Past Community Events
Rubber Chickens not only produce fine comedy and theater, but are also active volunteers at local events in our community, spreading support, appreciation, and awareness. Check out the Join Us page to find opportunities for you to make a difference in our community by joining the Rubber Chicken Theater team for an upcoming event!
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St. Louis County's Semi-Annual
Rescue Scramble We were stabbed, shot, drowned, crunched, and broken - and we loved every minute of it! Join us next fall for all of the excitement!
Thank you for being a part of the Rubber Chicken Theater team! Spring 2013: Jim, Katie, Keith, Mara, Jeremy, Robin, Hayden, Hunter, Sally, Martin, Patricia, Remy, Nicole, and Minden. Fall 2012: Keith, Katie, Clark, Nathan, Jantzen, Mara, Rick, Jeremy, Robin, Hunter, Hayden, Sally, Anders, and Minden. Spring 2012: Keith, Jim, Katie, Cathy, Chani, Greg, Clark, Marilyn, Amber, Jeremy, Robin, Hunter, Hayden, Sally, and Minden. Check out the official website of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad. |
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About the Event: The St. Louis County Rescue Squad - a group of local volunteers who assist the sheriff's department in wilderness search and rescue, boat and water safety, and first aid and public safety - hold a Rescue Scramble twice a year, where the group stays overnight on a Saturday to practice rescue situations and drills. Actors are needed to play the roles of victims (anywhere between 10 and 20 actors would be ideal). No prior acting experience is necessary. On the evening of the scramble, actors will be given scripts with their scenes, characters, and assigned injuries. Actors and members of the Rescue Squad will be simulating real rescue scenarios! Makeup, prosthetics, and food will be provided. This is a fantastic, fun, and exciting evening of volunteerism that also supports a group of heroes in our own local community!
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Rubber Chicken Sketch Comedy and Improv at Animal Allies' Match-a-Thon
Rubber Chicken Theater supported Animal Allies’ 30-hour Match-a-Thon by providing an hour of brand new sketch comedy and improv – all about dogs, cats, owners, and pet adoption, with a special appearance by the hilarious Father Stu. Audience members stopped by to join in on the antics and laughs! They also snuggled furry friends – or even took one home! 2013: Written and/or performed by Greg J. Anderson, Jeremy Churchill, Anders Hultstrom, Minden Hultstrom, Aaron Jordan-Peterson, Cathy Podeszwa, Ric Stevens, and Cheri Tesarek.
2012: Written and/or performed by Greg J. Anderson, Lawrance Bernabo, Jeremy Churchill, Anders Hultstrom, Minden Hultstrom, Tom Martinson, Alex Schmuck, Ric Stevens, and Cheri Tesarek. Photos courtesy of Lisa Johnson, Jeremy Churchill, and Pat Castellano. |
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About the Event: From Noon on Saturday, March 31 until 6:00pm on Sunday, April 1, the goal is to place at least 100 cats and dogs into loving homes! This thirty-hour event will be packed with opportunities to adopt a new pet and attend a variety of entertaining activities. Animal Allies' veterinarian will be on hand along with animal trainers and behaviorists. They will be there to answer questions and give presentations and demonstrations on health, training, and behavior to help your new - or existing - four-legged companion. There will also be entertainment and activities for the whole family! Animal Allies uses the ASPCA® Meet Your Match® program to help ensure successful matches through adoption. This program is designed to evaluate the adopter AND animal's personalities and needs to bring them together for a harmonious and rewarding relationship. Use this program during our Match-a-thon to find the perfect match for you and your family! All adoptable animals are spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, vet-checked and up-to-date on vaccinations. They also go home with a new collar complete with a personalized ID tag at the time of adoption. With the help of the City of Duluth Animal Control and the Northland Spay/Neuter Clinic, PLLC, 100 animals WILL find compassionate and loving homes.
Check out the official website of Animal Allies.
Check out the official website of Animal Allies.
Whata Week: Rubber Chicken at Animal Allies
By: Kristine Osbakken, for The Reader
Doreen and I segued from Superior to Rice Lake Road where Minden Hultstrom and hubbie, Anders, played cat and dog ever so cutely. Rubber Chicken Theater performers helped find homes for pets in a 30 hour marathon over the weekend. Father Stu Flanagan was a riot, with a tale about his dog, Ricketts, flying down Piedmont Avenue, he on a bike, Ricketts attached via clothesline. And did you know that “compost pile is just a fancy name for a personal dump”? Ya had to be there. By the way, Allies placed close to 50 cats and dogs.
