FORMER STREET PERFORMER GOES DIGITAL WITH STORYTELLING!

The Road to High Street
A digital rock & roll comedy
http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/680

At the Hollywood Fringe Festival

For immediate release: May 9, 2012
Press contact: Andrew Potter
[email protected]
781-696-3387

Thursday June 7th @ 10:30pm
Friday June 15th @ 6:00pm
Saturday June 16th @ 8:00pm
Friday June 22nd @ 8:00pm
Saturday June 23rd @10:00pm

$12

Artworks Theatre
Studio A
6569 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323.871.1912

The Road to High Street
A digital rock & roll comedy

At first, they were street performers living in a beer tank.

At the end, the High Street Circus was a successful stage act, winning awards and touring in the US, Europe and Japan.

On their way, they navigated the unlikely situations of juggling for a living, amongst a wacky community of San Francisco street performers. And they succeeded, despite what everyone told them.

Seated with a guitar and a microphone, Andrew Potter leads the audience through a series of stories, songs and video accompanied by his exquisite guitar playing, and the constant flow of imagery – alternating between the poignant, the hilarious and the bizarre.

Bio – Andrew Potter

Andrew Potter is a video producer, musician, performer and multimedia storyteller. He spent 15 years as a juggler and street performer in San Francisco. His work with Wheeler Cole as the High Street Circus earned them 1st prize in the San Francisco Street Performers Competition, as well as winners of the “Premio Strada” performing competition in Milano, Italy and numerous tours in Japan and Canada.

Andrew’s current work, “The Road to High Street” is a multimedia performance, incorporating live performance, music and storytelling with projected video and composite imagery. It covers many years of his life, including his years juggling in San Francisco, growing up in Rhode Island, and the eccentric array of characters and performers he has encountered in his many years in the entertainment business. Recent performances include The Wilmington Fringe Festival in Delaware, Kenyon Hall in Seattle, DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA, The Digital Storytelling Festival in Sedona AZ, The Sharing The Fire festival for the Northeast Storytelling Conference in Warwick RI, and AS200 in Providence, Rhode Island, Upcoming shows include 5 performances at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

As a video producer, his PSA for kids “Johnny Seatbelt Sez…” won national recognition as an outstanding public service announcement for children. He has also produced many video shorts for entertainment, non-profit and promotional venues, including DeCordova Museum and The Atelier Group in Massachusetts, and The Beavertail Lighthouse Association in Jamestown, Rhode Island.

As a musician, he is a virtuoso guitarist, and is currently touring folk clubs around New England, performing his humorous and eclectic blend of old jazz and folk tunes, finger-style instrumentals and original songs. Recent appearances include The Center for the Arts in Natick MA, Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham MA, Club Passim in Cambridge MA, and AS220 in Providence, Rhode Island. His CD " “Andrew Potter plays 6 and 12 string guitar" is due for release in Fall ’12

see also www.andrewpotterproductions.com