Posted by Oona on February 13, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Happy Valentine’s Day, BOM lovers! We have some terrific stories in today’s 2pm show to help commemorate the holiday about which so many are ambivalent. “Today I Am So Mad” is a cool acrostic piece about the challenges of staying upbeat in the face of rejection. “I Am A Vampire This Valentine’s Day” offers the under-represented perspective of those whose first love is blood. And “Kissing is Nasty” is a crowd pleaser whether or not you still believe in cooties.
Full running order after the jump!
For $2 off at the box office, use the password “chocolate.”
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Posted by Oona on February 5, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Friends, as I was just telling the cast, I am inappropriately excited for this matinee round of TWG.
Why? I’m glad you asked?
1. I’ve managed to wrest the directing baton from Luke’s iron grip. Ha HA! Soon the world will be mine, all MINE! At least for the month of February.
2. We have a small but mighty cast of ringers.
3. The matinees always bring in a ton of kids, and we love kids! And their parents! And their uncles and aunts, grandparents, friends, neighbors, and strange awkward cousins.
The matinee round is, famously, always a bit of a scramble. Basically our actors are asked to show up at the theatre, learn a story, and then perform it about an hour later. It takes hard work and a healthy dose of optimism, both of which our company members have in spades- thank goodness, or we’d be up a creek. Or should I say up one of the many streets that have yet to be plowed? From the snowstorm. Remember when there was that snowstorm?
ANYHOO, some gems staying in from last round, and a great mix of stories joining the runlist, including some oldies but goodies and some new classics. Come check it out!
Say “Monkeys eating Maggots” at the door for $2 off your ticket. Running order after the jump!
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Posted by Luke on January 24, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
The Monkeys are taking a two week break.
Do not come to the theater this Monday or next Monday. You will be sad.
But! We will return on Sunday 2/6 at 2pm with a smashing run of matinees! Stay tuned!
Posted by Luke on January 16, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
In this week’s episode: Can our trusty author write the TWG blog with his son on his lap???
The Day I Pulled a Muscle is joining the run. It is about a mother/son Pokemon game that gets aggressive.
Whoops, he’s pulling at the power cord!...
From the Berger Park Words @ Play Program, Casey wrote a wonderfully silly poem called Red Rocket Ships. Jason Sperling made it into a song. It’s a zinger. It has maggots, monkeys and a forgetful fast-food employee.
Now he wants that stack of bills!?
Come see this last stupendous show of the round before we go dark for two weeks! (And then return in matinee form.) You will LIKE it.
White Out in the mouth???
Say “Pokemon” at the door for $2 off your ticket.
Mom is awake! What’s this, she’s coming to pick up the baby!!! Hooray!
Running order below w/ lynx.
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Posted by Luke on January 10, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
...by popular demand.
Come see the Monster try everything to try to scare moviegoers.
With only tonight and next Monday left for this round, it may be a brief encore for the Monster. So, see it now!
Also joining the run this week are:
Butterflies and the Sad Wedding - Juliet’s wedding with butterflies is disrupted by robbers!
and
The Worried Dog (dialogue)- the Dog takes a big chance by using the persons’ bathroom!
Be there for all the hilarity.
$2 off at the box office by saying “Elizabeth Taylor”.
Here is the order of plays-
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