CLOwNING Levels 1&2
LEVEL I: Discover your inner clown!
Instructors are experts in character development,
slapstick, how to take a pie in the face,
mime, Physical theater and much more.
Class is tailored to the needs of participants,
as well as the availability of the professional instructors.
LEVEL II: Continue the journey of uncovering
your personal clown, don a red nose and study the techniques of Jaque Lecoq, Frosty Little, Elizabeth Baron,Ettienne Decroix, Giovannie Fusetti,Marcel Marceau and other masters.
The Spring session begins March 31
Instructors: provided by Byrd Productions, are a variety of Kansas City's top professional clowns, mimes and performing artists including:
Beth Byrd, Stephanie Roberts, Heidi Van,
Dennis Porter,andy Perkins, Jay & Leslie Cady, Hailey Lauren Jones,Patrick Rippeto, Terry Davolt and Kent & Kevin Mercer.
LEVEL II: Tuesdays , 8:00 - 9:00pm
LEVEL I: Wednesdays 8:30 - 9:30
$99 for nine week session or
drop-ins welcome!
Only $15
City in Motion, 3925 Main KCMO 64111
go to www.cityinmotion.org or call 816-561-2882
to register
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March 31, 2015
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II: The Next Step! Themes, Play and Voice
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II: Kansas City
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II:
The Next Step! Themes, Play and Voice
with Elizabeth Baron
Sponsored by Byrd Productions Physical Theater​
Saturday and Sunday, May 2 - 3
At The Fishtank Performance Studio​
** You need to have taken Sublime Stupidity I in 2014 or 2015 (in the USA or Europe) in order to take this workshop! **
To REGISTER, please contact beth@byrdproductions.org
or call 816-305-8188
If you need help with housing - let us know!
For more information about Byrd Productions go to:
facebook.co/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday (10am - 6pm)
After Party Sunday Night - TBA
Studio Location: The Fishtank Performance Studios,
1715 Wyandotte St. Kansas City MO
Ages: 16 and Older
Class Size: Max. 10 / Min. 6
Clothing: Clothes you can move in - not too baggy
Color of clothes: Black preferred, or gray
WORKSHOP COST: $ 275 / $ 250 (Early Bird Discount)
EARLY BIRD: Deposit must be received by April 11!
Deposit: $100 (non-refundable and required to enroll in the workshop)
This workshop will be taught in English, with lots of French and Italian whenever needed... or Spanish, that can happen too...
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II: In this weekend intensive workshop, the clown takes the next step in his or her life! She now gets to play with other clowns and to learn more about herself.
Building on the work done in Sublime Stupidity I, we move from solo work into playing in duos and trios, creating through structured improvisation. We begin the vocal resonance work, through which each clown finds his unique 'voice.' The clown journeys from playing using only her body and/or pre-verbal sounds into playing and creating utilizing speech - maybe even song! ... And that's when it gets even funnier :o).
The student develops his ability to maintain and nourish his clown form, thereby deepening and energizing the clown state.
ELIZABETH BARON is an award-winning teacher, director, actor and collaborative theater-maker. She leads mask, voice, acting, red nose, and movement workshops and classes throughout the US and Internationally. She is part of the teaching team at GIOVANNI FUSETTI's international school of theater creation – HÈLIKOS: Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale, in Florence, Italy. Elizabeth holds an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor-Created Physical Theater, from Naropa University/London International School of the Performing Arts (LISPA.)
She is known for her compassionate, humor-filled teaching style, and her deep love of and belief in the power of the Red Nose to unlock our hidden, delightful selves. Liz sees this work as an invaluable tool for the artist, connecting us to an endless source of creativity and poetry, and providing a treasure trove of insight and inspiration. All while being very stupid.
http://www.lalatheater.blogspot.com
Liz is a generous and committed artist and a sensitive, hearted and insightful teacher. Her clown, Mowanna, taught me about vulnerability and the openness of the clown heart. I am delighted to recommend her as a clown teacher: she will joyfully cast the spell of the red nose onto you.
