THE PORTFRINGE 2018 FESTIVAL GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VENUE INFORMATION...... 3 BOX OFFICE INFORMATION...... 3 WELCOME TO PORTFRINGE!...... 4 RISK-TAKING AND ADVENTUROUS THEATRE-GOING...... 6 FRINGE ARTISTS DIRECTORY...... 6 PORTFRINGE CENTRAL + ARTIST WORKSHOPS...... 7 SHOW LISTINGS...... 8-16 OUR GLOBAL FRINGE FAMILY...... 17 2018 ONE-PAGE SCHEDULE...... 19 VENUE INFORMATION This isn’t theater. WHERE ARE THE VENUES?

This is Fringe. BRIGHT STAR WORLD DANCE 108 High St, Portland Bright Star World Dance, at the corner of High and Spring Streets (above Little Tap House), features high ceilings, beautiful hardwood floors, and many unique fixtures and original chitecturalar details. WE ARE NOT BORING THEATER. GO FIND All shoes must be removed before entering the studio space. This venue is NOT ADA-Accessible THAT ON SOME REAL STAGE SOMEWHERE (three flights of stairs). Venue is open to all ages. ELSE. MECHANICS HALL (THE LYCEUM & BALLROOM) 519 Congress Street, Portland Two venues, one location! The Ballroom, designed by John Calvin Stevens, has recently been restored Fringe is not a practice space. Fringe is where you find the and re-openedfor public events. It features beautifully maintained architectural details, high ceilings, claws, the teeth, the dirty underwear. You are grinning. and large windows overlooking the heart of the Arts District corridor. The Lyceum is a more intimate gallery style space This venue is ADA-Accessible (elevator to both venues). Venue is open to all ages. Fringe left the establishment on purpose, with purpose. Fringe is about taking risks. Fringe is being experimental and outside PORTLAND STAGE 25A (FRINGE CENTRAL & STUDIO) Forest Avenue, Portland the norm. Fringe would prefer to offend than placate, prefer Two venues, one location! Portland Stage is Maine’s largest professional, non-profit theater, located to ignite than pacify, prefer to stretch your limits beyond the inside the beautiful Odd Fellows Hall built in 1896. It’s also the home of Fringe Central. ADA- accessible. Air-conditioned. The Studio Theater is Portland Stage’s 3/4 thrust, black box theater comfort of the safe little black box and into the great big scary located on the second floor. Fringe Central/Storefront, also known as Portland Stage’s Theater for world. Kids, is a modular space located on the ground level with a couple of steps up into the space. ADA- accessible. Air-conditioned. Both venues are open to all-ages. So if you are seeking theater with a gold star, or a blue ribbon, or lodged inside the comfort zone, there are many fine SPACE 538 Congress St, Portland establishments out there to hold your hand. Here at PortFringe, Space is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary gallery and performance space located in the landmark we flex our performance muscles beyond strained. We want Congress Street building. Originally a 19th century hotel it has existed in many forms namely a corset to hear your laughter and screams over the din of the city. We store, a pizza shop and a Wendys. This venue is located on ground level and is ADA-Accessible. Venue want you to be turned on by something you didn’t know existed. is open to all-ages We want you get a little uncomfortable, and maybe have a good time doing it. HOW DO I BUY TICKETS? (IF YOU PRE-PURCHASED SHOW-SPECIFIC TICKETS PRIOR TO JUNE 15, SKIP TO THE There is too much mediocrity in the world. Bother to fight NEXT PAGE - “RISK-TAKING AND ADVENTUROUS THEATRE-GOING”!) against it. PortFringe Box Office operates mostly on an all-rush passholder system. These PortFringe passes Welcome to PortFringe, sweating and raw with light. may be used for any PortFringe show, redeemable for RUSH SEATING on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis. During the festival, you may purchase these show passes one of three ways: We are a by-lottery, non-juried fringe festival. At Fringe Central (located at 25A Forest Avenue on the ground level of Portland Stage) – Fringe Central will open at 2PM on the weekends and 12PM on weekday of the festival for pass sales and We support new, edgy, and experimental work. other information. We celebrate the imaginative and the weird. At all PortFringe 2018 venue box offices which will open one hour prior to the start time of the first show in each venue, each day. We are inclusive, intersectional, and unafraid. At Coffee By Design locations throughout Portland. Coffee By Design locations: 620 Congress Street, Portland · 1 Diamond Street, Portland · 67 India Street, Portland · 43 Washington Ave, Portland. We seek to eliminate financial and logistical barriers so that artists can focus on their work (and even make money doing so).

We celebrate and contribute to Maine’s vibrant performance art PORTFRINGE 2018 PASS PRICING community. All Show Passes are for general admission rush seats for ANY PortFringe show. We do this out of love and passion – for theater, for creativity, for cardboard props, and packed houses. SINGLE TICKET — $12.00 VIP SUPERPASS — $150.00 (including $1 festival operations fee) (including $1 festival operations fee) redeemable for one individual to one show redeemable for one individual to an unlimited We are over one hundred performances crammed into the Arts number of shows 3-SHOW PUNCH PASS — $32.00 District of Portland, Maine. (including $1 festival operations fee) 100% of box office profits for each show are returned redeemable for one individual to three shows directly to that show’s PortFringe performing artists. Plus, it’s super fun. PortFringe retains only the $1 (per pass) operations fee. 9-SHOW PUNCH PASS — $85.00 All Pass Sales at PortFringe venues and at Coffee By (including $1 festival operations fee) Design locations are CASH ONLY. Credit Card sales will redeemable for one individual to nine shows be offered ONLY at Fringe Central. WELCOME TO PORTFRINGE!

THE PLANNING COMMITTEE DEAR YOU, PORTFRINGE ALL—VOLUNTEER STAFF

Welcome to the seventh annual PortFringe Festival - This isn’t COREY ANDERSON STACEY KOLOSKI theater. This is Fringe. We’re so glad you’re here! TECHNICAL DIRECTION ARTIST RELATIONS

Starting back in 2012, we’ve been providing a platform for artists MARIAH BERGERON CAROLINE KYROS MARKETING AND COMMUNITY from Maine and all over the country (and Canada!) make their TECHNICAL OPERATIONS OUTREACH fringe performances happen. PortFringe has brought hundreds JAMES PATEFIELD of shows right into downtown Portland, and we’ll continue that LISA BOUCHER HARTMAN SPONSORSHIP AND BOX OFFICE onslaught of performances this summer for 2018. VENUES AND EVENTS ELIZABETH PATTERSON We’re thrilled to see PortFringe stalwarts who have participated CATHERINE BUXTON VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEER RECRUITER GRANT WRITING since Year One, and we welcome a host of new artists — in- ______cluding several who have come from afar to share their shows SOKVONNY CHHOUK PORTFRINGE IS FISCALLY with you. We’re psyched to mingle at Fringe Central, launch new DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA SPONSORED BY MENSK shows that will go on to have exciting lives of their own, and keep (WWW.MENSKMAINE.ORG) DEIRDRE FULTON the barriers low for artists and audience members alike. MCDONOUGH DAN KOLOSKI Seven years ago, we had no way of knowing how our upstart little PRESS RELATIONS TREASURER festival would grow from a gleam in our eyes to a must-do annual event. How people would mark their calendars for PortFringe; that we’d become part of an international Fringe community; the energy and enthusiasm the festival would stir in Portland and beyond.

