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John Heimbuch

JOHN HEIMBUCH  (1978 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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John Heimbuch is a Minneapolis-based theatre artist whose plays include The Lives of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Or the White Whale, 10-Speed Revolution and London after Midnight - a penny dreadful series written with Shanan Wexler and Mark Jensen. John is also a stage director, actor, designer and the co-artistic Director of Walking Shadow Theatre Company. John is an alumnus of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, Minnesota State University Mankato, and the Perpich Center for Arts Education.

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 10-Speed Revolution         Lives Of The Most Notorious Highwaymen, The         London After Midnight - Victorian Tales Of Crime And The Supernatural, Episodes 1 - 5         On The Proper Time To Slip The Cable         Or The White Whale         S Gunther Klaus And The Story Before         Squawk         Transdimensional Couriers Union, The         William Shakespeare's Land Of The Dead

10-Speed Revolution

Synopsis:
When their beloved bicycle is stolen, three anarchist punks romp through Minneapolis to recover it. But after a fruitless search, a vision of Joan of arc urges them to break the chains of tyranny, and the only logical conclusion is to smash every bike lock in the city. It's all destructive fun until the Bike Lock Industry arrives to protect their investment - bringing martial law, city-wide lockdown, and warring courier factions with them. as the punks fight to build their city-wide bicycle utopia, they soon discover that the greatest threat isn't from posers or corporations, but from their own overwhelming idealism.

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Organisations:
Walking Shadow Theatre Company

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Music:
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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Lives Of The Most Notorious Highwaymen, The

Synopsis:
In the heated summer of 1720 investment mania fills London, and a poor young highwayman convinces Jonathan Wild to release him from prison, with a promise to help secure his criminal empire under the shadow of the Tyburn Gallows. But when the thief robs a writer and his crimes become published, he quickly discovers the benefits that a dangerous reputation can yield. Through a careful balance of renown and reward, six people - a branded highwayman, a penniless writer, a clever young lady, a proud investor, a thuggish cockney, and Jonathan Wild, England's great Thief-Taker General - are caught in an intricate game of cat and mouse as each struggles to survive and profit from the hangman's noose.

Notes:
1-act version produced August 2004

1st Produced:
Minneapolis Theatre Garage, Minneapolis, MN    2004

Organisations:
Walking Shadow Theatre Company

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Music:
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Genre:
Historical Drama, full-length Historical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

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London After Midnight - Victorian Tales Of Crime And The Supernatural, Episodes 1 - 5

Synopsis:
a 5-episode penny dreadful series, using historical and fictional characters (including Queen Victoria, Varney the Vampire, Spring-Heeled Jack, Professor Moriarty, Sir Robert Peel, The Beetle, Jack the Ripper, and Inspector Bucket) to weave an interwoven story of adventure, mayhem and romance in a fantastical Victorian Era London.

Notes:
written by John Heimbuch, Mark Steven Jensen, Steve Schroer, And Shanan Wexler.

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Organisations:
Hardcover Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy, serial, 1-acts One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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On The Proper Time To Slip The Cable

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Or The White Whale

Synopsis:
a highly physicalized and imaginative retelling of Herman Melville's classic novel, Moby Dick.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Civic Stage

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Music:
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Genre:
Literary adaptation, Full-length adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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S Gunther Klaus And The Story Before

Synopsis:
a lonely old toy maker is engaged in a battle with the dark of winter

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1st Produced:
Jon Ferguson Theater, Minneapolis    2009

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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  5 children

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Squawk

Synopsis:
Lt Riley arrives at advanced training to discover his room mate is a penguin

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Walking Shadows Theatre, Minneapolis    2009

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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Transdimensional Couriers Union, The

Synopsis:
Sophie is visited by her future self and has to decide whether to save her relationship or time itself

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Walking Shadows Theatre, Minneapolis    May 2010

Organisations:
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Music:
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Genre:
Science Fiction

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  extras

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William Shakespeare's Land Of The Dead

John Heimbuch
Described as a true and accurate account of the 1599 zombie invasion at the Globe Theatre, William Shakespeares Land of the Dead explores the Elizabethan era of Shakespeare, Francis Bacon and Queen Elizabeth, all of whom are struggling to survive a zombie attack! In the midst of an argument in which Will Kemp is thrown out of the theater for refusing to acknowledge Falstaffs death in Henry V, a costume designer is mysteriously bitten by a zombie, thus causing all hell to break loose. as the Globe becomes a quarantine-zone in a zombie-riddled London, the characters must learn how to survive amongst both the undead and each other.

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1st Produced:
Rarig Thrust Stage, Minneapolis Fring festival    02 Aug 2008

Organisations:
Walking Shadows Theatre, Minneapolis

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Music:
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Genre:
Black comedy

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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