A Fringe Quickie (#308) with ‘flights for future generations’

Questions answered by Lindsey Barlag Thornton.

Q1: Aside from this Quickie, what is the most desperate marketing tactic you plan on using to get bums in seats this August? 280 chars

Channeling my spiritualist great-aunt to seance press attention into existence. Backup plan: a flock of performers in lampshades, casting a spell and delivering a love letter via airmail.

Q2: If your show suddenly developed a massive ego and became the biggest diva in the 2026 Fringe, what absurd, hyper-specific item would be mandatory on its dressing room rider?

The exact oxford-style flying shoes Amelia Earhart wore on her last flight across the Pacific.

Q3: If all the shows running right now were at a massive Fringe house party, what is your show doing?

Quietly rearranging the furniture into a flight path, lighting candles in dark corners, serving French 75s from a lampshade, while slowly turning an invisible dial up on just the right kind of dance music. Convincing seven strangers to participate in a seance by 7am.

Q4: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

As a low hum they can’t quite name, but that keeps peeking their curiosity. And with the sudden, specific urge to call their grandmother.