Doug SheppardJun 5, 2024
The Toronto Fringe has been forced to make so many cuts this year. It looks theoretically possible for one person (with tight scheduling and a lot of running) to be able to see every single show in the 2024 Fringe.

That hasn’t happened in years. I don’t think it’s ever happened since I started going to the Fringe here. This is a scary sign of what’s to come for anyone who cares about the arts today. (Or about having really good American television shows ten years from now. The Fringe is an incubator for the decade-long overnight successes of tomorrow.)
Polywog 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her)Jul 2, 2023
One of my favourite times of year as a theatrical technician is #Fringe festivals. #FringeTO here in #Toronto is a special, joyful sort of chaos that always leaves me feeling like I am really, really, really good at my job... if only because so many of the companies are wildly inexperienced & thoroughly impressed by even the simplest of programming-wizardry. I've made some lifelong friends doing Fringe shows over the years, and seen some really interesting experimental work. So if you happen to live somewhere that a #FringeFest happens, I can't recommend them highly enough. Cheap tickets and fun shows, always.
Young W has movedJun 22, 2023

You can now get paper program guides for the Toronto Fringe Festival.

#FringeTO #FringeFestival #FringeToronto #TheaTO #Toronto #Fringe #Performance #Theatre

Pick up locations are listed here:

https://fringetoronto.com/program-guide

Program Guide

Toronto Fringe Festival
David FedermanDec 29, 2022

...and now, the thrilling conclusion!

It was a long road to get there, but in July of 2022, BACK AND FORTH: THE MUSICAL (music/book/lyrics by Dayjan Lesmond) finally took the stage! In this, our series finale, we take you through our process of preparing for and premiering at Toronto Fringe 2022.

https://federmusik.com/2022/12/24/so-i-orchestrated-a-musical-part-iv/

Happy Holidays!

#FringeTO #TheaTO #WeHaveADragon

So, I Orchestrated a Musical… (Part IV)

David's Podium
David FedermanDec 23, 2022

ICYMI: Here is Part 3 of our weekly series on my work on BACK AND FORTH: THE MUSICAL (music/book/lyrics by Dayjan Lesmond). A little something happened in March of 2020 that disrupted our plans for Toronto Fringe that year. How did we manage?

Catch up here before the series finale drops TOMORROW: https://federmusik.com/2022/12/17/so-i-orchestrated-a-musical-part-iii/

#FringeTO #TheaTO #WeHaveADragon

So, I Orchestrated a Musical… (Part III)

David's Podium
Phil RickabyDec 14, 2022
I'm 0 for I don't know how many attempts to get into Toronto Fringe. Anytime I've actually had a show at #FringeTO its because someone else actually got selected in the lottery. At least my personal record is intact?
David FedermanDec 10, 2022

We continue with Part 2 of our 4-part blog series about my work on BACK AND FORTH: THE MUSICAL (music/book/lyrics by Dayjan Lesmond). In last week's episode, we had just been drawn to premiere at the 2020 Toronto Fringe. This week, we explore some of my choices for the sound of the show and our audition process to find our original cast.

https://federmusik.com/2022/12/10/so-i-orchestrated-a-musical-part-ii/

#TheaTO #FringeTO #WeHaveADragon

So, I Orchestrated a Musical… (Part II)

David's Podium