Fringe 2012: Fake News Fangirl
Sharilyn Johnson. Photo courtesy of Third Beat Productions.
Third Beat Productions
Thursday, July 5, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 7, 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, July 8, 2:45 p.m.
Monday, July 9, 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, July 11, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 12, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, July 13, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 14, 8 p.m.
Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace (16 Ryerson Avenue)
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the world’s dullest fan=fiction writer! Or at least that’s the impression uber–Daily Show fan Sharilyn Johnson develops of her work, where she figures out her views on comedy via the mouths of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert instead of following the usual fan-fic path of…well, we can’t print that in a family publication. This solo show thoughtfully looks at the nature of fan-celebrity relationships through Johnson’s obsession with the fake-news pundits, along with the critical role comedy has played in her life. The engaging piece gains deeper emotional resonances as it moves forward, building to a contemplative conclusion.
