Cincinnati Part Two: The City

We LOVED Cincinnati.  I mean, yes, we loved the Fringe, but we also got a great taste of the city itself and we did not find it wanting.

We loved the people of Cincinnati!  Part of it certainly has to do with the Fringe atmosphere.  I mean, when you're focused on promoting a project and specifically trying to inspire people to go see a random theatrical performance in a cafeteria-turned-theatre, you get used to discussing topics beyond the weather with complete strangers.

Or maybe the people of Cincinnati are just that darn approachable.

For example I was taking this picture:

Another great thing about Cincy are the hilarious street names - it's a little dark, but this alley-street is Wilkymacky.

Cincinnati Part One: The Fringe Festival

A fringe festival is a lot like summer camp.  Specifically (and strangely) church camp.  I don't know if you, dear reader, have ever been to church camp but if you have then you basically know what a fringe festival is like.  Just replace the spiritual classes and lessons with theatrical performances, songs around the campfire with socializing around the bar, and that feverish desire to replicate the spiritual high at home in your daily life (which eventually returns to your usual routine of being spiritual on Sunday) with an inspiration to create... anything! everything! (which eventually is overcome by the need to make ends meet and create on your one day off)  Unfortunately, like church camp, the fervor of devotion and participation just can't be maintained for too extended a time, and, much to the chagrin of the artist, the show must end.  We exchange email and twitter with plans to keep in touch, and hope that we can apply what we've learned to the next project so we can return again the following year.

We even have a camp photo!