Quotes
"The writing Joseph did for our short educational video was perfect! We were floored how, after a short discussion, you "got" exactly what we were going for, and made it work perfectly! And it was hilarious to boot!"
Doug Shaw, Professor
Iowa Mathematics Science and Engineering Partnership
"Joseph's work for Mill City Museum has helped bring historical characters to life with great humor and wit."
Laura Salveson, Acting Director
Mill City Museum
"Event Lab hired Mr. Scrimshaw to put together a variety show for a large convention in Minneapolis. We were thrilled with the results. He was able to manage the different acts and in between each performance he showcased his talents. He is witty, clever and engages an audience. He was a pleasure to work with and we were able to turn this portion of the evening over to him with no worries."
Lauren Segelbaum, Sales Coordinator
EventLab Inc.
"Joseph's talent and skills as both a comedy writer and performer are exceptional! Not only does he leave your audience laughing, but he provides you with work that is on-time, on-the-mark and makes you chuckle to yourself when you read it!"
Joel Zamzow, Producer/Director Coordinator
Zamzow Media, Inc.
Previous Projects
Event Lab
Wrote, hosted and curated live variety show entitled State of the Loon: The Minnesota Variety Show for audience of 3,000 visiting librarians.
The Minnesota Book Awards
Wrote and/or performed multiple opening comedy sketches for the annual awards gala.
Zamzow Media/General Mills
Contributed concepts and scripts for both video and live performances over multiple years for the annual Bell Achievement Awards ceremony.
The Walker Art Museum
Designed and presented a lecture and gallery talk on comic theory and its relation to the artwork of Richard Prince.
Iowa Mathematics Science and Engineering Partnership
Co-developed and scripted pilot for promotional web-series entitled Iowa Knows.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Wrote and directed ten minute play about the science of sound entitled The Adventures of Captain Vibration.
The History Center
Researched, wrote and performed The Amazing Adventures of Stuart Lindman, a fifteen minute theatrical presentation for the Minnesota's Greatest Generation exhibit.
Mill City Museum
Wrote script for Pat O'Butter, historical monologue about the history of food advertising as presented by a fictional spokescharacter
Wrote and performed script for Franklin Steele, historical monologue about the life and work of one of the founding fathers of Minneapolis
Co-wrote and performed Minneapolis Vs St. Paul a fifteen minute comedy sketch personifying the bickering Twin Cities
Researched, conceived and scripted Mill City Museum's annual holiday program, An Eventually X-mas. A one-act play based on the real lives of former Mill employees in the 1920s. The show is performed in and around the Museum's award-winning Flour Tower elevator ride and exhibit.