About Us

© Matheatre 2006

Sadie Bowman, 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.

© Carolyn Larson-Hughs.

Marc Gutman, a licensed Math teacher, 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. The effect of music in the acquisition and retention of information has been a key point of research in his Masters studies at the University of Minnesota. 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! Between performances they travel to wherever circumstance may take them, visit family and friends and experience life as an extended road trip.