tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21538883376683144582024-03-13T05:53:36.456-05:00Bite and Smile with Joe Janessatire, social commentary, sketch comedy, writing, stuffJoe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.comBlogger1049125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-40452075318895185302012-11-02T08:50:00.003-05:002012-11-02T08:51:44.034-05:00Never say Macbeth in a theatre classroom.<div style="text-align: center;">
For the past five weeks I have been very busy directing an amazing cast in creating an original one-act under the influence of Macbeth. More specifically, the curse of The Scottish Play. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Charcoal CY";">Directed by Joe Janes<br />
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Written and Performed by<br />
Terrence Carey, Bill O’Connor, Patrick Delaney, Jenna Ebersberger, Shoshannah
Frankel, Ryan Hake, Caitlin Linden, Carl Andre McGee II, Noelle Prete, Kimberly
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Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-13626124754476901132012-08-23T07:16:00.001-05:002012-08-23T07:16:12.599-05:00Seven Deadly Plays Opens!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I had an interesting week. Last Thursday, I took on the project of writing in and about places that have an element of danger to them. Why? Well, for fun, but let me give you the teacher-y angle. In writing classes, I really hate it when a student doesn't declare where a scene is taking place. "It can take place anywhere!" Sure, it can. But why not take the opportunity to place it in a compelling place that affects and heightens the scene? A pick-up scene in a park may not have the same oomph as a pick-up scene taking place in a fallout shelter. And while some really outstanding scenes can take place in a restaurant, living room or office, I wanted to explore new territory. It was also an opportunity to see how starting with a location affects the writing. And it did. All seven plays are very distinct. In every locale, I felt like a journalist looking for the story that wanted to be told. <br />
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How dangerous were the places I visited?<br />
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Allow me to rank them from most to least threatening to my physical well-being.<br />
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1) The Damen Silos - Easily top of the list. This place has been abandoned. The only safety measures is a chain link fence to keep your ass out. It's dusty, crumbling, dark, dank and very, very tall. We climbed up the inside of a silo to get to the top of one building. This was a straight up vertical climb in the dark. Once on top of that building, there are silo opening and chutes all over the place. One ill-planned step, and you take the express route back. We crossed an overpass built to connect it to a taller building. From there we went three stories up to the top on an external fire escape with steps missing. It was quite the workout. The only injury was banging my head on concrete as I tried to crawl out of the basement through a hole that has eroded in the side of the building. Still tender where the button on top of my ball cap tried to embed itself in my skull.<br />
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2) John's Tree - We had two venues fall through during the week. One of them was the bell tower at St. James Cathedral. They had some legal concerns about safety that just wasn't handled in time. Our last minute solution was a suggestion by the director, John "Screeching Weasel' Pierson. We climbed the tree in his front yard. I jumped at this because I literally had the thought about two weeks ago that I really wanted to climb a tree. I haven't done it in decades and I loved it as a kid. He has a great tree in his front yard, so that's where we went. And it was fun! But also high and I was relying on my less-than-stellar climbing skills.<br />
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3) Todd's Van - Ton McNeely offered up a ride in the back of his 1999 Mercury Villager as he drove around downtown Chicago. Sounded interesting and offbeat to me. Once we were in the van, I did have a moment of disappointment thinking it just wasn't dangerous enough. Then we got pursued by an angry driver downtown trying to pass us on a busy street. We almost doored a cab and hit a woman when she opened the cab door into traffic. The best part was when we went on Lower Wacker and got lost in the construction and ended up on a site. The van bottomed out at one point and Todd's poor Villager started overheating. We ended earlier than expected so Todd could cautiously get his van back to Indiana.<br />
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4) Bachelors Grove Cemetery - The cemetery itself, while creepy, was not at all dangerous and we never saw any spooky shenanigans. However, getting there and back was a task. We parked south of the cemetery and had to walk through 20-30 minutes of thick woods to get there. We saw some coyotes that left us alone. The main threat to our well-being were thorns and burrs. We were covered with those freaking burrs. Lots of scratches on arms and legs from this one.<br />
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5) Speedboat - The first adventure was on Seadog Speedboat cruises off of Navy Pier. To be honest, I felt perfectly safe. They are very professional and it was a lot of fun. We also had jets flying over in preparation for the Air and Water Show. So, really, there was only the potential for danger because of all the elements in place - water, speed, low-flying jets.<br />
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6) Urban Farm - One of the first places we decided to go to for me to write was Englewood. Essentially, the shooting mecca of Chicago. My girlfriend works for Growing Home which has an urban farm there. Growing Home is a wonderful, beautiful place. The people are super friendly. The places that surround it also look like cute little homes and we saw kids playing in their front yards. It was everything BUT the preconceived notions I had of Englewood. Getting there was slightly more dangerous. I had to wait 20 minutes for a bus at the redline Garfield stop. Had a guy there ask me if I was a cop. I laughed and he left me alone. I got on the wrong bus and went in the wrong direction and got a tour of some very depressed neighborhoods. I was going to get off the bus and cross the street to catch one going in the right direction and my fellow passengers recommended I NOT do that. Just stay on the bus until it goes where I want.<br />
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7) Funhouse - This was a result of another venue that dropped out at the last minute. We were all set for the Chicago Children's Museum. It was to be the one goofy location. Show me writing in the ball pit (Excuse me, Dino Pit, it's filled with dinosaur eggs. Not balls.), show me writing amongst kids running around, etc. Somewhere way up the chain of command, someone got wind of it and decided we were not the kind of folk they wanted hanging out around kids. Understandable. Will Clinger was with me. That guy is a jerk to children. Literally, fifteen minutes before I was scheduled to meet some of the actors there, I went to the Funhouse Maze at Navy Pier and they could not have been more friendly and inviting. And, you know, that maze is pretty cool.<br />
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The last script went out to the director last night around 11pm. They are going to work on it all day and perform it tonight with all the other pieces. <br />
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The show opens tonight. We have an incredible crew.<br />
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Directors<span itemprop="description">: Jason Fleece, Cody Spellman, Cassie Ahiers, Brian Posen, Michael Carnow, Morgan McNaught and John Pierson</span><br />
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Geller, Rebecca Loeser, Ruth Bistrow, Jenni Button, Alee Spadoni,
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<span itemprop="description">Produced by the incomparable Don Hall. </span><br />
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<span itemprop="description">Shows are tonight, Friday, Saturday at 8pm. Sunday at 5pm. All at The Strawdog - Mainstage (Yay! Air conditioning.) </span><span itemprop="description">3829 N. Broadway between Sheridan and Grace. Easy to get to by bus or L - Sheridan. Parking on the street. Tickets are only ten bucks and available on-line at <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/265713">http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/265713</a> or at the door.</span><span itemprop="description"> </span>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-48623202879626685312012-08-16T06:59:00.000-05:002012-08-16T06:59:49.917-05:00Seven Deadly Playces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The project kicks off today!</div>
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I will be at Navy Pier at 2pm to hop on board a speedboat and start writing the first 10-minute play for Jason Fleece and his cast. I'll post pictures later today. Thank you Juliana Brecher and <a href="http://www.seadogcruises.com/Chicago/speedboat-lake-tour?src=google&loc=seadog&ad=navypier&gclid=CMmE7KaK7LECFQRrKgodh3IA6Q" target="_blank">Seadog Speedboat Tours</a> for the hook-up!Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-54162965364378518652012-08-13T08:23:00.002-05:002012-08-13T08:25:37.635-05:00It's coming...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For more information, for <a href="http://wneptheater.org/2012/08/seven-deadly-plays-written-in-seven-dangerous-places/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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I haven't posted in so long because I'm a dork. I changed the template and in the process somehow eliminated a sign-in link. I locked myself out of my own blog! I'm not exactly sure how I got in, so I figure I better post something while I can.<br />
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What's happening?<br />
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I recently wrapped up participating in a playwrighting competition for <a href="http://thefineprinttheatre.org/" target="_blank">Fine Print Theatre Company</a>. Didn't win, but we made it to the finals. It's a rock musical called <i>Senioritis</i> that I am writing with Pete Ficht, a friend of mine from college. The competition turned out to be a great way to kick us into gear. <br />
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For July, I will continue to work on that and today I am going to take a crack at a script for <a href="http://www.wildclawtheatre.com/wc_html/deathscribe12_submissions.html" target="_blank">Deathscribe</a>. I love horror, but I find it very difficult to write. The problems I run into are similar to problems many people run into with writing comedy. Everything's already been done. How can I make this interesting and scary? It also must be written for radio, which comes with its own set of challenges. A common mistake people make is creating a dialogue heavy piece. As in stage and film, a ton of dialogue and little action runs the risk of being very boring. Radio is a visual medium. It's about painting vivid pictures in people's heads that tell a story. I have half a kernel of an idea that I will see if I still like by the end of the day.<br />
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The next big thing is... <i>Seven Deadly Plays</i>. Don Hall and I have had many conversation about how to follow-up <i>365 Sketches</i> and <i>50 Plays</i>. I have fallen in love with tight deadlines and wanted to emulate many of the 24-Hour projects I have participated in. I also wanted to challenge myself on where I write and see how environment can affect content. Thus, <i>Seven Deadly Plays</i>. Each ten minute play will be written in a day by me on my iPad in a potentially dangerous location. Some spots we've tossed around are the ferris wheel at Navy Pier, a sewage treatment plant, the shark tank at Shedd, on a street corner in Englewood, observation deck at Sears Tower. If you have any suggestions, please post them in the comments section. Would love to have a bigger list to whittle down. Each short play will also use that location for its setting. <br />
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We open Thursday, August 23rd on the mainstage (air conditioned!) of <a href="http://www.strawdog.org/" target="_blank">The Strawdog Theatre</a>. Eight days out, I will start writing the first play. That means the first group will have a week to put their play together and the last brave group will have the day of opening night. As in many of the <i>50 Plays</i>, the director and cast for each play will be predetermined and I will be writing a piece for them.<br />
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We also might be doing a latenight series that week in Hugen Hall. If we're able to do something, it will either be drawing from monologues from <i>365</i> and <i>50</i> or more workshopping of <i>Seniroitis</i>. Or both.<br />
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I'll keep you updated, assuming I don't lock myself out of my blog, again. Hope you can make it to the shows. <br />
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A perfect flower, in the world of botany, has both stamens and carpels.</div>
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The stamen is the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, also known as the male part.</div>
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A perfect flower can go fuck itself.</div>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-17016306515298730012012-04-04T12:19:00.001-05:002012-04-04T12:19:39.644-05:00Kidnapping My Best FriendThis is a story I told recently at <a href="http://www.thismuchistruechicago.com/" target="_blank">This Much Is True</a>. A great storytelling event held at the <a href="http://hopleaf.com/" target="_blank">Hopleaf</a> once a month. Get there early, it fills up fast and is often standing room only. The night I was there was no different. There were even people seated behind the storytellers, thus the reference to my bottom. Enjoy.<br />
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Robot vs. Dinosaur's new show opens TONIGHT!</div>
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Like the Horsehead Nebula poised over Orion’s nether-regions, Robot vs.
