THE MUNITIONS MAN
The Fringe Development Piece of the 2016 Cincinnati Fringe Festival
Produced by Paper Pete Productions
Book by Mike Sherman and Rory Sheridan
Lyrics by Mike Sherman, Rory Sheridan, and Stephen Variames
Music by Stephen Variames
A grotesque parody of a Broadway classic…with guns
Paper Pete Productions will produce THE MUNITIONS MAN as the FringeDevelopment piece as part of the 2016 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. The piece will be developed by local Fringe Festival artists, as well as some veteran Cincinnati theatre performers, over the first week and half of the festival culminating in a single performance on Wednesday, June 8th at 9:15 pm at the Art Academy Commons.
The production parodies the plot of the Meredith Wilson classic to examine the politics of American gun culture. Traveling gun salesman and proud NRA member Gerald Gill spreads fear and paranoia (through song and dance!) into the citizens of Gullible Falls, Idaho. Standing in his way is Carrie Anne, the town librarian, who stands alone as the voice of reason in the town. Will she get the town to listen to reason, or is the only thing that can “stop a bad guy with a gun,” a “good guy (or girl) with a gun?”
The cast includes Fringe Festival artists and local performers Rory Sheridan, Lauren Carr, Sean Mette, Shelby Becker, Randy Bailey, Lisa DeRoberts, James Creque, Patrick Phillips, Zach Robinson, and Andrew Ornelas. The show is directed by Mike Sherman, with musical direction by Stephen Variames. Stage managed by Courtney Hickenlooper.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at cincyfringe.com, or buy calling 513-300-5669. Run time is 60 minutes with no intermission.
Poster art courtesy of Eamon Hill.
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