Cry havoc, and let loose the dogs of... theater?

Well, it's been a pretty long 36 hours, but we are in Minneapolis and done with tech. Yesterday morning we boarded a Megabus in Cleveland and drove for about 15 hours, stopping in Toledo, Chicago and Milwaukee on the way. We got here at 11:30 PM and our hosts, Brion and Matt, were waiting for us. We drove to Matt's house (saw the Guthrie Theater on the way!), got the nickel tour, and bedded down for the night. This morning we got a ride to Enterprise, rented an SUV, loaded it up with our ridiculously heavy props trunk, and drove to our performance venue to meet our stage manager Lindsay and tech the show.

Lindsay, by the way, is super awesome. All props to Tim Perfect (yes, that's his real name) for suggesting her. She is handling all the multimedia duties for our show, and she managed it like a real trooper. Tech went off without a hitch. We were a little worried about the 10-minute time limit for setup and break down, but apparently we have less stuff than we thought, cause we're coming in under 5 minutes for both. Score! The tech guys at Bedlam were also super awesome and there will be some beer in their future. Well, tequila for the one.

We are now sitting in Fringe Central, which is located at the fantastic Bedlam Theater - which is apparently about to lose its home, according to the City Pages, Minneapolis' alt. mag. We are enjoying a couple of beers and are waiting for food because, of course, it's also a restaurant and bar. Soon, the out-of-towners showcase will commence and we'll be giving a small taste of the Kill Will to the in-the-towners.

Going back to the City Pages... There is an article: The Fringe Starter Kit. This article mentions 20 shows that the writer finds intriguing and good ones to start with if a person is overwhelmed with the selection. The article starts on page 17 (in the print edition). We are mentioned on page 19!!!!! (the second page of the article.) EEEEEEEEEEEE! (that was from Kelly.)

Here we go...