Photo Flash: Barrel of Monkeys Presents THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: I Still Know What You Did Last Spring

Barrel of Monkeys invites you to celebrate spring with a weekly dose of theater by children! Get out of the house and enjoy the outside world again after a long Chicago winter at THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: I Still Know What You Did Last Spring, playing Mondays at 8 pm from April 24 - May 22, 2017 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago.

Directed by Joseph Schupbach, Barrel of Monkeys' newest revue features stories written by Chicago Public School students and adapted for the stage and performed by Barrel of Monkeys Company Members. Tickets are available at www.barrelofmonkeys.org or call (773) 506-7140. The press performance is Monday, May 1 at 8 pm.

Clever and funny - touching and poignant - the collection of short sketches featured in THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA is equally entertaining for adults and children. The line-up of the long running, critically acclaimed revue changes each week by audience vote, so no two shows are ever the same.

Barrel of Monkeys, a Chicago-based arts education theater ensemble now in its 20th season, conducts creative writing workshops with 3rd through 5th grade students in underserved Chicago Public Schools. The ensemble of actor-educators then turns their stories and words into professionally performed theater, presented both in-school and for the general public through its revues. Barrel of Monkeys annually performs more than 300 student-written stories for the students in their schools and 175 stories on the stage for the general public.

Photos by: Evan Hanover

(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Brandon Cloyd and Nick Hart performs “The Serious Day� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA. Photo by Evan Hanover.

(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Brandon Cloyd, Nick Hart, Deanna Myers, Mary Tilden and ELisa Carlson perform “The Ten Diamonds and Sisters� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA. Photo by Evan Hanover.

(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Nick Hart and Spencer Meeks perform “The Marshmallow� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA. Photo by Evan Hanover.

(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Nick Hart and Deanna Myers perform “The Disappeared Monkey� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA. Photo by Evan Hanover.

(pictured) Barrel of Monkeys company members Kate Staiger, Nick Hart, Brandon Cloyd and Deanna Myers perform “Lady Spy� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA. Photo by Evan Hanover.

(pictured) Barrel of Monkeys company member Deanna Myers performs “Dear Government� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Revenge of the Winter Matinees, directed by Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Evan Hanover.