By Ernest Kearney — For his first Fringe show, Carter Breeden-Villacorta comes off looking like an “Old Pro.”
Presenting himself as an exceedingly fright-plagued child who feared falling down the drain of the kitchen sink and who was terrified beyond words of the dark when he learned murder was real, Carter ponders from where his affinity for those beasts of the most awesome beastliness, the Kodiak bear, arose.
He follows the psychological breadcrumbs back to “Rodger.” The small stuffed bear given to him at age eight by his mother, and with whom he shares his stage.
What unfolds after this is an impressive and exceptionally entertaining history of the Ursus arctos, from their first appearance five million years ago in the late Miocene period to their protected status on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska today.
Carter hits a perfect balance between the natural history lesson he offers and the personal revelations he uncovers and, along the way, you can even look forward to a couple of choreographed musical interludes such as Carter’s torch song rendering of a ditty entitled “I’m Just a Bear in the Body of a Man.”
I really did not know what to expect walking into Carter Talks About Kodiak Bears, but walking out I left with a new performer who I sincerely hope becomes a permanent part of the Fringe family.
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Carter Talks About Kodiak Bears
Playing During the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2024
at
The Broadwater (Second Stage)
6320 Santa Monica Blvd.
Sunday June 23 2024, 3:00 PM | 45 mins
Wednesday June 26 2024, 5:00 PM | 45 mins
Saturday June 29 2024, 10:30 PM | 45 mins
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