Shout out to Coco on MSN

MSN City Guides calls out Minnesota Fringe in a great guide to summer theater festivals across the country:

The rules, according to Executive Director Robin Gillette, are simple: “The only thing we ask is that the artists obey the laws of Minneapolis and of physics. Everything else is up for grabs.”

I love that quote. And, also, I love that Coco Fondue—our resident queen of the lottery—gets a shout-out on MSN.

—Matthew

Women light up the stage

Minnesota Women’s Press has a preview article about two shows in the festival, “If a Tree Falls” and “My War: From Bismarck to Britain and Back.”

“Minnesota’s Fringe is a vibrant event and a great venue for people to experience new things,” said Carol Flint-Kaliebe, an Edina artist performing at the 15th annual festival. “This is a terrific chance to showcase our work, get feedback and see what others are doing, too.”

Blog roundup

• A Libby in Minnesota? has an exceedingly useful post called “150 Things to Do in Minneapolis.” And Fringe ranks #2: “Spend the first two weeks of August racing from show to show for the Minnesota Fringe Festival.” You get to add that strike-through tag soon, Libby. Very, very soon.
• Baron Dave Romm from KFAI fame has a quick review of yesterday’s Fringe-for-All #2.
• The Survival Pages has a piece about the show’s background.