Rogue 2009

6:00 PM, Fri., 2/27
4:45 PM, Sat., 2/28
2:45 PM, Sun., 3/1
9:30 PM, Sun., 3/1

****ADDED SHOW!!**** 4:00 PM, Sat., 3/7 Dianna’s South

Severance Art Studio (1401 N. Wishon Ave.)

$10

Canadian rap artist, performance poet, and actor Baba Brinkman follows up his hilarious award-winning one-man show “The Rap Canterbury Tales” with a journey to the center of history’s greatest controversy: the Origin of Species. Brinkman’s powerful storytelling has been hailed the world over as an ingenious hybrid of rap and theatre. Fresh from a tour celebrating the 2009 Darwin Bicentennial in England, this will be the North American premier of “The Rap Guide to Evolution”.

Babasword Productions
http://www.babasword.com
Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre:Spoken Word/Storytelling
Rating: PG-13 50 minutes
Warnings/Disclaimers: Sexual references and mature subject matter (but no swearing)
Latecomers admitted

10:00 PM, Fri., 2/27
2:30 PM, Sat., 2/28
8:30 PM, Sat., 2/28
2:30 PM, Sun., 3/1
7:00 PM Wed., 3/4

Dianna’s South (726 N. Fulton St.)

$7

Talking chickens, a timid rodent, a funky sax and jumping flames… Gemma Wilcox (London, UK) portrays 20 characters in this humorous & poignant tale of love and letting go. Telling the story of Sandra & her world of complex relationships, Wilcox transforms seamlessly from male to female, from feline to mysterious fowl, in her awardwinning, one woman show.

“Sexy, sharp & seemless”–Now Toronto

“She shows you what theater can be” –Orlando Sentinel

“Shape-shifter extraordinaire” –Ottawa Citizen
Best in Fest –Winnipeg Fringe07

Best Solo Performance – Ottawa Fringe07

Best in Fest –BoulderFringe 2007

Gemma Wilcox
www.gemmawilcox.com
London, UK
Genre: Solo performance
Rating: PG-14 60 minutes
Adult language and mild sexual content
No Latecomers will be admitted

5:30 PM, Sat., 2/28
5:30 PM, Sun., 3/1
8:30 PM, Wed., 3/4

***ADDED SHOW*** 5:30 PM, Thurs., 3/5
8:30 PM, Fri., 3/6

Dianna’s South (726 N. Fulton St.)

$6

From two of the dudes who said “Shakespeare is an idiot” at last year’s Rogue comes another original comedy — and this year they sing. You see, after years of research on relationships, Professor Quentin Pied has devised a 5,683-question survey based on compatibility. Among his test subjects, er, students, he has found a perfect match. They don’t know it yet, but they are about to meet and fall in love in front of everyone as part of a live-subject experiment to prove Q. Pied’s theory.

Josh and Will Are Idiots Productions
Tower District of Fresno, California
joshwillidiot.blogspot.com
Genre: Play-Comedy
Rating: PG-13, 45 minutes
Language
Latecomers permitted within 15 Minutes

8:30 PM, Fri., 2/27
4:00 PM, Sat., 2/28
10:00 PM, Sat., 2/28
7:00 PM, Sun., 3/1
7:00 PM, Fri., 3/6

Dianna’s South (726 N. Fulton St.)

$7

A pleading memory from a former guerrilla. An illegal lesbian flirtation. The culture shock of a two-family childhood. And other stories of the foreign and the familiar, here and abroad. After using “home” to describe, at one time or another, three continents and four U.S. states, Twin Cities writer and journalist Katherine Glover brings together a mishmash of tales in this dynamic and funny one-woman show.

“History lessons blended with cultural insight… An energetic performance that brought out Glover’s sarcasm, wit and knack for storytelling.” -St. Paul Pioneer Press

Katherine Glover
www.katherineglover.net
Minneapolis, MN
Genre: Solo Performance
Rating: PG-13 58 minutes
Adult language
Latecomers permitted within 15 Minutes

5:30 PM, Fri., 3/6
2:30 PM, Sat., 3/7
7:00 PM, Sat., 3/7

Dianna’s South (726 N. Fulton St.)

$7

Ropes of Sand is an interactive social satire. It is a play that is controlled, in part, by the power of the audience. The troupe of intellectual actors explores the hilarious and sometimes futile formula for making ropes of sand. Perhaps their stories belong to all of us…or not.

Linda Dryden
Fresno, California
Genre: Play-comedy
Rating: PG-13, teens and up 60 minutes
Latecomers permitted within 15 Minutes

7:00 PM, Fri., 2/27
8:30 PM, Sun., 3/1
8:30 PM, Thu., 3/5
10:00 PM, Fri., 3/6
8:30 PM, Sat., 3/7

Dianna’s South (726 N. Fulton St.)

$7

From early childhood Kurt had a stutter, which ranged from mild to challenging. This one hour solo show takes the audience on a journey through Kurt’s adventures through speech therapy, from various breathing techniques to talking to dogs to therapists with out-of-control egos. Ultimately Kurt becomes an actor and enrolls in a threeweek

intensive speech therapy boot camp in Roanoke, Virginia, where he encounters a whole new Southern life style, in addition to a completely new way of speaking.

Too much Free Time Productions
Brooklyn, New York
www.kurtfitzpatrick.com
Genre-Solo Performance
Rating: PG-13 60 minutes
Mild adult language
Latecomers permitted within 15 Minutes

7:00 PM, Sat., 2/28
4:00 PM, Sun., 3/1
7:00 PM, Thu., 3/5
5:30 PM, Sat., 3/7

Dianna’s South (726 N. Fulton St.)

$7

Tony Blanco “Fresno’s Marvelous Magical Entertainer” presents his program “Magic and Mirth” which combines Magic, Mime, Storytelling, Circus Arts and Comedy for a unique show for “children of all ages”. With his Victorian look, Tony creates a world of magic and wonder for an interactive program which gives the audience the freedom to be part of the show and entertained. Amazing magic, wondrous stories and inspiring music are strong parts of his program which inspires the child in all of us. 

Latecomers Welcome, Standing Room Welcome.

Tony Blanco
Fresno, California
www.tonyblanco.com
Genre: Magic
Rating: G 60 minutes
Family friendly
Latecomers permitted within 15 Minutes