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Optative Theatrical Laboratories is thrilled to bring CAR STORIES to the 2014 Buffalo Infringement Festival!

Kicked out of the Montreal Fringe Festival in 2001, Car Stories sparked the creation of infringement festivals! Set in real cars, 3 people at a time are invited on a theatrical joyride through the streets and parking lots of Allentown.

Email optatif@gmail.com to make a reservation or show up at the venue during showtime and make a reservation there!

Pay-What-You-Can/Donations will help fuel the artists and fund infringement festivals in the future.

Sign up early, slots are limited! Shows start at half-hour intervals from 4pm to  7 pm on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27.

The show begins in front of Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St).

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* For those wishing to play IN the show, please arrive 1 hour before showtime and speak with Donovan. Bring costumes, ideas, and a car, if you have one!

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COMING UP NEXT!

“Critical Report from the World Fringe Congress” to hit Europe’s Fringes!

When infringement festival founder Donovan King was invited to the first-ever World Fringe Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, he thought there had been a mistake!

With over 50 so-called “Fringe” Festivals in attendance, including those named after or run by corporations, the infringement provided a critical look at how cultural history is repeating itself. As the original Fringe gets co-opted and loses its edge, artists are fuming that their theatrical playground has been compromised and is no longer affordable or inclusive.

Even more worrisome are rumours that Edinburgh Fringe will soon be renamed the “Pepsi Fringe”, following the lead of festivals such as PotashCorp Fringe (originally the Saskatoon Fringe).

Learn about the controversial history of the Fringe and infringement festivals and pressing cultural issues in this critical and theatrical report!

This performance has been adapted as a POP-UP-SHOW, meaning it can be performed anywhere at any time for any number of people. The tech requirement includes only a powerpoint presentation, and that can be done off a laptop if there is no projector and screen available. To book the show, simply ask Donovan King in person or email him at optatif@gmail.com to make arrangements. The show is 45 minutes and Mr. King graciously accepts any donations to help fund the Montreal infringement Festival.

There are currently 3 performance blocks scheduled:

Harlequin Fayre, Norwich, England, August 8 – 9 (details TBA)

Edinburgh Fringe (PBH Free Fringe), August 18 & 19, 3:30 pm, Venue 24, Pivo, 2-6 Calton Rd, Edinburgh. * Donations accepted

Ballinamore Free Fringe, Ireland, Friday, August 22, 7 pm (details TBA)

You also can read the written report and send your concerns with King to the 2nd World Fringe Congress, to which he has been invited in August, 2014!

Read the report here: https://optative.net/blog/world-fringe-congress-to-welcome-infringement-festival/

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