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Stand up, and specifically storytelling, allows me to do what I find I can't do with a lot of other acting and performance and that is tell the stories I think matter the most in a speedy manner. I can immediately start addressing an issue that has come up in the news, or in my life without having to go through the trouble of addressing funding bodies, auditions, or relying on anyone else.

I've wanted to visit Scandinavia for so long! I applied to the Baltic-Nordic fringe circuit a few years back, and was thrilled when I got into several of them (they're curated), but didn’t have time or funds to make it work in time. As an American and a struggling artist at that, it's a really long way to go and quite an expense just for one weekend-long festival, but the Oslo Fringe kindly gave me a deferral so that I could return a year later.

Q&A with Philadelphia Fringe Artist Donna Oblongata. Donna, you do more than perform; you direct and teach many clowns in Philadelphia. How does this impact your work? I love teaching and teach a really specific pedagogy, called Pochinko Clown, or Clown Through Mask, that comes from Canada. It's different from all the LeCoq and Gaulier stuff most people are familiar with. Teaching clowns is great because every time I'm giving them a lesson, I'm also giving myself one.

NESTING is the newst play from Peter McCormick playing at Summerhall this August during the Edinburgh Fringe. Peter is the playwright and will be featured in the cast. Full of heart, laughs, and, I am sure, a few tears, NESTING is sure to stir up a reminder of the people who have raised you and the love you have for them.

We are thrilled to introduce a new series to the blog, Artists Q&A. It is another avenue to provide platforms for artists and celebrate all that is fringe. This week, we are featuring Canadian artist Holly Brinkman, whose newest show is A Woman's Guide to Romance Novels.