A theater critic burns through memo pads at a fast clip. Mine get filled up with the stuff you’d imagine they would: bits of dialogue, a lighting cue, dashed-off descriptions of a set or a costume. For me at least, the notes are little more than mnemonic street lamps, each one lighting up a few [...]
I Like Nuts! (The Musical)
Studio Theatre
Remaining performances:
Saturday, July 26 @ 4:30 PM; Sunday, July 27 @ Noon
They say: “Horatio likes nuts. He really, really likes nuts. Join Horatio and a cast including a Robot, a Pirate, a Vampire, and two Squirrels on a musical quest for nuts, knowledge and Norwegian fish balls. Including the musical [...]
A kindly commentator by the name of Rory left the following beneath Trey’s pube-centric “All in a Day’s Fringe” post:
Why can’t I find a place to post comments about shows that were not reviewed? I LOVED the “Diamond Dead” show and cannot find an appropriate place to share.
To Rory, we say: it’s folks like you [...]
The Warrior by Jack Gilhooley
Flashpoint Mead Theatre Lab
Remaining performances:
Wednesday, July 23 @ 9:00 PM; Friday, July 25 @ 8:30 PM
Saturday, July 26 @ 5:45 PM; Sunday, July 27 @ 7:00 PM
They say: “Tammy is back from two tours of duty in Iraq. All she has to show for it are PTSD and a broken [...]
InstaPlay
The Universe
Remaining performances:
Wednesday, July 23 @ 7 PM; Friday, July 25 @ 10 PM
They say: “InstaPlay is an improvised one act play. No props. No costumes. No Script. You write the first line, and we’ll make up the rest. Right there. On the spot. Our story takes place in [location] where every day [main character] [...]
Lebensraum
Studio Theatre
Remaining shows:
Sunday, July 20 @ Noon; Wednesday, July 23 @ 7 PM; Sunday, July 27 @ 4 PM
They say: “Using a cast of three to play 40 characters, this work is based on the explosive idea that a German Chancellor might, as an act of redemption, invite 6 million Jews to Germany. The [...]
So it’s been a while since I did anything other than write up a show, eh? And surely you all, no matter how high-minded your approach to Fringe, expect a certain amount of trash-talking here at Fringe & Purge.
(I’ve got an excuse, involving my sister, my nephews, and a beach house on the Isle of Palms. [...]
Overheard at Fort Fringe:
“Not that I’m above picking someone else’s pubes off a urinal, but …”
- Weary Fringe staffer, wanly hoping that perhaps next year, Fringe might be able to afford a cleaning contractor.
Tales of Doomed Love (or is it ever worth it?)
Studio Theatre, Stage Four
Remaining performances:
July 24, 9 p.m.
July 25 at 6 p.m.
July 26 at 6:30
July 27 at 2 p.m.
They say: Funny, biting, and heart wrenching, classic stories turned on their heads ask us if love is really worth all the pain, shining unexpected new light on [...]
Wow. So this is still going on, and I’d just like to say: I want some of what he’s smoking.
That is all.
UPDATE, 11:45 p.m. – So just to revisit: I’m not going to write a full review, because I’m not sure quite where to start.
This was one of the most out-there things I’ve [...]
