A Fringe Quickie (#546) with ‘A Stan is Born – A Child Star’

Questions answered by Alexis Sakellaris.

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

A tried and true tactic of mine is handing someone a flyer and yelling “Take this or I’ll kill myself!” They almost always take it and if they don’t, I just say “You think I’m kidding?” and run onto the street!!

Q2: The Fringe is horribly expensive. How are you financing this run? Did you remortgage your house, sell your granny, or start an illicit side hustle?

I wish I had a sugar daddy, but it’s my ACTUAL daddy. My mom, too! They’re doctors in Switzerland, so supporting the arts is thankfully within their budget. Until the system changes and Fringe gets more affordable… It’s tragic, the shows we’re losing cuz artists aren’t as lucky.

Q3: We all have weird pre-performance rituals. What is yours, and how confused would a normal person be if they walked in on you doing it?

I can’t explain it, but the only thing that wakes my body up 45 push-ups. It’s great for my back, weirdly wakes up my voice as well. As a singer, I also ingest LOADS of random shit: every cough drop under the sun, honey straight from the tube, Chinese cough syrup…

Q4: If all the shows running right now were at a massive Fringe house party, what is your show doing?

Since I have 4 shows running this season, I see them as the cunty Brooklyn polycule handing out the shrooms they foraged in upstate New York. They’re hallucinating and want you to get on their level, but won’t pressure you into it. Attractive, annoying, but ultimately harmless.