4
1:00 p.m. Even Yours @ Theatre in the Round Players
2:30 p.m. Sneak Thief @ Mixed Blood Theatre
4:00 p.m. Voices of Action: Women in Performance @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
5:30 p.m. Steampunk Apocalypse @ U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
7:00 p.m. Billy Beechwood and the Mountain of Terror @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
8:30 p.m. Dance Money Grind @ Theatre in the Round Players
10:00 p.m. Birds of Passage @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
Sun., Aug. 5
1:00 p.m. Portrait of the Artist as a Yo-yo Man @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
2:30 p.m. Happy Hour @ Southern Theater
4:00 p.m. Twist of Fate @ Mixed Blood Theatre
5:30 p.m. Professor Martin's Museum of Eccentric Entertainments @ Playwrights' Center
7:00 p.m. All's Fair @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
8:30 p.m. The Family Man's Talk Show @ Playwrights' Center
10:00 p.m. Going Down on the Queen of Minneapolis @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
Mon., Aug. 6
5:30 p.m. I Didn't Read the Fine Print @ Minneapolis Theatre Garage
7:00 p.m. Patience and Other Boring Virtues @ Intermedia Arts
8:30 p.m. The Love Show! @ Brave New Workshop Student Union
10:00 p.m. Merblades: Memoirs of a James Cameron @ Brave New Workshop Student Union
Tue., Aug. 7
5:30 p.m. SuperHappyMelancholy-expialidocious @ HUGE Improv Theater
7:00 p.m. you smell like whiskey and bad choices @ HUGE Improv Theater
8:30 p.m. Cecily and Gwendolyn's Fantastical Twin Cities Anthropological Inquisitorial Probe @ Bryant-Lake Bowl
10:00 p.m. Someone Is Wrong On The Internet @ HUGE Improv Theater
Wed., Aug. 8
5:30 p.m. As the Stomach Turns: The Musical @ U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
7:00 p.m. The Mysterious Disappearance of the Second Youngest Sister @ Southern Theater
8:30 p.m. Move BIG @ U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
10:00 p.m. Kafkaesque: A Musical Metamorphosis @ Mixed Blood Theatre
Thu., Aug. 9
5:30 p.m. Why All This Music? @ Southern Theater
7:00 p.m. The Donner Party Kidz! @ Playwrights' Center
8:30 p.m. A Vaginal Home Companion @ Playwrights' Center
10:00 p.m. Animalice @ Playwrights' Center
Fri., Aug. 10
4:00 p.m. Connectome @ Southern Theater
5:30 p.m. Parachutes in Our Pockets @ Southern Theater
7:00 p.m. Bohemian RAPPsody: De-Taming of the Shrew @ Mixed Blood Theatre
8:30 p.m. Carol and Cotton: Minnesota's Crime of the Century @ U of M Rarig Center Arena
10:00 p.m. Nightmare Without Pants @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
Sat., Aug. 11
1:00 p.m. Joe Dowling's William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet on the Moon, featuring Kate Mulgrew as Lady Capulet @ Theatre in the Round Players
2:30 p.m. Isabella and The Lost Heart Adventure @ Southern Theater
4:00 p.m. Fringe Orphans @ Theatre in the Round Players
5:30 p.m. Font of Knowledge @ Mixed Blood Theatre
7:00 p.m. Brendon Etter presents several short plays and such which are for you to watch at @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
8:30 p.m. Thumbs Up! @ Patrick's Cabaret
10:00 p.m. BOOGIEography @ Patrick's Cabaret
Sun., Aug. 12
1:00 p.m. Sin Eater @ Intermedia Arts
2:30 p.m. Identity n. 1. sameness of essential character 2: individuality 3: fact of being what is supposed @ Intermedia Arts
4:00 p.m. Room for Cream: A Caffeinated Nightmare @ Mixed Blood Theatre
5:30 p.m. The Unamazing Nonadventure of the Underachiever @ Theatre in the Round Players
7:00 p.m. The Gay Banditos @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
8:30 p.m. Fruit Fly: The Musical @ U of M Rarig Center Arena
I didn't review many shows on the Fringe site this year. In another post, I'll come up with a list of my favorite Fringe experiences and shows.
