Fringe 2005 - Reunion of the Top Ten Class of 2004 - Many Happy Returns part deux

Theater Latte' Da - (with the ever popular) TBD

Theater Latte' Da has been part of the Fringe family for a number of years, since they share the lease for the Loring Playhouse, which is - and has been, I think since the very beginning - one of the major stage venues in the heart of the Fringe theater district.

Last year, they threw themselves into the Fringe fully, and knocked one out of the park (no pun intended), with their sold out run of Jim Lichtschiedl's "story-ography" opus, the delightfully whimsical Knock!

It was one of my pre-Fringe Top Ten, due to Jim and Latte' Da's involvement. And it ended up being one of the two most popular shows of the entire Fringe, receiving an extended run, along with Buckets and Tap Shoes, after the Fringe closed up shop.

This year, who knows what they're up to, but once again they're on the schedule.

The show description was a little sparse on the details...

"The piece will involve music and extensive movement."

So, as Leah Cooper so often good-naturedly joked during the lottery about companies with vague show descriptions, "they have no idea what they're doing yet."

But it's early. And knowing Latte' Da, the end result is bound to be a crowd pleaser as well as an artistic success.

You can follow the evolution of this, and other productions they're involved in, by checking out their website at www.latteda.org

[To see the full list of some of my favorite returnees from Fringe 2004, click here

...including
- Claire Simonson (2004's The Origin of Consciousness in The Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind)
- Jen Scott and Tim Uren (2004's 10,000 Comic Books among many others)

To see the full list of some of my favorite returnees from Fringe 2003, click here.

...including
- Rik Reppe (2003's Staggering Toward America)
- Kevin Kling (2003's Baseball, Dogs and Motorcycles)
- Ballet of the Dolls (2003's Beauty and The Beast)
- Rhino Productions (2003's The Hobbit)]

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