tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31124186915734183452024-03-13T02:48:12.469-05:00The Chicago Fringe FestivalSarah Mikayla Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628795664112811748noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-91128858995634131812014-03-01T15:23:00.002-06:002014-03-01T15:23:28.474-06:00Quick and Dirty Lottery Results - CFF 2014 - NON LOCAL Waiting List<br />
Here are the NON local acts on the waiting list, in their pull order: <div>
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<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Paige
Strothmann</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Single Ladies</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Maywood</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NJ</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Catherine
Wright</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Tough Love</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Westmoreland</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">New York</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Cellar
Door Theater</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Hot Steams</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">New York</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NY</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Benjamin
Stuber</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Love in a Heat Death Universe</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Woodside</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NY</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">chimeric
productions</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">signal/noise</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">louisville</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">ky</td>
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<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">EGADS!
Productions</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Genie and Audrey's Dream Show!</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">San Francisco</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">CA</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Krissi
Reeves</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Spinning the Bottle</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Las Vegas</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NV</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">A Strong
Production</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Twenty Something</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Dell Rapids</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">South Dakota</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Michael
Kass</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Ceremony</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Los Angeles</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">CA - California</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Mary Lou
Shriber</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">You Want Me To Do WHAT?!?</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Mamaroneck</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">New York</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Eileen
Tull</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Jesus, Do You Like Me? Please
Mark Yes or No.</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Cincinnati</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">OH</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Carlos
M.Kampff</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">DOLORES A MIME OPERA</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Berkeley</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Ca</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Stone on
a Walk Theatre</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Thespis</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Cincinnati</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">OH</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Minion
Productions</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">More Bange For Your Buck</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Seattle</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">WA</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Center
for French Theatre</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Maids by Jean Genet</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Lexington</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">KY</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Worldly
Fools</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Playdate</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Los Angeles</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">CA - California</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Alea
Iacta Est</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Wrong End of the Telescope</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Wyoming</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Michigan</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Susie
Thiel Collaborative</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">How to Fold a Pleated Skirt: An
Educational Guide</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Lexington</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">KY</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Lucas
Brooks</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">VGL 5'4" Top</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Brooklyn</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NY</td>
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<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Naked
Masks</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Hue Man: He Volution</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Athens</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">GA</td>
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<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">MAD arts
group</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Out of Cast and Cave</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Columbus</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">OH</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Gail
Nyoka</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">My Bones Shall Rise</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Lorain</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">OH</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Juraj
Kojs</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Signals</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Miami</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">FL</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">CAPS</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Picasso's Women: The Darker Side
of Genius</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Marina del Rey</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">CA</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">The Live
Instructional Video</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Lazerjuice</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Minneapolis</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">MN</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Kevin J. Burgun</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Cat and Mouse</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Griffith</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Indana</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Gary Walker</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">The Power of
Larry Compels You</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">San Francisco</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">CA</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Todd Farley</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">TBD</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Saginaw</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">MI</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">The World's Stage Theatre Company</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Working Title -
TBD</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Milwaukee</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">WI</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Audacity Theatre Lab</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">CHOP</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Carrollton</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">TX</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Bishop's Kid Productions</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">BANG! Life After
Death</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Lakewood</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">NJ</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Lei Lei Lashawn / yamiToday Productions</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">PathWays - the
digital musical</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Dallas</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">TX</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Echo Brown</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Black Virgins
are Not Hipsters</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Oakland</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">CA</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">3 Woman Show</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">3 Woman, 1 Woman
Show (with three women)</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Milpitas</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">CA</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl66" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Acting Up (in Acadiana)</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Cajun Face</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Lafayette</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">La</td>
