John Heimbuch
Writer, Actor, Director

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Or the White Whale

A highly physical re-imagining of Herman Melville's epic novel Moby Dick, in a lyrical quest to sort out the meaning of friendship, duty, sacrifice and revenge. CAST 10 men RUNTIME About 100 minutes. SELECTED REVIEWS Or the White Whale reads to this feminine spectator as a virtuoso exploration into maleness, its strength and weakness, its sincerity and its contradiction—a show at once tragedy and celebration. - Lightsey Darst, MNartists.org Twin Cities-based director Jon Ferguson has put his stamp on impressionistic and richly emotive original works that draw upon movement and sound to project non-linear narratives, but he changes course with Or the White Whale, John Heimbuch's adaptation of the novel "Moby Dick" premiering at the Southern Theater. While this ensemble work incorporates music and physicality, it is also true to Herman Melville's bleak poetry and despairing view of existence - Quinton Skinner, Variety PRODUCTION HISTORY Jon Ferguson Theater (at the Southern Theatre), Minneapolis MN, 2007   LINKS Jon Ferguson Theater Click here to email me