Yet even as an established part of Maine’s cultural scene, we’re still the same scrappy little festival we always have been. We PORTFRINGE are still run by a group of dedicated volunteers who do all of this for the love of theater — for lines around the building to see SPECIAL THANKS the sleeper hit of the festival; for people buying VIP passes and seeing every show; for late-night revelry and brunchtime theater on the weekends. We wish to thank all PortFringe 2018 Volunteers, Artists, Artist Hosts the rest of None of this would be possible without the deep well of support the amazing PortFringe community, including the following and individuals and from our creative community, our sponsors, our volunteers, and business without whom this festival would not happen: of course, the participants. And we are so grateful to you, the Our Venues: Bright Star World Dance, SPACE Gallery, Mechanics Hall, Portland Stage audience, whose appetite for all this madness keeps the festival Box office partner: Coffee By Design going. Fiscal sponsor: Mensk All of the Artists participating in the Square Hop Movie Monologues event. All of the Artists VIVA LA FRINGE! participating in our promotional video shoot, including Erin Enberg, Rene Johnson, Ashley Kotzur, Mark Magee, Mark Rubin, Reba Short and Shannon Wade. And a big thank you to Love, Your Hosts: everyone who made our POP UP MIDSUMMER fundraising event such a success, including: Caroline, Catherine, Corey, Deirdre, James, Urban Farm Fermentory, Coffee By Design, Creative Portland, Local Sprouts, Portland Public Library, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Think Tank Co-Working, Mechanics Hall, Inventing Trees, Lisa, Liz, Mariah, Sokvonny & Stacey Down to Clown, Two Sheets Theater Company, 90 Acre Theatre Company, Sound & Fury, Walks Into A Bard, Moonlit Corkscrew, Pop Killed Culture Productions, Bad Dog Productions, Mackenzie Bartlett with Angry Women Arts Collective, Eric Darrow Worthley, Brigitte Paulus, Bare Portland, Joe Quinn, and Portland Youth Film Festival, Jeff Griecci, Adam MacDonald of Portland Downtown, Acorn Productions, STAGES Youth Theater, University of Southern Maine Department of theater, Christina Klein, United States Association of Fringe Festivals, Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals and World Fringe Network

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WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH RUSH SEATING?

The “all-rush” process can seem intimidating – especially for new PortFringe audience members; There is no way for PortFringe to predict final attendance for any given event and there will be sold-out however, this does not need to be the case! The “all-rush”, low-cost box office process is a critical performances. PortFringe offers the following advice for our audience members: component of the PortFringe model – designed specifically to create a festival atmosphere that BUY SHOW PASSES IN ADVANCE. Buying multi-show “punch passes” not only gives you a spot encourages risk-taking, adventurous theater-going! Show passes are, just like Fringe, wild and risky in the advance line, but it also saves you money and time at the box office. Visit Fringe Central, or a and fun. We invite you to join us on the fringey side. Coffee By Design location to grab your passes before your show time. Bring Cash – many box office HOW RUSH SEATING WORKS: locations are cash only. Plus, you’ll need the extra bills to tip your bartenders (and your Fringe)! -Audience members will queue in one of two priority lines at venue up to 30 minutes prior to the start BE EARLY. If you are concerned you may not get into the show of your choice, show up early. The of a performance – THE “WILL-CALL” line is for audience members who pre-purchased a show- official PortFringe queues for each show will be formed 30 minutes before each show begins. Bring a specific ticket before online sales closed on June 15; and THE PASSHOLDER LINE is for audience book. Bring some earbuds. Bring a friend. Wait it out. members who purchased one of the PortFringe rush passes (detailed on the previous page). PLAN AHEAD. Look at the schedule and develop your PortFringe “plan of attack”… PortFringe show start times are staggered by 15 minutes and are no more than one hour in length – if you are turned • The doors to the venue will open no earlier than 15 minutes prior to the start-time. ARTIST away from sold-out show that begins at 4:00PM in one venue, there will be a 4:15PM show in another HOSTS AND WILL-CALL AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL BE SEATED FIRST, venue. FOLLOWED BY RUSH PASSHOLDERS. Will-Call audience members who are not at the theater 5 minutes prior to start-time may forfeit their seat to a rush passholder. ABOVE ALL – DON’T PANIC, AND HAVE FUN Remember that (with very limited exceptions) each PortFringe production has at least three performances during the festival week – there will • Seating will continue until all seats are filled or the show begins – whichever happens first. multiple opportunities for you to see the shows you’re most excited about, and myriad opportunities to Unless an Artist has authorized us to do so, THERE WILL BE NO LATE SEATING. see shows that you know nothing about!

PORTFRINGE 2018 ARTISTS

Listed in alphabetical order by artist/company name. Show descriptions & more details can be found by referencing the Festival Guide page numbers listed below.

ACORN PRODUCTIONS (PORTLAND, ME)...... 10 IRTE (NEW YORK, NY)...... 16 THE ADVENTURES OF LES KURKENDAAL (LOS ANGELES, CA)...... 16 JANOAH “ANYGOODJOKES?” (PEAKS ISLAND, ME)...... 15 ALLITERATIVE TRIPTYCH (PORTLAND, ME)...... 14 RUSSELL KABACK (SOUTH PORTLAND, ME)...... 15 ANGRY WOMEN ARTS COLLECTIVE (PORTLAND, ME)...... 8 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY THEATRE COMPANY (PORTLAND, ME)...... 16 ATTIC STUDIOS (LOS ANGELES, CA)...... 13 TIMOTHY MOONEY REPERTORY THEATRE (BUFFALO GROVE, IL)...... 10 BARE PORTLAND (PORTLAND, ME)...... 12 NEFARIOUS LABORATORY (BROOKLYN, NY)...... 12 CAPRACONOMIST PRODUCTIONS (PORTLAND, ME)...... 9 KEVIN O’LEARY (PORTLAND, ME)...... 12 CHIMERA THEATRE COLLECTIVE (PORTLAND, ME)...... 13 POP KILLED CULTURE PRODUCTIONS (PORTLAND, ME)...... 9 CHRONIC CONDITION (SACO, ME)...... 14 JEAN-CLAUDE REDONNET (FALMOUTH, ME)...... 14 A COMPANY OF GIRLS (PORTLAND, ME)...... 11 RANDY ROSS (SOMERVILLE, MA)...... 11 CROWBAIT CLUB (PORTLAND, ME)...... 12 TOPHAT PRODUCTIONS (PORTLAND, ME)...... 8 ANTHONY DIFRANCO (NORTHPORT, NY)...... 11 TURKEY CLUB (PORTLAND, ME)...... 16 FINYETTE PRODUCTIONS (PORTLAND, ME)...... 15 URBAN SPINE (BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA)...... 10 THE FOOTLIGHTS THEATER (FALMOUTH, ME)...... 9 VIVID MOTION WITH ERIC DARROW WORTHLEY (PORTLAND, ME)...... 15 KATE GHILONI (PORTLAND, ME)...... 8 WISH EXPERIENCE (ASTORIA, NY)...... 8 GIANT NERD PRODUCTIONS (SEATTLE, WA)...... 14 YOSH COMPANY (PORTLAND, ME)...... 13 KYLIE GROAT (PORTLAND, ME)...... 9 YUHAS & DANCERS (COLUMBIA, SC)...... 10 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS MUSIC (BOSTON, MA)...... 10 AMANDA HUOTARI (BUCKFIELD, ME)...... 13