-- Giovanni Fusetti
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SUBLIME STUPIDITY II:
The Next Step! Themes, Play and Voice
with Elizabeth Baron
Sponsored by Byrd Productions Physical Theater​
Saturday and Sunday, May 2 - 3
At The Fishtank Performance Studio​
** You need to have taken Sublime Stupidity I in 2014 or 2015 (in the USA or Europe) in order to take this workshop! **
To REGISTER, please contact beth@byrdproductions.org
or call 816-305-8188
If you need help with housing - let us know!
For more information about Byrd Productions go to:
facebook.co/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday (10am - 6pm)
After Party Sunday Night - TBA
Studio Location: The Fishtank Performance Studios,
1715 Wyandotte St. Kansas City MO
Ages: 16 and Older
Class Size: Max. 10 / Min. 6
Clothing: Clothes you can move in - not too baggy
Color of clothes: Black preferred, or gray
WORKSHOP COST: $ 275 / $ 250 (Early Bird Discount)
EARLY BIRD: Deposit must be received by April 11!
Deposit: $100 (non-refundable and required to enroll in the workshop)
This workshop will be taught in English, with lots of French and Italian whenever needed... or Spanish, that can happen too...
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II: In this weekend intensive workshop, the clown takes the next step in his or her life! She now gets to play with other clowns and to learn more about herself.
Building on the work done in Sublime Stupidity I, we move from solo work into playing in duos and trios, creating through structured improvisation. We begin the vocal resonance work, through which each clown finds his unique 'voice.' The clown journeys from playing using only her body and/or pre-verbal sounds into playing and creating utilizing speech - maybe even song! ... And that's when it gets even funnier :o).
The student develops his ability to maintain and nourish his clown form, thereby deepening and energizing the clown state.
ELIZABETH BARON is an award-winning teacher, director, actor and collaborative theater-maker. She leads mask, voice, acting, red nose, and movement workshops and classes throughout the US and Internationally. She is part of the teaching team at GIOVANNI FUSETTI's international school of theater creation – HÈLIKOS: Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale, in Florence, Italy. Elizabeth holds an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor-Created Physical Theater, from Naropa University/London International School of the Performing Arts (LISPA.)
She is known for her compassionate, humor-filled teaching style, and her deep love of and belief in the power of the Red Nose to unlock our hidden, delightful selves. Liz sees this work as an invaluable tool for the artist, connecting us to an endless source of creativity and poetry, and providing a treasure trove of insight and inspiration. All while being very stupid.
http://www.lalatheater.blogspot.com
Liz is a generous and committed artist and a sensitive, hearted and insightful teacher. Her clown, Mowanna, taught me about vulnerability and the openness of the clown heart. I am delighted to recommend her as a clown teacher: she will joyfully cast the spell of the red nose onto you.
-- Giovanni Fusetti
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SUBLIME STUPIDITY I: An Introduction to Red Nose Theater Clown
SUBLIME STUPIDITY I: Kansas City
An Introduction to Red Nose Theater Clown
(yours, that is) with Elizabeth Baron
Sponsored by Byrd Productions Physical Theater
Saturday and Sunday - April 11 & 12
The Fishtank Performance Studio
To REGISTER, email beth@byrdproductions.org
If you need help with housing - let us know!
For more information about Byrd Productions go to:
facebook.com/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
or call 816-305-8188
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday (10am - 6pm)
After Party Sunday Night - TBA
Studio Location: Fishtank Performance Studios,
1715 Wyandotte St. Kansas City Mo.
Ages: 16 and Older
Class Size: Max. 10 / Min. 6
Clothing: Clothes you can move in - not too baggy
Color of clothes: Black preferred, or gray
WORKSHOP COST: $ 275 / $ 250 (Early Bird Discount)
EARLY BIRD: Deposit must be RECEIVED by MARCH 27!
