Please don't blow up Mr. Boban

premiered at The Soap factory, Part of the mn fringe festival
August, 2005

Highly visual scenes and physically adept performers tell the story of Mr. Boban, his war-torn bistro, and the struggle to keep his lights on. Based on an English satirical newspaper article about where to eat in a war zone, the collaboration with UK theatre director Jon Ferguson, is comic, tragic and hard to forget.

Presented with support of the Minnesota Fringe Festival, The Soap Factory, and the Minnesota State Arts Board

"Must See! A richly layered piece of comic/tragic performance art... at turns slapstick funny, abstract, physical, emotional and metaphorical, always riveting, always surprising."
-Matt Peiken, Pioneer Press

on stage

Noah Bremer .................... performer
Robert Haarman .............. performer
Kari Kelly ............................ performer
Megan Odell ..................... performer
Kimberly Richardson ....... performer
Galen Treuer ...................... performer
Vanessa Voskuil ................ performer
Sam Adams ...................... musician (October remount)

off stage

Jon Ferguson  ...................... director
Mark Ruark .......................... set and lighting designer
DJ Bach ................................. co-sound and music designer
Rebecca Disrud .................... co-sound and music designer
Eva Treuer ............................ stage manager

Reviews and write ups

CityPages
Fringe Shorts
Leigha Horton
Matthew Everett - In My Humble Opinion
Star Tribune
video interview with Noah Bremer

Awards

"2005 Artists of the Year" (City Pages)
Outstanding Experimental Theatre Work of 2005" (Star Tribune)
"Best Stage Production" (City Pages)