Posted At : August 30, 2010 10:32 AM | Posted By : Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe
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Kid Out of Nowhere
The 2010 Philly Fringe previews are almost done, and the cavalcade that is the Fringe is about to begin. Tonight? The final Fringe showcase at Plays and Players. The lineup, please . . .
Act Normal Theatre: Kid Out of Nowhere
Kapow Productions: Tiny Dynamite
Hella Fresh Theater: Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010
Plays and Players: Titus Andronicus
Anj Granieri: Casual World/Intimate Heart
DysFUNctional Theater: Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act
Duende Flamenco Fusion: Rosa de la Alhambra
MM2 Modern Dance Company: Emergence
Philadelphia Acting Studio: Acting Class (The Play)
Plays and Players presents Save The Day Productions: Super Heroes Who Are Super!
8:00 pm, Plays and Players, 1714 Delancey Place, Rittenhouse Square. $12.
--Nicholas Gilewicz
In this series, meet your 2010 Philly Fringe artists. Today, actor Tom Tansey, who plays Lucien in Kapow Productions' show Tiny Dynamite:
Name: Tom Tansey.
Age: Over 35.
Where do you live now? Collegeville, PA.
Where were you born? Philadelphia.
What's your show title?
Tiny Dynamite by Abi Morgan.
What was the first thing you stole?
A yo-yo. It was my sister's. She still doesn't know it was me.
What's your favorite alcoholic beverage?
Snapple Lemon Iced Tea . . . it ferments if you leave it out long enough.
What was the last performance you saw?
Let's Pretend We're Married at Montgomery Theater in Souderton, PA.
What's your favorite Philly intersection?
15th & Walnut.
What's the worst thing you ever did for money?
A show called Candude.
Who's your favorite Phillies player?
Jamie Moyer.
Do you have relatives more famous than you? Who are they?
Seamus Tansey is a big flute player in Ireland. Very talented, very famous. He doesn't return my calls.
What's your least favorite country, and why?
Finland. Not entirely sure why. I've never been there, but they strike me as smug.
What's the most disgusting thing you've ever seen on SEPTA?
My own reflection in the window, 4:45 am, coming home from a St. Patrick's Day pub crawl.
We're always our own worst enemies, aren't we? Or is that another one of those First World problems? Anyway, Tiny Dynamite is up September 9 through September 12 and September 16 through September 18, 2nd Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street, Rittenhouse Square. Various times, $15.
--Nicholas Gilewicz
Photo courtesy Tom Tansey.
Emma Gibson, the Philadelphian-by-way-of-Britain producer of Abi Morgan's Tiny Dynamite at this year's Philly Fringe, sends us this recipe:
Because of the British connection I thought it might be pertinent to include a very British meal, Toad in the Hole. Not, I should add, what it sounds. Also, as I am vegetarian, I substitute veggie sausages for the meat. The origin of the name "Toad-in-the-Hole" is often disputed. Many suggestions are that the dish's resemblance to a toad sticking its little head out of a hole . . . go figure!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of plain flour
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups of milk
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb good-quality sausage
salt and pepper
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Sift flour into a bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper. Make a well in the center of the flour. Whisk the eggs and the milk into the center of the well in the flour, gradually to smooth out lumps. Cover and let stand 30 minutes.
Brown the sausages in a little olive oil and cook through, about 10 minutes.
Put sausages in a roasting pan, pour the batter over the sausages and place in oven. Cook for about 20 minutes or until the batter is risen and golden. Serve at once.
Serves 4 to 6.
Are you a Philly Fringe artist who cooks, or do you cook for a Philly Fringe artist? Email your recipes to nicholas[at]pafringe[dot]com.
Tiny Dynamite runs September 9 through 12 and September 16 through 18 at 2nd Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia. Various times, $15.
--Nicholas Gilewicz
Photo by Robert Gilbert via Wikimedia Commons.
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