Orlando Fringe Recommendation: The Dumb Show

By Mark Baratelli
May 7, 2010

Here's an Orlando Fringe Festival show I actually want to see: THE DUMB SHOW by Hawk and Wayne. (tickets, about) I just got the press release today. Its long-form improvisation (yay!), the rating is Mature (hey!) and they're in the Blue Venue (sweaty!). I am marking this a "must see." Read below to see why. Show times at the end of the post.
THE DUMB SHOW is a hilarious, irreverent, surreal take on the world from the minds of two long-form improvisors. Starting with a simple audience suggestion, Hawk and Wayne create a series of characters and scenes that showcase the best and worst of humanity, and will have you laughing and shaking your head in wonder at the same time.

Gavin Hawk is an actor, director and improviser. He is a member of AEA and has acted in many theatrical roles off-Broadway and in Regional Theatre. He recently appeared on NBC in the television special T.H.E.M., and trained in sketch comedy and improv at the Second City and the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago.

Ricky Wayne trained with the famed Groundlings in sketch, improv and comedy writing for four years, and has performed stand up locally at the Tampa Improv and Sidesplitters Comedy Club. He is a member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA and most recently finished shooting a film in a starring role in Lousiana for the SyFy Channel called "House of Bones" and a film with Val Kilmer called "The Chaos Experiment". Improv and Sidesplitters Comedy Club. He is a member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA and most recently finished shooting a film in a starring role in Lousiana for the SyFy Channel called "House of Bones" and a film with Val Kilmer called "The Chaos Experiment".
Show Times:
5/22 SAT 11:45 AM
5/23 SUN 3:00 PM
5/24 MON 7:40 PM
5/25 TUE 10:45 PM
5/27 THUR 6:50 PM
5/29 SAT 8:05 PM
5/30 SUN 7:00 PM


Related:
Orlando Fringe Festival: What Is It?
TheDailyCity.com Audience choice Awards