The story of a painfully shy man and his compulsively destructive robot.
Created by and Starring: Jayson McDonald
Directed by: Scott Holden
Awards for Giant Invisible Robot:
Best Original Script -- London Brickenden Award
Best Original Work -- Ottawa Fringe
CBC Manitoba Top Ten -- Winnipeg Fringe
Best Male Performer -- Victoria Fringe
Innovation Award -- Victoria Fringe
The Critics Say:
5 Stars -- "Yes, the robot's invisible. But what's plain to see is that writer/performer Jayson McDonald is a remarkable talent... He's a skilled comic actor and a natural storyteller." -- CBC Manitoba
5 Stars -- "Riveting... McDonald keeps the audience on the edge of its seat as he reveals the amazing and terrible secrets of the Giant Invisible Robot." -- Monday Magazine
4 Stars -- "The writing is taut, [and] very funny, but McDonald aspires to more than just belly-laughs... There's an original, intelligent mind at work here. The sharply observed dialogue and skilled comic acting are a potent combination." -- Victoria Times Colonist
5 Stars -- "Deeply affecting... McDonald is a manic chameleon capable of making us howl with laughter one second, and well up with tears the next... Even the most hardened cynics will recall the escapist fantasies of their youth." -- Winnipeg Sun
4.5 Stars -- "Jayson McDonald is a one-man whirling dervish of incomparable characters and smashing acting. To not be wowed by this guy would simply not compute... So much imagery is created you feel as if you just watched a movie, not a guy on stage with no more than a chair and the occasional hat..." -- Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"A whirlwind performance... Though this show is hilariously funny and hugely imaginative, Russel's underlying turmoil makes it real. It's one of those deftly crafted comedy pieces that makes you cry at the end. And you will." -- Uptown Magazine
Jayson McDonald -- creator/performer
Jayson McDonald has been exploring theatre for ten years. He is the Artistic Director of Stars And Hearts and the The Natural Broadcasting Company, and a founding member of the alt-sketch group Fully Insured. He is the creator and writer of the long-running radio-noir parody The Boneyard Man, seen across Ontario on Rogers Television. He's been the recipient of the Special Merit award in the Theatre BC National Playwriting Competition, and four London Theatre Brickenden Awards. He's been involved in more than eighty stage productions.
Recent written work includes Push Me (Original Kids), Boat Load (Stars and Hearts), Trashcan Duet (Black Sheep Theatre), Unitard (Theatre Soup), Jigsaw (Stars and Hearts/Theatre Soup), Roadmap (The Grand Theatre Playwrights' Cabaret Dramaturgy Program), Eclipse County Limits (Streaky Bacon), The Scream Machine (Original Kids), The Deluxe Illustrated Boy (Three Black Ring/Spiral Inc.) and Mercury (Threate Soup).
Recent stage credits include Boat Load (Stars and Hearts), Go to Hell (Three Black Ring), Blow this Popsicle Stand (Black Hand Theatre), Can't Get Started (Black Sheep Theatre), and The Cherry Orchard (Theatre Soup).
The story of a painfully shy man and his compulsively destructive robot.
