FALLOUT FRINGE FESTIVAL 2026-Day 7

By Erik Engman

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

IG: ErikReviewsVegas

It’s Day 7, and that means debuting three shows at the same time, two of which I’ll review in the next couple of days. Also, lots of drama unfolded as Bizarre Bar lost power, and Broken Planet Show was moved to Cornish Pasty, playing after The Outburst: We’re Still F*cked. (If you want to read my review of the one-and-done performance of The Outburst: We’re Still F*cked from last night, check out my personal Instagram: @ErikReviewsVegas). That leaves us with an improv show about rebuilding a new society! You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule.

We Live in a Society by the ensemble   

Still hungry ★★

The premise: it is the end of times, and society has collapsed! With a host and a group of six random (?) players chosen from the audience, suggestions are taken from those still seated as to what the rules of our new society would be. After about twenty minutes of discussion, those on stage took the new rules and improvised scenes based on what was given. Not a bad idea, but I found it poorly executed here. The overall problem was that it came across as disorganized and sloppy. The players were all pretty good, but seemed not to know where to go when they weren’t in the scenes. There was a lot of talking over each other during the rules discussion, and forgetting those same rules throughout the show. Also, the characters and scenes weren’t clear at times. Not everything was disappointing. Some of the rules were great, such as “you must sing your insults,” “everyone must have three puppies,” and “no pointing.” There were also some genuinely funny moments, mainly involving Eric Angell and Eva Aguilar. Overall, the show needs to be much tighter structurally. My suggestions are to place a large sheet of paper on the back wall with the new rules spelled out, cut the rules discussion to a crisp five minutes, and cleanly define the scenes and characters created over the remaining 40 minutes, culminating in an ending that either proves this is the best future ever, or we’re all doomed. As it is, it felt like a bunch of friends got together and decided to mess around on stage. And when you’re charging $25 a ticket, the audience deserves something more professional. If you want to see a consistently great improvisation show, check out Bleach at Vegas Theatre Company instead. You’ll be glad you did.

@ Vegas Theatre Company: June 12 and 13