Worth considering
The stories that compose “The Abortion Chronicles,” an anthology of 12 vignettes and monologues, are all true. The show argues that preserving safe abortion access is increasingly vital amid today’s politics, and most of the 11 performers bring nuance and firepower to portraying the gritty, painful, lifesaving realities of abortion.
The stage blocking is half-baked at best — performers constantly stride across the stage quite determinedly but for no apparent purpose — and the script occasionally comes off overwritten, as if actors are reciting words the writer thought would be read, not spoken aloud. Still, the show’s raw and provocative emotionality is worth sitting with.
Presented by Mermaid Productions at Rarig Kilburn Theatre; 2:30 p.m. Aug. 2, 7 p.m. Aug. 5, 10 p.m. Aug. 8, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 9
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The Minnesota Fringe Festival is presenting nearly 100 hourlong stage acts from July 31 through Aug. 10 around Minneapolis. Visit MinnesotaFringe.org for ticket and show information.
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