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ON THE FRINGE: Win tickets to the Live Arts show of your choosing — WE HAVE A WINNER!

POSTED: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 8:00 PM

Pretty sweet giveaway today: We've got a voucher for two (2) tickets to any Live Arts show, and we want you to have it. What'll you choose? Maybe CHICKEN? Or perhaps Sanctuary's more your speed? Would you rather bring your kiddo to the family-friendly Cankerblossom? Totally up to you.

Speaking of Cankerblossom, here's what Mark Cofta had to say about it:

For Cankerblossom, the eclectic Pig Iron returns to William Shakespeare for the first time since 2007's grimly mesmerizing Isabella, which set Measure for Measure in a morgue populated by naked zombies. But don't worry: Since it's based on A Midsummer Night's Dream, this is actually an all-ages fairy tale. Director Dan Rothenberg and cartoonist-puppeteer Beth Nixon combine stop-motion animation, video projection, live music and Pig Iron's distinctive physical style to create an eerie two-dimensional Flat World. Rothenberg calls Cankerblossom a dare "to do something simple, sweet and sometimes stupid."

There's some small print to be worked out for this voucher, so here goes:

Vouchers can be redeemed in person at the Festival Box Office (Fifth and Fairmount) or by calling 215-413-1318
Voucher must be redeemed in advance of performance and is subject to availability
Vouchers are not valid for Saturday evenings, weekend matinees or Fringe shows
Decasia and Release are off-limits

Winning is simple:

Just comment below and tell us about the weirdest/craziest/best Live Arts/Fringe show you've ever seen.

We'll randomly select a winner and notify him or her by the end of the week. Good luck! [UPDATE, 3:15 p.m., Friday, September 3]: Congratulations to CritMass reader David, whose name we randomly drew from the random hard hat in my office. Thanks to everyone who played!

christine yoo

Posted 2010-09-02 16:56:36

i haven't gone to any fringe things yet, this will be my first!

David Runkle

Posted 2010-09-02 17:04:48

My favorite show I believe was called "the dangerous lives of altar boys". It was a punk rock opera. Towards the end of the show the singer got naked on stage. My wife and I loved it.

Rachel Robbins

Posted 2010-09-02 22:14:48

Weirdest: Definitely the show at the Massage Arts school 2 or 3 fringes ago. Well intentioned and so so awkward :)  Best: Nichole Canuso's Wandering Alice. I  would relive that show at least once a week if I could.

Brian Choplick

Posted 2010-09-03 09:04:16

Best show I've seen was explanatorium two years ago. They used the domed space at the rotunda as a "spaceship" in a large scale interactive performance

Bluehensfan

Posted 2010-09-03 09:06:48

Brian Sanders Urban Scuba show in 2009 in the previously abandoned pool in the dank basement of the Gershman Y. Who said great dancing, the smell of chlorine, a pool painted pitch black, and half naked bodies don't mix?

char wilson

Posted 2010-09-03 11:39:23

Show @ Sheraton Hotel..business people in the pool fully dressed w/brief cases

char wilson

Posted 2010-09-03 11:40:13

SHow @ SHERATON in Society Hill...

Business people (actors) dressed in business attire..in the pool along w/their brief cases

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