tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546405077556834405.post52288108231309594..comments2023-06-25T04:01:00.577-04:00Comments on Fringe or Die: The Fringe Festival Lottery SystemMr. Fringey says:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11604088862319911295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546405077556834405.post-31771574439919314312009-10-17T12:49:28.604-04:002009-10-17T12:49:28.604-04:00I agree with Alix - I, too, have been burned many ...I agree with Alix - I, too, have been burned many times by the lotteries (example: it took me FIVE YEARS -- five lotteries -- to make it into the Edmonton Fringe!), but I still support them as the fairest way to create the selection of Fringe shows. They're what make a Fringe a Fringe. I love juried festivals too, but I WANT there to exist, always, that even playing field where a totally inexperienced performer can perform an hour before a seasoned veteran and both have access to the same audience, reviewers, publicity, etcetera. I do wish, though, that there wasn't as great a disparity in "degree of competition" to get into various Fringes -- for example, it's a lot harder to get drawn in the Edmonton lottery when you're one of 500 applicants than it is to get drawn in London, ON's lottery where there's maybe 100 applicants. But that would mean the "B" Fringes making a huge effort to up their game to better compete with the popularity of the "A" Fringes, which is a whole different conversation. :)Amyhttp://www.amysalloway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546405077556834405.post-47203672081987655382009-10-17T12:08:05.884-04:002009-10-17T12:08:05.884-04:00Thank you for this post - very interesting topic. ...Thank you for this post - very interesting topic. We are going with lottery and it was a tough decision. It does present problems, especially with a small fringe like ours. We just want to be able to ensure diversity. Hopefully having a couple of sub lotteries will help with that. My hope is we will grow in the coming years to be able to accommodate more folks who'd love to show their work at our fringe. As for the notion of the pool increasing - we can only hope that as the pools of performers increase, the audiences grow too. Mikayla, Chi FringeSarah Mikayla Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628795664112811748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546405077556834405.post-85139418731033881242009-10-13T05:44:27.031-04:002009-10-13T05:44:27.031-04:00I agree, the fringes without a lottery system - t...I agree, the fringes <b>without</b> a lottery system - those that are juried - have a certain vibe to them, a certain cliquey feeling, that doesn't quite feel fringey to me.<br /><br />Ever apply to NYC Fringe? It feels a little gross doesn't it?<br /><br />If I want to be juried, I'll go back to grad school or commit a crime, I don't need it with the fringe.Mr. Fringey says:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11604088862319911295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546405077556834405.post-8667482675443015152009-10-11T16:34:28.692-04:002009-10-11T16:34:28.692-04:00Although I have been burned many times as a fringe...Although I have been burned many times as a fringe performer, I am a firm believer in the lottery system. When you begin to jury a festival, you are no longer providing an un-biased cross section of theatre. It automatically becomes the result on one person (or group of people's) personal taste, and sorry, but thats just not the fringe. To jury the festival automatically changes the spirit, and in my opinion makes it something altogether different. I have nothing against juried festivals, they have their benefits and I have participated in many, but a fringe festival is its own animal, plain and simple. <br /><br />Just my two (Canadian AND America) cents. :)ASoblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896862228962380781noreply@blogger.com