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2024 Audience Reviews
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The following reviews were submitted by Fringe Member: Wesley Hortenbach
Company: Alex Church
Show: Dutch: Made in America
Venue: Open Eye Theatre
A Fresh Depiction of Regan
Really appreciated the framing devices used for this show. The choice to use his nickname "Dutch" for the title and then characters refer to him by that in dialogue distanced us from the real guy. Coupled with avoiding a naturalistic impression, this was really an effective way giving us a blank canvas to view the story from. I found it to be a smart and original way to approach a character that would've otherwise felt overplayed. There were a lot of different historical figures represented in this piece in this piece but I was especially drawn to following his relationship to his mother and wife. The script drew parallels that were clear but not heavy handed. I was also impressed with how everyone on the team worked in tandem to balance the transatlantic melodrama with raunchy comedic lines. I hope people see this show and begin wondering who might be a "Dutch" today that can become a "Regan" later.
Company: Theatre On The Rocks
Show: A Horse Walks Out Onto the Stage and Dies
Venue: Phoenix Theater
Horse might die, but this show is alive!
This show has a great variety of things that make it excellent for Fringe. It doesn't try to bite off too much in it's under an hour run time. With a blend of narrative storytelling, stand up comedy, meta fringe jokes, audience interaction, exestientialism, this show still found a way to be heart warming by the end. It's an art to blend humor with emotional work and this show really nailed it. At a 10pm showing, the audience was electric which made the show even better.