Ready for a sneak peak at some of the shows in this summer’s New York International Fringe Festival? Our three-part nytheatrecast preview series provides that very thing!

This epsiode is the first in the series. Our esteemed host, Trav S.D., emcees 40 minutes of variety spotlighting eight shows in FringeNYC. It’s like oldtime variety radio, but with a very contemporary Fringe-y twist. (For example, at least two of our guests managed to get the word “penis” into their presentations. You won’t find that on the old Ed Sullivan Show.)

Here’s the lineup:

1. The Medicine Show: We begin with a song “God’s Green Earth” from this play with music by David Dannenfelser, performed by Patrick Gallagher and the Lonesome Prairie Boys
2. Chaser: Playwright Howard Walters talks about his play, which is a follow-up to his FringeNYC 2005 hit Extra Virgin.
3. Scout’s Honor: Playwright Ed Valentine talks with Trav S.D. about scouting, and then Robin Reed and Carrie Haugh perform a short excerpt from this comedy.
4. As Far As We Know: Director Laurie Sales and actor Kelly Van Zile discuss this documentary play about a U.S. serviceman who remains “captured and missing” in Iraq.
5. Give and Go: Learning from Losing to the Harlem Globetrotters: Brandt Johnson performs two short excerpts from his one-man show, whose title is actually pretty self-explanatory!
6. The Commission: A look at this political drama by Stephen Fechter, presented to our listeners by two of the actors in the show, Susan Ferrara and Patrick Melville.
7. Animals: Playwright/performer Ryan O’Nan and performer Michael Hirstreet talk about this play and then perform a scene from it, about the first man and his creator.
8. John Goldfarb, Please Come Home: We wrap up this episode with a song from this new musical, performed by co-composer/lyricist/musical director Michael Garin, entitled “Bubi, Habibi.”

We had a lot of fun making this podcast (read my producer’s “journal” on the nytheatre i. This episode absolutely demonstrates the diversity and fun that is the FringeNYC festival.

Episode Links:

• FringeNYC website (go here to read about shows and buy tickets)
• FringeNYC Previews on nytheatre.com (info about more than 140 shows in the festival)
• Interactive FringeNYC venue map
• The Medicine Show website
• Chaser website
• Scout’s Honor website
• As Far as We Know website
• Give and Go website
• The Commission website
• Animals website
• John Goldfarb, Please Come Home website

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