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a cut-loose performing
arts spectacle!
Aloha and welcome to the
very frst Oahu Fringe Festival.
Seventeen Acts are raring to
move, tickle, seduce, sing,
perform, and lure you into their
world of performing art. Join us
as we make history, and be part of
something super extraordinary.
Honolulu is goin OFF.
What is Fringe?
A Fringe Festival is a live
performing arts event which
covers any genre like theatre,
dance, comedy, cabaret, and more.
Te origin of the Fringe began in
1947 in Edinburgh Scotland and
we are super happy to now join
the Fringe Festival family.
Fringe Venues
ARTsmith, Ong King Arts Centre,
Te Arts at Marks Garage, and
theVenue. All are located in
Chinatown, see our map on page 14.
How to Buy Tickets
Buy your hot tickets at:
www.brownpapertickets.com or
use cash at door on the night of
each show. It is advisable to buy
online as seats are limited. Prices
range $5 - 10, plus an online
booking fee.
Tank You
A big special thank you to
the Fringe performers. Your
participation is so much
appreciated. Youve made history!
To the wonderful volunteers,
you all gave so much and we
are deeply thankful. Taking on
a project of any magnitude is
always daunting, but support
from so many makes the way
so much easier. I would like to
acknowledge the support from
the Fringe Team who generously
volunteered their time: Abel
Coelho, Courtney Oyama, Cyrina
Hadad-Ralya, Esther Izuo, Jenn
Tomas, Noe Tupou, and Brett
Botbyl, for jumping in at the
last hour - Tank you. To Tim
Bostock: thank you for leaping
into it, this was a challenge, and
I thank you for the support and
guidance. Cheers!
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Cabaret
Ode to Vaudeville
Circus Art
2,000 Leagues Under the Sea (a short trip)
Ridente
Dance
Identities in Motion
Whats in a Name?
Brazil, Bellydance & Beyond
Teatre
American Mixed Tape
Cemetery Golf
Hokulani and Tutus Garden
Its About Time
Lovely in Her Space Suit
My Life As Featured Ensemble
My Mobster
Improv
Laughtrack Teatre Company
Rule Te World Tour
Music
Michael Walls Rhythms of Change
Te Set Up
Contents
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Pease note, every efort has been made to ensure that
performance dates, times, venue locations and all
information is correct at time of printing. Corrections or
updates will be available at www.oahufringe.com. Tere
are no refunds unless a show has been cancelled. Every
show must have a paid ticket to enter. No exceptions.
Please check your purchase to ensure that you have the
right tickets for your show.
Please Note:
All shows at theVenue must have a legal paid guardian to
accompany anyone under 18.


So how do I see all of these wonderful shows? Well youve
got three nights - if you can do it, you are a champ! With
all venues in Chinatown, it is possible to see more than
one show a night. You have 30 minutes between each show
to hang out, buy tickets and walk to your next venue, or
hang out where you are for the next show.
Remember, seats are limited. Pre-order your tickets online
to ensure you have a seat.
Disclaimer
How Do I Fringe?
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Ode to Vaudeville
Kitsch, glam and exotica with a
generous helping of sass, Cherry
Blossom Cabaret ofers you their
latest project - Ode to Vaudeville
featuring the ladies of CBC and
sideshow wonder extraordinaire,
Professor Pandemonium.
Expect to be surprised, dazzled and
thoroughly entertained by sideshow
acts, burlesque, song, dance and many
surprises.
Cabaret
Turs, 10 Nov 8:30 pm
Friday, 11 Nov 10 pm
Sat, 12 Nov 10 pm
50 mins
18+ Contains Adult content
Tickets $10
ARTSmith 1109 Maunakea Ave.
#215
Brings the international festival sector closer together.
www.worldfestivalnet.com
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Circus Art
2,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(a short trip)
Te Waikiki acrobatic troupe will
be performing fun and dynamic
stunts involving both group
work and pairs. Tey are an all
ages, athletic troupe that will be
gracefully performing people
pyramids and hand balancing acts.
Pamela Poles will be artistically
performing circus style acrobatic
pole dancing.
Turs, 10 Nov 8:30 pm 40 mins
at theVenue - theVenue 1146 Bethel Street
18+ at theVenue. A legal guardian must
accompany anyone under 18.
