Fringe 2023 - Day Ten Schedule

Here's the rundown for my Fringe Saturday and links to the reasons why: 

1pm - Too Many Notes (yes, again, it's a different show) - my returning favorite write-up on Maximum Verbosity

 

 

 

2:30pm - When You Hear The Chime - my write-up on their Fringe preview

 

 

 

 

 

4pm - We Can Wish: A Beatboxing and Music Variety Show - Luke Skippy Harbur

“we can wish” is a 45-minute interactive music variety show focusing on the power of tackling your fears in order to pursue your dreams. Styles include beatboxing, singing, and rapping from musicbyskippy.

Venue: Augsburg Studio
Tagged for: Original Music, Solo Show, Storytelling, LGBTQIA+ Content, Audience Participation
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Crude Humor, Mental Illness, Sexual Content

I have been going back and forth on this one since the Fringe website went live, and watched some of the videos the artist has posted of previous shows.  There's a lot of things that make me think this might not be my kind of show but there's queer content, and I've seen this guy all over the festival seeing (and reviewing) other folks' shows and he seems like a person who's fully plugged into this Fringe, so I'm gonna give the show a shot.

5:30pm - Behemoth - my returning favorite write-up on Hey Rube

 

 

 

 

 

7pm - Choose Your Own Fringe Adventure - my returning favorite write-up on Lady Z Productions

 

 

 

 

 

8:30pm - Write Me Letters - Noah Gundermann

This heartwarming musical follows a series of letters between a grandson and his grandma as they navigate the changing seasons of life.

Venue: Augsburg MainStage
Tagged for: Original Music, Musical Theater, Kid Friendly
Content Warnings: None

New musical from a young artist.  The bits of song that were posted and the concept of the story make me curious enough to give this one a try.

10pm -  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 - Ken Takata

Shakespeare’s plays contain over 70 lyrics, but most of the original music has been lost. Here we present musical settings in styles including the Great American Songbook and glam rock. 

Venue: Mixed Blood Theatre
Tagged for: Original Music, Musical Theater, Literary Adaptation, Shakespearian Elements
Content Warnings: None

The composer is using each of the performances of this show to workshop different material, and I'm a fan of a bunch of the Shakespeare plays which have lots of songs in them, so that's enough to make me curious and sit in on this one.

 

Here's some handy links to a rundown of 5 and 4.5 Star shows I've seen this year, also the 4 and 3.5 Star shows, and the rest, plus this year's Top 10 list, and Top 11-20 List, and the full list of all returning favorites in the 2023 Fringe, plus a link to all the 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival coverage.