the story of francis & wild gil (a wild gil & francis story)
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Co-written by and co-starring Kirk Mason, this is a bluegrassy folk tale about two Dust Bowl bank robbers who escape from jail to start their lives anew... as bank robbers- so they can raise enough money to build a rocket to the moon. It was directed by Jason A. Fliess and produced by Wooden Rocket Productions and premiered at the Gorilla Tango Theatre in Chicago.
"…Sweet-natured comedy performed by a group of skilled clowns. Shane Portman and Kirk Mason... are guileless and childlike, charm[ing] the audience as the title characters. There are several wonderful, near-silent sequences of physical comedy. The entire cast is marvelously agile, and brilliant at showing character and telling stories with their bodies... I couldn’t help grinning at how perfectly it all fit together." original cast Francis: Shane Portman
Wild Gil: Kirk Mason Mrs. Frisket: Missy Moreno Mr. Taylor: Corey Rieger Mrs. Tuggle: Jill Olson Bankteller: Andy Cameron Abraham Lincoln: Chris Brown Dwarf: Ruth Gamble |