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Been a long time since I updated the ol' blog, so here's a bit of a round-up of what I have been up to.<br />
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- I have two shows opening this week! One is a very funny Writing 6 show I directed Fridays at 7:30pm in the de MAAT at Second City. It's called <i>Ground Control To Planet Keith</i>. You can get info on it by clicking <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/training/chicago/performances/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <a href="http://www.chicagosketchfest.com/" target="_blank">Chicago Sketchfest</a> starts this week. You can see me in a show I co-wrote, Robot vs. Dinosaur's <i>Pretty From A Distance</i>. It's this coming Saturday at 7pm in the Thrust Theater. One show only. You can get ticket info <a href="http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/stage773/eventcalendar?v=0&i=0&g=0&g2=0&m=1&y=2012" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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- I just got back from a two-week vacation where my girlfriend and I logged over 3400 miles driving. We visited a lot of family and friends. We went from Chicago to Clarksville, Tennessee to Nashville to Orlando to Lake Worth, Florida to Elkin, North Carolina to Scranton, Pennsylvania to Streetsboro, Ohio to Port Clinton, Ohio back to Chicago. Aside from meeting many great people and reconnecting with family, highlights included spending a day at Disneyworld and park hopping - Disney Hollywood to Epcot to The Magic Kingdom. And while it sucked to have our drive disrupted by snow and ice, we did spend the night in the Presidential Suite of a Holiday Inn Express in Streetsboro, Ohio. It was the first time I got to use my AARP discount! The hot tub in the bedroom was worth the extra dollars. Best night of sleep I had our whole trip. Stopping in Elkin was also an added bonus. We stayed at a friend's mother's house. It was gorgeous. They fed us well, too, and turned us on to a local winery where we bought some Booger Swamp White wine. How could we not buy that? The absolute best thing about the trip, though, is that my girlfriend and I still love each other. In spite of my occassional donning of grumpypants after some long hauls on the road.<br />
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- I have another 10-Minute Play class starting this Saturday at 1pm at <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/training/" target="_blank">The Second City Training Center</a>. There are still a few slots left. You can get more info by clicking <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/training/chicago/coursecatalog/279/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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- I have been busy writing a one-act play for a cool WNEP project that will be in the spring and the wheels are turning for another 365 Sketches/50 Plays type of event for June. <br />
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- With all the writing projects I have, I just don't update this ol' blog as much anymore. For more consistent info from me, follow me on Twitter and Instagram, joejanes1065, or subscribe to my Facebook page. <br />
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- Happy New Year. May it be full of health, happiness and all kinds of blow jobs - emotional and physical. <br />
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Classes start THIS Saturday (October 29th) and there are still slots left. <br />
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What is the difference between a 5-minute sketch and a 10-minute
play? That extra four minutes means everything in this course that will
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During this 8 week course, students will...<br />
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<br />Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-3360087394434817122011-09-14T08:19:00.000-05:002011-09-14T08:19:32.797-05:00I Believe...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...that the biggest issue facing our country right now is doing what it takes to put Americans to work and restoring the middle class. As long as politicians can be bought by corporations, that's not likely to happen.<br />
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...that, while the idea that one should set aside a day for rest resides
primarily in superstitions and myth, it's still a pretty freakin' good
idea. (Straight from the <a href="http://donhall.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-believe_14.html">AWG</a>. I wholeheartedly agree. I take Sundays off.)<br />
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...that threats of physical violence are worthless and when, on that rare occasion carried out, are weak. <br />
<br />...that shit gets real when teenagers are shot in one's neighborhood a few blocks from where one lives.<br />
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...that one should question what one believes. Did you earn that belief or did you buy (swallow) it without question? Question everything. Even yourself. Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-13473026780057013412011-08-18T11:45:00.001-05:002011-08-18T11:45:39.187-05:00Schedule Change for 50 Plays August 20th!<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">August 20</b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Derek Is An Asshole – Jeff Bouthiette</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Scratch’d – Hank Boland</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">The Saddest vacant Lot In The World – Jay Steigmann</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Burka Betty - Kyra Lewandowski</p>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-76484130879273060542011-08-10T05:28:00.003-05:002011-08-16T10:48:03.977-05:00ONLY THREE SHOWS LEFT!!! <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;" >(The Best of) 50 Plays by Joe Janes</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:22.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;" >ONLY THREE SHOWS LEFT!!!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-no-proof:yes">
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<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:center" align="center">(Dana Black in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Berka Betty</i>)</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;" >“Silly. Bizarre. Violent. Provocative.”</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;" > – The Chicago Reader</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:black;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Donny's Skybox Theater @ Second City, 1608 N. Wells, 4th Floor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:black;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center" align="center"><a name="_GoBack"></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;" >Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. – August 20, 27 and September 3</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;" >$13.00 General Admission</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;" >$10.00 for Students</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;" >$8.00 for Students of the Second City Training Center</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;" >Go to </span><a href="http://www.secondcity/"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;color:blue;" >www.secondcity</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;" >.com for on-line sales or purchase at the door</span></p> Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-21247279181982170882011-08-02T20:53:00.002-05:002011-08-02T20:57:38.344-05:00(The Best Of) 50 Plays - Reader Review<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Brian Costello from <a href="http://www.chicagoreader.com">The Chicago Reader</a> came to our opening night.<br /><br />Here are some quotes...<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"silly, bizarre, violent, and provocative"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"...the pieces showcase Janes's willingness to take risks of all kinds."</span></span><br /><br />You can read the rest of the review <a href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-best-of-50-plays/Event?oid=4343217">HERE.</a><br /></div>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-57842541327319186712011-08-02T20:03:00.005-05:002011-08-02T20:45:35.747-05:00Twilight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWVB8MKp_w0/Tjil9RWkGwI/AAAAAAAABLM/b9Md6A9M4NA/s1600/twilight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWVB8MKp_w0/Tjil9RWkGwI/AAAAAAAABLM/b9Md6A9M4NA/s400/twilight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636437405702822658" border="0" /></a><br />It is not unusual for me to read a book long after its been published or not see a movie until it comes to DVD (or, now, streaming on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Netflix</span>). This is especially so if it is something that is wildly popular. Seems the more popular it is, the less interested I am. Maybe this goes back to my general attitude in high school, which applied mostly to other students and Top 40 music. If everybody likes it, I probably won't.<br /><br />Once in a writing class I was teaching, I had a student who wrote a parody of <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span>. It was clear she had not read the book. Even though I hadn't either, she just wasn't able to address some of the logic issues I was having. My advice to her, and I stand by this, is that if you want to poke fun at something, you have to know it well. Read the book. The first film had yet to be made. Read the book, then write the scene. She cursed me, read the book, cursed me some more, and wrote a very funny scene poking fun at the over-the-top soap opera antics of Stephenie Meyer's <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span>.<br /><br />Had I given that advice to me, I simply would have written something else and skip the pain of reading a 500-page book about dreamy vampires in love. My resistance to the book is also rooted in my love and affection for <span style="font-style: italic;">Buffy, the Vampire Slayer</span>. High school. Vampires. Been there. Loved it. Don't spoil it for me. I once almost watched the first <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span> film. I'm a whore for free preview weekends on cable. However, I almost always have bad timing for them and hardly ever see anything I really want. <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span> was on. I left it on while I did other things. Pretty sure I followed the story pretty well, too, with only a few glances at the screen.<br /><br />I know I did, because I recently read the book. On a challenge. This isn't a story about how I have been turned around and am now a fan. Far from it. However, I do have a different appreciation for it. Considered in the right context, it's actually a really enticing book. Weighed as a book for adults? Keep it away from my bookshelves, please. It's sort of like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rebecca</span> Black's debut music video <span style="font-style: italic;">Friday</span>. It's horrible. But when you consider she's barely in her mid-teens, well, then, that's a pretty damn impressive video, don't you think?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span> is a book written for young adults. That's the section I found it in after overcoming my embarrassment to ask the store clerk to help me find it. This book is not for grown-ups. You want grown-up literary vampires, hit up Anne Rice. These are vampires written for teens. Specifically, teenage girls. This book hits its target. Not me. It's also written in the first person of Bella, the smart, but klutzy girl who doesn't realize how good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lookin</span>' she is until all the boys at her new school fall all over themselves to meet her. All of them, except the broody Edward. Who can sometimes be nice. It reads like her diary. It's like peeking in on her most intimate thoughts, something her glistening mind-reading vampire boyfriend can't even do. It's made to stir the loins of young girls. Not my much older, hairier loins.<br /><br />This book is not for me. It's for teenage girls. Or the teenage girl in you. For me to bitch about its existence is ridiculous. It was not designed with middle-aged bald guys in mind. For me to complain about it is like me lamenting about <span style="font-style: italic;">Sesame Street</span> being condescending to adults or <span style="font-style: italic;">Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood</span> failure to show an adult male perspective.<br /><br />Now, I have read books for young adults that I enjoy. They do exist. But whether I enjoy them or not is moot. What matters is if the target audience enjoys it. Clearly, my <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span> book knows who it wants turning its pages.