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Posted by Luke on January 3, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
You guys!
This is your last shot at seeing the TWG holiday show in all it’s sparkly glory before it gradually morphs into a non-holiday show.
This holiday season has witnessed the emergence of some new holiday classics:
Santa and Taco Bell!
The Time We Had a Snowball Fight!
A Girl That Wants to Eat Turkey But Cannot Reach!
And some beautiful classics e.g.
The Time I Ate a Christmas Ball
and
Monica’s Special Christmas Eve
Come for one last dose of holiday goodness, stay for that pose we strike at the end featuring all the major holiday traditions—- IN ONE TABLEAUX.
One tableaux, you guys!
The password for $2 off at the box office is “Rasputin”.
Here is the order of the plays:
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Posted by Luke on December 19, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
People. For the 12/20 and 12/27 shows, we’re adding even more holiday themed stories to the run. Consider all stops officially pulled out.
And they’re classics, these new stories.
The Time I Ate A Christmas Ball has almost certainly been in every holiday show since it was penned and adapted during W.’s first term. It’s our ‘Free Bird’, It’s our ‘Who’s on First’. It’s our ‘The Day I Stuck My Head in a Barstool’.
The other classic joining the run is only slightly less well known. I’ve put it in each holiday show I’ve directed because I love it. Last year I made my wife put it in the show when she was directing, because I wanted to sing it.
It is, of course, Untitled (Oh My God, I Found My Sister’s Friend)—the beautiful new year’s song where all is right with the world just before the ball drops.
Before you go, here is a picture of The Ultimate Snowball Warrior, portrayed by Curtis Williams.
If you haven’t seen this piece (The Time We Had a Snowball Fight), you must.
On Dec. 20 OR Dec. 27 say “Solid Man” at the box office and you will get $2 off your ticket price.
Running order with links below!
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Posted by Maggie on December 12, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
It’s the Holiday Round of That’s Weird, Grandma and the Monkeys are in the holiday spirit!
We started the day with an incredible spread of apple crisp, ham, bagels and coffee. All brought by our amazing cast members!
Not to mention the decor of our snack table, complete with a tree, presents and snowman napkins (maybe even a Snowman from Pluto)...
After a few snacks we jumped into reading all the new and wonderful stories from our authors. Here is Erick Dorris and NEW cast member Zoe Schwartz ready to bring some wonderful holiday characters to life.
Elizabeth Levy, our Program Director, just couldn’t wait to try on a new Holiday Hat!
Artistic Director, Luke Hatton, of course donning his reindeer gear, directs this amazing cast.
We can’t wait to see you at That’s Weird, Grandma’s: Holiday Round! Every Monday at 8pm.
Posted by Luke on December 12, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
The brand sparklin’ new cast of the HOLIDAY ROUND of TWG is attractive, talented and already in the holiday spirit. A while back, an informal tradition of having a snack table at rehearsals started wherein people bring munchies or baked goods to share. This morning for our 10am-1pm rehearsal Brandon, frequent provider of baked goods for the snack table, brought in a whole delicious ham! Erick brought pastrami, cheese, coffee, cookies and elaborate holiday decor. It was the best snack table we’ve ever had.
The ham was so delicious/distracting that I would wander over, starting picking at it and then think, “oh wait, I should probably be watching this show I’m directing.” For a moment, I understood the protagonist’s struggle in The Girl That Wants to Eat Turkey But Cannot Reach.
This holiday show is going to be one for the ages.
Celebration of Authors favorite, The Time We Had a Snowball Fight, is joining the (already powerhouse) run. A story from this year’s Avondale show Santa and Taco Bell also makes it’s premiere.
Many more new and instant classics are waiting to be experienced by YOU.
You simply must come.
$2 off at the box office when you say “The Big Prom”.
Stories in the show with links below!
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Posted by Luke on December 5, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
This week, largely due to the talents of resident advanced visual trickery consultant Matt Miller, TWG is able to present advanced visual trickery. The piece in question is entitled, What I Believe In, and it makes a persuasive case for investing in an “Up and Gone” (a teleportation device). I was in dire need of an Up and Gone this morning, for example, when I was running late for rehearsal. The Android app Taxi Magic proved to be the next best thing.
Anyway, we will also feature an adventure story this week where our own Ricky Harris attempts to survive a taxing overland journey and a bear mauling. This piece is entitled Ricky’s Travel.
This is the last show of this round. If, like me, you sometimes feel saturated in holiday schmaltz, you can come this week and see a lot of stories that DON’T have to do with the holidays, before they get replaced by stories that do.
Incentives abound.
One more! If you say ‘Ricky’s Travel’ to the box office people, they will not hand you an itinerary, but rather, two dollars.
Running order below.
See you above the funeral home!
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