Fearless Comedy Presents Reverend Matt’s Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesReverend Matt’s Monster Science – Frankenstein: D-Bag
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States"This is a solo show by Matt Kessen himself, dramaturg for Green T Productions' upcoming November presentation of Frankenstein in which he will be portraying the film version of the creature. We didn't want all that amassed knowledge to go to waste so he'll be sharing his personal take on the material in this benefit …
Get Off My World! Live Podcast Recording
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesGet Off My World! is a Twin Cities-based Doctor Who podcast hosted by Pat Harrigan, Kelvin Hatle and Joshua Scrimshaw. This live recording celebrates their third anniversary with a mix of nerdy comedy, eccentric opinions, live music and special guests. Their companions for the evening include local theater luminaries Matt Kessen, Tim Uren, and Laura …
“Frankenstein: D-Bag” at TCHF
Southern Theater 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMonster Science comes to the glorious Twin Cities Horror Festival! Show 1: "Frankenstein: D-Bag" - A complete history of the permutations and the meaning of one of the greatest monsters of the modern age.
“Neck Romance” at TCHF
Southern Theater 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMonster Science comes to the mighty Twin Cities Horror Festival! Second show: "Neck Romance" - A cross-cultural examination of global vampire stories; plus probably some choice words about "Twilight."
“How To Contract Lycanthropy” at TCHF
Southern Theater 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMonster Science comes to the extraordinary Twin Cities Horror Festival! Third and final show - "How to Contract Lycanthropy" - Because sometimes you need practical advice.
Green T’s “Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus”
Mounds Theater 1029 Hudson Rd, St Paul, MN, United StatesA Reverend-Matt-dramaturged new interpretation of the Mary Shelley classic, with movement and puppetry and also Reverend Matt as the Boris Karloff version of the creature! With serious head prosthetics!
Monster Science at Encyclopedia Show: Superheroes!
Kieran's Irish Pub 85 N 6th St, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesReverend Matt's Monster Science returns to the cradle of its nativity at the mighty Encyclopedia Show Minneapolis! It's a monthly variety show with a new topic each month, and some of the finest storytellers and comedians and dancers sometimes are invited to come and give us something on the topic. This month it's "Superheroes," and …
The Monster Science Ensemble: Walk the Dinosaur
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesLook! It's "The Monster Science Ensemble: Walk the Dinosaur!" Stories and comedy and songs and poems and a dance all about the majestic saurians of deep time! Co-produced by Fearless Comedy Productions! And completely free! Featuring the talents of: The Dino Birds Pat Harrigan Gregory Parks James Satter Sharon Stiteler Bryan Thao Worra Tim Uren …
Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association 40th Year Kickoff Reading
Mojo Coffee Gallery 2205 California St. NE, Ste 102, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMonster Science has been invited to help kick off the SFPA'a 40th year! Come and see my discussion of Lewis Carroll's seminal "Jabberwocky." (I will not be performing any poetry of my own. You can feel good about that.) As the press would have it: "The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association is celebrating its …
The Ten Best Dinosaurs: Phoenix Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThe debut of Reverend Matt's Monster Science's very own Phoenix Late Night slot! The third Thursday of the month, January through March, and perhaps onward! First up: “The Ten Best Dinosaurs,” which covers exactly that – the ten dinosaurs that are, in fact, the best. Some because they changed our understanding of what evolution could …
Encyclopedia Show: Marsupials!
