SURGE

solo performance · divergent at the rose · Ages 15+ · United States of America

one person show
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ROGER PAYANO certified reviewer June 06, 2016
I know Dustin as a Comedic Actor and fully expected a performance full of laughs & quips but I was Pleasant Surprise to watch him put on a Dramatic performance of this magnitude. He held his own; literally & figuratively. #ShowWorthWatching... full review
ROGER PAYANO certified reviewer June 06, 2016
I know Dustin as a Comedic Actor and fully expected a performance full of laughs & quips but I was Pleasant Surprise to watch him put on a Dramatic performance of this magnitude. He held his own; literally & figuratively. #ShowWorthWatching... full review
ERIK BLAIR certified reviewer June 06, 2016
tagged as: deep · Harsh · sad · Potent · solo show · Psyche · drama · compelling
Surge was a late addition to my schedule for Sunday the 5th and it turned out to be a welcome one. Let's be clear that solo shows are not my personal favorite type of show. They can often be self-indulgent. They can be too determined to be edgy to be coherent, too focused on getting a specific message across to allow anyone to shape the entire narrative correctly. This isn't true of the best solo shows at all, of course--but it's true of many. So I always approach solo shows with a little bit of trepidation. Fortunately, Surge is a welcome experience that I was glad to have seen. It's the story of Alan, a man whose past has fractured his present in ways that are deeper and more dangerous than we first realize. As we learn his story, we un... full review
ANONYMOUS certified reviewer June 06, 2016
Brave, bold, and powerful. Loomis gives an intimate performance and illuminates the stage. Bravo!... full review