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PortFringe Central acts as a nerve center of the festival, serving as a community meeting space wherein artists, audience members, and members of the community can meet and interact. PortFringe also serves as a central box office and command center for festival staff and volunteers during the day, as well as a performance venue in the evenings. Centrally Where's the PortFringe Yacht Club?: thots on fringe located (get it?) in the first-floor Storefront of Portland Stage and opens at noon every day. On the weekdays, the public is invited to attend PortFringe Artist Workshops facilitated by

our own PortFringe artists! Free to attend. No need to RSVP, just show up! So, there are hundreds of fringe And this is why we folks at PortFringe festivals all over the world. Just love what we do. We think it’s everywhere. important to create space for everyone’s stuff to get seen (believe But not all fringe festivals are alike. me, if we had twice the venue MONDAY THURSDAY Some are non-juried, by-lottery space, we’d pull everyone who got 12PM-1:30PM 1PM-2:30PM festivals (like this one), some are stuck on our waiting list up into the GRANT KNUTSON - FRINGE TOURING 101 LES KURKENDAAL - STORYTELLING FOR EVERYONE ranked by a panel of judges. Some limelight. Donate today!) We make Have a great (portable) fringe show? Want to tour it Anyone can tell a story . How to turn anything in your life are pretty affordable, and some the infrastructure of venues, staffing, costs literally thousands of dollars to around to fringes festivals and similar events around into a storytelling show. tickets, programs, marketing, website, participate in. Thousands of dollars and whatever else we can to get North America? This workshop is an intro to the logistics that the artists have to pay. this thing to happen. And when it side of touring; the different ways fests pick & pay their 3PM-4PM happens, it’s such a bizarre bunch of CHRIS DEFILLIP - ROLEPLAY GAMES AS THEATER Some are all-volunteer run (hi!) doing artists, how to choose which fests will work best for stuff that artists create and share. you, how to schedule, budget & market on the road. The Roleplaying Games as Theater. Dungeons and Dragons it for the love, and some folks get paid six figures to run their “fringe” Stuff we’ve never seen before, stories class will be a discussion, with the chance to check out or Pathfinder players use character sheets as jumping we’ve never heard. We get inspired, points for their improvisational decisions and, in tandem festival (dude, I’m not even kidding. marketing materials from different festivals and touring like disparity of wealth wasn’t enough or cry, or laugh, or get mad. Even a with the Dungeon Master/Game Master, they spin a shows.Through his company, Minion Productions, Grant in every other sector of the world). show that offends (and that takes Knutson helps independent artists find resources and story. Participants will explore how that can be used to quite a lot here) is an experience of Some have a self-run board of plan their fringe tours. create fantasy theater or in different ways physically understanding of a world outside of instead of necessarily just sitting around a table. directors, ‘cause their non-profit and ourselves (but go ahead and protest chill. Some live in fear of being too something you’re offended by - that’s TUESDAY edgy and getting flack from their FRIDAY performance, too!). 1PM-1:45PM board members who are compiled of affluent hobknobbing socialites who It’s a festival that’s a lottery of people VICTORIA GORING - STAGE COMBAT & BADASSERY 1PM-2PM don’t get their whites dirty and might doing stuff. What’s it going to be like? Learn stage combat from one of the only all-female MICHAEL TOBIN - PLAYWRITING FOR THE SOLO be out of touch with how real art I mean, we don’t even know yet. We’re PERFORMER dueling shows in the USA! comes out of the trenches. seeing this stuff for the first time, too. Participants will give birth to an idea, create their piece What’s good on the menu? I dunno, 3PM-4PM and get tips on how to perform their solo performance. Some are sponsored by huge do you eat meat? Hate cilantro? Have MEGAN TRIPALDI - MAKING SHAKESPEARE NEW corporations. Some aren’t (but, like, an allergy? People like different stuff. Adapting Shakespeare! How to use Shakespearean text 2:30PM-4PM if you big spenders wanna help our Same with theater. Go see something, little festival out, and you’re not total to create a whole new world. BARE PORTLAND - IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE take a bite. BOOTCAMP slimeballs, we’ll for sure take your dough and thank you so much!). And so much of reality right now WEDNESDAY Join Bare Portland to explore immersive performance seems like a capitalistic dumpster fire techniques. Learn a few tricks about how to involve Some give all ticket proceeds to the of greed and horror. Seems like you 1PM-2PM invite participation at different levels and create artists. Some...don’t. only get heard if you own a private jet YUHAS & DANCERS - EXPLORING PERFORMANCE & an ethical immersive experience. Participants are I just, I mean. or something. Every day is another THE DISCIPLINE OF CONNECTION encouraged to bring paper, and a marker or pen. Bare rich person being caught doing some So like fringe as a concept started Exploring the performance and discipline of connection. Portland is a site-specific performance collaborative that parasitic ploy on the underdogs. Yo, (Edinburgh, yada yada) ‘cause artists it happens in theater, too. So why Dance teaches us how to see one another with believes performance doesn’t happen in a vacuum. were like “Screw these elitist turds are there so many “fringe” festivals compassionate eyes, something our world very much who only want the public to see their needs! This will include an approachable introduction that use such high-roller pay-to-play namby pamby theatre. We taking systems? Dude, some of these into contact improvisation and permission to feel your our raw, dirty, heart-felt, incredibly festivals’ ticketing software costs body! We want to share space with funky movers, closet valid art to the friggin people!” And exponentially more than our entire dancer, the awkward teenager, business professional, they did, and it was awesome and festival. Hey, man, have a theater and seasoned dancers. All are welcome and encouraged super-validating for everyone, and festival, get that big money and sleek some people liked it better than the to participate! Can be done in any movable clothing. productions. But what the hell is so fancy theater shit! Which started a damn fringey about that? movement of fringe festivals popping 2:30PM-4PM up all over being like “Yes! This is We at PortFringe run a messy ship L. NICOL CABE - DIY FUTURE what I was looking for! I don’t wanna full of crazed pirates, all with their “DIY Future!” a workshop on writing science fiction for pay half my rent to see the same stuff own idea of what treasure is. We’re performance. The first part is spent writing based on everyone else is seeing (and, yawn, not getting rich, we’re not gold-plated. prompts, and the second part involves putting a story where’s the grit?). Fringe takes risks We have a different currency. Making onstage with a little feedback. with performance, and is affordable space for weird shit, in whatever enough that I can take risks seeing it! scrappy way we can tape it together. How exciting!” This isn’t theater. This is FRINGE.

