September 9, 2004

NYCFringe Becomes More Mainstream

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By Simi Horowitz
Backstage

"....Similarly, in the category of performance, the Fringe adjudicators
have witnessed an evolution. "It's not simply that the acting is on a higher
level, although we believe it is," says Holy. "But more interesting, the
actors are all playing characters that are very removed from themselves.
Even in the autobiographical solo shows -- and we're seeing fewer of
those -- the actors are playing characters."

One of the "performers" tapped for an award was Dixie Longate, the real-life top Tupperware
saleswoman, in "Dixie's Tupperware Party."

"It's a hilarious piece, as Dixie shows the various and unexpected
[naughty] uses for Tupperware," says Holy. "The piece also works as a social
commentary...."

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