Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie – Skippy Gets a Boner

Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie – Skippy Gets a Boner

By Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie

April 6– 25, 1993

Skippy Gets A Boner... captures the messy weirdness of an event that is Too Much in every conceivable way. Fringies will laugh the laugh of recognition. - Edmonton Journal
Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie – Skippy Gets a Boner

A collage of behind-the-scenes, in front of the scenes, under the beer tables Fringe happenings. The complete phenomenon. The inside scoop.

Playwrights: Joe Bird, Wes Borg, Neil Grahn and Cathleen Rootsaert
Director: Stephen Heatley
Cast: Joe Bird, Wes Borg, Neil Grahn and Cathleen Rootsaert
Designer: David Belke
Stage Manager: Chris Taylor

“Another phone call from the Journal to inform us that SKIPPY GETS A BONER had to be changed in order to run the ad…The Trolls decided to change the name of the show. Some of the titles submitted to the Journal were: SKIPPY GETS CENSORED… SKIPPY GETS A B…R… SKIPPY PULLS HIS JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION” – 92/93 Tidbits from Theatre Network

April 6– 25, 1993

Times
Opening April 6

CAST & CREW

PERFORMER/CREATOR

CATHLEEN ROOTSAERT

Cathleen is a multi-tasking playwright, actor, director and improvisor. Her plays include: MIMI AMOK, AFTER YOU, LEGACY (as part of The Bus Project), MAKE ME and MAMA MIA! ME A MAMA? which received a Sterling Award for Outstanding New Work. Her play ABIGAIL IN TWILIGHT was the recipient of the Alberta Playwriting Award in 2005. Last February HOUSE OF CATS premiered at Teatro La Quindicina, directed by Stewart Lemoine. She continues to perform her own work and was seen doing just that on Ken Finkleman’s THE NEWSROOM and on the Winnipeg Comedy Festival special I’M BECOMING MY MOTHER. Cathleen continues to make things up every Monday night as a core member of the improvised soap opera, DIE-NASTY.

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