2018 PORTFRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE | 7 SHOWS

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! At PORTLAND STAGE – STUDIO THEATER TUE 6/19 @ 7:00pm WED 6/20 @ 7:00pm FRI 6/22 @ 10:30pm SAT 6/23 @ 5:15pm

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-profitorganization. At SPACE GALLERY SUN 6/17 @ 4:45pm TUE 6/19 @ 10:00pm WED 6/20 @ 6:30pm THU 6/21 @ 6:30pm

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 At PORTLAND STAGE – FRINGE CENTRAL STOREFRONT THEATER TUE 6/19 @ 7:15pm WED 6/20 @ 9:00pm THU 6/21 @ 10:45pm FRI 6/22 @ 9:00pm

BABES IN APOCALYPSE-LAND ANGRY WOMEN // PORTLAND, ME Spend an hour in the life and times of four women as they play truth or dare, gossip, and survive a zombie apocalypse that killed all the men. It’s the ultimate slumber party. The Angry Women’s Art Collective is a multimedia production team based out of Portland, Maine. We believe in radical softness as a weapon, art as resistance, and the god damn power of storytelling”. At PORTLAND STAGE – STUDIO THEATER SAT 6/16 @ 8:45pm THU 6/21 @ 8:45pm SAT 6/23 @ 1:45PM

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BEAR NECESSITIES THE FOOTLIGHTS THEATRE // FALMOUTH, ME BEAR Necessities is a love story between two men… told backwards. One straight. One gay. Exit the best friend. Exit the girlfriend. Exit the ex boyfriend. Exit the mother. And you are left with the BEAR Necessities… and a beginning (at the end) that will shock you. This play presents conflict and humor as our couple tries to survive life, love and its effects on one’s heart. The Footlights Theatre (Falmouth, ME) celebrates its 6th season of live theatre, concerts, comedy and events. The Footlights Theatre provides an affordable venue for rent, featuring an eclectic playbill of performance artists and groups of all kinds. At MECHANICS HALL – THE BALLROOM SAT 6/16 @ 6:00pm FRI 6/22 @ 9:30pm SAT 6/23 @ 2:30pm

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! At SPACE GALLERY SUN 6/17 @ 6:30pm WED 6/20 @ 10:00pm THU 6/21 @ 10:00pm

BODY | MASS POP KILLED CULTURE PRODUCTIONS // PORTLAND, ME Body|Mass is an immersive liturgy honoring the body through language and touch. Performance and touch artist Jess Lauren Lipton will lead the audience through sensate focused readings culminating in a physically interactive experience. Pop Killed Culture Productions is based in Portland, Maine, featuring the My Body is Your Body is Everybody is Nobody series by founding director Jess Lauren Lipton. At MECHANICS HALL – THE LYCEUM CLASSROOM TUE 6/19 @ 8:00pm THU 6/21 @ 6:15pm SAT 6/23 @ 6:15pm

#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. At BRIGHT STAR WORLD DANCE WED 6/20 @ 6:45pm FRI 6/22 @ 8:30pm SAT 6/23 @ 5:00pm

2018 PORTFRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE | 9 SHOWS

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! At PORTLAND STAGE – STUDIO THEATER SUN 6/17 @ 3:30pm TUE 6/19 @ 8:45pm THU 6/21 @ 10:30pm SAT 6/23 @ 12:00pm

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. At MECHANICS HALL – THE BALLROOM SUN 6/17 @ 7:45pm TUE 6/19 @ 6:00pm WED 6/20 @ 6:00pm THU 6/21 @ 9:30pm SAT 6/23 @ 4:15pm

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. **This show was first workshopped during Acorn Productions’ 17/18 Naked Shakespeare Season and adapted specifically for PortFringe**​ At SPACE GALLERY SUN 6/17 @ 10:00pm TUE 6/19 @ 6:30pm WED 6/20 @ 8:15pm THU 6/21 @ 8:15pm

EXPERIMENTS IN CONNECTION: YOU & I YUHAS & DANCERS // COLUMBIA, SC “Experiments in Connection: You & I” explores the negotiation of relationships old and new, created with familiar images of compassion and a desire to understand another. The work presents dynamic contemporary dance through series of duets, moving quickly throughout the space and simultaneously drawing in a detailed eye for intimate moments. The four women cast display strength and rigor as the tension, release, and comfort of human connection is created in live performance. Yuhas & Dancers, from Columbia, SC, is a contemporary dance collective under the direction of Meredith Yuhas. Premiering January 2018 at the Asheville Fringe Festival, winning the “2018 Festival Fan Favorite,” the new dance collective has been described as “diverse racially and in body shape…noted with praise” (The Ashville Tribune). With a commitment to diversity, Yuhas & Dancers seek to explore authentic emotion and raw experience for the audience to experience in an attempt to foster genuine community and connection through dance.

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. Experiments in Connection: You & I is paired with Gone Fishing. At MECHANICS HALL – THE BALLROOM SUN 6/17 @ 6:00pm TUE 6/19 @ 9:30pm THU 6/21 @ 6:00pm SAT 6/23 @ 6:00pm

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#GIRLTALK A COMPANY OF GIRLS // PORTLAND, ME #girltalk is written and performed by A Company of Girls Ambassadors (high-school aged girls who have been in the program for more than 2 years) and reflects, through their eyes and words, what it’s like being a girl in today’s complicated world. A Company of Girls (ACOG) is an arts-based empowerment and leadership program that uses the arts as a tool for positive youth development, and works with girls to build self-esteem, and 21st century skills through mentorship and active engagement in creative expression. Our mission is to strengthen and empower girls and their families and foster community through the arts.

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. #girltalk is paired with The Surreal Vetting of Martin Mann. At FRINGE CENTRAL – PORTLAND STAGE STOREFRONT SUN 6/17 @ 9:00pm TUE 6/19 @ 9:00pm THU 6/21 @ 7:15pm SAT 6/23 @ 5:30pm

GOD BLESS CAMBODIA RANDY ROSS // SOMERVILLE, MA A sexual adventure that goes astray: Four continents, one massage parlor, and a handful of curious fingers. Adult situations, adult language, and more adult situations. Randy Ross is a Boston-area novelist, lecturer, and performer. His one-man shows have been featured at fringe theater festivals in the U.S., Canada, and Edinburgh, Scotland. www.randyrossmedia.com At MECHANICS HALL – THE LYCEUM CLASSROOM WED 6/20 @ 6:15pm FRI 6/22 @ 8:00pm SAT 6/23 @ 8:00pm

GONE FISHING ANTHONY DIFRANCO // NORTHPORT, NY re words really as precious as jewels, worth fighting over? Pepin, the would-be writer, wants justice; Estella, the drama queen, wants attention; and the Professor, the tired old novelist, just wants to go fishing. Wish them luck. Anthony DiFranco, from Northport, New York, is a novelist, filmmaker, and playwright. Besides “Gone Fishing,” he has written two full-length plays (“66 Candles” & “Potato Pancakes”) and is the writer-director of many original feature films and documentaries.

