April 2012
New show announced with MPR at The Fitzgerald Theater, with Jeremy Messersmith and great musical guests. Check out Muse for Music on May 19th!
February 2012
Participates in the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference in Chicago.
January 2012
StoryCraft at Minnesota Public Radio with Kevin Kling
December 2011
Dave returns to Minneapolis to perform in the Rockstar Storytellers recent show.
October 2011
Dave's new baseball story is nominated for AWP's Intro Journals award.
August 2011
Dave drives across the U.S. to start his MFA at the prestigious Creative Nonfiction program at the U of Arizona.
June 2011
Check out the final show of this season of The Entertainment Machine.
"Following in the footsteps of radio/variety show titans like A Prairie Home Companion, This American Life, and The Moth... The Entertainment Machine is a whirlwind of local talent encompassing a myriad of acts." --City Pages
The Entertainment Machine is back for a second season! The only live radio show created with advanced technology... its next episode is recorded live at Bryant Lake Bowl Theater on Sunday, March 11 @7PM. Buy tickets here. Facebook invite here.
3/23/2011
Competing for the storytelling team in The Big Word Showdown -- Storytellers Versus Slammers. 8pm, Theater Garage. Hope no one brings a blade.
January 2011
Dave is taking a little time off from performance and writing to apply to MFA programs...
11/20
Appearing on KTALK 107.1 to promote the final episode of The Entertainment Machine on Sunday 11/21. Buy tickets here! Oh yes.
9/10
After almost selling out its debut show, The Entertainment Machine returns to the BLB on Sun. Sept. 26th. Get tickets here.
8/10
New show announced!
The Entertainment Machine, a live radio show created with advanced technology, debuts Aug. 29th at 7pm at the BLB. Click here for the press release and photo.
8/10
Hosting the open mic at Fringe Central
7/10
Dave performs new work at CONvergence
6/10
Dave hosts The Rockstar Storytellers.
3/10
Dave's latest fiction is broadcast on KFAI
2/10
Dave is a featured performer at Rockstar Storytellers.
11/09
Dave takes a break from performance/publication to apply to grad schools
10/09
New memoir published in the Fall '09 issue of flashquake
9/09
Dave directs/produces/performs in AXED!... which wins the Audience Encore Award the the MN Fringe
5/09
Graduation! With honors! BFA in "Writing for Performance" from Metro State U
12/24/08
Dave's new holiday story is broadcast across MPR stations for their holiday feature
3/3/08
Hey! Another Solas award for travel writing!
3/30/08
The Radio All Stars, the radio variety show which is Dave's latest production, is A-Listed by City Pages and a featured recommendation by Metro Mag
1/04/08
Dave is a featured performer as part of the newly-minted collective, The Rockstar Storytellers
9/21/07
Another triumphal (and prurient) appearance on the MPR Story Slam
8/22/07
A series of filmed monologues debut in the new literary magazine, The Smart Set
3/01/07
Dave wins three national awards for travel writing
12/4/06
Sin Cities 7, the MN Fringe's "Must See" cabaret is reborn as a seven month series at the BLB
New show announced with MPR at The Fitzgerald Theater, with Jeremy Messersmith and great musical guests. Check out Muse for Music on May 19th!
February 2012
Participates in the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference in Chicago.
January 2012
StoryCraft at Minnesota Public Radio with Kevin Kling
December 2011
Dave returns to Minneapolis to perform in the Rockstar Storytellers recent show.
October 2011
Dave's new baseball story is nominated for AWP's Intro Journals award.
August 2011
Dave drives across the U.S. to start his MFA at the prestigious Creative Nonfiction program at the U of Arizona.
June 2011
Check out the final show of this season of The Entertainment Machine.
"Following in the footsteps of radio/variety show titans like A Prairie Home Companion, This American Life, and The Moth... The Entertainment Machine is a whirlwind of local talent encompassing a myriad of acts." --City Pages
4/11/2011
The Entertainment Machine is back for a second season! The only live radio show created with advanced technology... its next episode is recorded live at Bryant Lake Bowl Theater on Sunday, March 11 @7PM. Buy tickets here. Facebook invite here.
3/23/2011
Competing for the storytelling team in The Big Word Showdown -- Storytellers Versus Slammers. 8pm, Theater Garage. Hope no one brings a blade.
January 2011
Dave is taking a little time off from performance and writing to apply to MFA programs...
11/20
Appearing on KTALK 107.1 to promote the final episode of The Entertainment Machine on Sunday 11/21. Buy tickets here! Oh yes.
9/10
After almost selling out its debut show, The Entertainment Machine returns to the BLB on Sun. Sept. 26th. Get tickets here.
8/10
New show announced!
The Entertainment Machine, a live radio show created with advanced technology, debuts Aug. 29th at 7pm at the BLB. Click here for the press release and photo.
8/10
Hosting the open mic at Fringe Central
7/10
Dave performs new work at CONvergence
6/10
Dave hosts The Rockstar Storytellers.
3/10
Dave's latest fiction is broadcast on KFAI
2/10
Dave is a featured performer at Rockstar Storytellers.
11/09
Dave takes a break from performance/publication to apply to grad schools
10/09
New memoir published in the Fall '09 issue of flashquake
9/09
Dave directs/produces/performs in AXED!... which wins the Audience Encore Award the the MN Fringe
5/09
Graduation! With honors! BFA in "Writing for Performance" from Metro State U
12/24/08
Dave's new holiday story is broadcast across MPR stations for their holiday feature
3/3/08
Hey! Another Solas award for travel writing!
3/30/08
The Radio All Stars, the radio variety show which is Dave's latest production, is A-Listed by City Pages and a featured recommendation by Metro Mag
1/04/08
Dave is a featured performer as part of the newly-minted collective, The Rockstar Storytellers
9/21/07
Another triumphal (and prurient) appearance on the MPR Story Slam
8/22/07
A series of filmed monologues debut in the new literary magazine, The Smart Set
3/01/07
Dave wins three national awards for travel writing
12/4/06
Sin Cities 7, the MN Fringe's "Must See" cabaret is reborn as a seven month series at the BLB
Dave Mondy is a writer/performer/producer who has been oft-honored for his work in multiple genres. He has received four Solas awards for travel writing; his nationally-toured solo show received the Best Solo Comedy award at the San Francisco Fringe Festival; his much-lauded memoir/fiction can be enjoyed in a variety of media -- heard on many pubic radio programs, seen online as a commissioned video series for The Smart Set, or read in several literary periodicals. He is a founding member of the collective, The Rockstar Storytellers, and has also penned comedy for A Prairie Home Companion.
Recently, he has created and hosted productions which blend theatre and cabaret with hip-hop and rock: The Entertainment Machine (City Pages A-List), The Radio All Stars (City Pages A List), Sin Cities 7 (a Pioneer Press 'Must See'), and AXED! (Audience Encore Award at MN Fringe).
He greatly enjoys speaking of himself in the third person.
Recently, he has created and hosted productions which blend theatre and cabaret with hip-hop and rock: The Entertainment Machine (City Pages A-List), The Radio All Stars (City Pages A List), Sin Cities 7 (a Pioneer Press 'Must See'), and AXED! (Audience Encore Award at MN Fringe).
He greatly enjoys speaking of himself in the third person.