The fringe theatre event of the Southwest is currently accepting applications for its seventeenth annual performance festival, FronteraFest 2010. With four different divisions and multiple venues, FF10 brings a unique variety of artists and performers together from across the state, even across the country, to pursue their own creative expansion. Produced by Hyde Park Theatre and Austin Script Works, FronteraFest continues to offer opportunities to explore, experiment, and collaborate for playwrights and actors, dancers and directors, poets and puppeteers, filmmakers and more.
For more information and to download applications online, visit the FronteraFest 2010 website at www.hydeparktheatre.org . You may also contact Christi Moore, Festival Producer, at 512-479-7530, ext. 4. Secure your slot and don't delay; deadline for applications is Nov. 2nd (Early entry discounts available if application and fee are received by Oct. 1st).
FronteraFest is also currently seeking staff and production team members for this year's festival, including marketing director, box office, house managers, board operators, stage managers, and assistant stage managers. All staff and crew will receive a small stipend. Please send your resume and letter of interest to: Hyde Park Theatre; ATTN: FronteraFest; 511 W. 43rd St.; Austin, TX 78751; or by email at fronterafest@hydeparktheatre.org.
Mark your calendars - FronteraFest 2010 runs Jan. 12th - Feb. 13th, 2010.
Frontera Fest 2010
Upcoming casting calls, auditions, and tryouts.
Moderators: arclight, happywaffle, bradisntclever
Frontera Fest 2010
Don't know if this has been posted yet, but tomorrow is the deadline. It was pretty cool having improv all up in that shit last year.
It's a fun experience. IfE did the Long Fringe last year with Cochise, and it was very enlightening. Great people running the show over there as well.
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Got a note from Christi Moore this morning:
IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR FRONTERAFEST
Even though deadline has passed, there are still a few slots available for the FronteraFest Short Fringe. Applications are available at www.hydeparktheatre.org
IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR FRONTERAFEST
Even though deadline has passed, there are still a few slots available for the FronteraFest Short Fringe. Applications are available at www.hydeparktheatre.org
What is to give light must endure burning. - Viktor Frankl
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I quickly scanned the Fronterafest short fringe list (so I might have missed some acts...)
and I noticed..
Glamping Trip
Boy Toy
Midnight Society
...are playing as well.
Is this really everyone?
and I noticed..
Glamping Trip
Boy Toy
Midnight Society
...are playing as well.
Is this really everyone?
Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.
--David Byrne
--David Byrne
Also:
Just Eat Johnny by Jericho Thorpe & Leah Moss. Improvised comedy with clowns that have seen the darker side of the circus.
and
Damned Avalanche, by Jenny Carlson & Patrick Knisely. An improvised comedic piece with strong characters in absurd situations.
Midnight Society is also doing a sketch show in the Long Fringe called I Can't Believe It's Not Funny: The Best of Midnight Society Presents. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased here:
http://hpt.buyplaytix.com/reserve/midnight_society.html
Just Eat Johnny by Jericho Thorpe & Leah Moss. Improvised comedy with clowns that have seen the darker side of the circus.
and
Damned Avalanche, by Jenny Carlson & Patrick Knisely. An improvised comedic piece with strong characters in absurd situations.
Midnight Society is also doing a sketch show in the Long Fringe called I Can't Believe It's Not Funny: The Best of Midnight Society Presents. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased here:
http://hpt.buyplaytix.com/reserve/midnight_society.html
I've been invited to attend "Gus, The Musical" -- part of the Short Fringe at FronteraFest 2010. It's an original show written by Patrick Knisley and David Meyers, directed by David Meyers and starring Patrick and several other talented cast members.
"Our show will be on Thursday February 4, 2010 at 8:00 pm at Hyde Park Theater. Tickets just went on sale at http://hpt.buyplaytix.com/reserve/short ... 2010-02-04 "
"Our show will be on Thursday February 4, 2010 at 8:00 pm at Hyde Park Theater. Tickets just went on sale at http://hpt.buyplaytix.com/reserve/short ... 2010-02-04 "
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Improvisers @ Frontera Fest
(cut & paste if I missed anything)
SHORT FRINGE
JANUARY 12th
Just Eat Johnny by Jericho Thorpe & Leah Moss. Improvised comedy with clowns that have seen the darker side of the circus.
JANUARY 19th
Midnight Society. Known for their absurd humor and obscure pop culture references, Midnight Society has been performing together for over two years. In 2009, they were nominated for a B. Iden Payne Award and voted Austin's best improv troupe in the Statesman's A-List poll. They perform at ColdTowne Theater Saturdays at 11PM, and are performing in the FronteraFest Long Fringe, as well.
JANUARY 22nd
The Glamping Trip is David Lee Hess, Lisa Jackson, and John Ratliff. Using personal monologues as a starting point, these mainstays of Austin's Cold Towne Theater light up their grounded, realistic scenework with a seriously playful sense of the absurd. It's improv as funny, vivid, and mysterious as the dream that makes you wake up laughing.
JANUARY 26TH
Damned Avalanche, by Jenny Carlson & Patrick Knisely. An improvised comedic piece with strong characters in absurd situations.
JANUARY 27th
You and What Sketch Show by Matt Derman, Steve Donovan, Charles Formichella, Cortnie Jones, and Brian Engravalle. A selection of sketch comedy from the peculiar minds of You And What Productions.
JANUARY 28th
Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet by The Confidence Men. A new 25 minute, 2 act play will be improvised in the style of David Mamet.
