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They Call Me Mister Fry (fanaticSalon)

From the cornfields of Indiana to the streets of South Central Los Angeles....

Just recently selected as one of the Best of the Fest from the 2010 Hollywood Fringe Festival (Asylum Theater) where 15 of the best shows out of 176 were asked to extend.

They Call Me Mister Fry is his true-life story teaching 5th grade in South Los Angeles as a first-year teacher told in a theatrical setting and style. It's a funny, poignant story that tells the struggles of a mid-westerner from Indiana dealing with a challenging, multi-ethnic body of students and his journey through the bowels of big city bureaucracy. It focuses on 2 challenging students and how they affected each other's lives. Most importantly, it follows the evolution of "Mr. Fry" into an effective teacher-- who comes to teach, but ends up learning.

LA WEEKLY says "GO!"
(SELECTED AS "ONE OF THE BEST OF THE FEST" 2010 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL)

"This production has enough heart, audacity, and originality to stand out from the crowd mainly because of the artistry of Jack Fry."
(SELECTED AS "ONE OF THE BEST OF THE FEST" 2009 WASHINGTON CAP FRINGE)
DC Theatre Scene

"The ending of the show is a total tear breaker."
(BEST MALE MONOLOGUE 2009 WASHINGTON CAPITAL FRINGE)
All Arts Review

"By all means see itand leave inspired!"
(THEATER PICK OF THE WEEK)
Our Town New York

"They Call Me Mister Fry is directed by my first director Jeff Michalski, so you know it's got to be good."
STEPHEN COLBERT, "THE COLBERT REPORT"

"Well done... gritty but hopeful... a heart warming 90 minutes"
Curtain Up New York

"Mr. Fry offers detailed, well rounded portraits... uniformly excellent."
BackStage EAST

"Jack Fry is the Patch Adams of Education!"
LA Examiner

Kid appropriate 12 and up...