The Insanity of The Free Fringe continues (plan for 1/19/12)

[Roy Janik]

Here's the show lineup for the Free Fringe this week. Last week we had lava. This week we're blind.

Project #1: Ding! (project leader: Mike Kinald)
At the Hideout Theatre, we love to tell stories. Many of our shows are full length improvised plays! But we also games, like in Maestro, our most popular show.

Ding! is an experiment to combine the two. Four to six improvisers will be performing a short narrative. But every time a bell rings, they pick a game (like Alphabet, scene in reverse, etc…) out a hat. They then have to *use* that game to help tell the story.

Expect madness. Expect confusion. Expect a surprisingly cohesive story despite (or perhaps because of) all the challenges along the way.

Project #2: Blind Montage (project leader: Amy Dietze)
There’s a decently common improv format called the Bat, which is like a radio play in the dark. The lights go out and the improvisers do all the scenework using only their voices and imaginations.

The Blind Montage reverses that idea and flips it around. The lights will stay on, but for the entire show, the improvisers will be blindfolded. Can two actors connect emotionally without being able to see? Can they effectively hand one another a cup? Can they avoid injury to life and limb? There’s only one way to find out.

Firth & Arjet
A wedding is the happiest day of a woman’s life. And the most stressful. It can be regretful, exhilarating, and/or traumatic. Firth&Arjet present Always a Bridesmaid…. One gets to be a bride, the other remains just a bridesmaid. These two women bring the audience into the scene, chatting and flirting and swapping secrets with their reception guests, as they discuss life, weddings, guys, and anything else that comes to mind — 100 percent made up on the spot. Wedded bliss or a wedded mess? With the audience’s help, the answer unfolds.

Reserve your free tickets here: http://www.hideouttheatre.com/shows/thefreefringe

Submit your own project ideas here:
http://hideout.cc/freefringeform

[Brad Hawkins]

That blind montage sounds like an awesome challenge. Can't wait to see it!

[LisaJackson]

Blind montage!! Brilliant!

[Steeeph]

Oh my gosh. I have to see this blind montage show. That sounds like so much fun!!