{"id":6249,"date":"2024-09-05T18:26:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?p=6249"},"modified":"2024-09-21T10:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T14:29:58","slug":"fringe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?p=6249","title":{"rendered":"2024 Raleigh Fringe Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9919f8dc alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ff3f05b9\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-76f63623 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7-Tales-Poster.jpg?resize=512%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-6250\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" title=\"7 Tales Poster\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b11e6e27\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A One-Night-Only Short Play Festival!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cary Playwrights&#8217; Forum was selected for the first-ever Raleigh Fringe Festival! We&#8217;re showcasing seven theatrical pieces by North Carolinian Playwrights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketleap.events\/tickets\/raleighfringe\/7-tales-from-7-voices-a-cary-playwrights-forum-retrospective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Tickets &#8211; Saturday, Sept. 21st @ 6 PM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1z-jlK3nwepLKRyREbCz7sPh38_tCn61O\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ THE SHOW PROGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/?page_id=6271\">MEET THE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e2f895f8 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-24d4f2d2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-4ae2ccfb wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-Fringe-Festival.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-6039\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" title=\"2024-Fringe-Festival\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-cda82364\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More info on Raleigh Fringe Festival!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketleap.events\/tickets\/raleighfringe\/raleigh-fringe-festival\">Buy Tickets to the full 2024 Raleigh Fringe Festival!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/raleighfringe\">2024 Raleigh Fringe Festival &#8211; Event Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-98221fdc\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Meet the Voices behind the Tales!<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ccbbc6d2 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-79e30a50\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-717abca7 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/April-Giancola.jpg?resize=513%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-6251\" width=\"513\" height=\"640\" title=\"April Giancola\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f7f01d65\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">April Giancola<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April&#8217;s &#8220;Buckle Up&#8221; was one of two pieces to snag her the Grand Prize of our 2018 &#8220;Grandchild of Playslam&#8221; event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I wrote this piece because air travel has become so ridiculous that I thought this was a theme we could all relate to, and laugh over. I mean I&#8217;ve never been lucky enough to fly first class \u2014 but now that I&#8217;ve flown Frontier Airlines \u2014 I can relate to our character and how <a><\/a>he feels!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a6ca7a50 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-75878862\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-b5f9155c wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Doug-Simpson.jpg?resize=502%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-6252\" width=\"502\" height=\"640\" title=\"Doug Simpson\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f49ae36c\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Doug Simpson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doug first wrote the energetic, hilarious &#8220;Galactic Frontier&#8221; for our &#8220;The Best of Yet to Come&#8221; fundraiser in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;&#8216;Galactic Frontier&#8217; was a fun little piece that I knocked out based on a much more serious short story I have in mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He <a><\/a>is the author of both the &#8220;Great Big World&#8221; and &#8220;Maxim Ultra&#8221; series of novels. Co-Host of The Hodgepodge Podcast, Doug has just released the latest &#8220;Maxim Ultra&#8221; novel, &#8220;The Old Flame,&#8221; the second in the series. He resides with his family in North Carolina but has never forgotten his New Jersey roots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-0b0fe422 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-14f531a5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-c4dc067e wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Steffi-Rubin.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-6253\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" title=\"Steffi Rubin\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-0185ad0f\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Steffi Rubin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may remember Steffi&#8217;s tale of two very different sisters (and one very impressive shoe closet) from our 2018 NC 10X10 production with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OdysseyStage?__cft__[0]=AZX0kcDN2RXs5CAgzIVzIOs6_ZBjbA4RIBsaW1b-Z_ycHLH5qAzs5ZlTAEqeEkmXQfa-aSiSxW8Y5rF5OQyThUS82axBBavjX2B7RZ6Ifxx1uGna80mOUKzKYO7eRUcxpBYtErbM2v6BZXIrZtyRjT6z6UrM8N0K7HC6J_skt1Ot7lM4TqKJ0U9_tam5NJVq3Okg7lIr53LQyuuVtR9RwlAz&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">OdysseyStage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus (535-475 BCE) famously noted that &#8216;no one ever steps into the same river twice.&#8217; It\u2019s the same in a family. A firstborn encounters <a><\/a>rookie parents, while a second-, third, or fourth-born child grows up in a very different situation. &#8216;The Closet&#8217; contrasts the memory and experience of sisters who have very starkly contrasting ideas about the Mom they each knew.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7e28daf0 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-873bd65d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-7fba4ad7 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jordan-Beswick.jpg?resize=522%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-6254\" width=\"522\" height=\"720\" title=\"Jordan Beswick\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a26386c2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Jordan Beswick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audiences loved this monologue about a Catholic woman rattled after trying to flirt in our 2022 &#8220;It&#8217;s Been One Week&#8221; monologue competition. Come see why on Sept. 21 at 6 p.m., when we present &#8220;7 Tales from 7 Voices: A Cary Playwrights&#8217; Forum Retrospective.&#8221; Only during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/raleighfringe?__cft__[0]=AZVgrb9-fhs77AxsXazitGxs8O-zkLxfYiHLSrCwgBDD1Ml7J3Y_sReMhaiHNvV6NFj19cPzjl6qUatD5w-u142UHp0YOF6_CGyvgQqS85qvLg1DMO0QDycJXfy0ofcsBO_lAgOst5ga5VL24XWFZVT6-DFh4T7yQD6yleeOs1C_htODNmvdBqv9_c9gtAngxRAbqeZEZhDcOlfxZhu3QZyx&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Raleigh Fringe Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I loved the way Joanna LaForgia performed my piece under my direction, but I am very <a><\/a>excited to see it restaged for the Fringe Fest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a2460970 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9b429440\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-6ae1107d wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caryplaywrightsforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Clinton-Festa.jpg?resize=526%2C771&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-6255\" width=\"526\" height=\"771\" title=\"Clinton Festa\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1b0ad8f1\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Clinton Festa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several talented playwrights competed for the title of Audience Favorite in our &#8220;PLAYSLAM! \u2013 The Sketch-tacular 2023&#8221; production with Oak City Tonight, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ComedyWorx?__cft__[0]=AZWPg5om_pOt25c_JXPtOeYCj8NwtIE5ayl76_g_8X4_uM6qOvT6Q7gUM6_0Mu4pyX_kqUxtEP6V5OnH4WvDwog-Vtvu_lzGM-xO7D5LqCNKEAzfPoEwPjjx158v8X6buQbYPp8ufmQZDrgVIQrolvDEXoBPDX8b03t_sF6L0iYymMceWajGGKOfplz_7MJwBn5gLxvPu4InUQIul9BTV0mv&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">ComedyWorx<\/a>. Clinton Festa&#8217;s &#8220;History in the Making&#8221; emerged victorious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;&#8216;History in the Making&#8217; is one of several of my plays that started with a question my son asked me, like the time he asked if I thought Area 51 had a bring-your-kids-to-work day. In this case, he asked if history books really were written by the <a><\/a>winners. 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So much so that it won Best Production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;&#8216;The (Dog) Park&#8217; came to me almost as a fully realized short play \u2014 once the man and his invisible dog showed up, the rest fell into place easily. I think it is one or maybe THE best thing I have ever written. I have loved and worked with dogs all my life and could not ever imagine a world without them. 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