Been way too long already since I got out to see a show…sorry, Community Theatre, I keep missing hooking up with you! Soon, I promise. It’s not that Kanata is even that far AWAY or anything…I’ll fix it, all right? I’ll fix it. But for now, you’ll have to settle for me taking a familiar [...]
the Ottawa Improv Scene (yes, we DO have one!)
A Week ago or so, I hit the Elmdale tavern for an extra-special CRUSH IMPROV show. It was packed, and it was maybe the funniest improv show I’ve EVER seen, and that may be fitting, as it was Cari Leslie’s last show in town before winging it to be a superstar in Amsterdam. She, Brad [...]
Obviously, a Fantastic Debut
So, I’ve been back in town for over a week now. I’ve seen shows at the NAC, GCTC and the Gladstone, three of our premiere theatrical installations, or whatever you call them. Majordomos? Whatever. I’ve been hitting the big timey joints, is the point, and it was time to get back to the nitty gritty. [...]
39 Steppin’ Out
Can I just start this one off by saying OH MY GOD THE GLADSTONE ISN’T CONDOS!!! *phew* Sorry about that. But, man, I was SURE the Gladstone would be fucking condos by now. You know? After those dreadful, lingering months of idleness, just sitting, just WAITING…And have I ever actually made official mention here just [...]
Flying in your Mind’s Eye
Okay, so this time, I am NOT going to let post-Fringe ennui get me down. Actually, I seem to have been on a weird sort-of post-Fringe HIGH, which I’m not used to…maybe that just backs up my theory that a minimum of TWO Fringe Festivals per year are necessary for positive well-being. I’ve certainly heard [...]
Victoria FRINGE-COMA 2011 – Epilogue
I’m dragging this out. There’s no question really, the Fringe was over, like, a week ago now. Even I don’t write THIS slow. Yeah, I’m dragging it out. What of it? Thanks to a $700 plane ticket and a 2-week vacation, I’ve managed to artificially extend my beloved Fringe experience into September, but this is [...]
Pretty Little Fringe 2011 Nightcap
So there I was, pretty grim and disshevelled the morning after the Victoria Fringe festival ended. I was hurting fromthe drink like I hadn’t hurt in a decade, most of my new and old friends had already fled town for Vancouver or beyond, and it was goddamn labour day so most everything was closed. What [...]
Victoria FRINGE-COMA 2011 – Day TEN
Last weekend has arrived. Before long, I’ll be back in Ottawa, moping around the downtown streets in a lonely haze (instead of doing that in Victoria…totally different). I want this Fringe road-trip to end on a good note..I want it to end STRONG. And how do you get strong? I can’t really AFFORD steroids, so… [...]
Victoria FRINGE-COMA 2011 – Day NINE
Ow. I think maybe I should not have had QUITE so many apricot beers at the Mint after Fringe Club the other nite…I’m still tryingto shake it off. Still, we must soldier on, and on, and…and, hey, did I ever see some good god damn shows his friday! Let’s start with the start. Or, rather, [...]
