Grottesco Shorts: 1991

Theater Grottesco's first selection of short works compiled into an evening of performance as a solution for a presenter who's space was too small for a full length piece. Over a 5 year period, Grottesco Shorts evolved. Pieces were dropped and new ones added as company members developed new shorter works. Most importantly, the company recognized this as a great laboratory vehicle to test out the vision of an upcoming full length production before live audiences. This collection of Shorts included laboratory pieces for The Angels' Cradle and This is Life as We Know it... as well as Grottesco's first dance piece: Still Life with Potted Fern, and well loved creations by company members Elizabeth Wiseman: The Chores Trilogy, Paul Herwig: Dessert, Malcomb Tulip: Bill and the Outhouse and John Flax: Henry and the Animals, Henry and the Bags.

Performance History: 1515 Broadway, Detroit, The Performance Network, Ann Arbor; Iowa State University, Lakeside Arts Center, MI., The Magic Bag Theater, Detroit; The Unicorn Theater, Kansas City; Stephen's College, Columbia, MO; Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI., The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, The Atlanta Arts Festival; The Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC; Touchstone Theater, PA; The Dark Horse Theater, Nashville; University of Chicago; Interlochen Arts Academy, Mi., The Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Hope College, MI; Gettysburg College, PA, The Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado College, The United World College, Las Vegas, NM., Seven Stages, Atlanta.

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