Closing Night New York Fringe

 

 

 

John Johnson my excellent ARC (acredited company rep) took these photo's with his camera...two outside Cherry Lane Theatre after last show and one at the Fringe Closing Night Party.

After the show- Cherry Lane Theatre - by Jess

Jessica Earnshaw took this photo at the Studio @ Cherry Lane Theatre last night after the 6:15 show Wed 25th Aug 2010.

Stripes in New York City

 

 

More Stripes in NY.
Fringe Gals out for unbelievably delicious thin crust Pizza.

Stripes: The Mystery Circus, After show a

This video begins with Me waiting outside Cherry Lane Theatre before show with Peggy, then has audience comments following the show on Tuesday night. Had a great night stayed for the next Fringe show The Birds and went to an open mike with Kimmleigh and Jill.

Scenes of New York

Tonight will be my third show. Firt two were matinees tonight it's at 8pm. Things are going well...seeing some sights in between shows. In this video scenes of NY...Washingtn Square, Unity of New York, Singing with Franka at Duplex in Greenwich Village, Flat Iron Building, Friend Clams and outside the Cherry Lane theatre with my friend Rosie and stage manager AJ.
From NY review in Theatremania...


“…Stripes: The Mystery Circus benefits from an engaging performer and a unique premise…What ensues is a series of songs, stories, and comic bits that aim to show that life is a circus, and we're all performers in striped costumes….
”Meredith Lee “Theatermania”

Opening Show Stripes: The Mystery Circus

Stripes opened to an enthuiastic Friday afternon audience.

Nun Strolling in Central Park

Strolling through Central Park with my entourage...Peggy, Rosie and Rosie's Mum.
Earlier in the day I was filming CBS Early Show with the rest of the FringeNYC gang...when I was required to remove my Nun habit before they went to air..."No Politics or Religion for our viewers", I was told. Bummer, I guess I learned there is no freedom of expression on morning TV.

Nuns Everyday Life

Nun performs everyday tasks, recycling, exercise, lying on balls to release shoulder tension, exercise cycle, meditation in the garden.

Nun makes Music.

Yesterday's trip to Battery Park. Saw Statue of Liberty's flame burning from across the water. Danced on the music sculpture. It must have been a rain dance as a huge thunder and lightening rain storm began.

Two Headed Lady in Times Square

 

John Chen a tourist we met in Times Square took this photo with his excellent camera!

Nun and Sailor Time Square

Kissed in Times Square!

The nun gets kissed . . . by a sailor, no less!

More Nun in New York

Nun on Videotron in Times Square and at Opening Ceremonies FringeNYC

Opening ceremonies, watching the other shows perform previews after I did 5 mins of Nun.

Opening Ceremonies FringeNYC, Times Square Nun

Saturday 14 August....Opening of Fringe New York at Spring and Layfette outdoor stage previews....Sarah and Rosie stop for photo op with Mary Poppins on the way.

New York Fringe

Rosie arrived from Vancouver to help me with the postcard distribution. We are seen here in front of the Washington Square Arch with our matching Stripes t-shirts.
During the preview at Bloomingdale I gave away a tshirt to the little girl who named three bad habits...(seen in photo above).
She was at Blooomingdales with her Mum who is in Hip Hop High, another FringeNYC show that previewed at Bloomies Soho. My stage manager Jana is their director. It's a high energy hip hop show and their energy is off the charts.
Found Cherry Lane Theatre....seen in photos above.
Opening Ceremonies this morning. Performing Nun number then going to Times Square to busk.
Saw first fringe show last night...PJ Walsh Over There, great show, about his experience as a Medic in the Marines and later as dental technition to the president and then comedien entertaining the troops in Afghanestan. I predict it will be a big hit with HBO Special to follow!

 

Cherry Lane Theatre, New York.

New York First Two Days

 

First night in New York, two and a half hours sleep, took red eye (now I really know what that means ...red eyes). Met Rod Menzies for coffee and a tour to Tish NYU rehearsal space, on Broadway at 8th St. which he very kindly arranged for me through a friend.
Performed 5 minutes of the show, the Nun character - 'Habits' song, for a Fringe Preview and fund raiser for Generations Theatre Project. Gave away a free Stripes t-shirt to a man who answered a skill testing question...name three bad habits (his answer were doozies). My ACR (Acredited Company Rep) John Johnson was there to help promote and distribute postcards for the show.

Closest corner to Cherry Lane Theatre Greenwich Village...where I open Stripes: The Mystery Circus on Aug 20th, in The Studio.
Had my first rehearsal with my Stage Manager Jana, AJ. She is super organized and masterful...she is also directing a play in this Fringe Festival- Hip Hop High and just finished directing a film called Afirmative Action. She has taken my prop suitcase home tonight to make some repairs. We have a second rehearsal tomorrow then a preview performance at Bloomingdales Dept store in Soho.

Taking off for New York...The Nun is Flying

Do you think Blogging was invented so we would have something to do with the three hour wait time at the airport?
I am very excited the day is here when I take off for New York City and FringeNYC. I'm all checked in, ready to go to the International Fringe Festival NYC. It was a year ago I started this blogg with the prompting of my good friend Peggy...we decided to call it Stripes The World Tour Begins, a wishful thinking kind of start, little did i know I'd be headed to NY year later.
Had a very busy day today, Birkam yoga at 8, Marguerite for two hours vocal brush up, then met with Tara for a little choreo and pep talk! Then Rolfing with Steven. I was so tired I actually fell asleep on the rolfing table, and that's hard to do what with the pain and all.
Speaking with Marguerite and Tara I was remembering one of my inspirations for creating Stripes, it was something Peter Gzowski said on the CBC, years ago, when asked if there was one thing he could do, but it was not possible, what would it be? He said it would be to take his mother to lunch. Fortunately my own mother was alive at the time and so I took her to lunch as often as I could remembering Peter's words, and consciously grateful for our delicious time together.
Some of the material in Stripes that was written from my own experience and allows me to do just that, re-visit my family again and re-experience some of those times.
I am so thankful to all those people who encouraged me, coached me and helped Stripes move forward. I'm heading to the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station to take a big bite of the Big Apple.