Shawn Says: See These Fringe Shows
Shawn Says:
“A riotous road trip with heart—Velma & Clarice is the laugh-out-loud farce Fringe was made
for.”
June 3, 2025
Shawn Says:
“A riotous road trip with heart—Velma & Clarice is the laugh-out-loud farce Fringe was made
for.”
This play has some incredibly touching scenes between Charlie and Ryan, as well as some laugh out-loud moments as the couple figures out what to
Director Pugh keeps the focus on the unjustness of the accusations and the mounting tension within the community as they feel increasingly frustrated by a court which seems to be acting without any regard to the greater good of the community.
Cincy Shakes is known for creative reinventions of Shakespeare’s works and this is certainly a creative gamble. I am happy to say that it pays off.
Director Matthew Lewis Johnson transports Shakespeare’s story about 400 years from the 1590’s to the neon-soaked pulse of the 1980’s.