By CAITLIN MCARTHUR
MELBOURNE Fringe Festival 2014 has a new addition in the form of local funny girl Holly Bohmer.
Coming from the suburbs of Melbourne, Ms Bohmer says she’s excited to get her foot in the door of the Melbourne arts scene.
“It feels like a little fish, big pond transition for me. Having been involved in the Hills art scene, the Melbourne Fringe Festival felt like a natural step forward,” Ms Bohmer said.
A Kallista resident, Ms Bohmer is part of emerging local comedy group Toot Sweet Productions.
The group will be performing at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival with their show ‘The Ultimate’.
“It was crazy when we first decided what we wanted to do,” Ms Bohmer said.
Ms Bohmer wrote the comedy with four university friends: Justine Cammerino, Amanda Goode, Emily Goode and James Goode.
These friends would later become the comedy group Toot Sweet Production.
Ms Bohmer said the performance was inspired by The Real Housewives of Melbourne and wide array of other reality TV shows on “the most banal things”.
“It’s the ultimate satire of reality TV,” Ms Bohmer said.
She said she was interested by the way reality television exploited so many people.
“They deliberately look for people who are going to be volatile and struggle,” Ms Bohmer said.
The aspiring actor/writer/artist said the play was funny but would make people think.
“It will make you laugh, then feel bad for doing so,” Ms Bohmer said.
The Ultimate begins showing at Club Voltaire in North Melbourne on 18 September.
Ms Bohmer said with the show so close she was freaking out a little bit, but really excited.
“I don’t want to get booed off stage but I guess it’s a possibility,” Ms Bohmer said.
No stranger to the stage, Ms Bohmer has had experience performing at numerous high school plays and student films.
“I think the Hills arts scene is underestimated. There’s a lot of talent here,” she said.
The Fringe Festival is the group’s first step towards the bright city lights and Ms Bohmer said it would be a little nerve-wracking performing in front of people who had paid money to see it.
“They’re expecting more and you have to be open to other people disliking it,” Ms Bohmer said.
Despite this, the young performer remains optimistic.
“It’s a really good night out and people should come,” she said.
