Noah Ginex and About Face in CWG Dec 2!
Posted by Julia on November 25, 2013
It’s hard to believe, but next Monday is the LAST performance of “Chicago’s Weird, Grandma.” We’ve had a great time working on stories with so many wonderful Chicago artists, and taking us out with a bang on December 2 are About Face Theatre and The Noah Ginex Puppet Company. Just who are these fine folks? Read on…
The Noah Ginex Puppet Company was started in 1994 by Noah Ginex as a way to make money doing shows at birthday parties around the neighborhood. Between 1996 and 2001, NGPC did a pretty good business with birthday shows, before graduating to building puppets and creatures for the Chicago theater scene, then videos, films, and commercials. Hey Noah, tell us about you and what it’s like to work with the Monkeys!
Pictured: Jameson and Noah Ginex
What is it like to collaborate with the BOM team?
Working w the Monkeys is a unique experience, because its a team of performers who are complete individuals and could carry a one person show easily, but when they are together, their one goal is to make everyone else in the scene look good. They are as genuinely wonderful and helpful as they are talented.
How did you choose the story you’ll be performing?
I picked the story we’re performing by imagining what I would want to see as an audience member. I also sent the options to my puppeteering partners Adam McAleavey and Taylor Bibat, and they both agreed immediately, without knowing what I had chosen.
If your company had a “special sauce” what would be in it?
If NGPC had a special sauce, it would be heavy on the ginger, sesame, korean barbecue, peanutey, basically every sauce available, with extra nuts, and probably some orange fur stuck in it. It might taste great, it might taste bad, but at least it’s sauce and we can eat it.
Thanks Noah! Next up…About Face Theatre!
Pictured: Scott Duff and Philip Dawkins
About Face Theatre creates exceptional, innovative, and adventurous plays to advance the national dialogue on gender and sexual identity, and to challenge and entertain audiences in Chicago, across the country, and around the world. Since its founding in 1995, the company has premiered more than 45 world premieres by writers and directors who have been recognized with several Tony Awards, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The MacArthur Fellowship and dozens of Joseph Jefferson Awards.
Scott Duff from About Face answered a few quick questions for us…
What is it like to collaborate with the BOM team?
Collaborating with BOM is like jumping into a ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese except much cleaner and the ball out is filled with galumphing baby gorillas. Pure joy and creativity.
How did you choose the story you’ll be performing?
Molly made us do it.
If About Face had a “special sauce” what would be in it?
I’m not sure what all of components are but there is definitely a whole lot of glitter in it with a smattering of bitter tears and belly fire.
Thanks fellas! Get your tickets here for Monday December 2, 8 p.m. at the Neo-Futurarium. And don’t worry, “That’s Weird, Grandma” returns on December 9 with the Holiday Round!