Love Converges: Two Acts of Love   Anthony Sanford Jr.   If realism is your thing and you want a standard living room style theatre experience, Love Converges might be the thing for you,

A Report of Gunfire  Reviewed by Tim Treanor  David Loehr’s script is lucid, and even elegant at times. Director Joel David Santer has put together a tight show, and actor/monologist Dan Crane clearly has the chops to pull it off.

The Nature and Purpose of the Universe  Reviewed by Tim Treanor  I have to admit that after watching The Nature and Purpose of the Universe, I still don’t know the nature and purpose of the universe.

The Girl in the Iron Mask   Reviewed by Steven McKnight As a devoted fan of swashbucklers, I had high hopes for The Girl in the Iron Mask, a feminist twist on the classic Alexandre Dumas tale.

McSwiggin’s Pub   Reviewed by Steven McKnight McSwiggin’s Pub is a slight pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless. 

An Enchanted Evening in the Andes  Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson Described as high energy, ancient with ancestral sounds, the Mystic Warriors deliver quite a musical show at the Tivoli Theater.  

Dorks on the Loose: It I Awkward   Reviewed by Janice Cane Happy Fringe, everyone! I’m excited about the festival but I can’t say I was all that excited by Dorks on the Loose. Not sure what’s going on with that subtitle. Sketch comedians Phaea Crede and Becca Jones are indeed awkward, but they just don’t seem entirely […]

The Sticking Place   Reviewed by Tim Treanor  The pleasantly cheesy Molotov Theatre Group presents the pleasantly cheesy Sticking Place in the dungeon-like back of the Fringe’s new New York Avenue digs.  All hail the cheese!

Lexi Star’s Privates   Reviewed by Steven McKnight Lexi Star’s Privates refers to private prostitution sessions offered by a young porn star as a side job.  The fact that this encounter between Lexi and her john, a suicidal screenwriter, feels private and intimate is a tribute to the impressive skills of playwright Malcolm Pelles

Loser Josh   Reviewed by Tim Treanor  I count only 4 improv shows among the roughly 120 productions in this year’s Fringe and Loser Josh – and I’m sorry to say this is the best thing I’m going to say about the show – is one of them.

The Passion of Persephone – A Rock Opera   Reviewed by Steven McKnight The Passion of Persephone — A Rock Opera is a deceptively titled misfire.  (There’s no rock in it, and very little passion.)