Visual Arts Collective, Osage St. Charlie Chaplin famously said, "Anyone can make them cry. It takes a genius to make them laugh. The problem is that aside from fart jokes and small animals biting people in the crotch, comedy rarely endures. The incredibly nuanced understanding of what is absurd, daring and risque to one generation is often sad and bland to the next--see Gallagher for reference. However, the nature of tragedy endures.
As as an uber-fan of the famed nineties sketch group The State, it delights me that several of the members have continued to collaborate over the last twenty years. Weiners and Boobs over the course of four days. Showalter, Wain, and Lo Truglio and a majority of the original cast reunited this past weekend during the San Francisco Sketchfest to perform the play for only the second and perhaps the last time. As David Wain explained in his introduction, a play pulled out last minute from a play festival being produced by a good friend. Four days later, audiences were treated to the story of Jack Greenberg, the new sheriff of Teaneck, New Jersey, and his battle to eradicate the evil Tad Theaterman, narrated by an old farmer as if it was a fable to be a lesson of heroism and determination. This immediately set the tone for the evening: thwarting expectations of a typical stage play. The basic plot of Sex a.
He has co-written and performed theater shows, including SEX a. Showalter is currently screenwriting full-time, has two scripts in development, and will direct his first solo scripted feature, tentatively titled The Baxter, in the fall of David Wain is a filmmaker and comedian. He first gained attention as a member of The State, a comedy troupe that enjoyed an acclaimed series on MTV.
Jack Greenberg is the new sheriff of Teaneck, New Jersey. Unfortunately, the corrupt town is run by Tad Theaterman, a crime boss armed with henchmen and a legion of hookers and gigolos. The Mayor and townsfolk fear Tad, but love the money the sinful brothels bring in!
28.05.2019, jlucho
22.05.2019, Arc7075
27.05.2019, salaga4
29.05.2019, mega52man
27.05.2019, Progidor
20.05.2019, dargem
21.05.2019, Fanesfly
24.05.2019, majkelou123
29.05.2019, usealex206
20.05.2019, lkaaza