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Final Words about the 2025 Cincy Fringe

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The two annual weeks of lively “fringe” theater in Cincinnati concluded over the weekend with performances and awards on Saturday evening, June 14. My postings on my Facebook page, Rick Pender’s Theater Stages & Scenes offered further comments about these shows. Here’s a rundown of the productions that earned special recognition: • Audience Pick: 1

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Two more Fringe shows: Friday, June 6

I spent Friday evening in Over-the-Rhine takingin two shows by solo Fringe performers. I stopped at First Lutheran Church at 6:45 and then headed to Coffee Emporium at 8:30 for Toronto-based Gordon Neill’s WINNING: Winning is both unusual — even by Fringe standards — entertaining and heartfelt. It’s a “silent-ish clown journey of self-discovery” and