Fringe 2005 - Reunion of the Top Ten Class of 2004 - Many Happy Returns part deux

Jen Scott & Tim Uren - Doll Hearts: A Fairy Tale

Last year, Tim Uren and Jen Scott were both *very* busy people.

Tim took the stage with the production 10,000 Comic Books, which made my pre-Fringe Top Ten list.

Jen was one of the adult improv folks in charge of shepherding the Brave New Institute's Youth Team: Rebels Without Applause through their first Fringe show, Why You Shouldnt Leave The Future To Us.

Tim was the Pants Check/Master of Ceremonies for the late night swan song for the Scrimshaw Brothers long-running series, Look Ma, No Pants - The Last One.

Tim and Jen were both part of the improv group Unitard which brought us the KBYE Now News Hour.

And Tim served as director for the women's improv troupe, 3 Months To Live, on their enormously titled show, Behind the True Intimate Portrait of the Driven Divas of Comedy-Unplugged (The Day the Laughter Died).

And yes, that was all just in Fringe 2004.

This year it looks like they might be giving themselves a little more breathing room. So far they only have one show, that I'm aware of, on the Fringe schedule. That would be...

Jen Scott & Tim Uren - Doll Hearts: A Fairy Tale
While a little girl sleeps, monsters torment her dolls in this eerie muscial fable.

They're both gifted comics, and I need a laugh. The idea sounds fun and creepy at the same time (*Love* the title). I'm there. You might want to be, too. After all, they may be doing just one show this year, and it'd be a shame to miss it.

You can check out Tim's site and get on his mailing list for updates on this and the seven or eight other ventures I'm sure he has in the works at the moment. Just go to www.10000comicbooks.com

[To see the full list of some of my favorite returnees from Fringe 2004, click here

...including
- Claire Simonson (2004's The Origin of Consciousness in The Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind)

To see the full list of some of my favorite returnees from Fringe 2003, click here.

...including
- Rik Reppe (2003's Staggering Toward America)
- Kevin Kling (2003's Baseball, Dogs and Motorcycles)
- Ballet of the Dolls (2003's Beauty and The Beast)
- Rhino Productions (2003's The Hobbit)]

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