Worth considering

Audience participation and improv comedy go together like a [toss out a noun!] and a [you there, another noun!]. But “The Life Robotic” takes it further: Instead of riffing on the crowd’s scene suggestions, the show’s robot main character can only deliver lines sent in via text message, in real time, by the audience. The rest of the cast ad-libs around him. (He literally reads off his phone — a bit clunky, but certainly drives home the bit.) It’s a clever concept, and the execution mostly delivers, though some production elements including scene cut-off timing and background music volume could use fine-tuning.

Presented by Playabunga Productions at Mixed Blood Theatre; 5:30 p.m. Aug 4, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6, 10 p.m. Aug. 8, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 11

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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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