Theatre Performances
An Adapted Christmas Carol
This is a unique telling and adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Mr. Tyson plays a myriad of characters, traveling through time and space in this fast-paced and engaging holiday favorite. Come and be reminded that redemption is possible - we just have to be willing to change.
Holiday Stories - Comedia Style
Explore the comedy and mayhem of the season with various adapted and original holiday treats. Imagine, "Twas the Night Before Christmas," and Santa crash-landed on your porch, or hearing the story of a disgruntled Rudolph as he shares excerpts from his new tell-all book, "I'm more than Just a Nose," - these and other tales will have you howling for more.
A Fool's Odyssey
A Modern Take on a Homer Classic
Drawing on the age old wisdoms of Homer's story, Mr. Tyson plays a multitude of characters in this fast-paced one man show. He borrows from a variety of theatrical forms including theatre, magic, stand-up, storytelling, and improv as he tells the tale that asks, "How do I find my way back?" Join the fool who must overcome his own hubris and folly; the deceits and villainy of others; and even death itself; as he seeks to reclaim his life.
If the path before you is clear you are probably on someone else's.
--Joseph Campbell
The Renaissance Revisited:
Out of the Darkness Comes the Light
A modern day fool goes in search of the truth by traveling back in time. Using masks of the commedia dell'arte, clown, and storytelling, the show is a fast-paced engaging theatrical event. Mr. Tyson has a modern take on such classic texts as "Everyman", characters like Punch, and stories of knights, dragons, and magic. The fool learns how the past can illuminate the present.
Crazy Over Love:
One Man's Attempt to Escape from the Twilight Zone of a Broken Heart
Tick, Tick, Tick time is running out as one man escapes the twilight zone of a broken heart. Mr. Tyson uses theatre, stand-up, improvisation , and clown to bring the story to life. It's a part comic, part dramatic, all-encompassing journey to save one's sanity from the sorrows of lost love. Will he make it, tick, tick,...
Myths, Monsters and Mayhem:
Explore the Fears, Foibles, and Fantasies that Help us Make Sense of our Reality
A story theatre piece for the masses. Inspired by the ages and days gone by, Mr. Tyson tries to gain insight in how to live in a world gone mad...it's kind of a comedy.
Ensemble Performances
Philip Heart Private Eye: In a Case for Death
A Comic Homage to the Hardboiled Tough-Talking and Fast-Paced Classic Film Noir.
Phillip Hart goes on a whirlwind ride as he confronts death in his attempt to find out who done it. Comic banter, eccentric characters, and physical antics abound in this fast-paced melodramatic farce.
Western Water Revenge
A Commedia-Styled Spaghetti Western
Revisit the cowboy classics of old in this physical comedic tribute to the classic western. Borrowing from the classic Commedia Dell'Arte, this play is filled with love, death, intrigue, and a healthy dose of "fooling" around as we try to answer the question - can one man make a difference?
