25 Plays Per Hour

25 Plays Per Hour is fun, hilarious, and a great escape from the heavier side of Fringe. All of the performers shine as their multiple characters and Director Aaron Kozak does a nice job making the whole thing feel cohesive. I particularly enjoyed the plays "Muffins" by Ian Federgreen, "Fairy Journal" by Lee Pollero, and "The Lamp" by Aaron Kozak. A job well done to the entire cast and crew!... full review

I had so much fun watching 25 Plays an Hour. Every actor was completely committed to each of their roles. I laughed, I cried and I fully enjoyed the show. I highly recommend seeing it!... full review

Very interesting concept. Applauding the group for their effort and teamwork. I just found it very difficult to become invested in the actors storytelling with so many pieces being fired at us in such a small amount of time. Large amount of comedic pieces that did not always land the joke the playwright was aiming for. I did find myself getting a bit confused as to which pieces were suppose to be funny and which ones were suppose to be serious. Looking around at my fellow patrons reactions, I could tell I was not the only one. At times I felt even the actors were a bit confused about their storytelling and were a little too focused in getting all 25 plays done within the allotted amount of time. More thought could have gone behind the organi... full review

Sadly these sketches were not worth performing. With very few exceptions the timing was off, I saw no through line if there was supposed to be one. These are talented actors, they deserve better writing than attempting to make these mostly tired jokes fly. And it was very warm in the theater, also not very helpful. They worked hard but it just wasn't worth it in the end.... full review

So many good ideas. So many great performances. Unfortunately none were served by a breakneck pace that had each segment running over each other. About half way through the whole show just started to become a blur. At times it seemed as though the cast was trying to set a speed record. Perhaps it could have been 24 plays per hour or 20 plays per hour. Then perhaps some thought could have been given to pace. There was no time to process what I had just seen before another scene was starting. At the end of this well written and performed show I was just exhausted from the sensory overload.... full review

Twenty Five plays per hour.....was not nearly fast enough. While they did move a break neck pace, I kept checking my bare wrist to see the time. To be fair, I had a great time with half of the cast. The deck is stacked with a fantastically talented female cast while the male counterparts are sadly not up to par. Each male cast member shined a little brighter on their own or with their own material but never impressed when paired with the opposite sex. The writing is well crafted and many scenes have a proper button to make the two minutes feel justified but in a few cases it just wasn't executed. Scenes to take note 2, 6, 7 (huge props), 9, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25 A credit to the director, Aaron Kozak, whose other works have been st... full review

I wasn’t expecting all 25 of these sketches to be funny (to me). Comedy is a tough thing; people have different notions of humor. Even the best of the classic Saturday Night Live shows only had about 50% funny content in any given evening. But the hit-to-miss ratio in the 2013 version of 25 plays per hour is unsafe at any speed. I’m hoping next year’s model will be better. Full review at Bitter Lemons: http://losangeles.bitter-lemons.com/2013/06/26/fringe-review-25-plays-per-hour/... full review

This felt like a sketch show. That's fine on its own but I think the shallow writing of some of the sketches took the air out of what could have been more profound moments. Had the overall tone been a little more polished I think the right balance could have been struck and the audience could have experienced the full breadth of the writing. Some of the transitions were sloppy too. If the writers knew that this particular evening of theatre was what they were all working toward, then I would think they should want to find more effective and clever ways of tying everything together. The actors were committed but seemed miscast in places.... full review