The award for “Original/New Work” honors both the production overall and the script by Deborah Yarchun. The award for “Best Actress in a Play” honors Angela Timberman.
Playwright Deborah Yarchun based her script for A Pickle on real-life events at the Minnesota State Fair, which turned into a national scandal in the early 2000s. The comedic script with a hard-hitting message struck a chord with audiences, selling out every performance at the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival, including an added encore performance. A follow-up engagement at Bryant-Lake Bowl also completely sold out; A Pickle can next be seen at the 2018 Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival (Sabes Jewish Community Center, St. Louis Park, MN) on Monday, 1/22 at 7:30 PM.
Really Spicy Opera is proud to announce that its production of A Pickle will be returning for a one-night only engagement at Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater in Minneapolis. This special engagement will take place on Saturday, September 9 at 7 PM, and will reprise the 2017 Minnesota Fringe production of the play by Deborah Yarchun. Angela Timberman returns in her award-winning performance as Doris, the Pickle Lady who takes on the Minnesota State Fair.
Really Spicy Opera’s production of A Pickle at the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival has been awarded the Encore Performance for the Ritz Theater Studio. This Encore certifies A Pickle as the best-selling show of the venue during the festival, with a 100% sellout rate including the Encore.
A Pickle is also the fastest-selling Fringe show in recent memory, with the whole run completely sold out in advance after just two performances.
Really Spicy Opera at the Tampa Fringe Festival’s Midnight Cabaret.
Game of Thrones: The Musical has been certified as the best-selling show of the inaugural Tampa International Fringe Festival. TiFf took place in Tampa, Florida’s Ybor City neighborhood from May 11-14, 2017. The festival featured 29 local, national, and international performing groups.
Really Spicy Opera has been selected for the 2017 Orlando International Fringe Festival, which runs May 16-29 in Orlando, Florida. Further details will be announced as they become available.
Really Spicy Opera has been selected for the Montreal Fringe Festival (Festival St. Ambroise Fringe de Montréal). This festival will run May 29-June 18, 2017.
Playwright and comedian Kate Robards.
Update: Really Spicy Opera will present Kate Robards’ award-winning play Ain’t that Richat the 2017 Montreal Fringe.
The award for “Original/New Work” honors both the production overall and the script by Deborah Yarchun. The award for “Best Actress in a Play” honors Angela Timberman.
Really Spicy Opera has been selected for the 2017 Orlando International Fringe Festival, which runs May 16-29 in Orlando, Florida. Further details will be announced as they become available.