If these were non-pandemic times, Maren would now be on stage for her sixth round as Marjorie Congdon Caldwell in History Theatre’s “Glensheen.” Simmons would be on stage at Park Square Theatre this month in “Holmes and Watson.” (Both productions have been rescheduled for summer 2021.) They would also be working as part of the “Science Live Theatre” acting company at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Maren and Simmons are performing it on request outdoors for neighbourhood and family gatherings of 25 people or fewer, the St. Husband and wife Jen Maren and Peter Simmons created “My Funny Quarantine” - a 30-minute performance featuring songs, storytelling, improv, pantomime and … swordfighting - that shares a story of a couple at home together due to the COVID-19 shutdown. You write and perform a play about it and you take it on the road. What do you do when you’re a married theatre couple quarantined in your house for months with your stage work shut down?
