{"id":2792,"date":"2018-09-03T18:32:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T21:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=2792"},"modified":"2023-07-07T16:07:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:07:36","slug":"halifax-fringe-roundup-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=2792","title":{"rendered":"Halifax Fringe Roundup: Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s been an especially strong Halifax Fringe so far, and today was particularly exceptional. I saw six shows, and I recommend all of them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>The Negroes Are Congregating<\/i> by Natasha Adiyana Morris. The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen Street)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40301829_1841146012646774_1038919637913305088_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40301829_1841146012646774_1038919637913305088_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40301829_1841146012646774_1038919637913305088_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40301829_1841146012646774_1038919637913305088_n-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40301829_1841146012646774_1038919637913305088_n-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40301829_1841146012646774_1038919637913305088_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">David Delisca, Dennis W. Langley &amp;\u00a0Angaer Arop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pieceofminearts.com\/\">PIECE of MINE Arts<\/a>\u2019 <i>The Negroes Are Congregating <\/i>is a strong, dynamic, utterly riveting, and beautiful piece of contemporary theatre. Natasha Adiyana Morris has written a poetic and fiercely unapologetic examination of (to quote from the Fringe guide) \u201cthe psychological burden of internal racism within the North American Black experience.\u201d Morris weaves spoken word and \u201csoulful dialect\u201d throughout the play with ease and every line is a truth that needs to be heard. This play is also about being Black and being proud. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There are a lot of conversations happening across Canada about \u201cdiversity and multiculturalism\u201d, and even more conversations about the need to have conversations about \u201cdiversity and multiculturalism,\u201d but does anything actually change? More to the point: do the white people in positions of power who are suggesting having these conversations have any genuine desire to dismantle the racist and capitalist societal structures that have given them their power and wealth at the expense of others? What about the people who are complacent within these social systems because it benefits them? The answer to both seems to be no. This play is not interested in the lip service, it is a rallying call for a paradigm shift that doesn\u2019t just modify the existing models, but destroys them and replaces them with new systems that aren\u2019t built around oppression and disenfranchisement. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Morris\u2019 direction is crisp and clear and keeps the stage in constant motion. The actors, Angaer Arop, David Delisca and Dennis W. Langley bring their multitude of characters to vivid life with nuance and polish. Morris shines the light on so many different aspects of the North American Black experience, from how Blackness intersects with Feminism, to a myriad of micro-aggressions, to the loss of communities like Africville, and systemic racism within law enforcement. <i>The Negroes Are Congregating<\/i> is insightful, confident, and powerful. Go see it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_5_stars5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_5_stars5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><strong><em>The Negroes Are Congregating<\/em> plays at The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen Street) at the following times:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Wednesday September 5th 6:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday September 7th 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday September 8th 4pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday September 9th 2:30pm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickethalifax.com\/events\/57559210\/the-negroes-are-congregating?ref=ebtn\">Tickets.<\/a> Follow PIECE of MINE Arts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pieceofminearts\/\">Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><em>A Man Walks Into A Bar<\/em> by Rachel Blair. The Old Company Theatre (2202 Gottingen Street).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40619885_10156767482535891_2224284702703878144_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40619885_10156767482535891_2224284702703878144_n-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40619885_10156767482535891_2224284702703878144_n-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40619885_10156767482535891_2224284702703878144_n-334x300.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40619885_10156767482535891_2224284702703878144_n.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">michelle langille &amp; jake willett<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rachel Blair\u2019s 2015 play <i>A Man Walks Into a Bar <\/i>was ahead of its time when it premiered at the Toronto Fringe Festival three years ago. It begins with a woman attempting to tell a joke. Her friend, a man, is exuberant in his excitement about this joke, but also eager to help her, to make sure she tells it just right. He provides her with unsolicited dramaturgy, and at times helpfully mansplains proper storytelling technique to her, to ensure the audience will respond to her joke appropriately. The woman, initially, accepts his help with gratitude (as we have been conditioned from birth to do) and she gets him to help her act out the joke for the audience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The joke is a story about a waitress and a guest, a man, in a bar. The man meets the waitress while she is working, under a specific set of circumstances, and they have a very friendly chat, which could be characterized as flirtatious. The man returns to the bar two more times, under a different set of circumstances each time, and his interactions with the waitress change depending on those circumstances. The man providing dramaturgy for the joke doesn\u2019t get it. The man in the bar doesn\u2019t either. That\u2019s the joke. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Michelle Langille gives a gorgeous performance as the woman, her depiction of the rhythms of the friendly banter as the server are so natural; it\u2019s clear that she has fifteen years experience as a server. Together with Jake Willett, as the man, they create the foundations for a lovely friendship between two seemingly well intentioned people. Yet, as the play progresses the man becomes increasingly possessive, entitled, and insecure and he begins to wield his privilege as a suit of armour and a weapon against that great threat to humanity: being laughed at. Willett captures nicely the subtle ways these things escalate and Langille is equally nuanced in the ways in which her woman responds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ryanne Chisholm directs the piece, continually finding ways for Willett\u2019s character to physically overstep, invade, and take up the woman\u2019s space under the guise of helpfulness. She also creates a very disconcerting moment where the man encourages the woman to change her clothes, and today members of our audience felt welcome to egg the woman on- which led to Langille the actor undressing (as her character) on stage- a moment where suddenly the world of the joke and the world of the play collided with the real world, reminding us that all three exist within the constraints of the Patriarchy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Blair has created a work of genius with this play. I saw the premiere of the show in Toronto in 2015 and was blown away by Blair\u2019s sharp insights into the nuance of gender politics and how she was able to capture so effectively the (often infuriating, sometimes hilarious) blindspots that men have when talking about privilege, rape culture, Feminism, and the Patriarchy. Langille, Willett and Chisholm do great service to the play. Laughter can be both powerful and cathartic, and it was extremely heartening to be in an audience with both men and women laughing heartily at this play today. Go and see it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_5_stars5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_5_stars5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Man Walks Into a Bar<\/em> plays at the Old Company Theatre (2202 Gottingen Street) at the following times:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday September 3rd 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday September 7th 10:10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday September 8th 11am &amp; 2pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickethalifax.com\/events\/57559070\/a-man-walks-into-a-bar?ref=ebtn\"><strong>Tickets.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><em>25<\/em> by Elliot Delage. The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen Street).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/25-2-_cred-fern-courarie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/25-2-_cred-fern-courarie-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/25-2-_cred-fern-courarie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/25-2-_cred-fern-courarie-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/25-2-_cred-fern-courarie.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1919\u2019s Elliot Delage creates a riveting play centred on twelve different characters exploring the different ways one experiences being twenty-five. The story unfolds in brisk vignettes, all performed by Delage and Anastasia Wells, rotating their narratives, as the characters appear and disappear within minimal changes of costume. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Delage brings us an assortment of truly unique characters and relationships. There is the female manager and male employee who find out they are going to have a baby, which leads to an intense fracturing in their lives. There is the young woman who caused an incident at the art gallery involving a piece of crumbled paper worth thousands of dollars. There is a young girl trying to piece together the story of how her parents first met. There are a pair of siblings who cannot get past their own resentment of one another in order to properly grieve for their recently deceased father. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The writing is eloquent and sharp. The performances by Delage and Wells are excellent. Wells especially does this improvised bit with an audience member as her earnest young girl searching for her past, and it is connection at its most pure. Her portrayal of the young pregnant woman is devastating. There is something fascinating in each of her characters. The direction is sleek and stylish, with a great use of props and music. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Delage leaves the play open enough for us to piece it together in our own way. We are also left to choose whether we find meaning or whether we arrive at new insights about what it means to be twenty-five. The narratives become less clear at the end, which can lend itself to some confusion, but one can also draw meaning from that- when you\u2019re twenty-five it can feel like such a defining milestone, but as we grow older our memories from various years, various storylines and frames of reference begin to blur together. Sometimes this blurring creates something completely new.<i> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>25 <\/i>is smart, inquisitive and polished. If you enjoy nonlinear storytelling and captivating actors, I definitely recommend it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_5_stars5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_5_stars5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>25 plays at The Bus Stop Theatre at the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday September 3rd 5:30pm &amp; 9:10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday September 5th 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickethalifax.com\/events\/57462941\/25?ref=ebtn\"><strong>Tickets.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><em>What Remains<\/em> by Tina Fushell, Molly Johnson and Meredith Thompson. The Waiting Room. (6040 Almon Street).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39929229_10160822257830261_7475194977287405568_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39929229_10160822257830261_7475194977287405568_n-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39929229_10160822257830261_7475194977287405568_n-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39929229_10160822257830261_7475194977287405568_n-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39929229_10160822257830261_7475194977287405568_n-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/39929229_10160822257830261_7475194977287405568_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>What Remains i<\/em>s an interactive theatrical experience held joyfully and respectfully within a safe space. The questions surround who shares the performance space, how we keep record of who shares the performance space, and what gets created there between the performers and the audience. It\u2019s a playful space, and it\u2019s one best to enter leaving one\u2019s ideas of perfectionism and anxiety at the door (she writes, speaking for herself). It\u2019s a room of open hearts, interesting questions and of choreographed movement (the best of which comes from Fushell, Johnson and Thompson, but they are a bit magic in their ability to help the audience move in sync in ways that might surprise you). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The power of shared experience is palpable. This applies to all forms of theatre, music and dance, of course, but there is something solidifying when a group of strangers come together to accomplish something tangible- even if what is being asked of you is simple. At the end of the performance I felt like I had a connection with everyone else who was in the room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is a unique offering at Fringe. If you\u2019re not scared of a little bit of gentle participation, I encourage you to head over to the Waiting Room and have some fun. There\u2019s sparklers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_5_stars4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_5_stars4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Remains plays at the The Waiting Room at the following times:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday September 3rd 1pm &amp; 10:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday September 4th 6:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday September 5th 10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday September 6th 9:15pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickethalifax.com\/events\/57561052\/what-remains?ref=ebtn\">Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><em>Wicked Fountain of Youth<\/em> by Veronica Steele. The Waiting Room (6040 Almon Street)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/download.