The Irresistible Rise of Big Daddy Ubu
How far would you go to finish your vegetables?
Minneapolis Theatre Garage
711 West Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis
September 5 - September 28, 2008
Music, mischief, and murder collide in The Irresistible Rise of Big Daddy Ubu, written and directed by nimbus co-Artistic Director Josh Cragun. This wickedly comic glimpse inside the ganglands of 1930s Chicago follows the rise of Big Daddy Ubu, a killer who'll stop at nothing to overthrow the rival Artichoke Alliance. Together with his wife Ma Ubu, Big Daddy claws his way to the top of Chicago's vegetable rackets only to lose the one thing worth saving: his conscience. Originally performed in 2002, this year's production is a political satire drawing its roots from Bertolt Brecht and Alfred Jarry. The result is a razor-sharp critique of political wheeling and dealing, just in time for the upcoming election season.
Reviews of The Irresistible Rise of Big Daddy Ubu:
- How Was The Show: The Irresistible Rise of Big Daddy Ubu at Minneapolis Theater Garage on 9/5/08, by David DeYoung
Dramatis Personae
| Director: | Josh Cragun |
| Set Designer: | Ursula K. Bowden |
| Costume Designer: | Alexandra Gould |
| Lighting Designer: | Liz Neerland |
| Properties Designer: | David Hanzal |
| Big Daddy Ubu: | Joe Herman |
| Ma Ubu: | Caitlin Hammel |
| Clark: | Jerome R. Marzullo |
| Caruther: | Mitchell Frazier |
| Dogsburough: | Mark Rehani |
| H. Peters: | Derek Dirlam |
| Givola: | Shannon Troy Jones |
| R. Peters: | Derek Dirlam |
| Maid: | Kecia Rehkamp |
| Ubu's Conscience: | Derek Dirlam |
| Ignatious Dullfleet: | Sam Ahern |
| Casey: | Scot Moore |
| Judge: | Sam Ahern |
| Betty Dullfleet: | Kecia Rehkamp |