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1 Quandary Place
Abundance
ADVENTURES OF A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Barroom Philosophers
Border Crossings
Class Notes
Embarrassment & Death
The Falls of Vincent Millay
Found and Lost: Goals for 2002
Frisco Fred's Cabaret!
Fuck You Cancer
Great Hymn of Thanksgiving / Conversation
Storm
The Hasheesh Eater
Heavy Metal Playground
HER KIND: The Life & Poetry of Anne
Sexton
i hate my friends
Jesus Rant
Kiss My Booth
Korean Badass
Low Hanging Fruit
Monkey Poet Stand-Up!
Organic Boxed Chicken Stock
parts is parts:
Party of One
RM3
The Sewers
Shopping as a Spiritual Path
Spotless
Stetson Manifesto
A Strange Black Passion
Super Glossy!
TeleMongol
Terrible Voice
Tesla's White Pigeon
Turn of the Screw
You Go First
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Reviewer: Edward Albee
1 Star (editor's note: What does Edward Albee know?)
Bad acting, bad script. Sometimes laughably bad
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Reviewer: Victor
4 Stars
I was torn in giving this show 3 or 4 stars. I thought the script was excellent
and would give it 5 stars on that alone. The cast was good looking and very
talented, most of them. The one thing that made me think of giving the show
3 stars was Paul. I think the actor/writer/director spread himself too thin.
He brought the show down for me. Maybe I saw just an off night by this actor.
But the show gets a 4 because of the great work of the rest of the cast.
Paul really knew how to surround himself with talent to help carry this
show. Congrats to the rest of you for taking his great words and poor acting
and combining them into a very enjoyable show.
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Reviewer: He who shall not be named
5 Stars
Let's take this one by one shall we? SUZ: Beautiful, sad, great facial expression,
really taught us a lot about the main charater and we could easily tell
she "loved" him. STEVE: pulled off the young niave thing well,
did a great job of showing us that he was feeling the alcohol and loved
his flirtation with Tina. TINA: very sexy, a great talent, heartbreaking
in one scene, flirty and lively in another and showed us true fear towards
the end. DEREK: intense, but balanced it well with the pathetic nature of
his character, made me jump several times. I am going to split the main
guy into three parts being he was the writer. director, and star. PAUL:
fragile asshole if there is such a thing. He showed us a soft sad side to
the drunk we see every night at the bar. DIRECTOR: I was worried with four
people sitting around talking I was going to get bored. But the direction
and the acting combined to keep me on the edge of my seat. WRITER: this
was without a doubt the best written sho!
w I have ever seen. Honesty is rare in theatre, we often see people attempt
it and fail, the situations are just a little too out there to be real.
But not in the case of this show, each actor WAS their character, and judging
from watching them interact with each other after the show it wasn't type
casting either! Over all just plain amazing and should not be missed. Well
done and drinks are on me!
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Reviewer: yawza
4 Stars
This is a nice change of pace from what is a more usual than normal solo performance driven festival. I stayed engaged with the show from the beginning and found it to be entertaining. Throw in the ability to have a serious drink and a real meal at the same time and this makes for a perfect Fri or Sat evening out. We're talking dinner theater here. Good deal
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Reviewer: Holly P
4 Stars
I really enjoyed this show. The concept was great: strangers sitting around
at a bar talking, each one forced to face their respective truths. The story
arc was really clear and well-constructed and each character was pretty
nicely defined. I wasn't that impressed with the acting, but it didn't really
seem to matter! Great job, guys.
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Reviewer: margaret
5 Stars
Great job by all. Very convincing crazy guy "Derek" played by
Rich. Absolutely loved facial expressions by "Steven" played by
Justin---gave an impression of a sweet young man, "Paul" played
by Jason very powerful with his words. The gals were very good as well.
Overall---very tight performance. Right on cue, no lag time, kept me engrossed
at all times. Good balance of humour and drama. Hope they will be invited
back to Fringe Festival again.
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Reviewer: Juliana W.
