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The Final Fringe Day
 Posted 8/29/2009 9:40:00 PM
Tomorrow is the final day of the 5th Indianapolis Fringe Festival. That being said, I won't be reviewing anymore shows - there really doesn't seem to be much of a point for me to review a show you won't be able to see. As my last blog post, I want to open the floor.
I've taken you through my favorite Fringe shows and moments, what were some of yours?
What shows would you give 5-stars?
Tell me the must-see show that everyone should catch on Sunday!
Thanks for experiencing the festival with me and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
As a reminder, if you want to see any of the archives of my previous blog posts or check out the other blogs feature on WIBC, roll over the WIBC section of the yellow menu bar at the top of the screen and click on blogs!
Show Review: Crossing the Bridge
Posted 8/29/2009 8:12:00 PM
Crossing the Bridge
is a production of the Leonix Theatre out of Los Angeles. This is a story of death. A mixture of dance, drama, and humor, Crossing
the Bridge follows David from the moment he
finds out he has HIV to his ultimate demise from the disease. While from the very beginning, I knew
this was a show about death; I was caught completely off guard by how this
performance is truly moving.
The style of dance included in this show feels very little
like dance, instead being more a metered sense of movement in everyday
action. The set is sparse, made up
only of large metal table and a single chair. The choreography turns the cast into the set pieces they
need, as the sets change from kitchens and bedrooms to hospitals and
hospice. While this might sound a
bit confusing, it ...
Show Review: The Worst Show in the Fringe
Posted 8/29/2009 8:11:00 PM
Joseph Scrimshaw’s The Worst Show in the Fringe is the story of a Fringe festival actor Thomas
Wayne, played by Kevin Roach, who gets a bad review, well maybe a horrible
review, for his one-man show. As a
result, Wayne kidnaps the theater critic who wrote the review in an attempt to
redeem his artistic integrity.
This show is a bit of a farce as it places an overindulgent actor
against an arrogant theater critic.
This blog is my first real venture into theater reviews so
this show was particularly of interest to me. While I’ve received nothing but positive feedback about my
reviews, it was hard for me not to sympathize with the theater critic Nathaniel
Kent, played brilliantly by Ken Gist.
Watching Kent and Wayne battle wits felt a bit like a
competitive sport and as each man tried to prove himself as the ...
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