The night before the spoof, Chris and Berkeley invite us to dinner with the Squid Kids. Yum! The delicious eats provided by the hosts. Getting primed for the spoof night. The Squids spoof the G-Men. Gmen Spoof: Zachary and the Story Telling Stoned. Peter, the crass intoxicated bear, and the fringe forest animals. Go west, […]
August 7, 2009
How does one write community? Writing, of course, can be a catalyst for community, but how does one communicate community through words. Words can only create a mosaic, a mosaic that is never seen from sufficient distant and, without that distance, the whole picture is never fully realized. The performers of the Saskatoon Fringe are […]
August 5, 2009
Beddy-Bye Green Room Antics (That’s Peter In The Middle) Ray Decides I Need A Picture Sandwich Board Sharks Accosting (Potential) Bums Getting Changed In The Games Room Backstage, Before The Show Onstage, Warming Up Just Before Show Time Post-Show High See-Through Shirt! The Secret Ingredient Is Sweat Ponchos and Popcorn Post-Performance Something Dodgy: The Masters […]
August 3, 2009
For the performers, the Off Broadway Arts Centre green room is the heart and soul of the Saskatoon Fringe. There is a games room, a bar, comfy couches, internet access, inexpensive pasta and sauce, and pay-what-you-can coffee. We meet, we greet, and friendships are born. And whenever you throw that many talented people into one […]
July 30, 2009
Ray Enjoys A Tasty Sandwich In Ottawa International Airport. Ray and Me (Sandwich, Curiously Absent) Mr. Dawson Calls The Folks Who Are Putting Us Up Poster Pick-Up! Ray And Our Poster In Full Effect Changing After Our Channel Ten Interview Changing (On The Street Again) After Preview Show In The Dressing Room, Minutes Before We […]
July 30, 2009
I’ve had a few rough landings in my days of air travel but only yesterday did I experience one that actually hurt. The pilot slam dunked the plane hard enough that the shock actually jostled my tailbone. On the way out of the plane, the stewardess was joking about the landing to anyone who would […]
July 28, 2009
The girlfriend has been, ahem, kissed goodbye, the bag is packed, the flat is cleaned, and I am ready to go. I’m heading West for the Saskatoon and Edmonton Fringes. If you haven’t noticed it yet, check out Ray Besharah’s fine promotional work right here. I should be in the wild blue yonder around 7PM […]
August 14, 2009
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