Playmakers Blog
Posted by Molly on April 22, 2012
That's Weird Grandma TWG Weekly Update
“That’s Weird Grandma” returns to Monday nights this week.
We will be running Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. and Monday nights at 8 p.m. through Memorial Day.
Mention your knowledge of the return of Mondays at the Box Office for a discounted ticket.
Posted by Molly on April 15, 2012
That's Weird Grandma TWG Weekly Update
The Brave and Powerful Anthony Courser will be appearing with a brand new accessory in today’s show: A WHEELCHAIR!
As we all know, Anthony is a fantastic cheerleader. Last week during TWG, his signature Donkey Kicks landed him off his leg for a few weeks. Ever the enthusiast, he will roll on and off today with the superhero lineup of Monkeys, in a variety of exciting stories written by CPS Students.
New this week:
“Mysterious Zoo” by Marco A., Ms. Im. Little Village
A mysterious zoo has a lot of scary things at night and the elephants brake their cage because they are wild. The elephants brake the other cages of the other animals. and the other animals are free to get out of their cages. All of the animals brake the windows of the snakes, fish, turtles, insects and the spiders. The elephants use their long trunks to help the animals that live low in the zoo. The monkeys goes to the food court and eat bananas. Some of the monkeys are drinking banana smoothies and banana milkshakes. Instead of the elephants eating peanuts they eat peanut butter sandwiches. Instead of the lions eating meat they are vegetarians. Instead of the dolphins just breathing underwater they breath on land and underwater. TO BE CONTINUED
“Super Wolf & Super Dog” by D’Marris S., Ms. Rogers’ 4th Grade, Kohn
Characters: Super Dog and Super Wolf
Setting: The woods
Super Dog: You is so super like me how did you get you super power. I got my super power from my dad.
Super Wolf: I got my super powers from my grandad because my dad died when I was born.
Super dog: sorry for you dad because he never seen you do not cry it is ok.
Super wolf: (crying) I never seen him.
Super dog: You still has you grandad you can see he when every you want.
Mention: Rollin’ Like Anthony at the Box Office for discount tix.
See you there!
Posted by Molly on April 7, 2012
That's Weird Grandma TWG Weekly Update
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Say this at the Box Office for discounted tickets this Sunday at 2 p.m.
And enjoy…
Easter Surprise
By Donrell, LaKrista, Jauvar, Rakia, Vanika, Marquita, Dewey School
Once backstage in a school auditorium, 10 students were rehearsing for a play
called “Easter Surprise.” They were all in a line except Katie. Katie was in a bunny suit.
It made her fell sad because she wasn’t dressed like the rest of them. The other kids were
all dancers, but Katie had to be in the front and sing and hop like a bunny. Because she
was the star of the play and she didn’t want to be. She wanted to be like the others. On
the day of the play, there were 300 people in the audience: parents, teachers, students,
aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, brothers and sisters, godparents…Katie came out
hopping and singing. The other kids were dancing. The audience clapped and said “Woo!
That’s my baby!” Katie felt excited and happy. “Hippity hop the bunny go.”
Posted by Dan R. on March 30, 2012
This morning was crazy!
The show at Dewey was at 9:00, so we all met up for breakfast at 6:00; it’s something of a Barrel of Monkeys tradition. It lets us have a little relaxation time together before we do a show and it makes sure that we’re all together before heading to the school, so that loading in and setting up goes more smoothly.
The show was amazing. It was the last day before Spring Break and the classes of Ms. Jones, Ms.McGinley, Ms. Malone and Ms. Brackin were in fine form. They gave us such great material to work with and (we hope) we gave them a great show in return.
Here’s Rani singing about her heartfelt desire to cook Ricky with some catfish. Our teachers often feature in students’ stories, but not always in the way that you might expect.
Here’s Tai in his Rubik’s Cube costume that you can see in the previous blog post. The student’s didn’t know quite what to make of him at first, but who can resist his angular and multi-colored charms?
Finally, a report of the show would not be complete without the description of The Balloon Party. Here, you see the cast in the final moments of our final story. At the climax of the play, balloons were thrown to the audience and they responded in the most appropriate way: they joined in with abandon! It’s what Barrel Of Monkeys is all about: joining in, having fun and going a little bit crazy!
Posted by Molly on March 29, 2012
Join us Sunday at 2 p.m. for the return of two classic BOM Stories:
I am Taylor the Rose and Dress Up Cat.
For a discounted ticket, say “I have my seedlings” at the Box Office.
This week’s runlist looks like this:
Prince/Princess by Ingrid D., Little Village
I am a Butcher and I Love Meat by Adrius W., Dewey
Zombie Story by Ethan, Loyola Park
Worst Pet Ever by Rebka M., Stockton
I am a Teddy Bear/I am a Child by Najeeva F
The Princess’ Sleepover by Alveta M & Tashay M, Chalmers
Untitled (Dress up Cat) by Vanessa R., Seward
Bulls Game by Michael E and Napolean N., Paderewski
I am a Boxer by Jaiquan H., Henderson Elementary
The Day I Was Catch Lightning Bugs by Antonio M., Dewey
Cheerleaders by Julie F., Cleveland
Me and My Cat at 6 Flags by Michael W., Dewey
My Family (Little Fat Hurtful) by Roxesea C., New Sullivan
I am Taylor the Rose By Naheige Lewis, Cleveland
The Singing Chicken by Rodrigo, Little Village
The Time We Had a Snowball Fight by Dionta S., Kohn