What I liked
The direction and clown elements to heighten and get the audience involved were amazing.
What I didn't like
I would love to see it go darker at parts, explore some moments more fully.
My overall impression
Alina has created an incredibly interesting show exploring her life story and the story of her youth but where this show really takes an incredible turn and becomes even more interesting is her gift to the audience: An exploration of what makes US tick, what informs our decisions and how even now (and back in USSR times) we can sit and watch atrocities happen and even, as Alina, the brilliant clown that she is, shows us: how we end up supporting these men who have destroyed our world.
This what Fringe is for, this is Fringe at its best: a phenomenal actor bringing you on a journey, coaxing you along and revealing things that will keep your mind on fire. It’s hilarious, you’ll laugh a ton but you’ll also sip on soup (that’s not a metaphor
there is soup) watching Alina have cathartic moments on a small stage in LA that she could never have back home – and wonder how we as a society got here.
Go see this show!
