Worth considering

Considering breaking up with your significant other? Don’t know how to cover the hole in your wall? Well, “Clemons Samons,” a.k.a. “Coach,” has you covered with his life coaching seminar, “What You Need To Do Is!” Played by Eric Simons, Samons (and typically his “retired rodeo clown” partner, who missed the debut performance due to Covid) asks the audience to bring any scenario from “small quibbles” to “grown folk business” to the table, for which he — along with audience members — offers advice. No topic is off-limits in this judgment-free room full of strangers. Think improv meets group therapy.

Presented by Bugalug Ink at Phoenix Theater; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Aug. 8, 10 p.m. Aug. 10

Still trying to decide what to see? Check out all our Fringe reviews at twincities.com/tag/fringe-festival, with each show rated on a scale of Must See, Worth Considering, Could Be Worse or You Can Skip.

The Minnesota Fringe Festival is presenting more than 100 hourlong stage acts from Aug. 1–11 around Minneapolis. Visit MinnesotaFringe.org for ticket and show information.

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Could be worse

A chorus of performers scramble to make the painstakingly difficult decision of maintaining the balance of life in “The Greenhouse,” a hopeful, cultish world built by KT Schearer. Although off-putting at first, the play presents itself as commentary on things untouched by the “outside world.” The show delivers on stage presence, character tropes and melodic music, but lacks a clear direction among its multiple themes: Topics of environmentalism, community and change were juggled and thrown for the audience to interpret. However, characters Ant and Squab, twins played by LJ Johnson and Alex Thornton, added a playful feel to the show.

Presented by Eye of Jupiter Theatre at the Southern Theater; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6, 7 p.m. Aug 7, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11.

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Royce Lewis went 2 for 3 with a homer, double and four runs batted in, and the Twins extended the Chicago White Sox’s franchise-worst losing streak to 18 with a 10-2 victory Friday in front of 30,801 at Target Field.

Joe Ryan (7-7) allowed only Miguel Vargas’ two-run home run in the third inning. He pitched into the seventh, allowing three hits and three walks. He struck out seven.

Christian Vazquez, Willi Castro and Byron Buxton each drove in a pair of runs in the eighth as the Twins broke it open to keep the White Sox reeling. They haven’t won a game since July 10, when they beat the Twins 3-2. It was Chicago’s only victory against Minnesota in 12 tries this season.

Lewis hit a two-out, two-run home run off Davis Martin (0-1) in the first inning and added a one-out, two-run double off Martin in the third as the Twins stayed within a game of second-place Kansas City in the American League Central, 6½ games behind first-place Cleveland.

Vazquez hit a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning after the White Sox intentionally walked Brooks Lee to pitch to the Twins’ catcher. His blast to the warning track in front of the bullpens in left-center scored pinch runner Austin Martin from second and Lee from first to make it 6-2.

Castro followed with a home run into the stands above the scoreboard in right center to make it 8-2. All four runs were charged to Steven Wilson, who started the eighth before being replaced after walking Trevor Larnach.

Buxton then hit a two-run home run off of Prelander Berroa to make it 10-2.

Larnach was 1 for 3 with a walk and two runs scored, and Trevor Richards pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the Twins.

The longest losing streak in the modern era (23) belongs to the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies. The 1988 Baltimore Orioles hold the American League record at 21.

Trevor Larnach #9 of the Minnesota Twins hits a single against the Chicago White Sox in the third inning at Target Field on Aug. 02, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

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Worth considering

Lauren Hance’s one-woman show, “Holy O,” is vulnerable. As the half-naked performer sorts through clothes and memories, the space becomes very intimate. Not in a sexy way; instead, the interactive performance feels like a safe yet strange church. Audience members are dubbed “saints,” who then become recipients of rather sentimental prayers accompanied by a Werther’s Original caramel. The show’s advertising presents it as energetic and playful, but it’s unexpectedly emotionally grounded. If you’re looking for lots of laughs… look further. If you’re questioning the intersection between faith, grief, human imperfection and sexuality, you’re in the right place.

Presented by Lauren Hance of Out of Mind Productions at Corner Coffee Uptown 7 p.m. Aug. 2, 7 p.m. Aug 3, 7 p.m. Aug 8, 7 p.m. Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Aug. 10

Still trying to decide what to see? Check out all our Fringe reviews at twincities.com/tag/fringe-festival, with each show rated on a scale of Must See, Worth Considering, Could Be Worse or You Can Skip.

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