Holy crap are things busy over here in Arlotown! First up we’ve got our next theatrical production: Man Saved By Condiments!written by Mary Jo Pehl (MST3k, Cinematic Titanic). It’s based on a true story (no, really) of a man, trapped for almost five days after crashing his car, who survives on nothing but hope. And condiments. And Faith Hill. Starring Tim Uren (10,000 Comic Books, Macbeth: the Video Game Remix, Curse of Yig) and directed by Bill Stiteler (THACO, Macbeth: the Video Game Remix).
Tickets are $12/$10 with a 2011 MN Fringe button. You can reserve your tickets by calling 612.825.8949 or reserve online using the links above (discounts not available with online reservation). See this one before we take it to the NYC Frigid Festival!
The other big news is that PowerPoint Karaoke returns Tuesday January 3rd at 7:00 pm, also at the BLB! Watch four presenters take on a PowerPoint they’ve never seen and which makes no sense. Our presenters for January are:
And returning as our special guest judges: Trace Beaulieu (MST3k, Cinematic Titanic) and Bill Corbett (MST3k, RiffTrax)
Tickets for PPK are $12/$10 with a 2011 MN Fringe button or CONvergence badge/merchandise. You can reserve your tickets by calling 612.825.8949 or reserve online using Brown Paper Tickets. Note: you can only get the discounted price by calling the BLB or buying tickets at the door.
Theatre Arlo presents PowerPoint Karaoke! Four people take the stage to give a PowerPoint presentation. The only problem is the presenters have never seen it before, and the slides are complete nonsense!
One night only! Saturday, December 3rd at 9:30pm (doors at 9pm) at the Bryant-Lake Bowl! Tickets are $12, or $10 with a 2011 MN Fringe Button or a CONvervgence badge/branded merch. Call (612) 825-8949 for reservations or buy online!
Click to watch the trailer and explanation of the project (Goes to Kickstarter. Photo by Craig VanDerSchaegen.)
Our next show is called Man Saved By Condiments! It’s a play based on the true story of a man whose car went off a bridge, broke his hip, and survived for five days by eating snow and the packets of condiments he found under his seat. As the hours go by and he struggles to keep himself awake by talking to himself, yelling at NPR, and making friends with squirrels, he goes a little crazy. It’s a comedy about survival, and what happens to a man who only has himself for company.
Written by the hilarious Mary Jo Pehl (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cinematic Titanic), the play is being produced by Theatre Arlo in Minneapolis at the Bryant Lake Bowl (a combination restaurant-bar-bowling alley-theater. No, really.) before taking it on the road to the Frigid Festival in New York City! That’s right, we’re going to (off-off) Broadway!
The production features Tim Uren (whose work includes Curse of Yigand10,000 Comic Books) and is directed by Bill Stiteler (writer/director of THACOand the video for Jonathan Coulton’s Re: Your Brains). Both Tim and Bill have a great love of producing funny, geeky shows. Together they co-wrote Macbeth: the Video Game Remix(you can watch the entire show by clicking on that YouTube link).
Funding this project helps pay for the rehearsal process, sets and costumes, promotional materials (posters and postcards), as well as our transportation expenses to the Frigid NYC Festival in New York for the actor (Tim Uren) and director (Bill Stiteler). If we exceed our funding goals, that makes it possible for us to take the show on the road to other festivals as well!
Theatre Arlo presents PowerPoint Karaoke! Four people take the stage to give a PowerPoint presentation. The only problem is the presenters have never seen it before, and the slides are complete nonsense!
One night only! Monday November 21st at 8pm (doors at 7pm) at the Bryant-Lake Bowl! Tickets are $12, or $10 with a 2011 MN Fringe Button or a CONvervgence badge/branded merch. Call (612) 825-8949 for reservations or buy online!
The reviews are in on the premiere of Macbeth: The Video Game Remix at the Minnesota Fringe Festival and it’s great!
We’re averaging four-and-a-half Kitties so far, with a nice balance between Shakespeare fans and gaming geeks, both of whom love the show. In addition, we’ve got a “Must See” from the Pioneer Press, along with positive notices from City Pages, Jay Gabler on Vita.mn, and Rachel Riva from TC Daily Planet. Go ahead and read those, they’re actually positive, and not like that time I had to piece together a review that read “Bill Stiteler is… over-the-top… very funny.”*
Scotland is pwnd as Shakspeare’s classic tale of treachery and bloody revenge warps into an online world of group raids, elf assassins, and multiplayer quests. It’s the story of a n00b destined to be king…if he can ever make it past first level.
Written by Tim Uren (10,000 Comic Books) and Bill Stiteler (THACO). Featuring Tim Uren, Dawn Krosnowski, Duck Washington, Kelvin Hatle, phillip andrew bennet low, and Sharon Stiteler.
All performances are in August at the U of M Rarig Thrust stage. Tickets are $12 + a $4 Fringe button. You can reserve your tickets online now!
Friday the 5th at 10pm.
Monday the 8th at 7pm.
Thursday the 11th at 5:30pm.
Friday the 12th at 7pm. (ASL interpreted)
Sunday the 14th at 4pm.
The world’s biggest fan–and author of Love Boat fan fiction– gets his wish and ends up in the magical escapist wonderland of ’70s sitcom clichés and special guest stars. It’s a TV fantasy world that’s becoming disturbingly self-aware. But what happens when the show gets out of control?
Thursdays April 7, 14, 21 and 28 and and Friday April 8 at 7:00 pm (6:00 doors)