<br /><br />So, if you're an awkward, but smart and somewhat pretty teenage girl, you'll probably really enjoy this book or the film. If you are not, watch <span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Daybreakers</span></span>. Good vampire movie. The kind where vampires actually kill people.Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-84148573519542694442011-07-26T07:58:00.000-05:002012-07-09T09:26:32.892-05:00Opens Saturday!<br />Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-9323379238824833302011-07-22T12:35:00.002-05:002011-07-22T12:39:27.680-05:00(The Best Of) 50 Plays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s0PZvUVHhVk/Tim1su0YNRI/AAAAAAAABK8/kOYDUtd03tg/s1600/Bestof50.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s0PZvUVHhVk/Tim1su0YNRI/AAAAAAAABK8/kOYDUtd03tg/s400/Bestof50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632232589090108690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This looks like it will be the shows that will be representing "50 Plays" during our run at the Skybox. Your opportunity to see some of the shows you missed or see some of the ones you liked again. Click on the "50 Plays" image at the top of the right hand column for tickets and info.<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">50 Plays Skybox Shows</span></span><br /></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;">July 30</span><br />A Love That Lasts Forever – Jen Ellison<br />Baby Blue Sedan – Cody Spellman<br />Four Men – Jason Fleece<br />Burka Betty – Kyra Lewandowski<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">August 6</span><br />Suddenly Stupid – George Lyons<br />Peter Pain – Dina Klahn<br />Baby Blue Sedan – Cody Spellman<br />Beat Noir – Bina Martin<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">August 13</span><br />Breakfast with Burt and Birdie – Rebekah Walendzak<br />The Machine Breaks Down– Don Hall<br />Scratch’d– Hank Boland<br />Mango Mouth– Emily Darlington Cooke<br />Burka Betty - Kyra Lewandowski<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">August 20</span><br />The Saddest vacant Lot In The World – Jay Steigmann<br />Butterfly Jar – Sydney Chatman<br />Derek Is An Asshole – Jeff Bouthiette<br />Burka Betty - Kyra Lewandowski<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">August 27</span><br />Moving Box – Rob Colletti<br />Violent Femmes - Leitia Guillard<br />Belmont – Hank Hilbert<br />Rover from Dover – Rich Cotovsky<br />Burka Betty - Kyra Lewandowski<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sept 3</span><br />Moving Box – Rob Colletti<br />Express Yourself – Cassie Ahiers<br />Hogan’s Real Piesca – Megan Smith<br />Burka Betty - Kyra LewandowskiJoe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-85555897172683201892011-07-01T06:50:00.004-05:002011-07-01T07:07:50.213-05:00Next<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kwy6SMrAN6Q/Tg237-5zMyI/AAAAAAAABKs/01qLtpDS3zY/s1600/251125_10100439156358939_844524_58046188_3598100_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kwy6SMrAN6Q/Tg237-5zMyI/AAAAAAAABKs/01qLtpDS3zY/s400/251125_10100439156358939_844524_58046188_3598100_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624353750781211426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Dana Black in "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Burka</span> Betty" directed by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kyra</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Lewandowski</span> which will be in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Skybox</span> shows.<br />Photo by Stephanie Douglass)</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">50 Plays</span> went well. For an event that crammed 50 directors and their casts (of over 200) into two weekends at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Strawdog's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hugen</span> Hall, things could not have gone better. Next up will be the <span style="font-style: italic;">(The Best of) 50 Plays</span> at Second City's <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/training/chicago/performances/">Donny's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Skybox</span></a> July 30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span>- Sept 3rd. Saturdays at 7:30pm.<br /><br />Many people asked me how this compared to <span style="font-style: italic;">365 Sketches</span>. Both had their challenges. <span style="font-style: italic;">365 </span>was certainly more grueling. The writing process was more grueling, at times, and when we presented the shows they were over 11 consecutive nights, including midnight shows on Friday and Saturdays. We were pretty loopy by the end of it. <span style="font-style: italic;">50 Plays</span> had its technical and logistical challenges simply because we bumped up from 26 directors to 50 and the number of actors increased. Scheduling techs and shows was a small nightmare. Creating theme-based evenings got thrown out the window quickly because there were too many scheduling conflicts to juggle. We (and by "we" I mean "I") screwed up scheduling the shows and it wasn't caught until we were between weekends. This resulted in an encore performance of <span style="font-style: italic;">Baby Blue Sedan</span> on the second Thursday and the addition of <span style="font-style: italic;">Belmont</span> to the second weekend's Friday 8pm show. It's all good, though. Both were great shows. I hope you get to catch some of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Skybox</span> shows.<br /><br />Don has a nice summation of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Strawdog</span> weekends on his blog. Click<a href="http://donhall.blogspot.com/2011/07/friday-roundup-buzz-and-woody-will-kick.html"> here</a>.Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-15768647423392351802011-06-25T10:33:00.005-05:002011-06-25T11:14:23.751-05:0050 Plays - June 25, 2011 10:30pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O9q3w9HfPgM/TgYECf5F5XI/AAAAAAAABKk/YZRJ_WgI6pA/s1600/e70c_electronic_butterfly_in_a_jar_anim.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O9q3w9HfPgM/TgYECf5F5XI/AAAAAAAABKk/YZRJ_WgI6pA/s400/e70c_electronic_butterfly_in_a_jar_anim.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622185625785853298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The final five. No cylons were harmed during this prouction.<br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, June 25 10:30pm</span></span><br /></div> <span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hogan's Real Piesca</span> – director: Megan A. Smith – cast: Bekki Anderson, Kurt Lewis, Dustin Levell, Bruce Phillips. Special Thanks to Joe for letting us play, Chris LaPorte, PlayingInPeoria.org</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Derek Is An Asshole</span> – director: Jeff Bouthiette – cast: <span style="">Allen Doederlein and Maria Margaglione</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style=""><br /></span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"> </p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Violent Femme</span>s – director: Letitia Guillard – cast: Shannon Bracken, Emily Harpe, Maria Burnham, Christine Harrison. Fight design - Dustin Spence</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Butterfly Jar</span> – director: Sydney Chatman – cast: Victoria Caciopoli (a member of Actor's Equity), Antoine Pierre Whitfield</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Steampunk Moonstomp</span> – director: Rebecca Langguth – cast: <span style="color:black;">Kim Boler, John Sundholm, Audery Naomi Smith</span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="color:black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="color:black;"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:black;">The Directors</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Megan A. Smith</span> is the Executive Director and Ensemble Member for Sideshow Theatre Company, where she co-directed <i style="">Theories of the Sun</i> by Kathleen Akerley, <i style="">Ekphrasis</i> by Warren Perry, and a staged reading of <i style="">Lanterns on Lamar</i> also by Warren Perry and <i style="">Fugitive Motel</i> by Walt McGough ( Bailiwick Director’s Festival). Megan also proudly wrestles as The Cutting Edge for the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers, with an upcoming match on July 2<sup>nd</sup>!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeffrey Bouthiette</span> is Artistic Director of Bare Boned Theatre and Head of the Music Program at the Second City Training Center. For BBT, he has directed <i>The Hecubae</i> (at the Raven Theatre) as well as many episodes of the live action soap opera, <i>The Ville</i>. He assisted on Victory Gardens' production of <i>Love Person, </i><span style="">and directed <i>Sketchtopia, </i>VG’s 2009 Access Project readings<i>.</i></span> He also directs the Second City Training Center's short-form musical improv ensemble, <i>Infinite Sundaes</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-weight: bold;">Letitia Guillaud</span> is a writer, director, actor, and improvisor living and working in Chicago. She is a co-founding member of Strangeloop Theatre and artistic associate of Chemically Imbalanced Comedy.</p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style=" ;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sydney Chatman</span> is a director, producer, writer, teacher and founder of The Tofu Chitlin’ Circuit (The TCC) a theater conservatory on the south side of Chicago. <span style=""> </span>Ms. Chatman was a fellow of the Lincoln Center’s Director’s Lab in New York.<span style=""> </span>Notable directing credits include the Chicago One Minute Play Festival at Victory Gardens, WBEZ Off-Air Series Theater Abridged, <i style="">The Actor’s Rap</i> by J. Kyle Manzay (<i style="">reading</i>), Safia Bernard’s <i style="">Relationship Games</i>, <i style="">Let the Circle be Unbroken at </i>Apple Tree Theater, <i style="">Heads by </i>EM Lewis, <i style="">Poof!</i>, <i style="">Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance No More</i>, <i style="">For Colored Girls</i>, <i style="">Beulah’s Land</i>, and <i style="">The Mojo and the Sayso</i>.<span style=""> </span>She has worked on The World Premiere of August Wilson’s <i style="">Gem of the Ocean (intern)</i>, <i style="">St. James Infirmary</i> directed by Harry Lennix, <i style="">King of Coons</i> directed by Harry Lennix, <i style="">A Soldier’s Play</i> directed by Chuck Smith and <i style="">Spunk</i> directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce among other notable productions. She is a former artistic associate with Congo Square Theatre.<span style=""> </span>Ms. Chatman is the performing arts instructor at NKO Charter School.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;"><span class="722332401-18052011" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rebecca Langguth </span>is a member of WNEP Theater. She is <span class="722332401-18052011">a writer, director and performer who is continually </span>inspired by both this city and the people who inhabit it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style=""> <span class="722332401-18052011">Many thanks to</span><span class="722332401-18052011"> Joe, Don and Jessica and my lovely cast.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span class="722332401-18052011" style="font-size:180%;"><span style=""><span class="722332401-18052011">Why see this show?</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;"><span class="722332401-18052011" style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><span class="722332401-18052011">Because it's the last frakin' show of the bunch! This is a fun block. It has two sci-fi pieces. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hogan's Real Piesca </span>is very intricate and I had to keep going back to the script to make sure the logic about marrying halograms was consistent. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Steampunk Moonstomp</span> is a just plain fun space adventure. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Violent Femmes</span> is an all-female super hero adventure. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Derek Is An Asshole </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Butterfly Jar</span> focus on two people telling the story of their relationship, but both in very different styles. It's a good mix of the ridiculous and the sweet and sore spots about relationships. A nice way to end the run.