So What Exactly is “The Fringe”?

Well, had you pulled me aside in the school hall and asked me this question six months ago, I would have responded with something along the lines of, “I don’t have the slightest clue. Isn’t it something that flappers wore in the twenties?” I have since learned how amazing this art festival truly is. So much so, it begs the question “how is it possible that this magnificent event isn’t on any American’s radar, but so famous in Europe?”

When I approached Mrs. Fox about participating in this trip, she sent me this video. In the hopes of paying homage to my own introduction to the Fringe festival, I have attached the video below.

In this blog I’m going to take you through my personal experience at the Fringe, beginning at our quick pit stop in London through to our flight back to Miami. I am also going to show you what the rehearsal process looked like: demonstrating the demands of putting up a professional show.

And We Proudly Present…

• Mrs. Jessica Fox – our wonderful director and head of the drama department
• Mr. Luis Luis Fayat – a proud troupe supporter, show techie, and physics teacher nonetheless
• Brandon Alvarez ’22 – Compere, Salesman, Pilot, The Professor, Heavy
• Ned Bannon ’22 – Mr. Memory, Salesman, Pilot, Mr. McQuarrie, Heavy
• Nalani Brown ’22 – House Keeper, BBC Radio Announcer, Mrs. Jordan, Sheriff, Mr. McGarrigle
• Brandon Dunnigan ’19 – Richard Hannay
• Gabi Hagenlocker ’20 – Pamela Edwards
• Anya Paiz ’21 – Annabella, Crofter, Inspector, Dunwoody, Mrs. McGarrigle

The 39 Steps *gasp*

At this point, you are probably wondering what show we did. To answer your question, we did John Buchan’s “The 39 Steps”. To try and summarize this play would do it a great injustice, but nonetheless, it is – in essence- an Alfred Hitchcock comedic spoof in which four actors play over a hundred different characters. For the sake of our sanity and high school theatre, we did an adaptation of the play written by Patrick Barlow in which six actors played around twenty characters. I’ll talk more in depth about the show in the blog posts.

I hope that in writing this blog, I can show you the importance of theatre and it’s effect on people of all ages- from the elderly of Scotland to the youth of Miami, FL- that extends farther than the house seats and the confines of the stage. Hopefully, if I’ve done a good job, you will find yourself sitting on the edge of your seat as you watch the house lights dim and the curtain rise to reveal a new experience and a new story.

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