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. Gone Fishing is paired with Experiments in Connection: You & I. At MECHANICS HALL – THE BALLROOM SUN 6/17 @ 6:00pm TUE 6/19 @ 9:30pm THU 6/21 @ 6:00pm SAT 6/23 @ 6:00pm

HOT LUNCH: AN IMMERSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE/CARNIVAL BARE PORTLAND // PORTLAND, ME Back by popular demand, but this time it’s hotter and lunchier. Plumb the depths of your 14-year-old psyche in this immersive theatrical experience. A carnival-style exploration of favorite/least favorite middle school past-times. Activities might include: Sex-ed, Pie your crush/bully/ teacher/self in the face, D.A.R.E., and the presidential physical fitness awards. Probably a middle school dance.

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. HOT LUNCH: An Immersive Middle School Dance/Carnival is paired with Birthwright Industries’ Annual Shareholders Meeting; A Celebration of the Entrepreneurial Spirit!. At SPACE GALLERY SUN 6/17 @ 6:30pm WED 6/20 @ 10:00pm THU 6/21 @ 10:00pm

2018 PORTFRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE | 11 SHOWS

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS HOUSEHOLD ITEMS MUSIC // BOSTON, MA Household Items is an ever-expanding collection of songs by pianist/composer Brian Friedland that mine texts from domestic products, childhood poetry, and a lease from an overzealous landlord for lyrics. With the aid of vocalist Laura Grill, each composition comically comments on the source material’s dramatic and absurd nature. Their concerts offer many chances for audience participation that make for an especially memorable and engaging experience. Household Items creator Brian Friedland became enamored of the dramatic potential of product descriptions (and warnings, ingredient lists, etc.) after dramatically singing the label on a can of Spot Shot Carpet Cleaner while cleaning up his cat’s poop. Since then he has composed 40 songs touching on every facet of domestic of life. At MECHANICS HALL – THE BALLROOM SUN 6/17 @ 4:15pm THU 6/21 @ 7:45pm

THE IDAHO JACKSON ACTION PLAYSET NEFARIOUS LABORATORY // BROOKLYN, NY The Cold War, The AIDS Crisis, random acts of violence, Satanism, nausea, sunstroke, caged animals, and The Wonderful World of Disney – These are the makings of childhood. Renowned storyteller Brad Lawrence makes comedy out of the shared national tragedy that was the Reagan era. Brad Lawrence is an internationally renowned storyteller and performer. He is a story producer for the RISK! podcast and a co-writer of Hotsy Totsy Burlesque which was recently featured in the New York Times. At BRIGHT STAR WORLD DANCE TUE 6/19 @ 8:30pm WED 6/20 @ 10:15pm THU 6/21 @ 8:30pm FRI 6/22 @ 6:45pm SAT 6/23 @ 1:30pm

THE JUICY BITS III: TIME’S UP! THE CROWBAIT CLUB // PORTLAND, ME Our country is going through a seismic shift in issues surrounding race, gender, privilege and politics. These are the actual quotes from the combatants on all sides: noble, silly, craven or just plain insane. The Crowbait Club is a performance and production company with a commitment to developing original theater artists and craftspeople and to provide a no barrier, very low cost gateway into the performing arts for those interested in trying it. At MECHANICS HALL – THE BALLROOM SAT 6/16 @ 9:30pm TUE 6/19 @ 7:45pm WED 6/20 @ 9:30pm SAT 6/23 @ 7:45pm

MAN ON A TREADMILL KEVIN O’LEARY // PORTLAND, ME Man goes through his day. Man wonders. Man rises to do it all again. Kevin O’Leary is a local playwright and teacher. He was born and raised in Portland, Maine. At BRIGHT STAR WORLD DANCE WED 6/20 @ 8:30pm THU 6/21 @ 10:15pm SAT 6/23 @ 6:45pm

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MI CASA SU CASA OR HOW TO GET 175 ROOMMATES! (AN AIRBNB HOST FINALLY TELLS ALL) ATTIC STUDIOS // LOS ANGELES, CA As Perfect Strangers from all over the planet invade his house, AirBnB host James Carey describes how to deal with people sharing your bathroom, the extremely odd requests that they make, and the very strange things they leave behind. This comedic one man show talks about the differences and the commonalities that we all share and that bind us together as humans. James Carey – www.jamesrcarey.com – a writer, director, producer, performer, world traveler is based in LA. He has been touring his one man show to international fringe festivals since 2012. He very happy to be part of PortFringe in Maine. At MECHANICS HALL – THE LYCEUM CLASSROOM SUN 6/17 @ 8:00pm TUE 6/19 @ 9:45pm THU 6/21 @ 8:00pm SAT 6/23 @ 1:00pm

MYTHCOMMUNICATION CHIMERA THEATRE COLLECTIVE // PORTLAND, ME Sometimes all you need is a d20 and a little initiative. Follow playwright/performer Chris DeFilipp as he leads the audience on an interactive Dungeons & Dragons campaign inspired by his tragic backstory in this solo piece about mythology, monsters, geekdom, language, and domestic violence. Chimera Theatre Collective was forged in Portland, Maine, in 2015, and focuses on creating projects that highlight new and overlooked works, voices, and ideas. We aim to take the theatrical road less taken as often as possible while constantly working toward making the uncommon common. At MECHANICS HALL – THE LYCEUM CLASSROOM SAT 6/16 @ 6:15pm WED 6/20 @ 9:45pm FRI 6/22 @ 6:15pm SAT 6/23 @ 4:30pm

PRETTY FACE: AN AMERICAN DREAM AMANDA HUOTARI // BUCKFIELD, ME Funny and fearless, Pretty Face chews up the unbearable American newsfeed and spits out a story that you’ll love to hate and hate to love. An American Dream is a co-creation by Amanda Huotari and Aitor Basauri. Amanda has toured her original solo work to international venues from The New York Clown Theatre Festival to Seattle’s Moisture Festival and Teatro R101 in Bogota, Colombia. Amanda’s now in her 12th season serving as Executive Artistic Director of Celebration Barn Theater, Maine’s residential center for creating and performing original theater. Aitor is Joint Artistic Director of Spymonkey, the UK’s leading physical comedy company and teaches at Ecole Philippe Gaulier in France. At PORTLAND STAGE – FRINGE CENTRAL WED 6/20 @ 7:15pm THU 6/21 @ 9:00pm FRI 6/22 @ 7:15pm SAT 6/23 @ 3:45pm

2018 PORTFRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE | 13 SHOWS

A PRINCE IN A SKY BLUE UNIFORM JEAN-CLAUDE REDONNET // FALMOUTH, ME A look back at a time when a young generation called their fight “the war to end all wars.” While his nation debates its participation in the conflict, an American flier plunges into combat. A salute to Norman Prince, a Harvard-educated volunteer who died for liberty on behalf of France. At MECHANICS HALL – THE LYCEUM CLASSROOM SAT 6/16 @ 8:00pm SUN 6/17 @ 6:15pm

