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The Candid Biography of a Single Chess Table Chosen at Random on an Ambiguous Spring Day in Central Park
THE CANDID BIOGRAPHY OF A SINGLE CHESS TABLE CHOSEN AT RANDOM ON AN AMBIGUOUS SPRING DAY IN CENTRAL PARK was produced by Shantz Theatre as part of the 2002 Minnesota Fringe Festival at the Whitney Studio August 2-11, 2002, with the following cast:
James Lotter..............Man #1, Writer, Nurse, Guy, Criminal
Joe Beckman.............Man #2, Career Man, Man, Employee
Matt Fotis..................Young Man, Brian, Guy
Kia Erdmann..............Young Woman, Career Woman, Expectant Mother, Victim
Linda Lenc.................Carol, Woman, Expectant Mother
Vicki Joan Keck........Friend, Patient, Boss, Indignant Woman
Written & Directed by Matt Fotis
Set Design by Doug Rankin
Sound Design by Matt Fotis and Bill Wanderer
Stage Manager...Bill Wanderer
THE CANDID BIOGRAPHY OF A SINGLE CHESS TABLE CHOSEN AT RANDOM ON AN AMBIGUOUS SPRING DAY IN CENTRAL PARK was then produced by Shantz Theatre at The Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre (Minneapolis) October 7-28, 2002, with the following cast:
James Lotter..............Man #1, Writer, Nurse, Guy, Criminal
Nels Lennes...............Man #2, Career Man, Man, Employee
Matt Fotis..................Young Man, Brian, Guy
Kia Erdmann..............Young Woman, Career Woman, Expectant Mother, Victim
Linda Lenc.................Carol, Woman, Expectant Mother
Vicki Joan Keck........Friend, Patient, Boss, Indignant Woman
Written & Directed by Matt Fotis
Set Design by Doug Rankin
Sound Design by Matt Fotis and Bill Wanderer
Praise for THE CANDID BIOGRAPHY OF A SINGLE CHESS TABLE CHOSEN AT RANDOM ON AN AMBIGUOUS SPRING DAY IN CENTRAL PARK!
"Everyone in the room was tearing with laughter." (Keme Hawkins. Augsburg Echo. 10/11/02).
"Fotis’s script enlivens both mundane and bizarre human interactions...[A] tightly acted composition that evokes the gamut of emotions." (Erin Adler. City Pages. 8/7/02).
"Funny and...truly surprising." (Christopher Rawson. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 9/7/02.)
"The audience couldn’t help but belt out laughter." (Keme Hawkins. Augsburg Echo. 10/11/02).
"Banter...as fresh as if it were improvisation." (Alice T. Carter. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 9/7/02).
"Funny...[and] socially relevant." (David Sallinger. The Daily News (Pittsburgh). 9/6/02.)
"No one ever plays chess." (Christopher Rawson. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 9/7/02.)