Photo Flash: Barrel of Monkeys Presents THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Revenge of the Winter Matinees
Barrel of Monkeys is pleased to bring back its popular weekend matinees with THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Revenge of the Winter Matinees, directed by Brandon Cloyd, playing Sundays at 2 pm from January 8 - 29, 2017 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. Bring the entire family to escape the winter doldrums at this line-up of safe, funny, heart-warming and perfectly weird 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 Sunday, January 15 at 2 pm.
The cast of THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Revenge of the Winter Matinees includes Barrel of Monkeys Company Members Nick Hart, Spencer Meeks, Meredith Milliron, Geoff Rice, Gwen Tulin and Rawson Vint.
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 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 Spencer Meeks and Deanna Myers perform “The Time We Had a Snowball Fight� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Revenge of the Winter Matinees, directed by Brandon Cloyd. 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 ELisa Carlson, Deanna Myers and Nick Hart perform “The Dark Souled Witch� 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.
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