SEVEN DEADLY SKETCHES CHRONIC CONDITION // SACO, ME Father Antonio O’Leary is on a mission: to free the world of the seven deadly sins. Father O’Leary hosts a wild night of twisted vignettes that illustrate what can happen when sinners fall prey to their temptations. Hallelujah! Chronic Condition is a show specific entity created by Mark Rubin and Lisa Muller-Jones. Mark is a company member of Mad Horse Theatre Company while Lisa is a former company member. She is a local actress and director.residing in Saco. At SPACE GALLERY SUN 6/17 @ 8:15pm TUE 6/19 @ 8:15pm

THE SIBYL OF MARS GIANT NERD PRODUCTIONS // SEATTLE, WA The Sibyl, a seer from Mars, has been sent to Earth to steal ancient records of Mar’s original mission, despite interplanetary treaty. She pieces together scattered records, learning why her home world’s ecosystem is collapsing. Using tarot cards to trigger pieces, Sibyl works with her audience to form a plan. L. Nicol Cabe is an award-winning science fiction writer and performer. In her home city, Seattle, she directs, dramaturgs, writes, and sometimes performs in critically-acclaimed shows. On tour with her company Giant Nerd Productions, she performs her scifi creations and hosts workshops. At BRIGHT STAR WORLD DANCE TUE 6/19 @ 6:45pm THU 6/21 @ 6:45pm FRI 6/22 @ 10:15pm SAT 6/23 @ 3:15pm

SISTERS, STRANGERS, LOVERS & FRIENDS: FOUR PLAYS BY JODY MCCOLMAN ALLITERATIVE TRIPTYCH // PORTLAND, ME Actors Anna Conathan and Janice Gardner bring to life four short plays by Portland playwright Jody McColman. The plays are alternately serious, silly, sweet, and poignant, and each play examines a different relationship. At PORTLAND STAGE – STUDIO THEATER SUN 6/17 @ 5:15pm WED 6/20 @ 10:30pm FRI 6/22 @ 7:00pm SAT 6/23 @ 7:00pm

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SPINS JANOAH “ANYGOODJOKES?” // PEAKS ISLAND, ME A wildly dizzying whirl of juggling giggling magic and movement, puppetry pjs circus and socks … totally tangled together! objects and audience swirl into chaotic creation during this show for any age! Janoah anygoodjokes? Bailin learned to unicycle in the empty hallways of his Falmouth (MA) middle school. He has since toured with Circus Smirkus and studied performance at College of the Atlantic. Janoah currently teaches youth near Portland (ME) how to juggle, balance and drop things playfully. At MECHANICS HALL – THE BALLROOM SAT 6/16 @ 4:15pm FRI 6/22 @ 6:00pm SAT 6/23 @ 12:45pm

THE SURREAL VETTING OF MARTIN MANN FINYETTE PRODUCTIONS // PORTLAND, ME Martin Mann has been summoned by The State (God Bless The State!) to partake in his first H49-C/64 vetting procedure. He has heard only wild and unsettling rumors about what happens during these procedures but as he will soon find out, nothing can prepare him for the reality or non- reality of the situation. An evening of uncomfortable questioning, bizarre requests, subconscious revelations, a half-eaten sheet-cake and at least one dance number. Finyette Productions has been performing in PortFringe since 2013. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to create and grow as artists.

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. The Surreal Vetting of Martin Mann is paired with #girltalk. At PORTLAND STAGE – FRINGE CENTRAL SUN 6/17 @ 9:00pm TUE 6/19 @ 9:00pm THU 6/21 @ 7:15pm SAT 6/23 @ 5:30pm

SZYJEK FUN BENDZIN: A GRANDSON’S REFLECTIONS ON LIFE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE NAZI ERA RUSSELL KABACK // SOUTH PORTLAND, ME A grandson’s musical reflections on life before, during, and after the Nazi era. This show is a staged reading of the first act of a piece of musical theater inspired by the life story of the artist’s grandfather, a Polish Jew who spent four years in the Nazi concentration camps. There will be a talkback after the performance in which the audience is invited to discuss the work. Russell Kaback is a songwriter, performer, and educator who lives in South Portland, Maine. He has been bringing this performance to classrooms in Maine as part of his mission to teach the history and engage the next generation. At MECHANICS HALL – THE LYCEUM CLASSROOM SAT 6/16 @ 4:30pm SUN 6/17 @ 9:45pm THU 6/21 @ 9:45pm

TRAVELOGUE VIVID MOTION AND ERIC DARROW WORTHLEY // ASTORIA, NY 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. At MECHANICS HALL – THE BALLROOM SAT 6/16 @ 7:45pm SUN 6/17 @ 9:30pm WED 6/20 @ 7:45pm FRI 6/22 @ 7:45pm

2018 PORTFRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE | 15 SHOWS

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. At PORTLAND STAGE – FRINGE CENTRAL SAT 6/16 @ 9:00PM WED 6/20 @ 10:45pm FRI 6/22 @ 10:45pm SAT 6/23 @ 7:15pm

A VERY MTWTFSSSPOOKY HALLOWEEN SHOW THAT DEFINITELY DOESN’T INVOLVE MURDER. LIKE, AT ALL. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY THEATRE COMPANY // PORTLAND, ME Grab your best Halloween costume and join the fine folks of MTWTFSS as they bring you a spooky (hilarious) party the likes of which you have never seen. Will you win the prize for best costume? Though, you don’t have to dress or participate to come see the show. MTWTFSS is a wacky, local group based out of Portland, ME (even though only two members currently still live there). We make the sillys and provide all the chuckles. At PORTLAND STAGE – STUDIO THEATER SAT 6/16 @ 3:30pm THU 6/21 @ 7:00pm SAT 6/23 @ 3:30pm

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. At MECHANICS HALL – THE LYCEUM CLASSROOM SAT 6/16 @ 9:45pm SUN 6/17 @ 4:30pm WED 6/20 @ 8:00pm FRI 6/22 @ 9:45pm SAT 6/23 @ 2:45pm

WOW WEE ! ADVENTURES OF A LITTLE GIRL KILLBOT IMPROVISATIONAL REPERTORY THEATRE ENSEMBLE (IRTE) // NEW YORK, NY What’s a little girl robot to do now that the singularity has occurred? Check in with the Trumans, America’s favorite tv family and their mechanical moppet, Andie the Android, as they face the End of the World. Wow Wee! It’s a completely improvised post-apocalyptic 80s sitcom! Currently in its seventh season, IRTE is an award-winning group of actors who develop, produce and perform original themed, theatrically-staged, and character-driven comedy shows based in improvisation and following the basic model of seasonal repertory theatre. IRTE has won praise for elevating the art of improvisational theatre while opening it up to a broader audience of theatergoers. Adding simple costumes, props, and strong characters, IRTE presents a very theatrical, raw, ridiculous and irreverent, narrative-driven and completely improvised show. www.irteinfo.com At PORTLAND STAGE – STUDIO THEATER SAT 6/16 @ 7:00pm SUN 6/17 @ 8:45PM

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A MESSAGE FROM THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF FRINGE FESTIVALS PORTFRINGE IS PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING GLOBAL FRINGE FESTIVAL On behalf of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF), welcome to MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS: the adventure that is Fringe. CAFF is comprised of 33 member festivals across North America with a mission to foster independent artistic exploration for artists and audiences alike. The Fringe is truly a feast for the artistically curious.

