The Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Peachy Keen Productions—PTE Studio

Romantic comedies, as a rule, tend to follow certain formulas. And that’s what the writer in Dream Girl is desperately trying to avoid. Unfortunately, it’s resulting in a huge writer’s block. Enter the title character to aid in writing his newest play—a muse who will not take no for and answer.

Justin Otto and Sydney Hayduk are magic in this play that takes the romantic comedy and turns it on its ear. It’s intelligent, funny and original, and very high energy.

Oh yes, and they take a wrecking ball to the fourth wall with hilarious effect. It’s in the Colin Jackson, so expect there to be few seats left as the Fringe progresses.

One of my top three so far at the Fringe.

Karl Eckstrand