Early Fringe Festival Favorites

Mike Blake — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:38:00 +0000

Ten Must See Fringe Shows

The Orlando Fringe is just days away. If you don’t have time to hang out at the beer tent to get instant show reviews, here’s a few gems I’ll be attending. I’ll start with the more mainstream picks, shows that should be fun for the whole family, then move on to some picks for mature audiences.

Family Style

The Fringe can get freaky. If your hanging with young ones, or old ones, you may want to ease into any potential culture shock with one of the shows with a “General Audience” Rating.

Comedy

A Day to Remember

These clowns are really season veterans from Orlando’s own Sak Comedy Lab who have been honing their craft for years on Monday nights at Taste. With a completely new show every performance, and only $7 a ticket, this show may be the best bang for your buck in the whole festival.

Drama

7 (x1) Samurai

How about the “Best Solo Performance” in the DC Fringe? This presentation of 7 Samurai “complete with peasants, bandits, samurai warriors, and a spectacular fight scene ” will not disappoint!

A New World

The talented students and staff of Winter Springs Performing Arts are putting on an all out production they’re calling a “Musical Theater Dramady”. Supporting local artists and showcasing new talent is the Fringe at its best. This show should be very entertaining.

Dance

Simplex/Complex

The talented local favorites at Voci Dance team up with NY’s DeXdance team up for an “edgy, intelligent adventure in contemporary dance theatre.” These dancers are pure pleasure to watch.

Flamenco con Fusion

This is a must see. A fresh look at a refined art form, perhaps the most accomplished artists in the Fringe do the entertaining in this show. Ricardo Garcia’s guitar playing could put this show in the Music category below, but you get the idea. Just see this show.

Music

Movin’ Melvin Brown

Did I mention award winning shows? Mevlin Brown has gotten rave reviews from Edinburgh Scotland to Ausin Texas, and a couple of Fringes in between. We’re lucky to have international stars like this here in O-Town.

Puppets

Family Puppet Blast!

Heather Henson brings together the best of Orlando’s amazing puppet scene for this all out Puppet Fest. Local favorite Wavey Davey performs Friday the 15th at 6PM. With a different show every night, you may want to attend the Puppet Slam more than once.

Cheeky

Once you’ve started fringing, why not take advantage of the 100% uncensored feature , and challenge your sensibilities? Here’s some shows that should be entertaining as well as a bit embarrassing if you watch them sitting next to your Mom or you local clergyman (or both).

Martinicity: Category Laugh

Early Fringe Festival Favorites

Ten Must See Fringe Shows

Family Style

Comedy

A Day to Remember

Drama

7 (x1) Samurai

A New World

Dance

Simplex/Complex

Flamenco con Fusion

Music

Movin’ Melvin Brown

Puppets

Family Puppet Blast!

Cheeky

Comedy

The Karate Guy

The Well of Horniness

The Cody River’s Show

Columbia City Paper