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2023 Audience Reviews
Member Reviews
The following reviews were submitted by Fringe Member: Jonathan Gross
Company: The World Crime League
Show: Uncle Walt
Venue: Augsburg Mainstage
Creative Extrapolation from a bit of Disney Lore
The backstory (lore) is that when Walt Disney died, his head was frozen and is preserved at the Haunted House Ride. Imagine if that were true, and let your (maccob) creative juices flow from there... All three actors were very professional, with makeup and everything! Subtle set dressing to help establish the time frame—such as a case of Hamm's beer. Dragged out slightly longer than necessary, but worth every second.
Company: Berlin Productions
Show: Kill Me, Too
Venue: Augsburg Mainstage
Sarcastic Stereotyping of a Good 'Ol Boy
A diatribe monolog from the Right making fun of #MeToo. So, I knew where I was supposed to laugh. It was not a musical as described because there was no music either live or recorded. The performance was acceptable, but just in really poor taste.
Company: Ghoulish Delights
Show: 5 Prisoners
Venue: Southern Theater
An exercise in nihilism?
By definition prisoners have lost most of their freedom of choice. But what if we are all prisoners to our instincts, non-conscious minds, societies, and randomness? Trigger warning: if you have ever been subjected to physical or mental pain at the hands of a more powerful person, you may want to prepare yourself to see this as desensitization rather than a re experience.
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Company: [Un]Qualified
Show: H.G. Wells' THE INVISIBLE MAN
Venue: Southern Theater
So very clever and fun
It helps, I think, to appreciate theater techniques, but thoroughly enjoyable at an experiential level. Feedback: tone down the cheesy accents a little and slowdown—it was a little difficult to catch the dialog, especially the guy with bandages over his face.
Company: Rogues Gallery Arts
Show: My Only Hope for a Hero
Venue: Southern Theater
More like a TED talk, but still theatrical
Serious with humor. Personal anecdotes of growing up with opportunities missed, and opportunities taken.
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Company: Ken Takata
Show: Butts in Seats: How to Get People to Attend Your Shakespeare Production by Having Musical Settings for the Lyrics in His Plays. Numerous Examples Included.
Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre
The Fabulous Vocalists Made a Profound Experience
The premise seemed interesting, but what a pleasant surprise! I can't say enough about the wonderful performances by the cast of vocalists. Shakespeare passages set to music in various different moods performed by a selection of incredible vocalists. What's not to enjoy? Ken, you need to give more credit to them by at least reintroducing them individually at the end of the performance; to not do so discounts their contribution, and comes off as arrogance--as much as I did enjoy your compositions and musical accompaniment. Technical suggestion: they need two mics for the duets because the first one was way out-of-balance. They seemed to figure that out for the second duet, but it's awkward.