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Bob's Holiday Office Party

Brandy
Brandy
Classy People being classy
Classy People being classy
L.A. Cast Photos
L.A. Cast Photos

Bob's has played for 15 holiday seasons in L.A.

Bob's Holiday Office Party | Media List


Statement

It’s Christmas in Neuterburg, Iowa, and time for local insurance agent Bob Finhead’s annual Christmas Party! Join Bob’s hilariously wacky friends and clients as they seek the holiday spirits at the bottom of a booze bottle!

The town mayor, the sheriff, the twin farmer sisters, the stoner, the town floozy and the pastor’s wife have already RSVPed for this year’s event. But Bob’s dreams are bigger than this small town life. Will he move to the big city? Or will he come to realize how much he is the heart and soul of the town? Will any of this matter once the party stars, the bickering and fighting begins, and the drinks hit the floor?

I play Carol and Brandy, the pastor's wife and town floozy, in this production at Camp Bar and Cabaret through the Actors Theater of Minnesota. Bob says, "Don't bring the kids!"

Reviews

From "How Was the Show?":
Bob’s Holiday Office Party at Camp Bar and Cabaret

December 9, 2011
By Janet Preus

There is at least one theater in Minnesota that is not trying to be
“relevant,” or “important.” They just want to get people in the door and
show them a good time. In fact, that is exactly their mission and it
appears to be working. A full house guffawed their way through “Bob’s
Holiday Office Party” for the opening at Camp Bar and Cabaret.  Produced
by Actors Theater of Minnesota and directed by John Haynes, this show is just one of the lighthearted entertainments currently running for the company.

...

What really makes this work is clever writing that never lingers on a
silly joke too long – that and broadly drawn characters (which seems
like a profound understatement). At its heart this is improv-based and
stands or falls on the strength of each actor’s ability to launch a
character solid enough to hold his or her own in the melee.

It’s silly, sloppy, a little raunchy and so far over-the-top that you
would actually have to try not to laugh. But regardless of how you feel
about this style of theater, one thing is unmistakable: it takes a
skilled ensemble to rise above unbearably corny and pull it off – and
they do.