| I can now officially announce! |
[Tue., May. 8th, 22:54] |
My initial plan for this year's Fringe Festival was a great script written by Mark Jensen entitled "Cannibals are Cooking," dealing with an aging Edgar Rice Burroughs, recounting his life and berating a hapless production assistant who needs Burroughs' signature for a new Tarzan movie. Unfortunately my request for a venue with a videoprojector was denied-- I was assigned to the Ritz Theatre, (Which I think has a videoprojector, but it's just not available to Fringe productions... ). Since "Cannibals" is made so much more awesome with video, I decided to defer it to some time in the hopefully near future at the BLB.
What show will I be doing? A staged adaptation of Robert Anton Wilson's Masks of the Illuminati, that's what! If you don't know Wilson's work, by all means, check him out. No other author has impacted me, my sense of humor, and the way I think the way Wilson has. On January 11th of this year. I am proud and ecstatic to have this opportunity to try to honor his memory and to introduce (or re-introduce) his humor, his passion, and his twisted sense of fun to audiences at the Fringe this year.
Here's the story:
Sir John Babcock believes he his being chased by the Devil. He's traveled across Europe, desperate to avoid being the fourth victim of a mysterious book that has already driven three people to suicide. His flight brings him at last to a small bar in Zurich in 1914, where he inadvertently interrupts the meeting of James Joyce and Albert Einstein. Joyce and Einstein agree to help unravel the young man's mysterious story of secret societies, ancient symbols, and bizarre dreams; and, ultimately, to match wits with that fiendish rascal, Aleister Crowley.
And, this year I have abandoned the one-man show. Robert Anton Wilson's Masks of the Illuminati will feature myself and six other cast members with whom I am thrilled to be working. The show will feature Stephanie Cordell, Brandon Ewald, Kelvin Hatle, and Jen Scott. Albert Einstein will be played by Craig Anderson and James Joyce will be played by Joseph Scrimshaw. (I'm playing Aleister Crowley...) If anyone's counting that means Joesph, Jen, and myself will be in both this show and Joseph's Macbeth's Awesome Scottish Castle Party, which puts us at about 30 performances this Fringe... heh-heh...
For anyone who actually reads this little journal, please don't miss this show. It's going to be super awesome! Watch the Fringe website for schedule details! |
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