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Rippy reports, once again, from the road. Special shout out to Carlos Hernandez at the Terrace Theatre stage door for playing along… Thanks Carlos! Your talents are wasted backstage buddy!

Well… one fan & friend asked for this… so here it is! But STILL confused… someone explian it to me!

Re-Posted from www.reducedshakespeare.com:

Folks in Washington DC don’t agree on much this summer. But they are unanimous in their delirious enjoyment of the DC premiere of  The Complete World of Sports (abridged) at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre.  Here’s what the critics have to say:

Washington Post: “The pacing and timing are crackerjack. It’s hard not to grin all night, so give ’em a medal: Who’s gonna beat their time in a comic sprint?” Read More…

Washington Examiner: “Delicious anarchy.” Read More…

Washingtonian: “A fresh, zany, and entertaining take on the international obsession with competitive sports.” Read More… Continue reading

For those of you who were under a rock or chained to one and missed the Reduced Shakespeare Company on NPR’s Talk of the Nation yesterday, here it is:

Talk of the Nation, 2011-07-12

Enjoy!

That’s right! The Bad Boys of Abridgement will be appearing, so to speak, LIVE on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, today at 3pm ET to talk about our new show, The Complete World of Sports (abridged). Listen to Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor and Matt Rippy field questions from a live stadium audience and generally wax lyrical about the thrill of victory and the agony of our feet – as we explore the wide world of sports!

So set your clocks and hitch up your socks! The Reduced Shakespeare Company is comin at ya!

Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You…

… but what you can do for the Reduced Shakespeare Company. Come see us perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC between now and July 24. It’s Completely Hollywood (abridged) at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater through July 3. Then Matt Rippy will trade his codpiece for a cup and join Reed and Austin for the Washington DC premiere of The Complete World of Sports (abridged) from July 5-24. According to the Boston Globe, The Complete World of Sports (abridged):

“A fast-moving and deeply funny farrago, a neo-vaudevillian sendup that manages to be both merciless and affectionate.”

Tickets to HOLLYWOOD >

Tickets to SPORTS >

By Karen D’Souza
Mercury News, June 2011

Get your head in the game, people.

“The Reduced Shakespeare Company is back at San Jose Rep, and this time the bad boys of abridgment are skewering “The Complete World of Sports.” Welcome to the Olympics of silliness from ESPN commentators who never drop their stentorian game voices while covering events ranging from curling (apparently, it’s a real sport) and all-male synchronized swimming (seriously). Continue reading