dixon place presents Turning Tigers Into Pancakes by Joseph Lymous
Joseph Lymous is plotting to kidnap the baby his partner “donated” to conceive! He also found out his roommate had been communicating with a ghost in their apartment before either of them knew there was a recent and currently* unsolved homicide in the space. He, himself, might be responsible for the homicide of twenty six hamsters. Who’s to know? Joseph Lymous is a Love Child conceived in New Orleans somewhere between Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day. He has been through a lot, but was forged with Love… and he would LOVE for you to come find out how he keeps Turning Tigers into Pancakes!
Turning Tigers into Pancakes uses elements from stand up comedy, storytelling, and a good Black Baptist church service! As a child, Joseph’s favorite bedtime story was “Little BRAVE Sambo.” Joseph’s aunt, an author, delightfully reappropriated this story from the historically racist children’s book “The Story of Little Black Sambo.” The story is a very colorful tale that follows a courageous and clever boy through the jungle where he faces danger head-on and comes out better for it.
Through the sharing of his own courageous and hilarious stories, Joseph invites audiences to laugh out loud while they conspire to never let anyone rob them of their own story!
This Dixon Place commissioned production is made possible with generous support from the Jerome Foundation.
Joseph Lymous is a New Orleans born actor/comedian/puppeteer/producer. Most recently Joseph was cast in the new HBO show The Chair Company, by Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin. In 2024 he was invited to perform in the Netflix Is A Joke Festival with his sketch comedy group, Uncle Function. Joseph is a 2023 CBS Showcase alum; in 2021 he was named a Just For Laughs New Face of Comedy; and received of a Residency grant from Dixon Place & the Jim Henson Foundation! You can catch him in The Other Two (HBO) and Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (Comedy Central). His work as a puppeteer spans from stage to screen including The Metropolitan Opera House and the Bushwick Starr where he played the titular demon in Keelay Gipson’s demons. as well as Dying for Sex (FX) and Hello Tomorrow! (AppleTV). Joseph & his writing partner Georgie Aldaco are currently developing an original tv series with Abominable Pictures… and as exciting as this all is, he mostly wants to be remembered for the fact that back in 2019 Beyoncé shared a video of him shakin his a$$ in her Instagram story. Instagram: @jomiray
Jon Riddleberger is a NYC-based puppeteer, filmmaker, director, and teacher. Most recently, Jon was seen puppeteering Audrey 2 in the off-broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors and is touring internationally with the acclaimed show Bill’s 44th. Directing credits include: demons. (Director of Puppetry), Emmanuelle (Short film director), The Memory Trade(Creator/Director), FRNKNSTN (director/co-conceived with Jaclyn Backhaus) among others. Notable theater performance credits include: War Horse, El Niño (Met Opera), Il Ritorno D’Ulisse (Handspring Puppet Company), Laser Beak Man and Argus (Dead Puppet Society), Fly Away (Derek Fordjour and Nick Lehane). TV/Film credits include: Clifford the Big Red Dog feature film, Dying for Sex (FX), Moon and Me (The BBC), Hello Tomorrow! (Apple TV+). Jon is currently developing his puppet piece Shiny One with support from the Jim Henson Foundation and is in pre-production for a brand new short film, Black Hole, in collaboration with Anastasia Olowin. He is a member of the new company Official Puppet Business with their latest show Parched premiering at HERE Arts Center in February. Jon is an adjunct teacher at NYU Tisch. Find out more at jonriddleberger.com
Thurs-Sat Nov 13-15 2025 @ 7:30 PM
Fri-Sat Nov 21-22 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets:
$30 in advance
$35 at the door
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Credits
Photo by Peter Yesley
Written & performed by Joseph Lymous
Directed by Jon Riddleberger
Production Design by Marcie Mars
Costume Design by Terell McCollum