2023 Audience Reviews

Company: Phoenix Theater
Show: Phoenix Presents
Venue: Phoenix Theater

So much talent in one spot

How to Kill a Horse - Rob Ward's brilliant true crime thriller dark comedy is so well put together it's astonishing. From the great script to the brilliant sound design to the disturbing/funny/informative video display, the show is so well planned that it grabs the viewer from the beginning to end. But the best part of the show is Rob's energetic, passionate, angry, dynamic performance. Highly recommended. Aging in Age of Change - Scot Froelich's work is always thoughtful and thought-provoking, well researched yet deeply personal. His reflections on growth, learning, and dealing with a changing world are inspiring and moving. This show is more of a lecture than a theatre piece, but that doesn't make it any less timely or relevant. If you like to think, this is the show for you. Slices - Horror is always a difficult genre to stage, and approaching it from the standpoint of four solo artists is a brave choice. Two were memorized and two were not, and it's not surprising that the two that were delivered without scripts were the more successful scenes. But all were different moods with a variety of topics - two about parental love, one about abandonment, and one dealing with blood sacrifice. Congrats to all!