That’s Weird, Grandma! Rocks Old Town School!

Posted by Donnell on April 7, 2009 at 01:11 AM
That's Weird Grandma Other Performances

So much happened a few weeks ago, so let’s hop in the Delorean and buckle up!

We’ll go back to 15 March 2009. Barrel Of Monkeys was invited to participate in “Milly’s (Almost) All-Kid Revue” at the Old Town School and perform our opening song and 2 stories -  we were headlining, you guys! Brigid (“Milly”) personally selected “Going to the Party” and “The Dance of Yousail,” two of her favorites, and presented us with the wonderful opportunity of performing in this almost all-kid variety show that’s been a staple here in Chicago for 21 years! Pictures and more after the jump!

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Reminder: No show tonight (4/6/09)

Posted by Heidi on April 6, 2009 at 02:29 PM
That's Weird Grandma

TWG is switching to Sunday Matinees for the near future. See you then!

Kohn School: Success!

Posted by Donnell on April 5, 2009 at 01:06 AM
School Shows

Hey, Campers! This past Friday, April 3, 2009, marked the first school show at the Alfred D. Kohn School on Chicago’s South Side! Sorry this is first you’re hearing about it, but magic often takes time to reveal itself. The Monkeys pulled together a great show for the two eager 4th grade classes, with gems like Breanna J.‘s Moving into the Hotel and the dialogue Super Wolf & Super Dog by D’ Marris S. There were also two great songs written by Laura and Jason that are sure to soon be Monkey classics! I can’t wait to see some of these stories in Celebration 2009! Yay! Nice job, Kohn Kids!

The Most Popular BOM Story Ever

Posted by Heidi on April 1, 2009 at 04:03 PM
Podcasts

I can’t believe I’m only blogging about this now. My only defense is that it has been a long week.

As those of you who have been Monkey Fans for a while know, there was this story. This one story that was, well, the most popular monkey story ever. There was just…something…about it.

Co-founder/former Artistic Director Halena Kays used to say that it had to be included in any special BOM public performance (as a rave at Theater on the Lake, for example) because otherwise it would be like if Devo went on tour and didn’t perform “Whip It”.

A story so compelling, so amazing, that years after it went out of the regular run of TWG, people would still write-in a request. It was the number one story in the special “countdown of the most popular BOM stories” that we did at the 5-year anniversary show.

Well, just when you thought we’d moved on, we find a way to reinvent it again.

That’s right folks, last week’s podcast (released Sunday night, on schedule, despite my only mentioning it now) was a NEW version of…drumroll…The Dog Was Dead.

Seasoned Monkey Fans, this one’s for you. New Monkey Fans, you too just might fall in love.