Jen Rand. Actor. Musician. Artist.
The FrINgeSIDER Blog Loved Our Show!
August 24, 2010
MN Playlist blogger, John Middleton, named Deviates from the Master Plan/Apprentice & Socerer Trip on the Light Fantastick of his Five Top Shows of the 2010 MN Fringe Festival!
Photo by the MN Fringe Festival and photographer Dan Norman. Sigrid Sutter and Jen Rand as Chambermaid and Mermaid.
Photo by the MN Fringe Festival and photographer Dan Norman. Leif Jurgensen and Sigrid Sutter as the Sorcerer and Apprentice.
Twin Cities MS Mud Run
August 17, 2010
On Saturday, September 11th my team, SupercalifragilisticexpialSclerosis, and I will be participating in the Twin Cities MS Mud Run. We’ll be trudging through 6 miles of mud and obstacles in hopes to get closer to a cure for multiple sclerosis. Each member of my team has an individual fundraising goal (mine is $300) to help reach the event’s overall goal of $100,000.00. Consider a donation to end multiple sclerosis and support me during the MS Mud Run 2010!
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. Please help by making a donation — large or small — to move closer to a cure for MS. Seriously, no contribution is too small. Good old-fashioned encouragement is always welcome, too!
Whatever you can give will help. I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.
Click here to visit my personal page and make a secure, online donation.
48 Hour Film Project 2010
June 25, 2010
Originating in DC, the 48 Film Project was started back in 2001. Filmmaking teams throughout the Minneapolis area (and the world) spend a wild, sleepless weekend once a year to make a short film from start to finish in a mere 48 hours. Teams are given a character, a prop, a line of dialogue, and a genre on Friday night. Writers frantically scribble down their brilliance over copious amounts of coffee only to pass off their scripts to their team’s production crew (sometimes those same writers pulling double duty) first thing Saturday morning. Teams pull in their actors and film their masterpieces all day Saturday, leaving only Saturday night and Sunday day for editing. Completed films are due Sunday evening. What a whirlwind!
This year, I was lucky enough to be asked by Matthew Glover and Sam Landman of Pommelhorse Productions to be a part of their 48 Hour Film project. This year’s required elements were: Paul or Paula Williams Chef/Cook, a pliers, “What do you want to know?”, and our genre was comedy. Hope you enjoy our little ditty!
Photo of the Week: Heavens to Nessie!
June 17, 2010
Don’t look now, but I think we’re being watched…
While this lake creature looks similar to the fabled Loch Ness Monster, it is actually Minne the Lake Creature care of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation and artist Cameron Gainer. Gainer joined with MPF to share a passion for the arts and belief that public works of art can truly enrich a community and the lives of its residents.
Photo of the Week #2
Everyone in the community is encouraged to engage in the fun and mystery of Minne as she makes her journey from lake to lake throughout Minneapolis. The young lake creature, newly parted from her parents’ nest, will have adventure after adventure as she searches for the perfect place to make a home of her own.
Minne currently resides on the east side of Lake Harriet. Come by and say hello or watch for her to appear in a lake near you!
Photo of the Week – Baby Geese!
June 7, 2010
Photo of the Week #1
Saturday, June 5th was a rainy afternoon, but still so inviting for a walk around Lake Harriet. Armed with my wellies and trusty umbrella, I set out on a quiet stroll. My soft steps paid off as I was able to get close to some geese and their new families. Guess I’m not the only one who likes to go for a walk in the rain!
MN Fringe 2010
June 3, 2010
Strike Anywhere: a theatrical production company, comprised of actors Sigrid Sutter and Jen Rand in collaboration with director and founder of MN Shakespeare Project Diane Mountford, presents Deviates From The Master Plan and Apprentice & Sorcerer Trip On The Light Fantastick for the 2010 MN Fringe Festival.
Writer Brian Howrey, Artistic Director of the National Theater of Elsewhere, weaves two whimsical stories with the highly physical comedies.
In Deviates from the Master Plan, a mermaid and her chambermaid have a system for stealing water from a defensive woodland nymph, until the Man in Large Pants throws a wrench into the works. Apprentice and Sorcerer Trip the Light Fantastick (a world premiere) follows a day in the life of the local sorcery shop, complete with reanimated corpses, a plague of frogs and the music of the spheres.
Fringe Venue:
Rarig Center, X-Perimental Theater
330 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
Performance Dates:
Thu, Aug 5 ‐ 7:00 pm
Sat, Aug 7 ‐ 2:30 pm
Mon, Aug 9 ‐ 8:30 pm
Wed, Aug 11 ‐ 7:00 pm
Sun, Aug 15 ‐ 5:30 pm
Tickets at www.fringefestival.org or call (866)811-4111
$12 + $4 admission button. Passes & discounts available.
The Complete Sonnets Festival: May 21-23
May 4, 2010
Revel in some of the Bard’s best-loved poetry as Twin Cities’ performing artists contribute a variety of talents to staging, acting, singing, and dancing all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets in two repertory performances over three days — be sure to attend both Parts One & Two for the complete sonnets experience!
Performance Dates & Times
Part I: Friday, May 21 at 7:30pm
Part II: Saturday, May 22 at 7:30pm
Part I: Sunday, May 23 at 4:00pm
Part II: Sunday, May 23 at 7:30pm
Click here for ticket information
All Performances At:
Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Free lot parking
Participating Artists
Bruce Abas, Sasha Andreev, Barbra Berlovitz, Body Talk, Bain Boehlke, Carlyle Brown, Erin Capello, Elisa Carlson, Joe Chvala, Christiana Clark, Paul Coate, Andrew Cooke, Jake Endres, Rachel Espil, Jon Ferguson, Karla Grotting, Emily Hanson, H. Adam Harris, Eric Powell Holm, Erik Hoover, Leif Jurgensen, Christopher Kehoe, Phil Kilbourne, Anya Kremenetsky, Lingua Luna, Gus Lynch, Jen Maren, George Maurer, John Miller-Stephany, Zach Morgan, Diane Mountford, Joseph Papke, Karen Paurus, Erik Pearson, Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Jennifer Phillips, Max Polski, Jen Rand, Randi Rexroth, Jerry Rubino, Doug Scholz-Carlson, Sigrid Sutter, Noë Tallen, M. Scott Taulman, Wade Vaughn, Andrea Wollenberg, and Bruce A. Young
Guest speakers on Sunday, May 23rd
Dr. Theresa Krier of Macalester College and Dr. Douglas Green of Augsburg College
All proceeds benefit CAE’s company development and future productions
Lingua Luna at The 331 Club
April 14, 2010
Thursday, May 6th at 9:30pm
Enjoy a night at the 331 Club with Lingua Luna, Mike Midwestern, and Western Fifth. The Ladies are excited to team up with the gents from Western Fifth for another night of great music.
Join us with NO COVER!