Anyone is welcome to submit a photo for the FRINGE PHOTO OF THE WEEK. It's meant to bring you a little extra exposure and give others an intimate glimpse into the real-life fringe world.
Before you submit, please read the following submission guidelines:
IMAGES THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE CAN: - Include you or your friends. - Be photos that you took yourself. - Be photos that someone you know has taken.
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Guest Review: Rogue Festival
By Guest Reviewer: Lynn Ruth Miller
Guest Festival Ranking: 5 bowties out of 5
Mr. Fringey’s Description: The mysterious, fascinating, and enigmatic chin whisker that brings joy to the entire family each night at dinner.
The Sunny-side: (Give 3 reasons this festival is the bomb)
1. THE STAFF IS AMAZINGLY HELPFUL. THEY DO PROMOTION AND FRONT OF HOUSE WORK FOR ALL SHOWS FREE OF CHARGE.
2. THE AUDIENCES ARE EAGER AND APPRECIATIVE.
3. THE PERFORMANCE AREA IS VERY COMPACT AND YOU CAN SEE OTHER PERFORMANCES EASILY WITHOUT HAVING TO GO A LONG DISTANCE
The Flip Side: (Give 3 reasons this festival sucks or what makes it difficult)
1. THERE WAS NOTHING DIFFICULT ABOUT THIS FESTIVAL. IT WAS A TOTAL PLEASURE!
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Your Money Sock:
How big of a money sock do you need here, based on food prices, and other expenses? (Choose one: A tiny sock, a men's tube sock, a full blown stocking)
TINY SOCK
How to Fill Your Seats: What's the best way to fill your seats here marketing-wise?
IT IS SO EASY!!! THE RESIDENTS READ THE PROMO MATERIAL THE ROGUE PUTS OUT AND THEY SUPPORT EVERYTHING THEY CAN. I BARELY HANDED OUT FLYERS AND GOT A TON OF PRESS AND FILLED HOUSES.
Is there a "festival central"?
YES, AND IT IS VERY SOCIAL, VERY LOVING, AND VERY, VERY HELPFUL ..EASY TO FIND: A GALLERY ON THE MAIN DRAG.
Ticket Prices:
Do you get 100% of door? If not, how much.
100%
What's the ticket range price?
$4 IS TOPS I DO THE SMALLER VENUE YOU CAN GET MORE AT THE LARGER VENUES
Do performers see other shows for free?
NOT SURE BECAUSE I AM WITH THE PRESS AND I ALWAYS SEE THEM FOR NOTHING I ALSO VOLUNTEER TO HELP AT OTHER SHOWS. THAT IS HOW I ROLL (-:
Payment:
Do you get paid each night? If not how? Were you paid on time if the money was sent to you? YOU ARE PAID RIGHT AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR LAST SHOW IN FULL AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO BOTHER WITH COLLECTING ETC.
Showcase:
Is there a showcase for out of town performers?
NO, I SO WISH THERE WERE
Venue Location:
Can you walk to all the venues? If not how did you get around?
I WALKED EVERYWHERE THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER
Travel-in: What city do you fly into and how did you get to your destination?
I DROVE FROM PACIFICA (JUST BELOW SF) TO FRESNO
Billeting:
Did you use festival lodging? If so, how was the lodging? If not, who did you stay with?
THE FESTIVAL CO-0ORDINATOR FINDS LODGING FOR OUT OF TOWNERS AND IT IS FREE.
Fringe Specs:
Where: In the historic Tower District of Fresno, California
Age in Fringe Years: That very nice 7 year old whom you liked to hold hands with in 5th grade.
Guest Review:New Orleans Fringe Fest By Guest Reviewer: Annie Howe of Nana Projects
Guest Festival Ranking:5 bow ties out of 5. Mr. Fringey’s Description: If Frank Zappa made a baby with Nina Simone and they allowed Nora Jones to raise it
The Sunny-side: (Give 3 reasons this fringe is the bomb)
1. The organizers, staff and volunteers 2. The audiences were amazing and up for any kind of show 3. The shows were super high quality and totally great 4. The festival did an incredible job publicizing the event
The Flip Side: (Give 3 reasons this fringe sucks or what makes it difficult) I would say that the festival was a huge success and the things I will list below probably would change next years the festival expands so I would not say they made the festival bad but are hopefully changes that will happen next year 1. I think intentionally the venues were small so that way shows would be crowded- Maybe more shows or bigger houses some shows had to turn people away- which I guess is a good sign! 2. More opportunity to expand runs- again probably because the festival was a new one they wanted to contain it, but there were many shows that could have extended their runs 3. Again same as above each show only got three slots to perform in the times were really good though and every show we went to no matter the time of day was crowded if not full
4. Your Money Sock: How big of a money sock do you need here, based on food prices, and other expenses? (Choose one: A tiny sock, a men's tube sock, a full blown stocking)
I would say you need a ladies ankle sock- New Orleans is easy to get around with out a car but there are so many bars and places to eat- it depends on how much fun you want to have there were many people hosting folks from the fringe at their houses so that helped a lot flights were cheap from Baltimore.
5. How to Fill Your Seats: What's the best way to fill your seats here marketing-wise? Post cards all over town, word of mouth we just talked to everyone we met and a ton of people knew about the fringe already and were excited- seems like if the audiences liked your show they really went and told their friends by our last show we had standing room only!
6. Is there a fringe central? Yes they set up a circus tent and had parties there each evening- again another place to network and make connections.
7. Ticket Prices: $7.00 or 5 shows for $30.00 plus a three dollar button Do you get 100% of door? If not, how much. 50% of the door
Do performers see other shows for free? Each company got 10 comps to use however they liked 8. Payment: Do you get paid each night? If not how? Were you paid on time if the money was sent to you? Payment after but notified quickly about ticket sales after each show.
9. Showcase: Is there a showcase for out of town performers? Not this year
10.Venue Location: Can you walk to all the venues? If not how did you get around? Walk to most bike to all - We rented a car because our show needed a car to transport all the luggage
11. Travel-in: What city do you fly into and how did you get to you destination? Baltimore to New Orleans via rental car
12. Billeting: Did you use fringe fest lodging? If so, how was the lodging? If not, who did you stay with?Fringe hooked us up with an awesome guy who was hosting about 15 plus out of town fringers in his warehouse.
Fringe Specs: Age in Fringe Years: Brand Spanking New. And: 20 spots available – 15 juried and 5 by lottery. Festival Dates: November 13-16, 2009 Application Deadline:July 15, 2009 Applying:www.nofringe.org. Snail mail with application. Festival Cost: $25 Ticket Prices:7 bucks.
About Mr. Fringy's Guest Reviewer: Annie Howe of Nana Projects Mr. Fringey’s tag: Cirque Du Sole on a piece of gluten free toast with real butter. Check them out at:www.nanaprojects.com
What categories does your show fall under? (IE, comedy, women, religious, etc). Puppetry
What's the name of the show (s) you are fringing this year? Danny The Diver and Luna
What has been your favorite fringe? (Nana Projects is new to the fringe, so they didn’t have answers for the usual fringe questions).
Do you use your own tech person at your shows? If so, how much do you pay them? The fringe provided all the tech support.
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