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2006-10-18T15:05:00.000-07:00

Father Joiner's Purgative Poetry Project

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

The Key

Urbano's Circus

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Cliff, The Domestic

Part 1

Part 2

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2006-10-03T14:58:00.000-07:00

Father Joiner's Purgative Poetry Project

"Father Joiner's Purgative Poetry Project" is a show that takes place in the setting of a poetry reading where Mr. Grunn portrays a variety of winsome characters. They are brought together by Father Joiner- group leader and poet laureate of magnetic refrigerator poetry. The group's unlikely personalities include outspoken deli owner, Leo Capelli, who has recently discovered the exciting world of similes-to a love-paralyzed accountant, Frank Adamouski, who is fearfully trying to profess his feelings to his secretary.

Tech Requirements: Basic light plot Duration: 60 min/80 min

The Key

A mysterious, Italian puppeteer (who creates puppets out of garbage) leads several characters to encounter something revealing about their lives, while they retrieve their lost luggage from a train station's "Lost and Found." When they open their suitcases they are surprised by it's contents-for some it is a memory from their childhood, for others an answer to a prayer. This show incorporates commedia, puppetry, mime and a character driven plot that entrances audiences of all ages!

Urbano's Circus

Inspired by Alexander Calder's "Circus", "Il Circo di Urbano"(Urbano's Circus) is where art meets theatre. You will be amazed and entertained by these trash-constructed puppets as they perform their death defying and suspenseful acts. The show features Ivan the Iron-Clad Stomach, Clyde the Fearless Clown, and Boris the Elastic Acrobat. The Town Crier said, "The audience was soon cheering as these cleverly constructed puppets performed!"

Tech Requirements: Basic light plot Duration: 30 min/80 min

Cliff, The Domestic

Cliff is different from most puppets; He is large, misshapen, and only has one arm. He has characteristics that we all can identify with- loneliness, dreams, and trying to find happiness in simple ways. Follow him as he tries to perform domestic duties while overcoming his "perceived" physical deficiencies. The Town Crier says, "It had a poignant appeal and life affirming qualities."

Tech Requirements: Basic light plot Duration: 20 min.

The Science of the Mind
is an interactive, high tech, turn of the century, medicine show.

Meet Dr. Kurtis C. Braman (Richard Grunn) medical doctor, inventor, and world renowned phrenologist and his fully automated, man-made assistant, Miss Piccadilly (Tasha Williams) as they take you through a journey of machines, modalities, and mad laughter. It's a Professor Higgins meets Willy Wonka meets Harry Potter meets Albert Einstein meets Dr. Frankenstein meets Thomas Edison……kind of show.

The Science of the Mind is adaptable to indoor and outdoor venues.

A great show for families and audiences of all ages!

Stage Area: 12x12
Technical requirements: AC Power, Basic Sound System

BIO

2006-10-03T14:57:00.000-07:00

Richard Grunn is an actor/artist who has performed on numerous stages in the NY Metropolitan area. Recently he was a featured performer at the West Cork Literary Festival and the Schull Arts Festival in Ireland. In 2003 he was awarded the prestigious Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Fellowship in Theatre. He is a founding member of Zuppa del Giorno, a commedia dell' arte group of the Northeast Theatre in Pennsylvania. Grunn is known for writing and performing multi character works. His original one man show, Father Joiner's Purgative Poetry Project, has toured Ireland and appeared on PBS station WSKG-Binghamton . His show The Key played at the Tusten Theatre and Sullivan Community College in NY. His play, The O. Henry Conspiracy, toured the east coast to rave reviews. Grunn has designed puppets and masks for the Metropolitan Playhouse, New York and SUNY- Old Westbury, NY. His solo work has been featured in L'Annuire Theatral(Automne 1995) and New Yorker Staats Zeitung (Februar 1998) Mr. Grunn is a roster artist for the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. He organizes, develops, and teaches theatre and art programs throughout the States.

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