Overview

Grab your lawn chair and your favorite plaid shirt and meet us outdoors for a REAL LIVESHOW! This comic music-theatre contraption will have it all — including a trio of musical lumberjacks, a bouncing ice ball, and 8 indie theatre superstars!

Additional Information

About the Show:

This comic music-theatre contraption will have it all — including a trio of musical lumberjacks, a bouncing ice ball, and eight indie theatre superstars!

With script and music by Josef Evans, direction by Joel Sass, puppet madness by Steve Ackerman, costumes by Kathy Kohl, and featuring Open Eye favorite Maren Ward as Paul Bunyan, LOG JAM! is a witty and subversive riff on a local legend and perfect for a night out with friends and family. Antonio Rios-Luna makes their Open Eye debut as Babe the Blue Ox.

When the logging town of Oakpine Falls falls victim to a polar vortex that quarantines the populace and freezes her mother in a ball of ice, young Betty Kensack sets out on a quest to bring the legendary Paul Bunyan out of retirement. Heartwarming hilarity ensues as Betty, Babe the Blue Ox, and a crew of rowdy lumberjacks joins Minnesota's famous folk hero on a quest to melt the ice and bring back the sun.

Creative Team:

• Script and music by: Josef Evans
• Directed by: Joel Sass
• Puppet madness by: Steve Ackerman
• Costumes by: Kathy Kohl
• Featuring: Maren Ward as Paul Bunyan and Antonio Rios-Luna as Babe the Blue Ox
• With: Jay Albright, Ellie Fregni, Anna Hashizume, Suzie Juul, Jared Mogan, Shandi Moretenson, Tom Reed, France A. Roberts & Eric Smedsrud

Run Time:

40 minutes, no intermission

Age Recommendation:

All ages