Flanagan's Wake
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Flanagan’s Wake is an interactive, partly-improvised environmental comedy in the vein of Tony n' Tina's Wedding.
The show is set in the fictional village of Grapplin, County Sligo, Ireland. Audience members are treated as mourners who have come to the wake of a noted local roustabout, Flanagan (first name unknown). The cast interweaves scripted and improvised stories as the basis for comedic fodder.
Flanagan's Wake has garnered praise from theatrical critics around the United States.
[edit] History
Flanagan’s Wake opened on March 19th, 1994 at the Improv Institute in Chicago. It was conceived and originally directed by Jack Bronis. The holders of copyright (and incidentally, original performers) were Jimmy Binns, Amy Binns-Calvey, Geoff Binns-Calvey, Jack Bronis, Mark Czoske, Phil Lusardi, Patricia Musker, and Bonnie Shadrake (who also served as musical director). Paul Chapman was also in the original cast. Later in 1994, the show moved to the Royal George Theatre, where it ran for several years. The show has been performed continuously in the Chicago area since the initial run.
Flanagan’s Wake has additionally been performed in:
- Boston,
- Buffalo,
- Cleveland,
- Detroit,
- Green Bay,
- Los Angeles,
- Milwaukee,
- Minneapolis,
- New Orleans,
- Philadelphia,
- Pittsburgh,
- Rochester (NY),
- St. Charles (IL),
- St. Louis,
- St. Paul, and
- Toledo.
