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twenty ten fest
Bedlam's Community-Professional Theatrical Showcase will showcase 21 very short new theater pieces in a mind-boggling range of styles.
These plays run the stylistic gamut from reflective drama to toy theater to lip-sync drag to a new short opera, with many stops in between. It will feature the work of new artists, creators, and performers, as well as such well-known members of the Twin Cities theater scene as Playwright Center writers Aditi Kapil, Carson Kreitzer and Dominic Orlando, and one piece created by Cedar-Riverside youth in workshops with Bedlam.
These pieces will be grouped into three sets and will be rotated six times during the course of two weekends. On April 21, Tru Ruts and Freestyle Theatre are curating an evening of 10 minute Hip Hop & Spoken Word performance. Artists range from newcomers to heavy hitters including: Hip Hip lead artist of the BLEND;Toussaint Morrson, Karla Smith, Slam Champion Guante, Poetic Assasins, Reggie Edmunds, and selections by E.G. Bailey and Sha Cage.
THE PLAYS AND SET SCHEDULE ARE:
***** SET A *****
Today is the Last Beautiful Day Until Tomorrow. An introspective sci-fi comedy, written and directed by Molly Van Avery in collaboration with and starring Maren Ward
Body Electric. A corporeal/digital synesthesia in real time by Wade Haynes
Brenda McIntire, CEO. Smart performance art by Paige Collette
Terror-less. Cedar-Riverside youth take on security stereotypes. Created by Sharmarke Farah with John Bueche, directed by John Francis Bueche and Christopher Allen
A Dry Spell. A multimedia meditation, written and performed by Ronnell A. Wheeler
Halfway to Paradise. A poetic drama written by Carson Kreitzer, directed by Jen Elwood
Death of a Bee Keeper. A toy theater drama by Soozin Hirschmugl
PERFORMANCES:
Apr 16, 2010 7:00 PM
Apr 17, 2010 9:00 PM
Apr 18, 2010 3:00 PM
Apr 22, 2010 9:00 PM
Apr 24, 2010 7:00 PM
Apr 25, 2010 5:00 PM
***** SET B *****
4 Short Plays About Torture. Written by Dominic Orlando, directed by Brian Balcom
Sheer. A physically driven romp by Lelis Brito
Bootleggers. A hip hop monologue in three by Reggie Edmund
Coffee with an Alien. An intergalactic fairy tale by Kait Sergenian and Alberta Mirais
Gut Wrenched and Rising or This Means You're Gay Now. A circus-influenced ensemble performance about the joys and dangers of being transgendered. Created by Walken Schweigert, directed by Sofi Shank
The Loneliest Astronaut. An existential comedy about space camp by Ben Egerman
Gretchen/Faust. Fausts abandoned love journeys in search of the soul. An opera by David Hanzal and Julie Kurtz
PERFORMANCES:
Apr 16, 2010 9:00 PM
Apr 17, 2010 5:00 PM
Apr 18, 2010 7:00 PM
Apr 23, 2010 7:00 PM
Apr 24, 2010 9:00 PM
Apr 25, 2010 3:00 PM
***** SET C *****
Wingman. A new play where the audience becomes the performance, written by Eric "Pogi" Sumangil, directed by Jess Finney
Walk It Off. An athletic comedy created by Jon Mac Cole and Tom Lloyd
String Theory. A theatrical poem by Stephen Schutzman and directed by Cherie Anderson
Cirkus Kalashnikov. A Bulgarian circus tale by Aditi Kapil, Directed by Chris Kehoe
Identity Crisis: My Unconventional Pathway To Homelessness. A semi-autobiographical spoken-word theater piece, created and performed by Corey Walton and directed by Brian Grandison
Two Guys Just Standing There Looking at Each Other and Maybe Pulling Things Out of Bags. And Theres a Timekeeper. An experiment in task-based improvisation by Jason Ballweber and George McConnell
Long Days Journey into Puss. A lip synch drag experience created and performed by Jeffry Lusiak
PERFORMANCES
Apr 17, 2010 7:00 PM
Apr 18, 2010 5:00 PM
Apr 22, 2010 7:00 PM
Apr 23, 2010 9:00 PM
Apr 24, 2010 5:00 PM
Apr 25, 2010 7:00 PM
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LocationBedlam Theatre
1501 S 6th St
Minneapolis, MN 55454
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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