written by Jeffrey M. Jones
directed by John Heimbuch
October 13 – 28, 2006
Old Arizona Studio
Jeff and Joan live beneath a veneer of suburban bliss. When Trick-or-Treaters knock and their home threatens to dissolve into inexplicable horror, they must fight for their lives against the sinister forces of All Hallows Eve … and each other. But first they have to find the Kandy Korn.
Cast
Production Team
| jeff | Ben Thietje | director | John Heimbuch |
| joan | Zoe Benston | costumes | Cesia Kearns |
| beast | Craig Anderson | props | Amy Rummenie |
| witch | Noe Tallen | lighting | Paul Epton |
| sound | Montana Johnson | ||
| backstage ghost | Jessie Shelton | stage manager | Fletcher Hirom |
| doorbell | Fletcher Hirom | sound board operator | Annette Pew |
| technical director | David Pisa | ||
| photography | Christopher Bowlsby |
Reviews
Minnesota Fringe New News Interview with director John Heimbuch
NN: Why did you choose Seventy Scenes of Halloween as your next project?
JH: We wanted to do a holiday show, but Christmas isn’t really our thing. Actually, we’ve had our eye on this script for awhile now. Basically, it’s a rollercoaster – from the first to the seventieth scene the actors are always ‘on’. Adjacent scenes don’t necessarily have anything to do with each other, which allows for many possible interpretations, sort of like an onstage Kuleshov Effect. And, to be entirely honest, I have a soft spot for modular plays.
NN: Are there really seventy different scenes?
JH: No. Only sixty-six. Four scenes were removed from the original production and never re-instated. The playwright Jeffrey Jones kept the title because he liked the erroneous specificity of it.
NN: How scary is it on a scale of 1 (little kid dressed as a ghost) to 10 (watching Psycho on a rainy night)?
JH: It runs the spectrum, mostly hanging out around 3, with occasional spikes to 10. But when Seventy Scenes of Halloween isn’t scary, it can be astoundingly funny. There are a lot of sheets.
NN: Aren’t you exhausted from the Fringe? Where did you find the energy to produce an entirely new production so soon after August?
JH: You just do. We wanted to hit the ground running this year and we’re working pretty hard to accomplish that, but it’s made easier because we’re lucky enough to be supported by a dedicated audience and many talented artists.
