Colloquially known around Philly as simply, "the Fringe Festival," The 14th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe, is taking place this year from September 3-18, 2010. This year, I will have the opportunity to participate in the festival, as part of a children's opera called "The Crowded House."
A little background about the Festival: It is an "unfiltered" Festival that supports the work of a broad array of performing artists--both new and established--by presenting two concurrent 16-day festivals each September at various venues throughout the city of Philadelphia. Nick Stuccio, the Festival's Producing Director, selects the artists who will perform--about half of whom are from Philadelphia, the other half from all over the world. As stated on their website, "the mission of the Festival is to provide an opportunity and a platform for Philadelphia-based artists to produce their work."
Written by local composer Michael Dutka, "The Crowded House" is a whimsical children's opera, based on a traditional tale, that ignites the imagination with visions of dancing sunflowers and animals, princesses and knights, and a good witch! The show premiered at The Barnstormer's Theater in Ridley Park, PA, and I had the pleasure of playing clarinet as part of a woodwind quintet + piano pit orchestra for six performances this past April. I have included some photos from the performance, below. (If you look closely, you can see me on clarinet in two of them! :)
The Crowded House will run for five performances, from September 9-12, at The Lantern Theater Company's St. Stephen's Theater. The Festival's description of the show, including detailed information regarding showtimes and location information can be found here: http://www.livearts-fringe.org/details.cfm?id=13532. This 65-minute long show is one fit for the whole family, so come on out and bring the kiddies! I am delighted to have the opportunity to play this show again, and to be participating in this year's Fringe Festival!
Tina
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