Pacific Conference

comedy · open fist theater company · Ages 18+ · United States

world premiere
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ANONYMOUS uncertified reviewer June 24, 2012
This show was easily the best comedy I have seen out here in Los Angeles over the past few years of the Fringe. The content, the timing, the dialogue, everything was remarkable, plain and simple. Starting from a well directed, brilliantly written piece from Christofer Frey, to an extraordinarily casted ensemble of actors on and off stage, this show brought it from start to finish. What really made Pacific Conference stand out from the rest of the comedic shows, was that it was incredibly unique in the sense that you had voices coming in from off stage during the, "mock conference call" taking place. Not only did that add a completely different element of comedy to the show, but the actors playing the off-stage voices were on point the en... full review
ANNA HODGSON certified reviewer June 22, 2012
Pacific Conference featured around a snobby aussie bloke signing a deal with a new american movie. It was funny to recognize the changes these american business men made when dealing with the Australian actor in order to make him feel more comfortable, like de-professionalizing their clothing and using terms such as "bloke". Although the aussie accent is always a win in my opinion, the show relied on general stereotypes of international businessmen, from the sex crazed Indian to the bigoted American and the baffled Middle Eastern. It was a funny sketch about working in a mixed ethnicity environment, but overall lacked in the ingenuity I was looking for in a fringe show. In saying that, I respect the playwright and director Christofer Frey f... full review