Bye Bye Liver - The Twin Cities Drinking Play

Press Contact:
Bill Collins
bill@actorsmn.org
612-961-7311

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
22 February, 2012

St. Paul, MN — After cancelling Sara Morre’s Show Ho due to a scheduling conflict, Actors Theater of Minnesota is excited to offer an equally entertaining production with Glen Berger’s Underneath the Lintel, starring long-time film and television actor Pat O’Brien. After receiving glowing reviews (Best Audience Reviewed Show of 2010) at the Minnesota Fringe Festival the past two years, Underneath the Lintel plays at the Cabaret at Camp Bar in Saint Paul for three performances: March 29 and 30 at 7:00 p.m., and April 1 at 5:00 p.m.

Underneath the Lintel is a one-man show about a fastidious, eccentric librarian who lives in an orderly world until he discovers one day a book that is 123 years overdue. Determined to track down the original borrower, the librarian leaves his small town in the Netherlands and embarks on a quest that takes him around the world. As he follows the clues, the librarian meticulously collects the evidence; however, in the process, he discovers a mystery that transcends the ages.

Written by Glen Berger, Underneath the Lintel was first produced in 2001 by the Actors’ Gang theatre company in Los Angeles.

Underneath the Lintel plays March 29, 30, and April 1, 2012, at Camp Bar and Cabaret, 490 North Robert Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55101. Performances are at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $19, or $14 with a Minnesota Fringe Festival button, and are available at BrownPaperTickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006.

Underneath the Lintel is the fifth and final show in Actors Theater of Minnesota’s “Cabaret from the USA” Series made possible through generous support from the Saint Paul Cultural Star Program. More information at ActorsMN.org/Cabaret.

About Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien returned to the Twin Cities after 22 years in Los Angeles where he performed in hundreds of films, T.V. shows and commercials. He is perhaps most recognized from his role as Mr. Dewey, the math teacher in Saved by the Bell. He was also seen in E.R., CSI, The West Wing, Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, and The Wonder Years, among others. Films in which O’Brien has appeared include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Stuart Little, Pleasantville, Catch Me If You Can, and the Coen Brothers’ Intolerable Cruelty. He has also performed with local theater companies including Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, The Old Log Theater, and Mixed Blood. In 2010, O’Brien received the Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

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Underneath the Lintel

March 29, 30, and April 1, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 30, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 1, 5:00 p.m.

at Camp Bar and Cabaret, 490 North Robert Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101

Reservations: BrownPaperTickets.com or 800-838-3006

Tickets: $19.00
Fringe Button Discount: $14.00 (save $5)

More information: http://www.actorsmn.org/Lintel, 651.290.2290

ALSO PLAYING AT ACTORS THEATRE OF MINNESOTA

Leslie Jordan’s Stories I Can’t Tell Mama
February 23 – 25, 2012
Fresh off his supporting role in the Best Picture Oscar-nominated film, The Help, Leslie Jordan brings his latest autobiographical one-man show to the Cabaret at Camp Bar. The Emmy Award-winning star of Will & Grace, Jordan presents an evening of behind-the-scenes stories, anecdotes about life on the road, and Hollywood dish.
www.ActorsMN.org/Jordan

Flanagan’s Wake – The hilarious, interactive Irish wake
March 2 – 24, 2012
From the folks who showed you that drinking and laughter are the perfect mix comes an evening of laughs around a coffin with some Guinness. Flanagan’s dead, but don’t be sad because remembering his life is all about laughs. Come and celebrate the life of Flanagan by hoisting a pint and joining in on the tales and stories that unfold before you.
www.ActorsMN.org/Wake

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
April 5 – 28, 2012
All the world’s a stage as these three merry gentlemen in tights attempt to portray every comedy, tragedy, and history play ever penned by the venerable Willy. Filled with energetic improvisations, witty references to pop culture, cross dressing, and the world record for the shortest-ever performance of Hamlet (43 seconds), The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) is “sheer, heavenly, unadulterated fun.”
www.ActorsMN.org/Shakes

EDITORS: For photos or more information, please contact Bill Collins at bill@actorsmn.org, or 612-961-7311

Press Contact:
Bill Collins
bill@actorsmn.org
612-961-7311

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
13 February, 2012

St. Paul, MN – Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Actors Theater of Minnesota will be re-mounting last year’s hit, interactive Irish comedy Flanagan’s Wake, at the Cabaret at Camp Bar, March 2nd – 24th. From the folks who proved that drinking and laughter are the perfect mix comes an evening of fun around a coffin with some pints of Guinness.

