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2024 Audience Reviews
Member Reviews
The following reviews were submitted by Fringe Member: Kayla Hambek
Company: The Improv Movement Project
Show: IMP presents Collidescope
Venue: HUGE Improv Theater
Crack-ups and Kangaroos
This show is just joy personified. When someone says “movement improv,” my first thought generally goes to interpretive dance. There was a moment of that in this show (to IMMENSELY humorous effect), but mostly it’s very funny people being funny and lovely and vulnerable together - just silently (with backing tracks). The performers even made each other laugh, which made the whole performance feel safe and warm, like a big hug. The talent is huge, the ensemble is inspiring, and the experience is grand. I’m hoping to catch it a second time before it closes.
Company: Paper Soul
Show: Anti.Hero
Venue: HUGE Improv Theater
The Sequel to a Movie I Missed
During the entire runtime of this show, I felt…left out, I think is the best way to describe it. I didn’t see the previous shows in the trilogy, I don’t know the performer, so I didn’t find it as enjoyable as a lot of the people around me seemed to. He’s clearly an engaging fellow and a good storyteller, but the show seemed very thrown together and didn’t have much of a throughline. Not for me.
Company: Linnea Bond
Show: Heart Ripped Out Twice And So Can You!
Venue: Barbara Barker Center for Dance
When In Doubt, Dance
I tend to avoid one-person shows, and only attended this because it was convenient. I’m so, SO glad I did. This show is the epitome of Fringe - it’s funny, it’s weird, it’s heartfelt, it’s charming, there’s puppets - and the actor/creator is so talented and engaging, it’s hard to look away. I agree with another reviewer that 16+ is probably a better age bracket for this show, but I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end.
Company: The Project Factory
Show: Pants on Fire
Venue: HUGE Improv Theater
Would I Lie to You? Yes!
If you’re a fan of British panel shows Would I Lie to You and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (like I am), you’ll love this show! If you aren’t familiar (like my seat buddy wasn’t), you might find yourself a bit confused by some of the non Q&A moments. But we had a great cast, and the host and her minion did a great job of keeping the momentum going. Grab a beer from concessions and have a good time!