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The O. Henry Conspiracy

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Created by Richard Grunn, Duane Noch, and David Zarko

The O. Henry Conspiracy imagines what may have happened between a homeless, Irish storyteller, haunted by his past, and a young reporter from Kansas City out to make his mark in New York. The year is 1913, and the men meet when both have run out of hope. Together they lift themselves up through a mysterious, and misunderstood connection with the great short story writer, O. Henry. Conor McGuigan plays Kyle and Richard Grunn plays Jack, the Irish storyteller, along with eight other characters that Kyle meets along the way.

Science of the Mind

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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 as he will take you 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.

Cliff

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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. A show with poignant appeal and life affirming qualities.

Urbano’s Circus

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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 show also includes a three -course, family style, pre fixe dinner before the show.

The Key

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:32:25 +0000

Several characters 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.

Father Joiner’s Purgative Poetry Project

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:31:42 +0000

“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.