Minnesota Fringe Festival

Show reviews by Kristi Lawless

Animal Cracker Genocide
Well, finally by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 5 kitties
I finally got a chance to see this guy, and now I know what all the fuss is about. Funny, funny show.

Silent Poetry 2
Yay! by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 5 kitties
My first five-kitty of the fringe. Great performances--awesome goodness.

Like a Virgin
Yeah! by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 5 kitties
Glad to get my Jimmy Hogg fix. He's one of a kind--fantastically funny!

Buyer's Remorse
Clever by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 5 kitties
This was a blast. There was a packed crowd and eveyone seemed to be having a great time. Very funny premise, and great performances.

Jurassic Dork
Woo hoo! by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 5 kitties
Thoroughly entertaining--really, quite amazing. I want to see it again!

Tragedy of You
Loved it! by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 5 kitties
How does he come up with this stuff? This was a lot of fun. Educational too.

The Gayer Show
Interesting by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 4 kitties
Gave me a personal glimpse into a world different from what I have experienced. I thought there was a good mix of stories that were moving, sad, and funny.

The Curse of Yig
Spooky by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 4 kitties
It started slow, but I realized they needed to do this to set the stage. Once things ramped up, I was on the edge of my seat.

Phi Alpha Gamma
Intense by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 4 kitties
Nice job. Very gripping--especially scenes from prison.

Death Camp Diaries
Interesting by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 4 kitties
I was worried that I was going to be propelled into an explosion of sadness and tears. I ended up feeling the horror and sadness of the Holocaust in a quieter way that will likely have me still pondering its questions for some time.

Parry Hotter and the Half-Drunk Twins
What fun by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 4 kitties
This was a blast. It does help if you know the series. Like another reviewer said, I wish he would not have gone down some of the unrelated paths, but it was still a great time.

Slow Jobs: Servicing America for $12 an Hour
Good times by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 4 kitties
Funny stories, talented performers.

Citation Needed
I liked this by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 4 kitties
This was a fun show--a nice addition to my fringe schedule. Some parts were hilarious.

Screams in the Dark
Potential by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 3 kitties
The concept was cool, but it needs some fine tuning.

You /Provoke /Me
Maybe it's me by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 3 kitties
I don't know much about dance, so that skews my thoughts on this show. Obviously, they have a lot of energy and are talented, but I didn't understand what most of it meant.

Bedroom Stories
Spooky sometimes by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 3 kitties
When I could figure out what was going on, there were some moving and interesting parts to this show. I liked his use of light/shadows and also the evocative music. Some parts just went on too long, in my opinion.

Agamemnon
Funny by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 3 kitties
The first part of this show had me sitting in my chair, giggling. It seemed to fall apart about halfway through, but I still enjoyed it. Loved the ghost.

Schrödinger's Cat Must Die!
Nice! by Kristi Lawless
Rating: 3 kitties
I enjoyed this show, but I would have preferred more cool experiments and fewer antics. Also, please switch out some of the uncomfortable 'student-chairs' with regular ones...even folding chairs would have been better.