PRESS RELEASE

THE BRAVE NEW WORKSHOP'S
ANNUAL HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA!

Break out the Nog and Lutefisk...
The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre Presents:
MY BIG FAT LUTHERAN CHRISTMAS

Minneapolis, Minn, October 30, 2002.--- The Brave New Workshop (BNW) Comedy Theatre, founded by Dudley Riggs in 1958, is proud to proclaim our 241st comedy revue and annual holiday show, My Big Fat Lutheran Christmas. The show previews November 21-23, opens November 27, and closes January 5, 2003.

My Big Fat Lutheran Christmas will unleash a blizzard of hilarious holiday hijinks from mistletoe mischief to Minnesota mothers. This fast-paced musical and sketch comedy will bundle brand new scenes from Christmas present to the most popular sketches from Christmas past, including a return of "The Shrieking Mothers' Chorus" and their rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." My Big Fat Lutheran Christmas promises to be the home-cooked comedy that splashes Tabasco in your cream of mushroom casserole this holiday season.

My Big Fat Lutheran Christmas will be created and performed by the very merry, and only partially Lutheran, team of Shanan Wexler, Katy McEwen, Julie Grover, Jim Robinson, and "Fingergun" recruits James Lotter and Mike Fotis. Caleb McEwen is directing and Peter Guertin will lead the carols. Andy Brynildson will be in charge of tech and decor.

Showtimes for My Big Fat Lutheran Christmas: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 8 pm, Saturdays at 7:30 and 10 pm, and Sundays at 7 pm. Additional performances on Monday, December 23 at 8 pm, Monday, December 30 at 8 pm, and Tuesday December 31st at 7:30 and 10 pm.

Ticket prices: Since times are a little tough for the Santa stand-ins out there, we are keeping our prices the same as last year.
Discounted Preview Prices (Thursday-Saturday November 21-23 only): $15
Opening Night: Wednesday, November 27, 2002, @ 8 p.m., $25
Regular run prices - $20-25 depending on night.
Students/Seniors $7 off any show. Group discounts available: call for details.

IMPROV: FREE Brave New Workshop world famous improvisation follows every last show of the evening.

TICKETS: Call the BNW box office at (612) 332-6620 or online.

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 entertainment and training workshops, group entertainment, and the ongoing Flanagan's Wake, an interactive Irish comedy, playing at the St. Paul Palace Theatre.