Part 87, page 60

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The Artistic Director

F. Lou Salerni arrived at the doorstep of The Cricket Theatre in 1977 straight from the pages of Who's Who in the West. In his many faceted career he has written several plays, won three acting awards, a special award for playwrighting and one for directing plus the Schubert Playwrighting Fellowship. Lou has an extensive background in teaching and directing: The Banff School of Fine Arts, The University of Oregon, Kansas State Teachers College and Rhodesia, where he spent 1973 as national guest-artist-in residence, being accused of the year-long draught and labeled "the controversial Lou Salerni."

He also possesses the single claim to fame that while shooting a scene in the film SASQUATCH he was attacked by an 800 pound grizzly bear who misunderstood the director's "cut" cue to mean "eat the skinny Italian."

Having directed over a dozen productions for The Cricket Theatre including ARTICHOKE, THE LAST MEETING OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE WHITE MAGNOLIA, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, STREAMERS, A BREEZE FROM THE GULF and THE D.B. COOPER PROJECT, he has been labeled "the best director in the Twin Cities", "a genius" and "the perfect director."

He continually perseveres in his never-ending quest to find a good Italian restaurant in the Twin Cities, to stay on top of his house remodeling projects, keep his fingers out of Cuisinart blades, and direct plays of merit.

He's earned the respect and admiration of actors and playwrights across the country and gives The Cricket the artistic vision and focus that makes it one of the most vital theatres in the country.

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