ON THE FRINGE: Welcome to the jungle

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ON THE FRINGE: Welcome to the jungle

POSTED: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 2:02 PM

IT'S FRINGE TIME, Y'ALL. >> OK, so the fests (Fringe and Live Arts, that is) don't technically start till tomorrow, but our annual Fringe-tastic issue's already on the stands, which means it's time to gear up and figure out what the hell shows to go see over the next two weeks. To kick off our 16-day takeover of Critical Mass, let's start with the basics. Here's what you'll miss if you don't pick up a City Paper today:

Photo / Neal Santos

Charlotte Ford (center, with Jay Dunn, left, and Mikaal Sulaiman) in CHICKEN.

FEATURES!

A.D. Amorosi chats with CHICKEN's Charlotte Ford about Scotland, Elvis sideburns and deep-dark fears;
Holly Otterbein breaks down the animal-centric shows of Live Arts/Fringe, including The Jane Goodall: Experience and American Nigga Zoo;
Natalie Hope McDonald previews Cosmic Terrarium, the Mural Arts Project-sponsored wall at Fifth and Fairmount that'll be graffiti'd up and down throughout the fests;
and Bruce Walsh talks to the men behind the MÃ¼tter-fied, creepy-ass Tell-Tale Heart.

Photo / Neal Santos

The cast of Pig Iron Theatre Co.'s Cankerblossom

PICKS! OH GOD, SO MANY PICKS

Shaun Brady tells us all about experimental music's role in Fringe/Live Arts, most notably including the Bang on a Can Marathon;
Mark Cofta keeps up Shakespearances by giving us the details on all of the fests' most Bard-tastic happenings (including Cankerblossom, whose Pig Iron actors served as our cover models);
And about a billion more short previews (just to name a few: Marat/Sade, Sanctuary, Wawapalooza, Whose City? and Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?

Oh, and because our eyes were a little bigger than our page-count stomachs, there's plenty more coverage online, including:

Molly Eichel's rundown of the Fringe's most ghoulish contributions, including Dracula and A Tale of Two Brains;
And many, many more picks, including The New & Improved Stages of Grief, SS Elisabeth and Let Go of the Ego

Whew! That's enough for now, but check back this afternoon because we've got a killer ticket giveaway (and keep checking CritMass throughout the fests — we'll be updating you on our reviews, reminding you of our previews and plying you with free tickets). And don't forget to visit citypaper.net/fringe to read daily reviews of the shows we've seen the night before.

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