In Rehearsal

6 men + 2 women = a one woman tour de force.
Meet both sides of seven love affairs between men and women....and women and women in this one-woman show of extraordinary fusion physicality. Comedy, modern dance, loneliness, and lesbians: Laugh, cry, realize why you keep fucking up relationships.

Reviews.....
"In what is shaping up to be the best Fringe Fest yet, Alison Vodnoy's In Rehearsal stands out among the best of the best. Using choreographed movement that is graceful but relentless, she portrays the woman and all of her lovers with a sharp specificity that is wonderfully witty yet unexpectedly sad."
-Joseph McDonough, Cincinnati Enquirer

"Alison Vodnoy is one multi-talented young woman. For In Rehearsal she pulls out all her talents....and uses her dancer's body to do fabulous things in telling the story."
- Jane Durrell, City Beat

"Vodnoy as the 32 year old married man was a stand out."
- Brian Griffin, The Conveyor

Link Alison's website

alisonvodnoy.googlepages.com

Link to "In Rehearsal" Photo Gallery

http://alisonvodnoy.googlepages.com/%22inrehearsal%22

The cast

Alison Vodnoy
Role: Playwright and Performer
Alison Vodnoy has performed in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival for the past three years. She premiered In Rehearsal there this June, and was previously in (Un)Natural Disaster, and iLove: with the Satori Group. In Rehearsal was honored with two Cincinnati Acclaim Awards (best solo script and best solo performance) and the other two shows were honored with the Pick of the Fringe Award. She is a junior at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and will graduate this March. At CCM, she has appeared in Recent Tragic Events, The Good Person of Setzuan, Chuck Mee’s Big Love as Thyona, Anon(ymous), Comedy of Errors, The Lucrezia Legend, and she will appear in On the Verge this fall. In regional theater she has appeared as the title role in Sylvia with the Northern Fort Playhouse in South Dakota.

Showtimes

Thu., Jul. 31 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

Show details

Venue: Intermedia Arts

Duration: 60 minutes

For ages 16+

Created by Alison Vodnoy

From: Cincinnati, OH

Genres: Solo

Warnings: Adult language, Sexual Content

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Wow
by Joel Zummak Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
Funny sometimes, truly touching at others, the only comment I had at the end was, "thank you."

Riveting performance
by Florence Brammer Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
Ms. Vodnoy's performance was compelling with her physical grace, her quick-witted delivery and her well-written script. A very fast-moving and enjoyable hour.

"He was all beef and I was a vegan."
by Dave Romm Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
A one-woman show on relationships that fail, from both sides. The script is funny and touching; it feels true. Her performance is stellar: When she's her lithe Jewish main character, she's a feast for the eyes with yoga positions and ballet moves. As other characters, she dons simple costumes and uses lighting cues to have the characters interact. A Shockwave Radio Theater Review.

Longer reviews with pictures at Baron Dave's LiveJournal.

wookin pa nub
by Erica Mauter Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
Alison Vodnoy tells the story of Akiva. She tells her side of seven attempts at relationships (along with visits to her therapist), and then goes back and tells the other person's side of the story.

The show description's mention of lesbians is sensationalist. One of Akiva's relationship tries is with a woman, but it's not treated any differently than the other six.

Halfway through, I thought it was a decent show but nothing special. The second half redeemed it. A very interesting way to delve into the character of Akiva and a reminder that there are always two sides to every story, neither of which is necessarily the wrong or the right one.

Absolutely Fantastic
by Donovan Walker Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
The only thing I regret about this show is not seeing it sooner to give it five kitties.

You have only one more chance to see it. GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO!

WOWZERS!
by Drewkowski Brent Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
Yeah! What else can I say.

On Her Resume
by Ben San Del Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
Great show. I (thought I) posted a review of this show three days ago, but it never got up (guess I forgot to hit "submit"). So here we go again. Great show. Great performance. And good insight. The only downfall is that the general subject matter explored is nothing new or surprising. But it's done in a fresh way. You won't be disappointed with this show.

My Favorite
by billy fury Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
I'm up to 14 shows during the the first 4 days of the Fringe. I have seen 4 that are outstanding and this one that knocked my socks off. It is the top of my list! I made three calls this morning to friends imploring them to catch one of the last two performances. Alison is terrific!

What the Fringe is all about...
by Jeffrey McCants Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
It's shows like this that make me travel from Ohio to Minnesota every year. Shows that are entertaining, but never safe. Where there is a huge chance that the audience may not exactly connect with what the artist wants to get across. Risk that Alison Vodnoy took in her one-woman show. It's physical, emotional, funny, and thoughtful. The show jumped and popped in all the right places.

If you want a show that takes a risk with you, go see this one. There is a chance you might not like it (doubt it), but that's what makes the Minnesota Fringe Festival amazing.

Clever Twist
by phillip low Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
An extraordinary physical and vocal performance in a genre that I'm honestly not in the audience for. The first half was particularly rough going, since it's told from the perspective of an intensely self-involved character agonizing over her relationships; but this is more than paid off by the second half, which is told from the perspective of the various men that she's just described. Cleverly constructed with a few flashes of insight, although relationship dramas are still not really my thing. Full review available at the Twin Cities Daily Planet.

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