Posted by Lacy on November 21, 2009
That's Weird Grandma
School Shows
After School Program
As Thanksgiving approaches, I look forward to the sights and sounds of the holiday season, including cheaply made electric lights, dried brush and trees, and unattended candles, all warming my 900-square-foot condo.
Speaking of mansions, perhaps this is a good time to take a look at instances of devastating housefires in both That’s Weird, Grandma and the very exciting Loyola Park After School Program show, BOTH happening Monday.
In Grandma, we have “The King and The Queen,” in which Miranda, the young queen, has a bad morning, after which she “went outside, put the mansion on fire, and left the mansion burning to flames.”
Well. Heavens.
In an untitled opus by Jaerell, making its debut at the Loyola Park show, the lead character Kenny arrives home after winning a cruise around the world, to find his luck has come to an abrupt end: “when the cruise was over, Kenny called a taxi driver but when he got into the taxi Kenny asked the address the taxi driver said the mansion was burned by people just by accident.”
People, people.
We MUST STOP BURNING our MANSIONS!
Sadly, neither character recovers from the disaster or resulting homelessness (second lesson: MAKE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPARE BEDROOMS) (OR AT LEAST A FUTON). The narrator from The King and The Queen informs us that Miranda “was on the street looking for money so since she didn’t have food so she died,” while over at Loyola Park, “Kenny was shocked he became homeless by the next 100 days Kenny died of heart attack Kenny was 63 years old. Fin.”
Sixty-three. So young. And Miranda was only 25. Cry, cry, monkeys. Cry.
So, what have we learned?
Fire leads to starvation and cardiac arrest.
Kenny’s story has a surprisingly artistic/european end. Or maybe Jaerell was suddenly thinking about sharks?
Food for thought this Thanksgiving, friends. I’ll mull it over while I decorate a fire extinguisher and arrange garlands attractively around our newly installed sprinkler system.
Posted by Luke on November 15, 2009
That's Weird Grandma
Boom!
There are some new and beautiful pieces going into the show this week.
First we have “Big Things” describing many, well, big things. E.g. “Your imagination is big because you can think of many great ideas.”
Also, the poem is staged in a really awesome way with stellar prop design by our own Dixie Uffelman.
The second piece going into the show also features Ms. Uffelman and Ms. Elizabeth Levy.
Rather than try to put into words the intricacies of “Untitled (Setting:Library)”, let’s just show you a picture:
Come to the Neo-Futurarium on Monday night at 8pm to see these beauties! (and many more).
Buy tickets here!
Full running order (with updated links!) belooooooow.
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Posted by Luke on November 9, 2009
That's Weird Grandma
Whoa. It’s a whole new round, whole new cast, whole new running order!
SIX new stories are going into the show this week.
You’re gonna see some real winners here-
1. Superheroes- It’s a battle between “?” and “!”
2. Spider Monkeys- a rousing musical number. “Web was on people.”
3. The Three Friends- 3 old men show everyone who’s king of the neighborhood, then go to the park to bask in the glory.
4. My Dad at the Panda Express- See what happens when Montell’s father’s Orange Chicken order takes too long to arrive…
5. Untitled (a girl named silver)- One of Silver’s powers is bequeathing short names to people!
6. Turn Back the Clocks- it’s an all-out new-age house jam!
See you at the plays! Buy tickets here.
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Posted by Luke on November 1, 2009
That's Weird Grandma
Avid & Casual Blog Readers,
Last chance to see this particularly attractive and talented cast before they go away…
AND, even though Halloween is over, it’s not too late to score some WICKED Halloween prizes (the adjective, not the musical) after TWG.
Would you like a fuzzy ghost sticker? Perhaps a mummy rubber ducky?…
Also, this is it. No doubt about it. The LAST performance of Tiny Door in the Back of My Closet before it is gone from the show!
The new story this week concerns a fictitious famous singer named Clare who must dress in man’s clothes to hide from her fans. It’s the only way.
See you there!! 8pm. Neo-Futurarium. You will like it.
Buy tickets hur.
Full running order below!
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Posted by Luke on October 25, 2009
That's Weird Grandma
Avid & Casual Blog Readers,
We’re really starting to pack the show with Halloween goodness.
And last week’s Halloween prizes were just the beginning!
The new stories coming into the show are:
1. When a Tiger Turned Bad - The good tiger, Luther, is turned to the dark side by the bad lion, Martin. (Not a Halloween story, exactly, but a great morality tale)
2. Teenager Girl & Pumpkin - a teenager girl puts make-up AND lipstick on a begrudging pumpkin!
See it.
tickets available here.
Full running order after the jump.
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