Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Barrel of Monkeys' THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: STORIES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS at the Neo-Futurist Theater
Barrel of Monkeys is bringing 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. The press opening is Sunday, October 22nd. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action below!
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.
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 21th 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 are available at www.barrelofmonkeys.org or by calling (773) 506-7140.
Photo Credit: Evan Hanover
Barrel of Monkeys company members Kassi Bleifuss, Nancy Casas, Nick Hart and Bradford Stevens perform 'When I Went To Wizard World'
Spencer Meeks and fellow Barrel of Monkeys company members perform 'The Ten Diamonds & Sisters'
Barrel of Monkeys company member Spencer Meeks performs 'Peggy's Little Darlings'
Barrel of Monkeys company members Raquel Torre, Bradford Stevens and Michael Turrentine perform 'Bennie and Eddie'
Barrel of Monkeys company member Nancy Casas performs 'Bennie and Eddie'
Barrel of Monkeys company members Bradford Stevens, Raquel Torre, Mary Winn Heider and Emily Marso perform 'The Amazing Zurine'
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