Raleigh's Village Idiots

Al Herr founded the Village Idiots in Raleigh, NC in 1995. The Idiots went through several cast changes before the group finally coalesced and began doing regular performances in 1997 at the Art in Motion dance studio. In early 1998, the troupe decided to concentrate on the local market and changed the group’s name to Raleigh’s Village Idiots. 

Over the next few years, the Idiots moved from venue to venue: everything from a Dojo in Cary to theScottie Stephenson Amphitheater and Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre at Raleigh Little Theater.

In March of 2002, the Idiots helped found the North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theater where they performed from the first Open House until closing their final season there in November, 2014.

For the next 5 years, the Idiots made their home on the William Peace University campus teaching workshops and doing shows for the students and local community. 

In 2020 the world was shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Idiots returned to their villages.