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Sarah Mikayla Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628795664112811748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-23432098104897447162014-03-01T15:22:00.001-06:002014-03-01T15:22:11.866-06:00Quick and Dirty Lottery Results - CFF 2014 - LOCAL WAITING LISTLocal waiting list acts, in the order they fall on the waiting list:<br />
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<td class="xl66" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Artist
Name</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Show Title</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">City</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124"><br /></td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124"><br /></td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124"><br /></td>
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<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Sam
Calfo</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Historical Examination of the
Concepts of Good and Evil</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Lisle</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Laura
Force Scruggs/Cosmic Jello</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Meet Me on the Ceiling</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Beth
Schaaf</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Jerusalem Salad</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Serious
Comedy</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Court on Trial: Courtroom drama
set to comedy</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl63" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">PopSplosion</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Rocket Science</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Endpoint
Theatre</td>
<td class="xl65" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chronic Malcontents</td>
<td class="xl65" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Tapman Productions, LLC</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Tap Battles!</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">David Guiden</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Head (It's Not
What You Think)</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">2 Merry Men</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">2 Merry Men</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">schaumburg</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Paul Pasulka</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Aesop's Fable</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Mike Maxwell</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Hush Hush Comedy</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Big-Little Comedy</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">The Greatest
Death on Earth</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Mari DeOleo</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">The Prefect 90's
Sitcom Family</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr height="31" style="height: 31.0pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl65" height="31" style="border-top: none; height: 31.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">The Tacky Annie's</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Shake That Thing</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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The following are the NON Local acts that have been pulled by lottery to participate in the 2014 Festival: <div>
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<td class="xl64" height="17" style="height: 17.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Artist
Name</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Show Title</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">City</td>
<td class="xl65" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">State/Country</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Jim
Julien</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Next Dog King</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Asheville</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NC</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Kate
Ryan</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Painful Indiana</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Schererville</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">IN</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Luminous
Theatre</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Title TBD</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Milwaukee</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">WI</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Mark
Murray/Two Hands Productions</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">CODA</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Seattle</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">WA</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Instinct
Theatre</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Waiting for Orson</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Washington</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">District of Columbia</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Nobody's
Sweetheart Productions</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Jekyll N' Hyde- a rap musical</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Orlando</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">FL</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">eMotion
Theatre</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Trapped by Dreams</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Tampa</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Florida</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Nicole
Daniels</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Kids on Bikes</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Northampton</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Massachusetts</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Joe
Medina of MERCH</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Trauma And Vinyl: 'This Betrayal
Will Be Our End': The Monologue</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">San Francisco</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">CA</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Donald
Arrington</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">A New Day</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Brick</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NJ</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Maximum
Verbosity</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Indefinite Articles: A
Libertarian Rage</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">St. Louis Park</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">MN</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Nicole
Kearney Productions</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">What Doesn't Kill Us, Only Makes
Us Stronger</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Indianapolis</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">IN</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Casa de
Baile Traveling Studio</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Definition of Magic</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Boulder</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Colorado</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">The
Divine Sister-Misters</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Divine Sister-Misters: Escape
from Utah County</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Orem</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Ut</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">MaryAnne
Mathews</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Mrs. President: A Visit With
Mary Todd Lincoln</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Carmel</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">In.</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Basement
08 Productions</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Water Under the Bridge: A
One-Act Musical Comedy with Puppets</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Huntsville</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Ontario</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Oimoi
Productions</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Hektor dies in the end</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Montreal</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Quebec</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Rob
Lloyd</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Rob Lloyd - Who, Me.</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Melbourne</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Victoria</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">New
Light Theater Project</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Apartment Play</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">New York</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NY</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Merkins,
Daniello & Sons</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Scientists</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">BROOKLYN</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NY</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Cheep
Art</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Two-Step</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Seattle</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">WA</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Miranda
Jonte</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">St. Francis (working title)</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">astoria</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">New York</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Sarsparilla
Shook Productions</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Screw You, I'm Nancy Drew</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Indianapolis</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">IN</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Everything
