By Brian Pope My day of seeing shows in the 2019 Pittsburgh Fringe Festival was indicative of the event’s change in locale. The proceedings gained a great deal of intimacy in their move from the North Side to Garfield. It… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Fringe Festival
Fringe Day 1-Confronting Insecurities and Relationships in Lola Hughes’ “Two Lines”
By Eva Phillips The portentous, Two Lines of Lola Hughes’ short but impactful play cause a whole lot of intersection and collision for being so starkly parallel. Two Lines is, of course, a double entendre of sorts—the two lines most directly refer to… Read More ›
Five Fringe Shows, So Many Flights of Stairs
Day 3 of Fringe was my marathon day, in which I attempted a feat only dreamed of before. Five shows in one day! I did it, with the help of food trucks, coffee, $3 cocktails, and a brief nap in… Read More ›
Of Art and Church Basements: Fringe 2018
The thing with attending the Fringe Festival is that you can’t really know what to expect. I’m keenly aware of this as I enter St. Mary’s Lyceum; as I enter, the only evidence a festival is occurring appears to be… Read More ›
Three Bearded Dudes and That One Girl: Fringe Day 3
The final night of the 5th Annual Pittsburgh Fringe Festival found me in yet another basement for three more shows, this time at the Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church. Unlike the prior night’s venue at St. Mary’s Lyceum, this location was… Read More ›
Fringe Festival in Three Shows
This is only my second year seeing Fringe Fest shows, but I feel like I’m already a pro at it. For instance, this year I didn’t get lost trying to find St. Mary’s Lyceum, and once I walked inside I… Read More ›
Fringe Day 3: St. Mary’s Lyceum: Part 2
Local Pittsburgh buskers, Sean Miller and Kristin Ward are The Daring Douglasses. If you have been to any Pittsburgh events over the past couple decades, you most likely have seen them, a large crowd standing in a circle, watching with… Read More ›
Fringe Day 3: St. Mary’s Lyceum: Part 1
Children of Heaven produced by Laugh/ Riot Performing Arts Company Is pertinent following the #metoo movement currently storming media. Before the performance begins I am greeted by a woman wearing all white. She shook my hand, thanked me for coming,… Read More ›
Ballet, Puppets, Memories, and Marxism: Fringe Day 3
This year, my first day of Fringe was my last day, but it was no less of an experience than last year’s. My first show was Bobby’s Ballet Lessons in the basement of the Unitarian Church. Coming in at fifteen… Read More ›
A Fringe Bookend
The last day of Fringe felt much like the first…with one major difference. After spending the first two days at St Mary’s Lyceum I was happy to have a change of venue. At this point a description of the differences… Read More ›