You Can Skip It
“Ping Prov” is more like a party game for friends than a show for an audience. A rotating cast of three improv groups perform unrelated games at the start of each show, then all group members gather for the main event: Actors shout out a person or object they want to become, hurl a ping pong ball at a Solo cup and only enter a scene if the ball goes in. This yelling and crashing of cups in the background is more disruptive than funny: It’s difficult to hear the conversation between a toilet and a piece of poop while people yell “merlot!” and “Philly cheesesteak!” It seems like a fun challenge for the performers, though.
Presented by Ryan Klima at Southern Theater; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Aug. 10
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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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