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FRINGE New Orleans
FRINGE Festival wild weird fresh original theater Welcome! In this Program.. . Join us for New Orleans’ fifth Fringe Festival! 70 groups What is Fringe .................................................2 from across New Orleans and beyond will be presenting an extraordinary lineup of all types of theater and performance - drama, puppetry, circus, comedy, dance, cabaret, musical theater and other creative madness. And more! All sorts of free events at the Free-for-All Tent, a Yard Art Tour, a parade, and a whole buncha parties! Dig in and enjoy!
Descriptions of Shows ...................... 3-6, 15-21 Free-For-All Tent..............................................7 Family Fringe ...................................................8 Schedule Fringe-Managed Venues ....................9 Schedule BYOVs ...................................... 11-13 Festival Map ..................................................10 Yarrrd Art Tour YAT-2 ....................................14
fearless performers fearless audiences
Tickets $8
How to Get Tickets - $8 Fringe Festival tickets are cheap and easy. All Festival tick- Yarrrrd Art Tour - YAT-2 ets are $8 and all are general admission seating. One Walk the planks of the Bywater, St. Roch and Marigny in search Every Festival goer also needs to buy a Fringe button for $3. You can buy it at the door of the first show you go to, then you don’t have to buy it again. (Why the button? It makes the Festival possible!) You can buy tickets at Mardi Gras Zone (2706 Royal), at the Central Box Office(2833 Dauphine) and at the door of any venue. Central Box Office is open Wed-Fri from 4-10 pm and Sat-Sun from 12 noon-10 pm. Fringe fanatic? Get the 6-show pass for only $40 (see a show for free!). Or an All-Access Pass for $99. Yes, we know you want to.
Free-For-All Tent and Central Box Office Visit the Festival Tent located at the corner of Press and
Dauphine Streets in the Marigny, where you can buy tickets, pick up will call tickets, see free previews, relax with a beer, eat yummy food, browse art and crafts, hang with performers and see free entertainment. See FREEFOR-ALL on Page 7 for a schedule of shows and parties at the Tent. See FAMILY FRINGE on page 8 for all of the great FREE activities we’ve got going on for the kids.
Where to See Shows Shows are at 35 venues throughout New Orleans, primar-
ily in the Marigny and Bywater. Some venues are traditional theaters and others are unusual spaces that have been turned into performance locations. You will find descriptions of the shows in this program, including showtimes, locations and a map of venues. Doors open 15 minutes before showtime. Try to get there early! All seating is general admission and on a first-come first-serve basis.
of yard art treasures! Maraude along our map on page 14.
Fringe Parade November 17 at 2 pm Apocalypso! -- the 5th annual wild and quirky Fringe
Parade, from the Goodchildren Social Aid & Pleasure Club! Featuring Fringe poster girl Ms. Pearl with Silver Bo, the Goodchildren Band and more! Salute stops at St. Margaret’s and the Fringe Tent. See you there! GoodchildrenCarnivalClub.org. See the Festival map for the parade route on page 10.
Free Spoken Word Event: Welcome to the Fold At Sound Cafe, 2700 Chartres. Shows: 11/17 7 & 9 pm. Free! No Fringe button required.
fringe at a glance
Fringe ticket will get you into any one Fringe show. That means there are not specific tickets for specific shows.
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With $3 Button. 6-shoW pass for only $40. all access pass for $99. Buy tickets/Buttons at the central Box office, at venues or at Mardi Gras Zone.
cash only at venues. Buy tickets With credit cards or cash at central Box office & Mardi Gras Zone.
Free Stuff Before and After Shows 5 pm - 7 pm 10 pm until
Peep Show Previews at Tent After Party at Lost Love Lounge
7, 9 pm See Shows!
5 pm - 7 pm 10 pm until
Peep Show Previews at Tent After Party at Shadowbox
5, 7, 9, 11 pm See Shows!
6 pm - 8 pm 10 pm until
Buskers’ Happy Hour at Tent After Party at Tent w/Rising Appalachia & Africa Brass
5, 7, 9, 11 pm See Shows!
11 am - 5 pm 12 pm - 5 pm 2 pm - 4 pm 6 pm - 8 pm 12 mid until
Fringe Market Trunk Show Family Fringe at Tent GoodChildren Fringe Parade Buskers’ Happy Hour at Tent After Party at Michalopoulos Studio
5, 7, 9, 11 pm See Shows!
12 pm - 5 pm 10 pm until
Family Fringe at Tent Closing Party at Siberia w/Casual Baby
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This program is supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. This program is supported in part by a Community Arts Grant made possible by the City of New Orleans. The grants are administered through the Arts Council of New Orleans.
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what is fringe How Fringe Got Started
Fringe theater is a tradition that started in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1947 when eight performing groups were excluded from the mainstream annual arts festival. They decided to perform anyway, finding inexpensive or free venues on the fringes of the city. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has since grown into one of the largest arts festivals in the world, eclipsing the original festival exponentially. Great ideas spread. We launched the first New Orleans Fringe Festival in November 2008, and each year, New Orleans shows that it loves fringe theater. ‘Course, New Orleans seems to be a pretty good place for freewheeling and scrappy creative madness to happen, yes?
How Performers Participate
Performers can participate in the New Orleans Fringe in Fringe-managed venues or Bring Your Own Venues.
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The groups performing in Fringemanaged venues applied to participate in the festival during our open application process. This year, 136 groups from New Orleans, across the US, and internationally applied with an incredible and broad range of creativity. In order to evaluate this outpouring of performance, Fringe has Thank you to the designed a peer 2012 Fringe Peer Reviewers! review process that is fair, systematic Gamal Chasten and based on the Pamela Davisweight of the work Noland – accomplished Chard Gonzalez Gunshol local artists Jeffrey Monica Harris who represent CJ Hunt the diverse Lee Kyle p e r f o r m a n c e Monique Moss d i s c i p l i n e s Barbara Motley Nina Nichols and faces of Pamela Roberts New Orleans Lisa Shattuck i n d i v i d u a l l y Nari Tomassetti evaluate the Andrew Vaught Ray Vrazel applications for artistic merit and fringiness. Using those evaluations, Fringe organizers create the line-up of 24 groups that appear at the Fringemanaged venues.
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Bring Your Own Venues (BYOV) are productions in venues that are organized and run by the performing
artists themselves – truly do-it-yourself theater that Fringe encourages and nurtures alongside our managed venues. BYOVs provide great flexibility for Fringe artists to define their own performance environment and push the limits of traditional theater. This year, Fringe is thrilled to have over 40 BYOV groups performing throughout the city in traditional theaters as well as in site-specific locations.
Who is Fringe?
Fringe is a Louisiana-based 501(c)3 non-profit formed by local arts supporters to bring fearless performers to fearless audiences. The Fringe is made possible by volunteer efforts of Fringe organizers and team: Heather Byrdie (YAT Coordinator), Kathy Connolly (Goodchildren Fringe Parade Organizer), Anna Charlotte (Spoken Word Coordinator), Phil Cramer (Venue Coordinator), Pamela Davis-Noland (Special Event Coordinator), Tim Dean (Free-For-All Designer), Swamp Deville (Development Coordinator), Deborah Evans (Kid’s Open Mic Coordinator), Kristen Evans, (Executive Director), Shannon Flaherty, (Media Coordinator), Joe Furnari (BYOV Coordinator) Todd Giese and Brett Mesmer (Box Office Coordinators), Kaitlin Greetham and Quentin Dumas (Catering Coordinators), Benjamin Harlow (Advertising Coordinator), Rebecca McLaughlin (Free-For-All Coordinator), Doc Melia (Food/Beverage Manager), Pam Roberts (Free-For-All Programming Coordinator), Emilie Whelan (Performance Coordinator), Lorrena Murray (Technical Coordinator), Alysia Savoy (Volunteer Coordinator), Sarah Spivey (Media Intern), Eric Porter (Site Manager), Erin Walters-Bugbee (Market Manager), Kristen Westfall and Hilary Kurhajetz (Volunteer Managers), Evan Ponder (Catering Assistant). Venue Technicians: Ryan Brown, Anthony Carpenter Canae White, Zalia Beville, Jeff Boston, Leah Farrelly, Ratty Scurvics. House Managers: Kristi B. Jacobs, Victoria Baker, Amanda Lynn Hale, Katie Gelfland, Selena Poznak, Taryn Vinet, Raleigh Keagan, Renee Anderson, Jeanne Marquez, James Hibbs, Matthew Kern, EvanMarie Allison. Visual Support: Wayne Sizemore (Signage),
Janet Wilson, Victoria Pisarello, Jess Pinkham (Photographers). Security: Epifanio Lopez, Adam Tourek, Sharif. Our Board: John Costa, Ashlye Keaton, Ed Bishop, Kathy Connolly, Jenny Tice, Damon Rosenzweig.
