My overall impression
Even though I haven’t seen even half the Fringe shows at this point, I can easily say this has got to be the worst. Well at least at the very bottom. These reviews had to have been written by friends. Sorry, but this was the epitome of bad theatre (and why Fringe needs to look at show quality before allowing companies to partake, somehow…if that is even possible). We knew we were in trouble when we saw it was written and directed bu the same dude. That is never a good idea in theatre. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that be completely successful ever. The writer thinks everything is SO IMPORTANT that he directs it that way. The levels (of screaming and crying) were non-stop painful. THEN I notice the female lead calling the male lead by the writer’s name. SO I checked the program. Yup, it was him. No wonder it was so bad. Well, on so many levels. Some of the actors seemed like they might actually be good but who could tell in this drivel. It offended me as a theatre person that this was even happening. This guy seemed to be making up lines as he went along. The dialogue was repeated OVER AND OVER. There were scenes that were completely unnecessary. The crying and the screaming had me laughing at first until it made me feel violently annoyed. And at the curtain call when I saw how smug the guy was, it was even more gross. So I decided to write a review because these glowing reviews aren’t going to help anyone get better. NEVER direct what you write, dude. And ESPECIALLY never act in it. And the gall of naming the character after yourself and then having an entire cast of people say over and over what a wonderful guy Leo is. It was just an hour, but felt like three. There ACTUALLY could be a bit of an interesting piece her, but it should run no more than 25 minutes. EDIT EDIT EDIT. And then quit maybe. Or let professionals give you HONEST advice about the work. I was so disappointed. We randomly fell into seeing this one. I’m just so sorry for anyone watching it. I get that you’re supporting your friends, bravo. The rest of the people though should see something else.