is Everywhere</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Natural Novice</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Brooklyn</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">NY</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Jeff
Onore</td>
<td class="xl70" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Dating and Death</td>
<td class="xl70" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Waltham</td>
<td class="xl71" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">MA</td>
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<td class="xl64" height="17" style="height: 17.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124"><b>Artist
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<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124"><b>Show Title</b></td>
<td class="xl64" style="width: 124pt;" width="124"><b>City</b></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Jennifer
Rumberger</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Bride</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Moody
Artist Group</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago Afterdark</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Rally
Theatre Company</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Own Worst Enemy</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Arlington Heights</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">The
League of Miscreants</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Another Drunk Talent Show</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Forest Park</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">HartLife,
NFP</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Our Fair City</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Oracle
Productions</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Captive Audience</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">The
Agency Theater Collective</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Out of Tune Confessional</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Danielle
Pinnock</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Body Image Project</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Rebecca
Kling</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Something Something New Vagina</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Dream
Theatre Company</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Mechanical Man</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Amy
Sumpter</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">What Am I Doing?</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Paper
Stage</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">An Evening With</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Triptych</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">"they" workshop
premiere</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Wishbone
Theatre Collective</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Untitled 'L' Play</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Brandy
Reichenberger</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Future</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Po' Chop</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Black as I Wanna Be</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Epitrope
Theatre</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Teenagers From Outer Space!</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Spartan
Theatre Company</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">10 & 2</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Hawkeye
Plainview</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Superman and Orson Welles</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Kayla
Lane Freeman & Sara Faye Richmond</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Ankle Boots: Absurd Miniature
Memoirs</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Lost
Geneva Project</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">The Penelopiad</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Alrosa</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Er' Man</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">chicago</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">DERICK
LENGWENUS</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Why Are You Not Rich Yet</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">PARK RIDGE</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">E. J. C.
Calvert</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Sarazad and the Monster King</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="40" style="height: 40.0pt; width: 124pt;" width="124">Duplicity
Ensemble</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">I Have Been to the Wild Wood</td>
<td class="xl68" style="width: 124pt;" width="124">Chicago</td>
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Sarah Mikayla Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628795664112811748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-87115056670115792052013-11-22T11:38:00.001-06:002013-11-22T11:38:26.216-06:00And then we were like, "Let's make a Holiday Card..."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Vinniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13678188627311079413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-31210779961122800472013-05-08T12:40:00.000-05:002013-05-08T12:40:48.085-05:00Let's Hear it for the Little Guy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlD02pzQBq4ZB25s1on7GEHC3vZWrd-aXBN6GCYTEqeSSbXPAXmTUFsPFOaqiNwVP5oeGxa3HCaWDBAxZJSmTiP_ztdu1VvZI-sz4gxMUBGSY2IXEIlr5emdBHP0_rPVIkRamiwbvzcG0/s1600/Money-Love-Heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlD02pzQBq4ZB25s1on7GEHC3vZWrd-aXBN6GCYTEqeSSbXPAXmTUFsPFOaqiNwVP5oeGxa3HCaWDBAxZJSmTiP_ztdu1VvZI-sz4gxMUBGSY2IXEIlr5emdBHP0_rPVIkRamiwbvzcG0/s320/Money-Love-Heart.jpg" width="222" /></a>I don't think it's possible to escape online fundraising appeals these days. There are may different ways to do these drives and they all have their success stories. The Chicago Fringe Festival will be launching our own Membership Campaign later this month so keep your eyes peeled for more information. In the meantime though...<br />
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I've been reading and discussing a lot lately about celebrities and their Kickstarter campaigns. Crowd-funding and social media programs have become the easiest way to launch a fundraiser and celebrities who have zillions* of followers can quickly meet their extremely large goals. But what about the smaller projects? A number of artists who have performed or will perform in the Chicago Fringe Festival have used <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>, <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/" target="_blank">Indiegogo</a>, <a href="http://www.razoo.com/" target="_blank">Razoo</a> and a number of other platforms to fund their entry in our festival. We have even had two successfully funded Kickstarter campaigns as well. Our goals have always been much smaller than some projects you'll find on those sites but we still feel that we struggle for every dollar. So here is what I will ask everyone who cares about Fringe to do. Go on one of the crowd-funding websites. Pick one. I'm not fussy which one. Find a small artistic project that tugs at your heartstrings. There are lots of search options so get creative in how you find it. Give them $5. Tell them Chicago Fringe sent you. Then ask your crowd to do the same thing. I'm not saying you shouldn't donate to the celebrity projects (I certainly have projects I would love to see happen), I'm just asking you to give a little bit of love to the little guys.<br />
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*Give or take a few millionAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11084549620569597606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-91224080569556275662013-03-31T22:32:00.004-05:002013-03-31T22:40:27.422-05:00Now That's ConnectionLast blog post, Adrienne talked about giving birth to a Fringe baby. Well, if this baby was just born, the little bugger is sure growing up fast.<br />
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Why so fast, I thought to myself today? Why do things feel like they are coming to fruition faster and more furious this year than ever before?<br />
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It's a good question, and I think it comes down to the concept of CONNECTION.<br />
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I have not hid the fact that the last 6 months I have treated Fringe as a second job. I've been hightailing it everywhere to get things done. And, unlike, say, coding a new computer program, or generating pages of manuscript, most of my "things done" have to do with meeting and talking with people: staff at the Alderman's office, friends and acquaintances in Jefferson Park, artistic associates, potential board members, my professional mentor, independent contractors, new staff....I'm not even sure that list is exhaustive, were I to give it more thought.<br />
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See, connecting people is not only something I've worked hard at over the past 6 months, but also something that just, well, happens. It's natural. I guess I could say I'm good at it. It may just been my only real gift :) For more on connectors and their importance in the world, see Malcolm Gladwell's complete treatment on the topic: http://www.gladwell.com/tippingpoint/tp_excerpt2.html. I recommend most of his writing.<br />
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Now, I know I am often connecting. But the enormity of it--and the speed at which things are now happening--is something that does not always occur to me. But that's exactly what happened just over this weekend when I met with Fringe's board president, Justin. Now, our board of directors does not officially meet more than quarterly, and so I typically see the Board less than I even see the staff (which is not nearly enough). This meeting was supposed to be with a potential recruit for the board, and unfortunately Justin and I got stood up. So what do two fine gentlemen do when they get stood up? They have tea, of course. And as we began catching up, something funny happened. My mind started to race telling Justin about the things I had been doing over the last 6 months. Interestingly, though, it was racing not because it was just a lot for <i>me</i>, but because I began to see what it meant for <i>him</i>. I started making connections. Connections everywhere! I had so many introductions to make--so many meetings that had happened and information that needed communicating. I had this feeling that I was simultaneously ahead of schedule and far behind! I had to take those connections apart one by one and decide which were important to share with Justin and which could be left out.<br />