DEPOSIT: $100 (Deposit is non-refundable and required to enroll in the workshop)
SUBLIME STUPIDITY: The focus of this weekend intensive workshop is on giving birth to your clown. The clown is based on you – your body, your movement, and many elements of you as yet unnoticed and/or un-celebrated. The tools we use to help you discover and begin to play as your clown are drawn from myriad Mask and Movement-Theater techniques and traditions. By identifying and learning to glory in what is uniquely and inherently stupid about each of us, we begin to know and embody our clowns. Ironically, these qualities, which we often are unaware of and/or struggle to keep hidden from those around us, are in fact the gateways to hysterically funny, profound and sublimely simple work.
This approach to clown is rigorous in terms of physicality and specificity. Participants will be asked to listen to themselves and to the reactions of the 'audience' (the rest of the class) with the intense curiosity of a scientist. Through the workshop, participants will gain the skills and insight to create in the moment, based on this 'listening.' They will also laugh a lot, quite hard, and probably be moved to tears by the other clowns. This blend of rigorous technique and laughter combines to birth and nurture the first days of play in the lives of each participant's clown.
The workshop is useful for performers and non-performers, alike! It helps us tap into a resource hidden inside each of us, providing us with insight, creativity and freedom for years to come.
ELIZABETH BARON is an award-winning teacher, director, actor and collaborative theater-maker. She leads mask, voice, acting, red nose, and movement workshops and classes throughout the US and Internationally. Elizabeth was part of the teaching team at GIOVANNI FUSETTI's international school of theater creation – HÈLIKOS: Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale, in Florence, Italy. She holds an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor-Created Physical Theater, from Naropa University/London International School of the Performing Arts (LISPA.)
She is known for her compassionate, humor-filled teaching style, and her deep love of and belief in the power of the Red Nose to unlock our hidden, delightful selves. Liz sees this work as an invaluable tool for the artist, connecting us to an endless source of creativity and poetry, and providing a treasure trove of insight and inspiration. All while being very stupid.
http://www.lalatheater.blogspot.com/
"Elizabeth Baron has been teaching for the last 5 years mostly in Europe, in high demand and now is teaching right here in Kansas City! This will be my 4th time to study with her. I'm SO excited. Woo Hoo!!!"
- Beth Byrd-Lonski
"Liz is a generous and committed artist and a sensitive, hearted and insightful teacher. Her clown, Mowanna, taught me about vulnerability and the openness of the clown heart. I am delighted to recommend her as a clown teacher: she will joyfully cast the spell of the red nose onto you."
-- Giovanni Fusetti
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An Introduction to Red Nose Theater Clown
(yours, that is) with Elizabeth Baron
Sponsored by Byrd Productions Physical Theater
Saturday and Sunday - April 11 & 12
The Fishtank Performance Studio
To REGISTER, email beth@byrdproductions.org
If you need help with housing - let us know!
For more information about Byrd Productions go to:
facebook.com/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
or call 816-305-8188
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday (10am - 6pm)
After Party Sunday Night - TBA
Studio Location: Fishtank Performance Studios,
1715 Wyandotte St. Kansas City Mo.
Ages: 16 and Older
Class Size: Max. 10 / Min. 6
Clothing: Clothes you can move in - not too baggy
Color of clothes: Black preferred, or gray
WORKSHOP COST: $ 275 / $ 250 (Early Bird Discount)
EARLY BIRD: Deposit must be RECEIVED by MARCH 27!
DEPOSIT: $100 (Deposit is non-refundable and required to enroll in the workshop)
SUBLIME STUPIDITY: The focus of this weekend intensive workshop is on giving birth to your clown. The clown is based on you – your body, your movement, and many elements of you as yet unnoticed and/or un-celebrated. The tools we use to help you discover and begin to play as your clown are drawn from myriad Mask and Movement-Theater techniques and traditions. By identifying and learning to glory in what is uniquely and inherently stupid about each of us, we begin to know and embody our clowns. Ironically, these qualities, which we often are unaware of and/or struggle to keep hidden from those around us, are in fact the gateways to hysterically funny, profound and sublimely simple work.
