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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Trailer Park Award Submissions: Video #7: “Fancy: Secrets from My BootyDoir” by Colin Mitchell

And the seventh entry for the Trailer Park Award: Fancy: Secrets from my BootyDoir:

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:04PM

“No Homo” is Almost a Homo Run by Colin Mitchell

I haven’t written a lot of straight up features on individual shows at this year’s Fringe – really only this one and this one – the reason being that I’m just w…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:25PM
Monday, June 23, 2014

Trailer Park Award Submissions: Video #6: “Death by Powerpoint” by Colin Mitchell

And here is our sixth Trailer Park Award Submission: Death by Powerpoint:

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:30PM

Bitter Lemons gets Some Love from The Hollywood Reporter by Colin Mitchell

The article is about the Fringe, but we were surprised and humbled to be asked to say a few words about the Lemon and my show and our relationship to the Hollywood Fringe Festival. HereR…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:25PM

Trailer Park Award Submissions: Video #5: “Man Up” by Colin Mitchell

And here is our fifth submission for the Trailer Park Award: Man Up:

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:35PM

Trailer Park Award Submissions: Video #4: “Romeo and Juliet In Hell” by Colin Mitchell

And here is our fourth submission for the Trailer Park Award: Romeo and Juliet in Hell:

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:15PM

Trailer Park Award Submissions: Video #3: “The Super Gay Asian Cabaret” by Colin Mitchell

And here’s the third submission for our Trailer Park Award: The Super Gay Asian Cabaret.

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:06PM

Trailer Park Award Submissions: Video #2: “Moby Alpha” by Colin Mitchell

Heres’ the second submission for our Trailer Park Award: Moby Alpha.

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:54PM

Trailer Park Award Submissions: Video #1 “Star-Cross’d” by Colin Mitchell

Over the next few days we’re going to roll out all those that submitted their Hollywood Fringe Teaser Trailers for our Second Annual Trailer Park Award (TPA). Feel free to chime in on…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:45PM

Big Props to Brimmer Street’s “The Perfect Game” by Colin Mitchell

If you missed it, I threw out the first pitch for Brimmer Street’s second “performance” of The Perfect Game yesterday and managed to throw out something else in the proces…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:09PM

Critics Panel Roundup by Colin Mitchell

  Though the crowd was small, they were most definitely mighty. And the panel was too. Many thanks to Steven Leigh Morris, Jason Rohrer, Pauline Adamek, Bill Raden and Frances Baum Nich…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:39PM

A Special Thanks to Matthew Quinn and Theater Asylum… by Colin Mitchell

…for hosting our very lively critics panel yesterday morning. Mostly because I forgot to give him a shout out at the freakin’ panel! Heh. Matt and his gang have been doing an inc…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:12PM
Saturday, June 21, 2014

The Saturday Saying by Colin Mitchell

“There are many groups that have grown up with the Fringe and become very successful,” says Mitchell. “And there’re a lot of young producers who have emerged out of the Fringe. It’…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:20PM

NewsFlash: Steven Leigh Morris Added to Critics Panel, Sunday, June 22, 10:30am, Theatre Asylum by Colin Mitchell

We’ve managed to procure the incredibly high speaking fee that has satisfied Steven’s lust for wealth and power and he has finally decided to join us for this lively event tomorr…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:01PM
Friday, June 20, 2014

Critics Panel Lineup Set, Sunday, June 22nd, 10:30am, Theatre Asylum by Colin Mitchell

Yes, that’s right, I said 10:30am on a Sunday. To talk with theater critics? Yes, but not just ANY theater critics, these theater critics: Bill Raden, LA Weekly, Stage Raw Frances Baum…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:52PM

See a Snippet of Linden Arden at the “Pick of The Fringe” Tomorrow Night, Friday, 8pm, Theatre Asylum by Colin Mitchell

I have been asked to throw down some Linden Arden at Pick of the Fringe tomorrow night along with the artists of 5 other shows. Should be fun. Come check it out if you want to get a teaser f…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:17AM
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Live Band Karaoke with the Moon Units at Hollywood Fringe Tonight! by Colin Mitchell

