Press releases
Fringe Encore July 30, 31, August 1 2009
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Contact: Kristen Evans 504-941-3640 or kristen@nofringe.org
Fringe announces an encore weekend with The Tragical Ballad of Black Bonnet plus new original stage and screen pieces
July 6, 2009, NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Fringe announces encore evenings of Fringe with the return of The Tragical Ballad of Black Bonnet, plus new original pieces, in an incredible lineup of creative madness on strings, screen and stage. A favorite from the 2008 Festival, The Tragical Ballad of Black Bonnet is an original puppet operetta based on the true story of an intersexed housemaid in 16th century Scotland. The tale follows the plight of Black Bonnet, the kitchen maid, as she and Liliana, the Landlord’s lovely daughter, fall madly in love. Can boundless romance survive on strings in a tiny world?! Music, mania, and marionettes. Created and performed by New Orleans’ Black Forest Fancies, Black Bonnet was one of the audience favorites in the 2008 Festival.
The full evening of Fringe includes The Tableclothe Palimpsest, bizarre and otherworldly stop-animation films of award-winning local film-maker Thomas Little, shot on Super-8 and projected by the creator. Audiences are also treated to the premiere of a wild new multimedia performance with video, aerial, puppetry and music called The Legend of Suzie Sidesaddle, an eerie ghost story about a mechanical doll, created and performed by Ratty Scurvics and Oops the Clown.
At the Marigny Theatre, 2240 St. Claude Avenue in the Marigny in New Orleans. Showtimes: July 30, 31 at 8 pm and August 1 at 8 pm and 11 pm. Ages 18 and up. Tickets are $12, available at the door or online. We encourage buying tickets ahead of time at the New Orleans Fringe Web site: www.nofringe.org
Fringe Alternative Theater Incubator (FATI)
New Orleans Fringe announces the Fringe Alternative Theater Incubator (FATI) a program to nurture original performance and risk-taking productions in New Orleans. This encore production of The Tragical Ballad of Black Bonnet marks the second of the FATI encore series, where successful Festival productions are coupled with new pieces to launch mini-Fringe showcases throughout the year. FATI gives performers an opportunity to fully realize the potential of their shows and to showcase new work. The first FATI production, Adult Petting Zoo, brought New York artist Gabrielle Penabaz back to New Orleans to present her sold-out Fringe show Sex Crimes together with three new original pieces by local artists. FATI is supported in part by a grant from the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation.
