I know it’s coming.  It’s as inevitable as the postcards.

Someone out there is going to post a one or two star review of my show.

I think you could write a horror show all about the process of getting audience reviews.  Audience reviews are necessary to having a successful run and they can be super helpful.  They are also a source of constant pain.

It may come as a surprise to many people that most Fringe artists have fragile egos.  Even though we know that there is no way we can write a show that will please everyone, we are devastated when we get that one bad review because deep down, that is the review we thought was right all along.

As reviews for my show roll in, they are pretty positive.  And that’s great.

But someone out there hates what we did.  And at some point, they will sit down in front of a keyboard to let us know.

I don’t resent those reviews.  But I dread them.  Because I’m pretty sure they’re right.

And speaking of reviews, here are my reviews of shows I saw on Monday!

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