Kieran's Irish Pub 85 N 6th St, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesReverend Matt's Monster Science returns to the cradle of its nativity at the mighty Encyclopedia Show Minneapolis! It's a monthly variety show with a new topic each month, and some of the finest storytellers and comedians and dancers sometimes are invited to come and give us something on the topic. This month it's "Marsupials," and …
Original Kaiju and Fightin’ Skeletons: Phoenix Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesNumber two in the Phoenix Late Night: Monster Science series! It's the films of Ray Harryhausen! From the film that inspired "Godzilla" to his extraordinary fantasy work to what may be the best cowboys-and-dinosaurs film of all time, and much more besides! And! The extraordinary Leslie Vincent will be opening, singing monster song classics! Come …
Monster Science at Social Science: Stranger Science
Science Museum of Minnesota 120 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSO MUCH SCIENCE. It is also at the Science Museum of Minnesota. It is necessary to use the word "Science" four times to accurately describe this event. But that doesn't mean I won't be talking about gremlins and skeksis and red lectroids! I'll be doing a talk on monsters of the 80s-est of the movies …
Music and Stories
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesRESCHEDULED! Some of the Twin Cities' finest musicians and storytellers gather to present an evening of songs and performances on the topic of relationships! I will be discussing the sad but compelling story of the selkies, and what happens when you steal their seal-skins. Come and see!
The Monster Science Ensemble: Sasquatch vs. Werewolf
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThe Monster Science Ensemble returns with "Sasquatch vs. Werewolf"! An evening of stories and performances about the intersection between beast and human! Featuring some of the finest performers in the Twin Cities! Why, performers like: Angela Fox Catherine Hansen Pat Harrigan phillip andrew bennett low Heather Rand-McKay Maggie Ryan Sandford Bryan Thao Worra Tim Uren …
The Ecology of Sasquatch: Phoenix Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThird in the Phoenix Late Night series, it's all your favorite cryptozoological creatures - sasquatch and Nessie and so on - approached not in terms of the plausibility of sightings, but the plausibility of ecology. How would bigfoot survive the winter? Is there enough food in Loch Ness for a monster? And sea serpents and …
The Ecology of the Video Game Dinosaur: Monster Science at Die Laughing
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesLate Night Monster Science in the afternoon! April's Phoenix show will be part of the amazing Die Laughing V, a 50-hour comedy marathon for Fearless Comedy Productions! This month it's the Ecology of the Video Game Dinosaur - Rampage, Primal Rage, Yoshi, Dino Crisis, and countless more besides! Facts and history and jokes and even …
A Minnesota Bestiary with Reverend Matt’s Monster Science
Ramsey County Library - Shoreview 4560 Victoria St. N., Shoreview, MN, United StatesLiver-eating forest monsters and other Ojibwe creatures! Babe the Blue Ox and other beasts of Paul Bunyan’s lumber camp! And did you know that William Thomas Cox, Minnesota’s first State Forester, wrote a book called “Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods,” all about the outlandish animals that pioneers would make up to amuse themselves? Discover the …
Music and Stories: Blood Lust
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMonster Science returns to Music and Stories, which also returns! I'll be doing "Blood Lust" - a short study on the weird and surprisingly complicated relationship between vampires and sex! Here's the full show description: "Music and Stories is back! Some of the best songs are stories. What better pairing than a night of music …
The Monsters of Mia: Monster Science at Mia’s Third Thursday
Minneapolis Institute of Art 2400 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMonster Science returns to Mia's Nerd Thursday! Find out about the diverse mythological creatures from diverse cultures found in the Minneapolis Institute of Art's collection - from two-headed American First Nations sea serpents to neoclassical centaurs to East Asian magical pheasants and everything in between! Part of the larger Third Thursday event - here, let …
Tiamat Chaoskampf at the Blender
Strike Theater 824 18th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesI do a ten-minute Monster Science - "Tiamat Chaoskampf," a history of the primordial chaos-dragon called Tiamat - and then an improv group does a show based on it. I can not wait to see this. More detail: "The Blender is the new late night show at Strike Theater! It blends all of the genres …
Big in Japan: Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesA complete oral history of the original Toho Godzilla series, and its related films and their red pterosaurs and giant, kindly moths and such. Learn to tell the difference between the various Mechagodzillas, whether King Kong or Godzilla wins, and if Frankenstein in fact conquers the world in “Frankenstein Conquers the World.” With opening entertainment …