Special Thanks..
to the performers, to the dedicated volunteers who make the Festival happen, to the Fringe venue owners/ managers and to our generous sponsors and partners: Arts Council of New Orleans New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Bywater Neighborhood Association Entertainment Law Legal Assistance GoodChildren Carnival Club WWNO 89.9 WWOZ 90.7 New Orleans Hotel Collection Whole Foods Market NOLA Brewing Co. Old New Orleans Rum OffBeat Magazine Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Will Langford and the top notch crew at Bernard Productions Mardi Gras Zone New Orleans Tourism & Marketing Corporation New Orleans media and press Kristin Gisleson Palmer and her staff Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy Scott Hutcheson Alison Gavrell Mark Romig Jeremy Cooker Marc Becker FSC Interactive Alex Vialou Faubourg Marigny Improv. Assn.
Reggie Lawson Faubourg St. Roch Improv. Assn. Southern Candymakers The Olde Town Inn Tulane Dept. of Drama and Dance Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts Richard Whitney, Spectrum Entertainment Company Southern Rep ArtSpot Productions Richard Mayer and the Shadowbox Theatre ARS Bohemia and the Den of Muses Benny Naghi and Mardi Gras Zone Dave Hurlbert, Scott King and the Marigny Opera House Chuck Perkins, Suleyman Aydin and Cafe Istanbul Glen Pitre, Michelle Benoit and the Old Firehouse Louisiana Bucket Brigade NOCCA AllWays Lounge Sankofa Market St. Roch Tavern Charlie Brown Marcus Stanley Skip at Mardi Gras World Michelle Belfield Mark Gonzalez James Harvey Roy Guste Byrdie’s Gallery Clifford McPeek GoodChildren Band NOLA Defender William Lewin Cate Nolan Rip and Marsha at Ambush Cake Designs by Meg Coconut Beach
Fringe Honors Miss Pearl This year’s Fringe poster features Miss Pearl, Queen of the Silver People and stalwart of the New Orleans street performance world, as St. Jean d’Arc, Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, leading the motley and spirited crowd that are the Dear Friends of the Fringe...through the waves, meeting the world head-on and with scrappy determination... Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends... In this the fifth year of the festival, we celebrate the effort that our whole community brings forward for the Fringe. We celebrate the indomitable scrappy spirit that is New Orleans. Fearless performers, fearless audiences, and wave after wave of community spirit and participation - these are the forces that drive us forward and fill our hearts. Cheers and our very best to you and yours...the Fringe Team
Shows
Shows are listed in alphabetical order by title. Check the Festival map for locations of the venues. All shows are 30-60 minutes unless otherwise noted. See PAGe 9 for the complete Fringe-managed Venue schedule. See PAGe 11 for the complete BYOV schedule. All Fringe tickets/passes with button accepted at all venues. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, and are $8 with $3 Fringe button unless otherwise noted below. FRINGE BUTTON REQUIRED TO SEE SHOWS AT ANY VENUE (except free shows). Shows listed as BYOV are Bring Your Own Venue locations, which are organized and run by the artists. All BYOVs honor Fringe tickets. Some BYOV tickets bought at the door vary in price and are noted. (BYOV) (BYOV) Another Possible Side Effect A-1 Twink Spree Melee Scotty Heron and Layard Thompson (New Possible Side Effects (New Orleans)
The American Girl Project
INTERDISCIPLINARY, DRAMA The haunting tale of two young women bouncing between their dream worlds and waking life. Striving to heal from the grief of hard deaths, fantasy takes hold in a collection of the most intimate moments of love and friendship. 14+ only. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/16 7 & 11 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: Michalopoulos Studio (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button
STORYTELLING A solo-performance piece based on interviews, BODY Play explores the complexities of our relationships with our bodies and how we identify ourselves. In transforming each interview into a performative monologue, Live Oak seeks to explore the artist’s role as engineer and where the intersection of every story can find life in the individual. 14+ only. Adult content. Shows: 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Backyard Ballroom (BYOV)
(BYOV) Burlesque Can Blow Me 2012 The YES Girls (Atlanta)
CABARET, COMEDY The YES Girls, Cayenne Cuntessa and Lemmie Lickett, boast sexually inappropriate social commentary in the form of sketch comedy, song parodies and the occasional video. Known for their daring, clever and naughty entertainment that combines “in your face” humor, sexuality and wannabe-glam all in one, The YES Girls have been crowned Atlanta’s only X-rated comedy show. 18+ only. Nudity. 75 min. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 & 11 pm, 11/17 5 & 7 pm Venue: John Paul’s (BYOV)
(BYOV) (BYOV) Answers!!! (Or Something Similar) Call To Rise BrainCog Productions (Seattle) Back & to the Left Productions (Gales-
MULTIMEDIA, PUPPETRY Got a query that craves an answer? We are here for you. With the reluctant assistance of his son, Icky, Dr. Icarus Geartheart will unlock the true mysteries of the world and answer the questions that plage you. Such as, What is up with the platypus? And how the hell can a human have a puppet for a son? 14+ only. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Kajuns Pub (BYOV)
burg, IL) DANCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY Connected by a common thread, Call To Rise, a collection of six distinctive & individual performance works, explores the role of the female self through the medium of movement. The pieces unite, inviting the question “What shapes a woman’s identity?” “Enjoyable, captivating, sometimes unexpecting – surprising.” Minnesota Fringe. Kid-friendly. Shows: 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 3 & 7 pm, 11/18 3 pm Venue: The Elm Theatre (BYOV)
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Orleans, Nashville & New York City) DANCE, IMPROVISATIONAL These genderbent masters of the clownishly bizarre & ridiculously outré sparked the NYC dance world before twirling into Radical Faerie land & beyond. This cross-country collaboration romps through alien communications simmered in a special sauce of unhinged vocals, sound & installation. “Fey & bewitching…an abject ferocious sort of wildness” New York Times Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Sidearm Gallery (BYOV) (BYOV) Night Light Collective (Richmond) STORYTELLING, INTERDISCIPLINARY Well, how did we get here? The American Girl Project takes you on a crazy adventure through history in an attempt to figure out what makes the modern American girl who she is today. The triumphs and tribulations of cowgirls, first ladies, and literary wits are all examined through a whirlwind of music, drinks and dress-up. Come join us as we try to piece together a part of our very entertaining collective history. 18+ only. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Byrdie’s (BYOV)
(BYOV) BODY Play Live Oak Collective (New Orleans)
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Callings The Death of Baka The Carpetbag Brigade (San Francisco) Red String Wayang Theatre (Gulfport,
INterdIscIplINary, cIrcus arts “Callings” is a poetic homage to the sirens of the sea and the secret intentions of voices that captivate and haunt. In the delicate overlap of circus, dance and theater “Callings” weds the grace of modern dance with the raw intensity of physical theater in the spectacle-based format of acrobatic stilts. Kid-friendly. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 5 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Den of Muses
MS) puppetry, draMa Human sacrifice to please your woman? Love is a bloody thing, especially when shadow puppets get involved… 18+ only. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 11 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Mardi Gras Zone
The Chaser The Decay of Cities: Orchard-Less (BYOV) Big Empty Barn Productions (New Or- Enthuse Theater (New York City)
Food Co-op
leans) MusIcal theater, cOMedy Swinging to hot jazz songs, a one man, depressionera musical comedy of vaudeville madness, wisecracks, dicing with death, and the desire to be lighthearted in times of troubles. “Duthie is the real thing, an intense and expert singer of the 1930’s repertoire.” – Edmonton Journal. “Incredible impressive” – Vue Magazine. “He will have you close to tears one moment and laughing the next – an absolute joy to watch” – NOLA Defender Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 5 pm, 11/18 11 pm Venue: Café Istanbul
INterdIscIplINary The second in a triptych of sitespecific pieces created during the occupation of abandoned spaces in cities throughout America using themes from Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard and the work of Tennessee Williams. In Orchard-Less we explore the reality of America today: its people and its economics and the complex psychological and physical realities we face. 18+ only. 90 min. Shows: 11/14 8 pm, 11/15 8 pm, 11/16 6 & 8 pm, 11/17 4 & 8 pm Venue: Dryades Performance Space (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button.
