Posted by Lacy on October 17, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Touring Performances
I remember when Mike Tutaj’s iconic adaptation of “The Dog Was Dead” first showed up in That’s Weird, Grandma. We could not believe the audience response.
Well, that’s a lie. We could believe it, because, come on. It was awesome.
The response, nevertheless, was unprecedented. Every week it got the most votes! And so it outlasted every other story in the show, staying in week after week, month after month. In December we did it wearing Santa hats. For Valentines Day we wore headbands with little heart antennae. In the summer we took it to Theater on the Lake. We finally retired it from the show - against the weekly vote landslide! - thinking that nothing would ever have that kind of staying power again.
And then… came “Magical Place.”
And it started all over again.
In fact, “Magical Place” is so darn popular, did you know that it’s the theme of Fancy Schmancy Benefit this year?
Did you know that this Friday night at Fancy Schmancy, you will see an unprecedented and extra-fancy presentation of “Magical Place?”
And most of all, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS???
It means that both “Magical Place” and “The Dog Was Dead” are in the Monday night show right now.
Holy vote explosion! Which one will get the most votes? Will it be the German expressionist fury of The Dog Was Dead? Or the sickening glee of Magical Place?
Well.
Hold on to your silly hat.
It might not be either one, because last week a new story showed up on the scene. And when the votes were all tallied, it blew The Dog Was Dead right out of the water. BJ’s aptly entitled “Dialogue: Suspense Thriller” took last week by storm.
So make sure to come this week, so you can decide for yourself which one deserves to reclaim (or ascend!) the throne!
Warning: Dialogue: Suspense Thriller already has a head start.
Check out That’s Weird, Grandma on Monday as a tasty appetizer to the Monkey feast that is Fancy Schmancy Benefit on Friday!
(You did know about Fancy Schmancy, didn’t you? It’s the special coupon code of the week.)
Runlist and stories below!
The Lost Gameboy
The Reporter and the Crazy Vets
The Day I Found Out I Had Ghost
The Shark that Chops
W-I-A-R-D
DOG by Flome, New Field
The Badest Day Ever
Dialogue - Suspense Thriller
Chair Argument (untitled)
Grannies lean like a cholo
Magical Place
Untitled (I am normal too)
Where I’m From (Underwater)
Cheerleaders
Daisy & Jimmy
The Dog Was Dead
Batman Saves the World
Posted by Luke on October 11, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Woo Hoo!
New round of Columbus Day TWG goodness opens tonight.
Come see JFK meet his tragic end, despite the emphatic warning of a Whopper Jr!
Or come to witness two spooky classics- the tale of the Rocking Chair and The Day I Found Out I Had Ghost.
Password for $2 off at the box office is “I HAVE GHOST”.
Be at it.
Runlist and stories below!
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Posted by Luke on October 3, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Sometimes in Barrel of Monkeys we throw around the term “new piece with words and movement.” Often we give an award at the end of the school year for “best new piece with words and movement” when someone has devised some new physical theater-y piece that’s sort of hard to describe or put in a box.
These pieces can be bizarre or exciting, as is the case with this week’s new story, Where I’m From (Underwater).
So, I will not try to describe it….you’ll just have to come see it or…experience it? It’s more of an experience.
Also this is the LAST show of this round, so many great pieces may vanish next week due to cast turnover.
Grannies Lean Like a Cholo??????
If you haven’t seen this one yet, you’ll wanna come this Monday! It MIGHT be it’s last week. I don’t know. I won’t be in charge of those decisions next week, Lacy will. But she has a phobia of rapping grandmas*, so I wouldn’t count on it sticking around….
It will all be glorious. You should stop in.
$2 off at the box office by simply saying “Starfish”.
Show list with story links below.
*unsubstantiated
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Posted by Luke on September 26, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Okay, the voting last week made it clear that the grandma did a little too much farting in the show, so we’ve scaled it back. She’s still makes one appearance, but not three. I think it’s more balanced this way.
Still gracing the stage this week are runaway favorites The Dog was Dead and Grannies Lean Like a Cholo.
New and sweet additions to the show this week include:
The Lost Gameboy- a timeless classic where David journeys all over school for his prized possession.
Untitled (I am normal too)- a compilation of arguments by deaf students from the AG Bell program about how they’d like to be perceived.
AND
Vampire or Not?- a dialogue between “3 good queens, and 2 evil Kings, and 2 men.” (and a vampire)
Come on up the stairs at the Neo-Futurarium to witness the greatness!
Password for $2 off at the box office is “Gameboy”.
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Posted by Luke on September 19, 2010
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
This show is off to the races and off the hook.
Did we mention that The Dog was Dead is in the show?
Another new piece that was a hit in Celebration of Authors two years ago is joining the run. It has one of my favorite titles, partly because the connection between the title and the story remains a beautiful mystery to me. That title is I am the President of the Map. The thesis of the piece is I Believe the World will be a Girly Place. So whether you want to call it I am the President of the Map or I Believe the World Will Be a Girly Place it’s funny either way.
You can read the story from the list below.
We will also be putting in a true story called Bowling where a baby has remarkable bowling skills for a baby.
The password to receive $2 off at the box office, which you can also think of as a free double espresso, give or take a few cents, will be “Girly Place”.
Say “girly place” and your ticket is 8 dollars. EIGHT DOLLARS?! That’s a crazy insane deal.
Come join the fun!
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