All posts by Megan Mooney

Megan loves being in the thick of all things theatre, but her ultimate goal is to promote theatre to the world of non-theatre people. It was the same when she was the theatre writer for blogTO, or the Fringe Correspondent for CBC Radio One‘s Here and Now, as it is as the founder of Mooney on Theatre. Her basic belief is that there is theatre/performance out there for everyone to love, they just need to find it. This is not to be confused with the idea that everyone should love theatre for theatre’s sake, in fact, as obsessed as she is with theatre, even *she* doesn’t love all types of theatre.

Tips on how to put on a Fringe production – from the perspective of an audience member

by Megan Mooney

 

Okay, so this isn’t going to be about how to cast, or rehearse for a space you don’t know, or anything like that.

This is from the perspective of an audience member who went to many many shows. 

Read on to hear me ramble about show length, show descriptions, and promotion.

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The 2008 Toronto Fringe in Review

by Megan Mooney (Cross-posted with blogTO)

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I’m not sure what I’m going to do with myself this week, I’ll have to re-learn what life is like with the luxuries like sleep. But, I’m here to tell you, sleep is a small price to pay for the excitement of Fringe.

With the end of the 20th Toronto Fringe Festival I thought I’d take a moment to provide you with a quick round-up of some of the highlights from this year.

Read on for a listing of each blogTO Fringe writer’s favourite show, and the listing of what shows are playing at Diesel Playhouse during ‘BEST OF THE FRINGE.’

(and yes, at some point I do intend to do a Mooney on Theatre overview that is specific to here, but for now I’m re-posting this)

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A Girl Named Ralph – Toronto Fringe 2008 Review

Review by Fredde Clarke

Editor’s Note:  In the review of Sherlock Holmes & The First English Gentleman by Sam Mooney she mentioned that she saw the show with "My 82 year old mother and 15 year old niece are fringing with me for three days" – Fredde Clarke is the 82 year old mother she was referring to. 

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I came from Eastern Ontario to see 4 plays in the Toronto Fringe Festival – The only one I specifically chose that I really wanted to see was A Girl Named Ralph.  I certainly was not disappointed.

The piece was so obviously true life.  Makes one feel both happy, and a little sad.  It was not a long play, but a most enjoyable one.

The fade outs could have been much shorter, either just a dim out, or stop action while Ralph came in to speak.  I enjoyed the players and have no real criticism of any of the acting.

 

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Teaching the Fringe – Toronto Fringe 2008 Review

Review by Lauren Hatchard  (Megan Mooney’s 15 yr old cousin)

image A deep plunge into the pool of laughs and hysterics.  Teaching the Fringe goes into and analyses a letter from an appalled fan.

Using voices, facial expressions and twinges of words and irony, the show satisfies your laugh craving.  The only thing I didn’t like about this play was that it was a tad drowned out.  Otherwise, a must-see for those who are looking for an amazingly timed, easy laugh.

 Teaching the Fringe is playing at the Glen Morris Theatre for one more day on Saturday, July 12.  For more info see the Toronto Fringe website.