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All shows were good to excellent: can't beat that! I also had a pleasant 12-mile bike ride (biking to the West Bank has been much improved by the Midtown Bikeway) and spent an hour or two bike shopping at The Hub Bike Coop, Lake Street location. Didn't buy anything, but got a better idea what I'm looking for. Justin is a really nice salesman.
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4:00 PM William Shakespeare's Hystery Queene Margaret
Presented by Bedlam Theatre at Bedlam Theatre - Parking Lot
Wow. Queen Margaret was pretty cool. I thought this was going to be one of those comic mashups of Shakespeare, but it's not: it's a genuine (and highly successful) attempt to edit the massive Henry VI 3-play cycle down to a reasonable length: in this case, one hour. Astonishingly enough, the story is easy to follow, and is actually pretty gripping. I have to admit that I have no experience whatsoever with these plays, but I have to wonder what the other 14 hours could possibly add to the story, other than more bodies.
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5:30 PM A Brief History of Petty Crime
Presented by The Roodie Pancake Experiment at Bedlam Theatre
Your basic comic monologue about a few episodes from a mildly misspent youth. The stories were amusing and Jimmy Hogg's delivery is intense and entertaining. Unfortunately, the glass of wine I bought in the lobby brought on an attack of the sleepies, and I wasn't completely awake for all of it.
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7:00 PM Circumference
Presented by Awkward Moment Productions at Mixed Blood Theatre
Really really good, just like everybody thought it would be. A little rough around the edges (what with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
puffpastry practically having a nervous breakdown while writing the piece, she apparently didn't have time to practice the final version before the performance) but it really didn't matter. Her writing, her timing and delivery, and her pure lovableness elevates her confessional monologues above almost everybody else's even when the performance is not quite perfected. It was worth seeing the slightly unpolished first show just to see the radiant glow on her face when the audience gave her a huge hand and partial standing ovation at the end. I sat next to one of the guys from The Broken Brain Summit (which Amy wrote but did not perform) and his enthusiasm was contagious. He kept telling people proudly, "Amy is a personal friend of mine!"
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10:00 PM Blue Collar Diaries
Presented by Michelle Myers at Intermedia Arts
This one is low-key and under the radar, but really excellent. It's just one woman sharing little vignettes about some of the people she knew while growing up in St. Paul. With just a few simple props she slips into each character, doing the voices and body language superbly, with still pictures of the old neighborhood projected behind her. Don't miss it.
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4:00 PM William Shakespeare's Hystery Queene Margaret
Presented by Bedlam Theatre at Bedlam Theatre - Parking Lot
Wow. Queen Margaret was pretty cool. I thought this was going to be one of those comic mashups of Shakespeare, but it's not: it's a genuine (and highly successful) attempt to edit the massive Henry VI 3-play cycle down to a reasonable length: in this case, one hour. Astonishingly enough, the story is easy to follow, and is actually pretty gripping. I have to admit that I have no experience whatsoever with these plays, but I have to wonder what the other 14 hours could possibly add to the story, other than more bodies.
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5:30 PM A Brief History of Petty Crime
Presented by The Roodie Pancake Experiment at Bedlam Theatre
Your basic comic monologue about a few episodes from a mildly misspent youth. The stories were amusing and Jimmy Hogg's delivery is intense and entertaining. Unfortunately, the glass of wine I bought in the lobby brought on an attack of the sleepies, and I wasn't completely awake for all of it.
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7:00 PM Circumference
Presented by Awkward Moment Productions at Mixed Blood Theatre
Really really good, just like everybody thought it would be. A little rough around the edges (what with
puffpastry practically having a nervous breakdown while writing the piece, she apparently didn't have time to practice the final version before the performance) but it really didn't matter. Her writing, her timing and delivery, and her pure lovableness elevates her confessional monologues above almost everybody else's even when the performance is not quite perfected. It was worth seeing the slightly unpolished first show just to see the radiant glow on her face when the audience gave her a huge hand and partial standing ovation at the end. I sat next to one of the guys from The Broken Brain Summit (which Amy wrote but did not perform) and his enthusiasm was contagious. He kept telling people proudly, "Amy is a personal friend of mine!"___________
10:00 PM Blue Collar Diaries
Presented by Michelle Myers at Intermedia Arts
This one is low-key and under the radar, but really excellent. It's just one woman sharing little vignettes about some of the people she knew while growing up in St. Paul. With just a few simple props she slips into each character, doing the voices and body language superbly, with still pictures of the old neighborhood projected behind her. Don't miss it.
