Photo Flash: Barrel of Monkeys presents THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons
Barrel of Monkeys is pleased to bring back its popular Sunday matinees this fall with THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, playing Sundays at 2 pm from October 15 -November 12, 2017 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. Celebrate the change of season with a new line-up of stories written by Chicago Public School students, adapted for the stage and performed by Barrel of Monkeys Company Members and directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Tickets are available at www.barrelofmonkeys.org or by calling (773) 506-7140.
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 21st season, conducts creative writing workshops with 2nd through 7th grade students in underserved Chicago Public Schools and in its own after-school program. The ensemble of actor-educators then turns their stories and poems into professionally performed theater, presented both in-school and for the general public through its revues. Barrel of Monkeys annually performs more than 300 stories for the students in their schools and 175 stories on the stage for the general public.
(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Joan Figarella and Rachel Wilson perform “Da Cat!!!!� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Beth Bullock Photography.
(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Laura McKenzie and Rachel Wilson perform “The Scary Sleepover That I Was Sad� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Beth Bullock Photography.
(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Laura McKenzie, Bradford Stevens and Kayla Pulley perform “TV Instead of Candy� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Beth Bullock Photography.
(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Laura McKenzie and Bradford Stevens perform “TV Instead of Candy� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Beth Bullock Photography.
(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Bradford Stevens and Joan Figarella perform “The Destroyer� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Beth Bullock Photography.
(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Bradford Stevens and Joan Figarella perform “The Destroyer� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Beth Bullock Photography.
(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Laura McKenzie, Rachel Wilson and Joan Figarella perform “The Twins Who Freak Everyone Out� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Beth Bullock Photography.
(left to right) Barrel of Monkeys company members Kayla Pulley and Joan Figarella perform “The Fart v. The Toilet: The Watery Grave� in THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd. Photo by Beth Bullock Photography.
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