by John Heimbuch
directed by Amy Rummenie
August 7 – 15, 2004
The Minneapolis Theatre Garage
Part of the 2004 Minnesota Fringe Festival
…Including Especially the Marvellous Crimes and Machinations of Mr. Jonathan Wild, Mr. Jack Fowler, &c; With Specific Attentions Given to the Tyburn Gallows and that Horrendous Fate which Befalls all Well-Known Thieves.
Cast
Jonathan Wild – Tom Sherohman*
Jack Fowler – John Heimbuch
William Reynard – Chase Korte
Elizabeth Montgomery – Jaimi Paige
Samuel Heath / Quilt Arnold – Keith Prusak
* appearing courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association
Production Team
director – Amy Rummenie
set – David Pisa
costumes – John Heimbuch
props – Amy Rummenie
dialect coach – Joseph Papke
capt. of the forestage – Peter Mitchell
capt. of the backstage – Christine Powell
promotional photo – Kit Shelton
production photos – Scott Pakudaitis
voice of magistrate – Nathan Wagner
Reviews
“The script is a well-woven tale of three disparate souls who end up robbing travelers on the highways of 18th century England for fun and profit – and not without a little flair. After all, even thievery and double-crossing is an art form. There is some honor among these three thieves, and even an unlikely romance and cross-dressing thrown in for good measure. They all hang together, and they all hang together, if you’ll pardon the pun. The script crackles right along. The staging is deceptively simple yet highly theatrical. No one misses a beat in this terrific ensemble… This is the kind of new play production I go to the Fringe to see – smart, funny, and quick on its feet. While it’s a great tale of adventure, at the same time it plays with issues of gender, class and identity without being the least heavy-handed. Congratulations all around. Well done indeed. One of the best I’ve seen so far this year.”
– Matthew Everett, Single White Fringe Geek
