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The Red Chair Gallery opened July 22, 2008 at the Orlando IKEA next to Millenia Mall (4092 Eastgate Drive, Orlando, FL 32839) and will be on display to the public during regular business hours until August 4, 2008. The gallery, a partnership between The Red Chair Project, an arts event promotion entity, and IKEA, features creatively decorated red chairs created by Orlando arts organizations. The chairs will be auctioned off as a Red Chair Project fundraiser at the Red Chair Affair on September 7, 2008 at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. Tickets are available for the Affair on The Red Chair Project website (Source)

2008
Thank you Orlando for another fabulous Fringe! Want to see more photos from the madness taken by Julie Milford? All of our photos are stored on a phot website called Flickr. Here is our Flickr photo page. Browse around and relive those crazy moments all over again. Fringe 2009! Here we come!

FRINGE 08 RESULTS COMPARED WITH 07

TICKETS SOLD:
22,465 non-comp tickets for 2007
20,778 non-comp tickets for 2008 (down 7.5%)
(not bad considering less venues for 2008)

ARTIST DISBURSEMENT:
$201K in artist disbursement for 2007
$191K in artist disbursement for 2008 (down 5%)
(this number is down due to less shows in fest and changes due to ticket prices set by artists as well)

COMP TICKETS
2007- 4,900
2008-5,600

VISUAL FRINGE
$4,118 made by artists
26 Artists sold 49 pieces.
(a record year)

KIDS FRINGE
630 attendees for 2007
1005 attendees for 2008
(numbers are up)

Overall festival attendance is about exactly comparable to 2007 at around 25,000 people over the course of the 12 days.

VENDORS
15- 2007
29-2008

Best Festival
1st: Orlando Fringe
2nd: Music Fest (which stupidly runs at the same time Fringe does)
3rd: Film Festival

Best Dance Troupe
1st: VOCI (with artistic direction by Fringe's associate Producer-G)
2nd: Cinedance
3rd: DRIP

Best blog
2nd: Orlando Arts Blog by Fringe artist/website producer- Mark Baratelli

Best Local thespian
John Didonna (Fringe vet/ Empty Spaces/Wasteland director/teacher/actor/director everywhere)

Best Theatre Troupe
1st:Rich Weirdoes
2nd: SAK
3rd: MADCOW

Best Performance Artist
Brian Feldman

MY ILLUSTRIOUS WASTELAND, Tod Kimbro's brand-new sci-fi rock musical, is already becoming one of the most highly-anticipated theatre events of the year. The show premieres July 10th, 2008 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center Margeson Theatre! Wasteland features 7 songs from Tod's album, Soundtrack to a Chemical Spill, along with 10 brand new numbers. Equal parts futuristic adventure epic, twisted social commentary, and high-energy rock show, this is a musical and theatrical experience like no other. The show is produced by Orlando Fringe Guru Beth Marshall, directed by local legend John DiDonna, choreographed by "VarieTease" icon Blue and is full of a fabulous mix of old-school Orlando vets of the stage and new-blood talent. Be among the first to see what just might be the largest individually
produced show in O-Town's history.

Tix are on sale NOW at todkimbro.com.

This production is funding in part by: United Arts, Beth Marshall Presents, SCI-FI City and donors like you! To donate to this show, please contact Beth Marshall at fostercj@earthlink.net

What:
MY ILLUSTRIOUS WASTELAND

Where
The Lowndes Shakespeare Center/Margeson Theater-812 E.Rollins Street

When:
July 10th-20th
Thurs., Fri. Sat. and Monday Industry Nite at 7pm/ Sunday
Matinees at 4pm

Running Time
2.5hrs. (with intermission)

Show rating
PG 13 (mild language/ adult themes/ mild violence)

Tix Price
$25 General Admission/ $2 off w/ back page coupon from 2008 Fringe Program/ $15 Industry Nite. $5 Discount for Students&Seniors

For more info about the show or to make advanced online reservations visit todkimbro.com

The cast of VarieTEASE is ON-THE-MOVE! They are traveling to Atlanta, Georgia, where they will perform CARNIVALE at the Wild Mustang, June 19-20. VarieTEASE CARNIVALE, made a splash at the 2007 Orlando FRINGE Festival, awarded Patron’s Pick of the Orange Venue and Most Overall Tickets Sold.

