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Author: Kirk Sheppard

REVIEW: Fun Home
Sep 5Sep 5

REVIEW: Fun Home

It’s about time. When this show won its Tony Award for Best Musical in 2016, I knew it was one that Ensemble Theatre would try to produce as…

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FRINGE REVIEW: seXmas Cards
Jun 7

FRINGE REVIEW: seXmas Cards

Kate Mock Elliott couldn’t be more naked.  Not literally, but in her one-woman show, seXmas Cards, she bares it all bravely.  You might call it oversharing and if she…

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REVIEW: The Wolves
Jun 6

REVIEW: The Wolves

I don’t know if the opening night audience really understood how good THE WOLVES is.  As a script, its pure genius.  Without giving anything away, know that it’s…

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FRINGE REVIEW: Stow Your Baggage
Jun 5Jun 5

FRINGE REVIEW: Stow Your Baggage

Alexx Rouse is committed, to be sure.  Before STOW YOUR BAGGAGE begins, she greets the audience on the way in as a flight attendant does on a plane,…

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FRINGE REVIEW: The Vegetables!
Jun 4

FRINGE REVIEW: The Vegetables!

Kevin Crowley has a strong sense of humor and it usually rides the line of dark black to a deep navy blue.  So, when I saw he had…

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2019 Fringe So Far . . .
Jun 3

2019 Fringe So Far . . .

I’ve survived the first weekend of Fringe intact.  I saw seven shows in two days and proudly got the reviews uploaded quickly.  I hope they’re helpful as you…

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FRINGE REVIEW - ZOINKS! - NOT TO BE MISSED
Jun 3

FRINGE REVIEW – ZOINKS! – NOT TO BE MISSED

I told Trey Tatum and Bridget Leak, the forces of nature behind Queen City Flash, that while I always look forward to their Fringe pieces I was a…

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FRINGE REVIEW: This House Will Never Let Us Go - NOT TO BE MISSED
Jun 3Jun 3

FRINGE REVIEW: This House Will Never Let Us Go – NOT TO BE MISSED

I’m afraid of actress Kristen Vaughan.  I mean, if I were to see her at Know Underground Bar I would be hesitant to talk with her.  I want…

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FRINGE REVIEW: The Origins of My Magic
Jun 3

FRINGE REVIEW: The Origins of My Magic

Cody Clark is a magician, who happens to have autism.  This is his second show at Fringe; he’s back and this time he’s letting us into his history…

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FRINGE REVIEW: 90 Lies An Hour - NOT TO BE MISSED
Jun 3

FRINGE REVIEW: 90 Lies An Hour – NOT TO BE MISSED

When a show sells out its first performance – and second, which is the one I attended today – you would expect it to be good.  After all,…

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About Kirk

Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard is a professional counselor, photographer, playwright, magician, musician, comedian, blogger, theme park enthusiast, theatre advocate and retired professional wrestling personality.

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