Thu., Aug. 2
5:30 p.m. The Gentlemen's Pratfall Club @ Southern Theater
7:00 p.m. Nucleus...and Other Cell Bodies @ Southern Theater
8:30 p.m. Class of 98 @ Theatre in the Round Players
10:00 p.m. Ash Land @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
Fri., Aug. 3
5:30 p.m. Candide @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
7:00 p.m. Answered Prayers @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
8:30 p.m. Carnival of Souls @ U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
10:00 p.m. Someone Like Ewe @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
Sat., Aug. 4
1:00 p.m. Even Yours @ Theatre in the Round Players
2:30 p.m. Sneak Thief @ Mixed Blood Theatre
4:00 p.m. Voices of Action: Women in Performance @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
5:30 p.m. Steampunk Apocalypse @ U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
7:00 p.m. Billy Beechwood and the Mountain of Terror @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
8:30 p.m. Dance Money Grind @ Theatre in the Round Players
10:00 p.m. Birds of Passage @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
Sun., Aug. 5
1:00 p.m. Portrait of the Artist as a Yo-yo Man @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
2:30 p.m. Happy Hour @ Southern Theater
4:00 p.m. Twist of Fate @ Mixed Blood Theatre
5:30 p.m. Professor Martin's Museum of Eccentric Entertainments @ Playwrights' Center
7:00 p.m. All's Fair @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
8:30 p.m. The Family Man's Talk Show @ Playwrights' Center
10:00 p.m. Going Down on the Queen of Minneapolis @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
Mon., Aug. 6
5:30 p.m. I Didn't Read the Fine Print @ Minneapolis Theatre Garage
7:00 p.m. Patience and Other Boring Virtues @ Intermedia Arts
8:30 p.m. The Love Show! @ Brave New Workshop Student Union
10:00 p.m. Merblades: Memoirs of a James Cameron @ Brave New Workshop Student Union
Tue., Aug. 7
5:30 p.m. SuperHappyMelancholy-expialidocious @ HUGE Improv Theater
7:00 p.m. you smell like whiskey and bad choices @ HUGE Improv Theater
8:30 p.m. Cecily and Gwendolyn's Fantastical Twin Cities Anthropological Inquisitorial Probe @ Bryant-Lake Bowl
10:00 p.m. Someone Is Wrong On The Internet @ HUGE Improv Theater
Wed., Aug. 8
5:30 p.m. As the Stomach Turns: The Musical @ U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
7:00 p.m. The Mysterious Disappearance of the Second Youngest Sister @ Southern Theater
8:30 p.m. Move BIG @ U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
10:00 p.m. Kafkaesque: A Musical Metamorphosis @ Mixed Blood Theatre
Thu., Aug. 9
5:30 p.m. Why All This Music? @ Southern Theater
7:00 p.m. The Donner Party Kidz! @ Playwrights' Center
8:30 p.m. A Vaginal Home Companion @ Playwrights' Center
10:00 p.m. Animalice @ Playwrights' Center
Fri., Aug. 10
4:00 p.m. Connectome @ Southern Theater
5:30 p.m. Parachutes in Our Pockets @ Southern Theater
7:00 p.m. Bohemian RAPPsody: De-Taming of the Shrew @ Mixed Blood Theatre
8:30 p.m. Carol and Cotton: Minnesota's Crime of the Century @ U of M Rarig Center Arena
10:00 p.m. Nightmare Without Pants @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
Sat., Aug. 11
1:00 p.m. Joe Dowling's William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet on the Moon, featuring Kate Mulgrew as Lady Capulet @ Theatre in the Round Players
2:30 p.m. Isabella and The Lost Heart Adventure @ Southern Theater
4:00 p.m. Fringe Orphans @ Theatre in the Round Players
5:30 p.m. Font of Knowledge @ Mixed Blood Theatre
7:00 p.m. Brendon Etter presents several short plays and such which are for you to watch at @ U of M Rarig Center Xperimental
8:30 p.m. Thumbs Up! @ Patrick's Cabaret
10:00 p.m. BOOGIEography @ Patrick's Cabaret
Sun., Aug. 12
1:00 p.m. Sin Eater @ Intermedia Arts
2:30 p.m. Identity n. 1. sameness of essential character 2: individuality 3: fact of being what is supposed @ Intermedia Arts
4:00 p.m. Room for Cream: A Caffeinated Nightmare @ Mixed Blood Theatre
5:30 p.m. The Unamazing Nonadventure of the Underachiever @ Theatre in the Round Players
7:00 p.m. The Gay Banditos @ U of M Rarig Center Thrust
8:30 p.m. Fruit Fly: The Musical @ U of M Rarig Center Arena
I didn't review many shows on the Fringe site this year. In another post, I'll come up with a list of my favorite Fringe experiences and shows.