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2023 Audience Reviews
Member Reviews
The following reviews were submitted by Fringe Member: Michael Johnson
Company: Sandbox Theatre
Show: Yes No Maybe (please explain)
Venue: Rarig Center Thrust
Perfect(ly incomplete)
This will probably be the only review I leave pre-Fringe close, but I really wanted to take the time and congratulate the entire production team for what has been *easily* my favorite 2023 Fringe experience thus far. Risky, brave, intimate, imaginative and inspiring. A continuation of Sandbox's TC legacy. The most creative incorporation of live video into theater that I've seen in a while. The joy, enthusiasm, sense of ensemble and nostalgia was palpable. However - the show is *not* just nostalgia soup, and I'm glad we evolved past naming things about the 90s we all missed (however...no shout-out to Dunkaroos?? C'mon, y'all...). The through-line does feel incomplete, even for a devised piece (I think specifically the creative team should take another look at the beginning and 1st third of the show and how it ties into the end and the journey of the character / Kristina) and the songs can be paired down a smidge, but the moments of reflection and physical poetry are sincere, non-indulgent, and, at times - brutal. I don't want to give anything away but this is a must see for anyone dealing with grief - loss of self, loss of the images we hold of the things we care about, loss of a loved one, or loss of a time that at least *felt* simpler. I found myself choked up at multiple moments even though I had my guard up, and the sudden ending left me breathless. I do have to echo the comments about difficulty hearing. I'm noticing this fringe how awkward the acoustics are in the Rarig Thrust. I was in the front row and still simply lost multiple lines / moments. Which sucked...because almost everything else I heard connected and engaged with me deeply. I really, really hope Sandbox continues developing this piece. There is almost unlimited potential here. Work like this takes time and courage and we need more in our community. Shoutout to "Mom" and the musician - they killed it. Bravo and thank you. Amber out.