Fringe Saturday

[dreamshark]

A successful, if exhausting day. We each saw 6 shows (none of which was awful) and biked 13.5 miles. Due to circumstances well within my control I wasn't ready to go at the appointed time so Richard biked off without me. I did make it to Rarig Center at 2:30 on the dot, but the show we'd planned to see was sold out. So I went in the closest door and ended up at The Frog Prince. Richard, arriving a few minutes before me, had the same experience and picked The Tenth Muse instead. He liked his choice better than I liked mine, but neither was a disaster. Our favorites for the day were both children's shows, neither of which had many children in attendance. In the case of Sideways School, this was probably because the show was at 10pm (what were you thinking, Fringe???). In the case of The Harty Boys it was probably because the Scrimshaw name attracted the usual crowd of sophisticated Fringers, not all of whom have children to bring along. I have posted reviews for all shows on the Fringe website - follow the links if interested.

2:30 p.m. U of M Arena
The Tenth Muse [Richard] * * * *
presented by Elisa Korenne

2:30 p.m. U of M Proscenium
The Frog Prince: A Splashy New Musical! [Sharon] * * *
presented by Top Hat Theatre

4:00 p.m. U of M Thrust
The Harty Boys in The Case of the Limping Platypus * * * * *
presented by Joshua English Scrimshaw & Levi Weinhagen

5:30 p.m. Augsburg Studio [warning: A/C has been broken throughout festival so far]
The Twisted Grin-Assorted Tales to Amuse and Alarm * * * *
presented by Mindless Mirth Productions

7:00 p.m. Augsburg Studio [warning: A/C has been broken throughout festival so far]
Rumspringa the Musical * * *
presented by Best Weird Dog

8:30 p.m. U of M Xperimental
Moby Dick Tonight * * * 1/2
presented by Loren Niemi

10:00 p.m. U of M Thrust
Sideways Stories from Wayside School * * * * *
presented by Four Humors Theater