Flanagan’s Wake is a hilarious, interactive Irish wake in which the villagers of Graplin, County Sligo, Ireland, welcome their Irish-American cousins (the audience) to mourn the passing of their dear friend, Flanagan. The audience is invited to join the villagers in grieving as only the Irish can by tipping back a few pints in memory of dear, old Flanagan. The cast interweaves scripted stories with improvised, comical tales and quick-witted songs based on suggestions from the audience.

Mayor Martin O’Doul will preside over the wake with an iron hand (and a parched throat). After paying respects to the glowering Mother Flanagan and the poor, grieving fiancée, Fiona Finn, the audience will listen to the eulogy written by County Sligo’s best-known writer, Mickey Finn, and raise a glass with Brian Ballybunion, himself a weaver of tales. Some of the audience may cross themselves with the blessings from St. Gregory’s parish priest, Father Damon Fitzgerald, while others may cross their fingers that local pagan Kathleen Mooney doesn’t cast a spell on them. The audience is invited to share their own experiences and misadventures with dear, old Flanagan, or simply enjoy the stories and songs of the locals.

Flanagan’s Wake is directed by John Haynes. The show was first produced at the Improv Institute in Chicago in 1994.

Flanagan’s Wake plays March 2 – 24, 2012, at Camp Bar and Cabaret, 490 North Robert Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55101. Performances are at 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays – Saturdays, and 5:00 p.m. on Sundays, with an additional performance on Wednesday, March 14 at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $34, or $29 for groups of 10 or more, and are available at BrownPaperTickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006.

CALENDAR EDITORS:

Flanagan’s Wake – The Hilarious, Interactive Irish Wake

March 2 – 24, 2012
Friday, March 2, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 4, 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 8, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 9, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 11, 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14, 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 15, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 16, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 17, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 18, 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 23, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 24, 7:00 p.m.

at Camp Bar and Cabaret, 490 North Robert Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101

Reservations: BrownPaperTickets.com or 800-838-3006
Tickets: $34.00 ($29.00 if purchased before Feb. 29)
Group tickets: $29.00
More information: http://www.actorsmn.org/Wake, 651.290.2290

NEXT UP AT ACTORS THEATRE OF MINNESOTA

Underneath the Lintel
March 29 – April 1, 2012
A reclusive librarian finds a book 123 years overdue and is compelled to embark on a worldwide quest to track down the borrower. However, in the process, he uncovers a mystery that transcends the ages…or is he just mad?
www.ActorsMN.org/Lintel

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
April 5 – 28, 2012
All the world’s a stage as these three merry gentlemen in tights attempt to portray every comedy, tragedy, and history play ever penned by the venerable Willy. Filled with energetic improvisations, witty references to pop culture, cross dressing, and the world record for the shortest-ever performance of Hamlet (43 seconds), The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) is “sheer, heavenly, unadulterated fun.”
www.ActorsMN.org/Shakes

EDITORS: For photos or more information, please contact Bill Collins at bill@actorsmn.org, or 612-961-7311

Press Contact:
Bill Collins
bill@actorsmn.org
612-961-7311

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St. Paul, MN (February 2, 2012) – Fresh off his supporting role in the current Best Picture Oscar-nominated film, The Help (winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Motion Picture Ensemble, 2011), as well as a sold-out Summer 2011 tour, Leslie Jordan brings one of his latest autobiographical one-man shows, Stories I Can’t Tell Mama, to the Cabaret at Camp Bar in St. Paul for a limited engagement February 23 – 25. The Emmy Award-winning star of Will and Grace presents an evening filled with hilarious stories, Hollywood dish, and natural talent. Stories I Can’t Tell Mama is the fourth show in Actors Theater of Minnesota’s “Cabaret from the USA” series.

Featuring behind-the-scene stories from the critically acclaimed box office smash, The Help, as well as wildly entertaining anecdotes about the highs and lows of life on the road, Jordan’s natural born storytelling and innate gift for gab keeps every audience in stitches. Stories I Can’t Tell Mama promises to be fresh, riveting, and hilarious. Jordan is the consummate raconteur in every sense; this is a show you must see!

With hundreds of television shows, films, and commercials to his credit, Leslie Jordan is a familiar face on the entertainment scene. In 2006, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of “Beverley Leslie” on Will and Grace. He has also appeared on Privileged, Ugly Betty, Boston Legal, and Reba. In addition to his supporting role The Help, audiences may recognize Jordan from his creation of “Brother Boy” in the cinematic cult classic Sordid Lives.