5 Stars
I am in love with this show. It is all I could think about. The cast are
all fabulous actors with a charismatic look and magnetic energy. I thought
the story and message was real life under a microscope. The writer, whom
I was lucky enough to meet at the opening night party of Fringe, is a well
spoken, humorous, intelligent man (not to mention very attractive) who has
a great career in writing and directing. I also feel that one stand out
performer in this spellbinding cast was the gal who played Tina. I thought
she was a professional the group may have hired until the writer told me
she was a local talent. This is a must see show at Fringe Fest this year.
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Reviewer: Anonananny
4 Stars
Order yourself a shot and sit down for some life views that will make your
head spin. Great looking cast who are all terrific actors.
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Reviewer: Penny
4 Stars
It felt like someone had taken my friends and thrown them onstage to be
dissected. In a good way. I think everyone needs to be sat down with someone
who is going to honestly tell them what they see without a sugar coating.
It seemed to me that the people who went away unhappy were the ones who
didn't like what it made them see in themselves. A Solid 4
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Reviewer: Brenna Wickham
5 Stars
Very well written. Made me feel as if I was a the next table over in a bar,
eves dropping on the conversation.
Very funny!
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Reviewer: Shellee White
5 Stars
I loved that it felt like you were in the bar with them and the characters
were well written and enjoyable to watch...I loved the waitress and Paul...he
was very believable...
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Reviewer: Jonathon
5 Stars
I need to disagree with Sara entirely. I saw the show late Saturday night
and this was easily one of the best of Fringe this year. Each of the actors
were right on the ball with their characters. I thought the script was wonderful
and J. had a great grasp of philosophy and had a clear message of how he
feels the world works. Each of the secondary actors had to hold their own
against the main character and bring about a well rounded true to life person.
They did amazing and I wanted to get to know each of the characters even
better if given the chance. All in all a must see!
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Reviewer: Susan L.
5 Stars
A well done ensemble show with a clear message. Superb acting, excellent
writing. See this over any other show.
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Reviewer: William Harding
4 Stars
I very well done show. Writing was strong, the story was easy to follow,
all of the actors were amazing, and the production was smooth. A little
too much cursing for me, but the audience along side me seemed to be okay
with it.
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Reviewer: Bev Garrison
5 Stars
This was a terrific show that left me thinking all night after I saw it
Saturday. The character of Paul was a sad fragile character veiled by his
asshole exterior. The game he played throughout was like watching a man's
suicide letter. Each outlining character was real and true and not only
gave Paul a board to throw his philosophies at but also had rich interesting
stories of their own. This show is about change and the ability to do it
before it is too late. I hope others in the audience realize that they too
could change something, their "punch-line" so to speak. I know
I walked away thinking I need to make a few changes myself and I am in my
50s. It is never too late.
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Reviewer: Jake Neilson
4 Stars
Great show! See it if you get the chance. Beyond a great story, it has great
acting and an ending that will leave you thinking.
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Reviewer: Karene
5 Stars
This has to be one of the most poignant, thought provoking, laugh out loud
shows I have ever read and seen. This is definantly the show to see. Take
the time to see it. I gaurantee you won't regret it.
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Reviewer: Sara K.
3 Stars
I saw this on Friday, Sept 7. I like the play. When I went in, I feared
it would be too centered around Paul, but actually the characters work well
against each other (though of course, Paul IS the lead character). There
is a lot of witty dialogue. Beyond that, the characters also have to examine
each other and themselves. Meanwhile, everybody (audience included) is trying
to figure out Paul and the game he is playing. However, the reason why I
give this play only 3 stars is the acting. It is watchable acting, but so
much of the punch that the dialogue could have had was dampened by the lack
of focus and specificity on the part of the actors. During the monologues,
it sounded like the actor was thinking of the entire monologue the whole
time, rather than creating each word on the spur of the moment. To sum it
up, the actors were not quite in the moment. Maybe they were trying to act
drunk, but even one of the characters who was not supposed to be drunk had
this problem. !
And as I was reminded by some real-life drunks I ran across on the way home,
drunks are even more in the moment than most people. In short, 4 star script,
2 star acting. I do not regret seeing this show. Whether you like it depends
on your tastes.
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Reviewer: Patrick
3 Stars
1st play I saw at this years festival so I can't give it too many stars...
The characters were real, the dialouge was thoughtful with just a little
darkly silly humor. A conversation between new friends that plays with your
emotions and makes you think. Worth seeing!