Event

Safe As Houses

JOKING ENVELOPE presents SAFE AS HOUSES

WHAT:
Joseph Scrimshaw's new production company, Joking Envelope, presents the second show of its inaugural season: Tom Poole's hilarious dark comedy Safe As Houses.
Charles "David" Glenfiddich, Real Estate Agent of Last Resort, offers a cute single family fixer-upper, close to bus lines and the mouth of hell. Safe As Houses tells the darkly comic tale of Chuck's final open house--a saga packed with ineffectual scams, fatal kitchen accidents, bags of cash, novel self-improvement schemes, and depressing interior design tips-- answering the question, "What happens if your perfect house turns out to have been built over the graveyard of the American Dream?"

WHO:
Written and directed by award-winning playwright Tom Poole
Starring Chris Carlson*, Mo Perry, Joseph Scrimshaw and Anna Sundberg
*member of Actors Equity Association

WHERE:
The Minneapolis Theater Garage
711 W Franklin Ave in South Minneapolis
(Parking is available in a small lot directly in front of the theater or in the several residential blocks around the theater.)

WHEN:
Three weekends only!
Fri, April 2 @ 8 PM (followed by complimentary opening night party)
Sat. April 3 @ 8 PM; Sun, April 4 @ 4 PM
Thurs, April 8; Fri, April 9 and Sat, April 10 @ 8 PM; Sun, April 11 @ 4 PM
Mon, April 12 @ 8 PM (Pay What You Can/Will)
Thurs, April 15; Fri, April 16 and Sat, April 17 @ 8 PM (Closing)

HOW MUCH:
$20 regular admission
$2 off for Fringe Button holders/students/seniors

WHAT ELSE?
Cookies, coffee, cider and more available for purchase at the show!
PLUS visit the lobby to buy a DVD copy of Joking Envelope's first film project, "SpookySpookyScaryScary"!

PREVIOUS PRAISE FOR MR. POOLE and HIS WORK:
"The standout is Pooles lively, intelligent script!"-Pioneer Press
"About as much fun as you can have in a theater!"-City Pages

PREVIOUS PRAISE FOR JOKING ENVELOPE:
"The Cirque Du Soleil of local comedy" --The Onion
"Rife with sidesplitting moments and complexly written characters--Joking Envelope is off to an exceptional start!" -The Examiner