Minnesota Fringe Festival 2026: "Small Minded"

Day: 5Show: 18Title: Small MindedCategory: Clowning / Comedy / Magic / Physical Theater / Solo Show / Storytelling / Audience participation / Shakespearian elementsBy: Tyler WestCreated by: Tyler West and Cleo DeOrioLocation: Southern TheaterSummary: A solo storytelling show by an actor with dwarfism, about his career, the roles he's forced to play, and how it intersects with disability.Highlights: Currently on a break from touring with Water for Elephants (which stopped in Minneapolis earlier this year), touring artist Tyler West brings his funny and moving show to the Minnesota Fringe. It's an eye-opening story about an actor with dwarfism. With the exception of the actor referred to in the show as Deter Pinklage, actors with dwarfism often play the clown, the fool, the entertainment. Tyler talks about his personal journey through life and performing, finding comfort on the stage where people are supposed to be looking at him and laughing, as opposed to the stares and cruel comments…