Brave New Workshop

The Brave New Workshop (BNW), begun as the Instant Theater Company in New York City, is a satirical theater company that was created in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1958 by Dudley Riggs, with improvised help from Dick Guindon, Irv Letofsky, and Dan Sullivan. (Riggs' parents were circus and vaudeville performers, and he regularly joked that he ran away from the circus to find a home.)

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New York City - Minneapolis - Minnesota - 1958 - Dudley Riggs - Circus - Vaudeville

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Named in honor of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World It bills itself as the oldest satirical theater in the United States. More than 300 original productions have been mounted on Brave New Workshop stages for more than three million people. Notable "alumni" of the BNW include Louie Anderson, Mo Collins, Tom Davis (the comedian, not the politician), Al Franken, Penn Jillette, Carl Lumbly, Paul Menzel, Pat Proft, Annie Reirson, Nancy Steen, Peter Tolan, and Linda Wallem.

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Aldous Huxley - Brave New World - Alumn - Louie Anderson - Mo Collins - Tom Davis - Al Franken - Penn Jillette - Carl Lumbly - Paul Menzel - Pat Proft - Annie Reirson - Nancy Steen - Linda Wallem

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The Brave New Institute enrolls about 300 aspiring comedy writers and actors in its classes.

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Sold by Riggs in 1997, new owners, John Sweeney and Jenni Lilledahl continue in 2005 to produce shows at the BNW Theater and on Disney Cruise Lines.

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1997 - 2005 - Disney Cruise Lines

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