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Dudley Riggs' Brave New WorkshopThe Brave New Workshop (BNW), begun as the Instant Theater Company in New York City, is a satirical theater company that was created in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1958 by Dudley Riggs. (Riggs parents were circus and vaudeville performers, and he regularly joked that he ran away from the circus to find a home.) It bills itself as the oldest satirical theater in the United States. More than 300 original productions have been mounted on Brave New Workshop stages for more than three million people. Notable alumni of the BNW include Louie Anderson, Mo Collins, Al Franken, Carl Lumbly, Paul Menzel, Pat Proft, Annie Reirson, and Peter Tolan. The Brave New Institute enrolls about 300 aspiring comedy writers and actors in its classes. Sold by Riggs in 1997, new owners, John Sweeney and Jenni Lilledahl continue in 2005 to produce shows at the BNW Theater and on Disney Cruise Lines.
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