ROCKO AND NAKOTA: TALES FROM THE LAND

Rocko and Nakota:Tales from the Land is naïve, but it’s also so witty and openhearted that I’m very grateful for it. In his solo show, Josh Longueduc introduces us to a little boy named Nakota who’s presenting a class project about a superhero. Very quickly, Nakota’s...

THE ADHD PROJECT

I like any show that makes me cry and, although it also made me laugh, The ADHD Project certainly succeeded on that front. That’s because it tells the story of an outcast—and who can’t relate? Writer and solo performer Carlyn Rhamey, who has ADHD, was bullied and...

UNSCRIPTURED

Unscriptured is very…alright. In it, Travis Bernhardt leads us through an improvised church service. When I was there, we worshipped crying alone, which was a terrific audience suggestion—as was the runner-up, disappointing your mother. Bernhardt structures the improv...

ANGELS & ALIENS

Angels & Aliens: pros and cons. In Angels & Aliens, co-writers and performers Sydney Hayduk and Jeff Leard take on the personae of friends and roommates Syd and Jeff who have just had sex for the first time. It was awkward. To distract themselves, they play...

RED BASTARD: LIE WITH ME

For a guy who wants to seduce his audience, Red Bastard (Eric Davis) spends an awful lot of time talking down to them. Davis uses Lie with Me as a soapbox to promote polyamory. The opening and closing sequences are engaging, but there’s long, boring middle. Off the...