What I liked
The performances in this show are some of the strongest I have seen at Fringe this year. This cast shines, tackling complex material and completely winning the audience over.
What I didn't like
I actually wish this were longer. The material warrants this piece expanding and I felt one character faded away in an odd fashion.
My overall impression
An oddball comedy with bittersweet moments of heartbreak and loss, Quantum Entanglement features an incredibly strong cast. The performances here are the highlight of the show. Offering a story filled with mysterious family relationships, the conversations relating to family dynamics with ideas pulled from studies of quantum physics are mind-spinning in their complexity. There are hugely satisfying scenes throughout this piece – even if individual scenes seem a bit more juicy than the whole. When the lights came up , I was disappointed there was not more… I want to stress the strength of the cast for this piece, tackling some beautiful passages of dialogue, they all rise to the occasion. Payden Ackerman is endearing and maddening, Amanda Zarr is relatable and bewildering as the mother who never answers how you expect. Katelyn Shiller wrote the piece and shines in her role as a daughter who has never understood where she stands in her own family. (Also, kudos to the charming cat, played by Amy Shine!)
