Playmakers Blog
Posted by Heidi on January 19, 2009
Happy Martin Luther King day! Happy Day Before Inauguration Day!
Tonight we come back after a week off with a new cast and, as always, a couple new stories. This week we’ve added three new stories. Topically, one is a weather-related revenge piece, plus an amazing dance piece and a dialogue between a mummy (stuck in a cage) and a doll.
As always, the full runlist is after the jump. We hope to see you at the show!
Posted by Heidi on January 15, 2009
Our annual Karaoke fundraiser is coming up in just one month! This always fun event will feature some ridiculous karaoke performances, amazing outfits, an outstanding prize wheel, and other wonderfully silly ways to support Barrel of Monkeys.
So please, Save the date!
Sunday, February 15th 2009
8:00 - 11:00pm
Mad River Chicago, 2909 N. Sheffield
$25 (ticket price includes domestic beer, pizza and pasta)
You may buy your tickets in advance online. All advance purchases include 2 free spins of the prize wheel!
More information forthcoming here. It’ll be a good time. We promise.
Posted by Heidi on January 9, 2009
Happy New Year Monkey Fans!
Just as a reminder, we will not have a performance this coming Monday, January 12th.
We’ll be back on the 19th with a new cast and a new runlist for the new year!
Long-term reminders/save-the-dates:
-Monkey-o-kee, our annual karaoke fundraiser, will be Sunday, February 15th (i.e. the night before President’s Day) at a watering hole TBA. This always fun evening raises funds for our school programs. The $25 ticket price includes libations during the event.
-In April and May we will switch to Sunday matinee performances to accommodate the Neo-Futurists 20th Anniversary celebration. Same great show, new time.
Posted by Heidi on December 22, 2008
Reminder: there is no monkey show tonight! Sadness!
Our friends the Neo-Futurists have a wonderful show tonight, but there is no “That’s Weird, Grandma” performance. We’re back next week!
Thanks for being a monkey friend.
Posted by Tai on December 19, 2008
On Wednesday, a small handful of Monkeys gathered in the Andersonville office of Mightybytes to record the first batch of—
Wait, should I be talking about this? Has this been announced yet? Okay, don’t tell anyone, but it starts with a p and ends in odcasts.
More details about BOM’s latest media venture later, but for now, here are some photos of the recording session, courtesy of Mike’s phone:
Brennan in the recording booth, taking direction.
Oona, Elizabeth, and Tom in the booth (yes, it’s a closet). What you can’t see in this photo is that Elizabeth is standing on a stack of books so that she can reach the microphone.
Producers Mary Winn and Mike listening in.
Check back in the new year for some auditory treats from Barrel of Monkeys…