The Source Festival showcases local talent

Posted by clara / Monday, June 27th, 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

At the top of the show, the song “99 Red Balloons” played while an actor, dressed in red with a red balloon attached to his belt loop, floated across the stage, blowing at his balloon with each swift motion.

I attended the Source Festival’s “Lovers & Friends,” a series of six, ten-minute plays that dealt with the complexities of relationships between (you guessed it) lovers and friends. The first play, “Love, Death and Latex” left the audience with its little piece of wisdom: “Latex is for dicks, Mylar is for chicks.” Guess you’ll be buying Mylar balloons for your next anniversary.

Other notable plays in the group are “Fugue for Amorous Tornadoes” and “A Disturbing Encounter at the Calhoun Residence Involving Sex, Marriage, and the America Musical Theatre.” Kari Ginsburg, Piper, was excellent in “Fugue,” always changing her mood like an unpredictable tornado. The cast of “A Disturbing Encounter” was all-around hilarious. The title is rather indicative of the style of show; every character speaks with full-detail. The comedy derives from the corny, but still funny, situations. For instance, when Roger would tell a lie, he would say what he did but put a “No I did not” in front of it.

The remaining plays involved political commentary on government officials’ infidelity, relationships via non-face-to-face communication, and the vicious cycle of being a criminal on the run. Though I can’t comment on the rest of the ten-minute plays, the full-length shows, or what the festival has titled “Artistic Blind Dates,” the performances seemed to be a fun way to showcase local talent in their off season.

The Source Festival is happening now in the Logan Circle area of D.C., and will continue through July 3. Performance times vary depending on the show. For more information, visit www.sourcedc.org.

–Clara Ritger

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