Posted by Luke on June 21, 2009
That's Weird Grandma
The first summer round of TWG was totally rockin’ last week!
9 Monkeys dancing, singing and acting their hearts out to a crowd of over 100 people!
2 new winning stories are joining the fun this week.
1. The Magical Place in which Dulce discovers a dream world filled with “barbies, toys, clothes, shoes, and lots more.”
2. The Three Friends - 3 old men dance and sing through their day at the park. A+ entertainment.
Buy tix here.
Running order below!
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Posted by Heidi on June 14, 2009
That's Weird Grandma
There are so many compelling reasons to see TWG this week…I don’t know where to start.
First, the wonderful Laura Grey is directing this round!
Second, Founding Artistic Director Halena Kays makes her debut as a performer in TWG (she directed it for basically the first six years).
Third, it’s our first Monday night back after a long stretch of Sunday shows!
Fourth, It’s our House Manager Maggie Block’s last show for at least a few months, as she heads to NY for the summer.
Fifth, there is an all-star cast including many folks who haven’t been able to do the show in, well, years.
Amazing.
Laura’s bringing back some old classics to join new favorites, such as “I am President of the Map”, which made its public debut in Celebration of Authors last week.
As always, reserve tickets by calling 312-409-1954 or buy them online in advance.
Full running order below.
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Posted by Tai on June 12, 2009
Company Members
Celebration of Authors
Last year, I told you all about how at BOM’s post-COA party, we are all given silly awards for our various roles in school shows over the year, such as “Best Villain,” “Best Choreography,” or “Best Improvised Line.” There are a few awards given out at the end of the evening that are a little less silly, the most notable being the MVP Award, officially known as The Tom Malinowski Award For Enthusiasm and Commitment To Monkey Greatness. Company members nominate the Monkey who we feel has, in Artistic Director Luke Hatton’s words, “gone far beyond the call of duty in their, well, enthusiasm and commitment to the company.”
This year, the prestigious Malinowski Award went to Rachel Wilson.
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Posted by Heidi on June 11, 2009
That's Weird Grandma
Now that Celebration of Authors and the matinee run are over, we are back to our regularly scheduled performance time.
That’s Weird, Grandma
Monday nights, 8pm, 5153 N. Ashland Ave.
99% Inspiration, 1% silly hats.
Every week this summer, except for July 20 and 27th, when we’ll be preparing for / recovering from Theater on the Lake.
Posted by Heidi on June 10, 2009
Celebration of Authors
Thank you so much to everyone who came to Celebration of Authors last night! 22 of our student authors, along with their friends and family, helped us celebrate the end of the school year. More than 450 people in total saw the show, and most stuck around for some juice and cookies to close out the night.
We’ll have a lot more to say about CoA in the next days and weeks, and I’m pretty sure that there will be some photos and videos making their way online soon. In the meantime, here is a shot of two of the authors taken at the “celebrity author photo booth” where kids got to play dress up and pose for the paparazzi.
