I was just about to lose hope for interesting squirrel news this week, when I stumbled upon a listing for an event in the upcoming Minnesota Fringe Festival: An Inconvenient Squirrel!
Joseph Scrimshaw--Evil Genius Squirrel, Writer, and Director
In the lost village of the Squirrel People every squirrel is named for their most distinctive trait–there’s Clumsy Squirrel, Wise Squirrel, and even Socially Awkward Squirrel. But the village is thrown into chaos when a young squirrel refuses to pick a name–an inconvenient squirrel!
An Inconvenient Squirrel is a live action cartoon for the stage. Designed to engage both children and adults on their own level, this fast-paced morality tale tackles issues of identity and conformity with wit, intelligence…and several grown men dressed as squirrels.
How AWESOME does that sound? I’ve never been to Minneapolis, but I swear, every time I hear or read something about that place, I love it a little more. People there seem so weird and creative, and there’s such great support for the arts. If anyone out there goes to see this (and I’m totally jealous if you do), please write in and let me know how it goes.
July 30, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Ditto, I’d love to visit Minneapolis too. Andrew Zimmern and Garrison Keilor are from there.
July 30, 2008 at 2:05 pm
And the Replacements! And Husker Du! What other city could support old-fashioned radio theater *and* some of the grittiest, best rock of the past 30 years? Also, for some reason it’s a haven for awesome graphic designers.
July 30, 2008 at 2:22 pm
[...] 30, 2008 · No Comments A blog, Always Double Back, has a feature called Squirrel Wednesday. Today, they feature Joseph Scrimshaw’s “An [...]
July 30, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Dear redsquirrel,
I feel blessed to have discovered Squirrel Wednesday! Do they have minne-squirrels? That drive mini coopers?
Sincerely,
Sizzyphus
July 30, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Don’t forget the Magnolias, the Pistons, the Suburbs, and, though it isn’t fashionable to love them anymore, the once-great Soul Asylum.
Oh, and Prince.
July 30, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Hey fellow squirrel lover! I followed the link from the MN Fringe blog. I’ve got a pet Japanese squirrel and several unofficial pet Eastern grays.
I can wholeheartedly recommend “An Inconvenient Squirrel.” The writer is one of the top comedy writers in the Twin Cities and the cast is insanely talented.
July 30, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Ooh, a Japanese squirrel? Send a picture (geode.editorial@gmail.com) and maybe a paragraph on your squirrel family, and I can feature him/her in an upcoming Squirrel Wednesday!
And you’re torturing me with your recommendation…I’d go to the performance in a New York minute, except for the fact that I’m in, uh, New York.
July 30, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I have to say when I got out of my car this afternoon and realized it’s squirrel Wednesday, I got quite excited. And I was not let down. Grown men in squirrel costumes? Brilliant!
July 31, 2008 at 1:01 am
Aw, thanks! Once again, I have to give credit to Will, who started all this with his squirrel-withdrawal a few weeks back.
August 1, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Hey! Glad you found the squirrel show at the MN Fringe! I’m a house manager at two of the theaters and have been involved in the Fringe Festival since 1999. You ought to make a trip – the Fringe is the best 11 days of summer… I was fortunate to see a “clip” of the squirrel show last Saturday – HILARIOUS!! Can’t wait to see the entire show.
August 2, 2008 at 2:40 am
Alas, I’m going to be traveling in the opposite direction on those exact dates…maybe next year! I’ll be there in spirit (most likely the spirit of Socially Awkward Squirrel).