Our schedule is set-Tommy and I are going to see 13 shows in the first 6 days of the fringe. This year the kids' schedule is a dream. The majority of the shows are in the West Bank/UM theater zone. So even though we have to take Monday night off (piano lessons!), we can still see all 11 kids' offerings. Our other two choices are Silent Poetry (as previously mentioned) and My Hovercraft is Full of Eels.
Here are our "Top 5 Best Bets for Kids", in no particular order. Remember, we haven't seen them yet!
Maggie's Magical Cat and Other Catastrophes by SPACT. This is the same collaboration of Gustavus Adolphus and St. Peter area students who presented the lovely "Miranda's Amazing Adventure" last year.
An Inconvenient Squirrel-A Scrimshaw show for kids. If you have been attending the fringe for as long as we have, this is either a sign of the apocalypse (like when Madonna was on the cover of Good Housekeeping) or that we are all getting old (also like when Madonna was on the cover of Good Housekeeping.) Either way, the title alone would put this on my list.
Snip, Snap, Snute. Russ King, keyboardist for The New Congress, anchors the instrumental accompaniment of this new musical comedy about trolls.
Robin Hood the Musical! by Top Hat. Theater by kids for kids.
Fools for Love by the Hastings Drama Club. Theater for kids by teens. The show promises a parade, dinosaur impressions, and a penguin ballet.
One more plug-the festival is sponsoring a family ice cream social on Saturday August 2 at Bedlam from 12-3. We will be there between shows.
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