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2023 Audience Reviews
Member Reviews
The following reviews were submitted by Fringe Member: MJ Matheson
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Company: EnCompass Theatre
Show: Funny, Like an Abortion
Venue: Rarig Center Arena
Must See
This piece has sat like a frog in my throat all week. This show shouldn't have had to be written. But thankfully, these brave artists were (and are) willing to keep fighting and holding the future accountable for the past. A heavy reminder that we can all do more presently.
Company: an alleged Theatre Company
Show: A Swimming Lesson in a Theatre Without a Lifeguard
Venue: Theatre in the Round
I laughed so hard I shot water out of my nose
A pitch perfect blend of absurdity and surrealism performed deftly by these three wildy talented (and possibly deeply troubled) performers. Couldn't ask for a better Fringe show.
Company: ThickWater
Show: The Duet
Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre
Beautiful
Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. In less capable hands, this piece could drift into saccharine or melodramatic, but the perormers are so gifted and honest in their work that they give these characters a beating heart that you pray wont break. Their intense presence in each moment, whether heartfelt or hilarious, kept me riveted. Turns out my lucky coin was a fringe token to see this show.
Company: Wet Splat Productions
Show: 20,000 Leagues Under the Telltale Heart
Venue: Rarig Center Arena
Don't Wait For the Novelization
This was either one of the Smartest Stupidest things Ive ever seen, or the Stupdiest Smartest things Ive ever seen. Who's to say? I was howling with laughter. Stellar improvisers! Plus the live tech and live foley work was top notch!!
Company: Madde Gibba
Show: Boy Crazy
Venue: Rarig Center Arena
Brilliant, Bold, and Beautiful
Gibba is a world class talent. We are lucky to have her back in MPLS. I expected the belly laughs, the whip crack wit, and the collective cringe from hearing the embarrassing embroidery of her past loves. What I didn't expect, was the lingering poetry of her music to follow me for the rest of my week. This is a must see.