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It was an enlightening experience for me, reflecting back. Like the plot line of a movie that starts in disparate places but ultimately ties together, I was starting to see (or maybe better stated: <i>over</i>see) how all of these pieces that I've set into motion are coming to a head.<br />
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I've said before and I will say again that Fringe's tremendous power is made possible by our ability to work together. I'm really proud of who we are in that regard. I'd never be able to set things into motion if I didn't have capable folks within Fringe that I could trust to take the reigns. I connect outside of the Fringe circle, loop those connections into our board and staff, and hope the connection takes on a life of its own.<br />
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Connection, connection. It all starts with connection.Vinniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13678188627311079413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-20790664122533362982013-03-08T10:35:00.001-06:002013-03-08T10:37:37.185-06:00IT'S A ... FESTIVAL<br />
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Two of them are flesh and blood people with definite personalities. The other is this Fringe Festival that I
helped found. I love all three. I worry about all three. I care about how all three are growing
up. I want all three to be in the best
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Now the Chicago Fringe Festival is moving to Jefferson
Park. Every year right around the time
of the lottery, it feels like taking a pregnancy test (when you’re trying to
have a baby, not when you had a drunken one-night-stand with that guy you only
met the one time at the dive bar). There’s
the anticipation, nervousness, fear, excitement. And then you see that plus sign and the fun
really begins. Each year is a different
experience. A different pregnancy, a
different birth and a different baby.
And this year, Jefferson Park is our midwife. When I tell people that I had midwives
deliver my kids, 90% of the time I’m asked if I had a home birth. My answer is usually a variation on this: No,
I had both kids in hospitals; midwife care really means just having more
options. Home birth can be one of those
options, but there are so many others. A
midwife is a partner with the family.
She provides guidance and a nurturing environment. She acts as cheerleader, tour guide and
mentor and ultimately, she gives the mother a list of choices and lets the
mother decide how she would like the birth to be. Midwives work to ensure that the mother has
the best possible birth experience and the happiest, healthiest baby
possible. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So, when I say that Jefferson Park is our midwife, that’s
not something to be taken lightly. We
have placed our unborn fourth year in the hands of a new neighborhood. We are trusting in the guidance provided by
this community. We are
looking to them for our options. And we
are excited that we have them in our corner, cheering us on. We fully anticipate that this year will be an
easy delivery based on the encouragement we’re already getting from them. And on August 29, when the fourth Chicago
Fringe Festival opens, we know we will have had an easy labor and a perfect baby. <o:p></o:p></div>
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With a mother's love,</div>
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Adrienne Guldin</div>
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Business Manager and Staffer most likely to answer when calling for "Mommy"</div>
Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11084549620569597606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-48003912913481939952013-03-04T13:49:00.002-06:002013-03-04T14:00:38.665-06:00Quick and Dirty Lottery Results!Local Artists*: <br />
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<li> (re)discover theatre</li>
<li>The League of Miscreants</li>
<li>Jonathan Baude</li>
<li>Jennifer Olson</li>
<li>HartLife NFP</li>
<li>Blueshift Theatre Company</li>
<li>Sea Beast Puppet Company</li>
<li>Spartan Theatre Company</li>
<li>Troupe Strozzi</li>
<li>Jonathan Kitt</li>
<li>Lynn Royale</li>
<li>Jason P. kelleher</li>
<li>Teatro Luna</li>
<li>Abraham Werewolf</li>
<li>Rebecca Kling</li>
<li>Genesis Ensemble</li>
<li>Christine Hands Choreography</li>
<li>Stephanie Weber</li>
<li>Lee Benjamin Huttner</li>
<li>Cock and Bull Theatre</li>
<li>Laura Force</li>
<li>Adam Seidel/ Lone Wolf</li>
<li>William Goblirsch Jr.</li>
<li>Kristin Davis</li>
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<u>Non Local Artists:</u> <br />
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<ol>
<li>Robert Chionis/ Daniel Wolfsbauer Productions</li>
<li>Smart Comedy</li>
<li>MamLuft&Co. Dance</li>
<li>Spoken Life Productions</li>
<li>Neelima Raju</li>
<li>Schedule C Productions</li>
<li>NOCO, fresNO dance COllective</li>
<li>Randy Noojin</li>
<li>DaVida Chanel Productions</li>
<li>Barbara K. Asare-Bediako/Keoni Gurrl Productions</li>
<li>The Neverland Players</li>
<li>The Adventures of Les Kurkendaal</li>
<li>In Bocca Al Lupo Productions</li>
<li>Schex & Galeetz</li>
<li>Circadelix</li>
<li>Nell Weatherwax</li>
<li>THEATER IN ASYLUM</li>
<li>Judy Lombardo</li>
<li>Rati Gupta</li>
<li>Nobody's Sweetheart Productions</li>
<li>Astonishing Productions</li>
<li>R. Jim Stahl</li>
<li>Valerie Hager</li>
<li>The Theatre Elusive</li>
<li>Howard Timms</li>
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*There is a local entry that is under reviewSarah Mikayla Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628795664112811748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-41655853640708355032013-02-19T17:10:00.000-06:002013-02-19T17:37:52.217-06:00A Good (possibly the best) Problem to HaveAs a startup arts organization, the signs of victory are few and far between. That isn't meant to sound negative. Startups and entrepreneurs know what lies ahead. The work is long and front-loaded when you create something from scratch that did not exist before. Nor are there clear markers that you've "made it."<br />
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So you can imagine my excitement when I got the call last November that Chicago Fringe would be the recipient of a grant from the <a href="http://www.driehausfoundation.org/pages/arts-and-culture/">MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation</a>. A milestone! A recognition of the legitimacy of our 4 years of planning and producing! Break out the champagne! (We can't afford champagne).<br />
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It also created an interesting new twist. Chicago Fringe would have a little extra breathing room in an otherwise shoe-string budget. Not a lot of room, but a little. So here's the rub: what do you do with it?<br />
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It's an intriguing question to ask. If you asked me to spend a million dollars producing the Chicago Fringe Festival, I could do it. No doubt in my mind. This was a substantial amount of money, but not enough to accomplish everything we want (nor is any grant supposed to be, I reckon.) So where do you put your first substantial dollars? In the bank? Marketing? PR? Staff stipends? New technology? Board building? Improved services at the Fest itself?<br />
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For my money (yeah, yeah, I know), I think the priority is reinvesting this money into what the nonprofit sector calls "Development." In short: raising money. I am not plugged into the world of nonprofit fundraising enough to know if many nonprofits take this route, but for us it is an important one. With a founding principle to return 100% of ticket sales back to the artists, the Fringe has done a whole heck of a lot with very little cash to produce the Festival for 3 years now. But long term sustainability demands income to continue the noble mission. Volunteers burn out, so staff needs to be hired. You are no longer the new kid on the scene, so marketing dollars must be spent to get noticed. And on and on.<br />
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So, we are NOT going to bury this money underground like that one guy in the Bible. We are hopefully going to turn it into more money to benefit the growth of our company. It's a slow moving, slightly unsexy, but ultimately worthy cause for Chicago Fringe.<br />
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<b>Oh, and one more thing</b>: the <b>flexibility </b>to use our grant money as we see fit should not be underestimated. It's so crucial. If this were, say, a grant directed at a particular program or limited to producing the Fest, we would not be able to put it in the Development pot. So three cheers for general operating grants and grantors like Driehaus and MacArthur for recognizing the importance of that flexibility.<br />
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All about the Fringe Benjamins,<br />
Vincent Lacey<br />
Executive DirectorVinniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13678188627311079413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-25644514974588704822013-02-14T17:41:00.000-06:002013-02-14T17:41:41.955-06:00A Love Letter to Chicago Fringe Artists from "Your Main Squeeze"Chicago Fringe Artists are so dreamy. On this Valentine's Day, I find myself reflecting on them, and the last three years of CFF. <br />
