Herocycle
June 20 – 29, 2013
Herocycle: a death-defying leap across American pop-culture that crashes into the life of notorious daredevil Evel Knievel. Steel twists together with Knievel's conquests and writer Joseph Campbell's monomyth to create a heroic tale of Evel's exploits, a frenzied search for the elixir of life and a daring quest for the man behind the action figure.
Herocycle was developed as part of the Red Eye's Works in Progress 2008 series and was made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
"Robust masculinity and exquisite grace are splendidly integrated."
John Townsend, Lavender Magazine
Ensemble
Beth Brooks, Erik Hoover, Sasha Inez, Jacob Miller, Jim Peitzman, and Jonathan Saliger
Musicians
Sam Brooks, Batume Gingery, Maliya Gorman-Carter, Kalen Keir, and Ike Russell
Production Team
Daniel Benoit, Charles Craun, Deb Ervin, Lucinda Holshue, and Jim Peitzman
Concept by Erik Hoover and Kym Longhi, directed by Kym Longhi, and written by Kym Longhi and the ensemble.
Awards & Recognition
City Pages' Top Shows 2013
Outstanding Performances, Lavender Magazine Best of 2013: Jim Peitzman & Erik Hoover
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Charles Craun
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Charles Craun
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Charles Craun
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Mike Neuharth
Photo: Mike Neuharth