"I'm kind of a bisexual heathen that's going to hell."
Katherine Glover
A Cynic Tells Love Stories
Seducing porn stars. Falling for straight girls. Saying no to a bride price of cattle. So much experience, and so little to show for it... except the stories.
A comic mix of memoir, music and jaded fairy tales.
Katherine Glover is one of those storytellers that's so laid back you sometimes get fooled into thinking she's just making it up as she's going along - or that you're just hanging out with a friend who's good at telling stories. But she's toured the Fringe circuit before with her previous well-received solo show (and last minute addition to our own Fringe last year) No Stranger Than Home, so the woman knows what she's doing. (She timed her story just right, barely tipping from the yellow light over into the red)
This preview was a tale of the perils of a lingering crush on someone you know will never work out. In this case, a religious conservative fellow. But it's difficult to control these things because, as many of us liberals know all too well, sometimes conservative boys are just hot. They can't help it. You can't help it. So, like Katherine, when you visit, you need to watch the language, and resist giggling at things you find ridiculous. And whatever you do, be careful around the topic of sex.
I'm rooting for this one for a couple of reasons - one of them being Katherine herself. Both she, and her director Rachel Teagle (the other reason, and co-writer/director of last year's Fringe show Orange) were among the hardy volunteer writers doing an all-nighter this past February for the latest round of Theatre Unbound's 24 Hour Play Project gala fundraiser. I like to keep the good theater kharma flowing whenever possible.
Plus, it just seems like a pleasant way to pass an hour during the madness that is Fringe, and every now and again, you just need to kick back and relax. And romantic that I am, I'm always up for stories of love, even if a self-proclaimed cynic is telling them.
The video clip of the preview should be uploaded soon to the Fringe's YouTube page, so you can watch and see for yourself if it's the kind of storytelling you want to add to your own schedule. I'm trying to find a way to fit it into mine.
Side note - Rachel's new sketch comedy group Panda Sandwich didn't get into the Fringe, but they're performing as a "Pre-Fringe Appetizer" over at Bedlam Theatre July 22-25th. Drop by and warm yourself up for all the Fringe comedy to follow. Details here
Katherine's website - katherineglover.net
Her show page
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