Maddie Forrest (she/they)
Multi-Media Artist, Singer/Musician, Poet, Producer, Doll Stylist
The Road to Nowhere
maddie forrest
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June 24, 2024
certified reviewer
This is such a fun and interesting show! I loved the trajectory of the plot throughout the piece, we went so many places I really felt like this roadtrip show was moving moving moving!!! The loved the acting and felt really connected and excited by the characters. I got a kick out of the mother flirting - I got to sit right in the front and felt like I was IN THE ACTION. That Mamas got game let me tell you. ...
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BABY
maddie forrest
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June 24, 2024
certified reviewer
BABY deserves to win TOP OF FRINGE. Baby is extremely precise while being deliciously messy. Baby is a clown show, a therapist devolving into a mutated mirror for the audience, a distinct and disturbing baby’s “Waaaaaaa” from a beautiful artist! I trust Rachael on stage to cradle us and to ask to be cradled. The way she handled the incredibly difficult and vulnerable audience interaction was incredibly creative, professional and pushing. ...
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Dinosaurs
maddie forrest
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June 24, 2024
certified reviewer
Whoah what a deeply personal and uniquely presented show!! So dark while being delightfully uplifting and sweet. This juxtaposition of opposite energies in this show, with each role pushing into different extremes made the pain of the main character more palpable as well as brought light to her intensity. Everyone had such expressive eyes. I love this absurd time travel bending metaphorical show about trauma. Dinosaurs made me think and feel and laugh and pause my hatred with love. ...
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My Little Phobia
maddie forrest
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June 20, 2024
certified reviewer
WOW such a beautiful and intense delve into the inner mind of Emily and her phobia of vomiting! I felt like I got to experience the phobia and then push it away with Emily and then get submerged in it over and over again while laughing and being enraptured by her emotions and silly manic energy! She felt so comfortable on stage displaying her discomfort. I got to experience her personal upheaval while being sure she had it all together as a performer onstage (which is a feat!). Sometimes personal...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition: Part 2
maddie forrest
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June 19, 2024
certified reviewer
You may think you know the Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring but you haven't seen it laid out this hilariously and bluntly and chaotically before and you will be missing out if you don't see it through Riley's bearded Gandalf eyes. An absurd, delightfully dumb and revealingly odd look at what happens in this movie, scene by scene. The audience was in stitches and cackling the whole time it was such an experience. It made me want to see the movie for the first time again since it came o...
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The Super Trio
maddie forrest
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June 18, 2024
certified reviewer
TRULY an absolute enthralling hilarious romp the entire time! I was sitting in the front row just laughing my ass off at the writing and the acting and the heartwarming energy coming off this musical! I could see it again and again and hope it goes so far and becomes a play schools get to run as well as adults get to bring to off broadway or something!! I will be following this group for their future projects!...
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Astro Cabaret
maddie forrest
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June 16, 2024
certified reviewer
A delightful peek into the many personalities inside this lovely performer!!! I love astrology and found the characterizations of the zodiac signs intriguing and sexy and bombastic! She really has a lovely stage presence and juggled SO MANY SILLY AND TRANSFORMATIVE props to shift herself between the signs. loved that she switched between recorded backing tracks and a real piano and lip sync. Also SO MANY WIGS!...
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Heart Held at Knife Point
maddie forrest
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June 16, 2024
certified reviewer
Heart Held at Knife Point truly captivated me and made me feel like I was transported straight into a wild new and frightening metaphor of the pain of love. I found myself pondering this universe's lore long after the final blood splattered and having conversations with people who've seen the show about what emotional wounds count as a physical injuries or what makes someone have one weapon or another or what it means to abandon your weapon.What does it mean to be dating someone holding a gun whe...
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The Complaints Dept.
maddie forrest
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June 10, 2024
certified reviewer
Wow I had such a surreal and fun time in the Complaints Dept. walkthrough experience. The planning and coordination that went into this piece really shows - it felt like journeying through an absurd dimensional building with strange new beings trapped behind each door! We were efficiently shuffled between rooms, inside and outside and through hallways by the hilarious and charming guide and delightfully dry and cryptically confusing Box Office person. I loved all the performances and got a kick o...
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All the Boys I Blocked
maddie forrest
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June 10, 2024
certified reviewer
Chanel knows how to work a crowd! We were on their side the whole time and it was refreshing and captivating to watch them project their bad exs onto us and lead us through their relational misfortunes. Chanel has so much spunk and sass and stage prescience! A fun ride and lots of mixed media experiences and moments for genuine audience interaction and queer playfulness. I was thoroughly tickled by watching the audiences interactions when Chanel flirted with us and made us treat them good and the...
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