POE AND MATHEWS HOLLYWOOD FRINGE PRESS RELEASE

Grumble Productions
presents

POE AND MATHEWS: A MISADVENTURE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

in the
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
Artworks Theatere – Studio A

Saturday June 9, 6:15pm (PREVIEW!)
Friday June 15, 8:00pm
Saturday June 16, 6:15pm
Sunday June 17, 8:00pm
Saturday June 23, 6:15pm

Media Contact: Brian Kuwabara – [email protected] – 714.321.9045

WHAT: Poe and Mathews: a Misadventure in the Middle of Nowhere
“Laurel and Hardy waiting for Godot” – King Rivers Life Magazine
Poe and Mathews are an unlikely literary duo. Once shipwrecked on a deserted island
they realize the only thing they have in common is getting on each other’s nerves.
Will they survive or kill each other trying? Find out in this absurd clown show!

WHERE:
Hollywood Fringe Festival
Artworks Theatre – Studio A
6567 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038

WHEN:
Saturday June 9, 6:15 PM
Friday June 15, 8:00 PM
Saturday June 16, 6:15 PM
Sunday June 17, 8:00 PM
Saturday June 23, 6:15 PM

ADMISSION:
$10 general
Tickets can be purchased online at: http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/867
In Person: Fringe Central Box Office @ Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. &
Artworks Theatre, 6567 Santa Monica Blvd. & other Fringe-run venues, beginning
Monday June 4th
By Phone: Fringe Central Box Office – 213.222.8340; Artworks Theatre –
323.871.1912

Media passes: Complimentary tickets for media representatives available.

More Information: https://www.facebook.com/PoeandMathews

Artist Interviews: To arrange interviews, please contact [email protected]

ABOUT THE PLAY:
Poe and Mathews: a Misadventure in the Middle of Nowhere is a fast and zany
comedy that has been described as “…Laurel and Hardy waiting for Godot.” (King
Rivers Life Magazine) This show is a physical comedy that does not skimp on
slapstick humor, literary references, or 80s pop music. Poe and Mathews are an
unlikely duo. Edgar Allan Poe is an author, well known for his contribution to the
horror genre. Cornelius Mathews is also a writer…but is not well known for anything.
These two literary mammoths find themselves shipwrecked on a deserted island and
they realize the only thing they have in common is getting on each other’s nerves.
Will they survive? Will Poe ever see the brighter side of life? Will you stay long
enough to see the ending? Find out with this fast, fun, and absurd clown show that
people are saying is “like the coolest cartoon you’ve ever seen, but it’s live!” Poe &
Mathews recently played to sold-out audiences in the Fresno Rogue Festival (March
2012). Find the full reviews here:
http://kingsriverlife.com/03/03/rogue-reviews-2012/

THE CREATIVE TEAM:
Created and directed by: Brian Kuwabara and Emily Windler
Characters orginally created by: Brian Kuwabara, Genesee Spridco, and Emily Windler
Cast: Brian Kuwabara and Emily Windler

ABOUT ARTISTIC DIRECTORS/PERFORMERS BRIAN KUWABARA AND EMILY WINDLER:

BRIAN KUWABARA
Brian Kuwabara has created over 30 original pieces for the stage within the last 3
years. In 2007 he received his BA in Theatre Performance from Chapman University.
While studying at Chapman, Brian founded and directed the Knights of Comedy, an
up and coming Improv troupe in LA. He was also a performer and writer for The
Comedy Show, which eventually became Wet Cookies. Wet Cookies has performed in
various LA venues, festivals including the LA Festival of Sketch Comedy. In spring of
2010, Brian received an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre
from The Dell’ Arte School of Physical Theatre. During the 3 years of training , he
worked closely and collaboratively with an ensemble of 10 actors/creators to explore
the boundaries of theatre and brave territories ranging from Clown and Commedia to
Melodrama and Tragedy. Brian has studied internationally in Bali with Ida Bagus Alit
and Made Surya. Notable productions include: Hyperbole: Origins in Los Angeles,
Blue Lake: The Opera in Humboldt, Chalk It Up! In the New York Clown Festival, and A
Commedia Christmas Carol which toured all over northern California and Oregon.

EMILY WINDLER
Emily Windler is an actor, director, teacher, and devisor. She is a graduate of
Dell’Arte International’s MFA program in Ensemble Based Physical Theater. She has
worked with such companies as In Strange Company, a physically geared multi-media
ensemble in Albuquerque, NM; Dell’Arte Company of Blue Lake, CA; and with
Wonderheads, a full-faced mask physical theater company, on their 2011 Canadian
Fringe Festival Tour. Most recently, Emily has been busy touring Grumble
Productions’ first show Poe and Mathews: a Misadventure in the Middle of Nowhere to
audiences in Fresno and Hollywood. Emily is originally from Albuquerque, NM and
now lives in Los Angeles, CA.

ABOUT GRUMBLE PRODUCTIONS:
GRUMBLE PRODUCTIONS is a physical theater ensemble that was founded in Los
Angeles in 2012. We believe in the power of imagination and the silliness of comedy
that can be enjoyed by all!