4 Fringe shows get encore performances
Missing the Orlando Fringe Festival? Or maybe you just missed out on a few shows at the theater fest, which wrapped up Monday. In any case, four of the productions from this year’s Fringe will have encore presentations in the coming weeks.
“Save Me, Dolly Parton,” “Hello,” “Muttnik” and “to be happy” will be re-staged at the CFCArts Blackbox Theatre, 250 SW Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando. Each show costs $15 — on June 9 you can catch two of the productions back to back.
Here is the schedule and details on the shows: Save Me, Dolly Parton: Megan Gogerty wrote this one-woman comedy about the joys (and pains) of new motherhood. Theresa Smith-Levin stars, and Beth Marshall directs this Fringe favorite, which won a Patrons’ Pick award. 7:30 p.m. June 3-4.
Hello: John Mark Jernigan’s impassioned script follows a man comically on the brink of despair over his love life and the state of the nation. The play with music stars Chris Crawford, who won the Critics’ Choice Award for his performance. 7:30 p.m. June 8. Muttnik: Bruce Ryan Costella wrote and performs this one-man, or one-dog, show about the first canine in space — sent into orbit by the Soviet Union in the 1950s. Presented by the Pipsqueak Collective and directed by Debra Christopher, “Muttnik” follows the dog’s adventures with gentle humor
and poignancy as it contemplates how we all make our way through this world. The show was named the best solo drama at the Fringe’s Critics’ Choice Awards. 7 p.m. June 9 and 7:30 p.m. June 10.
to be happy: Donald Rupe, the head of the CFCArts theater program, wrote this dramedy about two brothers — one gay, one straight — trying to connect with each other while looking for love. Despite raising serious issues such as homophobia and suicide, the script is laced with clever quips. Cast members include Blake Aburn, Jake Texeira, Madison Gomez, Michael Geniac and Janine Papin. 8:30 p.m. June 9.