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I don't think it's something that I necessarily thought about - that I would have this annual experience where I meet so many new friends. That's simply put, but it's profound for me. I know that the rest of the staff feels the same. Every year, I handle artist relations - and that really puts me in a privileged position to get to know them. In my opening email to the participants, I refer to myself as their "main squeeze" - to encourage them to write me with questions. Every year, many of them refer to me as that, which amuses me greatly. Some artists come in, and I don't end up having a lot of contact with them. Some, I manage to see their show, but never get to talk to them, just admiring them from afar. Some come in from far flung locales and want to soak up as much Fringe as possible. They come out with us every night. They Facebook friend us. They wish us happy birthday. <br />
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Almost to a person though, Fringe Artists are kind. They give us great feedback - they want us to succeed. They are professional; they care about their work. I could wax lovingly about theatre people in general, but I think there might be something special about Fringers. They live with a sense of adventure. They roll with the punches. They like meeting strangers. <br />
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They inspire me, and I love them. <br />
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XOXO Fringe Cuties. Sarah Mikayla Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628795664112811748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-15779213825331296102013-01-31T23:19:00.002-06:002013-01-31T23:24:57.316-06:00Builders and ManagersI am at it again. After an inspiring podcast courtesy of <a href="http://www.deandwyer.com/">Dean Dwyer</a>, I became acquainted with <a href="http://michaelhyatt.com/">Michael Hyatt</a>, a gentleman who is one of the most popular bloggers in the world! Michael had something very interesting to say that led me right back into thinking about Fringe and artistic work in general.<br />
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Like many entrepreneurs, Mr. Hyatt has been a busy man over the years: finding his own publishing company, experiencing a bankruptcy, rising the corporate ranks to become a CEO, and most recently going back to the purely entrepreneurial realm of writing, speaking, and inspiring for a living.<br />
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What struck me was when Michael explained how he made the decision to leave his (admittedly, admirable) role as head of a major publishing company. As CEO he ended up doing more management than he really felt a passion for, and as he put it in the show, "I am a Builder, not a Manager."<br />
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Two thoughts immediately came to mind:<br />
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<li><b>I am like that: a Builder, not a Manager</b></li>
<li><b>Everyone in Chicago Fringe is, to one degree or another, a Builder like that</b></li>
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Let me explain.</div>
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What was really exciting to me, when we began thinking about Fringe as a reality, was that we were creating something from nothing. Brand new opportunities for performers, brand new opportunities for patrons to see new works--and we had set a date when 50 acts were going to descend on Pilsen to perform, whether we were ready or not. (Don't worry, we were ready!) All the preparation and scouting and dealing it took to get buy-in and create that thing from scratch was incredibly motivating. And very much aligned with my "Builder" skill set. What we didn't know, we made up along the way, and that was ok.</div>
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<b>On the other hand, my more egregious mistakes with Fringe have usually been in the "Manager" category.</b> Need me to run a meeting? Watch me blow up communication and get frustrated. Want to see me full of anxiety? Ask me to think about keeping everyone's jobs and tasks on track. Looking at me to keep the paperwork in one place and the spreadsheets balanced--what are you smokin'?!</div>
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Point 1: I am a Builder.</div>
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Point 2: Some of our most valuable movers and shakers within CFF operate on this "Builder" mentality. <b>It's everywhere in our organization.</b> I also try to make this exceedingly clear with anyone who expresses interest in working with us. 95% of the time, there is no management--you dream the dream, do the work, and find the necessary resources to make it happen. In fact, that is how many people have come to work with CFF. They see a hole in the organization or take on a project thinking, "Yes, I am interested in this and can make it happen successfully. <b>I can own it, I can build it.</b>" Maybe all small organizations are like this--too small and cash-strapped to operate otherwise.</div>
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All in all, that "Builder" mentality makes the Chicago Fringe Festival a unique working environment. Instead of top-down management, we operate more like a think tank*: A group of people with a like-minded goal who are still quite independent and disperate. We get together from time to time, but so much of our collective accomplishments are done in a "what-am-I-working-on-now" sort of framework. It's worth mentioning that this has led to some disparity inside Fringe, because some parts of our organization have outpaced others--we have not necessarily worked in logical "order." But that is ok, too, and we are young.</div>
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All of this is not to say that Fringe jobs are devoid of management either. We all have things to manage, my job as Executive Director included. Maybe even more so. I am also not saying good Managers are not important--they are SO IMPORTANT. But at Fringe, we are first and foremost builders. </div>
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There is much more to unpack in this Builder and Manager breakdown, but that's more than enough to chew on for now.</div>
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Peace and Fringe,</div>
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Vinnie</div>
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Executive Director</div>
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Chicago Fringe Festival</div>
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*To give credit, my friend <a href="http://scottbarsotti.wordpress.com/">Scott Barsotti</a> put this "think tank" idea into my head after he was doing some research around the aptitudes of actors. Turns out that actors working together in a play often operate in a similar mode. And then Fringe came to mind for me.</div>
Vinniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13678188627311079413noreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.62979819999998241.499532099999996 -88.275245199999986 42.2566951 -86.984351199999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-15691153755903663772013-01-23T13:50:00.002-06:002013-01-23T14:15:34.816-06:00Fringers Solve Their Own ProblemsI'm drawn to the self-help section of the library. Nerdy?<br />
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Absolutely.<br />
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I also just really like to learn. I get a lot out of motivation out of the prospect that I can teach myself new things or more effective behaviors. That's why I like entrepreneur, author, and podcast guru <a href="http://www.deandwyer.com/">Dean Dwyer</a>. He's all about looking for unconventional answers to life's problems.<br />
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Recently I was doing a bit of extra reading around one of Dean's pivot points, "Solve Your Own Problems" (it's first in <b>big, bold</b> letters at the top of his website). Dean had made a personal breakthrough when, frustrated with not suddenly discovering his life passion, he began to look at problems he wanted to solve about himself.<b> Only then was he able to take that knowledge and begin sharing it with others.</b><br />
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Dutifully, I sat down and thought, "What problems could I solve for myself?" I raised my pen, began my list, and then a revelation hit me: Unbeknownst to me, <a href="http://chicagofringe.org/">Chicago Fringe Festival's</a> history had followed this very "solve your own problem" model.<br />
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Let me explain.<br />
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In 2004, I moved to Chicago with a flimsy dream about being an actor. Several awful jobs and many an improv gig later, I found myself not exactly frustrated, but not exactly bursting with success either. Things were going--I still acted--but I was also stuck with a smaller pool of opportunities than I wanted. And I certainly was not acting for a living. That's when I contacted my friend <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/history/alumni/detail/1549/">Natalie Sullivan</a> about creating a new show, which eventually became our two-person comedy <a href="http://hopelesslydevotedshow.blogspot.com/">Hopelessly Devoted</a>. That show went on to have two successful runs in Chicago and at the <a href="http://www.capfringe.org/">Capital Fringe Festival</a>. Experiencing the Fringe in DC was the springboard to returning to Chicago with a vision. (In fact, Sarah Mikayla Brown had that same vision and had already incorporated the Fringe name. It was good to join forces. Great minds...) The rest is history, as Chicago Fringe now enters its 4th year.<br />
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<b>Do you see what happened? I started with solving my own problem:</b> creating more performance opportunities for myself, and ended in a place where I could share that knowledge with others: creating the Chicago Fringe Festival. Now more paid performance opportunities exist for others.<br />
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Of course, I still believe in the other noble goals behind the Fringe (returning healthy ticket sales directly to artists, serving under-represented communities, ensuring small artists get seen). And a Festival of this size was NEVER A SOLO ENDEAVOR--a lot of people are responsible for what you see today. <b>But if it weren't for that impetus to solve my own problem, I would have never have sought to co-found Chicago Fringe.</b><br />