JANUARY 29th
Boy Toy, featuring David Hess, Cortnie Jones, Brent Foshee, Joshua Krilov, Liz Brammer, Arthur Simone, Jared Stepp, and Katie Sicking. Celebrates the grandfather of all comedic improvisations formats, the Harold, developed by Del Close in Chicago. One of only a handful of Harold troupes in Austin, Boy Toy is composed of Coldtowne Theater Conservatory teachers and graduates, an Air Sex World Champion, a World of Warcraft guru, an authority on recreation, a neuroscientist, the last person seen with Robert De Niro in Austin, and Dirty Baby, leader of the world's best ukulele rock-and-roll band.
FEBRUARY 2nd
Poor Life Choices, by Leah Moss. Life is full of choices, and none make more impact than the ones made out of impulse, passion, and plain stupidity. One woman shows us all the sage and disastrous advice that has guided her to make some supremely poor life choices. With a little song and dance for good measure.
FEBRUARY 4th
Gus! by David Meyers & Patrick Knisely. Buy the Whey presents Act I of Gus!, an original musical. Gus, a High School student, wants nothing more than to be an ice sculptor. His parents won’t allow it. His guidance counselor dismisses the idea. Gus is ready to give up, until a friend encourages him to follow his dreams.
LONG FRINGE
I Can't Believe It's Not Funny: The Best of Midnight Society Presents
For nearly two years, Midnight Society has been writing and performing sketch comedy at ColdTowne Theater. In that time, they've gone through 37 gorilla suits, 168 banana peels, and 1 working time machine, all in an attempt to craft the perfect sketch show. The result: The Best of Midnight Society Presents and a full hour of the best sketch comedy Austin has to offer.
Written, produced, directed, and performed by Midnight Society. The full cast of Midnight Society Presents: Lance Gilstrap, Michael Jastroch, Joel Keith, Delaney Liming, Andy Petruzzo, Nick Ramirez, Kyle Sweeney, Jericho Thorp, Michael Williams.
At Salvage Vanguard Theater. $5. (Note: You may buy tickets with a credit card online, but cash or checks only are accepted at the theater.)
Jan 31st at 2:00pm; Jan 28th at 9:00pm; Jan 24th at 6:15pm; Jan 20th at 8:45pm[/b]
(cut & paste if I missed anything)
SHORT FRINGE
JANUARY 12th
Just Eat Johnny by Jericho Thorpe & Leah Moss. Improvised comedy with clowns that have seen the darker side of the circus.
JANUARY 19th
Midnight Society. Known for their absurd humor and obscure pop culture references, Midnight Society has been performing together for over two years. In 2009, they were nominated for a B. Iden Payne Award and voted Austin's best improv troupe in the Statesman's A-List poll. They perform at ColdTowne Theater Saturdays at 11PM, and are performing in the FronteraFest Long Fringe, as well.
JANUARY 22nd
The Glamping Trip is David Lee Hess, Lisa Jackson, and John Ratliff. Using personal monologues as a starting point, these mainstays of Austin's Cold Towne Theater light up their grounded, realistic scenework with a seriously playful sense of the absurd. It's improv as funny, vivid, and mysterious as the dream that makes you wake up laughing.
JANUARY 26TH
Damned Avalanche, by Jenny Carlson & Patrick Knisely. An improvised comedic piece with strong characters in absurd situations.
JANUARY 27th
You and What Sketch Show by Matt Derman, Steve Donovan, Charles Formichella, Cortnie Jones, and Brian Engravalle. A selection of sketch comedy from the peculiar minds of You And What Productions.
JANUARY 28th
Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet by The Confidence Men. A new 25 minute, 2 act play will be improvised in the style of David Mamet.
JANUARY 29th
Boy Toy, featuring David Hess, Cortnie Jones, Brent Foshee, Joshua Krilov, Liz Brammer, Arthur Simone, Jared Stepp, and Katie Sicking. Celebrates the grandfather of all comedic improvisations formats, the Harold, developed by Del Close in Chicago. One of only a handful of Harold troupes in Austin, Boy Toy is composed of Coldtowne Theater Conservatory teachers and graduates, an Air Sex World Champion, a World of Warcraft guru, an authority on recreation, a neuroscientist, the last person seen with Robert De Niro in Austin, and Dirty Baby, leader of the world's best ukulele rock-and-roll band.
FEBRUARY 2nd
Poor Life Choices, by Leah Moss. Life is full of choices, and none make more impact than the ones made out of impulse, passion, and plain stupidity. One woman shows us all the sage and disastrous advice that has guided her to make some supremely poor life choices. With a little song and dance for good measure.
FEBRUARY 4th
Gus! by David Meyers & Patrick Knisely. Buy the Whey presents Act I of Gus!, an original musical. Gus, a High School student, wants nothing more than to be an ice sculptor. His parents won’t allow it. His guidance counselor dismisses the idea. Gus is ready to give up, until a friend encourages him to follow his dreams.
LONG FRINGE
I Can't Believe It's Not Funny: The Best of Midnight Society Presents
For nearly two years, Midnight Society has been writing and performing sketch comedy at ColdTowne Theater. In that time, they've gone through 37 gorilla suits, 168 banana peels, and 1 working time machine, all in an attempt to craft the perfect sketch show. The result: The Best of Midnight Society Presents and a full hour of the best sketch comedy Austin has to offer.
Written, produced, directed, and performed by Midnight Society. The full cast of Midnight Society Presents: Lance Gilstrap, Michael Jastroch, Joel Keith, Delaney Liming, Andy Petruzzo, Nick Ramirez, Kyle Sweeney, Jericho Thorp, Michael Williams.
At Salvage Vanguard Theater. $5. (Note: You may buy tickets with a credit card online, but cash or checks only are accepted at the theater.)
Jan 31st at 2:00pm; Jan 28th at 9:00pm; Jan 24th at 6:15pm; Jan 20th at 8:45pm[/b]