In the Lounge The Funeral of Hildegard Schmidtbauer Colin Waitt
About This Show
Welcome to the funeral of Hildegard Schmidtbauer: wife, mother, gun enthusiast & one heckuva doiley maker. On February 13th, the town of Cold Lake, MN will try its most hardest to lay its most beloved citizen to rest. There’s just one problem: the impending blizzard that could bury them all before they bury the corpse. The Funeral of Hildegard Schmidtbauer is a black comedy about mortality and mourning—the Minnesotan way.
About the Artists
Colin Waitt is an actor, writer & producer. His plays have been produced by The Tank, This Is Not a Theater Company, #serials @ The Flea, Undiscovered Countries & The Minnesota Fringe Festival. Colin’s acting credits include Versailles 2015 (This Is Not a Theater Company); Kapow-i GoGo (The PIT), The Mysteries (The Flea); The Checker Game (Sam French Off-Off Festival); and readings with Roundabout, Ensemble Studio Theater & The Flea. Select producing credits: Puffs (now playing at The PIT), Kapow-i GoGo (Time Out NY Critic’s Pick) & Our House in Concert (London’s West End). Training: The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MFA), University of Minnesota—Twin Cities (BA).
Kristin McCarthy Parker is a director, producer & founding member of Recent Cutbacks. Kristin’s recent projects include Matt Cox’s Puffs & Kapow-i GoGo (The PIT), Hold On To Your Butts (TONY Top 10 Comedy of the Year) & Dracula (3 Day Hangover). Her projects for Atlantic Acting School, Columbia University & SVA. She has also directed & developed new work at The Flea, 59E59, HERE, IRT, FringeNYC, Rule of 7×7, NYMadness, Amios, EstroGenius & Inviolet Theater. Assistantships include Ed Iskandar, Michael Greif, Trip Cullman & Wendy C. Goldberg.
Anna Dart was raised by a true Minnesotan woman of equal parts shy & tough. Anna is now a Brooklyn based actor & performer; she is a resident company member at The Flea Theater. Anna’s recent credits include The Old Masters (The Flea), original work in The Motherline Story Project & podcast, US: Wounds Wrought By Whiteness (a #blacklivesmatter project) & the most recent workshop of Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music (The Flea). Training: B.A. Theater Whitman College (WA) & Maggie Flanigan Studio (NYC).
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Credits
Written by
Colin Waitt
Directed by
Kristin McCarthy Parker
Featuring
Anna Dart & Colin Waitt
Photo Credit
Elizabeth Rogers Photography