goes to...
Young Artists Council
and their show
Reefer Madness
"A musical based on the 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film of the same name. It's a tongue-in-cheek comedy about the perils of drugs, sex and general moral turpitude."
They were the first ping pong ball of the night drawn, as part of the 75 minute slots' special lottery.
So the suspense was out of the way pretty quick for them.
Plenty of time to nip outside for a smoke...
Oh...
They were probably pretty mellow anyway.
This award also goes out to the guys at
No Refunds Theatre Co.
(who were the first ping pong ball drawn in the general lottery after the special lotteries were dispensed with)
and their hilarious and topical adaptation of
Sun Tzu's, The Art of War
"The 3,000 year old manual on war's practice and philosophy adapted by Charlie Bethel with Matt Dawson. Used throughout history by generals and businessmen with ruthlessly effective results, ignored by countless politicians with ruthlessly not-so-effective results. Now on stage! And funny! There will also be a mambo."
I saw their original outing with this one, and it's perfect Fringe fare. 5 stars, in fact.
I was rightly chastised by a fellow theatergoer for leaving out the mambo in my review. It's a highlight in a show full of them.
I'm happy I get to share it again with Mom this time.
They just opened a new show - a graphic novel for the stage called What's Done In the Dark - which I'm happy to say I get to see this weekend.
After partaking of Sun Tzu's, The Art of War
, I can recommend this one sight unseen. Don't wait til the Fringe to catch No Refunds in action.
But when Fringe rolls around, they should be on your list for sure. More on them in the near future.
Learn more about them and their theatrical creations at www.norefundstheatre.com
Cross posted to www.myspace.com/matthewaeverett and archived on my site www.matthewaeverett.com
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