This approach to clown is rigorous in terms of physicality and specificity. Participants will be asked to listen to themselves and to the reactions of the 'audience' (the rest of the class) with the intense curiosity of a scientist. Through the workshop, participants will gain the skills and insight to create in the moment, based on this 'listening.' They will also laugh a lot, quite hard, and probably be moved to tears by the other clowns. This blend of rigorous technique and laughter combines to birth and nurture the first days of play in the lives of each participant's clown.
The workshop is useful for performers and non-performers, alike! It helps us tap into a resource hidden inside each of us, providing us with insight, creativity and freedom for years to come.
ELIZABETH BARON is an award-winning teacher, director, actor and collaborative theater-maker. She leads mask, voice, acting, red nose, and movement workshops and classes throughout the US and Internationally. Elizabeth was part of the teaching team at GIOVANNI FUSETTI's international school of theater creation – HÈLIKOS: Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale, in Florence, Italy. She holds an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor-Created Physical Theater, from Naropa University/London International School of the Performing Arts (LISPA.)
She is known for her compassionate, humor-filled teaching style, and her deep love of and belief in the power of the Red Nose to unlock our hidden, delightful selves. Liz sees this work as an invaluable tool for the artist, connecting us to an endless source of creativity and poetry, and providing a treasure trove of insight and inspiration. All while being very stupid.
http://www.lalatheater.blogspot.com/
"Elizabeth Baron has been teaching for the last 5 years mostly in Europe, in high demand and now is teaching right here in Kansas City! This will be my 4th time to study with her. I'm SO excited. Woo Hoo!!!"
- Beth Byrd-Lonski
"Liz is a generous and committed artist and a sensitive, hearted and insightful teacher. Her clown, Mowanna, taught me about vulnerability and the openness of the clown heart. I am delighted to recommend her as a clown teacher: she will joyfully cast the spell of the red nose onto you."
-- Giovanni Fusetti
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FAMILY FUN TIME! with Audrey Crabtree
Is your family busy-busy, got the winter blues or attached to screens –large and small? Come re-connect in this guided fun family playtime! We will play simple fun games for all ages. improvisation world, acro-balance, physical comedy, circus, and vintage parlour games. Learn new games and create a playful vocabulary to take back to your home. Your guide, Audrey Crabtree( a KC native & Brooklyn transplant), has been working with families and communities all over the world to reconnect, to connect to their playful spirit, engage and have fun using the tools and techniques of theater and circus. Come and surprise your self and your family! No performances skills necessary, so pile into the car and bring your silly aunts, goofy cousins and even grumpy grandpa and join us!
Saturday April 18th
10am-Noon
above The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
Ages 4 to 100 encouraged to join.
Adults get in Free When accompanied by a child
Children pay $5 each
contact Byrd Productions for more details
816-305-8188
facebook.com/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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Saturday April 18th
10am-Noon
above The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
Ages 4 to 100 encouraged to join.
Adults get in Free When accompanied by a child
Children pay $5 each
contact Byrd Productions for more details
816-305-8188
facebook.com/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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GET YOUR BOUFFON ON! with Audrey Crabrtree
Enter into the world of the Bouffon. Feeling playful? Snarky? Have a bone to pick? Translate your observations and frustration with society, systems, and stereotypes into physical dynamic theater work. Through games and exercises play you will develop a unique core character from the inside out. Working in packs you will practice the skills, tools and tactics of the bouffon. Come to birth a new character or deepen and existing bouffon. Be prepared to move, play hard, and become ONE OF US!
Friday night April 17th 6;00-10:00
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384224
Above the Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO. 64108
Your Bouffon mythology from Audrey:
Cursed with the mis-fortune of a grotesque appearance, and compulsion to push the limits of decency and morality, you are deemed less than human. You are beaten and driven from your home. Outside of the village, you band together with other bouffon creating your own bizarre community. Forever tormented by the rejection, you are obsessed with the society from which you were unjustly cast, and spend your time observing the villagers, their hypocrisy, and personal private vices.
