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The following reviews were submitted by Fringe Member: Shawn Isenhart
Company: Third Space Theater
Show: BE NOT AFRAID
Venue: The Southern Theater
Amazing drama that gave me chills
The strongest aspect of the performance was the way the cast set a scene through physical theater. There were several moments where I got chills. I want to call out the work with the angel which combined at different times amazing group performances, some lighting tricks, and a surprise transformation of the set pieces. The only slight negative is that some of the characters feel like they skipped some growth scenes that would have helped give context for some of their choices; but some of that might be a casualty of that fact that it is a one hour show. If they later create a full length production of this concept, I would love to watch it!
Company: Big Blue Theatre
Show: A Dark Gotham Knight's Dream
Venue: Theatre in the Round
Commitment in costumes and to characters
I really want to say just how much I enjoyed the costumes. They popped, and drew me into the conceit of the play. The actors also really committed to the roles, in some cases dialing the performance up to 11 for these already over-the-top characters. However, that doesn't combine well with long soliloquies. The character voices were entertaining, but hard to understand - which made parts of the "plot" harder to follow. I also felt that the dialog was trying to decide if it was imitating Shakespeare with verse, or just throwing "-eth" at the end of everything. Not committing to one path made the play feel muddled. I also didn't enjoy the "audience participation". I suspect it was supposed to allow the actors to interact with the audience more. However, if that was the case, the actors needed to commit to the bit harder and react more than with occasional glances & grimaces. Only one did I remember seeing an actor really respond in a way that felt "worthy" of the gimmick, and it did get a big laugh from the audience - but most of the time, it felt like it was a distraction. I like the concept of this play, and a lot of work went into the production, but it doesn't feel like it pulled off what it was aiming at.