Polarity

My top show this Fringe! I really loved this piece, the dry humour, the performance, the live interaction and the ways the work gently provoked and prodded us to consider the north stars in our own life. Funny, well-crafted, unique to each audience - my only regret is I wish I had more time to talk to the artists who brought it here!

I was pleasantly surprised with how ponigant this performance was. Although it is silly and sweet it made me feel things. I found myself pondering what it would feel like to be a star, and about the loneliness and isolation connected to intergalactic travel. I appreciated the audience engagement and highly recommend this show to everyone!

Whitehead lives in this character in such an authentic fashion that I found myself becoming legitimately sad thinking about how I’ve failed the North Star, and how humans have failed them. This revelation would be nowhere near as impactful if this show was not so comedically constructed around the central idea and so well performed. Well done.

Absolutely, utterly, completely obsessed and delighted. 🌟

Ashley is so talented, dynamic, and EXPRESSIVE!

This show will do your heart some good. Go see it. ❤️

I went into this show not really knowing what to expect, and in some ways that added to the magic. The physicality was on point right from the first moment. The audience interactions were delightful, and I left the theatre feeling lighter.

Cute and fun

Whimsical, touching and sweet. Reminds us how connected we are in a vast universe. Highly recommend for good feels

If you’re able to see Craig In Conversation With God and Ashley Whitehead’s Polarity in the same day like I did, I would really recommend it. Also, if you’re able to see it in an audience filled with improvisers, it really makes for a fun and unpredictable performance.

Whitehead plays the North Star in this play, and they have noticed something changing lately in the humans they have watched for millennia- the humans aren’t paying any attention to them anymore. Feeling like their usefulness has worn out they decide that it’s time to tie up their loose ends and retire to somewhere new, but this proves to be a little more difficult than they first anticipated. Read more at the link!

A lovely story about finding meaning in life told through the perspective of an actual star, with a good bit of comedy and audience interaction sprinkled in. I will definitely look up at the night sky a lot more after seeing this show.

A lovely journey of loving where you are at and finding the comfort in the community around you. The performer is fantastic with great physical comedy and impeccable audience participation. They took us on the journey with them and we all had a good laugh together. The show is always evolving so you never know where our Polaris might end up on the next orbit!

Delightful from beginning to end