Full Q&As From Our Volunteer Profile

2009-09-21T10:44:00.000-04:00

Because I'm pleased as punch about our olde tyme answers... the full answers for Volunteer Spotlight: Jen Cleary and Omar Telan (and You!) ...

1) When did you start volunteering?

1908. It was during the construction of the Great Fourth Wall.

2) Why did you start volunteering?

Being artists, we understand that we are akin to street urchins. If we were to dare elevate ourselves to something more, something greater than we are today, we would have to understand the great responsibility that we have as Artists to support others who claim that calling. Therefore, it seems self-evident to us, that we are to have the expectation that a community would support us on our artistic journey, we too must support others on theirs.

3) What has been your favorite show in the Festival (can be something you volunteered for or something you saw on your own)?

How can we pick a favorite from the Great Work? If we must, we suppose our mutual favorite was a Hard-Boiled Wanderland as performed by a lovely dancer named Alice-Nichole and her expert team of movement specialists.

4) What volunteer roles have you taken on?

We have watched and waited for tongues of fire to appear only to be disappointed. We have provided guidance to those who lack the vision to find proper resting spots. We have parceled and torn asunder small pieces of paper that our society has granted monetary value. We have approached strangers and bequeathed booklets describing the Great Work. We have beared witness to a modern day Gutenberg machine which manufactures resilient placards.

5) Why do you keep coming back as a volunteer?

We continue the Great Work for the very same reasons we began.

6) What has been your most "Fringe" moment? (Something off the wall, crazy, wacky that's happened to you while volunteering)

We once saw a woman perform a great injustice upon herself using an empty bottle and a toy train. It was horrifying. If our constitution was any less firm, we surely would have lost our sanity as if peering into the incomprehensible city of R'lyeh.

7) What are you most excited about in this year's festival? (Can be a show you want to see, an artist you are a particular fan of, reconnecting with a certain person, anything you are looking forward to!)

Jen: My interests have been piqued by "Chunky, Metal Objects Moving in Small Stores" by K.W.W.'s Engineered Anonymous Mortal Bodies Back to Back

Omar: I posses a penchant for lost causes, overwhelming odds, and the commentaries. Therefore, I anticipate a flowery lecture regarding theatrics.

8) What do you do with your time when you aren't "Fringe-ing"? (work, hobbies, etc.)

Jen: In the City of Brotherly Love, I capture light with a fantastical machine. In the City of Angels, I project light from modernized torches of Prometheus. In other regions, I leave my domicile and become an adventurer. www.jencleary.com

Omar: For money, I resolve technology related crisis for a French owned chemical company. For my sanity, I write and perform artistic endeavors of a performative nature. www.telan.org

Today

2009-08-30T09:55:00.002-04:00

is the great big push to write my short story assignment. Generally speaking, I like deadlines. Gives me some motivation to get things done. In this case, I'm writing a horror short story. Now, I've really set myself up for this one. I haven't written fiction in 12 years. Now, I need to write the lion's share of the piece today. Wish me luck. Whee!

Omar 1909

2009-08-30T09:37:00.001-04:00

Omar 1909
Originally uploaded by fomartelan

My gf takes awesome photos of me :)

photo by www.JenCleary.com

F. Omar Telan: Poet, Savior, Village Idiot

Full Q&As From Our Volunteer Profile

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Omar 1909