CHARLES PRESENTS: MOBY ALPHA

Moby Alpha

Written and performed by Chuck Armstrong & Charlie Stockman

Description
An hilarious homage to classic sci-fi and bombastic literature, Moby Alpha tells the story of a mad captain’s quest for revenge on the amorphous energy cloud that temporarily took his leg. More simply put, Moby Alpha is Moby-Dick in space, but funny.

The show is performed in an entirely dark theater, with the only light emanating from the duo’s custom-built million-color LED space helmets, creating a unique, otherworldly aesthetic.

Moby Alpha is written and performed by Charles, the award-winning Seattle comedy duo composed of Chuck Armstrong and Charlie Stockman. Heralded by Centerstage Chicago as “absolutely brilliant”, Charles has performed throughout the US and Canada, including at the Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, and Toronto Sketch Festivals; the LA Comedy Festival; the Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Victoria Fringe Festivals; the People’s Improv Theater New York; the UCB Theatre Los Angeles; and the Comedy Central Stage Hollywood. Winners of “Best Writing” and “Best Sketch Comedy” at the 2012 LA Comedy festival, and “Best Film” at the 2013 Seattle Comedy Film Challenge.

Praise for Moby Alpha
“★ ★ ★ ★ – A clever satire that manages to prank sci-fi and classical culture in the same trip.” – Edmonton Sun

“★ ★ ★ ★ – The two energetic and well-prepared actors set their phasers to ‘funny’ and fire away with brisk wordplay and bright physical comedy.” – Winnipeg Free Press

“Charles may have landed a triple-crossover hit…pleasing Melville nerds, sci-fi nerds, and comedy nerds.” – The Stranger

“Skewer[ing] everything from the ridiculousness of their characters’ motivations… to some of sci-fi pulp’s worst cliches, Armstrong and Stockman adroitly move from tight setpiece to tight setpiece with grace and wit.” – The Seattle Star

Dates and Location
6470 Theatre at The Complex
6470 Santa Monica Boulevard
Tickets: $15

Friday June 13th, 9:00PM
Saturday June 14th, 6:15PM
Thursday June 19th 7:30PM
Saturday June 21st, 5:30PM
Friday June 27th, 9:30PM
Saturday June 28th, 8:00PM

Web
Fringe Page: http://www.hff14.org/1773
Show Website: http://MobyAlpha.com
Charles Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/CharlesComedy

Contact
Charles is managed by Todd Sellers at Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Contact: [email protected] | (310) 205-5189
Contact Charles Directly: [email protected] | (425) 243-4230