SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 - "Crazy For You: A Evening About Insanity "

guest curator Sarah K. Smith

Daniel Thomson is a Theatre, Film and Television student at the U of A studying Theatre History and Producing. He is a member of the college improv group The Charles Darwin Experience. Daniel will make his directorial debut this fall with G.B. Shaw's Overruled at the Now Theatre. This is his first story with Odyssey.

Cyndi LaFrese is an adventurous soul bred here in Tucson. Her passion for creative expression brought her to the University of Arizona, where she received a BA in Theatre Arts in 2009. She is also a Duct Tape Artist, having made over 500 wallets and countless flowers completely out of duct tape. You may have seen her booth at the 4th Avenue Street Fair in March. She loves music, cooking delicious food, and doing spontaneous handstands. After a year of traveling and reflection, Cyndi is back in Tucson studying to be an ASL/English Interpreter. This is her first story with Odyssey.

Holly-Marie Carlson is a recent graduate of the University of Arizona's Theatre Arts program. Now that school is over, Holly spends most of her time sleeping. When she is not asleep, Holly enjoys reading non-fiction, running, and going to the neighbor's house to use the internet. She hopes to one day have a stable job so she too can enjoy the comforts of the internet in her home. Much thanks to her friends and family for always being supportive, even in the craziest times, and to Sarah for giving her an opportunity to spread the craziness with Tucson. Enjoy the show!

Mary Jo Moser is a Midwest transplant who is crazy in love with the Sonoran Desert.  She feels compelled to write what a few literary type friends say is poetry.  Also, boogieing at her home is an integral part of her life.

Mike Sterner is a public servant having worked for the library for the last fifteen years or so. He is a clerk, but not in the cool, record store, Kevin Smith, slacker, kind of way. He has been doing standup, off and on, for the last thirty years and has only gotten almost imperceptibly better at it.  He owns a very undependable vehicle and is therefore an avid bicyclist. He loves his job. He loves his house. He loves his children.  He loves his cheese.

Rubin Naiman is a psychologist, professor and author who specializes in consciousness, sleep and dreams. He is a good friend, former lover, father, grandfather and psychotherapist to many. As such, he has had ample opportunity to witness and ponder the ubiquitous insanity of life on earth.  His years of experience have led him to believe that insanity is essentially an allergic reaction to consciousness.

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