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In just over a month, we will select the 50 performing groups (historically out of 150) who will be the artists of the 2013 Chicago Fringe Festival. It can be overwhelming to think about all those shows happening at once. At the same time, it's exhilarating to consider how many of those artists submitted their application with the thought, "Today is the day I solve my own problem."<br />
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Peace and Fringe,<br />
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Vincent Lacey<br />
Executive Director<br />
Chicago Fringe FestivalVinniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13678188627311079413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-61807898112881001662012-09-09T11:00:00.000-05:002012-09-09T11:00:04.861-05:00Chicago Fringe Festival 2012 - Day 9 Lineup<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Click<b> <a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2012_shows_by_schedule.php" target="_blank">here</a></b> for tickets!</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Alembic - Anonymously Yours - Feel the Power of the Dork Side - Lie Light - Cathedral City - Put it in the Scrapbook - OCCUPY THIS! Tales of an Accidental Activist - Cheater - The War to End War - In My Own Defense - Modal Kombat - Breaking Rank! - UnMasked - The Space/Movement Project: A Retrospectacle - Pink Milk - The Call Me Q - The Granny Diaries - Storms Under Her Skin - The Last Sleepover - Handshake Uppercut - The Roast of Cinderella - Beneath the Zipper - #1 Besties with Boy Trouble - The Comic Thread</b></span></div>
Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-53717609956736858842012-09-08T11:00:00.000-05:002012-09-08T11:00:00.389-05:00Chicago Fringe Festival 2012 - Day 8 Lineup<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Click</span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1135952388"><span style="color: purple;">here</span></a></b><a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2012_shows_by_schedule.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"> </span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;">for tickets!</span></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The War to End War - Pink Milk - Put It in the Scrapbook - Beneath the Zipper - #1 Besties with Boy Trouble - No Stopping, No Warping, No Dying - The Comic Thread - The Roast of Cinderella - The Granny Diaries - Storms Under Her Skin - Hunting Middle Class - Cathedral City - They Call Me Q - The Adventures of Skater Girl - Scientist Turned Comedian Tim Lee - Lie Light - The 3 Citrons - The Alembic - Anonymously Yours - UnMasked - The Space/Movement Project: A Retrospectacle - Where Is My Mind? - Lady Love - The Unmasking - Sorry to Disappoint Me - The Last Sleepover - Handshake Uppercut - Modal Kombat - OCCUPY THIS! Tales of an Accidental Activist - Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-Latino - Shadows and Lust</b></span></div>
Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-36681955485294699702012-09-07T17:00:00.000-05:002012-09-07T17:00:02.314-05:00Chicago Fringe Festival 2012 - Day 7 Lineup<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Modal Kombat - OCCUPY THIS! Tales of an Accidental Activist - #1 Besties With Boy Trouble - The War to End War - The Comic Thread - Put it in the Scrapbook - Anonymously Yours - Scientist Turned Comedian Tim Lee - No Stopping, No Warping, No Dying - The 3 Citrons - The Alembic - Breaking Rank! - Feel the Power of the Dork Side - Lie Light - Pink Milk</b></span></div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-85898735901775887122012-09-06T17:00:00.000-05:002012-09-06T17:00:03.463-05:00Chicago Fringe Festival 2012 - Day 6 Lineup<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Click<b> <a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2012_shows_by_schedule.php" target="_blank">here</a><span id="goog_1135952376"></span><span id="goog_1135952377"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></b> for tickets!</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Put It In the Scrapbook - Beneath the Zipper - Feel the Power of the Dork Side - Hunting Middle Class - Handshake Uppercut - They Call Me Q - Breaking Rank! - Storms Under Her Skin - No Stopping, No Warping, No Dying - Where Is My Mind? - </b></span></div>
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<b style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sorry to Disappoint Me - </b><b style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Last Sleepover - The 3 Citrons</b></div>
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Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-28494372421793123892012-09-03T11:00:00.000-05:002012-09-03T11:00:04.334-05:00Chicago Fringe Festival 2012 - Day 5 Lineup<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2012_shows_by_schedule.php" target="_blank">Click<b> here</b> for tickets!</a></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>As We Like It - 55 Minutes of Sex, Drugs and Audience Participation - The Unmasking - Sorry to Disappoint Me - Hunting Middle Class - The Roast of Cinderella - Ashes to Ashes - Scientist Turned Comedian Tim Lee - En El Corazon - As We Like It - Anonymously Yours - Storms Under Her Skin - No Stopping, No Warping, No Dying - Handshake Uppercut - Dawn on a Splintered Heart - Crash Stories - Cheater - Shadows and Lust - Where Is My Mind? - The Alembic - The Adventures of Skater Girl - UnMasked - The War to End War - Pink Milk - Lady Love - The Tipped & The Tipsy - Bruiser: Tales from a Traumatized Tomboy - In My Own Defense</b></span></div>
Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-60445449693277448702012-09-02T11:00:00.000-05:002012-09-02T11:00:01.617-05:00Chicago Fringe Festival 2012: Day 4 Lineup<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2012_shows_by_schedule.php" target="_blank">Click<b> here</b> for tickets!</a></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Put It In the Scrapbook - Storms Under Her Skin - Handshake Uppercut - Ashes to Ashes - Scientist Turned Comedian Tim Lee - The War to End War - Where Is My Mind? - Dawn on a Splintered Heart - Anonymously Yours - UnMasked - No Stopping, No Warping, No Dying - Pink Milk - The Alembic - The Tipped & The Tipsy - Moksori/Voice - The War to End War - In My Own Defense - Lady Love - The Unmasking - Sorry to Disappoint Me - The 3 Citrons - As We Like It - Crash Stories - Cheater - Hunting Middle Class - En El Corazon - The Roast of Cinderella - CRAZYTOWN: My First Psychopath - A Day for Grace - The Space/Movement Project: A Retrospectacle - Cathedral City</span>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-54187262551119422032012-09-01T17:50:00.000-05:002012-09-01T17:50:00.110-05:00Chicago Fringe Festival 2012: Day 3 Lineup<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_719152566" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIV_q0wV6qnsVgdNxGOCL1hs1TSjH9GCRSyjXTYFZMiqxSpJrChFTa8jOz2E0G9F6nniMOyMYd-O-tqye3gjMlrLJyaUSv92-p5xc_P7gZJrR75ddXGTHPYxrlZ88Lw4LwpzMvXbvWdIM/s400/Banner+style.jpg" width="385" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Click<b> <a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2012_shows_by_schedule.php" target="_blank">here</a></b> for tickets!</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Alembic - Anonymously Yours - Scientist Turned Comedian Tim Lee - No Stopping, No Warping, No Dying - Where Is My Mind? - As We Like It - Breaking Rank! - Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-Latino - Kinetic Concoction - Pink Milk - Moksori/Voice - Bruiser: Tales from a Traumatized Tomboy - Handshake Uppercut - Put It In The Scrapbook - CRAZYTOWN: My First Psychopath - A Day for Grace - Shadows and Lust - En El Corazon - The Roast of Cinderella - The Tipped & The Tipsy - Storms Under Her Skin - Lie Light - In My Own Defense - 55 Minutes of Sex, Drugs and Audience Participation - The Granny Diaries - UnMasked - Cathedral City - Dawn on a Splintered Heart - Crash Stories - Sorry to Disappoint Me - Hunting Middle Class - The 3 Citrons</span>
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Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-64915689779330827152012-08-19T16:41:00.001-05:002012-08-19T16:43:10.914-05:00CFF Staff Profile: Anne CauleyHello Fringers!<br />
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(I’m just going to assume, if you are reading this blog,
that you have attended, performed in or volunteered for the Fringe. If you
don’t consider yourself a Fringer, <a href="http://chicagofringe.org/" target="_blank">I hope you fix that between Aug. 30 and Sept. 9, 2012!</a>) </div>
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I am Anne Cauley, the Volunteer Director for Chicago Fringe
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That means that I help to organize all the volunteers for
the festival. In fact, the entire staff working on the Fringe year-round is
entirely made up of volunteers. But the volunteers I coordinate specifically
make the running of the festival possible. They help set it up and tear it
down. They work as venue and stage managers to make sure everything runs
smoothly (as smoothly as possible anyway) and on time. Runners literally ride
their bikes back and forth between venues when needed to make sure everything
is stocked and ready to go for each performance. Photographers document the
shows and festival, so that we can remember it long after the fact. Fringe
Centralites do a myriad of things to make Fringe Central your go-to hang out
spot before, between and after shows. Box Officers help attendees buy tickets,
passes and Fringey merch. Hosts welcome visiting artists into their homes. And
that is just a sampling. Volunteers are a part of every aspect of the festival.</div>
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Naturally I am bound by my position to encourage YOU to <a href="https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=585087720&OR=1">become
a Fringe volunteer</a>. There is a position available for every interest,
experience level and level of availability. </div>
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So sign up and get involved. There are a few ingredients
required for an awesome Fringe: performers, venues, patrons and… VOLUNTEERS.
