Show: The Sleuth Sisters
Company: Harmony Theatre
Venue: UofM Rarig Center Thrust
Die Roll: None (my daughter chose this show)
This Fringe has been strong for children's shows featuring children. The kids in this show were precocious, and quite well coached. I've never heard of this group before, but it seems to be built partly out of kids of immigrant parents, specifically from former Soviet republics.
It is clear that there is some strong community support behind this production, and one of the most refreshing moments of the show is the inclusion of "Commercials" for local companies that sponsored the production. The Commercials fit right in because the structure of this play assumes that it is an early 1950's radio show about two sisters who solve crimes: sort of a pre-teen female Hardy Boys duo.
The script is built around a mystery of a set of sisters who are kidnapped. And the staging is built around Foley-style sound effects. One door frame migrates from place to place to indicate entrances and exits, and to provide the obligatory sound effects of doors opening and closing, locks being fiddled with and the like.
I enjoyed this show for what it was. If you're looking for edgy or top of the line professional production qualities, then this isn't the show for you. However, if you want to see something unlike the other shows in the Fringe, and you'd like a brief glimpse into what the youngsters are doing to get ready to perform for us tomorrow, you should stop by the Thrust to see this one.
TEN WORD SUMMARY: Pre-teen kids stage a radio mystery with live sound effects.
Rating: d10 - "Worth Going To"
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