CALENDAR

WORKSHOP: EXPERIMENTS IN CONNECTION: YOU & I WITH
with Yuhas and Dancers, Columbia, SC
Wednesday June 20th
1-2pm
Fringe Central

The workshop, taught by 4 dancers of Yuhas & Dancers, will explore the performance and discipline of connection through movement exercises we have completed to construct our dance show. The workshop will conclude with a short preview into the work of Yuhas & Dancers, linking the exercises with our Fringe work, “Experiments in Connection: You & I.” www.meredithyuhasanddancers.com

Dance teaches us how to see one another with compassionate eyes, something our world very much needs! The workshop will include an approachable introduction into partner work and tools to access numbed sensations of the body. We want to share space with the first time dancer, the awkward teenager, the business professional, and seasoned technicians. All are welcome and encouraged to participate! (We recommend movable clothing).

WORKSHOP : DIY FUTURE
with L. Nicol Cabe
Wednesday June 20th
2:30PM-4PM
Fringe Central

 
“DIY Future!” a workshop on writing science fiction for performance. The first part is spent writing based on
prompts, and the second part involves putting a story onstage with a little feedback.

The Cardboard Countess

urban spine (British Columbia, Canada)

The Cardboard Countess explores the developing friendship between a troubled teen and a homeless woman who wears a gown of garbage bags and proclaims she is a Countess. United by concerns of conservation, and isolated from their communities, their friendship grows. At times tragic, at times hilarious, the ongoing battle between these two characters, both fighting to be heard in an ever hostile world, is a play audiences of all ages can relate to.

Actor (LOST, CRIMINAL MINDS), and Playwright Victoria Goring is developed this play through 2 Artist in residencies in conjunction with her photographic exhibit: Trashed at San Gabriel National Monument and Hot Springs National Park. The set, costumes, and props are all handcrafted art created from recycled materials.

Ms. Goring is concerned that Issues of poverty, women’s rights, and environmental impact are degraded by the current political systems, causing a need for dialogue. The Cardboard Countess tackles issues of teen depression, mental health, homelessness, and the difficulties of forging human connection in today’s increasingly technological world.

For information  – including how to get tickets, click here!

Act 2 of “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” on a miniature stage!

Tophat Productions (Portland, ME)

Come see the powerful and controversial rock-opera, Jesus Christ Superstar as you have never seen it before! One singer, using a miniature stage (lights, props, curtains, etc.) with 5” action figures, and pre-recorded music, will sing every character himself. This performance will be of Act 2 only.

Tophat Productions is based in Portland, Maine, as a non-profit organization.

For information  – including how to get tickets, click here!

#BODYTALK

Kylie Groat (Portland, ME)

“Of all the violence I have known in my life, I have not known violence like the violence I have spoken to myself.” -Andrea Gibson

#bodytalk is a compilation of stories that seeks to help us make amends with our bodies for the violence that we have all spoken to ourselves in the name of “beauty.”

Kylie Groat is a Portland-based writer with a passion for collaborative art & telling stories from the margins.

For information  – including how to get tickets, click here!

2201: A Porn Odyssey

Wish Experience (Astoria, NY)

The year is 2201. Pornography has become self-aware and bent on destroying humanity. One man must overcome temptation, navigate the metaverse and save the world (and maybe himself). Join Dick on his odyssey to evade the clutches of Delta, an AI sex bot turned murderous, with the help of Ron, a beloved star from the golden age of porn! A one-man sci-fi tale of sex and love, violence and betrayal, with original music by Dan Ricker. A little Black Mirror, a little Debbie Does Dallas and a little Broadway!

Will Glenn and Trish Parry have been working together with Wish Experience for six years, and now Trish Parry produces Will Glenn’s foray into solo-performance, from New York, NY. Both have been performing on the fringe circuit since 2012 and are excited to come to PortFringe for the first time!

For information  – including how to get tickets, click here!