By: Kristine Osbakken, for The Reader
Doreen and I segued from Superior to Rice Lake Road where Minden Hultstrom and hubbie, Anders, played cat and dog ever so cutely. Rubber Chicken Theater performers helped find homes for pets in a 30 hour marathon over the weekend. Father Stu Flanagan was a riot, with a tale about his dog, Ricketts, flying down Piedmont Avenue, he on a bike, Ricketts attached via clothesline. And did you know that “compost pile is just a fancy name for a personal dump”? Ya had to be there. By the way, Allies placed close to 50 cats and dogs.
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Hearts of Hope Gala
Rubber Chicken Theater provided a team of improv actors for an evening of comedy. Thank you for being a part of the Rubber Chicken team Taylor Martin-Romme, Bob Obst, Sharon Dixon Obst, and Kay Rieck! About the Event: A dinner and fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting the North Central Windows Program (NCWP) art program created for those hurt by domestic violence and sexual assault. |
(Photos taken by gala attendees.)
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Liz Larson Variety Show
The hilarious Father Stu from Rubber Chicken Theater made an appearance, as did many theatre folks from the local community, performing music, dance, and comedy in a one-of-a-kind variety show. About the Event: Join the community in honoring and supporting Liz Larson, a staple to local theater and an inspiration to theater youth, with this evening benefit full of laughter, respect, and love. Let's support and celebrate her conquering of breast cancer!
If you could not attend the event, you can still make a donation. Go to any Wells Fargo Bank and ask to make a donation to the account "FBO (For benefit of) Liz Larson." |
(Photos taken by benefit attendees)
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Polar Bear Plunge
Presented by Law Enforcement for Special Olympics Minnesota We jumped in the chilly lake for a good cause!
Thank you for being a part of the Rubber Chicken Theater team Anders, Marilyn, Jeremy, and Minden! We surpassed our donation goal of $200! Thank you to everyone who generously donated to this wonderful and exciting event! |
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About the Event : The Polar Bear Plunge — presented by Minnesota law enforcement as part of the year-round Law Enforcement Torch Run® events to benefit Special Olympics — is a unique opportunity for individuals, organizations, and businesses to support Special Olympics athletes by jumping into frigid Minnesota waters. It consists of 15 different events that take place across Minnesota during the coldest months of the year. From January through March, our Plunge crew will be traveling around the state to 15 different communities with one goal in mind: raise funds for Special Olympics Minnesota! Participants raise a minimum of $75 and take a dip into one of Minnesota's frozen lakes. But the Plunges are so much more than that. The Polar Bear Plunges are thrilling afternoons of unique costumes, crisp winter air, and volunteerism! They're the kind of fun and exciting events that you really have to experience to understand.
Click here to check out the Official Event Website.
Click here to check out the Official Event Website.
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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
The International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault, and Gender Violence. We strutted in lovely heels for a good cause!
Thank you for being a part of the Rubber Chicken Theater team Curt, Marilyn, Clark, Anders, Mike, Sara, Richard, Greg, and Minden! We surpassed our donation goal of $120! Thank you to everyone who generously donated to this wonderful and exciting event! |
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About the Event: This is a mile walk where each participant walks a mile in "Her" shoes, meaning, high heels. Tens of thousands of men nationwide have worn heels to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to support their local rape crisis services and domestic violence shelters. The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event is a playful opportunity for men, women, families, and friends to raise awareness in their community about the serious causes, effects, and remediations to sexualized violence. The walk is not a race, so it can be done at your own pace. There will also be food, live music, vendors, and prizes! Presented by UW-Superior Gender Equities Office.
Women's shoes for the Rubber Chicken Theater team were provided in part by County Seat Theater and the Duluth Playhouse.
Click here to check out the Official National Event Website.
Click here to watch coverage of the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on WDIO Eyewitness News.
Women's shoes for the Rubber Chicken Theater team were provided in part by County Seat Theater and the Duluth Playhouse.
Click here to check out the Official National Event Website.
Click here to watch coverage of the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on WDIO Eyewitness News.
