NEXT TIME The Original Formula Our next BERZERK!!! will be 10-15 scripts, each written in 10 minutes a week before showtime. Then a big cast of BERZERKERS will have a week to prepare and one day of rehearsals to hit the stage.

Anyone interested in writing, acting or teching for this utterly insane show, please contact Ben at insurgent.ben@gmail.com. Thank you.

BERZERK!!! is the most insane and ridiculous feat of theatre crapshoot trainwreck madness ever perpetrated against the Sacred Corpse of the Grand Theatrical Arts! That is us! That is what we do! Bold unrestrained effrontery! How DARE we?!?

Often giving writers a mere 10 minutes to spew forth a script and actors one afternoon to put it on stage, BERZERK!!! captures and explores the wild impulses of creation and disputes the idea that theatre is a high and magical art that can only be acheived by the sublimely gifted.

The Alchemist Theatre
2569 S. KINNICKINNIC, BAYVIEW, WI 53207
414.426.4169

We had a great show for a sold out crowd. Lots of work, lots of fun, and quite a few completely new BERZERKERS participated in the show. Video should be up soon.

This month's BERZERK!!! was replaced by a video screening of Play in a Day 2 in anticipation of Play in a Day 4.

This month we did BERZERK!!! as a relay race between two teams.

Writers: Mike, Amy, David and someone else Halon vs Peter J Woods, Russ Bickerstaff, Jason Hames, and Kurt Jensen.

Actors: John Kuehne, Peter J Woods, Kurt Jensen, Liz Shipe. VS Tracy Doyle, Jason Hames, Monika Walburgh, and Jon Porter

Techs: Amy Turk Kate Pleuss and Ben Turk.

This month we took on 'The Bard'. That's right, we gave 15 writers sentances from 15 different Shakespeare plays.

Writers: Peter J Woods, Kurt Hartwig, Jason Hames, John Manno, Alisa Rosenthal, Rex Winsome, Kasia Drake, Jeff Grygny, Mike Q Hanlon, Tam Nguyen, Dave Hanlon, Kurt Jensen, Amy Hanlon, and Russ Bickerstaff.

Actors: Kurt Jensen, Mike Q Hanlon, Tracy Doyle, James Turk, Monika Walburgh, Liz Shipe, Jonathan Porter, Carrie Masse, and Matt Richardson.

Techs: Rex Winsome, Matt Richardson, Amy Turk, Kate Pleuss, Nathan Riddle.

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The first of the monthly Berzerks. A sold out show at the alchemist with ten scripts. Starter sentances came from previous Berzerks.

Writers: Dave Hanlon, Carley Baer, Kurt Jensen, Rex Winsome, Tod Herdt, Tracy Doyle, Josh Berg, Sean Doyle, Peter J Woods, Jeff Grygny.

Actors: Tim Chrapko, Josh Berg, Jon Porter, Tracy Doyle, Kurt Jensen, Monika Walbergh, Carrie Masse, Jack Raasch, Mike Q Hanlon, Dana Melanz, Jason Hames, Jessica Rolfsmeyer, Jody Tempas.

Techs: Rex Winsome, Matt Richardson, Amy Turk, Jeff Grygny, Becky Tesch, Monika Walbergh, Kate Pleuss.

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Nov 22, 2008.

A Berzerk in Sheboygan, at the EBCO Arts Center. Over a dozen plays about drunkeness, dissillusionment and depression, which makes sense, since they were started with Leonard Cohen lyrics.

Writers: Alisa Rosenthal, Rex Winsome, Chelsea Barnard, Greta Diers, James Turk, Jenne Doyle, John Manno, Josh Berg, Kurt Jensen, Mike Q Hanlon, Peter J Woods, Sam Sheahan, Sara Heft, Tad Wente, Tim Chrapko, Tracy Doyle, and Wes Tank.

Actors: Tim Chrapko, Katie Whittaker, Kurt Jensen, Mike Q Hanlon, Jody Tempas, Jessica Rolfesmeyer, John Kuehne, Peter J Woods, Tracy Doyle, Jonathan Porter, Andy North, and maybe some other random people.

Jan, 2007.

The first Berzerk at The Alchemist. A sold out show with fifteen or so plays, started by sentances taken from "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" by Edward Albee.

Writers: Chelsea Barnard, Darrel Cherney, Jenne Doyle, Mike Q. Hanlon, Jake Minton, Shannon Smith
Wes Tank, Jonathan West, Rex Winsome, Peter J. Woods, John Manno, Tracy Doyle

Actors: David Bohn, Tim Chrapko, Tracy Doyle, Mike Q. Hanlon, Dana Melanz, Jon Porter, Jason Hames, Rex Winsome

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Dec, 2006.

The first Berzerk ever! Performed at Turner Hall Ballroom, while it was still a gutted out hulk of a place. A ton of plays, with starter sentances from Alice in Wonderland.

Writers: Mike Q. Hanlon, Tony Brandl, John Manno, Ben Turk, Wes Tank, Shannon Smith, Alisa Rosenthal, and more!

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