Vanlyfe brilliantly engages its audience into the micro-world of the unhoused. Audience members are asked for assistance and invited to share in the bounty of food surplus (like pancakes, chips, flowers, etc.). Trans and gender non-binary identities, drug use and mental illness are so tenderly engaged that one almost believes that the actors are portraying themselves....
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Engaging storytelling of an ultimately open-minded gal who journeys from being shaken by her Dad's infidelity to owning a bigger picture of human nature, relationship dynamics and the ridiculousness of pointing a finger at so-called immorality....
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Rahvaunia is a skilled performer who goes to the depth of her soul to bring light to Southern AIDS stories of pain and suffering. Beautiful staging, authentically rendered characters and a very difficult subject....
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Charley offers one of the most authentic life journeys I've ever seen portrayed in solo theater. She details all the challenges, wrong turns, bad decisions and joys of her long career as a human caretaker....
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It was a true privilege to be witness to this collection of trans - non-binary cross generational stories. Moments of pain, misunderstanding and triumph were skillfully woven by a most adept cast and production team....
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I met Michael Franco at the Fringe opening party and had little idea what I was in for when we negotiated a comp swap. This show is like none other. I felt gently transported to the tender world of a young woman in the rural South. The shadow puppetry was exquisite and I felt so mesmerized by Harley Walker's recall of sweet times and difficult moments. This play is special!...
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Grape Culture finds a way to theatricalize demonic patriarchy in a panoply of ways that undermine women's power and vision. It's fast moving and requires laser-attention to stay the course with these two nimble beauties....
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