By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day 15 of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and it’s time for some magic! Okay, the entire festival is magic, but this time there is a bona fide magician! You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Art & Deception by Chris Moorman Scrumptious ★★★★ Deep in the back room of Cornish Pasty on Charleston, Chris Moorman, magician extr

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It is day 14 of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and I was taken to the Nevada desert. The perfect place on a hot day, right? Well, it depends on how you feel about the play I’m about to review. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Justice for the Crimes of Sandra Corrigan by Vic & Emmie Vagabond Not hungry ★ It is the Nevada des

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day 13 of the Fallout Fringe Festival (already?) and more amazing shows are still arriving! Today I have one new play, which is a marvel and unlike anything I’ve seen at this festival before. It’s quite possibly my favorite thing in the Fringe, or at least in my top five. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Volta created by T

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It is at the halfway mark, and the third wave of shows is here! I spent the morning attending the wonderful Immersive Theater Workshop on putting together an immersive show, which was both insightful and inspiring. After that, I saw three new one-person plays, involving the mildest man imaginable, Mexico’s most (washed up) Sitcom Star, and the true story of a chil

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day 9 of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and it’s getting hotter! Or maybe that’s the temperature outside. This weekend is a doozy! I recommend staying hydrated and going to air-conditioned downtown theaters to watch more Fringe plays. Maybe that’s just me. Tonight we have a concert to review. A clown concert. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfring

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas Day 8 of the Fallout Fringe Festival brings me back to THIRD Street’s Theater 8 and two new shows! Prepare yourself for soldiers from the future and a tour from across the pond. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Lt. Love Dr’s Boot Camp for Lonely People Like You by Chloe Matonis Scrumptious ★★★★ In the year 2075, the loneline

By Debbie Hall For Michelle Johnson, music has always been about more than entertainment. It is a vehicle for healing, connection, and understanding. On June 19, the acclaimed vocalist known as "Las Vegas' First Lady of Jazz" returns to Myron's at The Smith Center with Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration. This is a multidisciplinary performance that explores liberation, identity, resilience, and joy through music, dance, spoken word, and storytelling. Presented on the national

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day six of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and I attended two new shows plus one new venue! Prepare yourself for a dystopian nightmare and a meeting with God himself. Here is the next batch of reviews. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Where Words Once Were by Finegan Kruchmeyer Satisfying ★★★ 1/2 We find ourselves in a dy

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day 5 of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and it is moving into another phase of the festival. Some plays are finished, and new ones are emerging. Tonight I only have one new play to review. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Heavy Petting Zoo by Venus Cobb Satisfying ★★★ Two short plays in one, both involving animals and s

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s already day four of the Fallout Fringe Festival, and I saw three new plays, all written by women! We have ants, snakes, piñatas, and stimulating theater throughout. Here is the next batch of reviews. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. Eusocial by Lucy Berger Still hungry ★★ Two teenagers lament the scheduled demolition o

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas After taking the day off for First Friday, the Fallout Fringe Fest continues with some amazing shows (and if you were lucky enough to catch the Cockroach Cabaret at Vegas Theatre Company on Friday night, you would have gotten a taste of some plays yet to come). I review two non-traditional shows that exemplify what the Fringe is all about. You can access the full

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas Nothing like an earthquake to “shake in” the second day of the Fallout Fringe Festival with two shows at Vegas Theatre Company. (3.8 magnitude in Red Rock Canyon, if you’re curious. I felt it over on the East side.) You can access the full schedule of times at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter Still hungry ★★