Posted by David P on January 17, 2014
School Shows
The Columbia Explorers Academy school show cast has conquered a polar vortex, fevers and even root canals to prepare a wonderful show for our students. Candied hearts, Northern Lights, old lemons, old ladies, surprise birthday parties, food fights and disco bathrooms are just a few of the elements in the show that will make it so much fun for our students today. ( Here’s a picture of Zoe, Geoff and Shay rockin’ out to “0 Gravity” and Jason Extracting a heart from a dead pig (Marika)...who later haunts him.) 
Posted by Eunice on November 26, 2013
School Shows
After School Program
What happens when you have fire cars driven by zombies, a giant hippo, a pretty pink boy, and socks stuffed with gummy worms onstage? You get the Loyola Park Fall Show, that’s what happens. And what a show it was!!! We had such a blast adapting these stellar stories and it was great to share then with the authors. They loved it and we loved performing for them.
Some highlights from the show:
- Linsey eating an entire whale shark while talking
- Meredith as Rapunzel, covering 711 security cameras with her weave
- Chris M. enjoying a day of science
- Jessie has a ferocious zombiebot terrorizing the Man of Iron by covering his newly ironed clothes in static cling
I could go on and on here because the show was one imganitive surprise after another!! Way to go Loyola Park. WAY.TO.GO!!
Posted by Eunice on November 17, 2013
School Shows
After School Program
A wave of high energy took us from our first school show right into rehearsals for the second one of the year. This time we’re showcasing the work of the brilliant young authors in the Loyola Park After School Program. We are so impressed by the variety of stories and the incredibly imaginative voice of each author. Because the Loyola Park students have written stories from a range of genres, this is sure to be a fun and dynamic show. With topics from science to zombies to dating, we’re getting ready for one wild adventure after the other!
Check out how much fun we had reading and adapting stories at our first rehearsal.
Posted by Bradford on November 15, 2013
School Shows
Boy, oh boy.. I am beat. But it’s the best kind of tired in the world yall. We just finished the first show of the year at the Federico Garcia Lorca school and it was a blast. It was great to see the kiddos again, and I was crazy proud of them for being an amazing audience and cheering, even if their stories were not performed. Well done my friends, well done. And after 18 hours of hard work, by an amazing cast, led by our fearless director Molly B, the show flew by once we hit the stage. Such is life in the theater, fleeting moments that can create memories that last a life time.
So to the 2013-2014 3rd grade classes of Lorca elementary….. Thanks for the memories!!!! The show wouldn’t have been possible with out you. Yes!!!!
Posted by Bradford on November 8, 2013
School Shows
Just a few weeks ago, we wrapped up our residency at the Garcia Lorca Elementary School, and it twas a blast. The kids were amazing, wrote fantastic stories, and proved to be great actors to boot. Oh yeah, it can be a little sad at the end of six weeks, when you walk out of the class room for the last time. But hey… don’t cry for me my friends, because the Lorca school show kicks off in a week. That’s right good people, the first school show of the year is going down, and it’s going to be Awesome town.
Nancy and Tom are singing in the rain
Three 3rd grade classes. Close to 600 stories. To say it was a tough job selecting stories for the show would be the understatement of the year. Never the less expect football games on the moon, tributes to 90’s video games, and of course our trade mark Barrel of Monkey song and dance. I love it.
Crowd watches on as Eunice belts out a magnificent solo
Last but not least, it’s always a pleasure to see how a story makes it’s way from the class room, into the rehearsal hall and on to the stage. Always a pleasure seeing kids put pencil to paper, and realize they have more to share with world than they’ll ever know. Oh yeah!! So here’s to Lorca… the first school show of the year… and to a year of great stories, from the many great residencies yet to come. YES!!!!!