Once a year, foolishly, the villagers invite you and your friends back to the village for a festival, so they can secretly mock and ridicule your physical imperfections. Seeing the perfect opportunity to enact your revenge, you all offer to bring a show. Reveling in the perverse attention and using wit, parody and charm the you and your tribe devise the most clever ways of slipping seeds of doubt, guilt and truth under the skin of the villagers, in hopes it will resurface later to destroy their precious society.
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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Friday night April 17th 6;00-10:00
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384224
Above the Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO. 64108
Your Bouffon mythology from Audrey:
Cursed with the mis-fortune of a grotesque appearance, and compulsion to push the limits of decency and morality, you are deemed less than human. You are beaten and driven from your home. Outside of the village, you band together with other bouffon creating your own bizarre community. Forever tormented by the rejection, you are obsessed with the society from which you were unjustly cast, and spend your time observing the villagers, their hypocrisy, and personal private vices.
Once a year, foolishly, the villagers invite you and your friends back to the village for a festival, so they can secretly mock and ridicule your physical imperfections. Seeing the perfect opportunity to enact your revenge, you all offer to bring a show. Reveling in the perverse attention and using wit, parody and charm the you and your tribe devise the most clever ways of slipping seeds of doubt, guilt and truth under the skin of the villagers, in hopes it will resurface later to destroy their precious society.
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL COMEDY! with Audrey Crabtree
From vaudeville stage to SNL physical comedy is an invaluable technique for your performer toolbox!
This workshop will focus on using your unique body, physical environment and everyday objects to create comedy. In a safe and playful environment we will explore the elements of slapstick, surprise and …timing, we will practice some of the classic tools and techniques of physical comedy from the clowning, acrobatic and physical theater world, and how to apply them to your work. All bodies and physical abilities welcome. This class is for actors, improvisers, clowns, burlesque performers, and anyone who wants to amuse and amaze the audience with your body!
Saturday April 18th
2:00pm-6:00pm
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384559
Above Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
for more information contact Byrd Productions at
816-305-8188
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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This workshop will focus on using your unique body, physical environment and everyday objects to create comedy. In a safe and playful environment we will explore the elements of slapstick, surprise and …timing, we will practice some of the classic tools and techniques of physical comedy from the clowning, acrobatic and physical theater world, and how to apply them to your work. All bodies and physical abilities welcome. This class is for actors, improvisers, clowns, burlesque performers, and anyone who wants to amuse and amaze the audience with your body!
Saturday April 18th
2:00pm-6:00pm
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384559
Above Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
for more information contact Byrd Productions at
816-305-8188
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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MAKING IT! Or Creating Material through Improvisation by Audrey Crabtreee
Whatever your performance medium, learn to use the spark of spontaneity and your physical presence to develop original dynamic material for stage and screen. This playful workshop will employ basic and advanced improvisation and writing techniques to develop character, situations and explore themes. Learn and practice development techniques to capture your creativity and refine this raw material into performance ready work. Participants will practice the techniques as individuals and in groups. Original exercises were developed from theatre and physical games rooted in Boal, Spolin, and Zaporah. Actors, bouffons, clowns, writers, stand-ups, directors, musicians, movers and the curious are welcome!
Sunday April 19th 1:00 - 5:00pm
Above The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384622
For more information, contact Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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Sunday April 19th 1:00 - 5:00pm
Above The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384622
For more information, contact Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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GO FISH! First Saturday is for Kids at the Fishtank!
GO FISH! First Saturday is for Kids at the Fishtank!
April 4 11am & 1pm
THE ADVENTURES OF BETTY THE BUTTERFLY
Performed an written by Beth Byrd-Lonski
A show for all ages.
$5 for children
FREE for adults (when accompanied by a child)
Betty is a Monarch Butterfly who is born in a science classroom.
Once the children set her free, she's off to make her way in the world. She encounters a hawk, a clown, a bully, friends and most importantly, gardeners! Join her for the butterfly party at the end of her travels.
Featured Performer: Beth Byrd-Lonski
Beth has traveled the states performing for schools, libraries and festivals for many years.
She hopes you'll join her for some audience participation FUN for the whole family.
