Lady Into Fox

Truly a pleasure to watch. Lady Into Fox serves as a testament to the power of storytelling. The set and onstage seating evoke a sense of nostalgia, inviting you to sit around the actors and experience the story in a wonderfully intimate way. Beautifully acted and directed.... full review

I loved the commitment and dedication and true servanthood that Richard showed his wife as her changes became more advanced and began to distance them from one another. He was the anchor that he hoped would bring her back as well as keep him anchored through the change. You could see, in specific scenes the powerful love and joy and lightness that they shared prior to Syliva changing into a fox and it broke your heart all the more knowing that they could never share that again. It brought me to tears several times. The acting was powerful and emotional and the simple set was utilized excellent. Do not miss this show. ... full review

Goddammit, there's magic here. Every relationship is a type of small magic. Unlike the magic "tricks" and psuedo-scientific forms of magic we see in grandiose displays, the magic of relationship demands the same change, the same transitions from one state to another, with the especially astonishing aspect of all parties involved not knowing how or why it occurred. Instead of the trick itself, the magician is the one that stays hidden, and the tricked are left scratching their heads and wondering how something that seemed, one moment, to be one thing suddenly became another with no rhyme or reason. This show seems to me to be more than a play about relationships. In a fuller sense, it is a reminder that every show, or ideally every show, IS... full review

This play is not what it seems at all. On the face of things it looks very simple. It’s a sort of fairytale, about a disintegrating relationship, broken up by cute little postmodern flourishes that break the fourth wall and frame the story. Personal anecdotes from the lives of the actors give the action a stabbing, intimate touch. These details are all relatively easy to see and understand. But the central conflict of the play is a lot more fucked up than that, even a lot more fucked up that a broken relationship or an alienating transformation (internal or external). I first got an inkling of this while talking to a fellow audience member after the show. He said very casually that he loved the show, but it made him feel a bit miso... full review

It's a good show. I enjoyed it. The acting was good. Claire was good. Nathan was good. Spencer was good. I wanted more pouring-liquid sounds. It's a good show.... full review

Here is the Greatest Test of Love told in an allegory about loss where in England a deeply beloved wife, fearful of the baying hounds of a Fox Hunt, is suddenly transformed into a fox. Her husband, knowing he must protect her from danger, takes desperate action. And so a series of tragic events follow. Worst of all, for him, is the losing of her as she gradually forgets her human form and becomes totally a fox. Told in a multi-structured form, the three actors talk to us to explain what’s going on, then artfully transform into the characters – with one of them impersonating myriad forms. Claire Kaplan is liquid in her movements as woman and fox, Nathan Turner is firm but bewildered as her protective husband, while Spencer Devlin Howard is bo... full review

This was such a compelling and well crafted piece of theatre! The physical performances were rich and well executed, they told a story all their own without need for extravagant props or set or tech. Every element of this show felt intentional and precise. I was so drawn into the world of this bizarre circumstance, and my interest was more than sustained for the duration of the piece. Wonderful acting, beautiful minimalist set and sound design. It's great to see theatre that respects the art of storytelling without taking itself too seriously. Hands down one of my favorite shows of the season. Bravo(a)! If you have the chance to see the extension at the Bootleg, take it.... full review

I've been accused of being overly mean--certainly not what I'd intended. I now understand that the meaning of Fringe is to give praise even where none is deserved, to hype a show even when you thought it sucked, or just shut up--else risk being personally attacked for your opinion. Fringers are evidently aware of what they might get into--this being my first one, I thought that the idea was to review and give an honest opinion--hence my previous review. Let me revise this to say simply..."THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!"... full review