CFF Volunteers are rockstars and don’t you want to be a rockstar?</div>
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When I am not fixating on the awesomeness of Fringe
volunteers, here are a few things about me:</div>
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<b>BOOK I AM CURRENTLY
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The books I most recently read were <i>Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me</i>? by
Mindy Kaling for Book Club #1 and <i>Room</i>
by Emma Donoghue for Book Club #2. (Because one book club just isn’t enough.)</div>
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<b>SONG CURRENTLY
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<b>PLAYBILLS CURRENTLY
ON MY DESK:</b> San Diego Symphony Pops with Wilson Phillips. In my opinion,
Ravinia should be performed on a marina with fireworks at the finale. Magic. <i>Mack and Mabel</i> at the Southwark
Playhouse. A show I never thought I would get to see outside of a questionable
community theatre situation. Awesome and bittersweet. And … <i>Twelfth Night</i> at American Players Theater. If you haven’t been to <a href="https://tickets.americanplayers.org/my_basket.asp">APT</a>, go. If you
have, go again. I hear <i>Skylight </i>is
not to be missed. And the tremendous <i>In
Acting Shakespeare </i>is back.</div>
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<b>WEBSITES CURRENTLY
OPEN ON CHROME:</b> Volgistics, the Fringe volunteer management program. (Have
I mentioned in the last five minutes that <a href="https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=585087720&OR=1">you
should volunteer</a>?) A <a href="http://www.bust.com/blog/half-drag-portraits-by-photographer-leland-bobbe.html?utm_source=BUSTline&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BUSTline+8.15.2012&utm_content=acauley%40gmail.com">Bust
Magazine article</a> on this fascinating drag photo project. Facebook, in case
I need a Words with Friends break. </div>
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<b>ASK ME ABOUT: </b>London
2012. I went to get a taste of the mania and magic. I attended track and field
(Jess Ennis!), badminton (Yes. They actually played.) and table tennis (China
is FIERCE). It was incredible, if filled will far too many Fish and Chips. Rio
2016 anyone?</div>
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<b>DON’T ASK ME ABOUT: </b><i>Fifty Shades of Grey. </i>Stupid Book Club
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<b>FINAL THOUGHTS: </b><a href="https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=585087720&OR=1">Become
a CFF2012 Volunteer</a>! Right now! (More info: http://chicagoFringe.org/volunteer.php)</div>
Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-85507007491272754362012-07-19T20:51:00.001-05:002012-07-19T20:52:57.156-05:00Hail to the ... Designers!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /></div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-72393696948564699532012-07-18T00:15:00.000-05:002012-07-18T00:18:15.865-05:00CFF Staff Profile: Rachel Staelens<br />
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Hello there all you fabulous Fringers!</div>
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I’m sure a few of us have chatted, especially if you have been to one
of our events or have volunteered on one of the past festivals. For those who
don’t know me yet, my name is Rachel Staelens, and I’m the Chicago Fringe
Festival production manager and this is my very first blog post EVER. Don’t you feel special? I’ll be sticking to the fabulous <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3112418691573418345#editor/target=post;postID=7630836548233518481" target="_blank">Mr.Mullaney’s</a> format (first time, remember?) so keep reading if you want to know
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<b>Who am I?</b></div>
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Fringe website to read my bio</a>. And
here are a few silly little facts about me to keep your interest piqued:</div>
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TV shows I can’t stop watching: How I Met Your Mother, True Blood.</div>
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Current top-played song on my iTunes: Oh My! by The Grey Kid</div>
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Crafty-type work I’m currently creating: 30 day drawing challenge
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from my living room area.</div>
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Websites currently open on Chrome: Gmail, Facebook, Dropbox, Basecamp,
Stumbleupon (how pretty is <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/9Fy9Sr/:rb8$SGgK:He0CK28q/www.emptykingdom.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Carne-Griffiths_web10.jpg/">this</a>?)</div>
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<b>What do I do for Fringe?</b></div>
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As the production manager of the Chicago Fringe Festival, I am the
logistical mind behind the schedule and the venues, and I manage technical and
stage management volunteers and handle equipment allocation. </div>
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I create the schedule from scratch once all of the groups have filled
out their paperwork. With 50 groups,
this can obviously be a bit of a task but I work to make sure I can meet as
many requests as possible. This year it
looks like we’ll be having approximately 212 performances in the 2 weeks the
festival is up. You can say “whoa!” to
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I have a wonderful production team to help me get everything done. Erik Tylkowski (who you will hear from in a
post later this year) is our technical director and we work with two other
seasonal volunteers (this year they are Maggy Grossbart and Cat Davis) to
finalize venues and venue setup. Erik
and Cat work with me on locating and organizing equipment to turn found spaces
into awesome Fringe venues. <b><u><span style="color: red;">Some of you might even be receiving an
equipment donation request from us in the next week or so!</span></u></b> If you have some equipment we might want to
borrow/rent and you can’t wait to offer us your help feel free to send us an
email at <a href="mailto:production@chicagofringe.org">production@chicagofringe.org</a>. </div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red;">Maggy works with me to
organize the production-specific volunteers and we can always use more</span></u></b>,
SO if you are a technician, a stage manager or just someone who has always been
interested in trying your hand in theatre production please email <a href="mailto:volunteers@chicagofringe.org">volunteers@chicagofringe.org</a> and
we’ll put you to work!</div>
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Other than my Fringe work I’ve been trying to enjoy the summer in spite
of the heat! I hope you will all be able
to come out and join us for the Festival!</div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-76308365482335184812012-05-20T18:22:00.000-05:002012-07-18T00:17:36.064-05:00CFF Staff Profile: Tim Mullaney<br />
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I’ve met many of you already, either in person or through the
wonder of electronic communication. For those who don’t know me, my name is
Tim Mullaney, and I’m the Chicago Fringe Festival marketing manager.</div>
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In the coming months, you’ll be hearing from other Fringe
staff members, who will be blogging about who they are and what they do for
Fringe – and maybe they’ll talk about some opportunities for you to get
involved in various aspects of the ChiFringe universe, as well. </div>
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So without further ado, let me get the ball rolling. </div>
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<b>Who am I?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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But here are four facts about my current culture consumption: </div>
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Book I am currently reading: Lake Overturn, by Vestal
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Current top-played song on my iTunes: Ignition, by R. Kelly.