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April 4 11am & 1pm
THE ADVENTURES OF BETTY THE BUTTERFLY
Performed an written by Beth Byrd-Lonski
A show for all ages.
$5 for children
FREE for adults (when accompanied by a child)
Betty is a Monarch Butterfly who is born in a science classroom.
Once the children set her free, she's off to make her way in the world. She encounters a hawk, a clown, a bully, friends and most importantly, gardeners! Join her for the butterfly party at the end of her travels.
Featured Performer: Beth Byrd-Lonski
Beth has traveled the states performing for schools, libraries and festivals for many years.
She hopes you'll join her for some audience participation FUN for the whole family.
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Call for SUMMER INTERNS at The Barn Players - Deadline is tomorrow!
The Barn Players
2015
Summer Internship Program
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Area high school and college students will have the opportunity to earn up to $500.00 to be used toward tuition, boarding or books at the college of his/her choice. Application deadline is April 1, 2015. This is an incredible opportunity for a student to earn necessary college money, by participating in something that he/she enjoys! The internship requires the student to be available to work / study on our summer productions at The Barn Players Theatre.
The intern(s) might be working on one or more of the following productions this summer:
Six Degrees of Separation
Equus
Disney's Aladdin, Kids (working with children in two different summer sessions)
The Best of Times (benefit concert)
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Currently be currently enrolled in a high school or college theatre program, and be from the Metro Kansas City area
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.75
• Provide a letter of recommendation from an instructor or counselor at the school that he/she attends
• Provide a cover letter of introduction by describing his/her interest in the performing arts
• Provide a current theatrical resume listing his/her experience in the performing arts
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume, recommendations and letter of application to:
Eric Magnus, Artistic Director, The Barn Players emagnitude@me.com
Deadline for application is April 1st, 2015.
Interviews will be held at The Barn Players at 6219 Martway, Mission, KS 66202
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2015
Summer Internship Program
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Area high school and college students will have the opportunity to earn up to $500.00 to be used toward tuition, boarding or books at the college of his/her choice. Application deadline is April 1, 2015. This is an incredible opportunity for a student to earn necessary college money, by participating in something that he/she enjoys! The internship requires the student to be available to work / study on our summer productions at The Barn Players Theatre.
The intern(s) might be working on one or more of the following productions this summer:
Six Degrees of Separation
Equus
Disney's Aladdin, Kids (working with children in two different summer sessions)
The Best of Times (benefit concert)
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Currently be currently enrolled in a high school or college theatre program, and be from the Metro Kansas City area
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.75
• Provide a letter of recommendation from an instructor or counselor at the school that he/she attends
• Provide a cover letter of introduction by describing his/her interest in the performing arts
• Provide a current theatrical resume listing his/her experience in the performing arts
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume, recommendations and letter of application to:
Eric Magnus, Artistic Director, The Barn Players emagnitude@me.com
Deadline for application is April 1st, 2015.
Interviews will be held at The Barn Players at 6219 Martway, Mission, KS 66202
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March 30, 2015
The Kick Comedy Show: Apr 11: 10:30 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks
Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 30, 2015 — The Kick Comedy Show – April 11, 2015 – 10:30pm
Our signature show!
Using whatever the heck you shout at us, we will make.stuff.up. Everything is instantly created for your enjoyment -- characters, scenes, and jokes. Named best sketch/improv show by The Pitch Kansas City.
You get three great things: (1) "Whose Line" style games that come fast and furious. (2) our signature mainstage show "Hell's Donut," based on unique, original characters, and (3) special drink deals from Green Room Burgers & Beer!
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10 or $5 with student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 30, 2015 — The Kick Comedy Show – April 11, 2015 – 10:30pm
Our signature show!
Using whatever the heck you shout at us, we will make.stuff.up. Everything is instantly created for your enjoyment -- characters, scenes, and jokes. Named best sketch/improv show by The Pitch Kansas City.
You get three great things: (1) "Whose Line" style games that come fast and furious. (2) our signature mainstage show "Hell's Donut," based on unique, original characters, and (3) special drink deals from Green Room Burgers & Beer!
