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THE FAMILY FRIENDLY MORALITY TALE RETURNS!
CATCH A NEW, EXPANDED TWO ACT VERSION
OF THIS BEST-SELLING HIT AT YELLOW TREE THEATRE!
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE!
WHAT:
The smash hit family friendly comedy and morality tale from the 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival returns! This new co-production with Yellow Tree Theatre features an expanded, two act script!
In the lost village of the Squirrel People every squirrel is named for their most distinctive trait—there's Clumsy Squirrel, Wise Squirrel, and even Socially Awkward Squirrel. But the village is thrown into chaos when a young squirrel refuses to pick a name--the inconvenient squirrel! An Inconvenient Squirrel is a live action cartoon for the stage. Designed to engage both children and adults on their own level, this funny, fast-paced morality tale tackles issues of identity and conformity with wit, intelligence…and a lot of grown men dressed as squirrels!
WHO:
Written and directed by Joseph Scrimshaw!
Featuring the squirrelly comic talents of Tim Uren, Dan Rooney, Reid Knuttila, Joseph Scrimshaw
and Triple Espresso's Brian Kelly as The Big Ol' Tree!
WHERE:
Yellow Tree Theatre
320 5th Ave SE, Osseo 55369
For directions visit yellowtreetheatre.com!
WHEN:
EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY in JUNE @ 2 PM!
Sat, June 6 and Sun, June 7; Sat June 13 and Sun, June 14;
Sat, June 20 and Sun, June 21; Sat, June 27 and Sun, June 28
Refreshments available for purchase in the lobby before the show
and during intermission!
HOW MUCH:
$12 for adults
$9 for children
($2 off with Fringe button)
Tickets available now!
PREVIOUS PRAISE:
"Must See!"-Pioneer Press
"...brilliantly squirrelly. Like the great Warner brothers cartoons, the adults are howling with laughter alongside their children… The message comes through clearly, but unlike many shows for children it never condescends; it never goes into after-school special territory.
-tcdailyplanet.com
"Scrimshaw fractures fairytale motifs in a fun way and presents a number of memorable characters, such as Evil Genius Squirrel and Thinks He's a Pirate Squirrel. By the end, there's a moral that's really not all that simple. That aside, there's also plenty of good physical humor, some deft parody and, above all, four guys dressed up as squirrels. What's not to like?"
-City Pages
"Witty with great physical comedy…an excellent addition to the Scrimshaw repertoire…humor for both kids and adults…we laughed and laughed..."
-Audience Reviews
THE BRYANT LAKE BOWL RUN WENT SO WELL,
THE SHOW IS HEADING TO THE 2009 MINNESOTA FRINGE FESTIVAL!
A ONE HOUR, FIVE ACT SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY
BASED ON THE REAL LIFE OF A RANDOM AUDIENCE MEMBER!
WRITTEN and PERFORMED by JOSEPH SCRIMSHAW!
FEATURING ORIGINAL MUSIC by DENNIS CURLEY!
TICKET INFO COMING SOON!
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WHAT:
Joseph Scrimshaw's Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of You is a unique combination of storytelling, improv, music, audience interaction and traditional theater! Joseph Scrimshaw weaves the real life ambitions and tragic flaws of the audience volunteer into a complex mad-lib story of murder, madness and comedy!
Continuing his experiments with high quality interactive theater, Joseph's new show examines what strengths and weaknesses connect all people by replacing Shakespeare's traditional royal protagonist with the real life of a random audience member. What kingdom will they rule? Who will they ruthlessly murder and why? What tragic flaw will bring about their inevitable destruction? In addition to the audience-based protagonist, Joseph will also portray such Shakespearean characters as: the clown, the doomed love interest, the evil military mastermind, the slimey politician, and the sad messenger with only one line!
WHO:
Written and performed by Joseph Scrimshaw!
Live music by Dennis Curley!
WHERE:
THE MINNESOTA FRINGE FESTIVAL!
U of MN Rarig Thrust!
Plenty of seats for everyone!
WHEN:
Fri, July 31 @ 8:30 PM
Sat, Aug 1 @ 2:30 PM
Mon, Aug 3 @ 5:30 PM
Weds, Aug 5 @ 10 PM
Sat, Aug 8 @ 10 PM
HOW MUCH:
Regular admission: $12
Fringe button holder/Student/Senior: $10
PRAISE FROM THE FIRST RUN:
"...a fresh look at Shakespeare and human nature, as well as a fun night out!"
-Vita.MN
"Joseph Scrimshaw means hilarity"
-Decider.com
"…a five-act Shakespeare parody with crackling pace...the fun is in watching Scrimshaw make up the mood of the thing on the fly, poking fun at himself, the audience member, and the very structure of Shakespearean drama...He flows from one character to the next with manic intensity, and works himself into a lather of verbiage and subversive asides..."
-City Pages
Check out this video preview by Max Sparber!
Sara Stevenson Scrimshaw presents
MANSION OF DUST
European master cleaners clash in a creaking mansion full of filth and secrets! Who will live? Who will dance?
Who is the best duster?
A brand new dance/comedy/cleaning hybrid!
Playing at the Southern Theater as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival!
Fri, July 31 @ 5:30 PM; Sun, Aug 2 @ 4 PM;
Tues, Aug 4 @ 8:30 PM; Fri, Aug 7 @ 10 PM;
Sun, Aug 9 @ 7 PM
DOWNLOAD THE PHOTO!
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"ONE OF THE TOP TEN SHOWS OF THE YEAR!"
- Twin Cities' Daily Planet
"smart, well crafted...consistently funny...finely pitched comedy!"
