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69 Moments of Life
Actor, You're Killing Me
Air Tight Security
Almost True Adventures ...
Amazing Improvised Musical
Animal Farm
Ballerina on a Horse
Beautiful Man
Berserker
Caffe di Amore or ...
Check the Box
Clearing Hedges
Corned Beef
Countless
Crime & Variations
Death Blow II: ...
Demon Pope
Diagnosis: Jew Pain ...
Disco Prophecies
Ethan's Gift
Far From Springer
Fixed Boundry
Forty Love
Got Water
I Can't Believe They're Not Oriental!
Idiot Machine: ...
In Cahoots
John Muir: Watch, Pray, Fight
Late Night Talk Show
Ludlow and Canal
Magic at the Fringe
Man 1, Bank 0
Marx in Soho
Mixed Signal
Mother: A Modern Buddhist ...
Naked Inqisition
nEO - surrealists present: ...
Neon's Crazy Blue
Nharcolepsy
Original Action Pack
Park - N - Ride
Passages
Sandwich
Scabaret!
Searching for God in Kerala
Seventh Game of the World Series
Shadow Kissers
Strobe Vision
This World is Not My Home
Total Improvisation - ...
Train Stories
Tripping on the Equator ...
Twinspeak
Play: Train Stories
Reviewer: Diana
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Rating: 5 Stars
Although the Fringe is over, I have to give this show its due. I'd never
seen Wayne Harris before, and came away thinking "that man has heart!".
He's a consummate performer, riveting, and the show was beautifully rendered.
Although I usually tend to favor the absurdist/experimental stuff offered
up by the Fringe Fest, it was refreshing to see something so real (although
made up), so "down home", so grounded in human experience and
particularly that of African-Americans in the south. He was able to bring
such humanity and complexity to each of his 3 characters. Anyone who can
transform an initially unsympathetic character (the pimp) into a person
of grace/understanding/compassion by the end of the show has my vote. But
I've given too much away...
Play: train stories
Reviewer: henk smits
Reviewer Email: henk@garlic.com
Rating: 3 Stars
a very good player in a very clear and good provided scene, but half an
hour too long;
there were many so called "dead moments" in the piece;the player
had to dry his face, to
change clothes or to drink; at that moments everything stopped on stage;
my imagination
as watcher was disturbed; but the player was so strong that he pulled me
again in his story; he succeeded in this, except for the last half hour;
a pity!
to the director: make choices and let the player wipe his face while playing
his role!
Play: Train Stories
Reviewer: Richard Walker
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Rating: 5 Stars
Note: neither I nor any of the 5 friends I attended this play with know
anyone connected with this production.
We all thought the acting, writing, and production were tremendous and we
enjoyed it thoroughly. It is a powerfully told story of African-American
experience in the not-too-distant past, but the characters and themes are
still very relevant today. It is steeped with both realism and mythology
and is a very American Play. Wayne Harris' acting is as good as it gets,
in my opinion.
Play: Train Stories
Reviewer: Eric Klein
Reviewer Email: futonyessir@yahoo.com
Rating: 4 Stars
This man is a professional, which is always nice to see. Each character
is well realized and engaging. I was pleased to hear them speak.
The night I attended was a struggle. Someone walked out in a huff as he was playing the "Pimp" midway thru the play. And folks kept shifting in their seats near the end (noisy chairs), but I enjoyed the performance. Perhaps the story falters at the end, or maybe it was just the momentum of the night which I attended.
Play: Train Stories
Reviewer: Mark Kenward
Reviewer Email: mark@markkenward.com
Rating: 5 Stars
Wayne Harris and collaborator-extraordinaire (did I spell that right?) David
"Dawg" Ford have crafted a gripping historical character-driven
drama. Harris portrays three characters with nuance and power. The story
surges with alternating currents of spine-tingling fear and cosmic dark
humor. And the usual Fordian intelligence lurks behind every sharp turn
of phrase. Don't miss this masterwork-in-the-making.
Play: Train Stories
Reviewer: Liebe Wetzel
Reviewer Email: lunfan@mindspring.com
Rating: 5 Stars
This is the most stunning piece of theatre I have seen in a long time. wayne
harris is a brilliant writer and performer. I wish I could give it more
that 5 stars. If yousee nothing else at the firnge see this show. anyone
with a connection to the south should see this show. magnificient use of
metaphor, narrative, exceptionally well crafted language.