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Philly Fringe Vital Stats: “Flat Intersections”

Posted August 17th, 2010

In this series, get to know your 2010 Philly Fringe artists a little bit better. After the jump, people from the pile of the dance piece Flat Intersections.

Name: Colleen McNally.

Age: 27.

Where do you live now? Northern Liberties.

Where were you born? Northeast Philly.

What was the first thing you stole?
Most likely something from Claire’s. I had stealing habit until I was 18.

What’s your favorite alcoholic beverage?
Well, I drink red wine, tequila, and good beer.

What was the last performance you saw?
I believe it was Batsheva.

What’s your favorite Philly intersection?
I would say 5th and Thompson. It’s a very open intersection. The openness makes me feel like I am spread out in this compacted city.

Do you own a gun? If so, have you fired it in anger?
This is a messed up question.

Do you have pets?
I have two cats, Oliver (he’s a boy) and Panda (she’s a girl). They are in love.

If you weren’t an artist, what would your job be?

I am currently a senior at Temple University. I am graduating in December! WOOP! WOOP! I plan on taking off for 2 years and catching up on life, trying to perform and get my work out there. I want to eventually go to graduate school for my MFA in dance therapy at Columbia College in Chicago. If these weren’t my plans I have no idea what I would be but I know I’d never have a job where I would sit at a desk all day.

What’s the most disgusting thing you’ve ever seen on SEPTA?
I didn’t witness this but what about the story about the guy getting bludgeoned with a hammer. Riding SEPTA gives me a good case of the “sads” so i won’t ride it.

Name: Bobby Szafranski.

Age: 22.

Where do you live now?
Randolph and Girard.

Where were you born?
Bensalem, Bucks County.

What was the first thing you stole?
Probably something dumb from Spencer’s, like fake cigarettes or pins or condoms.

What’s your favorite alcoholic beverage?
Beer—Hefeweizens and other wheat beers.

What was the last performance you saw?
Planet Earth with a live orchestra at the Mann Center.

What’s your favorite Philly intersection?
2nd and Poplar—Foodica!

Do you have pets?
Yes; 2 cats, Oliver and Trevor. One’s from the trash and the other’s from a barn.

What’s your job?
I work full time as a growth manager at a Philly small business. Eventually I’ll get into making sustainable energy and lifestyles more mainstream. Artistically, I write music and organize sounds.

Name: Nikki Roberts.

Age: 22.

Where do you live now? Northern Liberties.

Where were you born? Johnstown, PA.

What was the first thing you stole?
I stole some Chiclets gum accidentally when I was about six or seven. I felt really guilty.

What’s your favorite alcoholic beverage?
I’ve been really enjoying wheat beers recently. My current favorite is Stoudts Heifer-in-Wheat. It’s subtle and always a good choice.

What was the last performance you saw?
I remember what it was, but I can’t remember the name. That’s embarrassing.

Do you have relatives more famous than you?
No. But I could pretend that I was related to Julia Roberts if I wanted to.

What’s your least favorite country, and why?
I honestly have no idea. That question has never crossed my mind before.

If you weren’t an artist, what would your job be?
I would love to be involved in the field of environmental protection and policy.

What’s the most disgusting thing you’ve ever seen on SEPTA?
The real question is, what haven’t I seen on SEPTA that isn’t disgusting?

Flat Intersections will be performed September 3 and 4 at the Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia. 7:30 pm, $10.

–Nicholas Gilewicz

Group photo by Shailer Carruth, other photos courtesy of the artists.