That Theatre Guy

The fact that I'm writing on this page again is no mere accident. Fact is, I've had a bizarre year or two and it's taken me this long to sort of pick myself up again. I'm slowly getting back on track. Part of my process is that I try to do at least one project everyday. It keeps me busy and productive for we all know that idle hands are the devil's plaything.

Idle hands are also the plaything of 90's horror comedy.

With that in mind, I have finally got myself back into some theatre productions! An amazingly complex thing to do after burning many bridges and irreparably destroying my reputation. I have come to be known as someone not to be relied on... Hopefully I can surprise some people. Anyhow, I've got two things cooking for August.

First! I have been cast as the King of Hearts in a very dark, racy new rendition of Alice in Wonderland. The play was written by a good friend of mine and is tentatively titled Wonderland. Very exciting. Updates to come, but I won't give away much. Ya just gotta come and see it! Mid-late August!

I will say this, however. Don't bring your kids!

Additionally, I have been cast in a show for the Minnesota Fringe Festival 2013! This is a big deal for me. My second show in Minneapolis, but the first in a respected venue on Hennepin Ave. My friend and occasional director/producer John Newstrom has successfully entered the show—titled Schrödinger's Apocalypse—into the festival and that goes up at the New Century Theatre in early August.

To be involved in the Fringe fest this year is a dream come true. I've always wanted to go and see the shows each summer, but have been woefully unable to afford to. Now, not only am I in one of the shows, but I have a pass to see many of the other entries. Sounds like a good time to me!

I'm going to go ahead and end this post with the daily project I accomplished today. A video that was filmed quite a long time ago that I never did anything with. I didn't realize while making it how relevant it would become to my current state of affairs.

-Cody M.