ALL
ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. A BIG CELEBRATION OF
THE ARTS IS COMING TO OUR
CAPITAL CITY, THE HARTFORD
FRINGE FESTIVAL KICKS OFF NEXT
WEEK. IT IS 10 DAYS OF ECLECTIC
PERFORMANCES FEATURING
PERFORMANCES FEATURING EVERYTHING FROM THEATER STAND
UP. COMEDY, STORYTELLING, OPERA,
DANCE, MUSIC AND MORE. AND HERE
TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT IS
JEFFREY KAGAN MCCANN. HE IS THE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF
PEAR WATER PRODUCTIONS AND THE
HARTFORD FRINGE FESTIVAL.
WELCOME THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU?
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT A I'M NOT
FAMILIAR WITH A FRINGE? FESTIVAL
TELL US WHAT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT. OKAY WELL, THE FRINGE
FESTIVAL IS A SEVERAL DAYS OF
THEATER AND OPERA AND NOT
EVERYTHING. THE. THE GRANDDADDY
OF FRINGE FESTIVAL IS THE
EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, AND
THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 80
YEARS. WOW IT'S IT GIVES PEOPLE
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD A CHANCE
TO COME AND PERFORM AT SEVERAL
OF THE VENUES THAT THEY HAVE
OFFERED OR OUTSIDE, SO IT'S A
IT'S A GREAT IT'S A GREAT EVENT
, AND THE IDEA IS THAT IT'S
ABSOLUTELY FOR ARTISTS TO GO.
EVEN IF THEY DON'T THEY DON'T
HAVE TO PAY THE COSTS OF
THEATERS AND PRODUCTION. SO WE
GET TO SEE ALL THIS AMAZING ART
THAT MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
BLOCKED. LOCKED EFFORT, RIGHT?
THE PREMISE OF THE FRENCH
FESTIVAL OUT IN EDINBURGH WAS
THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF THE
FESTIVAL THAT THEY HAD GOING
THERE, BUT THEY WERE THEY WERE
SHUNNED. SO WHAT THEY DID WAS
THEY PERFORMED ON THE PERIMETER
OF THE BECAME FRIENDS, AND
THAT'S RIGHT. IN THE OTHER GROUP
END UP, DYING OFF, OKAY? YEAH
WHAT AN AUDIENCE IS OTHER INDOOR
VENUES OR OUTDOOR VENUES FOR
CONNECTICUT FOR HARTFORD.
PARTICULARLY IT'S GOING TO BE
ALL INDOORS, AND IT'S AT THE
CARRIAGE HOUSE THEATER AT 3 60
FAR MERTON AVENUE. AH AND WHERE
IS MORE OF A SMALLER FESTIVAL
COMPARED TO LIKE ROCHESTER OR
PROVIDENCE OR ORLANDO OR
HOLLYWOOD? SO BUT THERE ARE
HUNDREDS OF FRENCH FESTIVALS
AROUND THE WORLD. OKAY SO WE'RE
SEEING SOME OF THIS. UH WHAT'S
THAT GECKO MOUTH IS GROUP FROM
HARTFORD. THEY'RE IMPROV GROUP
FROM HARFORD. OKAY, THEY DO. UM
UM, HIP HOP, BEATBOX IMPROV.
OKAY SO THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE
THEY'RE HARTFORD BASE, AND THE
CHICKENS ARE FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE
. THEY'RE $13 FOR GENERAL
GENERAL MISSION, AND IT'S $10
FOR STUDENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS
SHOW YES, PER SHOW, SO AND IT'S
AFFORDABLE BECAUSE SOME OF THE
OTHER FESTIVALS OR 20, OR $25,
AND SINCE WE'RE SUCH A COMBINED
SMALLER FESTIVAL. WE THOUGHT
THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BEST
TO TRY TO GET MORE PEOPLE IN FOR
A CERTAIN PRICE BECAUSE AGAIN
PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT
THE FRINGES RIGHT GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN TO SEE
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SO THIS IS
GREAT BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT
OF SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. I WAS
NOTICING THEIR STUFF FOR KIDS OR
THEIR STUFF OR WHATEVER YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN. UM I IMAGINE WHAT
SOME PEOPLE LISTENING ARE
PROBABLY GOING. GOSH I WISH I
KNEW ABOUT THIS. CAN I BE A PART
OF IT? HOW DO I BECOME AN ARTIST
WHO PERFORMS WELL, WHAT WE DO IS
WE START, UM, LOOKING FOR PEOPLE
IN JANUARY, UH, YOU KNOW,
PROBABLY BE JANUARY NEXT YEAR,
SO WATCH OUT FOR IT, AND SO JUST
KEEP AN EYE OUT ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE OR HARTFORD, FRENCH
FESTIVAL, FACEBOOK PAGE OR THE
PIER WATER. UH WEBSITE AND WE'LL
LET YOU KNOW ABOUT WHEN WE START
LOOKING FOR PEOPLE. I COULD BE
MAYBE A STAND UP COMEDY
COMMUNITY PRACTICE RIGHT NOW. WE
CAN DO THAT. I JUST FLEW IN FROM
FLORIDA AND BOY, MY WINGS, MY
ARMS TIRED. I CAN'T EVEN GET
THAT JOKE, RIGHT? TERRIBLE
PRACTICE SO MUCH PRACTICE COUPLE
OF MONTHS AGO AND GET INSPIRED
WHEN YOU GO TO SEE IT. IT STARTS
THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH,
RIGHT, NOT THE STARS. I'M SORRY
NEXT THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
OCTOBER 30TH RIGHT, AND ON THE
LAST DY DURING THE FESTIVAL,
PEOPLE WILL VOTE ON WHAT SHOW
THEY LIKE THE BEST AND THEY GET
TO PERFORM. THE TOP THREE SHOWS
GET TO PERFORM ON THE 30TH.
THAT'S TERRIFIC. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, JEFFREY. WE SO APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU WANT TO
VISIT HARTFORD FRINGE FESTIVAL
DOT ORG. FOR ALL THE INFORMATION
, TAKE A SHOW THAT YOU LIKE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TUNING
INTEGRATE DAY WE SO APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME AND WE KNOW YOU HAVE
SEVERAL CHOICES, AND WE
APPRECIATE YOU MAKING GREAT DAY
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