ABERDEEN, S.D. (NSU) – “The Canonized Club” is a collaboration between Northern Theater and Hardly Working Promotions. The workshop production debuted Aug. 4-8 at the famed Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, and the participating students all traveled to the United Kingdom as part of a study abroad course.

“Working on the show and touring Scotland has been amazing,” said actor Reese Uecker, a senior theater major from Huron. He portrays a humorous take on a St. Patrick who is obsessed with his own brand.

Dr. Kane Anderson said, “doing work like this is risky and without the ‘saintly’ kindness of others, the whole production wouldn’t be possible,” Anderson said. “We are truly thankful to share our work abroad and back home in Aberdeen.”

Northern Theater’s “The Canonized Club: The Curious Lives & Deaths of the Saints” is an irreverent comedy. Anderson advises that the show includes brief moments of adult language and “some mild Catholicism.” The play is performed without an intermission.

Among the artistic staff of Northern’s Theater Program are Dr. Kane Anderson, assistant professor of acting and directing; Noah J. Files, assistant professor of theater design; and Brian Omland, production manager for the School of Fine Arts. Omland also designs the lighting for this production.

This production was made possible by the generosity of donors of GiveNDay who supported the show as a featured project, other local donors and the Northern School of Fine Arts.