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a platinum medal winner!
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funny
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physical comedian extraordinaire
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suicide
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ABBY SCHACHNER
certified reviewer
June 12, 2015
yeah... I gotta say... you really oughtta see this show. penny is a physical comedian, a clown of sorts, but she is also a writer and a beautiful performer and creates a world and has fun in it like you wouldn't believe. Comfortable in this show, she is able to enter the worlds with a joy and a freedom but yes, a precision (penny, how the hell do you fall in the bucket like that?), you know what, i'm going to shut up now. just get your ticket. you're in exceptional hands....
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MATTHEW MARTIN
uncertified reviewer
June 13, 2015
To be honest, I probably couldn't say enough about Penny and her show, but I'll do my best. No only did Penny's show have a lot of heart and comedy, but the direction of this show was incredible. Penny's movements and shifts from character to character were so well done, that it was obvious that her and Pearlman were more than on the same page. The amount of storytelling Penny was able to do with such a simple set design and look was truly amazing. I would highly recommend this show to everyone this year!...
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TONY KIM
certified reviewer
June 12, 2015
The performance tonight was spectacular, in the wonderful highs and not really lows, but emotional depths that the artist Penny brings to this show. Her wonderful array of extremely well thought out characters, subject matter, and healthy doses of humor go a long way for this fringer that had an amazing time watching this show. Definitely one to put on the list, near the top....
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CYANNE MCCLAIRIAN
certified reviewer
June 17, 2015
Brilliant!
Where to even begin --- just WOW! Pollak is a true artist, using her entire body to transform from character to character like pure comedic poetry. She doesn't complicate things & the audience can't help but go with her thru all the twists & turns. An absolute MUST SEE!!! Bravo... & Slainte'! ;)
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SARAH WOLTER
uncertified reviewer
June 20, 2015
I haven't seen this show. I saw an excerpt at this evening's Pick of the Fringe... Woah. Penny is a daring and extraordinary actor.. She glides across the tight-rope separating comedy from tragedy with a felicity that belies the effort and skill it requires to not fall off. Major major major kudos, and I can't wait to see the full show. ...
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ERSILIA POMPILIO
certified reviewer
June 26, 2015
One of the best one person shows that I have seen in the fringe! Unique, and very well written...... No traveler takes us on an amazing journey through many suicides.... And Penny is a brilliant actress and does a great job with navigating through all the different characters..... I was able to follow the story all the way through the end and this piece indeed is well written! ...
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GRAYDON SCHLICHTER
certified reviewer
June 23, 2015
Ok, let's get the elephant out of the room. Yes, this play is about suicide. And, yes, it's funny. Very funny. If there is no way for you to not be deeply offended by this I won't try to talk you into seeing the show. But for everyone else...
This piece is very well done. Penny Pollak slips into and out of the 1/2 dozen or so characters she portrays in this one-person show, effortlessly. Granted, the technical support (lights, sound, and prop design) support her quite well in this, but that only adds to the overall quality of the presentation and takes nothing away from her performance.
Each woman played by Ms. Pollak is in a rough spot and wrestles with whether it's worth it to keep struggling. Unfortunately almost all of u...
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MATT RITCHEY
uncertified reviewer
June 28, 2015
I loved this show! Penny is adorable, funny, heartbreaking, and intensely talented. If you missed this show at Fringe, be sure to seek it out for encores or extensions because it is a fabulous journey!...
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GLENDA SUGGS
certified reviewer
June 28, 2015
Really great physical work and I loved the staging of this show! Was it a comedy? No. Was it funny? At times.
Personally, I am not a fan of one man shows. It's hard to build a relationship with someone who isn't there. It's even harder for the audience to believe a relationship that isn't there. Penny did very well with creating a believable environment by following not present people with her eyes and her very specific gestures. Her monologue work was beautiful and well paced.
The play is written so that Penny plays all the characters in the show. The first conversation worked very well- side A spoke first / black out / side B spoke second, same conversation. It was funny. There were things revealed about the characters beautifully...
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