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Posted by Luke on June 27, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
What a joy to announce the two new stories going into ‘That’s Weird, Grandma’ tonight.
1) Penguin and Robot on the Titanic. Adapted by Joe and Laura, this piece ends, predictably, tragically. But your heart will go on yearning to see it again and again.
2) Haunted Boot and Sidewalk. This is an OLDIE that we’re bringing back. It was last performed at Theater on the Lake in 2006. I’m just gonna paste the original below. Upon reading it, Elizabeth had to stop working for a good 15 minutes last week to recover from laughter. Take as much time as you need-
$2 off at the b.o. tonight if you say ‘sidewalk’.
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Posted by Luke on June 19, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
The Fireworks. The BBQs. The veggie burger glazed with beef juice because a hamburger was cooked in the same spot just before it.
If you’re me, these are the things you associate with the birth of this great, special, superior, love-it-or-leave-it nation.
At TWG, the celebration of our nation’s birth begins this Monday night. We won’t have rehearsal on July 3rd, so we have to put in the story about The Fourth of July now. It is called Fourth of July.
Now sometimes at BOM we get a little carried away and put stories into the show JUST because a holiday is nigh e.g. The Hot Fudge and the Elf.
Fourth of July is not that kind of story.
It is good. I would put it in the show even if it wasn’t the Fourth of July, but since it is (or will be) even better.
In it, actors play fireworks. How often have you seen that? You will.
If you say “piranhas” at the box office, you will save $2 on your admission ticket. I decided to put this information in the middle of the entry, so people don’t just skip to the end of the blog to save money without relishing my words.
Also, we’re putting in a piece called Ducks Follow a Kid. It is weird and funny.
Below is the running order.
You will like it.
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Posted by Luke on June 11, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Ah, the blank canvas that is both this empty square (no more!) and the infinite possibility before us now that 320 new stories are eligible to be in That’s Weird, Grandma.
You see, Celebration of Authors, which was on Tuesday, marks the end of our school show season and so all the fine theatrical pieces we created during the year are now eligible to be in That’s Weird, Grandma.
What I’m telling you is that Monday night’s show is going to be packed with fresh, hilarious and new material that you will want to come experience.
Take The Vegan Vampire for instance. Super.
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The Poor Old Lady. A little nutty, right? Well our resident Musical Director has transformed it into a song NOT TO BE MISSED.
Also, we welcome back to the stage not one but TWO company members returning from afar. They are top talents.
They are Erica Halverson and Ricardo Gamboa, Esq.
Erica is one of the founders of Barrel of Monkeys. Ricardo is the 9th most popular Chicago native on Facebook.
If you’re strapped for cash (who isn’t?!) you can say, “vegan vampire” at the box office to get $2 off your ticket.
You will like it.
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Posted by Amanda Farrar on June 6, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
Touring Performances
Celebration of Authors
Monkey Friends!
June is here - and it is packed full of Monkey madness!
1) “Celebration of Authors” is TOMORROW! Call Steppenwolf and make your reservations for this free event!
2) “That’s Weird, Grandma” is OFF tonight, but returns on Monday, June 13 and runs every Monday through the end of August NON-STOP!
3) Our newest production, “That’s Weird, Abuelita” opens in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Friday, June 24 and runs Fridays through July 15! Don’t miss this very special performance featuring the stories of Little Village Elementary School.
Tickets for “Celebration of Authors” can be reserved by calling 312-335-1650!
Tickets for “That’s Weird, Grandma” and “That’s Weird, Abuelita” can be purchased here!
See you soon!
Posted by Amanda Farrar on June 3, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Touring Performances
Celebration of Authors
Hello BOMers!
Please note that there is NO “That’s Weird, Grandma” performance on Monday, June 6 due to preperations for our “Celebration of Authors” performance on Tuesday, June 7! I hope you can join us at Steppenwolf at 7pm on Tuesday for our favorite performance of the year where we present 2 stories from each peformance for every school in which we worked in the 2010-2011 year. More info can be found HERE , HERE, and below!
Yes - there will be multiple stories about robots. Robots in a sack race. Robots made by a witch. Robots on the Titanic. Who would want to miss that? If you must miss it, “That’s Weird, Grandma” returns on June 13, and “That’s Weird, Abuelita”, our new performance in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, begins June 24! Tickets for these shows can be purchased here.
