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Posted by Meredith on February 9, 2012
School Shows
Before the show is over and we have to say goodbye, I wanted to introduce you to some of my favorite characters from the Columbia Explorers show!
Meet Chris the Dinosaur, his baby tooth and the tooth fairy! If only Chris could lose that baby tooth, he could be a real dancing dinosaur.
Meet Flora and Bumblebee! They play hide and go seek with their friend Hound (not pictured because he is hiding).
Meet Nilsa and also Nilsa; they are ugly twins. Will they win the ugliest contest?
Nilsa and Nilsa stop fighting! You are both the ugliest!!!
It’s going to be hard to say goodbye to all these characters created in the minds of the students at CEA.
Posted by Meredith on February 5, 2012
School Shows
It is my great pleasure to be the Columbia Explorers Academy (CEA) show blogger. In my 6 years with Barrel of Monkeys, I’ve rarely missed performing the CEA show. Last year I got to direct, what has gone down in BOM history as the “blizzard show” at CEA. What a difference a year makes… this year, it feels like spring with not a snowflake in sight!
So far the CEA rehearsals have been Epic!
Day One: We began our first rehearsal without a blizzard, but with Loyola Park out of service! Thank goodness for the good people at Pottawatomie Park in Roger’s Park for lending us a rehearsal room last minute. Not only did we make new friends, we played some new warm up games!
Day Two: Back at Loyola Park with the keyboard, Molly announced the artistic challenge of the show, and Lindsay accepted. Everyone needs to play the keys! Way to go Lindsay!
Day Three: This was my favorite rehearsal of Barrel of Monkeys ever!
While reviewing the final stories to adapt, here is a dialogue (more or less) that led to one of my favorite songs of all times.
Ryan “I can’t get over Fuzzy Bear; It needs to be an 80s rock song”
Molly: “Can you write a rock song?”
Ryan: “No, but I can sing one if someone can lay down the chords”
Molly: “Here’s an idea, pick a song you know and replace the lyrics with the words of the story”
Ryan (starts singing) “Fuzzy was..”
Mike: “wait a minute….no way….(runs to keyboard begins to play “Don’t Stop” by Journey with Fuzzy Bear Lyrics)
All Monkeys: no way! (all begin to sign Fuzzy the Bear to Don’t Stop in unison)
Ryan plays Fuzzy, Lindsay is Munchie, Fuzzy’s best friend. Both BOM class of 2011!!
The rest of us are Journey!
Cannot wait until next week to see where this epic journey of the Columbia Explores cast takes us.
Meredith
Posted by Emjoy on February 1, 2012
School Shows
So many celebrities were running amok at the Lorca show this week, it was hard to not be starstruck. Even though their agents would not grant me interviews, I managed to track down what they were Tweeting, during the show.
@ GhostMichaelJackson
I still got the moves! Only you can prevent forest fires! Shamone!
@Rita’sHusbandMike
Does anyone have any advice? My wife is stuck in an igloo she thought was a tanning booth.
@Ashley’sCousinKuka
I’ll never let you go, Justin! I love it when U smile! Sorry my cousin keeps beating you up!
@TonyHawkZombieSlayer
Zombies, it’s time for a meltdown. I’m about to pull an FS 540 on your faces.
While performers are typically discouraged from updating their Twitter accounts during a show, I am so glad this group embraced technology just this one time. And I was equally glad to have taken part in this show at all. As the Lorca Orca once tweeted, “EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeee…”
(that means “Adios, friends! Until next time!”)
Posted by Emjoy on January 24, 2012
School Shows
Ladies and gentlemen, let me start out by saying I do not condone violence in any way. Unless it is used in special circumstances like self-defense. Or comedy.
One of my new favorite stories was written on “Stretching the Truth” day. It is called “Hitting Justin Bieber.” And it is hilarious. In the past few years, we’ve gotten many stories about Mr. Bieber. In a lot of these, he saves the day with his songs or his hairstyle. But not this time. I can’t give too much away, but our protagonist insists he had it coming.
This is what I imagine he looked like once Ashley is through with him.
I know, I know. You’re thinking…WAIT! THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN! WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO DO HARM TO THIS GUY? HE’S JUST SO COOL LOOKING!!!
...Well. I don’t know what to tell you, except…Never say never.
Posted by Emjoy on January 22, 2012
School Shows
A student named Angel wrote this great argument about how Michael Jackson is the best dancer there ever was. It got me thinking how fantastic it is that a 4th grader in 2012 is a Michael Jackson fan. It also reminded me of one of my favorite commercials of all time, where a little kid dressed like Michael Jackson leads a bunch of other kids dancing down the street to Billie Jean riffs until they run into the real Michael Jackson. Which of course makes everyone want to drink Pepsi.
The commercial was originally aired in 1984 when I was 2, but I remember it because they replayed it later when Alfonso Ribeiro became famous for being in Silver Spoons.
If you are Angel’s age, that last sentence made no sense to you.
Alfonso also played the character Carlton in Fresh Prince of Bel Air. If you are Angel’s age you might be familiar with the star of Fresh Prince, Will Smith, but probably you are more familiar with Willow Smith who whips her hair back and forth.
I cannot wait to get back to rehearsal.
Until then, I will hold my thoughts like the River Jordan.
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