The Tvolution Medal Listing for HFF’19
By Ernest Kearney — For The Tvolution Medal Listings for the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019, all shows attended are placed in one of the five categories listed below
“The Trial Of Dali” — A Good Argument for Reinstating the Death Penalty
By Ernest Kearney — The Drama Theatre Fantazja from Sydney, Australia arrived at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019 with an international cast and a beautifully produced staging of "The Trial of Dali" by playwright Andrew Kolo.
“(Im) Perfekt” — Self Awareness vs Self Appearance
By Ernest Kearney — Are we the sum of our parts, or our parts themselves? Can we ever be free to be fully ourselves independent of our features?
“Public Domain: The Musical” – A Chorus Line of Icons
By Ernest Kearney — Sam Pasternak’s concept in “Public Domain, The Musical,” while poking fun at Disney Studio’s propensity for squeezing profits out of any literary character for whom it won’t have to pay royalties is simple and straightforward.
“Olivia Wilde Does Not Survive the Apocalypse” — And That Matters Why?
By Ernest Kearney — It strikes me that certain shows at the Fringe are trying to follow the success of "The Mighty Boosh," the surreal skit comedy that went from hit at the Edinburgh Fringe to BBC cult classic and one such hopeful is "Olivia
“The Mayor’s Debate of Tranquility, Nebraska” — A Silly, Insightful Parable of the American Electorate
By Ernest Kearney "The Mayor’s Debate of Tranquility, Nebraska" at the Complex Hollywood, while both a "Twilight Zone" doppelganger and political parable is certainly the cream that rises to the top.
“The Last PowerPoint” – Points to Talent
By Ernest Kearney — At the start of "The Last PowerPoint," which played The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019, the CEO of disIncorporated plunges into a room to razzle and dazzle his prospective consumers with a high powered corporate pitch to introduce his company’s newest
“Jamba Juice The Musical” — Juicy Enough and No Lemon
By Ernest Kearney — "Jamba Juice The Musical" is a rough, toe-tapping little ditty, a kind of “Hey, I’ve got a barn” musical only without the “barn.” In other words, it’s perfect for Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019.
Aristophanes’ “The Birds” Doesn’t Quite Take Flight
By Ernest Kearney — Some plays, due to the period of their composition or the language in which originally penned, present various problems for those wishing to stage them. But none hold more difficulties than Aristophanes’ "The Birds."
“Wigfield” — Snickers at the Diseased Heartland of America
By Ernest Kearney — A writer (Scott Golden) is assigned to do a book on the town of Wigfield. Nestled in the shadow of a threatened dam, it is a small community that makes David Lynch’s "Twin Peaks" look like Mayberry