This fun original musical parody is built around the Twilight franchise. A clumsy and introspective new girl, Stella Moonswan played by Kristen Lee Vire, arrived in Fogville and the social clicks did not know what to make of her. She didn’t quite fit in any of the normie school groups.
Everything changed when a moody vampire Edgar Sullen, played by actor Ansley Arthur, dressed all in black, rolled onto the scene on a tiny pink bicycle. In every scene he pouted and looked dark and brooding. How could Stella resist that?
When Stella and Edgar met, he confided that he had been stalking her for some time, admiring her creamy neck when she slept at night. That isn’t too creepy. She kind of liked the attention. They were drawn to one another like two magnets, but he would always pull away when they grew close since he was immortal and couldn’t be with some one who would die in less than a century.
A very handsome werewolf, Jake WolfWhite, played by actor Fredy Ruiz entered the scene. He had long wild hair and didn’t were shirts very often. He warned the new girl about Edgar and his thrist for blood. As a werewolf she would only need to be cautious around the full moon. My basic description lacks is plenty of dancing and musical numbers. This was all high camp fun.
I sketched a teacher writing on an imaginary black board and I got the pitcher of a vampire baseball team. I imagine vampires would only play baseball at in the dark making the ball hard to see. When a supernatural player hits the ball it could end up in the next county. The two facades were set up as brick walls and an outdoor setting when turned around.
Teen angst and misguided love are always a hit with me. The cast hit the ball out of the park with this parody. I am not very familiar with the Twilight franchise, but that didn’t matter. The campy plot had me hooked from the start.
Fogville: A Sparkly Vampire Parody Musical won multiple awards at this year’s Orlando International Fringe Festival.
- Best of Fest: Awarded by the Orlando Sentinel.
- Patron’s Pick: Given to the shows with the highest ticket sales.
- Outstanding Director: Awarded to directors Bianca Matheson and Jules Bevilacqua.