31 August 2009

FringeNext: Every Story Has a Song

[FringeNext is the young performers, under 18, who may become the next generation of Fringe performers.]

International School of Indianapolis

This compilation of stories and songs was excellent, and the performers quite talented. The one thing I found distracting was the singers using sheet music for their songs: in a self-described "cabaret", I expect the performers to know their pieces (as they did in storytelling), and the continual movement of the music stand and flipping of pages in the sheet music was an annoyance which detracted from the overall effect of the performances.

Other than that, it was top drawer for a high school performance, and as professional as any Fringe performance---and more than some.

Piggie's Rating: ***
(Would be a four star without the sheet music)