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THE SEMINAR
Production info:
Company: Poiema Productions
Directed by: Sara Vickruck
Written by: Poiema Productions
Starring: Candice Fiorentino, Sara Vickruck, Melissa Heagy, Brianne Jang
"Ugly is a Choice. Choose to Change." So our three Hosts tell us, three exaggerated images of beauty with unsettling faux-realist beauty masks, perfectly choreographed motions and some chuckle-worthy videos to promote their particular, dystopian views on beauty and body image. The show's most engaging moment is when things first seem to be going wrong for the audience volunteer—to say more would risk spoiling a surprise I found pretty effective—but while the premise does only go so far here, The Seminar's straightlaced satire is welcome as something totally unique at the Fringe.
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