The Greek myth of the Amazons gets a modern, empathetic refashioning in up your aesthetic. (Photo courtesy of Capital Fringe)Sound the farewell trumpets: Another Capital Fringe Festival is in the books. Or rather, it will be in the books after this Sunday night, when curtains close on the final round of performances. But three more nights of theatrical fun await
We’ve put together a list of the best ways to experience the remainder of this year’s Fringe offerings. Be sure to check out all of our Fringe coverage here. Thanks for reading, and be sure to support the city’s vibrant local performing arts scene however you can.
FRIDAY, JULY 27
If you take a close look at the ancient Greek myths of the Amazons, you might find some…troubling details. The physical theater performance up your aesthetic. aims to change that by transforming those tales “through a ritual for othered, excluded, and historically-misrepresented bodies.” This one’s guaranteed to be unlike anything you’ve seen before — that’s the whole point. (5 p.m. at Blind Whino)
We love a title that gets straight to the point. The winner on this year’s Fringe lineup is An Unhealthy Man Lectures You on Medical Issues. Need more? Of course you don’t. (5:45 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church)
Also: Meet the woman who used her sexual experiment for comedy in PolySHAMory (9:15 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church) and check out our review of Sobriety of Fear (5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Episocopal Church).
In A Two Woman Hamlet, two women, naturally, put on a production of Hamlet. (Photo courtesy of Capital Fringe)SATURDAY, JULY 28
We all know men played the women in William Shakespeare’s plays when they originally ran. A Two Woman Hamlet doesn’t let Willy S. get the last laugh. (7:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church)
Imagine having such a feeble set of emotions that you outsource your breakups to an imaginary third party. Now imagine being that third party. What you’re imagining is the true story that inspired Heartbreak Hitman, which manages to derive a love story out of that decidedly unromantic scenario. (6:15 p.m. at Blind Whino) (Disclosure: Leigh Giangreco, the show’s playwright, has written for DCist.)
Politics: At this point you’re either all in or way the hell out. Those in the former camp may enjoy Hexagon 2018: Tweet Land of Liberty, a musical comedy satire about the issues of the day. (9:45 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church)
Also: We recommended How to Fall in Love on a Warming Planet (12:15 p.m. at Blind Whino); 50 Ways to Date Your Aubrey (1 p.m. at Caos on F); 52:15; Roko’s Basilisk (2:45 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church); 14 (5 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church); F*ck Tinder: A Love Story (6:45 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church); and Shopworn (9:15 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church).
Political power gets skewered in The Truth*. (Photo courtesy of Capital Fringe)SUNDAY, JULY 29
Four dictators clash over a land dispute in The Truth*, which boasts an operative asterisk as well as mime, clowning and vaudeville. (4:45 p.m. at Blind Whino)
Sucks to be a Grownup presupposes that it sucks to be a grownup, which…yeah, right on the money. The performer “CJ” offers some lessons learned and some commiseration. (1:45 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church)
One last time (at Fringe anyway): yoga! And later in the day, awards!
Also: We recommended 50 Ways to Date Your Aubrey (2 p.m. at Caos on F)
This post has been updated with the correct venue for “Hexagon 2018: Tweet Land of Liberty