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;"><br /><span class="722332401-18052011"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style=""><span class="722332401-18052011"></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span class="722332401-18052011"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="722332401-18052011"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For tickets and more information, click</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179663"> HERE</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></p>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-80950600491054972362011-06-25T09:56:00.004-05:002011-06-25T11:04:17.798-05:0050 Plays - June 25, 2011 8:00pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3nyx-KI3OfU/TgX_GtbZjzI/AAAAAAAABKc/GuJWBsN2dK0/s1600/226-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3nyx-KI3OfU/TgX_GtbZjzI/AAAAAAAABKc/GuJWBsN2dK0/s400/226-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622180200580747058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />The second-to-the-last show!</span> <div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br />Saturday, June 25 8pm</span><br /><br /></div> <span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Butterfly Knife</span> – director: John Pierson – cast: Eric T. Roth<span style="">, </span>Paige Saliba<span style="">, </span>Clifton Frei<span style="">, </span>Mathew Hope<span style="">, </span>Erin Orr</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"> </p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scratch’d</span> – director: Hank Boland – cast:<span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1067557792" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1067557792"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></a></span><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">the voice talents of Strawdog Ensemble Members <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1067557792" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1067557792">Anita Deely</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.facebook.com/shannonhoag" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=544393103">Shannon Hoag</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.facebook.com/kyle.hamman" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=712138414">Kyle Hamman</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Hank Boland and guest artist </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=48605316" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=48605316">Pat Whalen</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Pain</span> – director: Dina Marie Klahn – cast: Brooke Johnson, Erin Morrill, Emme Williams</p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Effluvia Falls </span><span style="font-size:100%;">– director: Regan Davis – cast: Patrick Kelly, Mikayla Brown, Brenda Kelly, Jonathan Sales, Aaron Pagel, Craig Rennak</span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">All Things Foul</span> – director: Patrick Kelly – cast: <span style="">Laurens Wilson, Erin Wilson, Alex Farrington. Special thanks: Regan Davis (graphic design)</span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-size:180%;" >The Directors</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Pierson</span> has been a Neo-Futurist since 1996. Recently he has co-written and performed in three critically acclaimed shows, <i>Crisis: A Musical Game Show</i>, <i>Daredevil’s Hamlet</i>, and <i>FEAR</i>. He directed <i>LAID</i> in which he had the honor of working with fellow theater stalwarts Joe Janes and Don Hall. He released his 20th record, <i>Thresholds From The Basement</i>, with his band <i>Even In Blackouts</i> and finished his second novel, <i>The Last Temptation Of Clarence Odbody</i>. The novel hits the streets in October 2011.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><br /><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;" ></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hank Boland</span> has been an adjunct Faculty member of the Film Department of Columbia College Chicago since 2004. Additionally, Hank has designed and taught seminars on topics such as Audio Theatre, Personal Essay and Monologues, and 10-minute Plays. In addition to teaching, Hank is a writer with works including commissions by 2nd Story, and Strawdog Theatre Company, as well as four musical comedies which have collectively had over two hundred productions around the world. Hank is a proud ensemble member, and the Managing Director, of Strawdog Theatre Company.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dina Marie Klahn</span> is currently the resident stage manager for the Old World Theatre company based in Skokie IL. She is a recent graduate of UIC with a bachelor's in directing and design. Although she loves stage management she aspires to be a prominent director in Chicago specializing in feminist and educational theatre. Dina Marie would like to thank her amazing boyfriend Kevin for putting up with her crazy schedule and her gorgeous cast for being sexy and talented.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; "><span style="font-weight: bold;">Regan Davis</span> is an improviser, actor, and director originally from St. Petersburg, Florida. He has directed improv, sketch, and plays both in Florida and Chicago. Previously he directed one of the many sketch shows for Joe Janes' 365Sketches; Status, River Lethe, and the Steps for Theatre Momentum; Straining to Be Hip for Bookstore Productions; and groups for the Miami Improv Festival and the Dirty South Improv Festival in Chapel Hill, NC.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; "><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patrick Kelly </span>is thrilled to finish his Chicago tenure the same way it began: working alongside Joe Janes and Don Hall. Patrick directed for 2<sup>nd</sup> Story and appeared onstage in WNEP’s <i>The (Edward) Hopper Project</i>, <i>365 Sketches by Joe Janes</i>, and most recently in Robot vs. Dinosaur’s <i>Viking Women</i>. Patrick leaves Chicago at the end of June to pursue his MFA in acting at NYU/Tisch. Thanks to Joe, Don, the cast and crew, and Martha.</p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Why see this show?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial;">Well, first off, it's our last night! See <span style="font-style: italic;">50 Plays</span> before it's gone. I like this block. It contains the creative insanity of John Pierson, one of my favorite peeps in the world who directed Don Hall and I in our Sketchfest show, <span style="font-style: italic;">Don Hall and Joe Janes Are Using This Show To Try To Get Laid</span>. I sat in on a <span style="font-style: italic;">Butterfly Knife</span> rehearsal a few weeks ago. He has assembled a brilliant cast and the piece is some crazy fun noir. The evening also features two radio pieces with two distinct approaches. <span style="font-style: italic;">Scrath'd</span> is a horror piece and Hank chose to present it as such with a few live enhancements. Effluvia Falls is one of my favorite pieces from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Armageddon Radio Hour</span>. Regan is presenting as a cast doing a live radio show. Peter Pain is a "what happened after?" story of <span style="font-style: italic;">Peter Pan</span> and Dina's cast is superbly cast and would give any regular cast of <span style="font-style: italic;">Peter Pan</span> a run for their money. All Things Foul was fun to write, although it took a little longer than most of the pieces. This is pretty much <span style="font-style: italic;">Macbeth</span> in a right wing Christain fundamentalist church.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >For tickets and information, click </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179663">HERE</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >.</span><br /></p>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-48950398607562341942011-06-22T09:43:00.005-05:002011-06-23T16:27:45.815-05:0050 Plays - June 24, 2011 10:30pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JdvjnHPp8Zw/TgIJkkCGhoI/AAAAAAAABKU/ZfgRwYMz0NY/s1600/early_art.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JdvjnHPp8Zw/TgIJkkCGhoI/AAAAAAAABKU/ZfgRwYMz0NY/s400/early_art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621065808664233602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We close out the Friday shows with some insanity, a few messes and a surprise that I can't tell you about because it's a surprise.<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h1 {mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-hansi-font-family:Times;} span.Heading1Char {mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char"; mso-style-locked:yes; mso-style-link:"Heading 1"; mso-ansi-font-size:24.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-font-kerning:18.0pt; font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:10.0pt;" >Friday June 24 10:30pm</span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:10.0pt;" > </span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Forgotten Dreams</span> – director: David Rocco Facchini – cast: <span style="">Maureen Allen, Bryan Dawidowicz, Brian Hurwitz</span></p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >The Machine Breaks Down</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> – director: Don Hall – cast: Erin Orr, Peter Kremidas VO: Paul Friedman, Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, Melba Lara, Don Hall<br /><br /></span><h1 style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><span style=" font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Luna Teak and Tong</span> – director: Rinska Prestinary – cast: Lacy Katherine Campbell, Rinska Prestinary</span></h1><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jughead</span> – director: Brian Posen – cast: <span style="color:black;">Teagan Walsh Davis, Lisa Duke, Jonathan Hymen, Ryan Brinkerhoff</span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Automatic Teller Machine Machine</span> – director: Michael A. Rose – cast: <span style="">Megan Captaine, Stacey High, Keith Gatchel, KaCee J. Hudson</span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="">The Directors</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style=""><b>David Rocco Facchini</b></span> suffered major withdrawal <span style="">after such a fulfilling experience directing <b><i style="">Disco Heaven</i></b> as a part of Joe Janes 365 Sketches </span><span style="">last year</span>.<span style=""> </span>He tried to fill his emptiness in the interim by directing <b style=""><i style="">Planet Karate –A Butt-Kicking Play </i></b>at both the Second City and Annoyance Theatres, writing and directing for his sketch comedy group <b style=""><i style="">*Creepy Hug</i></b>, editing and producing Second City’s weekly video festival <b style=""><i style="">7 Day Shorts – Chicago</i></b> and even getting in front of the camera in webisodes of <b style=""><i style="">Two-Minute Meals with Champ.<span style=""> </span></i></b>It just hasn’t been enough though, so he appreciates returning to the Straw Dog Theatre and would like to thank Don, Spanky and Pagano, along with his wonderful cast; Brian, Bryan and Mo. But mostly, David is thankful to his therapist for strongly suggesting to Joe that allowing David to direct in 50 Plays would be in everyone’s best interest.<span style=""> </span>Thanks Joe.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don Hall</span> is the Founding Director of Chicago's fringey <b>WNEP Theater</b>, where he has produced over 125 World Premieres and directed 35 - 50 of them since 1992. He directs shows around town for money (or the satisfaction of directing something unique). He's also an actor and has performed in shows by <i>Second City, WNEP Theater, The Mammals, Chicago ComedySportz, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, Livewire Theater</i>, and others. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:100%;" >Don also works as the Events Coordinator for WBEZ where he has produced dozens of events and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:100%;" >is also the House Manager/Production Manager/Audience Services Manager for NPR's<b>Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!</b> and directed the Audible Feast for WBEZ featuring NPR luminaries<b>Scott Simon, Ira Glass</b> and <b>Peter Sagal</b>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:12px;" ></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" ><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" ><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rinska Prestinary</span> is a Dominican-American hailing from many different places but now considers <span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" class="yshortcuts" ><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" class="yshortcuts" >Chicago</span></span> her home. She started acting her last 2 years of high school and took a chance that she would find her place in the theatre world, with help from </span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" ><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom- cursor: pointer; padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:#0066cc;" class="yshortcuts" >Columbia College</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> Chicago. She was Lucky enough her Jr. year of College to land her first professional show with her new found family at Steep Theatre, where she was nominated for Supporting Actress, Best Play and won best ensemble </span></span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" ></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" ><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" ><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">for, In <em style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px">Arabia We'd All Be Kings</em> by the Jeff Committee. She has worked with amazing companies such as Collaboraction, Teatro Vista, The Goodman, <span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" class="yshortcuts" >Pegasus</span> Players among many other theatres working in full length productions to stage readings and festivals. