From Rogue to Fringe... that's the next step for Marcel Nunis' one act TALE END. It will be one of 48 shows featured at the 17th San Francisco Fringe Festival which runs September 3 – 14.

Pre-festival performances are slated for August 15 and 22 at the Full Circle Brewing Co., 620 F Street, Fresno, California and provides the opportunity for the Fresno audience to see the show with the current new cast before it travels to the fringe.

As I was talking about how much I enjoyed Theatre Ventoux's production of King Lear, someone asked if it was a period piece or set in the present day. The answer is both and neither. True to the original language, the production is laced with "Art thous" and other expected Shakespearean what have yous. The dress is of the present-day variety, but not distractingly so. The actors' basic white dress shirts and neckties mirror the timelessness of Shakespeare's themes (I concede that Shakespeare's themes are even more timeless than neckties, but you get the idea).

By: Jessi Hafer

While Theatre Ventoux’s Childe Byron presents the stories of historical figures Lord Byron (poet and first-rate freak) and his estranged daughter Ada Lovelace (mathematician and one of the founders of computing), the play isn’t really about their notoriety. Instead, their infamy provides the backdrop for the relationship between a father and daughter whose paths had never crossed.

by: Jessi Hafer

There are lots of great events to check out this weekend!

by: Jessi Hafer

If you've already picked up our November issue, you've probably already noticed that there are lots of great things to do this weekend, including some great performances from Fresno's theatre and music communities.

By: Jessi Hafer

Aithon Theatre is presenting just three performances of the play True West this weekend.

True West considers the duality of human personality through two brothers: a Hollywood screenwriter and a small-time criminal. Director Philip Bryan explained that while the dark comedy has intense undertones, there are also funnier moments. The play has particular significance for Bryan. "It was the first play I ever read," Bryan explained. "It really started my passion for dark comedies."

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