This one just seems like an egregious oversight on my part. I thought, “I must have had Edwin Strout and Joking Apart Theater on my Top 20 list at some point already in the past.” Nope. I’ve seen lots of Edwin’s work, and Joking Apart’s, outside the Fringe over the years but apparently it never intersected with my Fringe viewing, until now.
I’m noticing that with Simone Weil in the #9 slot, and Jabberwocky here in the #19 slot, the penultimate entries in the first and second chunks of ten on this list are pretty nerdy, and more instinct than something I can clearly articulate.
The Jaws That Bite, The Claws That Catch!
Joking Apart Theater
Venue: TRP
Press pitch:
Edwin Strout’s previous play, “That’s MISTER Benchley To You, Mrs. Parker,” was voted Audience Pick for Best Show Of The Fringe at the 2003 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Returning to a literary theme, Edwin has written a show about one man's deep dive down the rabbit hole of Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky.” His perception of reality, time, and the people around him warps, stretches and threatens to break altogether, as he dives deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole in search of the meaning of the poem. Edwin is billing it as “The Worst TED Talk Ever!”
Genre & Content: Drama, Horror, Literary Adaptation
Warnings: Mental Illness
Frankly, anyone that combines John Hurt (just ignore Charlie Rose), the Muppets and Jabberjaw in their promotional materials is OK by me.
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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