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Rinska was one of the directors of <span style="font-style: italic;">365 Sketches</span>. She and Joe have collaborated on projects for the Neo-Futurists and Collaboraction. Lacey and<span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" class="yshortcuts" ></span> Rinska are reuniting after working with <span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- padding: 0px; margin: 0pxcolor:initial;" class="yshortcuts" >Silk Road</span> Theatre Projects on the critically-acclaimed <em style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px">Scorched</em> last year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;font-size:14px;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;font-size:13px;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;font-size:14px;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;font-size:13px;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 16px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brian Posen</span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;"><span>Brian Does a lot of stuff.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael A Rose</span> is a writer, performance artist, producer and musician living in Chicago IL with a cat named Dandelion. Originally from the frozen wastes of North Dakota, Michael’s plays have been produced in New York, Chicago, Portland, Denver and several other major cities. He is founder and artistic director of RoShamBo Theatre, and releases industrial and experimental music under the pseudonym Flood Damage. His debut novel entitled “Party Wolves in My Skull” will be published by Eraserhead Press at the end of 2011. He is honored to be part of this amazing event.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What's Up With This Show?</span></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Forgotten Dreams </span>- This is a silent scene originally written for BriKo. If that had happened, Brian Posen, one of the busiest dudes in Chicago theater, would have performed in two of the 50 Plays as well as directing a third. Unfortunately, the three members of BriKo just couldn't work out their schedule. I was ready to let the play go and move in, but I like it. It's about cavemen (cave people?) workingout the kinks in cave painting. I pitched it to David who I know to insanely creative when it comes to props and staging. He bit. He liked the script and I didn't have to place it on the deleted scenes section of the DVD, which doesn't exist. <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Machine Breaks Down </span>- This, too, almost didn't make it into the show. This was the second piece I wrote for 50 Plays and the director was disappointed. Not so much disappointed in the piece, just disappointed that I didn't write something else for them. It was a good experience in that it helped me more clearly define what it was I was doing and that I needed to tell the directors that I wasn't customizing scripts for them, I was simply writing with them and their cast in mind. While I'm totally open to feedback, the only thing I did not want to hear from a director is "Could you write something else?" Don Hall liked the piece and swooped in to pick it up. It's about a couple in the deep pits of their relationship where all they do together is sit on the couch and face the TV.<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><h1 style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:arial;"><span style=" font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Luna Teak and Tong </span>- This was a buttload of fun to write. Lacey wanted to play someone evil. I wasn't sure if I was going to include Rinska on stage or not since she was also directing. Fortunately, I decided to challenge her and give her two roles to juggle on top of directing. Lacey plays an evil aunt out to force a young "suitor" to date her quite deformed daughter. I saw this in tech and Lacey really takes on this role with gusto. I look forward to seeing it with an audience. </span></h1><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br />Jughead</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Imagine </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolfe?</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> if it took place in a trailer park with rednecks. All hell breaks loose in this scene between two couples and ends in a rather explosive way. It may have you running from the theater. But don't go too far. There's one more piece left.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Automatic Teller Machine Machine </span><span style="font-family:arial;">- This one is both surreal and meta. In meeting with casts and directors, if they ever said, "We'd like to do something absurd, surreal or dada-esque." well, look out. To me, that's like giving a crazy person permission to stop trying to act normal and be full on crazy. This has a little for everyone. if everyone likes butoh dancing and fog machines.<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-size:180%;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >For more information and to buy tickets, click </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179663">HERE</a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >.</span></span><br /></div>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-13908122838845973842011-06-21T20:18:00.008-05:002011-06-23T16:02:30.981-05:0050 Plays - June 24, 2011 8:00pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1MJ_Dt8LRK4/TgFU4xnMpOI/AAAAAAAABKE/lEsIZYEOQ1U/s1600/Wednesday-Addams-image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1MJ_Dt8LRK4/TgFU4xnMpOI/AAAAAAAABKE/lEsIZYEOQ1U/s400/Wednesday-Addams-image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620867144302240994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">First show of the second weekend and, WOW, this bad boy is packed! Due to a scheduling snafu, there will be six plays in the 8pm show. If you're looking to get the most value for your ten bucks, this is it! Plus, some of these pieces run longer than ten minutes. You may actually make money from your ten dollar investment!</span> <div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday, June 24 8pm</span></span><br /></div> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;}</style><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jazz Hands and Gypsy Heart – An Evening with Harmony Bell</span> – director: Jessica Hutchinson – cast: Marsha Harmon </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chet and the Devil I</span> – director: Ric Walker – cast: <span style="color:black;">Lily Stephens, Julia Lippert, Demian Krentz, Harrison Pak, Sarah Soskin, Michael </span>Menconi</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >Creepy That Way</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> – director: Marissa McKown – cast: Brian Shaw, Blayne Greiner, Anne Sunseri, Elizabeth Vanderhoof<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chet and the Devil 2</span> – director: Ric Walker – cast: cast: <span style="color:black;">Lily Stephens, Julia Lippert, Demian Krentz, Harrison Pak, Sarah Soskin, Michael </span>Menconi</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"> </p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Belmont</span>– director: Hank Hilbert – cast: Peyton Daley, Michael Pieper</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rover from Dover</span> – director: Rich Cotovsky – cast: Rudy Galvan, Dereck Garner, Dan Behrendt</p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chet and the Devil 3</span> – director: Ric Walker – cast: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lily Stephens, Julia Lippert, Demian Krentz, Harrison Pak, Sarah Soskin, Michael </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Menconi</span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">W.R.Y</span>. – director:<span style=""> </span>Jonathan Hirsch – cast: John Mobley, <span style="color:black;">Brittany Townsley</span><span style="">, Breanan Roach</span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="">The Directors</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jessica Hutchinson</span> is the artistic director of New Leaf Theatre. Her directing credits include <i>The Dining Room, Six Years, Touch, </i><i>The Man Who Was Thursday</i> (New Leaf), <i>Orange Flower Water</i> (BackStage Theatre), <i>Hideous Progeny</i> (LiveWire Chicago Theatre. Her latest work with New Leaf, <i>Lighthousekeeping,</i> runs at the DCA Storefront Theatre through July 17.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ric Walker</span> is thrilled to be a part of this festival. You may have seen Ric at the Steppenwolf or Goodman Theatres where he is a frequent patron. Ric is proud of his work and association with such groups as The Improvised Shakespeare Company, 2nd Story and The Second City. Ric would like to thank Nevena Todorovic, Tonette Novarro, and especially his cast not only for their hard work, fun and dedication which they brought to the project but also for being at least 10% better looking than other casts.</p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Marissa McKown</span> has worked with Strawdog Theater Company, City Lit, Free Street Theater, and with former Wooster Group member Michael Stumm among others. Marissa's personal favorite production was <i>Hunky Dory</i>, a play inspired by the David Bowie album of the same name. Actually, almost every show she works on is her favorite. Currently Marissa is working on her artistic collective (GAAC) and is assisting Ann Filmer on <i>Stations Lost</i> and begining rehearsals for <i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Global</span>, which is part of Jackalope's <i>Living Newspapers </i>short plays festival.<br /></span></i></span><span class="yiv470541623Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Hank Hilbert</span> is delighted to be a part of 50 Plays. Peyton got to know our amazing writer as his AD in the workshop/show/book, <i>Process. </i>She most recently played Blanche in <i>Streetcar</i> this past April. Michael Pieper is the Head and creator of Second City 's Acting Program where Hank and Peyton teach.<span> </span>We are thrilled to bring to life <i>Belmont </i>were beginnings are endings and endings are new beginnings.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Richard Cotovsky</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> is a founding member of Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. He has directed multitudinous plays at Mary-Arrchie including Detective Story, Saved, A Bright Room Called Day, The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui, The Job, Birdsend for which he recieved an After Dark Award, and Freedom of The City for which he received a Joseph Jefferson Citation. He has also directed for A Red Orchid Theatre, Live Bait Theatre, The Irish American Heritage Center, and Profiles Theatre Co. He has been known as an actor and has recently been seen in The Homecoming at Mary-Arrchie. He did perform in a play a The Rhinoceros Theatre Festival with Joe Janes in a show called Underground (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >editor's note:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> This is true! I played George Wallace. Governor George Wallace. Who died while we were in rehearsals. We didn't change a damn thing.)</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Jonathan Hirsch</span> is originally form Canada, He will be graduating from Columbia this coming July from the directing program. Jonathan is also an alumnus of CalArts, where he studied in the design program. His recent directing credits include: Mud by Maria Irene Fornes, That Other Person by David Lindsey Abaire. Recent producing credits include: Playing in repertory, House by Daniel Macivor and Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett presented in Toronto Canada.<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-size:180%;"> </span><div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why should you see this show?