Theme Park is a dark comedy about a terrible ride accident at Super-Duper Mega-Marine Coaster World – and a gunman-hostage situation that follows it. A detective and his sidekick attempt to diffuse the situation.
Writer-Actor David Jacobson creates a fairly complex story with very little – his body, his voice, and just a few chairs as props. He brings a great deal of energy to the show – funneling it into creating six-odd characters.
I Remember Mama is one-woman show is Julia DeSotto’s tale of the three women that influenced her life and character the most – her Italian grandmother, her Estonian mother, and her Scottish Mother-In-Law.
It conveys how these relationships shaped the people she and her children are today. Sprinkled with song and dance, and plenty of impersonation, she makes us laugh, clap, tap our feet, and occasionally tear up.
Set amidst Quebec separatists movements, and awkward coming of age, Brother Andre’s Heart examines the tale of three somewhat awkward youngsters, learning to push the boundaries of their comfort zones, and living and learning.
It is a warm funny story about a few socially challenged film makers who spend more time watching Star Trek than scriptwriting or shooting. They speak as if they were aboard the Enterprise, and everything becomes a coordinated crew based effort. By everything, I mean not much. These people can barely make it to the corner store to buy milk.
Mary’s Wedding is more somber and an actual narrative than most of the other Fringe shows I’ve seen this year. Presented by Brantbury Fair, the World War I love story of Mary and Charlie was in equal parts charming, moving, and sad.
It is the night before Mary’s wedding and the entire sequence is a dream. It’s not just any dream, it’s a recurring dream that Mary has had since losing the love of her life to the Great War.
Memories and fantasy blend together, as Mary’s subconscious combines the actual experiences they shared with secondhand accounts of letters he wrote her. Some experiences in her dream are completely made up. Peter, for his part, sees Mary everywhere and in everything he sees and does.
She Said What Happened is the perfect pick me up for a bad day. In fact now that I think about it, I can’t say enough about how much I loved this show. You walk into a theatre with a large stage with three clothes racks on stage. The racks feature a variety of colourful outfits and props.
The girls make an entrance amidst flashing lights, and some impressive dance moves, followed by an introduction that had the audience in stitches by the time they were through. Featuring dancing, a crazy assortment of costumes, and three extremely talented women, She Said What Happened is akin to watching an episode of Saturday Night Live.
Theme Park is a dark comedy about a terrible ride accident at Super-Duper Mega-Marine Coaster World – and a gunman-hostage situation that follows it. A detective and his sidekick attempt to diffuse the situation.