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10 or $5 with student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Fountain City Sketch: Apr 4-24
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Rita Marks, Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000, Rita@kcimprov.com
Tim Marks, Producer/Director for the KC Improv Company, 816-406-4000, tim@kcimprov.com.
Bryan Moses, Director of Fountain City Sketch Comedy, 479-426-3666, bryan@thelivingroomkc.com.
Kansas City, MO, March 16, 2015 — Fountain City Sketch — April 4, 2015 – 10pm; April 10, 2015 – 8pm; April 17, 2015 – 8pm; and April 24, 2015 – 8pm.
Original sketch comedy coming to Westport in Fountain City's Third Run!
Fountain City Sketch Comedy is coming to the stage of the Kick Comedy Theater for a limited four-performance run of the group's third all-new, all-original hour of sketch comedy. The troupe of comedians is composed of director Bryan Moses, and ten writers, seven of whom also make up the cast.
Fountain City premiered its first run in April of 2014 and its second in August 2014, to very positive responses. Their energetic comedy stylings run the gambit from smart, to "blue," to absurd, taking influence from such sketch as Saturday Night Live, Key & Peele, Monty Python, Amy Schumer, Mr. Show, and lesser-knowns such as Superego. The show will have a preview on Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 pm, and then run at 8:00 pm Fridays the rest of April: April 10, 17, and 24 at 8:00 pm at the Kick Comedy Theater. The Kick is located at 4010 Pennsylvania, between the Westport Coffee House and Green Room Burgers and Beer. The sketch group is an offshoot of The KC Improv Company, which was named best Improv/Sketch group in KC by The Pitch magazine for the past two years, and which produces comedy shows every weekend night at The Kick.
These shows contain some strong language and sexual themes, must be 17 to enter, 21 to drink. A selection of beer, wine, and liquor will be available for purchase right in the theater, and burgers, fries, and other menu items can be purchased at the Green Room and brought in.
The writers and actors of Fountain City Sketch have extensive involvement in KC Theater and improv comedy, including the KC Repertory Theatre, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, the Living Room Theatre, and regular performances at the Kick with the KC Improv Company. Several members have performed in comedy festivals all over the country, including Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York. Some have played comedic roles in both local and national commercials.
Tickets for Fountain City Sketch as well as most of the improv comedy shows at The Kick are $10.
Tickets and information:
www.kcimprov.com/shows
Like us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/fountaincitysketch
Adult Fare – 17+ to enter, 21 to drink.
As always, no drink minimums.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Contacts: Rita Marks, Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000, Rita@kcimprov.com
Tim Marks, Producer/Director for the KC Improv Company, 816-406-4000, tim@kcimprov.com.
Bryan Moses, Director of Fountain City Sketch Comedy, 479-426-3666, bryan@thelivingroomkc.com.
Kansas City, MO, March 16, 2015 — Fountain City Sketch — April 4, 2015 – 10pm; April 10, 2015 – 8pm; April 17, 2015 – 8pm; and April 24, 2015 – 8pm.
Original sketch comedy coming to Westport in Fountain City's Third Run!
Fountain City Sketch Comedy is coming to the stage of the Kick Comedy Theater for a limited four-performance run of the group's third all-new, all-original hour of sketch comedy. The troupe of comedians is composed of director Bryan Moses, and ten writers, seven of whom also make up the cast.
Fountain City premiered its first run in April of 2014 and its second in August 2014, to very positive responses. Their energetic comedy stylings run the gambit from smart, to "blue," to absurd, taking influence from such sketch as Saturday Night Live, Key & Peele, Monty Python, Amy Schumer, Mr. Show, and lesser-knowns such as Superego. The show will have a preview on Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 pm, and then run at 8:00 pm Fridays the rest of April: April 10, 17, and 24 at 8:00 pm at the Kick Comedy Theater. The Kick is located at 4010 Pennsylvania, between the Westport Coffee House and Green Room Burgers and Beer. The sketch group is an offshoot of The KC Improv Company, which was named best Improv/Sketch group in KC by The Pitch magazine for the past two years, and which produces comedy shows every weekend night at The Kick.
