Brooke Silva
The Harry and Sam Dialogues
brooke silva
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June 22, 2013
certified reviewer
The strength of this show is it's specificity. Director Matt Fauls has done a great job of crafting a specific aesthetic vision for the show and obviously worked with his actors a lot on that specificity. Handling invisible props can be tricky, but I think it worked here due to the actors' commitment to that convention. I could feel the history and familiarity in the relationship between Harry and Sam. I enjoyed the script and the unique way of story-telling a lot. The subtext was very strong, an...
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O, Fallen One
brooke silva
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June 22, 2013
certified reviewer
A very compelling first workshop including some of the best acting work I've seen at Fringe so far. I would love to see this show become further developed. I thought the scenes that were more abstract were more effective in telling the story, and conveying the feeling of madness, confusion, and poetry. I would absolutely be interested in seeing this show again and watching it grow over time. ...
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JASON <3 MEDEA
brooke silva
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June 22, 2013
certified reviewer
This show has some interesting ideas and creative thoughts, but seems unrealized. Jason and Medea are presented fairly one-sided, with Jason as a arrogant jerk and Medea as a crazy woman. The most dynamic character was the third actor playing one of the Argonauts. I would have liked to have seen more complex humanity in Jason and Medea, and more depth in their relationship. The script seemed to hit the same points over and over again. It felt like it was trying to be Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Gu...
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Listen... Can You Hear Me Now?
brooke silva
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June 17, 2013
certified reviewer
The story of a hearing child in a deaf family is very interesting. The details of her particular family are intriguing. However, this show mostly made me want to read her memoir. It often felt like the actor was reading from a book. The story is captivating, but I'm not sure it's theatrical enough to be entertaining as a one-woman show. The characters she does in the process are the highlight: her mother, her aunt, her father, her friend. I really do hope to read her memoir someday and find out m...
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Love Actually Isn't
brooke silva
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June 17, 2013
certified reviewer
This show was funny, heartfelt and relateable. It left me thinking about relationships, love, and the paradigms we give them in our society. There were some very strong acting. My complaints are about more technical things. The transitions between scenes took several minutes each. It was a long time to be sitting in the dark watching people move furniture. The sets were very realistic, but I think could have been more simplistic if it would have moved the show along quicker. The designation of sp...
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I Never Met A Jerk I Didn't Like
brooke silva
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June 16, 2013
certified reviewer
Very funny! Tiffany's characters are detailed and specific. it's a very entertaining and relatable journey, as a woman. the transition before the Vanessa monologue could be clearer. It was s little muddy. and overall I think the dramatic arc could be more pronounced. there seemed to be the same tone throughout. I would have liked to see tiffany change more as she experienced these different states of dating mindset. all in all though, i had a good time and was left with thoughts. tiffany is obvio...
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