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In Veronica Steele\u2019s play <i>Wicked Fountain of Youth<\/i> we are introduced to a young girl who oscillates between immense joy and fiery rage in a split second. She is seventeen, but she has the exuberant innocence of a seven year old. She is safe at her father\u2019s house, but she often feels terrified and suspicious. It\u2019s revealed that she is developmentally disabled due to lasting and irreversible symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome. She was also abused for over a decade by her mother, and at least one of her stepfathers. She has the same dreams and desires as others her age, she wants to have friends, to have fun, to fall in love, and to have the freedom to choose her own future. Yet, she is trapped within limitations beyond her control, and all of these things seem elusive, frustrating and impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Steele\u2019s writing reminded me a lot of Judith Thompson\u2019s characterization of Theresa in <i>The Crackwalker<\/i>. Obviously, this play is dark, but Charlotte Weeks creates a beautifully multifaceted and endearing protagonist who finds moments of levity and even joy in the telling of her story. The story is grounded in a truth that Steele is very familiar with; the play is inspired by her experience with her step daughter who is also a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome, and the writing and Weeks\u2019 performance are both rooted in research and consultation to ensure that the portrayal of this character is done in an authentic and deeply respectful and empathetic way. Weeks gives a powerhouse performance, the audience cares deeply and roots for her character from the very beginning, and in the end we hope that the chaos and trauma she has endured throughout her childhood is now a thing of the past, and that she will be happier, safer and feel more fulfilled with the support of her father and stepmother. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Steele clearly connects her protagonist\u2019s developmental disabilities to a cycle of abuse that was inflicted upon this child since before she was born. The play is inherently a cautionary tale, I don\u2019t think it needs the last few lines that directly warn people against drinking while pregnant, Steele\u2019s writing in the rest of the play and Weeks\u2019 performance are more than strong enough to make sure the message hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Charlotte Weeks gives a magnetic performance rife with incredible specificity and a huge emotional range, and this play tells an important story in a way that doesn\u2019t shy away from the bitter truth of injustice inflicted upon our protagonist, and also with a shining heart of humanity that makes us love her and want her to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_4_and_a_half_stars6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_4_and_a_half_stars6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wicked Fountain of Youth plays at the Waiting Room at the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday September 4th 8:10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday September 6th 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday September 7th 6pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday September 8th 11am &amp; 10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday September 9th 12:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickethalifax.com\/events\/57561161\/wicked-fountain-of-youth?ref=ebtn\">Tickets.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><em>Brunch: The Musical<\/em> by Vitta Morales and William Karras. The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen Street).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38749802_2017503621616793_2619946916896571392_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38749802_2017503621616793_2619946916896571392_n-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38749802_2017503621616793_2619946916896571392_n-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38749802_2017503621616793_2619946916896571392_n-768x658.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38749802_2017503621616793_2619946916896571392_n-350x300.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38749802_2017503621616793_2619946916896571392_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Vitta Morales and William Karras bring their musical <i>Brunch <\/i>to Halifax Fringe from Montr\u00e9al. Set at a once popular brunch joint in the midst of decline, the musical explores the relationship between the staff members, Jonas, the new dishwasher, Sandra, a spunky server, Robin, the sou chef afraid she\u2019s all washed up at twenty-seven, Mike, a misogynistic bro, and Ralph, the alcoholic owner who stomps around, blowing up at people at random. As the musical unfolds we learn more about why Ralph is such an asshole, and each of the characters move a step closer toward their goals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There is a lot that is fun about this musical. It\u2019s still a work in development, and the first half of the show is stronger than the ending, but the strongest assets of the show are definitely its jazzy music, amazing five part band, and its uniformly terrific cast. The songs are<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>well constructed, the lyrics are simple, but effective, with good use of rhyme. Unfortunately, the Bus Stop Theatre can be a challenging place to get the sound balance between singers and a band just right, and often the lyrics are drowned out by the music, which is frustrating. The actors all have gorgeous voices, especially Michelle LaLibert\u00e9, as Robin, Julia Kennific as Sandra and Lucas Amato as Hector Rector. Amato has a cameo performance, but it is hysterical. The choreography by Nick Saanto is joyful and masterfully executed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The story works the best in the comedic moments, and when Morales allows the exposition to come out naturally in the way that people ordinarily talk to one another. The more dramatic aspects of the plot are not as fully realized as they need to be, but I really liked that the ending doesn\u2019t go in the direction one expects, especially for a musical. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In all, <i>Brunch<\/i> is extremely ambitious, very well executed, and certainly has the potential to tell an interesting and funny story through a combination of silliness and pathos.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_4_stars5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/5_Star_Rating_System_4_stars5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brunch the Musical plays at the Bus Stop Theatre at the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday September 3rd 7:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday September 4th 10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickethalifax.com\/events\/57554255\/brunch-the-musical?ref=ebtn\">Tickets.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Halifax Fringe runs from August 30 to September 9th, 2018. 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