Seems like you can’t turn around at the Walker without bumping into an artist. From gallery monitors to department heads, front-desk staff to the installation crews, everybody seems to be a writer, actor, painter, sculptor, puppetmaker, dancer, or rock star. The Minnesota Fringe Festival, August 4–14, doubtless includes plenty of performers with Walker connections, but two staff members are pitching in to be the voice of the Fringe. Performing Arts assistant Leigha Horton (an actor-comedienne who apparently has a fan club for her work with the Ministry of Cultural Warfare) gets the title officially: as podcast narrator, her resume will actually say “Voice of the Fringe.” Reggie Prim, of the Walker’s Community Programs department, assumes the persona Blak_Bloggah to add a little color to the Fringe’s blogs.
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