</span></span><br /></div> <span style="font-family:arial;">Holy, balls, this show is so loaded with talent we should be charging you ten bucks every two minutes. It's ridiculous. You at least owe me a favor. We can work out the details, later. </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Jazz Hands and Gypsy Heart – An Evening with Harmony Bell</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> - I had a blast writing this one. Marsha is one of my favorite actors and, for being how funny she is, just doesn't get cast enough in comedies. Jess is also one of my favorite directors, so it's a pleasure to be working with her. This is a one-woman show that's a riff on Elaine Stritch, if Elaine weren't well known or especially talented. Anyone who has seen a lot of my work knows I have a soft spot for big egos to go with their big delusions.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Chet and the Devil I, II & III </span><span style="font-family:arial;">- This one of my favorites from </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >365 Sketches</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> and is directed by one of my oldest and dearest friends, Ric Walker. I like this one because it takes a classic (read, perhaps, cliche) comic situation - a devil and an angel on one's shoulders at a time of a major decision - and takes it in an unexpected direction. </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Creepy That Way - </span><span style="font-family:arial;">This is a piece I wrote for </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >AbbieFest</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> last year. It's quite possible you didn't see it at 2am on a Sunday morning last summer. Here's your chance to see it and with one of my favorite actors/teachers, Brain Shaw. I was thrilled when i found out he was doing this. Some loose trivia to throw around, Brian's lovely wife Stephanie was originally asked to direct this last year and Rich Cotovsky, one of the 8pm directors, produces </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >AbbieFest</span><span style="font-family:arial;">. But what about the piece itself? It's the first thing I wrote after </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >365 Sketches</span><span style="font-family:arial;">. I wanted to let loose with one of the sickest, crazy things I could muster. I think it's funny and evil and dabbles in grand guignol. Enjoy!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Belmont</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Belmont is from </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >365 Sketches</span><span style="font-family:arial;">. It's one of the first strictly two-person scenes I ever wrote. It's origins go back to a class I took at Chicago Dramatists years ago. When I rewrote it for </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >365</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, Peyton read it and really liked it. I proposed her doing it for </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >50 Plays</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> which is how it ended up here. Both she and Michael are instructors at The Second City Training Center. Happy to see them on stage and performing together. </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Rover from Dover </span><span style="font-family:arial;">- Holy cow, Rich Cotovsky is in da houze! Thrilled to have Rich be a part of 50 Plays. This play was written for him and his cast. It was an interesting interview process. I usually end by asking what people are a geek about. I typically get answers like </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Battlestar Gallactica</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Dr. Who</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Harry Potter</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Star Trek</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, etc. You know, the stuff I would say! With these guys I got things like Pinter, dramas about families falling apart, characters really struggling with sanity. Loved it.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />W.R.Y.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> - This is a </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Mad Men </span><span style="font-family:arial;">inspired piece I wrote for one of the Columbia 24-Hour New Plays Festivals. I'm not sure why it didn't end up in 365. Maybe I felt it was too stylized. I'm glad it's here. Jonathan stepped in to replace a director who had to leave the state. I have seen Jonathan's work and his attention to detail is amazing. Looking forward to seeing what he does with this.<br /><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-size:180%;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >For tickets and more logistical info, click </span><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179663">HERE</a><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >.</span></span><br /></div></div>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-85059055417447035192011-06-20T06:12:00.009-05:002011-06-23T12:49:50.824-05:0050 Plays - June 23, 2011 8:00pm - IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zOWuxfnNNMY/Tf816wp_n6I/AAAAAAAABJ8/LbxWu8C2dEE/s1600/ukulele460.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zOWuxfnNNMY/Tf816wp_n6I/AAAAAAAABJ8/LbxWu8C2dEE/s400/ukulele460.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620270143591391138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" ><blockquote>Juggling 50 directors and casts, this had to happen. There has been a scheduling mix-up. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Belmont</span>, featuring Michael Pieper and Peyton Daley, is in the Friday, 8pm show. NOT on Thursday. So, if you come this Thursday, in place of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Belmont</span>, you will see an encore performance of last Thursday's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baby Blue Sedan</span> with Ryan Hake, Torian Miller and Johnathan Wallace, directed by J. Cody Spellman. And, if you come see the 8pm show on Friday, you'll see six plays instead of the usual five. More bang for your theater-going buck!</blockquote><br /><br />25 plays down, 25 to go!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >If you come on Thursday, and you should, here's what you'll see...</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"> </span><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday, June 23<span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:10.0pt;" > </span>8PM</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:10.0pt;" > </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" > </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><blockquote style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suddenly Stupid</span> – director: George Lyons – cast: David Gibbons and Monica <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gilley</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Saddest vacant Lot In All The World</span><span style=""> </span>- director: Jay <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Steigmann</span> – cast: <span style="">Allison Black, Katie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dufresne</span>, Liz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Reuss</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Custard with Ukulele</span> – director: Kayla Mae Anderson – cast: Kathryn Acosta, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Provvidenza</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Catalano</span>, Robert Francis Curtis, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Zan</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Rosenthal</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-USfont-family:";" >Baby Blue Sedan</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-USfont-family:";font-size:100%;" > – director J. Cody Spellman - cast: Jonathan Wallace, Torian Miller, Ryan Hake. Special Thanks to David Woolley, Sam Hubbard, Kathryn Acosta</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bunny</span> – director: Kaiser Ahmed – cast: Kristen Anderson, Anne Sears, Pat Whalen<br /></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Director's Bios</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">George Lyons</span> is a recent directing graduate from Columbia University. He's done lots of stuff, except make sure I have his director's bio. George!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kayla Mae Anderson</span> is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago's directing program, where she directed, wrote and performed in many pieces, her favorite and most recent being <i>Rag and Bone</i> by Noah <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Haidle</span>. Kayla recently participated in the 14 @ Stage773 festival where she performed in her original solo piece <i>Of Mice</i> and directed for the <i>Naked 24 Hour Project</i>. Look for her upcoming work at the side project's site specific play festival where she will be directing <i>Ceremony</i> by Mark Schultz and assisting Kimberly Senior at American Blues Theater's <i>Waiting for Lefty</i>. </p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jay <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Steigmann</span></span> is an Associate Faculty Member of the Second City Training Center, where she’s been teaching writing and improvisation since 2004. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Steigmann</span> has written and directed several plays (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Funeral</i>), Cabaret Shows (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">LEGS</i>!), and countless sketch shows. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Steigmann</span> says thanks to Joe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Janes</span> and the crew of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Saddest Vacant Lot in All the World</i>!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">J. Cody <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Spellman</span></span></span> is a Junior Directing Theatre Major at Columbia College. His previous works include assistant directing The Normal Heart, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Equus</span></span>, and Floyd Collins, where he also was the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">dramaturg</span></span>. Right now he is directing a film with Postmark Productions, stage managing the Neapolitan Theatre Co's Off Chekhov Fest, and will be assisting Brian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Posen</span></span> on This Is Our Youth, as well as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Dramaturg</span></span> for Columbia's next <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">mainstage</span></span> show <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">Splendora</span></span>.</span></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kaiser Ahmed </span>is the co-founding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">artisitic</span> director of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Jackelope</span> Theatre Company. He co-directed The Last Exodus of American Men, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Jackalope's</span> inaugural production and directed the recent production of <em>Slaughter City</em>. Kaiser is also an Artistic Associate at The Artistic Home Theatre Company. A member there for many years, directed <em>House of Yes, Memories from Dreamland, </em>and <em>Last Days of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Communisn</span>. </em>He performed in their Jeff-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Recomended</span> <em>Modigliani</em>, assistant directed the Jeff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Recomended</span> <em>Sweet Bird of Youth, Skin of Our Teeth, Look Homeward Angel</em> and <em>Juno and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Paycock</span></em> (Jeff Nominated for Best Production.)<br /></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Why This Show May Be Of Interest To You...</span></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suddenly Stupid</span> - written for George and his cast. This was tricky to write because it is loaded with twists. This is about two co-workers trying to screw each other while trying to screw each other. </p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Saddest vacant Lot In All The World</span> - written for Jay and her cast. This is a piece where the three actors and Jay told me the do tons of sketch comedy and broad characters and would like to try something different. While having it's moments of humor, it's also very sad, I think. It's about a woman visiting the spot where her abducted child's body was found a year ago. The title comes from a song by Grandaddy. While the play has little to do with the song, I love the mood it evokes. You can hear it by clicking <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1DwQHkFMx4">HERE</a>.