MPAT's Burt Thunders Presents: The First Annual Fundraiser to Save the Whales

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MPAT’s BURT THUNDER PRESENTS: THE FIRST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER TO SAVE THE WHALES

WORLD PREMIERE JUNE 2026 AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 🐳🕴️

Fading local celebrity, Burt Thunders, is raising one million dollars to save all the whales for all time.

A new comedy breaches from the wondrous mind of @skeeney47, asking how far you’d go to make the world a better place. Just this once.

Get ready for a WHALE of a good time at Fables and Rumours’ 2026 Fringe season!

CAST:

Burt Thunders – Eric Schinzer
Dr. Michael Minnows – Marcus Escobar
Susan – Lisa Eve
Patricia – Taína Estévez
Val – Naomi Melville
Richard – Evan Spreen
Whaley – Himself
Crew A – Amelia Mackey
Crew B – Shelby Ryan Lee
Bridget the PA – Ryan Holzer/ Stella Cricket
Losing Crew – Sam Keeney
Additional Crew – Brandon Whipple, Marcel Lacey

CREW:

Writer – Sam Keeney
Director – Evan Spreen
Assistant Director – Ryan Holzer
Stage Manager – Stella Cricket
Assistant SM – Marcel Lacey
Sound Design – Ian Sutherland
Set Design – Dominique Jakowec
Light Design – Zachary Seaton Lewis
Projections – Brandon Whipple
Makeup and Costume Design – Amelia Mackey
Mental Health Coordinator – Michelle Belmont
EDIA Coordinator – Pragya Bhatt
Fight Choreographer – Amelia Mackey
Fight Captain – Shelby Ryan Lee
Board Operator – Devin Harris
Producers – Sam Keeney, Jason Pollak, Michaela Skaribas, Naomi Melville, Amelia Mackey

CONTENT WARNINGS:

- Flashing Lights
- Audience Interaction
- Depictions and Descriptions of Mild Violence
- Prop Gun and Prop Knife present on Stage
- References to Substance Abuse and Addiction  
- Verbal Description of Violence toward an Animal
- Vomit Sounds