About Us

© Matheatre 2006

Sadie Bowman (co-creator), an actor, writer and musician, was a contributor Minneapolis’ vibrant theatre and comedy scene for several years. She co-founded Mean Sisters Productions, a women’s comic theatre trio, in late 2003. They were the creators of the acclaimed Tales of the Socially Inept (2004), the popular monthly Mean Sisters Variety Show (2004-05) and Private Fantasies (2005). She earned a bachelors degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and from Edison State Community College in Piqua, Ohio. While she has extensive experience in creating a performing music and comedy, the majority of her mathematical education came from Square One TV.

© Matheatre 2008.

Marc Gutman (co-creator, lyricist) holds a Masters in Math Education from the University of Minnesota, and has been working as an educator since 1998. He taught Math at Watershed High School in Minneapolis for five years, during which time the seed for Calculus: The Musical! was planted as a result of exercises in his classroom. His inventive approaches to learning have made him a popular and well-liked teacher. As an entertainer, he pioneered the art of Performance Origami with the Scrimshaw Brothers’ popular late-night show “Look Ma No Pants” since 1998, in addition to having studied and taught improv.

Sadie and Marc quit their jobs and gave up their cozy Minneapolis apartments in August of 2006 to embark on a tour of Calculus: The Musical!. After two years of success and adventure on the road, they have now passed the torch of “Calculus” on to Know Theatre of Cincinnati. Sadie has joined their full-time staff as Education Coordinator–continuing to build and manage the touring production of “Calculus: The Musical!” Marc is presently working on a brand new album of all-original math music and looking forward to returning to the world of classroom teaching.

The 2009-10 national tour of “Calculus: The Musical!” will be performed by Know Theatre company members Ms. Jae Boley and Mr. Sean Powell. Photos and info about these musically gifted calcul-actors coming soon! Trust me though—they are awesome and you are going to love them when they finally come to your school or event. I mean, they are seriously adorable AND fantastic.

And let’s keep a warm spot in our hearts for last year’s performers—Ms. Sarah Stephens and Mr. Dan Davidson, who toured nationally for the first semester of 2008-09, and Ms. Breona Conrad and Mr. Babs Ipaye who took over the reins for second semester, as well as Ms. Jenny Guy and Mr. Daniel S. Hines, holding down the home fort with performances in the greater Cincinnati area last year. We’ve been so lucky to have such astounding people as part of this project!