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The Collector Door #3 (BYOV) Animal Cracker Conspiracy (San Diego) The New Movement (New Orleans)
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puppetry, MultIMedIa The mysterious tale of a lowly debt collector, who, under the management of a mechanical, tyrannical overseer, undergoes a radical transfor mation of spirit through the process of collecting outstanding debts. The story unfolds into a multidimensional mixed media performance through Orwellian, neo-Victorian lenses. Performed with puppets, toy theatre, and stop motion film. Funded in part by the Jim Henson Foundation. 14+ only. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/16 5 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 11 pm Venue: Old Firehouse
cOMedy, IMprOvIsatIONal Need more funny in your Fringe? Ready to be surprised? Door #3 is the show where Fringe and improv meet. Every night at 11 PM, The New Movement theater is offering up a special improvised show. Maybe a brand new Shakespeare play, or Silent Filmprov, or a super special Megaphone Show. Whatever it may be, you’ll be pleased with what you see…behind Door #3. (Visit www. tnmcomedy.com for specific show details.) 18+ only. Shows: 11/14 11 pm, 11/15 11 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 11 pm Venue: The New Movement (BYOV)
(BYOV) the e. l ang show Gulfport,e.lang (New Orleans)
MUSICAL THEATER, COMEDY e.lang is gearing up for her most sordid adventure yet – a run for the White House. You’ll think and rethink your opinions on today’s most contentious political issues – the economy, butterflies, and the color taupe. White girl rapping, glitter, and tales from e.lang’s scandalous sex life abound in this political musical improvisational comedy. 18+ only. Adult content. Shows: 11/15 12 mid, 11/16 12 mid, 11/17 12 mid Venue: The Friendly Bar (BYOV)
(BYOV) Feeding Demons Fissure (Boulder, CO)
DANCE, IMPROVISATIONAL Feeding Demons is a rendering of polarities; how they collide in the most awkward, absurd and tragic perfection. It is based on the study of space, gravity and intent; it is cross-pollination, shadow myth and the question of how to navigate a jacket of flesh and bone. It is about Gods and Demons and the poetics imbedded in the flesh that lies between. 14+ only. Adult content. Partial nudity. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 5 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Backyard Ballroom (BYOV)
(BYOV) (BYOV) ESTER Fringe, Fishnets, Feathers & Felt ss Teatro Naif (Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mex- Nola Girl Jam (New Orleans) )
ico) DRAMA, MULTIMEDIA Surrounded by violence and corruption with no way to fight back, Naif creates ESTER, a bilingual drama which touches on politics, women’s rights, violence, and the power struggle in Mexie exploreco. This is a story eople andabout love, despair, and madness; characychologi-ters trying to find a way to reconcile with 18+ only. their souls, country, and God. THIS is the only way to fight back. Bilingual. Subtitles. 11/16 14+ only. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 11 pm, 11/18 5 pm ace Venue: Shadowbox Theatre or $10
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VARIETY, CABARET A comedic maelstrom of chorus girls, live hot jazz, and PUPPETS, featuring Meschiya Lake, Caroline Fourmy, Bella Blue, The Camel Toe Lady Steppers, and the Frenchmen Street Dancers! HUNKER DOWN and romp around with the cream of the Crescent City! Contains tassled burlesque. Shows: 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 7 & 9 pm Venue: Nola Spaces (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $15 at door with $3 button.
(BYOV) Gnothi Seauton Chard Gonzalez Dance
Theatre (New Orleans) DANCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY The ancient Greek truism, Gnothi Seauton, advises us to “know thyself ” before judging others. This dance theatre work explores multiple interpretations of self-knowledge. The audience walks from room to room experiencing various scenarios from dancers mirroring and mimicking each other to nude figure painting and oil wrestling. Adult content. Nudity. Shows: 11/15 8 & 10 pm, 11/16 8 & 10 pm Venue: John Paul’s (BYOV)
Grim and Fischer WONDERHEADS (Portland)
COMEDY, DRAMA Death meets his match in Mrs. Fischer, a tenacious granny not ready to breathe her last. In what has been described as “live action Pixar,” one woman’s fight for survival takes fantastical flight in a showdown with Death himself! Winner of 5 Best of Fest Awards 5 stars “Grim and Fischer is utter magic.” – CBC 5 Stars “A Fringe must see event.” – Calgary Herald Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 5 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Mardi Gras Zone
(BYOV) (BYOV) Having Our Appendix Out (BYOV) Fallen from Grace Girls Who Drew Horses Odile Nicole Del Giudice (New Orleans) McCracken and Frank present (New Or- Philip Berezny, choreographer (New Orleans) DRAMA, INTERDISCIPLINARY In this experimental drama, a woman lost in travel finds herself confronted by ghosts of her youth through dialogue with an abandoned Japanese doll. Shifting in time, place and perspective, Girls Who Drew Horses is a meditation on establishing identity and discovering freedom within its metaphysical boundaries. Shows: 11/16 7 & 9 pm, 11/17 5 & 7 pm Venue: Siberia (BYOV)
leans) DANCE Why might a body ascribed as female and/or gay be seen (in pieces)? How might the same body be seen as (able to change shape)? Six dancers perform their bodies and minds in constant change, accompanied by an original music score including prerecorded soundscapes by Seth Laucks, mixed with live improvisations by Philippe Landry. Nudity. Seating limited to 25 per show. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 3 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: 1239 Congress (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button.
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DANCE, DRAMA At a time when the gods roamed the Earth, the Queen of Heaven and Earth sets her signs on the wisdom of the “Great Below.” Inanna descens from her throne to the lair of her sister, Queen of the Underworld, Filmprov,Ereshkigal. Through seven gates she must w. What-surrender all and face certain death. This with whatancient dance of the dark and the light sit www.is revealed through ritual, Butoh and live w details.)music. 14+ only. Nudity. Shows: 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 m, 7 pm Venue: Divine Yoga Center (BYOV) OV)
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(BYOV) Helpless Doorknobs MTB Productions (New
Orleans & Brooklyn ) Drama, COmeDy When Alfred returns from the Arctic with a mysterious urn, strange happenings begin on the ground of his family’s manor house; ghastly strangers lurk in dark corridors, and nightmares become reality. Inspired by an absurdist shuffle story of Edward Gorey’s, Helpless Doorknobs is equal parts dark comedy and phantasmagoric nightmare. Contains some blood and violence. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/15 11 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 1 & 9 pm, 11/18 5 & 7 pm Venue: Mudlark Public Theatre (BYOV)
(BYOV) Infernal Cakes/Adjacent Manias Joseph Herring Studio (Pensacola)
multimeDia, iNterDisCipliNary Infernal Cakes/ Adjacent Manias is a multimedia event that explores gender and power relationships in various forms of competitive media. The performance integrates: frantic bakery themed video games, the live-telecast sporting event, and the evolution of the cake walk from a lampooning of plantation society dances into a county fair ritual game of chance. Adult content. Nudity. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/15 7 pm Venue: Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center (BYOV)
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(BYOV) The Importance of Being Earnest Instant Misunderstanding Skin Horse Theater (New Orleans) Goat in the Road (New Orleans )
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COmeDy Jack loves Gwendolyn. Algernon loves Cecily. Cecily and Gwendolyn love Ernest. Ernest doesn’t exist. Amidst a flurry of mistaken identity, witty banter and cucumber sandwiches, Oscar Wilde weaves a tale of love and manners. Come see Skin Horse Theater and the Elm Theater’s Garrett Prejean take audiences on an uproarious jaunt through Victorian England. Kid-friendly. 90 min. Shows: 11/14 8 pm, 11/15 8 pm Venue: Contemporary Arts Center – CAC (BYOV)
Drama, COmeDy From the company that brought you the 2010 Fringe hit Our Man, comes an implosive exploration of technological anxieties in a digital age. Past and present collide in a whirlwind of sandwiches and computer commands as two brothers, Johannes and Johannes Gutenberg, struggle to invent the internet and propel themselves into a confusing and uncertain future. “…theatrical vaudevillians of the first rank.” - NOLA Defender Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 11 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Den of Muses
Ineffable Ten West (Los Angeles)
IRSE Artzénico (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
COmeDy, Variety Ten West’s INEFFABLE is a clown exploration of the mysteries of life, death and hay fever. This comedic collision and interplay of Death and the Deceased illuminates the relationships between the living and the departed, and the rituals that have risen up in humanity’s efforts to reconcile the inevitable and ineffable demise of everyone and everything. 14+ only. Shows: 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 5 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 11 pm Venue: Shadowbox Theatre
iNterDisCipliNary Irse at N.O. Fringe is the culmination of migrating theatre journey “Going Northbound.” In this journey the groups Artzénico and Armadillo from Guatelmala will make art and the reality of migration merge. Local and moving migrant communities will be actors in a play that combines nationalist protocol, images of suffering, nostalgia and internet communication. With folkloric dance group “New Orleans Hispanoamérica.” Kid-friendly. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 5 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Old Firehouse
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Free-For-all Tent Free Shows - Family Fringe - Art Market - Food/Drinks - Tickets
Wednesday, Nov. 14
The Free-For-all tent is the heart of the festival at the corner of press and dauphine in the Marigny (plessy park, next to the railroad tracks).
5 -7 pm 7 - 8 pm
Thursday, Nov. 15
relax on our sofas, grab a beer and a bite to eat, take in a free show, browse the Fringe Market and learn more about the shows and activities happening sporting throughout the Fringe. all events are Free!
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5 -7 pm 7:10 7:10 - 8 pm 8 - 9 pm
Peep Show Previews Nov. 14 & 15, 5 - 7 pm
Free sneak peaks of Fringe shows. Hosted by ian Hoch & Grace Blakeman, Kat adair & Mike yoder.
