Mother Tongues
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Mother Tongues by Core Project Chicago
Dances are very well-executed – let’s get that out of the way immediately, so we can look at some of the underlying mechanic of the show.
Super Spectacular!: To Opera with Love
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Super Spectacular!: To Opera with Love by the Donovan Ensemble
Marketable concept, yes? Is a review even necessary? Is it competent? Yes, maybe, and hell yes.
How Helicopters Figure in My Dreams
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How Helicopters Figure in My Dreams by Three Crazy Sons
So here’s a show that I went into pretty much completely blank. The sum total of what I knew was that
Shakespeare Xposed: The History Monologues
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Shakesepeare Xposed: The History Monologues by Shaittie Shakespeare
Fringe-for-All #1
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Hey hey — thoughts on another series of previews, and another one I was involved in — both of my pieces were in the first act, however. (I didn’t anticipate being able to get in, but fortunately — well, for me — the theater wasn’t sold out, and I was able to slip in for the second half.)
Word Ninjas: Fringe Preview Showcase
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Once again, I was a performer in this: as I opened the second act, I didn’t really have the opportunity to focus on the preceding previews. I’m happy to offer my observations on the five that followed mine, however.
(A quick caveat: I am one of the regular hosts of the Word Ninjas open mic event, although I did not serve in that capacity tonight.)
Fringe Preview: Firsty Thursday
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A quick caveat: I was performing towards the end of the first act, and my stage anxiety is such that I couldn’t really focus on the preceding performances; consequently, I’ll only be offering my thoughts on the six Fringe previews in the latter half of the show.
Flash mob
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So there’s a flash mob taking place, for a show called Down Devil’s Backbone. These are some folks who came all the way in from Indianapolis, and reportedly have delivered at least one show with one — that’s right, one — member in the audience. And received two zero-kitty reviews. Continue Reading
See You Next Tuesday
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So this is the show that everyone’s been approaching me, saying, “Oh! You especially are really going to love this show!”
Having now seen it, I’m not sure how to interpret that. Continue Reading