Jordan has also enjoyed great success on the stage with the Ovation Award, the Garland Award, and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award to his name. He has written and starred in several autobiographical, one-man shows including Like a Dog on Linoleum, which performed to sold-out audiences from coast to coast. His play Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued My Life Thus Far packed houses in Los Angeles and had a successful seven month run Off-Broadway. And, most recently, he has toured a one-man show based on his autobiographical book My Trip Down the Pink Carpet published by Simon and Schuster.

Stories I Can’t Tell Mama plays at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23rd, 9:30 pm on Friday, the 24th, and 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm on Saturday, the 25th, at Camp Bar and Cabaret, 490 North Robert Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55101. Tickets are $29 and available at BrownPaperTickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006. For group rates or questions, call 651-290-2290.

Stories I Can’t Tell Mama is the fourth show in Actors Theater of Minnesota’s Cabaret from the USA series made possible through generous support from the Saint Paul Cultural Star Program. More information at ActorsMN.org/Cabaret. Up next with in the Cabaret from the USA series is Under the Lintel, March 29 - April 1.

CALENDAR EDITORS:

Leslie Jordan in Stories I Can’t Tell Mama

February 23 – 25, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 24, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 9:30 p.m.

at Camp Bar and Cabaret, 490 North Robert Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101

Reservations: BrownPaperTickets.com or 800-838-3006

Tickets: $29.00
Group tickets: call 651.290.2290

More information: http://www.actorsmn.org/Jordan, 651.290.2290

EDITORS: For photos or more information, please contact Bill Collins at bill@actorsmn.org, or 612-961-7311

Press Contact:
Bill Collins
bill@actorsmn.org
612-961-7311

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAINT PAUL, MN – October 7, 2011 – Actors Theater of Minnesota in association with Camp Bar Twin Cities is extending the Twin Cities’ favorite drinking play through December 17, 2011. Bye Bye Liver, which played to sold-out houses at Camp last year, returned to the Camp Cabaret stage this past September. It has since continued to shatter box office records. Back for yet another round, Bye Bye Liverfeatures some familiar sketches—and faces—as well as several new ones!

Bye Bye Liver, the Twin Cities’ Drinking Play, is two-parts sketch comedy, one-part drinking game. Composed of gut-splitting comedy sketches that combine drinks, interactive drinking games, and male versus female inebriation, Bye Bye Liver is a play premised on the simple joys and complex consequences that indulging in a drink or two or three… can bring.

The Bye Bye Liver cast calls on local comedy stalwarts. Returning from last year are John Carson, Chad Dutton, Matt Craft, and Aly Westberg, and new to the show this fall are Jane Froiland, Andy Kraft, and Kendra Ryan. Once again, Bye Bye Liver is under the direction of John Haynes, director of the Creative Institute at Actors’ Theater of Minnesota.

The 90-minute show premiered in Chicago and was originally created by Nashville producer, writer, and director Byron Hatfield. In addition to the Twin Cities, Bye Bye Liver plays in Milwaukee, WI, St. Louis, MO, the Pub Theatre in Chicago, and Toronto.

CALENDAR EDITORS

Bye Bye Liver, the Twin Cities’ Drinking Play, extended through December, 2011

Performance Schedule:
Friday, October 7, 9:30pm – SOLD OUT
Saturday, October 8, 9:30pm – SOLD OUT
Friday, October 14, 9:30pm
Friday, October 21, 9:30pm
Saturday, October 22, 7:00pm
Saturday, October 22, 9:30pm
Friday, October 28, 7:00pm
Friday, October 28, 9:30pm
Friday, November 4, 9:30pm
Saturday, November 5, 9:30pm
Friday, November 11, 9:30pm
Saturday, November 12, 9:30pm
Saturday, November 18, 7:00pm
Saturday, November 18, 9:30pm
Wednesday, November 23, 7:00pm
Friday, November 25, 9:30pm
Saturday, November 26, 9:30pm
Friday, December 2, 9:30pm
Saturday, December 3, 9:30pm
Friday, December 9, 9:30pm
Saturday, December 10, 9:30pm
Friday, December 16, 9:30pm
Saturday, December 17, 9:30pm

Where: Camp Bar and Cabaret, 490 North Robert St. (between 9th and 10th), Saint Paul, MN 55101

Tickets:
General Admission: $19.50 – Ordered on-line at ByeByeLiver.com or by calling 651-600-5412.
Groups (12+): $17.50 – Order by calling 651-290-2290.
*Must be 21+ to attend.

More information: www.ActorsMN.org/ByeByeLiver, 651.620.2290

Facebook: Facebook.com/ByeByeLiverTwinCities

Editors: High-resolution photos of the new cast are available for download here. For more information and press opportunities, contact Bill Collins at bill@actorsmn.org, or 612-961-7311.