Sat, 12 Nov 7 pm 40 mins
at Ong King Arts Centre - For all ages.
Ong King Arts Centre, 184 N. King Street
Tickets $8
Ridente
A physical theater show for all ages
addressing the simple and important
things people need in life; Food,
Shelter, and Love. Te performance
approaches these subjects through
Clown, Circus, and Suf poetry.
Ridente made its debut at Serata
di Benefcenza per Le Donne Che
Hanno Subito Violenza in Arezzo
Italy and toured throughout Umbria
and Tuscany Italy.
Turs, 10 Nov 8:30 pm
Friday, 11 Nov 5:30 pm
Sat. 12 Nov 7 pm
50 mins
Kid friendly
Tickets
$10
Te Arts at Marks Garage
1159 Nuuanu Ave
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Dance
Identities in Motion
Identities in Motion is an evening
of dramatic dance and theatre
work, spanning the emotional
range from intense to humorous,
exploring the question: What
values and life infuences do we
consciously or unconsciously
embody or reject?
Five performers present the
imagined parameters of our
cultural, working and living
environments.
Sat, Nov 12 8:30 pm
40mins
Adult themes - May contain nudity
Tickets $10
Ong King Arts Centre
184 N. King Street
Whats in a Name?
CDT is known for their physically
dynamic movement and satirical
humor in their contemporary
choreography.
Te newest collaborative project:
Whats In a Name? ofers thought
provoking choreography salty
sweet humor as the artists to the
childhood chantstick and stones
may break my bones but words
cannot hurt.
Turs, 10 Nov 7 pm
Friday, 11 Nov 8:30 pm
Sat, 12 Nov 5:30pm
40 mins
Kid friendly
Tickets $7
ARTSmith 1109 Maunakea Ave.
#215
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Brazil, Bellydance & Beyond!
A musical and movement journey
where culture meets creativity!
Artists and cool collaborations
featuring various performers from the
annual Puja concert: Willow Chang,
Jasmine Revolution Dance,
Guilherme Alves - Derose Method Yoga,
Samba Hawaii (formerly axe),
beat boxer Jason Tom
and a few other surprises!
Turs, 10 Nov 5:30 pm
60 mins

Kid Friendly
Tickets $10
theVenue 1146 Bethel Street
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Theatre
American Mixed Tape
Life is a mixed-tape. Whats on yours?
American Mixed Tape explores
the Asian American story through
the use of pop-music. Te show
follows the author and his conficted
relationship with his country, his
ethnicity, and himself with through
the aid of the nostalgic medium: the
venerable mixed-tape.
Turs, 10 Nov 8:30 pm
Friday 11 Nov 10 pm
Sat, 12 Nov 5:30pm
50 mins
Adult
Tickets $9
Ong King Arts Centre
184 N. King Street
Cemetery Golf
Jim Loucks live-wire solo
performance takes you back to
the Deep South with preachers
shoutin from the mountaintops,
mamas pickin switches, and
Hellfire just a heartbeat away.
Nationally-touring show with
witty storytelling, quirky
characters and down-home Gospel
music.Directed by Carol Rusoff.
Critics Pick- Cincinnati Citybeat
Turs, 10 Nov 7 pm
Friday, 11 Nov 7 pm
Sat. 12 Nov 10 pm
60 mins
Adult.
Tickets $10
Ong King Arts Centre
184 N. King Street
Hokulani and Tutus Garden
In tough times, access to
sufficient and nutritious food for
a healthy life can be challenging.
Hokulani learns the importance
of kalo in Hawaiian culture.She
also discovers the joy of growing
food to help her family have fresh
food.
Come and find out what grows in
Tutus garden.
Turs, 10 Nov 5:30pm
Friday, 11 Nov 5:30pm
Sat, 12 Nov 4 pm
40 mins
Kid friendly
Tickets $10
$8 (under 13)
ARTSmith 1109 Maunakea Ave
#215.
Its About Time
Time is fleeting, and how we
spend it is the most important
decision we make. Seven spirited
high school actors and musicians
from Kauai perform three short
comedies by David Ives:
Captive Audience,
Arabian Nights, and
Variations on the Death of Trotsky.
