Annual Holiday Show 2001 First Release

Brave New Workshop Cast Celebrates the Holidays with
NOG! A Brave New Christmakwanzukah

Minneapolis, Minn, October 15, 2001.---The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW), founded by Dudley Riggs in 1958, is pleased to announce our 237th comedy revue and annual holiday show, titled NOG! A Brave New Christmakwanzukah. Continuing the tradition of celebrating the best and worst of the holidays, Nog! previews November 15, opens November 21, and closes Sunday, January 6, 2002. The show features the same talented cast of Sex in the Cities: The Edina Monologues, which closes November 10.

NOG! A Brave New Christmakwanzukah is a naughty show for nice people. Inspired by such holiday icons as Santa, Jesus, and Martha Stewart, the Brave New Workshop unwraps with glee Santa's secret shame; the truth behind Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (why doesn't Mary just come clean?); and Martha Stewart (proving that a soul is not required for network television). Unable to pass up true holiday gems like the horror of office secret Santa's, New Year's resolutions, and the top ten things you can't say at Christmastime, NOG! promises to add just the right amount of salmonella to your season's celebrations.

Making merry on the main stage and fresh off the sexy fall show are cast members Dan Hetzel, Nick Knudson, Katy McEwen, Jim Robinson and Shanan Wexler. NOG! A Brave New Christmakwanzukah is directed by Caleb McEwen, who undertakes his first holiday revue armed only with figgy pudding and twinkling lights that don't twinkle. And, promising the greatest music ever stole, Peter Guertin continues as musical director. Show times for Nog! are Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 and 10 p.m., and Sundays at 7:00pm. Wednesday shows are scheduled for December 12, 19, and 26 at 8:00pm. New Years Eve shows are at 7:30 and 10pm. Ticket prices are $20 on these three Wednesdays, $20 on Thursday, $22 on Friday, $25 on Saturday for both shows, and $20 on Sunday. New Years Eve prices are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. No shows are scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day. Call (612) 332-6620 for reservations or visit us online at www.BraveNewWorkshop.com.

The Brave New Workshop Theatre, founded by Dudley Riggs in 1958, is the longest running satirical comedy theatre in the country, and the third oldest theatre of any kind in the Twin Cities. The BNW has exposed more than three million people to its world famous satirical comedy and improvisation through main stage shows, the Brave New Institute (BNW's improv training school), corporate training workshops, group entertainment, and the ongoing Flanagan's Wake, an interactive Irish comedy, playing at the St. Paul Palace Theatre.

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