From Fringe 2024

Yesterday Reimagined

Phoenix Productions—John Hirsch Mainstage

A show that asks the brave question, what would my life be like if I didn’t marry a right wing, misogynistic caricature. The answer? Better.

The actors do a good job with a script that could have done with more work. Ultimately a minor portion of the plot but something that stuck out pretty badly for me personally was the way liberal bonafides were established for one of the characters, we learn that she cares a lot about The Causes, she likes Social Justice of a completely unspecified persuasion. Oh, and she also wishes she could have been a teacher for the under privileged inner city kids! Lacking depth, there really wasn’t much to dig into, but the audience definitely had fun watching the right winger say increasingly audaciously abusive things.

Josh Fidelak

From Fringe 2024

Yesterday Reimagined

Phoenix Productions—John Hirsch Mainstage

I’m sure we have all made a decision or two in our lives that leave us wondering, “What if…?” However, this play is a great demonstration of the fact that that can be a destructive train of thought, and likely an even worse conversation. However, if you are attached to someone as detestable as Daniel’s character in this play, it’s never too late to run for the hills. If you are a fan of relationship drama, and love-to-hate characters, you will find a LOT of that here.

Jordan Phillips