Paul Birchall’s Letter From the Fringe

It is only as word of mouth starts to circulate over the ensuing weeks that the cream is likely to rise and certain shows will draw away from the pack to become “Fringe hits.” This is what makes going to shows early on in the festival so interesting: You have the privilege of making up your own mind without being influenced by outside opinion.-- BY PAUL BIRCHALL

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Actors’ Equity Response: “Doesn’t Matter”

A “Matter”: Los Angeles actors clearly let Equity know what it thought of the new plan, providing a stunning defeat of it in a referendum by a 2-to-1 margin. Equity’s response: “Doesn’t Matter.” Equity decided instead to bring up the number of participants in the vote as an important metric.--BY KEVIN DELIN

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