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FOUR HUMORS SHOW ARCHIVE
April Fools Fundraiser 2010
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April 1st, 2010
Presented at the Bedlam Theatre
A fundraiser and celebration of all things foolish.
One night only! April 1st 2010
The Show is:
April Fools is a collaboratively created show following four fools on a quest to capture laughter. It is a showcase and celebration of anything and everything that makes us laugh.
The Night is:
A celebration of last season's work and a peek into what is in the future for Four Humors Theater. We will have some very exciting news this year that you will not want to miss! So come to the show, stay and buy drinks at the Bedlam Social, and meet and catch up with the Four Humors company members. We can't wait to see you all for our favorite day of the year!
Welcome to Dystopia
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Presented at the Bedlam Theater
Directed By Sam Johns
Written by Matt Spring and Brant Miller
Welcome to Dystopia...
Eat at the Corn-a-torium, sleep at the Sleep-a-torium,
play at the Fun-a-torium, and die at the End-a-torium.
But above all else...
Thank the Person in Charge.
Love is Blind... and Furry
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Oct 29, 2009- Nov 14, 2009
Presented at the Bedlam Theater
Written and Directed By Jason Ballweber
Whips. Panties. Pies.
During a group Psycho-therapy session gone awry, six distinct and lovable perverts
(each possessing a distinct and lovable sexual fetish!) are unleashed upon the unsuspecting Binet Hotel.
Due to a bungled reservation by renowned sex-therapist Dr. Stevens, what was meant to be a quiet weekend
devoted to improving mental health erupts into an unadulterated mish mash of mistaken identities, muted
sexual desires, and the opening and closing of doors.
Steeped in the tradition of drawing room farces, but perverted through Four Humors Theater's penchant
for outrageous physical comedy, biting wit, and honest exploration of the taboo,
Love is Blind...and Furry explores the world of sexuality in a way that draws out the absurdity,
the beauty and the universality of our most secret desires.
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
A play adapted from Louis Sachar's Wayside School Novels.
Adaptation by John Olive
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Presented at the U of M Rarig Thrust Stage
at the 2009 Minnesota Fringe Festival
"There is something you ought to know about Wayside School. It was accidentally built sideways.
It was supposed to be only one story high, with thirty classrooms all in a row.
Instead, it is thirty stories high, with one classroom in each story.
The builder said he was very sorry. It has been said that the children at Wayside School are strange and silly.
That is probably true. However, when I told stories about you to the children at Wayside, they thought you were
strange and silly. That is probably also true."
April Fools Fundraiser 2009
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April 1st, 2009
Presented at the Bedlam Theater
Join us once a year on April 1st, to celebrate foolishness in all its beauty.
Join the creators of "Mortem Capiendum" and "Deviled Eggs" in their annual, one night only April 1st performance!
An hour-long show following four fools on a quest to capture laughter, April Fools was conceived, created and stars
Four Humor's Artistic Directors Jason Ballweber, Brant Miller, Nick Ryan and Matt Spring.
Part show, part fundraiser, the evening will feature food, drink specials, music, as well as a raffle for
fantastic prizes!
This is your only chance for 365 days to laugh with the Four Humors AND give them money!
We'll announce our 2009-2010 season!
Will you be King or Queen for the night?
Deviled Eggs
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Nov 28th, 2008- Dec 6th, 2008
Presented at the Bedlam Theater
Written and Directed by Nick Ryan
The Millennium has passed, yet the Apocalypse remains elusive.
With each passing hour, an army of fresh souls gush through the gates of Hell, equipped with ideas of rebellion; the sinners begin to question their eternal punishment.
All could be ended with the birth of the Antichrist...
If only the Devil could rise to the occasion.
Romeo & Juliet (2008)
May 8, 2008- May 18, 2008
Presented at the Bedlam Theater
Directed By Jason Ballweber
Written by William Shakespeare
This May, Four Humors Theater brings its unique blend of comic-tragedy to Shakespeare's masterpiece.
With a new cutting of the text, director Jason Ballweber crafts a production that takes the time to
celebrate the joy of a newfound love, without foreshadowing the impending loss. Featuring an ensemble
of twenty-five up and coming actors from theaters such as Three Sticks, Live Action Set, Jeune Lune,
and Children's Theater Company, Romeo and Juliet showcases the next generation of physically trained
performers in the Twin Cities.
Bards (2007)
May 8, 2008- May 18, 2008
Presented at the Southern Theater
MN Fringe Festival
Remount:
October 11, 2007- October 14, 2007
Presented at the Lowry Lab
Directed By Jason Ballweber
Written by Nick Ryan
Christopher Marlowe, spy for the Queen, enlists William Shakespeare on his most dangerous mission yet. A new Elizabethan adventure from Four Humors Theater.
Beckett's Widow (2007)
April 6th, 2007- April 28th, 2007
Presented at the Old Arizona Theater
Written and directed by Nick Ryan
A dark comedy concerning unrelenting vision, artistic control, and homicide. Beckett's Widow follows
visionary director Vermont Fredrick during the final weeks of rehearsal of his productions of Samuel Beckett's
Endgame. Can he wield Beckett's text to put forth his own artistic statement and lay bare the unseen homeless
tragedy on stage? Will the Beckett Estate shut down his unconventional take on their closely guarded masterwork
How many lives must fall for great art to be realized?
Deviled Eggs (2006)
August 5th, 2006- August 12th, 2006
Presented at the Rarig Center
University of Minnesota
Stoll Thrust Stage
MN Fringe Festival
Remount:
December 1st, 2006- December 9th, 2006
Presented at the Old Arizona Theater
Directed By Jason Ballweber
Written by Nick Ryan
The Millennium has passed...
The world awaits its antichrist...
If only the Devil could rise to the occasion...
A story of love, tyranny and erectile dysfunction.
Inspector Rex (2005)
August 6th, 2005- August 14th, 2005
Presented at the Jungle Theater
Directed By Jason Ballweber
Written by Nick Ryan
A comic retelling of the Oedipus Rex myth, set in the world of a British parlor mystery.
Deviled Eggs (2005)
April 1st, 2005- April 3rd, 2005
Presented at the Old Arizona Theater
Written and Directed by Nick Ryan
The Millennium has passed...
The world awaits its antichrist...
If only the Devil could rise to the occasion...
A story of love, tyranny and erectile dysfunction.
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