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ANONYMOUS
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June 19, 2019
Nicely done. Over all production was well executed and worth that pat on the back you are so looking for. Your parents would be proud if they had been there of course......
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VIVI THAI
certified reviewer
June 21, 2019
This show was hilarious! This is a must-see for anyone who has ever done theatre. Funny and poignant and all the things you hope for when you go into a (kinda) dark room to watch a story....
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BRIGITTE NGO-TRINH
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June 22, 2019
Hilarious, I could not stop laughing!...
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JIM BLANCHETTE
certified reviewer
June 22, 2019
For everyone who has every done a Fringe show, Blackboxing is must see theatre. Matt Ritchey sharpens the blade of his years of festival theatre experience and lovingly skewers every wonderfully awkward stereotype. Matthew Martin's fluid direction moves Ritchey from performance to performer with ease. And we should ALL have a stage manager as wonderfully honest as Jim Niedzialkowski, who steps out of the booth to keep it real and bring a beautiful heart....
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NICK RHEINWALD-JONES
certified reviewer
June 22, 2019
Ridiculously entertaining and thoroughly delightful, with the kind of lead performance that Travis Acedia would surely call a "tour de force." ...
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GEOFFREY AND SAM ROSE
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June 23, 2019
Blackboxing is terrific fun. It's comical yet heartfelt, and a terrific vehicle for the very talented Matt Ritchie. It's an insightful full-on hour of 'poking fun' at the stereotypical one-man Fringe show. Highly recommended....
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MICHAEL GORDON SHAPIRO
certified reviewer
June 17, 2019
A wickedly clever satire of the narcissistic world of solo shows, smoothed over with just the right amount of sincerity....
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RYAN LISMAN
certified reviewer
June 10, 2019
I really enjoyed this. I personally have never been a big fan of one-man shows, so I love that Blackboxing expertly parodies it. Matt Ritchey has always been a terrific Director and Writer, but I was so surprised to see how talented a performer he was. The debates with the Stage Manager were deliciously clever. I don't want to spoil the end section of the show, but it was very powerful. I love the entire message of the show, "Why are you doing this show", it's a beautiful question that every single theatre artist can ask themselves. ...
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