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Sunday, August 7, 2011

First Show at Baby Wants Candy!

A quick run-down of some Fringe experiences:

Friday night. Our first night in Edinburgh and all of us were eager to explore and see our first shows. After a long train ride and bus tour, we still found the energy to roam the Royal Mile for shows to watch. Kalyn, Daniella, Michelle, Sabrina and I all went to see an improv musical by a troupe called "Baby Wants Candy". Every night, they perform a completely different show based on a suggestion from the audience! For our show, the title and suggestion was "The Pouch-less Kangaroo". For a split second we thought "The Pouch-less Kangaroo" might get a little dull, but we were so so wrong. It's still one of my favorite performances that I've seen! The singing, music, dance moves, story line and characters are all made up on the spot with hilarious results.

Saturday. The first day that we could really take advantage of shows! After breakfast and a quick line-through, Sabrina, Harold, Jeff, Conor, Michelle and I all walked to the Royal Mile in search of shows. The Royal Mile is flooded with people headed to shows, street performers and promoters handing out tons and tons of pamphlets. By the end of the day, our backpacks and handbags were full of advertisements! In the afternoon, we met up with Peter, Connor, Kalyn, James and Abby for a showing of "Sluts" about four Irish girls and the aftermath of their nights out. I think the general consensus was that it was entertaining! We all gathered as a group for dinner at Pollock Dining Halls and then split off again for night time shows. I went to see an improv group that based their show entirely around the word "Hummus", which was at times clever, but not as funny as "The Pouch-less Kangaroo". Afterwards, I saw a dramatic series of monologues called "Bash", which were amazing. The material was so disturbing, yet fascinating because it all revolved around examples of sick human impulses such as letting your child suffocate.

Sunday. We had a bright and early morning at 8:15 with our tech rehearsal! Once tech was finished, we all headed back to the dorms for lunch. Everyone felt pretty wiped out today, so most of us spent the afternoon relaxing or napping. At night, I went out to a quick dinner with Abby, Nicole, Joe, Nick M, Nick B, Sydney, Mikey, Ron and Paul and then off to a show!


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