This past November CAFF played host to the World Fringe Congress, which gave us a chance to show off our ‘Made in Canada’ model of Fringing. Over 53 international festivals participated and festival organizers marveled at CAFF’s accessible and inclusive model that returns 100% of the ticket price back to artists (minus taxes and fees). This year the Edinburgh Fringe celebrates its 70th anniversary and the global Fringe family celebrates with you!

Thank you for supporting the wild and wonderful movement that is Fringe. I hope you have a wonderful festival.

Lucy Eveleigh CAFF President

2018 PORTFRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE | 17 18 | 2018 PORTFRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2018  TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2018 (CONT.)  PORTFRINGE SCHEDULE - SHOW DESCRIPTIONS AT WWW.PORTFRINGE.COM TIME SHOW TITLE LOCATION TIME SHOW TITLE LOCATION PORTLAND STAGE THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2018 (CONT.)  3:30PM-4:30PM A Very MTWTFSSpooky Halloween Show DOUBLE FEATURE #GIRLTALK *AND* PORTLAND STAGE STUDIO THEATER 9:00PM-10:00PM The Surreal Vetting of Martin Mann FRINGE CENTRAL! MECHANICS HALL TIME SHOW TITLE LOCATION 4:15PM-5:15PM SpinS DOUBLE FEATURE Gone Fishing *AND* MECHANICS HALL BALLROOM PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE 9:30PM-10:30PM Experiments in Connection: You & I BALLROOM 10:45PM-11:45PM Are you living your truth? MECHANICS HALL CENTRAL! 4:30PM-5:30PM Szyjek fun Bendzin Mi Casa Su Casa, Or How To Get MECHANICS HALL THE LYCEUM 9:45PM-10:45PM 175 Roommates! THE LYCEUM MECHANICS HALL FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018  6:00PM-7:00PM BEAR Necessities Act 2 of “JESUS CHRIST SUPER- BALLROOM 10:00PM-11:00PM SPACE GALLERY STAR” on a miniature stage! MECHANICS HALL MECHANICS HALL 6:00PM-7:00PM SpinS 6:15PM-7:15PM Mythcommunication BALLROOM THE LYCEUM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018  PORTLAND STAGE 6:15PM-7:15PM Mythcommunication MECHANICS HALL 7:00PM-8:00PM Wow Wee! Adventures of a Little Girl Killbot MECHANICS HALL THE LYCEUM STUDIO THEATER 6:00PM-7:00PM The Cardboard Countess BALLROOM MECHANICS HALL BRIGHT STAR 7:45PM-8:45PM Travelogue MECHANICS HALL 6:45PM-7:45PM The Idaho Jackson Action Playset BALLROOM 6:15PM-7:15PM God Bless Cambodia WORLD DANCE THE LYCEUM MECHANICS HALL Sisters, Strangers, Lovers & Friends: 4 8:00PM-9:00PM A Prince in a Sky Blue Uniform Act 2 of “JESUS CHRIST SUPER- 7:00PM-8:00PM PORTLAND STAGE THE LYCEUM 6:30PM-7:30PM SPACE GALLERY Plays By Jody McColman STAR” on a miniature stage! STUDIO THEATER PORTLAND STAGE 8:45PM-9:45PM Babes in Apocalypse-Land STUDIO THEATER BRIGHT STAR 6:45PM-7:45PM #BODYTALK 7:15PM-8:15PM Pretty Face: An American Dream PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE WORLD DANCE CENTRAL! PORTLAND STAGE 9:00PM-10:00PM Turkey Club IV: This Time with Mayo FRINGE CENTRAL! PORTLAND STAGE 7:00PM-8:00PM 2201: A PORN ODYSSEY STUDIO THEATER 7:45PM-8:45PM Travelogue MECHANICS HALL MECHANICS HALL BALLROOM 9:30PM-10:30PM The Juicy Bits III: Time’s Up! BALLROOM PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE 7:15PM-8:15PM Pretty Face: An American Dream CENTRAL! MECHANICS HALL MECHANICS HALL 8:00PM-9:00PM God Bless Cambodia 9:45PM-10:45PM Walking While Black in Moscow THE LYCEUM THE LYCEUM MECHANICS HALL 7:45PM-8:45PM Travelogue BALLROOM 8:30PM-9:00PM #BODYTALK BRIGHT STAR MECHANICS HALL WORLD DANCE 8:00PM-9:00PM Walking While Black in Moscow SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2018  THE LYCEUM 9:00PM-10:00PM Are you living your truth? PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE PORTLAND STAGE 8:15PM-9:15PM The Curséd SPACE GALLERY CENTRAL! 3:30PM-4:30PM Breakneck Julius Caesar STUDIO THEATER BRIGHT STAR 8:30PM-9:30PM Man on a Treadmill MECHANICS HALL MECHANICS HALL WORLD DANCE 9:30PM-10:30PM BEAR Necessities 4:15PM-5:15PM Household Items BALLROOM BALLROOM PORTLAND STAGE 8:45PM-9:45PM Breakneck Julius Caesar MECHANICS HALL STUDIO THEATER 9:45PM-10:45PM Walking While Black in Moscow MECHANICS HALL 4:30PM-5:30PM Walking While Black in Moscow THE LYCEUM THE LYCEUM PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE 9:00PM-10:00PM Are you living your truth? Act 2 of “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” on CENTRAL! 