By Ernest Kearney — Sugar and Sh*t , at the Hollywood Fringe Festival ’21, is full of moments that clash and tumble and deprive both the actresses and their audience of the show that could have been. Which is a pity because Lenny Langley (the Sugar) and Macy Pitt (the Sh*t) both have a solid stage presence and stories for the telling.
The main problem is neither these stories nor the evening have been structured to function in-sync dramatically. Another hindrance to the show, and one that I’ve encountered too often at this Fringe, is the need for a director. Their Fringe-site lists the assistance of a “special coordinator,” “directorial support” and even a “coach.”
Now the maxims come flowing:
“Too many cooks spoil the soup,” “A horse with many masters starves,” “Too many generals and the army marches nowhere,” “Many captains and the ship sinks,” “Too many nannies and the baby loses an eye.”
Soup, horse, army, ship or baby, the fault is a diffusion of responsibility which is always dangerous in any creative pursuit.
No Medal.
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