While I find non-musical improv comedy to be pretty remarkable (we have some amazing improvisers in this town), I find musical improv comedy to be twice as mind-boggling. So that means it’s always a good time. They're not just creating characters and scenarios from scratch out of next to nothing (just a suggestion from the audience) and keeping them rolling for a full set, they’re doing it with songs they also create out of thin air. And the Shrieking Harpies are some of the best. Great voices, great comedic instincts, wild ideas, and they’re just great at working off one another. I’ve seen them twice in the Fringe already but I’m overdue for a return trip.
Shrieking Harpies Presents: Period Piece
The Shrieking Harpies
Venue: Barker Center
Show Description:
Join the Shrieking Harpies as they create a fully improvised musical narrative for each show in a different time period. You'll laugh, cry, and sing yourself all the way home!
Genre & Content:
Comedy, Improv, Musical Theater, Original Music, Audience Participation, LGBTQIA+ Content
Warnings:
Adult Language, Loud Noises
I’ll let them do the talking about their new spin on their standard formula:
“The Shrieking Harpies are a musical improv trio consisting of Lizzie Gardner, Hannah Wydeven, Taj Ruler, and Justin Nellis on the piano keys who specialize in creating long-form musical narratives from a single suggestion!
They’ve been performing together as a known group around the Twin Cities since 2016, and have regularly performed in both improv-specific spaces like HUGE theater and other theaters all over the cities, most recently Twin Cities Improv Festival this summer at the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis. They have also performed and headlined multiple festivals nationally.
This is their fifth time performing at the Minnesota Fringe (most recently in 2023), and they are so excited to be back! You can expect their shows to make you laugh, cry, and everything in between, with a touch of magic and strong female friendship.
This year, we've decided to take a little spin on our show with different periods (of time) as our guideline, along with other audience suggestions.
While we will be creating our stories within these periods, please do not come to this show expecting historical accuracy, as with most improv shows, you will be gravely disappointed.
Magic and the fantastic tend to reign supreme with us, as well as the smashing of occasional patriarchies.
We love having a blast and tend to follow the fun, and we truly love the audiences that come to the Minnesota Fringe!”
Looking forward to a truly random musical no one’s ever heard or seen before.
Here’s some handy links to my Fringe Top 10, Top 11 to 20 and Returning Favorites lists for this year, as well as all the coverage of this year’s Minnesota Fringe Festival.
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