Friday, Nov. 16 Family Fringe Nov. 17 & Nov. 18, 12 - 5 pm
sing, play, perform and do ya thing. 20 minutes on stage earns a beer, plus tips.
Bring the whole family out to Free Family Fringe for shows, art activities, bike workshop, Open Mic, and workshops geared to kids! see page 8 for more.
Friday Tent Party Nov. 16, 10 pm - 1 am
Trunk Show Art Market Nov. 17, 11 am - 5 pm
Buskers’ Happy Hour Nov. 16 & 17, 6-8 pm
Rising Appalachia soars with mountain melodies, followed by the driving rhythms and riffs of Africa Brass.
NO ANdLA Br ew At GreA the t FBeer teN OOd t!!
Featuring 30+ vendors offering the best of New Orleans hand-made, hand-crafted and artfully done.
6 - 8 pm 8 - 9 pm 9 - 9:30 pm 9:30 - 10 pm 10 pm - 1 am
Saturday, Nov. 17 11 am - 5 pm 12 pm - 5 pm 2:30 pm 5 - 6 pm 6 - 8 pm 8 - 9 pm
Sunday, Nov. 18 12 pm- 5 pm 5 - 6 pm 6 - 7 pm 7 -8:30 pm
Peep Show Previews The Good Ol’ Gooders featuring Tarek Isham and Sam Doores Peep Show Previews GoodChildren Marching Band Claws with Fangs The Heatbunnies Buskers’ Happy Hour Variety Hour Neon Candy Flow NOLA Cherry Bombs Fringe Friday Tent Party with Rising Appalachia and Africa Brass Trunk Show Art Market Family Fringe Parade passes by tent Grandaddy Slank Buskers’ Happy Hour Firebug Family Fringe NOLA Playback Theatre Cerulleal The Divas
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Bring the whole family out to the Fringe November 17-18 from 12-5 pm for shows, art activities and workshops geared to kids! At the Fringe Free-For-All Tent at the corner of Press & Dauphine in the Marigny. See shows by youth dancers with Tamika Jett and Donna Crump, hear harpsichord concert by Deborah Evans, listen to Missy Meatlocker’s stories. Get involved! Contact pam@nofringe.org. Activities with the Sporting Society of Algiers, Sankofa Market, RUBARB, Hula Hoop Camp and a visit from the GoodChildren Fringe Parade. Family Fringe Open Mic. Do watcha wanna! Calling young musicians, actors, comedians, rappers, storytellers, puppeteers—take the stage! Contact deborah@nofringe.org to reserve a spot, or just show up. Family Fringe is entirely FREE!
Family Fringe Schedule at a glance.. .
Saturday, Nov. 17 12 - 1 pm 12 - 3 pm 12 - 5 pm 1 - 3 pm 2 - 4 pm 2:30 pm 2 - 5 pm
Sunday, Nov. 18 12 - 3 pm 12 - 5 pm 1 - 2 pm 2 - 5 pm 3 pm 4 pm
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Fringe-managed venues are organized and run by the Fringe. Artists are selected through the Fringe peer review process. All shows are 30-60 minutes. All Fringe tickets/passes with button accepted at all venues. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, and are $8 with $3 Fringe button.
Venue Cafe Istanbul Wednesday, November 14
Old Firehouse
Shadowbox Theatre
Den of Muses
Marigny Opera House Mardi Gras Zone
7:00 PM
The Chaser
Radio Star
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WOLVES
Isis & Nepthys
Let Me Told You
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LIEBE LOVE AMOUR!
The Collector
It’s My Penis and I’ll Cry If I Want To
Instant Misunderstanding
Medea
The Death of Baka
Thursday, November 15 7:00 PM
Mum’s the Word
Sure-Minded Uncertainties
Ineffable
The Rub
Trash Rabbit
The Self-Portrait of Jonathan Jenkins
9:00 PM
Tempting Air
IRSE
My Alexandria
Callings
Surprise, No Surprise
Grim & Fischer
Friday, November 16 5:00 PM
LIEBE LOVE AMOUR!
The Collector
Ineffable
The Rub
Trash Rabbit
The Self-Portrait of Jonathan Jenkins
7:00 PM
Tempting Air
IRSE
My Alexandria
Instant Misunderstanding
Isis & Nepthys
The Death of Baka
9:00 PM
The Chaser
Radio Star
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Callings
Surprise, No Surprise
Grim & Fischer
11:00 PM
Mum’s the Word
Sure-Minded Uncertainties
It’s My Penis and I’ll Cry If I Want To
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Medea
Let Me Told You
Saturday, November 17 5:00 PM
The Chaser
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My Alexandria
Callings
Surprise, No Surprise
Grim & Fischer
7:00 PM*
Mum’s the Word
Sure-Minded Uncertainties
It’s My Penis and I’ll Cry If I Want To
The Rub
Medea
Let Me Told You
9:00 PM*
LIEBE LOVE AMOUR!
The Collector
Ineffable
WOLVES
Trash Rabbit
The Self-Portrait of Jonathan Jenkins
11:00 PM
Tempting Air
Radio Star
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Instant Misunderstanding
Isis & Nepthys
The Death of Baka
Sunday, November 18 Tempting Air
Sure-Minded Uncertainties
ESTER
WOLVES
Medea
Let Me Told You
7:00 PM
LIEBE LOVE AMOUR!
Radio Star
My Alexandria
Callings
Surprise, No Surprise
Grim & Fischer
9:00 PM
Mum’s the Word
IRSE
It’s My Penis and I’ll Cry If I Want To
Instant Misunderstanding
Isis & Nepthys
The Death of Baka
The Collector
Ineffable
The Rub
Trash Rabbit
The Self-Portrait of Jonathan Jenkins
11:00 PM The Chaser
* On Saturday November 17 at 7 pm and 9 pm, join us for our featured Spoken Word performance, Welcome to the Fold, at Sound Cafe, 2700 Chartres. FREE! See show listing for more details.
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Old Firehouse* 720 Mandeville St. (Marigny)
2 Cafe Istanbul*
2372 St. Claude Ave. (Marigny)
3 The Shadowbox Theatre*
2400 St. Claude Ave. (Marigny)
4 The Den of Muses*
Architect St. (lakeside) (Marigny)
5 Mardi Gras Zone*
Architect St. (riverside) (Marigny)
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Bring Your Own Venues (BYOVs) BYOVs are organized by the artists. They all honor Fringe tickets (with Fringe button). Check show listings for details.
Paul’s* 10 John 940 Elysian Fields (Marigny) Studio* 11 Michalopoulos 527 Elysian Fields (Marigny) Friendly Bar* 12 The 2301 Chartres St. (Marigny)
13 Siberia* 2227 St. Claude Ave. (St. Roch) Lounge & Theatre* 14 AllWays 2240 St. Claude Ave. (Marigny) Town Inn, Room 34 15 Olde 2311 N. Rampart St. (Marigny) Pub* 16 Kajun’s 2256 St. Claude Ave. (Marigny) Gallery 17 Sidearm 1122 St. Roch Ave. (St. Roch)
18 Byrdie’s* 2422-A St. Claude Ave. (Marigny) Mudlark Public Theatre 19 The 1200 Port Street (St. Roch)
20 NOCCA* 2800 Chartres St. (Marigny) Gardens* 21 Clouet 710 Clouet St. (Bywater) Ballroom* 22 Backyard 3519 St. Claude Ave. (Bywater) Congress 23 1239 1239 Congress St. (Bywater) Candle Factory* 24 NOLA 4537 N. Robertson St. (Bywater)
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Parse Gallery 134 Carondelet St. (Central Bus. District) The Elm Theatre 220 Julia Street (Warehouse District) Contemporary Arts Center* 900 Camp St. (Warehouse District) 3 Ring Circus Arts Education Center* 1638 Clio St. (Central City)
Divine Yoga Center 1228 Oretha C. Haley Blvd. (Central City) Dryades Performance Space 1232 Oretha C. Haley Blvd. (Central City) Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center * 1618 Oretha C. Haley Blvd. (Central City) Anne Rice House 1239 First St. (Garden District) Nola Spaces 1719 Toledano St. (Garden District) Joan Mitchell Center 2285 Bayou Rd. (Esplanade Ridge) City Park 1009 Harrison Ave. (City Park)
BikeBicycle RentalMichael’s, 504-945-9505 1 622 Frenchmen Street (Marigny)
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GreatLouisiana Places toPizza Eat, Kitchen Drink & French Work Out 2 Quarter, 504-522-9500 95 French Market Pl. (French Quarter) Cafe, 504-943-0010 3 Cake 2440 Chartres St. (Marigny) Gras Zone, 504-947-8787 4 Mardi 2706 Royal Street (Marigny)
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Bring Your Own Venue locations are organized and run by the artists. All shows are 30-60 minutes unless otherwise noted. All Fringe tickets/passes with button accepted at all venues. Tickets can also be purchased at the door and are $8 with $3 Fringe button unless otherwise noted in the show description.
