SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! JUNE 1 - 12
The 2009 Cincinnati Fringe Festival was a smashing success! Thanks to the hard work and dedication of 200 artists, 150+ volunteers, 40 staffers and of course 6600 of our magnificent patrons, we were able to exceed almost all of our goals for the 2009 Festival.
Congratulations to the Pick of the Fringe Award winners Critic's Pick 7(x1) Samurai from David Gaines, Audience Pick, Gravesongs. from Sarah Underwood and the ETC Intern Acting Company and Producer's Pick, Empire of Feathers from Giant Bird.
And to our Flick of the Fringe Award winners: Producer's Pick, Vanessa Rising from e.A. Charlton-Trujillo (Cincinnati, OH) and Audience Pick, The Party from Screaming Frog Productions (Los Angeles, CA.)
As well as to those shows that received Acclaim from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
I would also like to say a big 'Thank You' to CityBeat, who's coverage this year was spectacular! They reviewed every single show in the Festival with most reviews going online by the morning after the show opened. CityBeat is our print media sponsor for the Festival, but they are also one of our biggest supporters. They have partnered with the Cincinnati Fringe Festival for its entire existence and have helped foster its continued growth and amelioration. We are grateful for all they have done to help foster the Festival's growth and look forward to continuing to work together in the future.
Finally, I would like to say once more how much Know Theatre and the Cincinnati Fringe Festival will miss Dr. Robert J. Theirauf, Professor Emeritus from Xavier University and John C. Court. They helped make this Festival what it is today through substantial and sustained support - not just financially, but idealistically. They both loved the new work presented by the exceptional Festival artists. They believed in the power of live theatre to awaken the world to its collective possibility. And they put their money where their mouths were. To them we will be eternally grateful. Thank you.
And thank you to all who attended this year's Festival. The 2010 Festival will open on June 1 and run through June 12. I'm pretty sure you're going to want to just block out that time on your calendar now, so I'll wait while you do that…………..pen not working? No, I don't mind waiting. Go ahead………….Good. Now that we've gotten that squared away, I suppose the only thing to say is
See you next year!
Sincerely,
Eric Vosmeier
Managing Director
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Fringe Festival
YOUR FESTIVAL WAS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY:
Dr. Robert J. Thierauf, Professor Emeritus, Xavier University
The John C. Court Family Foundation
Congratulations to our Fringe Acclaim Award winners:
Direction and Fringe Ensemble
Gravesongs from the Ensemble Theatre Intern Acting Co.
Supporting Performance
Solo Performance
7 (x1) Samurai from David Gaines
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