Special holiday matinee!
Posted by Heidi on December 16, 2008
Reminder: There is a special holiday performance of “That’s Weird, Grandma” this Saturday, December 20th at 2pm.
It’s going to be a good one, so buy your tickets in advance!
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That’s Weird, Grandma, December 15th 2008
Posted by Heidi on December 13, 2008
The holiday round of TWG is always one of my favorites, and you only have 4 more chances to see most of these seasonal stories before next year You will like it.
How could you resist this*?
*in the interests of full disclosure, none of the very talented folks in this picture are in the show right now.
The full running order is after the jump, and as always you can buy your tickets online.
Reminder: There is no Monday night show on December 22nd. We have added a matinee on Saturday December 20th, and tickets are going fast.
That’s Weird, Grandma, December 8th, 2008
Posted by Heidi on December 8, 2008
Now with even more holiday spirit!
This week is the first BOM show since June that doesn’t feature Astronauts (can you be-lieve it?). If this makes you sad, you can always ask us to bring it back after the holidays. In the meantime, we’ve added even more seasonal joy with “Monica’s Special Christmas Eve”.
In the spirit of valuing education, we’re also adding an untitled story about wanting to be a teacher—the first story we’ve added from our collaboration with the A.G. Bell Association last year.
As always, you can buy your tickets online in advance, or call 312-409-1954 to make a reservation.
Special reminder: We will not have a regular Monday performance on December 22nd. Instead, we will have a special holiday matinee on Saturday, December 20th at 2:00pm.
Full running order after the jump!
That’s Weird Grandma, December 1st, 2008
Posted by Heidi on December 1, 2008
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of good cheer!
It’s December now, which means TWG is getting into full holiday mode. We’ve added two stories this week, both holiday favorites. First, of course, the song “The Time I At a Christmas Ball” which we trust is more dramatic than any of your holidays. We’ve also put in “A House”—you’ll want to keep track of all those elves!!
Full running order after the jump.
Loyola Park - Fall Session
Posted by Tim Soszko on November 24, 2008
The fall session of our after school program at Loyola Park is coming to a close. We’ve done things a little differently this year and are very happy with the results. We have 3 classes taught by two teachers for each class. 7-8 year-olds are schooled by Rachel and Joe with a lot of help from Caleb. Molly and Ricky are imparting all their knowledge on the 9-10 year-olds with Dixie’s super help. And the 11-13 year-olds get their learnin’ from Elizabeth and myself with tons of help from Sarah.
Obviously, the goals and the experience level of the kids change between each age group, but one thing that hasn’t changed is each child’s enthusiasm to write and perform. Every challenge they face is met with determination, positive energy and sometimes chaos!
Another big change this year: In the spring the oldest group will write and perform in their own show with a cast of professional Barrel Of Monkey actors and director. The bar is set pretty high for them, and they rise to the occasion every time.
To celebrate all the writing these mini-monkeys have done in the past 8 weeks, the Barrel of Monkeys are putting on a show. Come and check out these amazing authors today at 4pm at Loyola Park (1230 W Greenleaf). The kids will get some pizza and juice. You will get your minds blown by what these kids have written!
Does that sound a little too much like a challenge?
That’s because it IS a challenge!!
Will you pick up the gauntlet?
tim