Spend your time supporting
high school theatre!
Friday, 11 Nov 7 pm
Sat, 12 Nov 4 pm & 8:30 pm
50 mins
Kid friendly
Tickets $7
Te Arts at Marks Garage
1159 Nuuanu Ave
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Lovely in Her Space Suit
Inspired by dreams, Kennons
LOVELY IN HER SPACESUIT
is a collection of fantastical.
Kennon and Ocean Wales couple
and uncouple in seven comedies
across space, time, and species.
A contempory cocktail of exotica,
erotica, voodoo andfirefly
farming makes a soulful, tender
look at lost and found love.
Turs, 10 Nov 7 pm
Friday, 11 Nov 8:30 pm
Sat, 12 Nov 5:30 pm
50 mins
Adult themes
Strobe efects
Tickets $10
Te Arts at Marks Garage
1159 Nuuanu Ave
My Life As Featured Ensemble
Dysfunctional Relationship With
Teatre, a Haiku:
Silly, bitter girl
Chose a life in theatre
Share a Martini?

Turs, 10 Nov 10 pm
Friday, 11 Nov 7 pm
Sat, 12 Nov 8:30pm
50 mins
Adult themes
Tickets $10
ARTSmith 1109 Maunakea Ave
#215
Fringe Schedule
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American Mixed Tape
Brazil, Bellydance & Beyond!
Cemetery Golf
Hokulani & Tutus Garden
Identities in Motion
Its About Time
Laughtrack Teatre Company
Lovely in Her Space Suit
Michael Walls Rhythm of Change
My Life As Featured Ensemble
My Mobster
Ode to Vaudeville
Ridente
Rule the World Tour
Te Set Up
2,000 Leagues Under Te Sea (a short trip)
Whats in a Name?
11 8:30pm 10:00pm 5:30pm
9 5:30pm
11 7:00pm 7:00pm 10:00pm
12 5:30pm 5:30pm 4:00pm
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12 7:00pm 4:00pm/8:30pm
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7 8:30pm 5:30pm 7:00pm
23 10:00pm
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How to Buy Tickets
Buying your hot tickets is easy. Simply visit oahufringe.com - click
on the program link, locate the shows of your choice,on it, and it will
direct you to a link at: brownpapertickets. Follow the prompts to
purchase your tickets. Your tickets will be waiting at Will Call. All
online purchases will incur a booking fee. No fee for cash door sales
on the night of your chosen show. Its that easy.
The Venues
All the venues are located right in the heart of the Arts District
of Honolulu. Te close proximity of the venues presents a great
opportunity for you to move easily between them all, seeing at least
one show in each venue you will fully appreciate the festival. Of
course you may stay in one venue and see all their shows; but you are
encouraged to explore Chinatown with its rich history as you move
from one venue to another to see your next show.
Please Note:
Ong King Arts Centre is not accessible by wheelchair. All the other
venues are wheelchair accessible.
Entrance to ARTSmith at the Mendonca Building can be accessed
two ways. From 1116 Smith Street, go up one fight of stairs directly
to room #215. Or from 1109 Maunakea Street use this entrance
if you need the elevator. Once out of the elevator, step through the
doors in front of you overlooking the courtyard, turn right then
proceed ahead. ARTSmith is at the corner.
Parking
Tere is ample parking in Chinatown.Please visit the Arts District
of Honolulu site: www.artsdistricthonolulu.com for suggestions on
where to park. Street parking is also available during the evenings.
Please plan well ahead to fnd a parking stall. Remember to check for
the hours of operation for each parking lot.
Tank you Audience for joining us. We look forward to seeing you at
the Fringe!
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www.fringefestivals.us
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Willow
Chang
HAWAIIS
PREMIER
DANCE ARTIST
Oriental & Teatrical Bellydance
Bollywood * Modern * Hula
Performer - Instructor - Choreographer
Costume Design - Passport Productions
Puja Dance Concert & Festival - Sangha Dance Teatre
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808.383.2114
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My Mobster
Awkwardly brave and oddly
joyful, My Mobster is the true story
of the romance that blossoms
between a sheltered young woman
and a foreign criminal. Add an
hyper-religious mother and Joys
love-hate relationship with her
virginity, and you get a story that
leaves you laughing long afer the
tears are gone.