4:45PM-5:45PM SPACE GALLERY 10:15PM-11:15PM The Sibyl of Mars BRIGHT STAR a miniature stage! MECHANICS HALL WORLD DANCE 9:30PM-10:30PM The Juicy Bits III: Time’s Up! BALLROOM Sisters, Strangers, Lovers & Friends: PORTLAND STAGE 5:15PM-6:15PM PORTLAND STAGE 4 Plays By Jody McColman STUDIO THEATER MECHANICS HALL 10:30PM-11:30PM 2201: A PORN ODYSSEY 9:45PM-10:45PM Mythcommunication STUDIO THEATER THE LYCEUM DOUBLE FEATURE Gone Fishing *AND* MECHANICS HALL 6:00PM-7:00PM Experiments in Connection: You & I BALLROOM Birthwright Industries’ Annual 10:45PM-11:45PM Turkey Club IV: This Time with Mayo PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE DOUBLE FEATURE Shareholders Meeting *AND* CENTRAL! MECHANICS HALL SPACE GALLERY 6:15PM-7:15PM A Prince in a Sky Blue Uniform THE LYCEUM 10:00PM-11:00PM HOT LUNCH: An Immersive Middle School Dance/Carnival Birthwright Industries’ Annual SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2018  BRIGHT STAR DOUBLE FEATURE Shareholders Meeting *AND* 10:15PM-11:15PM The Idaho Jackson Action Playset PORTLAND STAGE SPACE GALLERY WORLD DANCE 12:00PM-1:00PM Breakneck Julius Caesar 6:30PM-7:30PM HOT LUNCH: An Immersive Middle School STUDIO THEATER Sisters, Strangers, Lovers & Friends: PORTLAND STAGE Dance/Carnival 10:30PM-11:30PM MECHANICS HALL 4 Plays By Jody McColman STUDIO THEATER 12:45PM-1:45PM SpinS Babes in Apocalypse-Land PORTLAND STAGE BALLROOM 7:00PM-8:00PM PORTLAND STAGE Angry Women Arts Collective STUDIO THEATER 10:45PM-11:45PM Turkey Club IV: This Time with Mayo Mi Casa Su Casa, Or How To Get 175 MECHANICS HALL FRINGE CENTRAL! 1:00PM-2:00PM MECHANICS HALL Roommates! THE LYCEUM 7:45PM-8:45PM The Cardboard Countess BALLROOM BRIGHT STAR 1:30PM-2:30PM The Idaho Jackson Action Playset Mi Casa Su Casa, Or How To Get MECHANICS HALL THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2018  WORLD DANCE 8:00PM-9:00PM 175 Roommates! THE LYCEUM PORTLAND STAGE 1:45PM-2:45PM Babes in Apocalypse-Land DOUBLE FEATURE Gone Fishing *AND* Experiments in MECHANICS HALL STUDIO THEATER 8:15PM-9:15PM Seven Deadly Sketches SPACE GALLERY 6:00PM-7:00PM Connection: You & I BALLROOM MECHANICS HALL Wow Wee ! Adventures of a Little Girl PORTLAND STAGE MECHANICS HALL 2:30PM-3:30PM BEAR Necessities 8:45PM-9:45PM 6:15PM-7:15PM Body | Mass BALLROOM Killbot STUDIO THEATER THE LYCEUM MECHANICS HALL DOUBLE FEATURE #GIRLTALK *AND* PORTLAND STAGE Act 2 of “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” 2:45PM-3:45PM Walking While Black in Moscow 6:30PM-7:30PM SPACE GALLERY THE LYCEUM 9:00PM-10:00PM The Surreal Vetting of Martin Mann FRINGE CENTRAL! on a miniature stage! BRIGHT STAR MECHANICS HALL BRIGHT STAR 3:15PM-4:15PM The Sibyl of Mars 9:30PM-10:30PM Travelogue 6:45PM-7:45PM The Sibyl of Mars WORLD DANCE BALLROOM WORLD DANCE A Very MTWTFSSpooky PORTLAND STAGE MECHANICS HALL A Very MTWTFSSpooky PORTLAND STAGE 3:30PM-4:30PM 9:45PM-10:45PM Szyjek fun Bendzin 7:00PM-8:00PM Halloween Show STUDIO THEATER THE LYCEUM Halloween Show STUDIO THEATER PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE 3:45PM-4:45PM Pretty Face: An American Dream 10:00PM-11:00PM The Curséd SPACE GALLERY DOUBLE FEATURE #GIRLTALK *AND* PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE CENTRAL! CENTRAL! 7:15PM-8:15PM The Surreal Vetting of Martin Mann MECHANICS HALL 4:15PM-5:15PM The Cardboard Countess MECHANICS HALL BALLROOM TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2018  7:45PM-8:45PM Household Items. BALLROOM MECHANICS HALL 4:30PM-5:30PM Mythcommunication MECHANICS HALL Mi Casa Su Casa, Or How To Get 175 MECHANICS HALL THE LYCEUM 6:00PM-7:00PM The Cardboard Countess 8:00PM-9:00PM BALLROOM Roommates! THE LYCEUM BRIGHT STAR 5:00PM-6:00PM #BODYTALK WORLD DANCE 6:30PM-7:30PM The Curséd SPACE GALLERY 8:15PM-9:15PM The Curséd SPACE GALLERY PORTLAND STAGE 5:15PM-6:15PM 2201: A PORN ODYSSEY BRIGHT STAR BRIGHT STAR STUDIO THEATER 6:45PM-7:45PM The Sibyl of Mars 8:30PM-9:30PM The Idaho Jackson Action Playset WORLD DANCE WORLD DANCE DOUBLE FEATURE #GIRLTALK *AND* PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE PORTLAND STAGE PORTLAND STAGE 8:45PM-9:45PM Babes in Apocalypse-Land 5:30PM-6:30PM The Surreal Vetting of Martin Mann CENTRAL! 7:00PM-8:00PM 2201: A PORN ODYSSEY STUDIO THEATER STUDIO THEATER PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE DOUBLE FEATURE Gone Fishing *AND* MECHANICS HALL 9:00PM-10:00PM Pretty Face: An American Dream PORTLAND STAGE CENTRAL! 6:00PM-7:00PM Experiments in Connection: You & I BALLROOM 7:15PM-8:15PM Are you living your truth? FRINGE CENTRAL! MECHANICS HALL MECHANICS HALL 9:30PM-10:30PM The Cardboard Countess 6:15PM-7:15PM Body | Mass BALLROOM MECHANICS HALL THE LYCEUM 7:45PM-8:45PM The Juicy Bits III: Time’s Up! BALLROOM MECHANICS HALL BRIGHT STAR 9:45PM-10:45PM Szyjek fun Bendzin 6:45PM-7:45PM Man on a Treadmill THE LYCEUM WORLD DANCE MECHANICS HALL 8:00PM-9:00PM Body | Mass Sisters, Strangers, Lovers & Friends: PORTLAND STAGE THE LYCEUM Birthwright Industries’ Annual Share- 7:00PM-8:00PM DOUBLE FEATURE holders Meeting *AND* 4 Plays By Jody McColman STUDIO THEATER 8:15PM-9:15PM Seven Deadly Sketches SPACE GALLERY SPACE GALLERY 10:00PM-11:00PM HOT LUNCH: An Immersive Middle PORTLAND STAGE FRINGE 7:15PM-8:15PM Turkey Club IV: This Time with Mayo BRIGHT STAR School Dance/Carnival CENTRAL! 8:30PM-9:30PM The Idaho Jackson Action Playset WORLD DANCE BRIGHT STAR MECHANICS HALL 10:15PM-11:15PM Man on a Treadmill 7:45PM-8:45PM The Juicy Bits III: Time’s Up! PORTLAND STAGE WORLD DANCE BALLROOM 8:45PM-9:45PM Breakneck Julius Caesar STUDIO THEATER PORTLAND STAGE MECHANICS HALL 10:30PM-11:30PM Breakneck Julius Caesar 8:00PM-9:00PM God Bless Cambodia STUDIO THEATER THE LYCEUM 2017 PORTFRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE | 20