Shanan Custer and Rhiannon Fiskradatz stage what they call a Songversation in which they let it all out on a chosen topic through a combination of song, storytelling and sketch. Episode #1 finds them thinking about why men keep telling women to smile and, perhaps more to the point, why this is still a thing. Custer, a seasoned player in the Twin Cities theater, sketch and improv scene, has been called a “clever and inventive voice in comic theater” but she would rather you not refer to her as a “comedienne” because that’s such a weird word. Theater artist and musician Fiskradatz has scoured her repertoire - and the internet - for songs that have something to say on the topic. After a few Zooms and a whole lotta faith, they want to bring this work into an actual theater with actual people in it, preferably one that serves wine and nachos.
BIOS
Shanan Custer is a theater maker, writer, director and improviser who has worked with the Brave New Workshop, Interact, History Theatre, Frank Theater, Theatre Pro Rata, The Mystery Café, Mu Performing Arts, Full Circle Theater and Park Square Theatre. Shanan is also an actor with the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society. Upcoming this spring: imagine a u.s. without racism at Mixed Blood Theater and the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society at DalekoArts.
Rhiannon Fiskradatz is a multidisciplinary storyteller with a creative practice that spans theatre, music, puppetry, dance, circus & visual art. She writes & performs her own music as MaMa Faerie and covers a multitude of genres as a vocalist with The Argyle Street Trio & the Riff Rangers. In her capacity as a costume & accessory designer, she has worked with more than fifty professional, amateur and educational organizations. She has an Upper Midwest Emmy, has been featured in Beadwork magazine and was awarded the "Spirit Of Powderhorn" at the Powderhorn Art Fair. She is currently working on an ep of original music to be released by the end of 2022.
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