FIRST FRINGE SHOW CLUB - PERFORMERS BAND TOGETHER!

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May 2013
Peppur Chambers/Three Peas Productions: 323.533.4059

“FIRST FRINGE SHOW CLUB”
PERFORMERS BAND TOGETHER FOR HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

The “First Fringe Show Club” (FFSC) has been created to support the artistic endeavors of six diverse plays performing in the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival taking place June 13-29th by providing one ticket that offers a discounted admission to the first performances of each participating show. The First Fringe Show Club includes: Dick & Jayne Get A Life; I Never Met A Jerk I Didn’t Like; Keena:Unbranded; Babygirl; 3 Actors Tired of Being Rich & Famous and Love Me Richie!

“When my friends started announcing their shows, I realized we would all be competing for the same attention from the same audience to attend our performances,” says FFSC creator and writer/actor/producer Peppur Chambers, “I knew we could all benefit from a centralized promotional effort and truly support each other, which is what Fringe is all about anyway!” With organizational efforts from producer Rana Davis (TARRT Productions), the two coordinated FFSC’s operating format.

First Fringe Show Club will kick off the Hollywood Fringe Festival with a Happy Hour Mixer at Café La Boheme on Monday, June 3rd from 6pm-8pm. FFSC encourages press; bloggers; theater producers and professionals; actors and directors either associated with the Hollywood Fringe or otherwise, to attend this celebratory, informative and ground-breaking mixer. Davis adds, “We’re excited to present a sophisticated, yet fun environment where we can network with other Fringers while championing our collective efforts.”

The Happy Hour Mixer will include a hosted bar at the start. A delicious lounge menu with specialty cocktails will be available for guests to order as they please. RSVP required at [email protected] by Friday, May 31st.

First Fringe Show Club tickets can be purchased for $30 at www.firstfringeshowclub.eventbrite.com. Tickets are on sale now. “First” performance dates encompassed in the FFSC ticket (which include previews) are 6/7 (Keena: UnBranded), 6/10 (Love Me Richie!), 6/13 (3 Actors), 6/16 (Never Met A Jerk), 6/19 (Dick & Jayne) and 6/29 (Babygirl). See below for more information.

Café La Boheme, 8400 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood CA 90069. www.cafelaboheme.us
Please contact Peppur Chambers at 323.533.4059 for additional information.

The Hollywood Fringe Festival is an annual, open-access, community-derived event celebrating freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts community. Each June during the Hollywood Fringe, the arts infiltrates the Hollywood neighborhood: Fully equipped theaters, parks, clubs, churches, restaurants and other unexpected places host hundreds of productions by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers. www.hollywoodfringe.org

Café La Boheme opened in November 1991. The “Bohemian Mediterranean” style of new Executive Chef, Paul Kimura, puts a new spin on traditional American Mediterranean fare at this seductive bistro. For a more casual affair, the sexy bar lounge offers its own menu of treats while the semi-private booths downstairs and rock star booths upstairs are surrounded by stunning views of crystal chandeliers and a glowing fireplace. Arguably one of the most romantic spots in L.A., the garden patio boasts a fireplace of its own beautifully framed by roses and greenery…a definite al fresco paradise. Expect a warm welcome, impeccable service, unparalleled cuisine, and chic crowd at this prime destination. Prepare to stimulate all of your senses at Café La Boheme. www.cafelaboheme.us

First Fringe Show Club (FFSC) organized in April 2013. Headed by writer/actor/producer Peppur Chambers (Three Peas Productions, Brown Betties) in association with Rana Davis of TARRT Productions, FFSC’s mission is to support the production of six plays by putting forth a centralized marketing and promotional effort that creates community and encourages participation, involvement, awareness and attendance.

The 2013 First Fringe Show Club includes, in order of appearance, as follows:

Friday, June 7, 7:00 pm
Keena: UnBranded (Solo Show, Dramaedy)
Keena: UnBranded the biopic one-woman performance illustrates the comical, touching and quirky moments that shaped her ideas of a fairytale life and the challenge of not being branded by society. This unique and thrilling show is written and performed by multi-talented actress Keena Ferguson and directed by award winning artist Tanya Alexander.//Theatre Asylum: Elephant Theater, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd, LA 90038 www.hff13.org/1400

Sunday, June 10, 6:30 pm
Love Me Richie! (Drama, World Premiere)
Set in the 1940’s “Love Me RICHIE!” is the story of Elenore Mosley, a young dancer, whose dreams of performing on the Vaudeville stage are dashed by an undiagnosed mental disorder. With an eerie connection to the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan her life will forever be changed. Award winning director Kenyetta Lethridge helms this world premiere production of “Love Me RICHIE!” Starring Maryam Myika Day and Michael Ralph produced by Patrick Griffin. // Open Fist Theater, Fringe Mainstage, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90038 http://hff13.org/1412

Thursday, June 13, 4:00 pm
3 Actors Tired of Being Rich & Famous… (Various Plays)
3 Actors in a variety of shows about SEX, LOVE, SEX-n-LOVE, SEX
vs LOVE, SEXY LOVE and the lack thereof?//The Lounge Theater, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, LA 90038, http://hff13.org/1325

Sunday, June 16 2013, 2:30 pm
I Never Met A Jerk I Didn’t Like (Solo Show, Comedy)
Tiffany Phillips, accomplished performer, writer, singer & comedienne brings to the Fringe, her fast-paced, hilarious, one woman “tour de force”, “I Never Met A Jerk I Didn’t Like”; an unabashed referendum on dating in the 21st Century. Tiffany invites us on her roller coaster of a ride, through the minefield of love. It will make you laugh, it might make you cry and it will DEFINITELY make you think. Created/Written/Performed by Tiffany Phillips; Directed by Jonisha Rios, Produced by Rana Davis, TARRT Productions//Theatre Asylum, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd, LA 90038, http://hff13.org/1321

Wednesday, June 19, 6:00 pm
Dick & Jayne Get A Life (Comedy, World Premiere)
Dick is an un-funny comedian. Dick’s manager implores him to find the funny or never come back to the comedy club. Dick feels he can only be funny if he has a girlfriend. Enter Jayne. She’s a pregnant, self-proclaimed f*ck-up …broke, scared and faced with a decision. Together, Dick & Jayne Get A Life. Written by Peppur Chambers, directed by Les Wieder, two weirdos find solace in this quirky, sorta romantic sorta comedy. Presented by Lazlo Vidor Productions & Three Peas Productions.//The Lounge Theater, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, LA 90038 http://hff13.org/1307

Saturday, June 29, 2:00pm
Babygirl (Solo, Dramedy)
Babygirl chronicles a (bi-racial) TV/pop-culture ADDICT’s journey through the Growing Pains of childhood, the Wonder Years of adolescence…to the realization that though Media might be our first LOVE, sometimes we have to press the OFF button to find ourselves. Written/Performed by Kaypri, Directed by Ayana Cahr//The Lounge Theater, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, LA 90038 http://hff13.org/271
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