FALLOUT FRINGE FESTIVAL 2026-Day 14

By Erik Engman

Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com

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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 desert in an apocalyptic future where a small cult of Corriganians lives in an anarchist library, alongside the Nevada Department of Transportation, which keeps the water flowing. In comes Sandra Corrigan (Katy Wilcox), who just happens to be the savior of these people. What could go wrong when Desert Jesus appears? The good: There is so much wonderful inventiveness in this show. So many aspects that I thought were clever and neat, from Corrigan entering on her Bodyguard’s back, to the radio show, to the wonderful costume of General Buny R. Lapin, to the overall setting and tone of the piece. The bad: the story is a disjointed mess. As I said, there are brilliant things here and there, but it’s all over the place. It’s like a jigsaw puzzle that hasn’t been put together yet. I’m not sure why certain things happen, and the ending is disappointing. Secondly, there were too many actors, and it seemed that most of them hadn’t rehearsed. (The exception to all that was Wilcox, who, in my opinion, held the show together as best as she could.)  It felt like a group of friends got together to play around on stage. One of them paused the action to look up her lines on her phone, saying, “community theater…” When you’re charging $25 a ticket, there needs to be a bit more professionalism and direction. So, who was this show aimed at? The large audience of kids was cheering, laughing, and barking throughout. They loved it. They didn’t care about the issues that bothered me. It’s rough and tumble, doesn’t make sense, and needs work. But maybe that’s your thing? It was for these kids. I think that if the narrative gets tightened up, this would make one heck of a graphic novel or even a cult indie film. But as it is now, I cannot in good faith recommend this show.

@ THIRD Street: June 20 and 21