Posted by Maggie on June 3, 2012
Celebration of Authors
Ladies and Gentlemen -
I had the great honor of watching the first run through of Celebration of Authors 2012 and let me tell you the celebrating has begun. It is an incredible gift that our task is to make these thirty stories come to life using our love, energy and just a few silly hats. The actors work so hard and yet make it seem like it is just playing a great game of make believe.
Here’s a sneak peak at what’s in store for our audience on Tuesday. Find out more info about Celebration of Authors HERE!
Cinnamon Rolls!!!
Zebras on the CTA?!
100 CATS!
New Ensemble Member, Nick, taking the reigns
Just one of our FOUR Michael Jackson visits!
Monsters and Robots taking over the world!
Why does this monster hate teddy bears so much?
And of course our amazing graphic designer as a rubix cube
Okay, back to making more cat ears!
See you all on Tuesday to celebrate our authors and their amazing imaginations.
Posted by Molly on May 25, 2012
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
It’s been a great 5 weeks!
Come join us for the final round of TWG 8 this Sunday or Monday. Or Sunday AND Monday.
We’ll be taking June 4 off for our end of the year Celebration of Authors at Adventure Stage on June 5. Call the hotline for reservations!
We’ll be returning to the Neo on Mondays June 11, with a new cast, new stories, and a new director: Company Member Kate Staiger!
Say: “I’m Batman” at the box office for discounted tix!
Posted by Joe on May 22, 2012
Company Members
School Shows
After School Program
Barrel of Monkeys runs an after-school program at the Loyola Park Field House, in Chicago’s north side neighborhood, Rogers Park.
Monday was our special end of the year show that was written and performed by 7-13-Year-Old Students
There were hand puppets, shadow puppets, songs, dances, movement pieces, sound effects, and much much more
Above are shadow puppets from “Object Survival” by Bella
Here’s the rundown on what happened:
The Red Group Presents:The League of Awesome
By: Mateo, Shiloh, Oliver, Joseph, Paris, Gabby, Ines, Marlone, Gabriel, Jacob, Melanie, Eidan, Frank, & Ronin
The Gold Group Presents: Monkeys on the News
By: Zara, Nyah, Jackson, Jayson, Maluboo, Victor, Nia, Greta, Joshua, John, Feyisayo, Stephanie, Michael Angelo, David, Francisco, Kaitlyn, Maya, & Chloe
The Blue Group Presents:
Object Survival by Bella
One Scary Halloween Night: Beginning by Andre & Busayo
Food by Everyone
One Scary Halloween Night: Middle by Anthony, Jeremy, & Kennedy
One Scary Halloween Night: End by Isabella, Khiyran, & Jaerell
Spooky Family Vacation by Lois, Iris, & Jaerell
The Vase and the Children by Isabella, Busayo, & Jeremy
The Sneaky Girl by Busayo
Tacos by Kennedy
The Basketball Game Show by Jeremy
Isabella’s Summer by Isabella
Crazy by Chantrell
The Assassin by Jaerell
Meeting Oliver by Lois
Dance by Iris
Adapted & Performed by: Lois, Bella, Jaerell, Busayo, Kennedy, Jeremy, Isabella, Chantrell, Iris, Tim, Kassi, Alea, Jenny, & Ricky
Directed by Joseph Schupbach
And now a message from Rachel!
Thanks for Another Fantastic Year! Thank you for allowing us to work with your talented children! Their creativity has inspired us throughout the year. We are grateful to the Loyola Park Staff, to our volunteers, and to our Loyola Park parents for making this program possible. We could not do it without your support! We look forward to seeing you in the Fall!
Sincerely,
Rachel Wilson
After-School Program Coordinator
Posted by Molly on May 20, 2012
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Another classic returns to the stage:
BAD CAR by Freddy, 4th grade Chalmers Elementary
Turned in to a song by Jonathan Mastro.
The car turned upside down and it flipped over to the side that had the suitcase in it. how did it flip over. because it was driving fast and it flipped over and i hope it won’t flip and blow up and people was looking at the car when it flipped over to the other when the people saw it and it had a song with it too. it called is a song that flipped over to the other side
and the people was sad because the car flipped over and they was looking at it and baby was crying and I was sad because the car flipped over and that was a good good very very good and pretty and i like that car and everybody else liked that car too. James liked that car too. Freddie liked that car and Sidney liked that car too and Elijah liked that car too and Jamal liked that car too and Patrick liked that car too Brandi liked that car too and everybody and I liked it too
and when the car flipped over I was not happy and when the car flipped over everybody I mean everybody was sad when the car flipped over
and I talked to people was in the car because they was driving fast too and the car flipped over because they was driving too fast and the people was sad because they was driving too fast and the policeman came and the firefighters came too everybody came too class was happy and I was the only me Freddie and Sidney and James was the only ones sad when the care flipped over when the people was in it too and I was very very very sad and I cried too because the car flipped over to the other side too and I was very unhappy when the car flipped over to the other side too and everyone was very
and a song too here it go [music notes] The end of Freddie’s story.
Say “the people were sad.” at the box office for a discounted ticket.
Posted by M.Govier on May 16, 2012
School Shows
People have been asking about our stockpile of creativity. Well, we
have an underground base we store all of the creativity in. Maybe you
have some cans of creativity in the back of your closet, or under your
bed, or hidden inside those blank pages of paper. Well here is a
recipe from the Monkey cookbook.
Recipe for 1000
You will need:
1 bed sheet
5 wooden dowels
2 pillows
1 picture frame
16 oz’s of creativity (more or less to taste)
Place all of these in the hands of Barrel of Monkeys and wait 10
minutes. You will see images appear such as a giant cake, people being
pulled into a video game, and a giant bed to tell you it was all a
dream.
This meal pairs well with chocolate milk.
Good news, we have so many cans of creativity that we are cooking up a storm!
Bon Appetit,
The Monkey Cooks