By popular demand, CARNIVALE, will also appear at Parliament House Resort this summer for a limited 4 show engagement: 3 Wednesdays, June 25, July 2 & 16 at 9pm and 1 Saturday, July 5th at 8pm.

“Two words: f*cking mind-blowing.” Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly

“An hour’s worth of show stoppers.” Michael Freeman, Lakeland Ledger

“Polished … charms the pants off the audience.” Tod Caviness, Orlando Sentinel

The post popular VarieTEASE ever, join babyBlue and her parade of freaks as they take a hallucinogenic journey to the circus once more!

The Parliament House
410 N. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32805

3 Wednesdays, June 25, July 2, & 16 at 9PM (no show July 9)
1 Saturday, July 5 at 8PM
Tickets $15

FRINGE TICKET OFFER: $5 off any WED performance with a 2008 FRINGE button!

Advance Tickets available at www.WANZIE.com/boxoffice

Orlando Reservations & Information: 407-454-8478

Fringe Fabby Awards:

Patrons Pick Awards

Yellow- Skip Peril

Red- Alice In Wonderland

Green-Dysfunctional Fables

Blue-Tod Kimbro, In the Blue

Brown-The Screw You Revue Déjà Vu

Pink-Here Be Dragons

Silver- Reefer Madness

Mary Lou Rucker Volunteer Excellence Award- Bonnie Sprung

Volunteer Newbie Award- Estaban Espinosa

Adrianne Blattner Patron Award – David Horgan 58 shows

Producers Award- The Screw You Revue Déjà Vu

Newbie Artist Award- Kick the Puppy Productions-Oral

Faggy Fabby- Paul Hutcheson/Wog Productions

Fringe Naked Award-David Almedia

Fringe Crush Award- The Cast of VarieTEASE

Genevieve’s Cupcake Award- Rob Ward and Tod Kimbro

Board Excellence Award- Mike Garvey

Board Newbie Award- Gary Israel

Creative Use of Space Fabby- Power to Pleasing/Bathroom Venue

Hi-Tech Fabby-When Pigs Fly

Lo-Tech Fabby- Triple H: Jimmy Hogg, Lisa Haas, and John Hefner

Fringe of the Fringe Fabby- Silent Rave/Sean Flynn

Fringe Greenie Fabby- Jeremy Seghers

Spirit of the Fringe Fabby- Myron Blattner and TJ Dawe

Over and Above Fabby –Jourdan Hathaway

Total # of Volunteers, 2007:179
Total # of Volunteers, 2008: 177
Total # of hours worked, 2007: 3,577
Total # of hours worked, 2008:3,682

With a total of 2 less volunteers over last years’ event, 177 dedicated volunteers logged 3,682 hours, which is 105 more hours than last year.

Video: The Silent Rave on the Green

Photos: The Silent Rave on the Green

The Fringe Wrap Party will take place on Sunday, May 25th at 11pm on The Green Lawn of Fabulousness and Free Outdoor stage. FABBY Awards ceremony hosted by Beth Marshall and Genevieve Bernard. The event is FREE and a casual closing party. Music will be played and good times had by all.

Awards include...
Patron's Pick
Visual Fringe honors (BTW....we are up to 25 VF art sales.. MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.)
Mary Lou Rucker Volunteer Excellence Award
Volunteer Newbie Award
Adrianne Blattner Patron Award (goes to the patron seeing the most shows)
Producer's Award
Newbie Artist Award
Faggy Fabby
Fringe Naked Award
Fringe Crush Award
Genevieve's Cupcake Award
Board Excellence Award
Board Newbie Award
Creative Use of Space Fabby
Sold-Out Fabbys
Hi-Tech FABBY
Lo-Tech FABBY
FRINGE OF THE FRINGE FABBY
SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE FABBY
AND A FEW OTHER SURPRISES...

Twenty seven pieces of art in the Visual Fringe, totaling $2,823 in sales all going to the artists, sold so far to the following artists: Heath Starling, Rachel Mendez, Madeleine MacKenzie, Cindy Murray, Andrew White, Jennine Slawsky, Robert Davis, Jary Storna, Jessica Peguero, Joey Monasterios, Anna McCambridge, Mauricio Morillo, Brigan Gresh, Melissa Nathan, Frank Juge, Jason McIntosh, Byron Faudie, Beth Marshall (still taking bids for silent auction!)

Logan
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Kate
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Mike
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Tricia, Venue Tech
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