Fringe/Tour — Paper Soul

Upcoming Productions

Manticore, MN

Part of the 2026 Twin Cities Horror Fest
Oct 16-31, 2026

"Beware the Manticore, my love, the beast wearing familiar face..."

The people of a tiny Minnesota logging town keep disappearing. Sometimes they come back, but they come back different. A stranger named Junior arrives claiming the Government sent her to help. But why does the Sheriff think this stranger is his daughter, the first to disappear? And why does this strange town feel so familiar to her?

Featuring: Thomas Buan, Eric Eichenlaub, Rachel Flynn, Sarah Halverson, Andrew Lester, Kyra Richardson, Boo Segersin, Lewis Youngren

Written by J. Merrill Motz
Directed by Alexander Gerchak
Stage Management by Taryn Shucha
Artwork by Jay P. Fosgitt www.jayfosgitt.com

Performances:
Fri, Oct 16th - 10:30PM
Sun, Oct 18th - 6:00PM
Wed, Oct 21st - 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 24th - 1:30PM
Wed, Oct 28th - 9:00PM

Location:
The Crane Theater
2303 NE Kennedy St
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Past Tour Productions

SOFT
at 2022 Cincy Fringe!

Digital Program here

Sat, Jun 4 w/ special guest Katie Hartman
Tue, Jun 7 w/ special guest Alexx Rouse
Thu, Jun 9 w/ special guest Kat Reynolds
Fri, Jun 10 w/ special guest Hannah Gregory
Sat, Jun 11 w/ special guest Liz Carman

Buddy is BACK!!
2021 Digital Fringe Edition

Rewind-A-Buddy at the 2021 Cincy Fringe!
Available as a Livestreamed Performance at the following dates and times:
Sun 6/6 6:15PM EST/5:15PM CST
Wed 6/9 8:00PM EST/7:00PM CST
Thu 6/10 6:15PM EST/5:15PM CST
Sat 6/12 2:45PM EST/1:45PM CST
Thu 6/17 6:15PM EST/5:15PM CST

Rewind-A-Buddy at the 2021 Minnesota Fringe!
Available as a Video-On-Demand Performance Aug 5-15

Critter cuts Cincinnati!

KNIFESLINGIN’! at the 2019 Cincy Fringe!

Sat Jun 1 7:00, w/ Special Guest Star Liz Carman
Sun Jun 2 4:00 w/ Special Guest Star Kate Mock Elliot
Tue Jun 4 8:30 w/ Special Guest Star Les Kurkendaal-Barrett
Thu Jun 6 7:45 w/ Special Guest Star Donna Kay Yarborough
Fri Jun 7 6:30 w/ Special Guest Star Derek Snow
Sat Jun 8 9:00 w/ Special Guest Star Chris Wesselman

Art Academy Room A664
1212 Jackson Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

“This premise sounds like Duck Dynasty on steroids and would normally not appeal to me as a theatergoer, since it smacks of the worst elements of Trump’s America. But Motz is a skilled playwright who takes elements from this group and makes it the subject of humor that everyone, both right and left-leaning, can laugh at.”

cincinnati city beat

CRITTER HITS THE ROAD

CRITTER IS BACK! (MERRY CRITTERMAS!)
Sunday, October 28th, 2018 7:30
w/ Special Guest Star Michael Terrell Brown
Phoenix Theater, Minneapolis, MN

CMU Theatre and Dance Solo Performance Festival
Saturday, November 3, 2018
w/ Special Guest Star Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI

Infringe Fest New Orleans
Friday, November 9, 2018
7:00 PM
GrandPre’s
834 North Rampart
New Orleans, LA
w/ Special Guest Star Sadie Bowman

Saturday, November 10, 2018
7:00 PM
Marcer Manor
1000 North Rampart
New Orleans, LA
w/ Special Guest Star Casey Haeg

Sunday, November 11, 2018
9:00 PM
Cafe Istanbul
2372 St Claude Ave
New Orleans, LA
w/ Special Guest Star Zeb Hollins III