Posted by Heidi on September 24, 2008
As I mentioned yesterday, BOM is participating in the city-wide “Free Night of Theater” promotion in January. In conjunction with this event, we will be hosting a small reception/Halloween party immediately following our performance on October 27th. We haven’t released the free tickets for that performance yet, but we will in the next week or two. We hope that even those of you who don’t take part in the promotion will attend the show that night and stick around for a little celebrating and chatting with the performers after.
Don’t worry, we’ll remind you later. And if you only have time for one monkey event in October, I still recommend the Fancy Schmancy Benefit on October 17th.
Posted by Heidi on September 23, 2008
BOM is happy to be participating in the nationwide Free Night of Theater this October.
This is the official blurb:
“Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the not-for-profit American theatre, developed this exciting and innovative national audience development initiative to attract new audiences and raise public awareness about live theatre. As TCG continues to roll out the Free Night program across an expanding national stage, the program provides a unique opportunity for theatres nationwide to collaborate on a project that provides access for new audiences to experience the joy of theatre for the first time. “
In a nutshell, if you like theater, you can see a lot of it for free in October. Lots of styles and varieties on offer. Some shows are sold out already (and tickets only went on sale a couple hours ago!), but more tickets may be added later and I know for a fact that some have been held back for later release. The only place you can get these tickets is online. Love it!
Thanks to the League of Chicago Theaters for working to bring this program to Chicago.
Posted by Heidi on September 21, 2008
That's Weird Grandma
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.
Buy your tickets online so that you don’t have to mess with making change.
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Posted by Heidi on September 14, 2008
That's Weird Grandma
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.
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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.
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