Playmakers Blog
Posted by Heidi on September 21, 2008
Things are really rolling now in the first round of the 08-09 school year. The cast is fully in the swing of things, and it’s a great time to come check out the show.
Two new stories this week, the heartfelt anthem “The Boxer” and the fab-u-lous “Robo-bot” both of which are making their TWG debuts. Full running order after the jump.
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Posted by Heidi on September 14, 2008
As you probably noticed, it rained a little this weekend. That did not keep our intrepid actors away from rehearsal, though they all brought umbrellas.
Rachel’s is particularly colorful:
Mary Winn even brought pizza:
Luckily the rain didn’t get into the theater, and they were able to add two new stories for your viewing pleasure. First, a dialogue set in Hawaii will transport you to a drier climate, and second “The Lady That Don’t Know What to Write” details some common frustrations for writers. Of course, fan favorites like “Astronauts” and “You! Can’t! Win!” are still there for your delight and pleasure.
I forgot to mention last week that it was the lovely Mary Winn Heider‘s first performance in TWG. Let’s give her a warm welcome with an enthusiastic audience!
Full running order after the jump.
Posted by Oona on September 10, 2008
Sigh…well, it was a lovely summer. Pretty much hands down, one of the best yet. But now, the light is changing (no more sun blaring into my room at 6:30 am), the air is crisp, and almost overnight it’s sweater weather!
Okay, I admit I am a giant nerd and I have always loved going back to school. There’s something about the days getting shorter and colder that energizes me in a way that long, hot days do not. You can’t loll around when you’re cold. Instead you have to scurry and burrow and chatter, activities I confess I enjoy. And so much is happening with BOM! A bunch of new staff, and fall residencies are going to start very soon.
I am always excited when newer Monkeys get to teach for the first time. In my experience, it’s teaching a residency that most effectively brings home the importance and power of BOM’s mission. Seeing kids take pride in their writing AND listen with enjoyment to their classmates’ stories adds a new depth to the fun of adapting and performing. For me, the teaching piece of the creative cycle makes the other components even more fulfilling and satisfying.
Also, the fall always brings a bunch of fun fall/Back-to-School themed stuff, like shoe sales, pumpkin patches, and the TIME OUT STUDENT EDITION ‘08, in which we are one of only seven itinerant companies listed! Thanks, TO! And thanks for publishing such an awesome photo of one of the company’s biggest divas. Check it out after the jump, as Heidi says.
Posted by Heidi on September 8, 2008
Tonight is the first show of the first “round” of TWG this school year. That means there is a brand new cast and a bunch of new stories for your enjoyment.
New this week:
You Can’t Win
The Crazy Man Who Got Kicked Out of His House
The Dance of Yousail
My 6th Birthday
You won’t be disappointed. Full running order after the jump.
Posted by Heidi on August 21, 2008
I am extremely pleased to announce that we have hired Luke Hatton as our new Artistic Director.
As you can see, he’s pretty serious about the job.
As many of our most devoted friends know, a little over a year ago BOM co-founder and Artistic Director Halena Kays announced that she was taking a sabbatical for the 2007-2008 program year while she pursued other opportunities. In the interim we hired the amazing Laura Grey to serve as Artistic Director. For the last year Laura has directed “That’s Weird, Grandma” and most of our school shows, provided exemplary artistic leadership and direction, and generally lived up to our very high expectations of her skills and abilities. During her sabbatical Halena decided that BOM was in good hands, and she was free to go to graduate school and dream up new amazing things.
Meanwhile, Laura is so dang talented that The Second City hired her to write and perform with them. For the last six months or so Laura has been doing the equivalent of holding two full time jobs, and she’s continued to meet and exceed our artistic hopes and dreams. Sadly though, she can’t continue this balancing act and will be stepping down as Artistic Director at the end of August. While this is sad for me in the office, it may be a delight for you the dedicated monkey fan as we will regain her as a performer in our school shows and the occasional run of TWG.