THE BALLAD OF JOE CLONE by Jivin' Joe Johnson

November 1987 - ACME Theatricks Production, Seattle Mime Theatre
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August 1987 - ACME Theatricks Production, Lincoln Arts Center

An original rock musical with an anti-war theme. Factory worker and all-around nice guy Joe and his wife eat bologna sandwiches in front of the T.V., deciding what products and philosophies to buy, while their son fights for God and country. Joe Jr. survives a mortar attack only to be killed by a gang of enemy soldiers who take no prisoners.

GARDEN PARTY by Nora Douglass

June 1987 - ACME Theatricks Production, Seattle Mime Theatre

Annie Venner lives in hole in the backyard of her seemingly perfect suburban home. Her husband Paul is terrified that he has been saved by a television evangelist. GARDEN PARTY is a roller coaster ride through the spiritually bankrupt 1980s. Translated into French as PARTY DU JARDIN by Laurent Lacoquelle, 1995.

SUNDAY FUNNIES

February 1987 - ACME Theatricks Production, Vogue

Two one-act plays by Deborah Blumel and Joe Johnson and a silent film, TERROR IN THE TIE FACTORY by Madge Montgomery and Nora Douglass, featuring lots of ACME regulars. Live music for the silent movie, just like in the old days.

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU by Moss Hart and George Kaufman

Summer 1986 - Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater, Snoqualmie, WA

The ever-popular American family comedy, performed in an outdoor setting. Boy, did we use a lot of bug repellent that summer…