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DEC 11, 2008
'A Terrible Price for Whimsy' THEATER
'A Terrible Price for Whimsy'

Beloved local shadow-puppet master Scot Augustson—the mind behind Sgt. Rigsby & His Amazing Silhouettes—remounts his 2006 hit about spooky kids, tequila-based time travel, and a history-destroying stationary bicycle. "The action is performed by silhouettes in a large light box adorned like an early-century vaudeville set and narrated by radio actors transplanted from the 1940s," wrote Brendan Kiley in his original review. "A Terrible Price for Whimsy passes contemporary comedy (lewd and vicious with a secret, distraught tenderness at its heart) through the kidneys of old-timey aesthetics. The result is funny. And bawdy. And wonderful." (Theatre Off Jackson, 409 Seventh Ave, www.brownpapertickets.com. 8 pm, $15.) by David Schmader

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1
Woo!
Posted by Mr. Poe on December 11, 2008 at 11:06 AM · Report
2
That looks like the beginning of a monkey gang bang.
Posted by heywhatsit on December 11, 2008 at 11:19 AM · Report
3
I saw this opening weekend, after having seen it on its initial run, and I still almost hurt myself from the laughing.

Sadly, that graphic is misleading: Their is an uncharacteristic shortage of monkeys in this show.
Posted by flamingbanjo on December 11, 2008 at 11:44 AM · Report
4
But, there are randy zebras - and my personal fave:

Chicken Jenny.
Posted by COMTE on December 11, 2008 at 12:32 PM · Report
5
This is the 2nd one of his shows I've seen and they were both awesome. Cockadoodledoo.
Posted by daniel on December 11, 2008 at 12:46 PM · Report

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