Care To Join Me?

It's Fringe time in lovely Edmonton, Alberta and for the first time in many many years, I'm actually going to be in town, have a few days off, and have money so I'm planning on hitting a whole pile of shows over the ten days. Since I don't tend to see people in person very often and even when I do, I have the memory of a goldfish when it comes to remembering to ask people stuff, I have decided to put a list of the shows and times that I'm planning to see up here and should any of you wish to come along, you can email me or leave a comment on here and we can go from there. So, the list is:

Friday the 18th - "Hospitality Suite" at 4:45pm
**Review: It made me want to curl up in the fetal position and cry my heart out. I walked home afterwards, torn between screaming and puking at the horrible way we as humans can interact with eachother. It left me thinking about Wildfire and my own faith and how much I hate proselytization. I don't care if you believe in my God, hell, I don't care if you believe in any god - faith isn't about anyone except yourself. Tell me about your beliefs, please, but don't expect me to agree with them. He was right in that horribly harsh, brutally blunt way - you were a mouthpiece for God. A salesperson, peddling a product, be it religion or industrial strength lubricants. You can't have a conversation with someone if you intend to convert them to your religion because you will always be trying to manipulate it. Why can't we just talk? All that said, I highly recommend this show. If you can find a time to go it, do. It's worth it.**

Sunday the 20th - "Rosaline" at 4:45pm
**Review: WOW! What an absolutely beautiful look at Romeo and Juliet from someone else's perspective. And the full frontal nudity wasn't so bad either *evil grin* But honestly, it was cool that it took place after Romeo and Juliet had died because no one ever really talks about what happens to people they left behind. I mean yea, the families reconciled, blah blah, but what about their loved ones? In this case it was the girl had first loved who finally figured out she loved him too, just a little too late. Who hasn't felt that way? There were moments, I'll admit, where it hit just a little too close to home with my current "love" life situation but once I looked beyond that, it said such neat things about love. And usually modern dance of which there was a good bit makes me cringe, but this was really well done and left the dancer in me breathless. The day was great for so much more than this show but that's a whole set of other stories for another day.**

Monday the 21st - "The Vagina Monologues" at 8:45pm
Tuesday the 22nd - "Beach Boogie" at 2:15pm
- "Girl's Guide" at 9:00pm
Wednesday the 23rd - "Jane Eyre: The Musical at 6:30pm
Sunday the 27th - "Since You Stayed Here" at 2:00pm
- "Bible: The Complete Words of God Abriged" at 6:30pm

Tickets are either $14 in advance or (usually) $10 at the doors. There are a few exceptions including "Girl's Guide" which at the door is only $8 for those dressed in S&M gear, or "Rosaline" which at the door is only $8 for fans of Romeo and Juliet - don't ask me how they're determining that one!

Also, for the girl's who were out with us on Monday, the group whose bus we wanted to hijack 'Uncalled For' is doing improv shows many times during the Fringe at the Backroom Vodka Bar on Whyte. My current thought is to go to the Thursday the 24th show at 6:00pm. It also plays at 8:00pm that night which is a distinct possibility. I think we ought to go to this one en masse, so let me know ladies. Tickets for that one are $6 for People In Costume. They don't mention what kind of costumes though...

Hope to hear from some/all of you and see you sometime in the near future. I will be updating this post with reviews of the shows as I see them, so check back to see what I thought - if you care, that is. Until then remember, the Fringe is a great place to buy Green Onion Cakes!