Turs, 10 Nov 5:30 pm
Sat, 12 Nov 10 pm
60 mins
Adult themes
Tickets
$10
Te Arts at Marks Garage
1159 Nuuanu Ave
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE
THEATRE COMPANY
...theatre everywhere...
INNOVATIVE
CREATIVE
PROFESSIONAL
Please visit our website for information on our upcoming projects:
www.awstheatre.org
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WE
GOT
FRINGE!
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Improv
Laughtrack Teatre
Company - Best of
Laughtrack Teater Company
(LTC), Hawaiis only theater
devoted exclusively to the art,
proliferation and instruction of
improvisational theater, presents
the best of Laughtrack at the frst
ever Oahu Fringe Festival.
Laughtrack has classes and
performances on-going, for more
details visit:
www.laughtracktheater.com
Turs, 10 Nov 7pm
45 mins
May contain Adult themes
Tickets
$10
$8 Student, Military (ID)
theVenue 1146 Bethel Street
Rule Te World Tour
Oil in the Alley were arena rock
superstars twenty years ago and
now theyre back!
Thats the premise - in reality
R. Kevin Garcia Doyle and Sean
T.C. OMalley, veteran Honolulu
improvisers backed by Eric Folk
on drums and Bri Smith on bass,
improvise all the lyrics of Oils
classic hits.
Turs, 10 Nov 10 pm - 50 mins
May contain Adult themes
Tickets $10
theVenue 1146 Bethel Street
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Fringe live at
ARTSmith,
Ong King Arts Centre,
The ARTS at Marks Garage,
&
theVenue.
Wrap yourself up in
3 nights of Fringe
excitement -
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Michael Walls
Rhythms of Change
An inspiring, fun-flled adventure
in percussion, song, and
storytelling, celebrating Spirit and
Spiritedness! Live performances
are captured and looped,creating
rich instrumental and vocal layers.
Audience members are in the
band- clapping, singing, dancing,
and ofering dreams and visions.
Heartfelt, hilarious, sacred and
profane... its a rollercoaster of
revelry!
Music
Turs, 10 Nov 10pm
Friday, 11 Nov 8:30pm
Sat, 12 Nov 4pm
60 mins
Kid friendly
Tickets $5
Ong King Arts Centre
184 N. King Street
Te Set Up
Can you keep, but not tell, time?...is
too much not enough?
Where is the &@!# bass player?
In Gig Limbo two musicians
ponder such complexities while
tonal interventions open new
dimensions in Te Set Up.
Warning: May contain banjo.
Musicians live complicated lives
Te New Yorker
Turs, 10 Nov 10pm
Friday, 11 Nov 10pm
50 mins
May contain Adult themes
Tickets $10
Te Arts at Marks Garage
1159 Nuuanu Ave
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Acknowledgements
We would not be able to bring to you our Fringe without the support of
these people listed below, and to the many who crossed our paths with
their kind words. Tank you for the many hours and for listening, for your
sound advice, for your generous and unselfsh support.
Sammie Choy, Jef Gere, Rachelle Furst, Ryan Sueoka, Dani Rae,
Tony Pisculli, Bonnie Kim, Rich Richardson, Laughtrack Teatre Company,
Markus Wessendorf, Vili Hereniko, Jeannette Paulson Hereniko,
Holly Payton, World Festival Network, Cathy Au Hoy, Nicole Tessier,
Dawn Tolosa, Navales Ohana, Maya Portner, Robin Gillette, FringeFestival.
US, Ben Hill, Hollywood Fringe Festival, Brian OShaughnessy,
Mikayla Brown, Chicago Fringe Festival, Jef Sanner, Yassi Jahanmir,
Tuscon Fringe Festival, Barry Watt, Sacoomba,Yukie Shiroma, Faith Freitas,
Hinaleimoana Wong Kalu, Jaime Ubongen, Professional Image.
Plus to all our wonderful and supportive Ohana,
Thank you.
TIM
BOSTOCK
PRODUCTIONS
THE HAWAII INDEPENDENT
www.thehawai i i ndependent.com
Oahu
Fringe
Festival
2012
www.oahufringe.com

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