Travelogue

Vivid Motion with Eric Darrow Worthley

This collaboration between Vivid Motion and Eric Darrow Worthley, tells stories from a world traveler through spoken word and dance mixed together.

Eric Darrow Worthley is a Portland based actor, director, producer and playwright. Vivid Motion is a company for long-time dancers who are looking for an opportunity bring dance back into their lives and a place for anyone who always wanted to try dancing, but never had the chance.

For more information – including how to purchase tickets – click here.

Walking While Black in Moscow

The Adventures of Les Kurkendaal (Los Angeles, CA)

Les Kurkendaal  is African American and  he has taken a trip to Moscow where there are absolutely no black people . Come and join him in navigating his way through this unknown land.

Les Kurkendaal is a Los Angeles based actor and storyteller. He has been touring Fringe Festivals since 2000 . He has also performed with The Moth Mainstage . He is the host of a hilarious podcast called He Just Loves the Hallmark Channel.

For more information – including how to purchase tickets – click here.

The Curséd

Acorn Productions (Portland, ME)

From the earth they come, to the earth they return. Witches though they may be, they don’t deserve to be bound.

The Curséd is a powerful tale of pain, revenge, and magic as told through movement and a mash-up of Shakespeare’s words.

Breakneck Julius Caesar

Timothy Mooney Repertory Theatre (Buffalo Grove, IL)

Tim Mooney wraps “Julius Caesar” up into one wild one-hour one-man romp where the audience plays the starring role! “Electrifying edutainment” (Orlando Weekly); “The Shakespeare tragedy has never been so much fun and simultaneously instructive.” (The Pitch) “Well-prepared, focused and magnificent… 5 Stars” (KC Applauds).

Tim Mooney is an award-winning fringe veteran, performing nine different one-man plays at high schools, colleges, and festivals around the world. A native of the Chicago suburbs, Tim is the author of seventeen new adaptations of the plays of Moliere, and the fun acting textbook, “Acting at the Speed of Life; Conquering Theatrical Style.” His other one-man shows, including “Moliere than Thou,” “Lot o’ Shakespeare” and “Breakneck Hamlet” have won raves, cheers and awards at some sixty fringe festivals across the United States and Canada!

For information  – including how to get tickets, click here!

Are you living your truth?

Kate Ghiloni (Portland, ME)

Are you living your truth? Or are you more comfortable with lies? Comedian Kate Ghiloni shines a light into the darkness around us and within us in a pointed, yet joyful way.

Kate Ghiloni is a writer and comedian living in Portland, Maine. She has been featured in comedy festivals across the country, including Seattle, Asheville, Austin, New Orleans, and Boston. www.kateghiloni.com

For information  – including how to get tickets, click here!

Birthwright Industries’ Annual Shareholders Meeting; A Celebration of the Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Capraconomist Productions (Portland, ME)

Join Bradley Birthwright, the CEO of Birthwright Industries Inc., and take part in this year’s Annual Shareholders Meeting where you will vote on the Company’s Board of Directors and Mr. Birthwright’s Pay Package. Learn of the Company’s “rich” history, and find out its plans for the future that will ensure your investment grows regardless of the cost.

Capraconomist Productions reveals the absurdity of an economy focused on profit while lacking in heart. Scott Patterson of Portland, Maine uses his fictional family of affluence, the Birthwrights, to teach a lesson on the true cost of financial security.

This show is part of an exciting PortFringe “double feature” event, which means you will see two short performances in the same one-hour performance slot. Birthwright Industries’ Annual Shareholders Meeting; A Celebration of the Entrepreneurial Spirit!  is paired with  HOT LUNCH: An Immersive Middle School Dance/Carnival by Bare Portland!

For information  – including how to get tickets, click here!

Turkey Club IV: This Time With Mayo

Turkey Club (Portland, ME)

Turkey Club is a five old friends creating silly, unpredictable, possibly thought provoking (but no promises) scenes before your eyes and ears.

For more information – including how to purchase tickets – click here.