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Playbill currently on my desk: <a href="http://www.streettempotheatre.com/#!season" target="_blank">The Street Tempo Theatreproduction of “Little Shop of Horrors.”</a> Extended through May 27 at Stage 773.
Recommended!</div>
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Websites currently open on Chrome: The Chicago Tribune (NATO
craziness!), Tennis.com (should I get up at 5 AM to watch Nadal v. Djokovic??)
and Open Culture (another recommendation – want <a href="http://www.openculture.com/2012/05/morgan_freeman_teaches_kids_to_read.html" target="_blank">Morgan Freeman to teach you howto read</a>?). And, of course, Facebook and Twitter. Like the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoFringe" target="_blank">Fringe Festival page</a>!
Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ChicagoFringe" target="_blank">Twitter</a>!</div>
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<b>What do I do for
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I’m a communications jack-of-all-trades. This means I write
a lot of the posts for this blog! I also compose most of our press releases and
eblasts, and write press/advertising copy of all sorts. I talk to interviewers
about Fringe – want to write up a piece about the Festival for your
publication, your blog, your Facebook page, your knitting club newsletter?
Shoot me a line! That's tim@chicagofringe.org. </div>
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I also help determine our advertising strategy. Do you work
for a media outlet that you think reaches a lot of prospective Fringe audience
members? Please let me know! </div>
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I coordinate cross-promotional efforts with other theatres,
festivals, etc. If you’re interested . . . hit me up!</div>
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I organize our annual design contest. <a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2012_designcontest.php" target="_blank">We’re accepting submissions for two more days</a>!</div>
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You’ll see me around the Festival in Pilsen, sending Tweets
and Facebook posts, interviewing artists, and generally spreading the word
about what a great event Fringe is and what some of the best ways to enjoy it
are. Say hi! And if you want to help us get the word out about the Festival
between now and August 30, we’d be happy for the help. The more voices talking
Fringe up, the better, so don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d be more than happy
to let you know about marketing-related volunteer opportunities (and volunteer
opportunities in general)! Again, that email address is tim@chicagofringe.org.</div>
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As the keeper of the blog, I’d like to thank you for
reading. And if there are things you’d like to see more of (or less of) on the
blog, let us know in the comments!</div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768692511682857328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112418691573418345.post-57153455899808990902012-04-23T00:22:00.000-05:002012-04-23T00:27:58.895-05:00EXTENDED DEADLINE - Design Contest<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px;">What Chicago Fringe Festival is: an artistic extravaganza taking place in the Pilsen neighbo</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px;">rhood August 30-September 9. 50 shows will be performed by theatricalizers of every stripe, from actors and dancers to performance artists, female impersonators, puppeteers and scientist-comedians.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px;">The design should reflect, suggest, embody, convey or otherwise relate, directl</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; text-indent: -0.25in;">y or obliquely, to an election year theme. An election is about choice, and so is Fringe: Audience members have 50 shows to choose from. But the 2012 Fringe will be better than the 2012 p</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; text-indent: -0.25in;">residential election! At Fringe, there’s not a limited choice between two major tickets – the Fringe Festival is the You-Pick-It Ticket. It presents patrons with many shows, which are radically diverse. Festival go</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; text-indent: -0.25in;">ers can pick what to see according to their whims, mood and interests, and so create their own Festival experi</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; text-indent: -0.25in;">ence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px;">Last year’s winning design and runners up can also be seen on the <a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2011.php#contest">Chicago F</a></span><a href="http://chicagofringe.org/pilsen2011.php#contest" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; text-indent: -0.25in;">ringe website</a><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; text-indent: -0.25in;">, and for further inspiration, you might look at designs from other Fringe Festivals around the world, such as </span><a href="http://www.fringefever.com.au/category/posters/" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; text-indent: -0.25in;">Adelaide Fringe</a><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; text-indent: -0.25in;">.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px;">Prizes</span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px;"><br />See your design on CTA ads and Fringe materials distributed all over Chicago! The winner’s design will be the design for the official 2012 Fringe Festival poster and will appear in part or in whole on a wide range of Fringe materials, including ads, tee-shirts, festival programs, pins, banners and more. The winner’s name will appear on the poster and all other materials on which it is practicable to include an artist credit. The winner will also receive a commemorative Fringe button granting entry to all days of the Festival and two complimentary tickets to one Fringe show of choice. And as far is it is practicable, the winner will receive copies of all Fringe paraphernalia and merchandise, including a tee-shirt, featuring the design<i>. Three runners-up will have their designs published on chicagofringe.org.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Submitting Entries</span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><br />All entries must be emailed to design2012@chicagofringe.org. The design size of the file must not exceed 11”x17”, and if chosen as the winner, you will need to supply a version 12x18" at 300 dpi to account for bleed. The design can be saved at a resolution that will enable us to zoom in to see details during judging, but the file size must not exceed 2MB. Designs may be in any medium. Multiple submissions are acceptable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 8pt;">In the body of your email provide:<br />Your First and Last Name<br />Phone Number<br />Email Address<br /><br /><b>The Deadline</b><br />Your submission must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. on May 22, 2012. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered for the competition.<br /><br /><b>Other Important Stuff</b></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Winning Entrants agree to assign all rights in their work to the Chicago Fringe Festival. These include but are not limited to the rights to edit, reproduce and distribute on printed and digital materials (including the Chicago Fringe Festival website). All entries must be 100% original work by the artist. No use of a third party's copyrighted material is allowed in any way, even if it is allowable under Fair Use guidelines.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Chicago Fringe Festival will notify </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">winners by June 7, 2012 or after judging is complete.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 8pt;">If you have additional questions, e-mail us at design2012@chicagofringe.org</span></div>
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