Saturday, August 11, 2012

Fringe Review - Happy Hour - Sara Stevenson Scrimshaw - 5 stars

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Tweet review - Happy Hour - as Mom says, "Happy Hour indeed! That was wonderful!" Joyous sexy all female dance - 5 stars #mnfri...

Fringe Review - Nightmare Without Pants - Joking Envelope - 4-1/2 stars

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Tweet review - Nightmare W/out Pants - I'll blog anything you ask, just please don't send Anger Pony after me! - 4.5 stars ‪#mnfr...
Friday, August 10, 2012

Fringe Review - Their Century - Lucky Break Productions - 5 stars

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Tweet Review - Their Century - solid piece of storytelling; a valentine to family/U.S. history; great use of multimedia; impressive, 5 st...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Fringe Review - Serif Punglasses - Raven Timberlake - 3 stars

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Tweet review - Serif Punglasses - quirky little ramshackle sketch comedy show; ode to friendship stronger than Fringe deadline pressure; ...

Fringe Review - Christopher Street - Silver Slipper Productions - 3 stars

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Tweet review - Christopher Street - wildly uneven but the parts that are good are *really* good; messy but a heart as big as the whole Ra...

Fringe Review - An Agony of Fools - Ben San Del - 5 stars

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Tweet review - Agony of Fools - watching Fringe artists evolve over time is exciting; Ben San Del's become a really great comedian - ...
Monday, August 06, 2012

Fringe Review - The Love Show! - ORL Productions - 4 stars

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Love Show - gorgeous harmonies, ruthlessly funny, hilariously foul, yet sweet; how can you not love these ladies? 4 stars #mnfringe ...

Fringe Review - TROY! The Musical - Burnt Nightingale Productions - 5 stars

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Tweet review - Troy - sold out, so Mom got in, I didn't; she enjoyed it thoroughly; funny, smart and fast-moving #mnfringe This is ...

Fringe Review - Evil Dicks - Mumble Mumble Productions - 4 stars

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Tweet review - Evil Dicks (my sold out Troy fallback) - new spin for Allison Broeren; well done pieces that don't quite add up, yet ...
Sunday, August 05, 2012

Fringe Review - Rip - Dovetail Theatre Co. - 5 stars

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Tweet review - Rip - fresh retelling of old tale; music, script, performances - damn; 1 of 3 best things I've seen in Fringe so far, ...

Fringe Review - Sin Eater - Present State Movement - 5 stars

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Tweet review - Sin Eater - OK, my mind is officially blown; the things Tamara Ober does with her body, shadow and light... Damn, 5 stars ...
Saturday, August 04, 2012

Fringe Review - Ash Land - Transatlantic Love Affair - 5 stars

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Tweet review - Ash Land - well deserved standing ovation. Friggin' brilliant. So detailed, human, simple and lovely. This is why I lo...

Fringe Invitation - Want To Tag Along With Mom For Free?

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Hey there, theater people on a budget...  (You know who you are, but as of yet, I don't, hence the post) Since Mom is the proud owne...

Backdoor blog

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Sometimes the internet is cranky. With all the traffic the Twin Cities Daily Planet receives, particularly at Fringe time (and quite a l...

Fringe Review - The Gay Banditos - Mechanical Division - 5 stars

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Tweet review - Gay Banditos - a Laramie Project for homophobes, and I mean that as a compliment; deeply wrong, deeply hilarious - 5 stars...
Thursday, August 02, 2012

Out of Towners - Rebecca Kling - Storms Beneath Her Skin

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Are you a boy or a girl? Are you sure? I am transgender, which complicates things. This show is about my experience, as well as apologies,...

Out of Towners - Dance

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We got three dance shows in the mix at the Out of Towners showcase last night.  Well, two full-on dance shows, and a third that just had dan...

Out of Towners - Shelby Company - Font of Knowledge

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A washed-up word jockey and a sexy librarian team up to stop the world's deadliest font from falling into the clutches of the Commies ...