Zero Hour

A solo show is a difficult thing to pull off. It is a monumental task for one person to keep an audience engaged for a whole show, and the line between wonderful and dreadful is razor thin.

In the Flesh

Josh rates it:
I find it hard to review modern dance. I appreciate modern dance as a reaction to classical movment concepts. I took a class in college on modern dance. I really do like modern dance. I just have a hard time figuring out what to say about it in a [...]

Captain Squishy’s Yee Haw Jamboree!

Josh rates it:
Finally, proof that a Fringe musical can be genuinely good.  Not just a show I can find the good in, but one that is good from start to finish. And all this from a show with the title Captain Squishy’s Yee Haw Jamboree?

Pepe! The Mail Order Monkey Musical

Josh rates it:
Ok. I say this as big fan of musical theater, but musicals are silly. The whole convention of singing when you should be talking is sublimely odd. It is a peculiar form, but wonderfully so.

The Escapades of Farty Johnson

Josh rates it:
There’s a certain, ineffable quality of some shows that I can only describe as “fringyness”. It is hard to say what makes a show fringy. Certainly there are some theatrical conventions that are fringier than others.

2 Shorts in Black and White

Josh rates it:
I was excited to get two shows for the price of one when we went to see the production of 2 Shorts in Black and White.  How neat to get to see two plays from veteran writer, Scot Walker. 

The A Cappella Party

Josh rates this:
I should probably disclaim this post:  I sang in an a cappella group in college.  This means that there is a special place in my heart for the musical genre. So, when I saw The A Cappella Party on the list of Fringe shows, I was downright thrilled. 

The Real Adventures of Tom Mix

Josh rates it:
When I climb into the saddle, I’m expecting an exciting ride, so it’s always disappointing when it turns out that the horse I’m sitting on is too tired to trot.