Here's a list of coverage and further links to reviews of 5 star shows I've seen in this year's Virtual Fringe:
#mnfringe review: The Champagne Drops: The In-Between Years; "They chose a subject that they covered from a variety of angles, musical and non-musical, and they just nailed it." 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: Thursday #mnfringe #NightlyFringe: The Champagne Drops: The In-Between Years; Emily Dussault and @lesliedvincent reminisce their middle school years w/original songs and covers; perfectly executed idea, delightful pair of performers - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: "You'd think @leskurkendaal wouldn't have any stories left. Thank God I'm always wrong about that" See Climbing My Family Tree - 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: Virtual #mnfringe 2020 for dinner: @leskurkendaal's latest solo storytelling gem "Climbing My Family Tree" on the Digital Hub, another pre-recorded home run, exploring the black, and white, side of Les' remarkable family - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: Fallen From The Toy Box, from @4thWallEnsemble; "This isn't ever music from a fully stationary position. It's music performed on the move, which just makes it that much more impressive and enjoyable." 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: #mnfringe Digital Hub binge day: @4thWallEnsemble's pre-recorded "Fallen From The Toy Box"; just as delightful as their popular "Fruit Flies Like A Banana" series, and it's shot really well, a cut above all the way around (we expect no less from them) - 5 stars
Killjoy, Ohio
Tweet review: #mnfringe Digital Hub binge day: Killjoy, Ohio, from @queencityflash; intricate puzzle box of an adventure script; just two people telling a story but so neatly executed they create a whole world together, even on separate screens; helluva ride - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: A Mermaid in Every Sea, from @Fishgirlariel; "There is only one audience, and it's you. You have her undivided attention, and because of this, she has yours." 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: #mnfringe Digital Hub binge day: @Fishgirlariel's greatest hits compilation "A Mermaid In Every Sea"; stories from 4 previous Fringe outings, plus a new one; newly recorded specifically for the hub so it works great; like hanging out with an old friend - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: The Mystery of the Gryphon's Ears from @RevMattK - a most amusing lecture from the academic discipline of Monster Science - 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: #NightlyFringe outing #6 for virtual #mnfringe 2020: I realize I am super late to this party but just saw The Mystery of the Gryphon's Ears and @RevMattK is a snooty, deadpan delight; could not stop grinning, hilarious - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: Old Time Radio, Original Works, from the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society; old time radio dramas a perfect fit for Virtual Fringing "A little horror, a little detective banter, a little something for everyone" 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: #mnfringe Digital Hub binge day: Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society's "Old Time Radio, Original Works"; new scripts in the old style; one creepy, one hilarious, both great fun, and strangely perfect for the weird Zoom theater time we're in - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: On The Concept of Irony (With No Reference to Socrates) - essential storytelling; low brow humor with high concept world-building; four tales just dark enough, just funny enough, to draw you in - 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: #NightlyFringe outing #8 for virtual #mnfringe 2020: On The Concept of Irony (With No Reference to Socrates); as both writer and storyteller @maxverbosity's phillip andrew bennett low is mind-boggling in all the best ways; log on and surrender - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: Paul and Erika's House Show: funny, weird valentine to the fact that theater misses you just as much as you miss theater; also a plate from your kitchen will speak to you - 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: #mnfringe Digital Hub binge day: "Paul and @othererika's House Show" from Theatre Mobile; A-MA-ZING; absurd, sweet and delightful; embraces weird time we're all in theatrically; have your plate ready; so great; 1 of the best of Virtual #mnfringe - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: "The nicest thing you can do for yourself right now is to take 45 minutes and sit and watch Proximity (from @PonesInc). The nicest thing you can do for other people is to tell them to watch it, too." - 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: Virtual #mnfringe 2020 for lunch: Proximity from @PonesInc on Digital Hub. Said, "Wow" "Oh my God" and "This is amazing" so many times, anyone nearby would have checked to see if I was all right. Just... watch this dance. Gorgeous! - 5 stars
Radio FEAR!
Tweet review: #mnfringe Digital Hub binge day: Radio FEAR! from Conundrum Collective; another pair of old radio scripts, expertly recreated; 1 w/sentient evil dolls, the other about a lighthouse overrun by a swarm of killer rats; both creepy fun - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: Starstruck: A Cosmic Circus, from @thecirqueus "an insanely well-crafted group performance that ends up being so much more than the sum of its parts" See this thing :) 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: #mnfringe Digital Hub binge day: Starstruck: A Cosmic Circus, from @thecirqueus; fantastic, amusing ensemble piece; beautifully shot so you can be close to the action; each performer is a planet w/impressive circus and acrobatic skills; best of the circus offerings - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: "Super Patriots" from @UNarrator; 2 ten-minute plays, one on Sen. McCarthy, one on Pres. James Buchanan; half puppets, half people; U.S. history via Monty Python, totally ridiculous and great fun - 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: #mnfringe Digital Hub binge day: "Super Patriots!" from @UNarrator; hilarious, one of the funniest things I've seen at Virtual #mnfringe; half popsicle stick political puppets, half live action; satire on proud tradition of US demagogues, McCarthy, Buchanan, etc. - 5 stars
#mnfringe review: #txtshow (on the internet) from @BrianFeldman - come write a show with a bunch of strangers (aka, audience) in real time and watch a guy perform it as you write it (c'mon, you know you want to) - 5 stars (link to full review)
Tweet review: One last visit to the Digital Hub for virtual #mnfringe 2020 to round out the evening: #txtshow (on the internet); zoom audience writes performer's dialogue in real time; we were competing monkeys on keyboards; non sequiturs abounded, but quite fun; brilliant - 5 stars
And here's a handy set of links to the other coverage of Virtual Fringe 2020: a rundown of 4.5 star show coverage, 4 star show coverage, 2 and 3 star show coverage, and overviews of the lineups of each day's Nightly Fringe free online content
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