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FAMILY FRIES is a tragicomic exploration of nuclear family trauma and how we relate to it, the characters defining themselves or rejecting themselves by their neglectful upbringing. Three adult children take wildly different approaches, yet all land back in the same hole they sprouted from—though now it may just be their grave.
This is an intense, ambitious, and very, very funny play that covers a lot of ground—and the first Fringe show that made me shed tears (the hug). It requires a hefty trigger warning; there’s shock factor to be noted, and some suspension of disbelief in that vein. Brutal and hysterical, it’s not perfect but it doesn’t need to be. There are some emotionally athletic performances on that stage. Highly recommend.
