The Prophet

While this show had a lot of promise in the end I feel like it failed to live up to its potential. First and foremost. It was marketed as a 60 minute show and came in at around 30 minutes. Which could have been forgiven if it has been amazing. I feel like the show pulled back on a lot of the religion instead of digging in which I think is where the big miss came in for me. When you start if with a premise that one of the characters receives vision from God I feel like you should lean in to that idea. Dig deep for the jokes. Don't be afraid to make fun of religion as a whole. Now, I will give it this, when it wanted to be funny, it was! And the chemistry of the actors was undeniable. I truly hope that these creators go back to the drawing board, punch it up a bit and being it back around. I would love to see it evolve into something great.

These folks put a lot of work into this irreverent comedy about two ex-cult members that go on to create a new cult together.

As an ex-believer myself, it brought a lot of humour on display. I loved the physical props and the overall story and jokes.

Keep at it!

I am not a frequent theatre goer, but I know what entertains me. The Prophet was 35 minutes of fast paced comedy. The set design was simple but effective, the sound effects / music (technical?) added to the drama. There was some lighting affects that definitely enhanced the drama. Acting was good and the comedy was effectively delivered.

Two ex-cult members who band together in a religious revival — but will they and their relationship survive it? The Prophet is a two-person play about Jeremy, a man who can predict the future, and Katherine, a woman who believes Jeremy can help her become powerful.

In this show, Jayden Baldry (Jeremy) had some phenomenal acting moments, and it had some impressive set, lighting, and sound elements. However, the story of this show felt very confusing and incomplete. It seemed as though character motivation and backstory were missing, and the overall plot of the story was very confusing and unclear. There were some very funny moments throughout the show, but what exactly they were making fun of was not clear. Simply, by the end of the show, I was not sure what the message or point of the play was.

However, despite all of this, the acting and technical elements of the show really shone through! Baldry’s comedic acting had the audience frequently laughing, and the technical elements of the show were very impressive. Props such as hilariously oversized cigarettes added greatly to the comedy of the show, and the lighting and sound of the play were dramatic and effective. Despite the story’s shortcomings, it is clear that the actors, technicians, and crew have worked very hard on this show.

The Prophet had great acting, comedy, and tech! Though it was quite hard to follow in some parts, watching this show remained an enjoyable experience.

The Prophet is a fun, crass comedy that doesn't take itself all too seriously. This play is packed with visual gags and creative stage/prop design. Scene transitions were particularly interesting and well thought, giving a very fluid feeling throughout. Kudos to Francis and Austin. Both Jayden and Neressa had believable performances despite the wackiness of their characters. The contrasting physicality of Jeremy and Kathrine clearly sets up their respective personalities. With it's quick wit, the dialogue gives humour to the dangerous scenario these two put themselves into. Alex's writing and directing choices were amazing!

Overall a pretty successful production that achieves its aims. Congrats everyone!!! :D

To get my most shallow criticism out of the way: please don’t say you’re a 60-minute show when you’re barely 35!

So this unfortunately did not work for me. I really do think some workshopping could make it great because it’s an interesting premise and there are some funny and insightful moments, but the writing is mostly flat and the plot jumps make you crave what is missing between the scenes.

I was frustrated that in order to make one of the two main characters quickly unlikeable they relied on her being vaguely bigoted and crass as somewhat of a ham-handed way to signal to us that she was bad (as if her actions didn’t already signal that). The full motives of her and the other lead remained unclear though and made it tough to care about either.

It wasn’t torture by any means and I did have some good laughs, but I just can’t recommend it.

There is an idea here, it needs to be worked on. Sometimes the Fringe gives us an experiment that does not work, sadly this is one of those shows. The set up is interesting, the problem is the story jumps from scene to scene and doesn’t really develop a story, just events with zero notion of how we got there. The two leads honestly give it their all, it is a shame the material just let them down.