Comments on: On Decoding Show Listings

By: Washington City Paper: Fringe & Purge - Hip-Shot: ‘MANIFESTO!’

Washington City Paper: Fringe & Purge - Hip-Shot: ‘MANIFESTO!’ — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:04:56 +0000

[...] that in my opinion the Happenstance Theater has disproved Trey Graham’s previously posited theory that “the more artsy-fartsy the Fringe-brochure come-on, the more unbearable the show is [...]

By: Ted Scheinman

Ted Scheinman — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:54:38 +0000

Not necessarily. Probably just an indicator that they’re less self-indulgent.

But I’m not Trey. Trey? Thoughts?

By: Fringeless

Fringeless — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:31:58 +0000

I think Trey is on to something. Let the Nobel committee be alerted!

Do you think that succint, easy to digest descriptions mean a good show because the artists have a clear understanding of their own show?