Edgar in the Red Room Wins at Montreal Fringe Festival
Edgar in the Red Room, a creation of VPA’s Matt Chiorini and Greg Giovanini, with projections by Lindsey Voorhees and lighting/technical design by John Czajkowski, triumphed in Montr茅al at the St-Ambroise Montr茅al Fringe Festival, winning the award for聽Outstanding English Production, the top honor of the festival. (For an idea of the depth and breadth of competition,聽.) Members of the production are shown above with the award.
The show had six performances during the festival鈥檚 run from May 27 to June 16 and received rave reviews. Bailey B. Carter () noted 鈥�…this show was flippin鈥� impressive鈥and]聽the cast/crew were a well-oiled machine, hitting every emotional note and every technical cue.鈥� Stuart Nulman ()聽called it 鈥渞iveting,鈥� 鈥渢op notch鈥� and 鈥済othic tragedy at its best.鈥�
The cast and creative team includes a mix of current students Hannah Mendillo, Carly Nicolai and Tim Kelsey; alumni Kylee Galarneau, Aidan McKenna and Patrick Burke; along with Maya Dwyer and Anka Chiorini. This show is part of a聽Musical Theatre Incubator聽project launched this spring by the Department of Visual and Performing Arts through the support of many individuals, the Keenan Center and the Stanley W. Metcalf and D.E. French Foundations.聽Next stop on the incubator journey is聽Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets!聽on the world’s biggest stage at the聽.
