Hold Me, Drill Me, Kiss Me   Reviewed by Tim Treanor  Hold Me, Drill Me, Kiss Me is a slender but amusing monologue by a guy named Joe Zarrow. Mr. Zarrow is a courageous and ambitious fellow:

The Cloud Factory   Reviewed by Danielle MartinIt’s a treat to come into a low-tech performance, and before the show begins be invited into the piece’s atmosphere. In this case, original, sweet folk tunes calmed and opened the space up for solo performer Alix Sobler,

Crashing Home   Danielle Martin Four vignettes that use song, yoga, metaphor, and video to present the facets of womanity. Disclaimer: while I adore feminist plays and work (it was thrust and vantage of my thesis), this particular vein of reclamation

Four Rooms Waking   Reviewed by Tim Treanor  Perhaps Four Rooms Waking means the same thing as Four Plays in the Same Room Running at Roughly the Same Time. I hope so; otherwise I went to the wrong play.

Euripides’ The Bacchae   by Matt MacNelly  If there is only one thing the ancient Greeks taught us, it is that tragedy is universal. The stories told by Euripides and friends often involve Gods and mythical creatures, but in the end the tragedy stems from

Desire/Regret   Reviewed by Carrie Klewin  If the music of bodies in motion sounds appealing to you, then Desire/Regret may be a piece of curiosity. Inspired by A Streetcar Named Desire, the wordless performance is a dream-like montage of images and sounds.

Power House:  The Super-Ozone-Friendly-Happy-Disco-Energy-Techno-Dance-Along Show Reviewed by Carrie Klewin Social experiment as theatre?  With Power House, Bouncing Ball Theatrical Productions gives us a scientific experiment centered on dancing as a viable resource for energy. Is this the revolutionary new means of solving our energy crisis? 

Prototype 373-G   Reviewed by Anthony Sanford Jr.   What does a spur of the moment engagement, a ring master in a mental hospital, a giant turtle, and pregnancy have in common? Prototype 373-G.

7 Sins  Reviewed by Tim Treanor  Now this is a monologue. Although there were only four sins (including calling that soupy Manhattan he was drinking a Martini), but who’s counting, James Judd’s high-speed, high-octane jet-ski through his amazing and ridiculous life

The Fiddler Ghost  Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson  The Fiddler Ghost is a perfect example of what the Fringe Festival is all about– a chance to showcase unusually creative theatrical expressions that don’t fit the traditional boxes, that pack a punch,

How I Got Rich In A Year, Using That Secret: A Play For Believers, Skeptics And Slobs  By Laura Vogltanz Engaging, captivating and fun!  Three descriptions that are difficult to achieve for a solo performer, but Laura Zam does it with ease. 

A Nervous Smile  by Danielle Martin What’s cool about Fringe in concept is the possibilty that on a shoe-string budget, the highlight is a small group actors doing service to a playwright. Here,  contemporary American playwright John Belluso’s recently discovered works is easily sparked to life in this pared down black box production.