By Ernest Kearney – Sam is a sweet show, and writer/director/performer Sam Labrecque is an engaging and talented young actress. And that’s about all that can be said of it. The story Ms. Labrecque treats her audience to, that of a young actress struggling in Hollywood, suffers from an excess of “been there/done that” and is not recommended for those who are borderline diabetic.
But the greatest flaw of this show is not its lack of originality but of ambition or daring. In any “Fringe,” Hollywood, Adelaide, Edinburgh or even New Brunswick (if they had one) the operative term is “Fringe.”
It provides an arena for the creative to go boldly where no performer has gone before, for talent to step out on the high wire with no net below. Ms. Labrecque has not gone boldly and she hasn’t even taken off the training wheels.
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SAM
Hollywood Fringe Festival 2024
Playing June 6th-June 30th
Run Time: 60 minutes
1078 Lillian Way
Los Angeles, CA 90038
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