Minnesota Fringe Festival Comes to the SPC


This year, in addition to community meet and greets, classes, and healing services, Sacred Paths Center has established itself as a venue for touring Pagan musicians. But now, they are stepping even farther out, hosting "The Quest," an improv performance as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival. The show is presented at 7:00 p.m. daily, and running from Friday, August 6th through Sunday, August 15th. Tickets are available at the door or  Click Here to Buy Tickets.

Described as, "A modern day quest for… something important. You tell us what. The hero's journey surrounds your seats and moves between them. Joseph Campbell's classic hero cycle twisted by our own interesting times." This is an long-improv performance, drawing on Joseph Campbell's Hero of a Thousand Faces. For each performance, The Myth Players will invite the audience to determine the specific locations at the start of every performance. It's a lighter, comedic look at Myth. To get a feel for it, check out their awesome trailer:

Producers Damian Johnson and Matt Kelly took their inspiration from Michael Gellman's teachings on how to improvise full stories. The show isn't about props and settings, since the audience determines the local. It is about taking the journey in the mind. The players will use the shape of the space, their bodies and pathways through the audience to build the terrain for The Quest.

The Myth Players are a mix of new and more established improvisers – Rita Boersma, John Eisenrich, Damian Johnson, Matt Kelly, Josh Lanset, Emily Schorr Lesnick, Adam Litz, Matt Pitner, Joe Rapp, Taj Ruler, Jen Scott, Eric Simons, Josh Stenseth; directed by Jason Bindas. Discover The Quest at Sacred Paths Center at 777 Raymond in St. Paul, right off University, near the 94 and 280 intersection.

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  1. #1 by Quest Fan on August 10, 2010 - 3:01 pm

    Good article!  Quick correction – it's Josh Lanzet.  Not Lanset.

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