Playmakers Blog
Posted by Brennan on April 13, 2012
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the Monkey blog? Sure, whatever. That’s fine.
Everybody, sometimes the Universe knows exactly what it’s doing, and it plays little tricks on you for its own amusement. Also, to impress the other, cute Universes….
Posted by Brennan on April 9, 2012
I often wake up at 4:30 in the morning, (weirdly, it’s very often 4:33), with my eyes calmly opening up together on one very clear and very specific thought. As though my brain figured out something while I was sleeping, and sorry, no, it can’t wait until morning, and my brain really has to tell me right now, before it goes back to dreaming about a hamster race or whatever, and forgets everything that it just so delicately perceived….
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 Dan R. on March 30, 2012
This evening was our final rehearsal before we head to Dewey, bright and early, tomorrow morning.
This is our last chance to finish building props, gather together our costumes, hone our play and polish our songs. It’s also the night that we do our run-through: a practice of the entire show in the order that we will perform it at the school.
As you can see, we have some pretty wacky characters in this week’s show. Tai is playing a Rubik’s Cube that just doesn’t want to be looked at.
We have a lot of props for this show and keeping them in order is part of what we practice when we do a run-through. Barrel Of Monkeys shows are fast paced and there isn’t time to be scrabbling around for props as you go from one story to the next.
At the end of our rehearsal, everyone was excited for the show tomorrow. Cars are now stuffed with balloons, wigs, hats, bags and all sorts of paraphernalia. All that remains is to grab a few hours sleep and then hit the road: Dewey-bound!