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TCHF II: The Revenge
Thu, OCT. 31 - Sat, Nov. 9, 2013
Ten terrifying days of theater, music, and dance return to the Southern Theater
The Twin Cities Horror Festival returns to its old haunt at the Southern Theater for ten days this fall. Following its successful initiation in 2012, the festival once again sets the stage for seven accomplished local performance groups to present seven new works exploring the theme of horror through theater, music, dance, and storytelling. More than 40 performances will take place over two weekends with a bonus Recycle-Your-Costume Dance Party Friday Nov. 8th at 10pm.
Little Edgar Allan met his shadow on the first day of school. His shadow follows him everywhere now… sabotaging his plans, stunting his achievements, souring his joy. Little Edgar Allan wants to be rid of his shadow… but Little Edgar Allan is afraid of the dark.
An original music-theater piece inspired by the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe, created and performed by Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan, the people who brought you last year's The Legend of White Woman Creek. |
The Harty Boys and the Mystery of the Mall of America... of Death!
by Comedy Suitcase Join sibling detectives Fred and Jack Harty as they match wits with their newest enemy; Chuckles the Undead Clown! “The brilliant comedic minds of Comedy Suitcase” (Star Tribune) blend local humor, social satire and sharp physical comedy to create a Halloween show for the whole family!
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Four adults return to the orphanage that scarred them for a chance at 1 million dollars. Little do they know, the money will be splattered in their blood!!!!!!!!!!
It's Ferrari McSpeedy's nod to House On Haunted Hill. Starring: Mike Fotis, Joe Bozic, Ryan Robert Nelson, Andy Kraft, Debra Berger, Josh Carson and Brad Erickson. |
From sirens of the sea, to toys that are tired of being played with, find out just how horrifying love can be. From the group that created last year's Bump in the Night, Tainted Love uses cheeky story-telling and lively dance to delve into the horror that love can bring. Can you love yourself too much? Love of technology is a good thing, right? One thing is for certain, sometimes love can kill you.
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Seven strangers. A remote location. A web of lies. Unexplained deaths. Everyone is a suspect, but in the end you'll be shocked to find... it was the murderer all along! An original murder mystery from the creators of last year's Harold.
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On the evening of August 20th, 1917, the crew of German U-Boat U-29 discovered a small statue of unknown origins and brought it aboard their craft. Over the next several days, these men underwent an unimaginable ordeal of brutality, madness, and horror.
Take a deep breath and join us beneath the waves for this disturbing tale of terror, featuring Shad Cooper, Eric Eichenlaub, Dawn Krosnowski, phillip andrew bennett low, Andrew Sass, Andy Schnabel, Darrin Shaughnessy, David Tufford, and Tim Uren. Paul Von Stoetzel directs this premiere of a new script by Tim Uren, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's "The Temple" and Stephen King-Hall's "Diary of a U-Boat-Commander." |
Seven women work here.
Do not ask what they do, Nor why they do it. Their business is blood, And no one can stop its flowing. From the creators of last year's SENSELESS comes a true exploration of terror and the limits of human depravity. Do not bring children. |
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Theater of Public Policy
presents K. A. Byrtr: Mayor of the Last Twin Standing... Join us on mayoral election night for the Theater of Public Policy's special brand of informative comedy: An Interview with an expert interspersed with improv to unpack the issues. We're honored to host this very special retrospective with the mayor who got Minneapolis through the zombie war. We'll talk about the the city he leaves behind to look for his family, if St. Paul ever had a chance, and what his favorite survival tactics have been. |
Free bonus event |
HorrorShow Hotdog
presents the movie Spellcaster with a live comedy commentary HSHD have seen a lot of bad movies over the past 55 episodes, but none so deliciously bad as Spellcaster. This movie's got everything you could ever want, if what you want is Adam Ant as a dapper Satan, the non-union equivalent of Cyndi Lauper, and a French-girl-eating chair. We're presenting the movie rifftrax style, augmented with (potentially) hilarious jokes from Josh, Matt, and Adam. |
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RECYCLE-YOUR-COSTUME DANCE PARTY
Halloween's over? Raise your costume from the dead and join us as we dance the night away on the Southern stage. We'll have a DJ in house blasting tunes through the Southern's awesome sound system as you shake it like it's rot...ting. Plus we'll have a bloodstained photobooth for you and your friends! |