November 14 4:00 PM A Lovely Picnic
5:00 PM NOTHING
7:00 PM Answers!!! (Or Something Similar) Feeding Demons Infernal Cakes/Adjacent Manias More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! Moving Heavy Things SHITFARMER The Shotgun (75 min.) Underneath the Lintel
8:00 PM The Decay of Cities: Orchard-Less (90 min.) The Importance of Being Earnest (90 min.)
9:00 PM Another Possible Side Effect Helpless Doorknobs The Last Straight Man In Theatre lie, lay, laid Moving Heavy Things NOTHING Rhyme Soda: This Rhyme It’s Personal Sketched! Sketch comedy on the Fringe Topos Under the Skiff (70 min.)
11:00 PM Door #3 The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz Sherlock Holmes & the Hansom Cab Killer
November 15 4:00 PM A Lovely Picnic
4:45 PM 5:00 PM NOTHING
7:00 PM Answers!!! (Or Something Similar) BODY Play Fallen from Grace Infernal Cakes/Adjacent Manias More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! SHITFARMER Under the Skiff (70 min.)
Clouet Gardens The Elm Theatre Kajuns Pub Backyard Ballroom Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Ct. Byrdie’s NOLA Candle Factory The Mudlark Public Theatre Allways Lounge & Theatre Michalopoulos Studio Dryades Performance Space Contemporary Arts Center – CAC Michalopoulos Studio Mudlark Public Theatre Kajuns Pub The Olde Town Inn, Room 34 NOLA Candle Factory The Elm Theatre The Graphite Galleries The New Movement Parse Gallery Allways Lounge & Theatre The New Movement The Mudlark Public Theatre Byrdie’s
Venue Clouet Gardens City Park The Elm Theatre Kajuns Pub Backyard Ballroom Divine Yoga Center Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Ctr. Byrdie’s The Mudlark Public Theatre Allways Lounge & Theatre
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Michalopoulos Studio
UNROUTE (105 min.)
8:00 PM The Decay of Cities: Orchard-Less (90 min.) Gnothi Seauton The Importance of Being Earnest (90 min.) Moving Heavy Things
Dryades Performance Space John Paul’s Contemporary Arts Center – CAC NOLA Candle Factory
A-1 Twink Spree Melee The American Girl Project Burlesque Can Blow Me 2012 (75 min.) Having Our Appendix Out The Last Straight Man In Theatre lie, lay, laid The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz NOTHING Rhyme Soda: This Rhyme It’s Personal She Remembers The Shotgun (75 min.) Sketched! Sketch comedy on the Fringe Tar Baby (90 min.)
Sidearm Gallery Byrdie’s John Paul’s 1239 Congress Kajuns Pub The Olde Town Inn, Room 34 The Mudlark Public Theatre The Elm Theatre The Graphite Galleries Divine Yoga Center Allways Lounge & Theatre The New Movement Backyard Ballroom
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
John Paul’s NOLA Candle Factory
Gnothi Seauton Moving Heavy Things
10:17 PM
Michalopoulos Studio
UNROUTE (105 min.)
11:00 PM Door #3 Helpless Doorknobs Sherlock Holmes & the Hansom Cab Killer
11:30 PM
The New Movement Mudlark Public Theatre Byrdie’s Sidearm Gallery
Jack Spicer’s Billy the Kid
12:00 MID the e.lang show
The Friendly Bar
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Clouet Gardens
4:45 PM The Vanities of the Poor
City Park
5:00 PM lie, lay, laid
The Olde Town Inn, Room 34
6:00 PM The Decay of Cities: Orchard-Less (90 min.)
Dryades Performance Space
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1:00 PM Helpless Doorknobs
7:00 PM Another Possible Side Effect Answers!!! (Or Something Similar) Fallen from Grace Feeding Demons Fringe, Fishnets, Feathers & Felt Girls Who Drew Horses Helpless Doorknobs More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! Moving Heavy Things Ringing Out The Dead
Michalopoulos Studio Kajuns Pub Divine Yoga Center Backyard Ballroom Nola Spaces Siberia Mudlark Public Theatre Byrdie’s NOLA Candle Factory The Elm Theatre
8:00 PM The Decay of Cities: Orchard-Less (90 min.) Gnothi Seauton Kiss Kiss Julie (2 hrs.)
Dryades Performance Space John Paul’s Joan Mitchell Center
9:00 PM A-1 Twink Spree Melee The American Girl Project Burlesque Can Blow Me 2012 (75 min.) Call To Rise Girls Who Drew Horses Having Our Appendix Out The Last Straight Man In Theatre lie, lay, laid RAVEN Rhyme Soda: This Rhyme It’s Personal She Remembers SHITFARMER The Shotgun (75 min.) Sketched! Sketch comedy on the Fringe Tar Baby (90 min.) Topos Underneath the Lintel
Sidearm Gallery Byrdie’s John Paul’s The Elm Theatre Siberia 1239 Congress Kajuns Pub The Olde Town Inn, Room 34 The Anne Rice House The Graphite Galleries Divine Yoga Center The Mudlark Public Theatre Allways Lounge & Theatre The New Movement Backyard Ballroom Parse Gallery Michalopoulos Studio
10:00 PM Gnothi Seauton
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11:00 PM Another Possible Side Effect BODY Play Burlesque Can Blow Me 2012 (75 min.) Door #3 Moving Heavy Things The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz NOTHING Sherlock Holmes & the Hansom Cab Killer Under the Skiff (70 min.)
11:30 PM Jack Spicer’s Billy the Kid
John Paul’s Michalopoulos Studio Backyard Ballroom John Paul’s The New Movement NOLA Candle Factory The Mudlark Public Theatre The Elm Theatre Byrdie’s Allways Lounge & Theatre Sidearm Gallery
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3:00 PM Call To Rise Having Our Appendix Out The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz Red, White, Black & Blue
4:00 PM The Decay of Cities: Orchard-Less (90 min.) A Lovely Picnic
4:45 PM The Vanities of the Poor
5:00 PM Burlesque Can Blow Me 2012 (75 min.) Feeding Demons Girls Who Drew Horses lie, lay, laid Ringing Out The Dead SHITFARMER
7:00 PM Answers!!! (Or Something Similar) Burlesque Can Blow Me 2012 (75 min.) Call To Rise Fallen from Grace Fringe, Fishnets, Feathers & Felt Girls Who Drew Horses More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! RAVEN Rhyme Soda: This Rhyme It’s Personal SHITFARMER Tar Baby (90 min.) Underneath the Lintel
8:00 PM The Decay of Cities: Orchard-Less (90 min.) Kiss Kiss Julie (2 hrs.) Moving Heavy Things
9:00 PM A-1 Twink Spree Melee The American Girl Project BODY Play Fringe, Fishnets, Feathers & Felt Helpless Doorknobs The Last Straight Man In Theatre lie, lay, laid Rhyme Soda: This Rhyme It’s Personal Ringing Out The Dead She Remembers Sketched! Sketch comedy on the Fringe Topos Under the Skiff (70 min.)
10:17 PM UNROUTE (105 min.)
11:00 PM Door #3 The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz
Venue Mudlark Public Theatre The Elm Theatre 1239 Congress The Mudlark Public Theatre 3 Ring Circus Dryades Performance Space Clouet Gardens City Park John Paul’s Backyard Ballroom Siberia The Olde Town Inn, Room 34 The Elm Theatre The Mudlark Public Theatre Kajuns Pub John Paul’s The Elm Theatre Divine Yoga Center Nola Spaces Siberia Byrdie’s The Anne Rice House The Graphite Galleries The Mudlark Public Theatre Backyard Ballroom Michalopoulos Studio Dryades Performance Space Joan Mitchell Center NOLA Candle Factory
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November 18 1:00 PM Q & Unfinished Sentences (90 min.)
3:00 PM Call To Rise SHITFARMER Underneath the Lintel
4:00 PM A Lovely Picnic
4:45 PM The Vanities of the Poor
5:00 PM Another Possible Side Effect Helpless Doorknobs Jack Spicer’s Billy the Kid lie, lay, laid The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz RAVEN Ringing Out The Dead Tar Baby (90 min.)
7:00 PM Answers!!! (Or Something Similar) BODY Play Helpless Doorknobs More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! NOTHING Rhyme Soda: This Rhyme It’s Personal She Remembers Under the Skiff (70 min.)
