MY INFINITE SADNESS

Darrious Varner introduced a new play at the Fringe, My Infinite Sadness. The title made me wonder if it was a little over the top, but not so. A young woman struggles with severe depression, not a new theme. Varner's brilliant stroke was to personify depression, to turn it into a character. She threatens, cajoles, demeans and bullies. The woman, by turns, resists and collapses. She rallies to some degree at the end but the future is not guaranteed.

I thought it was terrific, tightly written and brilliantly acted by Bre Love and and Laurell Stevenson. The play was a highlight of the festival. I decided to edit the photos darkly, in keeping with the theme.             

Ectopic

The word ectopic, according to Google, is defined as being in an abnormal place or position or as in ectopic pregnancy, a fetus attaching to the wall of a fallopian tube rather than the uterus. That's a very dangerous condition. The program tells us that:

A young woman dances around the issue of her hypersexuality as it starts to affect her various relationships. Does everyone around her simply reflect a culture that dislikes exceptional sexual behavior or is she hiding something deeper behind the facade of sexual exploration? Written and Directed by Taylor Gruenloh, featuring Laurell Stevenson & Darrious Varner .

This is a family-friendly blog, so to speak, and some of the images I got are too steamy for publication. But that's the Fringe.