Richard Lucas

The Harmony Boys will crack you up! Beyond a great musical/comedy piece, these guys can actually sing their twisted, yet wonderfully composed, holiday numbers beautifully. Plus they had a four piece band on stage that was so smooth I’d forgotten they were even there halfway through the show. Great writing and hilarious characters carry this show so briskly and smoothly, it just flies by. The humor will make you laugh and feel terribly uncomfortable at the same time, as it puts a window up to a mi... full review

Should be called INGERSOLL ROCKS! My goodness I enjoyed this show. A beautiful and inspiring solo piece about an American patriot and thinker who’s been virtually ignored by history, yet whose words and advice on saving our democracy are powerful and necessary even today. So well performed by Ernest Kearney. Thank you for bringing it to Fringe in such a time of need! Kearney manages to give the 19th century “great traveling orator” feeling/presence, yet made it 100% conversational, so I was able ... full review

Definition of Man is a gorgeous, thoughtful and provocative piece that stayed with me for days. XX (Nicki Muller) and XY (Jason Rosario) are the last two people on earth, and yet, even as they need one another to survive, they struggle to communicate as their relationship grows distant from the blooming love it’d once enjoyed. This philosophical gem, developed by both actors and written by Muller, uses language(s), movement, music, and even great silence to explore the existential crises not just... full review

Engrossing performances in a brilliantly written two-character play about the ethos, origins, and inspirations behind what makes a hero. Beautifully directed with a clarity and simplicity that uses more body language than blocking to manifest the struggles both characters have as their inner layers are uncovered. Ronn Johnstone and Veronica Wiley are great together as patient and therapist as Johnstone’s “Allyn” reveals that he’s read the opening chapters of Mattie’s PhD thesis on the “hero” and ... full review

Crittenden’s “Pete” stitches together a female Frankenstein with coding rather than sutures to repair his own broken heart. And as with most mad scientists, his own heightened needs supersede the ethics of using his skills in the timeless quest for something more perfect than human. I had a great time at this fast-paced and fun sit-com feeling comedy tightly directed by Nick Cimiluca and smoothly executed by the ensemble cast. All four actors were wonderfully live and loose and grounded within th... full review

This is a bravura performance by Todd Pickering, an outstanding storyteller, covering a calendar year of his life which he spent with his parents in their Nebraska home after learning his mother had mid-phase Alzheimer’s. Pickering’s style is filthy rich with visceral and immediate detail, with only glancing acknowledgement of the emotions at hand as he leaves that for his audience who are in shock as the days whiz by month after month - with so many chores and responsibilities - which Pickering,... full review

What a fun show! Great performances all around for this behind-the-scenes / in-front-of-the-scenes smart, fast, and funny show. Hanna and cast explore the heights and depths of celebrity narcissism playing stars and creator of a popular scripted TV show appearing on a post-season talk show to discuss and dish. Smartly directly, beautifully performed, hilarious to watch - a comedic joyride that’ll bring great energy to your Fringe experience. Go see it!... full review

The subtle and brilliant trick to “Hey, Hollywood…” is that - being a show about having ADHD - it actually has ADHD. Rasika Mathur uses storytelling and improv to walk through her recent ADHD diagnosis as liberating knowledge that has led to an understanding of why things in her past hadn’t turned out so well. But there’s an underlying and constant truth beneath that acceptance as she cleverly weaves a touching metaphor of one who cannot go in the “right” direction, performed as a wayward sea tur... full review

A very fun ride through Jacobs’ funny, bare, and sometimes warmly sentimental look at his own struggles with depression and insecurity as he transitions into his mid-30s fear that he may spend the rest of his life alone. Jacobs’ energy and comedic presence carry the piece through characters and scenes he plays out in his search for where things went wrong, and recognition of the few times that things were right. Especially fun are the moments when he’s analyzing his Facebook feed. Strong use of m... full review

What a fun hour this play was. Marc Peter Reyna magically brings to life a brash, hard-drinking, womanizing, and competitive true-life 1930s Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher with a charm, humility, and sincerity that captures us from beat one through the end. With a marvelously minimal set and just a small box of props, Reyna’s fully-realized character walks us through the hard-hitting wins and loses of a pro athlete who was good enough to make a couple All-Star teams, but not on a level to be remembered... full review