8:00 PM Moving Heavy Things
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Sidearm Gallery The Friendly Bar NOLA Candle Factory
Venue New Orleans Center for Creative Arts The Elm Theatre The Mudlark Public Theatre Michalopoulos Studio Clouet Gardens City Park Michalopoulos Studio Mudlark Public Theatre Sidearm Gallery The Olde Town Inn, Room 34 The Mudlark Public Theatre The Anne Rice House The Elm Theatre Backyard Ballroom Kajuns Pub Backyard Ballroom Mudlark Public Theatre Byrdie’s The Elm Theatre The Graphite Galleries Divine Yoga Center Allways Lounge & Theatre NOLA Candle Factory Sidearm Gallery Byrdie’s Backyard Ballroom 1239 Congress Kajuns Pub The Olde Town Inn, Room 34 The Mudlark Public Theatre The Graphite Galleries Divine Yoga Center Allways Lounge & Theatre Parse Gallery
10:00 PM Moving Heavy Things
11:00 PM Sherlock Holmes & the Hansom Cab Killer SHITFARMER
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A-1 Twink Spree Melee The American Girl Project Feeding Demons Having Our Appendix Out The Last Straight Man In Theatre lie, lay, laid The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz Rhyme Soda: This Rhyme It’s Personal She Remembers The Shotgun (75 min.) Topos
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The hidden jewels of garden sculptures. The whimsical gems of street art. The pearls of witty décor . The treasures of our neighborhoods. Find them all! November 14 - 18, 2012
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Sculptalopoulos By: James Michalopoulos 527 Elysian Fields Thurs & Fri 4p - 7p, Sat & Sun 10a - 6p Oil Sheen Queen By: Amye Green 509 Mandeville Unrestricted Hrs Greed By: Joe Campiere 509 Mandeville Unrestricted Hrs Exquisite Corpse By: Lauren Cappello 727 Mandeville 7am - 3am
Re-Neavus By: Herbie Kearney 2348 St. Claude Unrestricted Hrs On the Outside Looking In By: Andrea Garland 1322 St. Roch Ave Unrestricted Hrs Giant-Ass Lite Brite By: Emily Ashley & Vicky Leung St Roch @ Marais Dusk til 2am Deepwater Oilspill Fishing Rodeo Trophy Fish By: Swamp Deville 2613 Burgundy Unrestricted Hours Twisty Ties! Burgundy @ Franklin Unrestricted Hours The Forkth Dimension of Paranormal Percussion
By: Clyde Casey, Forkmeister
2713 Architect St 12p - 12a, percussion @ 2p, 4p, 6p, 8p, & 10p Feline Community Effort 2727 Royal St Unrestricted Hrs
Free-For-All Tent Corner of Press and Dauphine St St Claude Treehouse
By: NOLA Art House Collective
2820 St. Claude Ave Unrestricted Hours
Hanging Moss Waterfall By: Gin Taylor
Poland Ave
Bank of Soul By: Christopher Porche West Burgundy @ Louisa Unrestricted Hours NOLA Crypt & Pauper’s Grave By: Elisa Mason & Francisco Arcuate 3221 Dauphine Unrestricted Hours
Unrestricted Hours
Katrina X-Code By: James Gorman 714 Piety St Unrestricted Hours
Official Be Nice or Leave! By: Dr. Bob 3027 Chartres Unrestricted Hours
Rise & Preserve By: ReX Dingler 600 Piety St Unrestricted Hours
2839 N Robertson, 4th floor
Art In Clouet Gardens Community Effort 710 Clouet Unrestricted Hours Nola WOW By: Laurel True 700 Block of Clouet St Unrestricted Hours Monthly Owl By: Renee Boyer 3101 Dauphine Unrestricted Hours
Guede @ Entrance of Rosalie Alley Unrestricted Hours Ravenwood Manor By: Susan and David Korec 3423 Royal Unrestricted Hours Steampunk Trojan Horse By: Krewe of Ragnarok 1019 Congress St Unrestricted Hours
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Phantasmorgical Shadowbox Pyramid By: Anita Glenn 928 Independence St Nov 17 & 18, 1p - 4p Bywater Art Lofts Sculpture Garden Dauphine @ Pauline Unrestricted Hrs Be Mice or Leave! 3827 Royal Unrestricted Hrs Fountain of Compassion By: Rene P. “skip” Denet 4130 Dauphine St Evening Hrs of Nov 16 Not on Map After the Storm By: charlotte 2417 Bayou Rd Unrestricted Hrs Not on Map Seduction 1 By: Mario Padilla 2531 Aubry St Unrestricted Hrs Scan Here to Take the YAT-2 Google Map Walking Tour With Your Smart Phone
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(BYOV) Kiss Kiss Julie ArtSpot Productions (New Orleans)
DaNce Struggle creates pressure and pressure creates diamonds. The diamonds in the rough, Isis & Nephthys will take you to a place where relationships are amplified, strength is tested, and the perception of the conscious mind is discovered. A presentation of grace, strength, and athleticism, Isis & Nephthys will be a movement that is both captivating and dynamic. Kid-friendly. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 11 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Marigny Opera House
iNterDiScipliNary Kiss Kiss Julie is a gender-bending treasure hunt for pleasure, sensuality, and sexual utopia. Discover the grounds of a 200-year-old indigo plantation as we liberate August Strindberg’s Miss Julie from her pinned up sexual desires and assigned gender role. Enjoy drinks, dancing, and anonymous confessions while Julie helps you find your free-est and sexiest self. Partly outdoors. Very limited seating. 2 hrs. Shows: 11/16 8 pm, 11/17 8 pm Venue: Joan Mitchell Center (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $20 at door with $3 button
It’s My Penis, I’ll Cry If I Want To Jamie Black (Chicago)
(BYOV) The Last Straight Man In Theatre Kurt Fitzpatrick (Brooklyn, NY)
StOrytelliNg, cOmeDy I’m a guy. Sometimes I listen to Madonna. Sometimes I cry. So what? Stop judging me! It’s My Penis and I’ll Cry If I Want To talks about men and women who don’t necessarily behave the way society says they should. Like me! Adult content. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Shadowbox Theatre
cOmeDy, multimeDia “Weirdly amusing…deeply illuminating…it’s brilliant.” – Winnipeg Free Press. “There’s gratuitous use of cats.” – Fresno Bee. “What David Lynch would do if he ever created a comedy.” – 25th Street Theatre Review. From Venezuelan male prostitutes to brainy teenage girls with big necks, everyone needs love in some form or another in the dead of night. Adult content. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Kajuns Pub (BYOV)
(BYOV) Let Me Told You Jack Spicer’s Billy the Kid Brendan Connelly & Lisa D’Amour w/ Donley Dance Project (New Orleans)
iNterDiScipliNary A rich taste of a heart and soul that helped shape the Mississippi Delta’s Rhythm and Blues. “Let Me Told You” illustrates Jimmy Donley’s life and expression through a beautiful collaboration between the Donley Dance Project and an amazing cohesion of local New Orleans Musicians. Kid-friendly. Mild illustrations of violence and drinking. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: Mardi Gras Zone
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ArtSpot (New Orleans & Brooklyn) muSical theater Jack Spicer’s Billy The Kid is a song cycle of sorts – torch song? Love letter? – based on a set of poems from 1957 by San Franciscan Jack Spicer. From the brains of 2010’s Fringe hit Du Fu, Mississippi and under the direction of Brook O’Harra (Theater of a Two-headed Calf), this new work features Kathy Randels, Todd D’Amour and Becca Blackwell. Shows: 11/15 11:30 pm, 11/16 11:30 pm, 11/17 11:30 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: Sidearm Gallery (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button
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(BYOV) lie, lay, laid FREEFALL (New York City)
DaNce Enter Room 34 of the Olde Town Inn and unleash your inner voyeur as New York City’s FREEFALL performs lie, lay, laid on and around a bed in an anonymous hotel room. You’ll be close enough to take a bite out of the apple. 14+ only. Only 15 seats per performance. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 5 & 9 pm, 11/17 5 & 9 pm, 11/18 5 & 9 pm Venue: The Olde Town Inn, Room 34 (BYOV)
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LIEBE LOVE AMOUR! Anonymous Ensemble (New York City)
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Medea International
Theatre LaboratoriumUSA (New Orleans) DraMa, iNterDiscipliNary Medea is a surrealist piece with fantastical elements. It is an interface with language, visual components of movement, and theatrical designs making the production a shocker, both spectacular and disturbing. 14+ only. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: Marigny Opera House
More Power to Your Knitting, Nell! (BYOV) Sisterscene (Alberta, Canada)
MultiMeDia, iNterDiscipliNary Join Tall Hilda in an epic search for love as it trysts between film and live performance, inviting you to voy e u r i s t i c a l l y participate in the artifice of cinema and the magic of theater simultaneously. With its lush orchestration and rapid editing, the “live film” spins layers of romance and reality as it reels towards its inevitable Hollywood finish! Kid-friendly. All ages. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/16 5 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Café Istanbul
Musical theater, cabaret Sadie can’t believe her luck when she’s hired to sing on the radio, to galvanize the ‘soldier girls at home.’ The only problem is…she’s hired to sing knitting songs, and Sadie hates knitting! Featuring WWII tunes, as well as real historic knitting music. FIVE STARS – Ignite FM. “An Exquisite Voice” – London Free Press. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Byrdie’s (BYOV)
Aticktock Lovely(Seattle) Picnic (BYOV)
(BYOV) Moving Heavy Things Moving Heavy Things (New Orleans)
circus arts, DaNce Come into the garden where A Lovely Picnic awaits! This beguiling bit of contemporary circus is a delicate physical exploration of simplicity and contentment disguised as an innocuous picnic. With a generous helping of aerial antics, a side of spontaneous singing, and a whimsical rococo ambiance, ticktock has made mundane into magnificent yet again. Kid-friendly. Shows: 11/14 4 pm, 11/15 4 pm, 11/16 4 pm, 11/17 4 pm, 11/18 4 pm Venue: Clouet Gardens (BYOV)
