West Stockbridge – After a once-in-a-lifetime tour of Tajikistan with the US State Department, a sold-out residency in the Berkshires at the Apple Tree Inn, and a sold-out run in Colorado at the famed eTown, The Fremonts are performing their cabaret two more times locally before debuting it at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 54 Below in NYC. You can experience the festival version of the show and help send them off on Saturday, July 23rd and Sunday, July 24th (Steph’s birthday!) at 7pm in West Stockbridge at The Foundry. Show details below and images attached.
Lurching between the silly and funny and the dark and ominous, The Failure Cabaret brings modern topics to life, embracing them through good, old-fashioned sinister vaudevillian charm.
Stephanie Dodd and Justin Badger are Great Barrington locals and perform under the name The Fremonts. They met in 2006 when they were both cast in a play in NYC as husband and wife. They decided to get married because life imitates art – and also, they were both hired for a teaching job in Switzerland and wanted to stay in the “good housing” for married people. Modern romance.
Now, the Fremonts have been married for ten years and they have the therapy bills to prove it.
In this dark comedy cabaret, Stephanie Dodd from Fremont, Nebraska (Shakespeare & Company, 59E59, Vocals/Accordion) and Justin Badger from Fremont, California (Hair on Broadway, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Vocals/Guitar) use original music to tell their story of meeting in New York, performing on Broadway, accidentally moving to a pretentious mountain town to do everything in their power to stay sane and married at the same time.
The Failure Cabaret was born when Executive Producer and Advertising Legend, Chuck Porter declared, “Hey kids, let’s do a show!” after a few beers in a hotel bar. Just like it happens on TV. It will make you laugh, cry and feel better about your own dysfunctional romantic relationships.
With their intimate secrets on display, the Fremonts invite the audience to feel less alone with their own trials and tribulations, all set to a tune you’ll hum on the way home. The Failure Cabaret strikes the balance between sharing personal vulnerabilities and crowd-pleasing entertainment with superb musical performances.
Show Information:
The Failure Cabaret
at The Foundry West Stockbridge
2 Harris Street
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Dates:
Saturday, July 23rd: 7pm
Sunday, July 24th: 7pm
Run Time: 70 minutes
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-failure-cabaret-tickets-294738118647
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYwdwpI8og&t=9s
Short Show Description:
See it before it plays the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August and 54 Below (NYC) in September! Get your tickets early as this show has sold out every run so far!
Wanna feel better about your own dysfunctional romantic relationship? The Fremonts have been married for ten years and they have the therapy bills to prove it. In this dark comedy cabaret on its way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Justin Badger from Fremont, California (Hair on Broadway, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Vocals/Guitar) & Stephanie Dodd from Fremont, Nebraska (59E59, Shakespeare & Company, Vocals/Accordion) perform their original music and tell their story of meeting in New York, performing on Broadway, accidentally moving to a pretentious mountain town and doing everything in their power to stay sane and married at the same time. This show was born when Executive Producer & Advertising Legend Chuck Porter declared, “Hey kids, let’s do a show!” after a few beers in a hotel bar. It has a companion piece, a full length album by the same title, which was released digitally in April 2019.
