Photo Flash: First Look at Barrel of Monkeys' THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories That Go Bump in the Night
Just in time for Halloween, Barrel of Monkeys takes a spooky turn this season with THAT'S WEIRD GRANDMA: Stories That Go Bump in the Night, featuring dark and delightful tales of witches, ghosts, haunted houses, magical beings and much more -- cooked up by Chicago Public School students and adapted for the stage and performed by Barrel of Monkeys Company Members. Directed by Kate Staiger, the hair-raising revue will play Mondays at 8 pm now through November 9, 2015 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. The press performance is tonight, October 26 at 8 pm, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Clever and funny -- touching and poignant -- the collection of short sketches and songs featured in THAT'S WEIRD GRANDMA: Stories That Go Bump in the Night are equally entertaining for adults and children. The line-up 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 19th 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.
Tickets: $12 for adults; $6 for children under 12 at www.barrelofmonkeys.org.
Photo Credit: Evan Hanover
Barrel of Monkeys company members Elizabeth Levy, Spencer Meeks, Eunice Woods, Linsey Falls and Nick Hart perform 'The Day it was Halloween' in THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories That Go Bump in the NightÂ
Barrel of Monkeys company members Nick Hart, Spencer Meeks, Rawson Vint, Elizabeth Levy and Linsey Falls perform 'Buffalo Joe's Argument'
Barrel of Monkeys company members Eunice Woods, Nick Hart, Spencer Meeks and Rawson Vint perform 'Witch's Curse'
Barrel of Monkeys company members Linsey Falls and Rawson Vint perform 'Teenager Girl & Pumpkin'
Barrel of Monkeys company members Elizabeth Levy, Linsey Falls, Eunice Woods and Nick Hart perform 'The Worst Zoo'
Barrel of Monkeys company members Elizabeth Levy and Rawson Vint perform 'Jil the Pig'
Barrel of Monkeys company members Nick Hart, Eunice Woods and Spencer Meeks perform 'ZYRA'
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