Totem Figures
Totem Figures
By TJ Dawe
Big Sandwich Productions
Orange Venue, Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival</strong>
TJ Dawe makes his living on the Fringe Circuit. Don’t ask him what he’s planning to do with his life; he’s been at it for a decade. His life revolves around thinking, traveling, and talking, and while he may never be rich, he enjoys the life of a wandering monk. This year’s show sounds suspiciously like he’s been reading Joseph Campbell, although that’s not a name he mentions in his 18000 word monolog.
What he does mention is his place as an outsider, just like Luke Skywalker and Bilbo Baggins and Charles Bukowski and Jesus, and how the outsider is the one cursed to make art and change the world. If you’re in the inside, why change what’s comfortable? While he might be an outsider to the world of non-actors, he’s clearly an insider in the Fringe Festival Zone. He rattles off the routine of arriving, advertising, performing, socializing (OK, I talked to him for 75 seconds) and moving on to the next show. That’s his reality, and he uses nothing more than words and a few pauses to absorb us into it, if just for an hour. There’s a reason he’s a success in this alternative universe – he’s GOOD at what he does. See him while he’s in town.
More information on TJ and his wanderings may be found at http://www.tjdawe.com/</a>
This show is presented as part of the 17th Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival. Information on times, tickets, and venue location my be found at http://OrlandoFringe.org/</em>
