25 Plays Per Hour

Part of the joy of the Fringe is to take risks and invest in stories short term with the hopes they stick with you long term. 25PPH is a perfect microcosm of the Fringe. Presented at a breakneck pace (without sacrificing breathing room where needed), the audience just has to hang tight and enjoy the ride. A couple of serious stories live in the midst of the ridiculous, and TU offers much to ponder within some of the sillier pieces (specifically "The Tweet Poet" by Gregory Crafts, "The Multiverse" and "In the Box" by Wendy Gough Soroka). "Risk" by Ian Federgreen was a great distillation of one moment in time that means the world to one person while others don't take it very seriously. In a way, that's when these micro plays excel at ... 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

Theatre Unleashed delivers again with a brand new show. This year's version featured a few more monologues, and they allowed the actors to shine, especially Jenn Crafts' singing in The Prom skit. I hope this show becomes a Fringe tradition.... full review