Friday, August 12, 2016

Fringe 2016 - Friday 8/12 performances of 5 star shows I've seen


5 stars

4pm 
(we start early today, folks, enjoy!)

Fruit Flies Like A Banana: Alphabetical Disorder - Rarig Thrust - full review here

5:30pm

The Adventures of Crazy Jane and Red Haired Annie (FINAL PERFORMANCE) - HUGE Theater - full review here

Mead Hall - Rarig Thrust - full review here

7pm

Oh Snap! My Alien Children Are Trying To Kill Me - Bryant Lake Bowl - full review here

It Is So Ordered: The Supreme Court's Greatest Hits - Intermedia Arts - full review here





8:30pm

The Abortion Chronicles - Theatre In The Round - full review here

10pm

The Gospel of Sherilyn Fenn - HUGE Theater - full review here

Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales - Theatre In The Round - full review here




4.5 stars

8:30pm

It Came From UUFO - Rarig X - full review here


4 stars

4pm

Couple Fight 2: Friends and Family - Theatre In The Round - full review here

7pm

Yes! Feed The Monkey! - HUGE Theater - full review to come
Tweet review - #mnfringe Yes, Feed The Monkey: what an odd little exploration of the absurd, class, racism, and redemption (scratches head) 4 stars




3 stars

4pm

So Bright The Night - Strike Theater - full review to come
Tweet Review - #mnfringe So Bright The Night: important piece of history w/modern resonance, confusing treatment - 3 stars

5:30pm

Full Heart Living LIVE! The Boot Camp Experience - Bryant Lake Bowl - full review here




2.5 stars

4pm

Pistachios - HUGE Theater - full review to come
Tweet review - #mnfringe Pistachios - 2 good actors but script skates over surface of potential compelling idea, atheist in Christian family - 2.5 stars




2 stars

10pm

The Last Late Night Show On Earth - Bryant Lake Bowl - full review to come
Tweet review - #mnfringe Last Late Night Show: fun, if dark, idea left largely unexploited; a little less dead w/the deadpan? - 2 stars

My Uncanny Valley - Strike Theater - full review to come
Tweet Review - #mnfringe My Uncanny Valley: there's a lot of cool random ideas, if they'd just let one play out long enough for it to land - 2 stars

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