</p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Custard with Ukulele </span>- written for Kayla and her cast. This is where meeting with the director and cast before writing their piece really paid off. They all knew each other, but there's something they all didn't know. They all knew how to play the ukulele! When we discovered that, it was like a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">lightbulb</span> exploding. I couldn't NOT use that. It's a fun, slightly surreal piece. <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-weight: bold;">Baby Blue Sedan </span><span>- This is an encore performance of a piece from opening night. This Tarrantino-esque glimpse into three hitmen waiting for their target, a colleague, is a lot of fun. Cody did a great job creating the tension and the humor the play needs and Torien, Johnny and Ryan look like they're having the time of their lives. Definitely one of the plays that meets and exceeds my expectations as the author. </span></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p class="yiv470541623MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0px; "><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bunny </span>- Was written during <span style="font-style: italic;">365 Sketches</span> as part of Columbia College's <span style="font-style: italic;">24-Hour New Plays Festival</span>. It is ridiculous. A senior in high school finds himself the at the apex of a love triangle while being aggressively pursued by a female vampire and a gay werewolf. Lots of fun while taking digs at <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span>.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" > </span>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-47546249016655278262011-06-16T07:18:00.003-05:002011-06-16T07:42:51.560-05:00The Official Schedule of 50 Plays by Joe Janes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tGFq3PafmrQ/Tfn6P-fvOXI/AAAAAAAABJ0/x2sLLSjpfcQ/s1600/50plays-postercrop3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tGFq3PafmrQ/Tfn6P-fvOXI/AAAAAAAABJ0/x2sLLSjpfcQ/s400/50plays-postercrop3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618797162502502770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" >All shows are at <a href="http://www.strawdog.org/">Strawdog Theater</a>, 3829 North Broadway. Tickets are only $10 and are available at the door or by clicking <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179663">HERE</a>.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Thursday, June 16 8PM</span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><b>We Reach With Radio (1)</b> – director: Brea Hayes - cast: Kai Young, Max Lapine</span> <p face="times new roman" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Cheddar Moon</b> – director: Danni Parpan - cast</span><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">: Alex Marcus, Conor McCahill, Ike Holter, David Seeber</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><b>WRWR (2)</b> – director: Brea Hayes - cast: cast: Kai Young, Brendan Buckley</p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Baby Blue Sedan</b> – director: J. Cody Spellman - cast: Jonathan Wallace, Torian Miller, Ryan Hake</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Sleeping Handsome</b> – director: Tyler Wilsey - cast: Danni Parpan, Joe Barlow</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>WRWR (3)</b> – director: Brea Hayes - cast: cast: Kai Young, Max Lapine, AJ Ware<br /><br /><b>Burka Betty </b>– director: Kyra Lewandowsky - cast: Dana Black</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 50th Play</span> - Joe will meet with director Jason Fleece and his cast and interview them in front of the audience. He will take what he learns and write them a play that will premiere Saturday, June 18th at 8pm.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="msonormalcxspmiddle" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-">Friday, June 17 8PM</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Breakfast with Burt and Birdie</b> – director: Rebekah Walendzak - cast: Michael Gellman, Deborah Ann Smith, Noah Ginex<br /><br /><b>Bounders</b> – director: Nathan Robbel - cast: Danielle Gennaoui, Colby Sellers, Jøel Vining<br /><br /><b>Grandpapa’s Keys</b> – director: Michael Gellman - cast: Rebekah Walendzak, </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">Kimmie Companik-Warner</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><b>Mango Mouth</b> – director: Emily Darlington Cooke - cast: Jon Beal, Zan Rosenthal, Maggie O'Keefe<br /><br /><b>Salmon Falls</b> – director: Dawn Renee Jones - cast: Kayla Graham, Alex Farrington, Will Casey</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=""><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-">Friday, June 17 10:30PM</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-">Chuck and Randy in the Morning (6:15am)</span></b></span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > – director: Rose Freeman - cast: Brian Posen, Joe Mack<br /><br /><b>Party Like It's Thursday</b> – director: Rachel Staelins - cast: Amanda Dodge, Samay Gheewala, Sarah Mikayla Brown, Tracy Wray, Vinnie Lacey. Special Thanks to Nicci Schumacher.<br /><br /><b>Once Upon a Time in a Church Basement</b> – director: Jessica Wright - cast: Catherine Price, Aileen McGroddy, Brittney Love Smith<br /><br /><b>Chuck and Randy in the Morning (6:45am</b>) – director: Rose Freeman - cast: Brian Posen, Joe Mack<br /><br /><b>Beat Noir</b> – director: Bina Martin - cast: Jeff Hedges, Jen Malinsky, Vanessa Menton, Matt Malinsky<br /><br /><b>Moving Box</b> – director: Rob Colletti, assistant director: Adam Ston - cast: John Reynolds, Sarita Scherpereel, Zach Rebich, Steve Hund, Eric Oren<br /><br /><b>Chuck and Randy in the Morning (6:59am)</b> – director: Rose Freeman - cast: Brian Posen, Joe Mack, Donna June Ray, Bill Boehler, David Fink</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: times new roman; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><b><span style="mso-bidi-">Saturday, June 18 8pm</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><b>Butterfly Collector</b> – director: Ben Harpe - cast: Melissa Fricke, Zach Zimmerman<br /><br /><b>The 50th Play</b> – director: Jason Fleece - cast: Debbie Ruzicka, Trey Hanks, Ian Maxwell, </span>Andy Quijano, Derrick Gaetke<br /><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><br /><b>A Love That Lasts Forever</b> – director: Jen Ellison - cast: Patrick Brennan, Mary Jo Bolduc, Dave Stinton, Kevin Gladish<br /><br /><b>A Place Where Two Rivers Meet</b> – director: Jake Schneider - cast: Ray Mees, Colleen Breen, Aaron Caponigro, Aaron Alonzo, Justin Howard<br /><br /><b>Summer Kisses, Winter Tears</b> – director: John Hildreth - cast: Mary Jo Bolduc, John Mobley, Erin Kathryn Morrill, Janna Sobel, C.J. Tuor, Rudy Voit.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-">Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:30pm</span></b></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Dreaming Beauty</b> – director: Scott Olson - cast: Meg Harkins, Cassie Ahiers, Liz Siedt, Dylan James Hackworth, Daniel Planz, J.M. Bourgeois </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><b>Express Yourself</b></span><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">– director: Cassie Ahiers - cast: Kaitlin Larson , Molly Ruthenberg, Shannon Noll, Jack Gallagher</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><b>The Pie Man</b> – director: Jeff Ginsberg - cast: </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">Nathan Paul, Gillian Hastings</span><span style="font-size:100%;">, Marvin Quijada </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">Special thanks: Zander Schneider</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><b>Lube</b> – director: Brooke Johnson - cast: Grace Wagner, Jason Nykiel, Julia Daubert, Liz Siedt, Megan Caccamo, Mickey Stegall, Mike Newquist, Nora Broz, Spencer McCurnin Fight Choreography: Mickey Stegall Music: Emme Williams<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b>Sound Effects: Zach Thostesen </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-"> </span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>The Film of My Love</b> – director: Emma Peterson - cast: Natalie DiCristofano, Megan Wildebour, Jeffery Brown, David Mitchell, Don Hall?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">Thursday, June 23</span><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">8PM</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suddenly Stupid</span> – director: George Lyons – cast: David Gibbons and Monica Gilley</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >The Saddest vacant Lot In All The World</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">- director: Jay Steigmann – cast: </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Allison Black, Katie Dufresne , Liz Reuss</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Custard with Ukulele</span> – director: Kayla Mae Anderson – cast: Kathryn Acosta, Provvidenza Catalano, Robert Francis Curtis, Zan Rosenthal</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Belmont</span> – director: Hank Hilberth – cast: Peyton Daley, Michael Pieper</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bunny</span> – director: Kaiser Ahmed – cast: Kristen Anderson</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Friday, June 24 8pm</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jazz Hands and Gypsy Heart – An Evening with Harmony Bell</span> – director: Jessica Hutchinson – cast: Marsha Harmon</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chet and the Devil I</span> – director: Ric Walker – cast: </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">Lily Stephens, Julia Lippert, Demian Krentz, Harrison Pak, Sarah Soskin, Michael </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Menconi</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Creepy That Way</span> – director: Marissa McKown – cast: </span><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" >Brian Shaw, Blayne Greiner, Anne Sunseri, Elizabeth V</span><span style="font-size:100%;">anderhoof</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chet and the Devil 2</span> – director: Ric Walker – cast: cast: </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">Lily Stephens, Julia Lippert, Demian Krentz, Harrison Pak, Sarah Soskin, Michael </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Menconi</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rover from Dover</span> – director: Rich Cotovsky – cast: Rudy Galvan,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chet and the Devil 3</span> – director: Ric Walker – cast: cast: </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">Lily Stephens, Julia Lippert, Demian Krentz, Harrison Pak, Sarah Soskin, Michael </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Menconi</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">W.R.Y.</span> –director: </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Jonathan Hirsch – cast: John Mobley, </span><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Brittany Townsley</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >, Breanan Roach</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" >Friday June 24 10:30pm</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Forgotten Dreams</span> – director: David Rocco Facchini – cast: </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Maureen Allen, Bryan Dawidowicz, Brian Hurwitz</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Machine Breaks Down</span> – director: Don Hall – cast: </span><span>Erin Orr, Greg Wenz</span><span> VO: Paul Friedman, Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, Melba Lara, Don Hall</span></p> <h1 style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:times new roman;"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; 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mso-style-link:"Heading 1"; mso-ansi-font-size:24.