Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes theater artist, storyteller, writer, teacher, slam poet Michael Shaeffer to preview his show World’s Greatest Zombie at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater. For this one-man show, he will perform 17 skits in about an hour that feature Halloween, horror and pop culture references.
Northfield Arts Guild presents a Halloween Lab Show!
World’s Greatest Zombie
Created, Acted and Directed by Michael Shaeffer
Friday, 31 October at 7:30pm
Saturday, 1 November at 7:30pm
Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West 3rd Street
Tickets: $10
World’s Greatest Zombie
Zany and spooky vignettes inspired by horror pop culture—just in time for the scariest of seasons! Audiences can expect irreverent nods to the Necronomicon, The Thing, short-tempered ghosts, lusty vampires, and a sestina chock full o’ chainsaws.COSTUME CONTEST: WIN A HANDMADE (BY MICHAEL!) NECRONOMICON FOR BEST COSTUME!
Originally from Flandreau, SD, Michael Shaeffer has taught English in Minnesota, Iowa, Las Vegas, and Alaska. He has seven published books of pop-culture irreverence. He has competed at the National Poetry Slam three times and was recently seen in the Guild production of Shakespeare in Love. The best horror movie he’s seen recently is Weapons. He and his wife moved to Northfield in February and plan on sticking around for a while.
