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6 Women With Brain Death

or Expiring Minds Want to Know

A fast-paced, take-no-prisoners satire of life and pop culture.

 

Overweight Prom Queen Candidate Loses Crown! Housewife Keeps Severed Head On Cake Plate! Bambi Goes Haywire in Forest With Uzi! To the expiring mind of a modern American woman, life can read like a tabloid headline. A fast-paced, take-no-prisoners satire of life and pop culture, the award winning musical "6 Women with Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know" is a wild and very left-of-center view of the world from an entirely feminine standpoint. In a series of bizarre but hysterical songs and sketches, the authors explore road rage, self-help books, TV soap operas, "genuine press-on nails", Barbie and Ken's secret fantasy life and what is and isn't feminine... with an unforgettable detour through a meadow where Bambi goes haywire in the forest with an Uzi. This cult hit slams into New York after successful regional productions and winning over the Edinburgh Fringe. This rock musical review spares no one in its insightful and hilarious takes on the demented pop culture of our great Nations: Welcome to the world of expiring minds! 

Book by: Cheryl Benge, Christy Brandt, Rosanna E. Coppedge, Valerie Fagan, Ross Freese, Mark Houston, Sandee Johnson, Peggy Pharr Wilson

Quotes:

"Keeps the laughs coming from beginning to end! ... 4 out of 5 stars." -The Scottsman Review - Edinburgh Fringe Festival "Six Women with Brain Death was fantastic. Both funny and thought-provoking." BBC News, Edinburgh Festival Views

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Monday, Sep 26th at 8:00 pm
Wednesday, Sep 28th at 2:00 pm
Thursday, Sep 29th at 9:00 pm
Friday, Sep 30th at 4:30 pm
Saturday, Oct 1st at 8:00 pm
Saturday, Oct 1st at 11:00 pm

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see below (Book Writer)

 
Mark Houston (Composer)

 
Mark Houston (Lyricist)

 
Jane Bergere (Producer)

 
Kim Steiner (Musical Director)

 
Cheryl Alexander ()

 
Christy Brandt ()

 
Rosanna E. Coppedge ()

 
Valarie Fagan ()

 
Ross Freese ()

 
Sandee Johnson ()

 
Peggy Pharr Wilson ()