Tuesday, July 04, 2023

Fringe 2023 - Returning Favorites - Mike Fotis Productions


The Windblown Cheeks of Lovers

Passion Was All They Knew…

A staged documentary about the creation of the hit 1984 mini-series, The Windblown Cheeks of Lovers.


Venue: Strike Theater
Tagged for: Comedy, Drama
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Blood, Gun/Weapon Usage, Loud Noises, Sexual Content

Not a lot of information here, but it’s Mike Fotis (plus Rita Boersma and Tim Hellendrung) so that’s kind of all I need to know.

The Blood and Gun/Weapon Usage warnings make me a little nervous because, I have to be honest, the image is an isolated, ramshackle farmhouse, and I saw Fotis’ play “Farmhouse” in the Twin Cities Horror Fest almost nine years ago now and it STILL haunts me.  The man is a disturbingly good writer, who can use his powers to amuse or completely freak you out - sometimes both in the same play.

But there isn’t a Horror tag on this show, and it’s a (staged) documentary about a non-existent romantic miniseries from the 1980s so chances are it’s going to lean more to the funny side of things.

Mike Fotis has been on my pre-Fringe Top 10 list of favorite Fringe artists since 2007.  It’s always a treat to see new work from him (and all his co-conspirators) again.


Here's some handy links to this year's Top 10, and Top 11-20 Lists, plus the full list of all returning favorites at this year's Fringe, plus a link to all the 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival coverage

 

 

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