'The Outcasts of Poker Flat' at the Capital Fringe Festival
Andrew Earle Simpson, head of the composition department at Catholic University, has written five short operas, and the latest, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," is among the offerings in the Capital Fringe Festival. Set for six singers, with the composer supplying a piano accompaniment, last Saturday's performance in a cramped basement auditorium at the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church was energetic and professional…