6.14.12: The Daily FringeMeter

VOICES IN MY HEAD: A LIFE — 100% Sweet

VOICES IN MY HEAD: A LIFE is the darkly comic story of the shadowy world of Hollywood voiceovers. Travel the bent roads of a media-mad nation with BILL RATNER – the voice of Flint on G.I. Joe, Robot Chicken & Family Guy; Donnel Udina in Mass Effect, movie trailers, and TV disaster shows.

4 Clowns presents That Beautiful Laugh — 99% Sweet

“Once upon a time the world forgot to laugh…” That Beautiful Laugh conceived by Orlando Pabotoy joins 2011 Hollywood Fringe Top of the Fringe winners, 4 Clowns and Porter’s Macbeth director, Turner Munch for a show about the pursuit of laughter and what makes it so beautiful.

I Met Someone — 97% Sweet

A woman’s lifelong search for true love in all the wrong places, with a seemingly endless parade of disappointing dates, sewn together by years of self-help guru’s trying to assist her struggle to find Mr. Right.

Is He Dead? — 96% Sweet

A sparkling comedy written by Mark Twain in 1989, yet undiscovered until 2003. When the brilliantly talented but desperately broke painter Jean-François Millet learns that his art would be more valuable if he were dead, he hatches a scheme to save the day that will hurt your sides with laughter.

Gentle Passage — 95% Sweet

What happened in Joe’s past that he’s blocked it so completely out? When you open the door to someone’s horrific past, you sometimes have to step through it in order to help.

TEXAS LOVES LYLA! — 95% Sweet

The radio call-in queen of south Texas, Lyla KaRug, is moving to the interweb! Join us for her inaugural streaming show as she tackles ignorance, adult bullies, and gay teen suicide in this heartfelt comedy with music.

The Annual Meeting For The Society Of Lone Fishermen… — 94% Sweet

The Angler…he will wrestle fish into the boat, tell some salty jokes, play tag with a Coast Guard cutter, and have an unanticipated cathartic experience.

This is not an actor sitting on a stool. This is a solo show in which shit happens.

Grab your life vest and come along.

Fierce: Relations — 94% Sweet

From the brilliant minds at Fierce Backbone comes a collection of shorts about people — the good, the bad, and the alternatively minded. WHOLE FOODS and TALK IN 10 by Cailin Harrison, GAYBY’s PLAYDATE by Jan O’Connor, and A FEW GOOD PB&Js by Jeremy Kehoe.

Mixed Personality Disorders — 94% Sweet

Mental illness was never so much fun as in MIXED PERSONALITY DISORDERS, a world premiere solo show by David Michael Taylor. Born into a family of maniacs, raised by the TV, and unprepared for life in the real world, his tale of trauma and triumph makes this the feel-good feel-bad play of the year.

Leprechauns & Lies — 92% Sweet

From DC in ’90 back to Salt Lake City in ’83 to Honolulu in ’87 to Here & Now, this journey back & forth through the mind & times of a Mormon-raised Hawaiian agnostic explores regions of the universe & soul that might make you question your sanity. ALLSHOWS START EXACTLY ON TIME! 6/10 show is PWYC.

Tape — 92% Sweet

Ten years after their high-school graduation, Jon and Vince find themselves in a Michigan motel room coming face to face with past transgressions. TAPE asks the question: who decides your truth? Featuring: Jason Karasev, Donald Rizzo, and Juliana Long Tyson. Directed by: Elissa Weinzimmer.

The Drifts Live — 90% Sweet

A middle-aged pregnant housewife, her husband, his lover, a trans-dad and a calf. Thom Vernon (Seinfeld, The Fugitive, etc.) performs his novel as written with a little help from Rob Waller, lead singer of I See Hawks in LA. In your face and raw, Southern Gothic turned inside out.

Lost Moon Radio Episode 12 — 82% Sweet

One disc jockey, five actors, and a live band delight audiences with original sketches, songs, and metaphysical ramblings. Named “Best of Comedy” at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2011.

Watch past shows, listen to sweet tunes, and download podcasts at www.lostmoonradio.com.

The Divine Madness of Isabella — 78% Sweet

Enter the world of Isabella Andreini, greatest actress of the commedia dell’Arte. Finding herself performing alone on a stage, Isabella is challenged to improvise a new scenario – the story of her life. Award-winning actress Wendy Gough brings to life some 20+ characters at a breakneck pace.

Before The Red Trees Come — 78% Sweet

A world premiere, silent play exploring themes of love, religion, consumerism, aging, and the relationship between generations. The play follows one man, named Capire, as he lives out his entire life on stage.

Altarcations — 74% Bittersweet

“A bishop. A priest. A woman. A boy.”

Snatched from today’s headlines, “Altarcations” examines lust, absolution, accepting apologies, and whether any place is safe.

“Altarcations” is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council’s EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program.

DOOMSDAY CABARET! A Rock Musical of Apocalyptic Proportions — 74% Bittersweet

It’s December 21, 2012, the date the Hopi, the Egyptians and Nostradamus and others said the world would to end. An eclectic group of apocalyptic-obsessed freaks and geeks assemble in San Bernardino’s Community Center to rock their theories, hawk books and maybe even get laid before it’s over.

An Evening with “Marie Curie: Rogue Scientist” — 71% Bittersweet

An inspirational, award-winning drama about the famed physicist. From war-torn Poland, to Parisian universities and WWI frontlines, Madame Marie Curie fought cultural and misogynistic oppression to become a pioneer of radioactivity research and the first female Nobel Laureate. MarieCuriePlay.com

Mission To Mate — 69% Bittersweet

A theatrical triptych sure to tickle your dipstick about the complexities of this dance we call seduction,love,relating, and possibly, human contact. Written and directed by Colin Mitchell(Bitter Lemons),starring Alla Poberesky and Michael Sanchez. One hour. Three plays. Two actors..wanna play?

RISE — 65% Bittersweet

“The past lies like a nightmare upon the present.” A young, popular, LA based preacher is confronted by a woman from his past rock’n’ roll lifestyle who carries a secret that has the power to destroy him. WORLD PREMIERE.

Jennifer Aniston Stole My Life — 64% Bittersweet

Rue Murphy has five maxed out credit cards and an ex-child star daughter who is now “knitting with one needle.” In this grey world of realityTV, chemical cocktails and financial anorexia, Jennifer Aniston glimmers, a beacon of beauty and hope, the emblem of that most glorious creature, The Celebrity

pool (no water) by Mark Ravenhill — 54% Bittersweet

A famous photographer suffers a horrific accident. As a group of her less successful friends rally around her in the hospital, an almost unthinkable plan starts to take shape: Could she be their next art project?
Warning: Contains nudity, adult language and sexual situations.