Stage Takes

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The Cure Ate Her at Actor’s Company

First show of the day for me and the funniest tour guide you’ll ever have. Non-stop laughs, comedic freedom, top-tier comedy. Hilarious guide that does everything but get through the tour. Museum tour gone wrong, by her own anxiety. The laughs are relentless, fueled by her comedic fearlessness, quick wit, and boundless energy. What begins as a simple museum tour becomes a masterclass in comedic derailment, as her guide manages to do everything except actually get through the exhibit. Beneath the absurdity lies a surprisingly relatable portrait of anxiety, turning a routine tour into a brilliantly funny meltdown that never stops entertaining.

Strange Things at The Broadwater

Dark and brooding, ominous entrance. I knew nothing coming in. Great set, technical design. Really comes together well. Insightful, thoughtful. Good, but feels like it was written for the screen. A play about avoidant attachment. Made me wonder, think about my own humanity. Second half is stronger, first half lacks intimacy.

Strange Beings opens with a dark, brooding atmosphere and an ominous entrance. Knowing absolutely nothing about the show going in, I was quickly drawn in by its impressive technical design and thoughtfully constructed set. While the premise involves an alien encounter and a malfunctioning translator aboard a courier ship, the real drama unfolds between its two pilots, Mina and Caleb. The play has a surprising emotional intelligence, exploring themes of avoidant attachment, vulnerability, and the ways people protect themselves from pain. As the layers of the characters’ history are peeled back, the audience is invited to reflect on their own relationships and capacity for grace. I found myself thinking not only about Mina and Caleb’s humanity, but my own.

The production truly finds its footing in the second half, where the emotional stakes deepen and the character work becomes more intimate and compelling. Thoughtful, insightful, and emotionally resonant, it’s a science-fiction story that keeps its focus firmly on the human heart.

Country Girl Make A Do at The Stray Theater

Sound effects, karaoke, spontaneous, goofy. Sam G. pushes beyond the limit, her show is wildly entertaining and confident. Clown work to an extreme! Like a Jackson Pollock painting… wild, unpredictable, and impossible to look away from. Loved the use of sound effects and incorporating props and effects in, what appears to be, an improvisational manner. Went too long, missed my next show.

Grief Box at The Broadwater

Went to this show on a whim after missing my other show, and I was pleased! This was so entertaining! Award-winning Kathleen Leary. returns to and commands the stage and gets us laughing till after the show is over. An interesting concept, where Dr. Adeline Graves, a motivational speaker, comes to promote her invention, the Grief Box, to help deal with life’s inescapable strifes. It is wild, heartfelt, and gets funnier as the show goes on! A 10 out of 10 in comedy!

Mark Vigeant: Out There!

Mark is one of my favorite performers and this show proves it yet again. I had seen this show last year, and brought my family in to see it this time (for a midnight show); and they loved it! I have nothing new to say about it other than IT IS ONE OF THE BEST FRINGE EXPERIENCES. Come see Larry live-stream his trip in nature, as he plays around with the whole stage and fools around with the audience. An experience you don’t want to miss. I would put it in my top ten.