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21/One
Another Ugly Duckling Tale
BabyLove
Before the End
A Boy Called Noise
Candy's Room
Cruel and Unusual
Curriculum Vitae
Eating Skeletons
Exiles
Fall and Rise of the Rising Fallen
Flamenco con Fusion
Fuse
Get It? Got it. Good.
Get Laughs or Die Tryin'
I'm Sorry and I'm Sorry
Irma at the Movies & Frozen
Just For Laughs
Kama Sutra
Kingdom of Not
Lunches of Our Lives
Neon Man and Me
nEO sURREALISTS sYSTEMS pRESENTS! Yeastboy and PigKnuckle: Together Again
Pomp & Circumstance
Readiness is All
Revolving Madness Living the Dream and Damning the Man
sally: MIA / Sheepish
Secret Ruths of Island House
Self Help - Polish Mantras for the Emotionally Dyslexic
Sisyphus on Vacation
Stone Trilogy, Three Tales
Thanatics - A Rock Opera
This Lily Was (Fontana)
Thrilling Adventures of Elvis in Space - 2
Tilting at Transformations
Visiting Bertha
Waiting for Bordeaux
Where the Sun Don't Shine
Woof, Daddy
Yellow Fever Express
Yorick & Co.
 

 JUST FOR LAUGHS
The Off-Market Theatre - Stage 205
FRIDAY 8 8:30 PM
SATURDAY 9 8:30 PM
SUNDAY 10th, 7:00 PM
THURSDAY 14 7:00 PM
FRIDAY 15 8:30 PM
SATURDAY 16 8:30 PM
SUNDAY 17 7:00 PM

Just For Laughs
By ElaineBurke, Richard D. Farshler, Denis Freeh and Jeffrey Weissman
The Esoteric Players
Long Beach, California
90 plus intermission minutes
MUSICAL THEATER
FOR CHILDREN OVER: 13
MATURE CONTENT, GUNSHOT, NUDITY, SMOKING OR FOG
nudity male shirtless only
TICKETS: $9

Reservations 415-994-3458 (call 24 hours before curtain)

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The Off-Market Theatre - Stage 205, 965 Mission Street, 2nd Floor, between 5th and 6th streets. Reservations 415-994-3458 (call 24 hours before curtain)

The Esoterics reprise music satire and comedy sketches from their Carnegie Hall performances." The Esoterics drew yocks with their intellectual rock n roll and The Whooping Crane Stomp,with Dick Farshler displaying an excellent comedic sense." Carnegie Hall, Variety.The original Esoterics are joined by the multi talented Marcia Harp,the comedic characters of Jeffrey Weissman,and singers Laurie Burke and Misha Frenklak. Their satirical targets include Broadway production numbers, great moments in history, affairs, chiropractors, anniversaries, plumbing, commercials, ballet, polynesian restaurants, May - December romances and bird watching. The cast includes Charmen the duck and John, the method acting toilet.

MARCIA HARP*:Masters Degree, Theatre. L.A.Dramalog Award - Best Choreography.Has appeared in 100's of musicals and plays in N.Y. and San Francisco, one woman shows,in film and on her radio talk show, The Marcia Harp Show. Marcia is a nationally recognized phyical fitness expert who has held female power lifting World's Records.Her directing and teaching is highly visable in the San Francisco theatre scene.

JEFFREY WEISSMAN:Back to The Future films, Pale Rider and Twilight Zone - The Movie, Weed, Johnny Dangerously and To Portect And To Serve. TV, Diagnosis Murder,The 70's, Saved By The Bell, Dallas, and Scarecrow and Mrs. King. His classic and original comedy characters are aclaimed nationally.Noted director,teacher, writer and creative comedy performer.

LAURIE BURKE:TV, Grey's Anatomy,Medium,Back To The Streets Of San Francisco. Film, Yours,Mine, Ours, Open Door and P.O.V. Theatre,Dorothy-
Wizard Of Oz, MHT Theatre and originated role of Gal in Just For Laughs.
Laurie has sung lead and back up with Sneak Preview and Soul's Road.

MISHA FRENKLAK: Theatre Arts Degree,San Francisco State University. Misha has appeared with the San Francisco Mime Troup, Stark Ravens Players, S.F. Sketch Comedy Festival, and is featured singing Victorian Music Hall at the annual Dickens Christmas Fair.

RICHARD D. FARSHLER:Masters Degree, Theatre. Toured nationally with The Esoterics recording comedy on Olympic.Has directed over 150 productions and appeared in the film Grad Night. Founded The Kauai Community Theatre.
Originated the role of Mambo in the initial production of Just For Laughs.

DENIS FREEH:M.C.national Hootnanny and Shindig Tours. Toured with the Esoterics, recording comedy on Olympic and with The Plumbers performing at The Magic Castle, Hollywood, as a convention act at The Tropicana and The Riviera and in Japan, Germany and Portugal. 3rd Place Society of American Magicians Stage Championships 1998.

ELAINE BURKE: Music degree. Toured with The Esoterics and The Villagers - recording on RCA. Wrote score for CBS special, Party Of Five. Music Director Royal Viking and American Hawaiian Cruise Lines. S.F. music director for Broadway national touring companies.Founded and produced The Now Company Singers.

MIKE WAWRO: Touring drummer with hot LA rock band, Nothing Lost. Originated the role of Dipstick in the initial production of Just For Laughs.

CHARMEN The wonder duck: Has performed nationally with The Plumbers.

JOHN,The method acting toilet: Has performed nationally with The Plumbers.


Directed by Richard D. Farshler

Musical Director and music by Elaine Burke, lyrics by Evans Burke

Choreography by Marcia Harp

Lighting and Set Design by Gary Erwin

Wardrobe Consultant C.T. Townswick

Produced by Denis Freeh in association with The San Francisco Fringe Festival and The Custom Made Theatre Company.

In 2004, Just For Laughs opened for a four week run at the James Whitmore, Lindley Theare in Hollywood playing to sell out audiences.

Actors with an * are members of Actors Equity Association

This is an Equity approved project