Posts relating to school shows.
Posted by Diego on February 25, 2013
School Shows
My First Show
by: Diego
Today was my very first show with BOM. It was at Dawes School. Here are some words I would use to describe my time working with BOM and also incorporate the name Dawes.
-Dawesome
-Dawesmazing
-Dawestounding
&
-IncrediDawes
I was incredibly excited to see all the wonderful students in attendance as we brought our great show to them. Personally, I had a great time being an elephant, a cool cat, a guitar player, a troll, a little girl, on fire, and a guy who cartwheels through a window. who can say that about their day? Something that I thought would be scary and intimidating turned out to be the funnest week ever! I made some great friends and had some good clean fun doing it. My only regret is not asking for that final group hug from everyone I so desperately wanted. Oh well, looks like i’ll have to track people down for individual hugs. As I go to sleep tonight, visions of Monkeys being silly will dance in my head. Luckily, I’m gonna get up and do it again. HOORAY!!
The End
P.S. Means Post Script
P.P.S do I have to end my blogs with The End?
Posted by Caleb on February 24, 2013
School Shows
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness. Dawes School show is going to rock! And there are three reasons why. Count with me, now…
ONE! It is a beautiful blend of true stories, stretching-the-truth stories, dialogues, arguments, and fastest-stories-ever. You may have noticed that the Dawes School residency was only four classes, but that there are five genres included in the show. That’s because the students at Dawes were so awesome that they were able to master the concept of stretching the truth without our dedicating and entire class period to it. Without even having to be told, these kids brought the THUNDER!
TWO! This cast is made up of lots of new Monkeys, two of whom are making their Monkey-debut. You’d never guess it though. There are stellar songs, dynamic dancing, and mind-blowing mustaches. Class of 2012 is full of stars.
THREE! Acapella closer. Enough said.
Posted by Nick H on February 13, 2013
School Shows
In 1970, Sears began construction on the Sears Tower, (now the Willis Tower) and finished three years later in 1973. It is the largest building in the US.
Captain Ahab Frankenstein Lacy Campbell has been building a blown up 30-foot (30-FOOT!) humpback whale deep in the halls of Loyola Park out of duct tape and garbage bags. And she is finishing it tonight!
And it’s really awesome, and way better than the Willis Tower.
WHALE CONSTRUCTION:
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What else is happening in the Columbia Explorers’ show?
Oh, just evil poisoned hot dogs that turn you into zombies, cats eating the town, lazy librarians who won’t do their jobs, a glue stick that can talk and read your mind, and a little bit of an equestrian class.
Do you have any idea of the emotional preparation and stress of portraying a boy who has been poisoned by an evil hot dog and now has to be a zombie forever?!! It’s HARD. Hard on the brain. brains… brains… brains…
Gotta go! Time to rehearse. See you soon Columbia Explorers!
Nick
Posted by Lacy on February 6, 2013
School Shows
Among the many radnesses that comprises Barrel of Monkeys is the rad of CHALLENGE.
Last night, at the first rehearsal of the Columbia Explorers show, we read a story about a kid whose birthday party gets crashed by ... A HUMPBACK WHALE.
All I could think of (as I giggled uncontrollably on the Loyola Park floor, tears streaming) was the actual size of a humpback whale. It’s like this:
But how can we do that in a school show? How could there possibly be anything THAT HUGE that we could feasibly 1) find 2) buy 3) transport to the school in a car?
Oh the challenge.
Oh the image of a kitchen that is completely filled, wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling, with a mammoth, fishy-smelling, glistening blubbery humpback whale… and a birthday girl. .
Looks like someone somewhere did this:
A mammoth whale made of garbage bags and duct tape? Sounds like a Barrel of Monkeys project to me! Stay tuned, dear readers! This challenge is about to get whapped in the face with a whale fin!
Posted by Emjoy on February 2, 2013
School Shows
Of course in all Barrel of Monkeys shows, the true stars are the students who wrote the amazing stories…but as we are beginning to see in this school show, there are two definite stars.
Hello Kitty
According to Wikipedia, Hello Kitty is “a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio. She is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow.” She is referenced quite a bit by the girls of Cather in several stories.
Aaaaand this lady.
The other star of our show is turning out to be Grandma and/or older ladies in general. They do it all…steal, cook, get stuck in shoe houses, get jobs..
Until the next blog entry, this is Emjoy Gavino, signing off.
(cue music: Golden Girls Theme Song)
