Fringe 2024 Top 10 - #5 - Dream of Me - Team Rand-McKay

Dream of Me
Team Rand-McKay

Mia, grieving the loss of her husband, begs her friend Tanna to let her try an AI dream device so that she can see him again. But what starts out as romantic turns into a nightmare when the AI has other plans.

Venue: Theatre in the Round (TRP)
Tagged For: Dance, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Flashing Lights, Mental Illness
Ages 12-15 and up

So I was looking for dance shows, and this one had tags for

Dance
Drama
Horror
Sci-Fi

Which is not a combination you see every day of the week :)

The synopsis is compelling, and the cast includes the wonderful Natalie Rae Wass, who, in some strange error on my part, has never landed on my pre-Fringe Top 20 list before, even though I’ve enjoyed her work in many a Fringe show, both her own and those created by others, for years now.  So let’s take care of that ridiculous oversight while we’re at it.

Also, you have to love a show with bios including phrases such as:

“That’s a lot of murder!” and
“Three raccoons in a trench coat”
(that second phrase is the full bio for their stage manager)

I look forward to this dance-drama-horror-sci-fi show.  Probably(?) the only one I’ll see this year :) 

Here's some handy links to this year's Top 10 list and Top 11-20 list, also a full list of all returning favorites to this year's Fringe, plus a link to all the 2024 Minnesota Fringe Festival coverage.

While I have your attention, please VOTE :) 

Minnesota is currently in the early voting period for our Congressional and local primaries (I had the U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minneapolis school board on my ballot) - final day to vote in the primary is Tuesday, August 13th, but you don't have to wait until Fringe is over, go vote right now :)

Early voting for the Presidential Election itself in Minnesota starts on Friday, September 20th. We're lucky to have a lot of time to get our voices heard, so cast your vote, and then make sure everyone you know and love is registered and gets to the polls to vote. Election Day, your final date to vote, is Tuesday, November 5th.

As a queer playwright and theater maker, I want a government that's compassionate and competent enough to keep us all safe and healthy, keep theaters open and running, and personally, I'd just like to be legal myself and keep the weirdos out of government and out of my personal business (and the things I post on this blog, for instance). We all have our reasons, so let's make sure we get the leaders we need and deserve, and get our friends, family and co-workers to raise their voices, too.

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