This is always a highlight of the Fringe for me. Wish they did it more often but these guys are busy! Basically you got the bad ass musical talents behind Lost Moon Radio churning out the gr…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:11PM
Sunday, June 15, 2014

I Hate Opera, But not this One: The Cave: A Folk Opera by Colin Mitchell

The Cave: A Folk Opera. That’s my Fringe baby right now. I’m a little bit harried and hustled right now or else I’d get a little bit more in depth, but this little gem play…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:57PM
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Critics Raving, Tickets Still Available for Tonight’s Performance of “Linden Arden Stole the Highlights” by Colin Mitchell

A couple of the critical folks have chimed in on my show Linden Arden Stole the Highlights and the word so far is good: “Mitchell’s performance is suffused with geniality that lurche…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:28PM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

LemonMeter Delays by Colin Mitchell

Apparently my crackerjack staff of associate editors and personal assistants and copy writers have decided to take leave without telling me on this the busiest month of the year for us here …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:03PM

The FringeMeter is Live on the Lemon! by Colin Mitchell

It has returned, bigger, stronger, more reliable, shinier, smarter. And of course cooler. Much, much cooler. It’s the FringeMeter! Just in time for its proud parents to dote upon its m…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:46PM
Friday, June 6, 2014

I Don’t Want to “Support” your Show I Want to “Enjoy” It by Colin Mitchell

It’s become so embedded in the lexicon that we probably don’t even notice its insidious nature anymore (if we ever did): “Come on out and support my show! Support this comp…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:32PM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Hollywood Fringe Previews Begin Tonight! by Colin Mitchell

It is on! Starting tonight, June 5th, and running right up until the Opening Night Party on June 11th, you can catch a bunch of Fringe shows as they preview their wares. It’s a good ti…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:09PM

My Other Fringe Show “Out My Window” Opens this Friday, June 6, 7pm, Theatre Asylum by Colin Mitchell

Yes, it’s true I am actually involved with ANOTHER show besides the one I’ve written and am performing in, Linden Arden Stole the Highlights (tickets almost gone for opening!), I…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:45PM

NewsFlash: Terence McFarland Has Indeed Played Baseball by Colin Mitchell

And there’s proof! Witness… And… Due to these indisputable bonafides provided by T-Mac himself on his Facebook page I retract all comments stating otherwise and humbly beg …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:15PM

Plays, Delays and the FringeMeter Ways by Colin Mitchell

We tried. We really did. We’ve been grinding and coding and testing for months now, but we’ve finally come to the realization that it’s better to do it right, than to do it…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:04AM
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Bitter Lemons to Sponsor “A Perfect Game” at the Hollywood Fringe by Colin Mitchell

Hey, they asked and we accepted. As I mentioned in this article about a month ago, it’s either going to be one of the most interesting “shows” at the Fringe, or the most bo…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:24PM
Monday, June 2, 2014

My Play LINDEN ARDEN STOLE THE HIGHLIGHTS Opens, Monday, June 9th, at the Hollywood Fringe Festival by Colin Mitchell

Yes indeedy, yes indeedy. Been bustin’ my booty getting this thing ready for the unwashed masses and we’re almost there. Love to see some of the LemonHeadNation there on opening …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:58PM

How Would TPLLA Handle Something Like This? [Updated] by Colin Mitchell

Forwarded to me by Christian Levatino (thanks, Tino!) and grabbed off the Facebook page of Tim Sullivan, here is an absolutely bizarre story that carries with it a multitude of professional …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:11PM
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Critique of the Week by Colin Mitchell

A-Burn at his best. An authentically “Los Angeles” voice no doubt. Not many can draw out the metaphors between stage and city better than this dude. HIT Anthony Byrnes – KC…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AM
Saturday, May 31, 2014

The Saturday Saying by Colin Mitchell

“This ninety minute show is, simply, a pleasure. Having recently been dismissed from A Noise Within’s critic list (probably for being impatient with their inferior Macbeth this seaso…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AM

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