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-font-kerning:18.0pt; font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </h1><h1 face="times new roman" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; "><span style=" font-weight: normal;font-size:12pt;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Luna Teak and Tong</span> – director: Rinska Prestinary – cast: Lacy Katherine Campbell, Rinska Prestinary</span></h1><h1 face="times new roman" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; "><br /></h1><h1 style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Jughead – director: Brian Posen – cast: <span style="font-weight: normal;">Teagan Walsh Davis, Lisa Duke, Jonathan Hymen, Ryan Brinkerhoff</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></h1><h1 style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><br /></h1><h1 style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Automatic Teller Machine Machine</span> – director: Michael Rose – cast: </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >Megan Captaine, Stacey High, Keith Gatchel, KaCee J Hudson</span></h1><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >Saturday, June 25 8pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Butterfly Knife</span> – director: John Pierson – cast: Eric T. Roth</span><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" >, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Paige Saliba</span><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" >, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Clifton Frei</span><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" >, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Mathew Hope</span><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" >, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Erin Orr</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scratch’d</span> – director: Hank Boland – cast:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Pain</span> – director: Dina Marie Klahn – cast: Brooke Johnson, Erin Morrill, Emme Williams</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family:times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:12.0pt;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Effluvia Falls</span> – director: Regan Davis – cast: Patrick Kelly, Mikayla Brown, Brenda Kelly, Jonathan Sales, Aaron Pagel, Craig Rennak</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">All Things Foul</span> – director: Patrick Kelly – cast: </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >Laurens Wilson, Erin Wilson, Alex Farrington</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, June 25 10:30pm</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hogan's Real Piesca</span> – director: Megan A. Smith – cast: Bekki Anderson, Kurt Lewis, Dustin Levell, Bruce Phillips</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Derek Is An Asshole </span>– director: Jeff Bouthiette – cast: </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >Allen Doederlein and Maria Margaglione</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Violent Femmes </span>– director: Letitia Guillard – cast:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Butterfly Jar</span> – director: Sydney Chatman – cast:</span></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" ></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Steampunk Moonstomp</span> – director: Rebecca Langguth – cast: </span><span style=";font-size:100%;color:black;" >Kim Boler, John Sundholm, Audery Naomi Smith<br /><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: times new roman; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">All shows are at <a href="http://www.strawdog.org/">Strawdog Theater</a>, 3829 North Broadway. Tickets are only $10 and are available at the door or by clicking <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179663">HERE</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:10.0pt;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:10.0pt;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:10.0pt;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:10.0pt;" > </span></p>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153888337668314458.post-1600056581362058932011-06-13T18:57:00.009-05:002011-06-18T13:00:42.366-05:0050 Plays - June 18, 2011 10:30pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n6e-hBqtyU4/Tff9kc8aIjI/AAAAAAAABJs/TLLyVRfsUgM/s1600/sleeping-beauty-L.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n6e-hBqtyU4/Tff9kc8aIjI/AAAAAAAABJs/TLLyVRfsUgM/s400/sleeping-beauty-L.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618237862854664754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's the line-up for the show closing out our first weekend of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >50 Plays</span><span style="font-family:arial;">...</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 18, 2011 10:30pm</span></span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dreaming Beauty</span> – director Scott Olson - cast: Meg Harkins, Cassie Ahiers, Liz Siedt, Dylan James Hackworth, Daniel Planz, J.M. Bourgeois </span><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Express Yourself</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"> – directors Cassie Ahiers - cast: <span style="font-size:100%;">Kaitlin Larson , Molly Ruthenberg, Shannon Noll, Jack Gallagher</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Pie Man</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> – director Jeff Ginsberg - cast: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;color:navy;" ><span style="font-size:10pt;">Nathan Paul, Gillian Hastings</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">, Marvin Quijada </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;color:navy;" ><span style="font-size:10pt;">Special thanks: Zander Schneider</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lube</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> – director Brooke Johnson - cast: Grace Wagner, Jason Nykiel, Julia Daubert, Liz Siedt, Megan Caccamo, Mickey Stegall, Mike Newquist, Nora Broz, Spencer McCurnin Fight Choreography: Mickey Stegall Music: Emme Williams<b> </b>Sound Effects: Zach Thostesen </span><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none; punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:14.0pt;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none; punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:14.0pt;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none; punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:14.0pt;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.6in; mso-page-numbers:1; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} </style> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" > </span><span style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Film of My Love</span> – director Emma Peterson</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> - cast: </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >Natalie DiCristofano, </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >Megan Wildebour, </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >Jeffery Brown, </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >David Mitchell, </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >Don Hall?</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Directors</span></span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scott Olson </span>was a director last year at 365 Sketchfest and remounted his evening of sketches at Gorilla Tango last fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He most recently directed MIKE IN THE WOODS for Cold Basement Dramatics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Scott is on the faculty of Columbia College where he has been teaching for 14 years and is the core acting teacher at the Conservatory at <a href="http://www.actone.com/">Act One Studios</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Also an actor, Scott will be appearing in MEMOIR at the Greenhouse this August.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cassie Ahiers</span> is a directing student at Columbia College Chicago. She had the pleasure of working with Joe Janes last year as a part of the 365 Sketches and feels lucky to be a part of two shows in this year’s festival as well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Cassie will be attending the <a href="http://www.comedystudies.com/">Comedy Studies Program</a> next fall at Second City, and she really loves sloths.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12.0pt;" >Jeff Ginsberg</span></b> is an actor, director and educator and the coordinator of the Acting Program of the <a href="http://www.colum.edu/Theater_Center/index.php">Theater Department of Columbia College Chicago</a> where he has been on the faculty for 25 years. As co-artistic Director of the National Jewish Theater for four years, he supervised, directed or acted in over twenty classics, as well as Chicago and world premieres. He was also co-artistic director of the Immediate Theater Company where he directed Jeff recognized productions of <b><span style="font-weight: bold">Seduced</span></b>, <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Two Small Bodies</span></b>, <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Apocalyptic Butterflies</span></b> and <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Ragged Dick. </span></b>Jeff received a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Teaching Award and has twice been nominated for an Excellence in Teaching Award from Columbia College. He is a graduate of Boston University’s School of the Arts and the Yale School of Drama.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none; punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:14.0pt;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Brooke Johnson </b>has BA in Theater from Columbia College Chicago and has written, directed, and performed shows in the Chicago area for the past 3 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She is happy to be working with Joe Janes again and will be performing in another of Joe Janes‘ 50 PLAYS ‘Peter Pain’. Brooke will next appear with Dandelion Arts at the 23<sup>rd</sup> annual ‘<a href="http://www.maryarrchie.com/abbie.html"><span style="text-transform:uppercase">Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins Festival</span></a>‘, August 19-21 at Mary Archie Theater.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emma Peterson</span> is the Co-Artistic Director of <a href="http://www.therbp.org/">The Right Brain Project</a>. Currently, she is directing RBP's <i>The Archivist</i>, which premieres July 21, 2011 at the RBP Rorschach. Next, she will be directing <i>Titus</i> <i>Andronicus for RBP’s 2012 season</i>. She is also a proud Artistic Associate of Chicago Fusion Theatre which is currently running <i>Big Love</i>. Thanks to Joe for letting her play with these fine folks and to everyone involved in this crazy wonderful project.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></span></div><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"></p><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">My Thoughts On This Shindig</span></span></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dreaming Beauty</span> - Fun to be working with the certifiably insane Scott Olson and his cast. This is one of the first pieces I wrote. I initially thought I'd be able to build the different shows around themes. Schedules and inspiration altered that. But this is a product of when I thought there would be fairy tale themed show. I'm fascinated by <span style="font-style: italic;">Sleeping Beauty</span>. Not much is told about what happened while she slept. This is Sleeping Beauty's nightmare.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Express Yourself - </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is one of the</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">few pieces where I found a cast first and asked them to find a director to work with so I could write a piece for them. I remember having a difficult start to this one, but it finally clicked for me when I determined what I wanted to do with Kaitlin's character, changing her from an estranged sister to the ghost of two sister's father who visits them while they are making funeral arrangements.</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Pie Man</span> - Another fairy tale. Really quite coincidental that it's in the same show as Dreaming Beauty and that is also directed by another Columbia teacher, Jeff Ginsberg. Jeff assembled a wildly creative cast well versed in silent theater so I made sure to give them lots of fun stuff to do.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lube</span> - Crazy piece. Brooke assembled the largest cast I had to work with. A total of nine. Hard to be equitable with lines with such a large cast so I just strove to make sure everyone had something cool to do. I hope I succeeded. Inspired by the recent remount of the original Grease at ATC. This is a clash of context between high school of the 50s and high school of today. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" > </span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-USfont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >The Film of My Love - </span><span style="font-family:arial;">This is the only previously produced piece, debuting last year as a part of 365 Sketches. The title comes from a 10cc song and is a satire on Hollywood rom-coms. </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For more information and to buy tickets click <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179663"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HERE!</span></span></a><br /></div>Joe Janeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858974237565248026noreply@blogger.com0