JESUS IN MONTANA: Adventures in a Doomsday Cult
Yellow Venue
| Showtimes: |
| 11:15 PM |
Fri 5/18 |
| 11:45 PM |
Sat 5/19 |
| 6:45 PM |
Sun 5/20 |
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Mon 5/21 |
| 8:45 PM |
Tue 5/22 |
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Wed 5/23 |
| 7:40 PM |
Thu 5/24 |
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Fri 5/25 |
| 6:30 AM |
Sat 5/26 |
| 12:55 PM |
Sun 5/27 |
Tickets: $10
Aspen Comedy Works - Aspen, CO
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Read a review on Blogging Fringe
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Listen to an interview on the Orlando Fringe Podcast
“Five stars! …A devastatingly significant work…a scintillating sense of
humor, a magnificent turn of phrase and a way with a punch line that is jaw-dropping. You must see Jesus in Montana.” - Montreal Gazette
“Smith is an affable storyteller, and his show is both funny and gently thought-provoking.” – New York Times
Winner of the Outstanding Solo Show Award at the 2005 New York International Fringe festival, JESUS IN MONTANA is a monologue, written and performed by award-winning humorist Barry Smith who tells the true story of his surreal journey into the depths of a bizarre religious cult and his desperate quest for God’s truth in the early 1990s.
Barry, then a disillusioned dishwasher living in Aspen, Colorado, believes his sophistication, wisdom and hallucinogenic drug use helped him to overcome his Southern fundamentalist upbringing…until he discovers Jesus has returned and is living in Montana!
Incorporating home movies, slides and other exciting stuff, Barry takes the audience with him as he travels to find Jesus. Does Barry actually meet Jesus? Does Jesus like Barry? The answers will surprise you.
JESUS IN MONTANA: Adventures in a Doomsday Cult is directed by Lynn Aliya, an award-winning actor, writer and director.
Not recommended for children or the spiritually faint of heart.
I live in Aspen, where we get a lot of snow. In the winter, of course.
Occasionally people will leave little brochures advertising their snow maintenance services. This one was left on my doorstep this morning, the day after Christmas.
Now, I realize that one could create such an image easily using any number of programs, so you’ll just have to trust me - the only Photoshopping I did was to remove the last digits of the phone number. And if you really want them, email me and I’ll give them to you. No point in cutting you out of a chance for divine snow removal.
So, the new show is now called: “Barry Smith’s Baby Book: A Grownup Comedy About Stuff.”
I did a debut/script reading last week at Steve’s Guitars, this very cool venue in Carbondale, CO, near Aspen, where I live. It was beyond sold out, and people seemed to laugh at all the right places, so whew…
Local columnist Su Lum was there, she wrote this.
Patty Naft designed a poster for the show. It looks like this:
Derek Skalko took some pictures for the show once again. Here are two of them:
And here, for no reason at all, is an old picture of my grandfather, known as Papa. I’m estimating that he’s about the same age in this pic as I am now:
There, pretty much up to speed. Back on track. Right on top of things. This will be a great summer.
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May 19th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
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May 20th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
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May 28th, 2007 at 7:41 am
Jesus in Montana was delightfully funny, intriguing and thought provoking. Barry’s skills in story telling, enabled him to relate to the thoughts and questions most of us experience at some point in our lives, as we all attempt to make sense out of things that don’t always make sense. Don’t miss this show at future fringe festivals, and look forward to Barry Smith show in the 2008 Orlando Fringe! I definatley won’t miss it!