Fringe 2013 - catchup reviews
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dreamsharkNot much to catch up on, actually. I skipped Monday. On Tuesday, our house guests ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vgqn and magscanner decided to take my advice and see the Tesla/Edison show, so R and I joined them. We met up with barondave & carol, lsanderson and the minnehaha, and our intrepid group managed to secure front row seats! This is a good idea at Intermedia Arts, which has mediocre sight lines due to low risers. Then we all piled into vehicles and drove up to Camden for a table full of "tasting menu" at Victory 44. The food was good, but the restaurant was horrendously noisy which made it almost impossible for our collectively aging ears to hear the waitress's description of each elaborate little course. After dinner some of the others headed over to a show I'd already seen, so I went home. On Wednesday vgqn and magscanner spent the afternoon and evening downtown. I worked a full day and then took the bus to the Music Box to join them for "This Old Shoes," which we all agreed was so good that we might as well quit for the day on a high note.
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To Mars With Tesla or The Interplanetary Machinations of Evil Thomas Edison (Intermedia Arts) * * * *
English Scrimshaw Novelties = Josh Scrimshaw, Kelvin Hatle, Adrienne English.
A very silly show, impeccably produced and hilariously performed. Josh's physical comedy skills are just phenomenal, and yet somehow manage to get better every time I see him. Kelvin Hatle's face is nearly as limber as Scrimshaw's body. This left Adrienne English more or less playing the straight man, which she did with dignity and humor. She is also credited for the choreography, which was an essential element of the production. If the story hadn't been so damn dumb I would have given it 5 stars.
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These Old Shoes (Music Box) * * * * *
Transatlantic Love Affair
A different sort of physical theater, but equally effective, with a large and highly skilled cast performing on an empty stage, turning their bodies into furniture, trees and elevator doors as necessitated by the story. The plot was simple but affecting, and the young actors did an amazing job transitioning instantaneously from youth to old age and back again. I think this was the first performance I've attended that got a standing ovation. And I was able to complete my review of the Music Box Theater by verifying that the sight lines and sound are just as perfect from the very back row as they are from down front.
vgqn and magscanner decided to take my advice and see the Tesla/Edison show, so R and I joined them. We met up with barondave & carol, lsanderson and the minnehaha, and our intrepid group managed to secure front row seats! This is a good idea at Intermedia Arts, which has mediocre sight lines due to low risers. Then we all piled into vehicles and drove up to Camden for a table full of "tasting menu" at Victory 44. The food was good, but the restaurant was horrendously noisy which made it almost impossible for our collectively aging ears to hear the waitress's description of each elaborate little course. After dinner some of the others headed over to a show I'd already seen, so I went home. On Wednesday vgqn and magscanner spent the afternoon and evening downtown. I worked a full day and then took the bus to the Music Box to join them for "This Old Shoes," which we all agreed was so good that we might as well quit for the day on a high note._____________________________________
To Mars With Tesla or The Interplanetary Machinations of Evil Thomas Edison (Intermedia Arts) * * * *
English Scrimshaw Novelties = Josh Scrimshaw, Kelvin Hatle, Adrienne English.
A very silly show, impeccably produced and hilariously performed. Josh's physical comedy skills are just phenomenal, and yet somehow manage to get better every time I see him. Kelvin Hatle's face is nearly as limber as Scrimshaw's body. This left Adrienne English more or less playing the straight man, which she did with dignity and humor. She is also credited for the choreography, which was an essential element of the production. If the story hadn't been so damn dumb I would have given it 5 stars.
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These Old Shoes (Music Box) * * * * *
Transatlantic Love Affair
A different sort of physical theater, but equally effective, with a large and highly skilled cast performing on an empty stage, turning their bodies into furniture, trees and elevator doors as necessitated by the story. The plot was simple but affecting, and the young actors did an amazing job transitioning instantaneously from youth to old age and back again. I think this was the first performance I've attended that got a standing ovation. And I was able to complete my review of the Music Box Theater by verifying that the sight lines and sound are just as perfect from the very back row as they are from down front.