stOrytelliNg, circus arts Based on a nonfiction children’s book, Moving Heavy Things is a playful, creative and engaging piece about how to approach problems in a more positive, more hopeful way. Enacting the examples of the “Best Science Book of the Year” alongside its colorful sets, actors, dancers and “Heavy Lifters” perform large-scale physics, and invite the audience to move heavy things too. Kid-friendly. You will be moved. Shows: 11/14 7 & 9 pm, 11/15 8 & 10 pm, 11/16 7 & 11 pm, 11/17 8 pm & 12 mid, 11/18 8 & 10 pm Venue: NOLA Candle Factory (BYOV)
Mum’s the Word Machine Theatre (Charlotte, NC)
atoriumCOMEDY, INTERDISCIPLINARY Todd is in the RY closet and his wife, Lois, is hearing things. So of course they should adopt a baby. When the “baby” turns out to be a teenaged Somali pirate, hijinks ensue in this beer drenched and interactive, surrealist explosion of the American Dream. m, 11/17 14+ only. Shows: 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Café Istanbul
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The Tesseract Theatre Company (St. Louis) DRAMA My Alexandria is a two-man show examining the lives of African American soldiers in WWI. Courage, pride, jazz, and the search for identity are explored in this fast paced piece. They carried a New York E STARSNational Guard ” – Lon-flag, wore U.S. Army uniforms, fought as part of the French Brigade. The enemy 11/16 7called them ‘Hellfighter.’ Adult content. 14+ only. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 5 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Shadowbox Theatre
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(BYOV) NOTHING Unity Productions (Cincinnati)
MULTIMEDIA Inspired by true events, NOTHING is about Ben, a young man struggling through the social grind of high school who retreats to a world of technology in order to escape reality. Trapped in the digital age Ben finds romance in a divine online connection and ventures out of his comfort zone to visit “Barbie” in the flesh, ultimately putting his own life at risk. 14+ only. Shows: 11/14 5 & 9 pm, 11/15 5 & 9 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 11 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: The Elm Theatre (BYOV)
(BYOV) QMari & Unfinished Sentences Meade Dance Collective (Brook-
lyn) DANCE, COMEDY In Q & Unfinished Sentences, Mari Meade Dance Collective’s alternately humorous and thoughtprovoking dance piece, the 6 performers deftly navigate through an unflinching assessment of their own and others’ “life questions.” This “knockout piece” of “pure comical genius” (Madison Krekel, offoffoff.com) will grab your attention by the lapels and hold on tight. 90 min. Shows: 11/18 1 pm Venue: New Orleans Center for Creative Arts – NOCCA (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button.
(BYOV) The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz Radio Star The Mudlark Puppeteers (New Orleans) Tanya O’Debra (New York City)
COMEDY, MULTIMEDIA Watch (but mainly listen) as Tanya O’Debra lends her voice to ten different characters while simultaneously staging silly sound effects in this award winning filthy, filthy, dirty 1940’s radio detective spoof. “An absurd cross between John Waters and Raymond Chandler…Radio Star is a raunchy blast” – Flavorpill, NYC “Mesmerizing…a true gem and a must-see for all Fringe goers.” – Charlebois Post, Montreal. 14+ only. Adult content. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 11 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Old Firehouse
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PUPPETRY, MUSICAL THEATER The year is 1917. A series of brutal axe murders holds New Orleans in a state of terror. Who is the killer and what are his motives? Is he a mafia hit man, a mad sadist, or what he claims to be in his letter to the press; “a ngside itsfell demon from the hottest Hell?” Told d “Heavythrough rod and shadow puppetry, set to sics, anda score of original and popular music, The vy thingsMysterious Axeman’s Jazz is based on little know accounts of this unsolved murder 8 & 10 case. 14+ only, Graphic violence, blood, and pm & 12 gore. Shows: 11/14 11 pm, 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 BYOV) 11 pm, 11/17 3 & 11 pm, 11/18 5 & 9 pm Venue: The Mudlark Public Theatre (BYOV)
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(BYOV) (BYOV) RAVEN Ringing Out The Dead The SMASHUP! Players (San Francisco Prolix Productions (New Orleans)
& New Orleans) Musical TheaTer Raven chronicles the saga of a demigoddess destined to become a Pop Culture Icon. The tale is woven together as a rock opera collage where the music never stops. The Anne Rice House is perfect as the decadent backdrop for this Rock n Roll fantasy. Stay for the bonus audience reception in The Garden, featuring members of Freaksheaux to Geaux. 18+ only. Adult content. Shows: 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: The Anne Rice House (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button
cOMedy, draMa When an embittered English socialite is (accidentally?) buried alive, he decides he is ultimately better off six feet under, and staunchly refuses the aid of the overeager “graveyard shifter” employed to exhume him. What ensues is an hilarious and poignant existential boxing match – between diametrically opposed ideologies – in which the past is recalled, the present discarded, and the future crushed like a bug. 14+ only. Adult language. Shows: 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 5 & 9 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: The Elm Theatre (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button.
(BYOV) Red, White, Black, & Blue Robin & Goodfellow Players
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geville, GA) cOMedy, circus arTs What happens when religion, money, and sex are forced into the same living room? Hilarity. Pure American hilarity. Will a family accept their son’s heterosexuality? Will a Baptist trust Mormons at gunpoint? Will a man buy a house before his wife gives birth on the couch? Come see the show before it hits the New Orleans Fringe Festival. By: Steve Holbert Directed by: Troy Hencely. Kid-friendly. Shows: 11/17 3 pm Venue: 3 Ring Circus (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button or $5 at door w/Fringe button.
Collective (New York City ) iNTerdisciPliNary “The most innovative, gripping, and intriguing version of Hamlet I’ve seen to date” - Huffington Post. Heir to a rotting state, son to a terrifying dictator: Hamlet’s in the thick of it and so are we. Tremor Theatre use popculture references, contemporary sources and personal accounts to transform Shakespeare’s Hamlet into an immersive, absurd dreamscape with uncanny reminders of the present. Shows: 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 5 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 11 pm Venue: Den of Muses
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(BYOV) Rhyme Soda: This Rhyme It’s Personal The Self Portrait of Jonathan Jenkins Paul Oswell (New Orleans) New Fangled Opera (New Orleans)
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cOMedy, POeTry Following last year’s hit ‘An Englishman in New Orleans,’ Paul Oswell brings his new show, ‘Rhyme Soda’ to the Fringe. His priceless poetry has already wowed audiences in NOLA and London, blending stand up comedy with the funniest rhymes in town and covering all of life, from love and sex to revenge and condiments. Share one man’s hilarious quest to find something, ANYTHING to rhyme with “poetry.” 18+ only. Adult content. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 7 & 9 pm, 11/18 7 & 9 pm Venue: The Graphite Galleries (BYOV)
Musical TheaTer Artists will often agree that there is no greater source of strife than in the relationship between artistry and business. Jonathan Jenkins discovers that firsthand when he is thrust into the spot-light, where a “colorful” cast of characters tugs and pulls at Jonathan as he walks this tightrope. Which route will he choose? Shows: 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 5 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 11 pm Venue: Mardi Gras Zone
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(BYOV) She Remembers The NOLA Project (New Orleans)
COmedy “She Remembers” follows Agatha, an Angel with amnesia who wakes up in a familiar theater. The stage is bare except for a pile of papers. Luckily, the mysterious papers turn out to be an unauthorized stage play poignantabout an Angel with amnesia…And divinween dia-ity ensues! A comedic one-woman show by in whichNOLA Project company member James iscarded,Bartelle starring Natalie Boyd. 14+ only.Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 7 & 9 pm 9 pm, Venue: Divine Yoga Center (BYOV) or $10
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ew YorkThe Baggy Pants (Seattle) COmedy Holmes is the greatest detective the world has ever known. Watson is the greatest sidekick. Holmes and Watson race through the cobbled streets of London to catch a killer! Will they succeed? “From amusing shadow to big, boldly comic characters… y sourcespuppetry plenty of big stupid laughs.” 4 Stars – Manm Shake-itoba Scene. “profoundly and hilariously e, absurd 4 Suns – Edmonton Sun nders of silly.” Shows: 11/14 11 pm, 11/15 11 pm, 11 pm, 11/17 11 pm, 11/18 11 11/17 711/16 pm Venue: Byrdie’s (BYOV)
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Cripps Puppets
INterdIsCIplINary, drama Jules and Bernadette Bouchard struggle to hold on to the tenuous strands that remain of their once passionate relationship. Individual desires and personal motives are exposed as two separate guests are invited into their home. Punctuated with humor and interwoven with dance performances, “The Shotgun” focuses on the mutual hope and sorrow of married life, all taking place in the sultry parlor of a New Orleans shotgun home. 18+ only. Adult content. Nudity. 75 min. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Allways (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button.