-City Pages
JOSEPH'S HIT HOLIDAY SHOW WILL RETURN
FOR ITS THIRD YEAR IN NOV/DEC of 2009!
WATCH THE PREVIEW!
DOWNLOAD MORE PHOTOS:
CLOSE UP SANTA and JOSEPH WITH SANTA
WHAT:
A depressed Santa Claus breaks into the home of a happily married couple on Christmas Eve. Can the couple save Santa from himself? Or will Santa destroy the marriage by telling the couple where they fit on his naughty and nice list?
Fat Man Crying is a two act comic play that questions what we value more--knowledge or belief? Are there some things about our loved ones we just plain don't want to know? Is it really the thought that counts?
What would you do if Santa really visited you?
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Latest Update: 6/22/2009
Welcome to josephscrimshaw.com!
Joseph's e-mail address through the web-site is currently fighting with
Microsoft. If you want to contact Joseph e-mail him at:
joseph.scrimshaw@gmail.com
Browse the site for updates on Joseph's projects (see below), articles, video and audio clips!
Joseph is now a proud member of
ROCKSTAR STORYTELLERS!
The Rockstars perform the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Bryant Lake Bowl!
Thanks to all who attended the first run
of Tragedy of You at the Bryant Lake Bowl!
The show was a great hit--big houses and big response!
Watch for the show in the 2009 Minnesota Fringe Festival!
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Catch Joseph at the MN History Center this summer
performing in his new old radio style script
entitled "The Adventures of Stuart Lindman"!
Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
in the brand new exhibit "Minnesota's Greatest Generation"!
Joseph and frequent collaborator, Tim Uren, are hard at work on
a new film project entitled SpookySpookyScaryScary!
It's the episodic story of Chuck and Dexter, two inept cultists who
can't quite manage to resurrect their dead god or
function socially. Are the two related?
The show will be for sale on DVD at
CONvergence this July
and at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon this October!
More info coming soon!
Adventures in Mating, Joseph's hit audience interactive romantic comedy wrapped up its two year run with two SOLD OUT shows on
Valentine's Day 2009!
Rest assured, Mating will return for another run
in the relatively near future!
Mating will be playing in Dallas in the spring of 2010!
Thanks to all who came to Fat Man Crying!
THE SHOW WILL BE BACK in NOV/DEC 2009!
"EVERYONE LAUGHS
AT A FAT MAN...THE SHOW'S PERCOLATING TEMPO DELIVERS
LAUGH LINES LIKE TOYS DROPPING OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE AT THE NORTH POLE..."
Read the whole tcdailyplanet.net review here!
"FINELY PITCHED COMEDY...SCRIMSHAW'S DIALOGUE IS
CONSISTENTLY FUNNY...SMART, WELL-CRAFTED..."
Read the whole City Pages review here!
Check out this feature article on Joseph and Fat Man Crying from the Friday, November 30th Pioneer Press--
What are you laughing at?
PLUS check out this A-LIST in City Pages
Joseph recently partnered with premiere event planning company,
Event Lab,
to create a brand new variety show about our fair state entitled
STATE of the LOON:
The MN Variety Show!
Perfect for corporate entertainment events!
Visiting the Science Museum of Minnesota?
Don't miss
THE ADVENTURES of
CAPTAIN VIBRATION!
A short play about the science of sound and old radio foley artists
written and directed by Joseph!
Check here
to see when the show is playing!
Pioneer Press has named Joseph as one of three theater artists to
"keep an eye on in 2008"!
"...He's got a keen pen, a savvy business sense and seemingly boundless energy..."
City Pages has listed Joseph as a 2007 Artist of the Year!
Along with all other working Twin Cities' Playwrights!
Joseph is being chased by a cougar! Watch the video here! Joseph is also cuddling with baby bears here! Joseph is making out with a bear here!
Read about the alleged "King of Comedy" in this May article from the MN Monthly!
If you have plans to visit Lima, Peru in the next year keep an eye out for Peor Obra--the Spanish language version of Joseph's hit Fringe show The Worst Show in the Fringe!
Joseph Scrimshaw is a critically acclaimed actor, an internationally produced playwright, an independent theater producer/director, and an occasional graphic designer. With his brother, Joshua, he is one half of The Scrimshaw Brothers Comedy Team. The Brothers were named City Pages' Artists of the Year in 2002 and have been described as "the utility men of comedy-jumping from sketches to slapstick to soliloquy without skipping a laugh" (Pioneer Press).
As a solo artist, Joseph is the author of MN Fringe Fest hits, The Worst Show in the Fringe (the #1 best-selling show of the Festival in 2002 and #4 in 2003),
Adventures in Mating (the #3 best-selling show in 2005), Die, Clowns, Die! (the #6 best-selling show in 2006), and Macbeth's Awesome Scottish Castle Party (the #1 best-selling show in 2007). His hit interactive romantic comedy Adventures in Mating is playing throughout the world with productions in Minneapolis, Seattle, New York, the UK, and Bulgaria and more productions in the works. Joseph is also a resident performer of Children's Theater and the Graphic Designer at
Old Gem Theater in New Richmond, Wisconsin.
As an actor Joseph has performed with the MN Shakespeare Company, Bedlam Theater, History Theater, the Mystery Cafe Theater and The Chicago Improv Festival.
As a freelance writer, Joseph has created (and sometimes performed) new works for Hardcover Theater, MN Historical Society, General Mills, MN Public Radio and The Current as well as upcoming projects for Science Museum of MN and MN Book Awards.
Joseph holds a BS in Visual Art, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature from the University of Minnesota. In 1996, he took beginning acting for non-acting majors. This was the beginning and end of his formal academic training as an actor.
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