The Mysterious Axeman's Jazz

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  • Description: The year is 1917. A series of brutal axe murders holds New Orleans in a state of terror. Who is the killer and what are his motives? Is he a mafia hit man, a mad sadist, or what he claims to be in his letter to the press; “ a fell demon from the hottest Hell.”? Told through rod and shadow puppetry, set to a score of original and popular music, The Mysterious Axeman’s Jazz is based on little known accounts of this unsolved murder case.
  • Performed By: The Mudlark Puppeteers
  • From: New Orleans
  • Type of show: Puppetry
  • Also: Musical Theater
  • Note: 14+ only, Graphic violence, blood, and gore
  • Showtimes:
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    • Nov 14, 11 pm
    • Nov 15, 9 pm
    • Nov 16, 9 pm
    • Nov 17, 3 pm & 11 pm
    • Nov 18, 5 pm & 9 pm

  • Ticket price: Fringe tickets w/button, or $8 at door with $3 button.
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Fringe is supported by a SEED grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. This program is supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council.  This program is supported in part by a Community Arts Grant made possible by the City of New Orleans. The grant is administered through the Arts Council of New Orleans.