daNCe This daring new work is created and performed by choreographer/ performance artist, Angelle Hebert. Described as a “fearless explorer,” Hebert continues to create dances that defy convention and comfort. Integrating sensory-rich movement and live vocals, this solo work is a personal journey through the psychological and emotional impacts of a traumatic experience. Adult content. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 5 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Marigny Opera House
Sketched! Sketch comedy on the Fringe The New Movement (New Orleans)
(BYOV) Desiree Burch (New York City) COmedy, stOrytellINg “52 Man Pickup” star and one of NY Magazine’s “Comedians Funny People Find Funny,” Desiree Burch presents Tar Baby, the tale of America’s black & white love affair – from shotgun wedding to “post-racial” relationship. Games, audiences and laughter meet at this one-woman carnival of Race & Capitalism – where no one’s a winner, but everyone’s still playing! 14+ only. 90 min. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: Backyard Ballroom (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button
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COmedy Ever seen comedy on the Fringe? The New Movement presents Sketched! Sketched! Is a different sketch comedy show each night at 9 pm. Every night features groups like Stupid Time Machine, Personality Plus, and more. Pick from a week long selection of sketch comedy that lives on the Fringe. Visit www.tnmcomedy.com for show details. 18+ only. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 9 pm Venue: The New Movement (BYOV)
Sure-minded Uncertainties Cave Dogs (Bloomington, NY)
INterdIsCIplINary, stOrytellINg Cave Dogs’ shadow performance, Sure-minded Uncertainties, presents a startling original way of telling a story. This event, for audience members of all ages, promises to be a healthy dose of the sublime, the exciting, the absurd and the downright fun that will result in something wildly imaginative and infinitely compelling. It’s magical, like watching dreams cross into the conscious world. Kid-friendly. Shows: 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: Old Firehouse
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Tempting Air Random Access Theatre Company (New
York City) drama, ImprOvIsatIONal Conquest. Chaos. Storms, Sex & Spectacle. Tempting Air reframes S h a k e s p e a r e ’s The Tempest in a bold, highly original gallery-style performance in which the audience steers the story. Connect with these performers as they furiously journey through the panic, power struggles, sexual awakenings, and hilarity of The Tempest. 14+ only. Shows: 11/15 9 pm, 11/16 7 pm, 11/17 11 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: Café Istanbul
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(Asheville, NC) puppetry After the success of last year’s “Billy The Liar” Toybox and Cripps return to the NOLA Fringe with a brand NEW puppet play! SHITFARMER is an absurdist tale of Gods and Monsters! Follow the nathan astrials and tribulaoute willtions of a lowly custodian and his life of oppression and filth. UNTIL! He meets a 11/17 9mysterious trickster and his life takes a surprising turn down the road to liberation. Told through the use of various puppetry techniques and masked performance. 14+ only. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 5 & 7 pm, 11/18 3 & 11 pm Venue: The Mudlark Public Theatre (BYOV)
(BYOV) Surprise, No Surprise The Shotgun Angelle Hebert (New Orleans) Lori Tipton Productions (New Orleans)
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(BYOV) Topos Night Light Collective (New Orleans)
INterdIscIplINary, MultIMedIa You are cordially invited to join the people of Topos for a feast and a journey through a magical labyrinth art installation exploring dreams of a perfect world. Eat, drink, dance, and play with us in this immersive theatrical experience; a collaboration between Night Light Collective and Parse Gallery underscored with original soundscapes by Dave Watkins. 14+ only. No seating. 20 places per show. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 9 pm Venue: Parse Gallery (BYOV)
apolis) cOMedy, draMa Voted Best Solo Show: 2011 Minnesota and 2012 London Fringe Festivals! “A Must See! Pat O’Brien delivers a ‘wow’ inducing performance as a tightly wound librarian obsessed with finding the scofflaw who returned a book 123 years late” – St. Paul Pioneer Press. “Five out of five stars” – London FreePress. “Astonishingly beautiful piece of writing” – Seattle Weekly. 14+ only. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/16 9 pm, 11/17 7 pm, 11/18 3 pm Venue: Michalopoulos Studio (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button.
Trash Rabbit Button Wagon (Peñasco, NM)
(BYOV) UNROUTE Reese Johanson Performance Collective
cIrcus arts, INterdIscIplINary With contortion, mime, magic, and a BB Gun, Trash Rabbit delves into the heart of America. An apolitical exploration of freedom, plastic, poverty, religion, and trash. A world premiere created and performed by Matthew “Poki” McCorkle and Ember Bria. PG-13 for nudity and guns. Shows: 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 5 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 11 pm Venue: Marigny Opera House
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Under the Skiff (BYOV) Vagabond Inventions/InterAction
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Friendly service Great pricing The cleanest bar in town
(BYOV) Underneath the Lintel Pat O’Brien’s Vanity Theatrics (Minne-
Paris (New York City & Paris) cOMedy, draMa In the barren immigration office of a strange country, two naïve applicants wait (and wait…) for their papers to be approved. Between escapades with naturalization forms, barking loudspeakers, and a tangle of miscommunication our heroines navigate catastrophes small and large. “This was Clown taken to the level of poetry” – Jane Nichols, Yale School of Drama. From the co-creator of the ’09 Fringe show “Canarsie Suite.” 14+ only. 70 min. Shows: 11/14 9 pm, 11/15 7 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 7 pm Venue: Allways Lounge & Theatre (BYOV)
(New Orleans) INterdIscIplINary, cabaret A contemporary cabaret through space and in and out of our minds composed of theater, dance, music, film and puppetry, UNROUTE encourages us to follow different routes, uproots us from our norm, where new ideas are found rooting beyond imagination. UNROUTE’s current topic of exploration is intimacy – having it, avoiding it, wanting it, being stuck with it… Kids welcomed with adult discretion. 105 min. Shows: 11/15 7:11 & 10:17 pm, 11/17 10:17 pm Venue: Michalopoulos Studio (BYOV) Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $15 at door with $3 button
The Vanities of the Poor
(Minne-Black Forest Ensemble (New Orleans) Musical TheaTer, iNTerdiscipliNary The Vanities of the Poor is a musical allegory spectacular set in the Mississippi Delta in 1960. This rambling, outdoor performance takes a journey deep into the woods to tell the tragic tale of Death’s only son. Expect shadow puppetry, doo wop harmoPioneernies, heart-breaking ballads and extravagant Londoncostumes set against the magic of the bayou ful pieceat dusk. Adult content. An outdoor moving perforonly. mance at night . 11/17 7Shows: 11/15 4:45 pm, 11/16 4:45 pm, 11/17 4:45 pm, 11/18 4:45 pm YOV) Venue: City Park (BYOV). 1009 Haror $10 rison Ave. Riverside of soccer fields. Off Marconi and Harrison Ave. at yellow gates. Tickets: Fringe tickets w/button, or $10 at door with $3 button.
WOLVES Welcome to the Fold New Orleans Spoken Word Artists (New Southern Rep Theatre (New Orleans)
Orleans) spOkeN WOrd, pOeTry Right in the heart of all Fringe activity, this year’s spoken word event will take place at Sound Café in the Marigny! We have an exciting group of performers who range from Fringe veterans to new-comers in the performance world. Our thought-provoking, energetic, fiery performers this year are Quess Moore, Justin Lamb, Akeem Martin, Gian Smith, Tarriona “Tank” Ball, and Lindsey Durbin. Join us as we welcome new-comers and each other “to the fold!” Venue: Sound Cafe Shows: 11/17 7 & 9 pm This event is FREE! (no Fringe button required!)
sTOryTelliNg, draMa Ben freaks out when Jack brings home a big bad wolf for a onenight stand, setting forth a dangerous chain of events. This sexy, savagely funny fairy tale for grown-ups twists and turns to a breath-taking climax. WOLVES fuses the worlds of fable and horror in a story of unrequited love, the virtues of lava lamps, the dangers of storytelling, and the hazards of a handy axe. 18+ only. Nudity. Shows: 11/14 7 pm, 11/16 11 pm, 11/17 9 pm, 11/18 5 pm Venue: Den of Muses
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