These shows contain some strong language and sexual themes, must be 17 to enter, 21 to drink. A selection of beer, wine, and liquor will be available for purchase right in the theater, and burgers, fries, and other menu items can be purchased at the Green Room and brought in.
The writers and actors of Fountain City Sketch have extensive involvement in KC Theater and improv comedy, including the KC Repertory Theatre, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, the Living Room Theatre, and regular performances at the Kick with the KC Improv Company. Several members have performed in comedy festivals all over the country, including Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York. Some have played comedic roles in both local and national commercials.
Tickets for Fountain City Sketch as well as most of the improv comedy shows at The Kick are $10.
Tickets and information:
www.kcimprov.com/shows
Like us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/fountaincitysketch
Adult Fare – 17+ to enter, 21 to drink.
As always, no drink minimums.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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March 29, 2015
The Kick Comedy Show: Apr 17, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks
Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 29, 2015 — The Kick Comedy Show – April 17, 2015 – 10:00pm
Our signature show is this Friday!
Using whatever the heck you shout at us, we will make.stuff.up. Everything is instantly created for your enjoyment -- characters, scenes, and jokes. Named best sketch/improv show by The Pitch Kansas City.
You get three great things: (1) "Whose Line" style games that come fast and furious. (2) our signature mainstage show "Hell's Donut," based on unique, original characters, and (3) special drink deals from Green Room Burgers & Beer!
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10 or $5 with student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 29, 2015 — The Kick Comedy Show – April 17, 2015 – 10:00pm
Our signature show is this Friday!
Using whatever the heck you shout at us, we will make.stuff.up. Everything is instantly created for your enjoyment -- characters, scenes, and jokes. Named best sketch/improv show by The Pitch Kansas City.
You get three great things: (1) "Whose Line" style games that come fast and furious. (2) our signature mainstage show "Hell's Donut," based on unique, original characters, and (3) special drink deals from Green Room Burgers & Beer!
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10 or $5 with student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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The Kick Comedy Show - April 10, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks
Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 29, 2015 — The Kick Comedy Show – April 10, 2015 – 10:00pm
Our signature show is this Friday!
Using whatever the heck you shout at us, we will make.stuff.up. Everything is instantly created for your enjoyment -- characters, scenes, and jokes. Named best sketch/improv show by The Pitch Kansas City.
You get three great things: (1) "Whose Line" style games that come fast and furious. (2) our signature mainstage show "Hell's Donut," based on unique, original characters, and (3) special drink deals from Green Room Burgers & Beer!
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10 or $5 with student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Kansas City, MO, March 29, 2015 — The Kick Comedy Show – April 10, 2015 – 10:00pm
Our signature show is this Friday!
Using whatever the heck you shout at us, we will make.stuff.up. Everything is instantly created for your enjoyment -- characters, scenes, and jokes. Named best sketch/improv show by The Pitch Kansas City.
You get three great things: (1) "Whose Line" style games that come fast and furious. (2) our signature mainstage show "Hell's Donut," based on unique, original characters, and (3) special drink deals from Green Room Burgers & Beer!
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10 or $5 with student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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March 25, 2015
Auditons
Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
(Educational)
One Hundred Horses by Steve Karol: Apr 4-12: 5:30 pm Sat; 2 pm Sun
Historical fiction that is in the present day and in China during WWII. One Hundred Horses is going to be performed at the Kansas City Fringe Festival which runs from July 16 through the 26th
5 adult males between the ages of 18 and 60+,
2 adult females 18+ and 30s or 40's,
6 Chinese Males between the ages of 18 and 60+,
3 Chinese females 18+ and 30s or 40's,
1 adult female vocalist,
1 director
Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N Lafrenz, (816) 721-8820, skarolart@gmail.com,
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(Educational)
One Hundred Horses by Steve Karol: Apr 4-12: 5:30 pm Sat; 2 pm Sun
Historical fiction that is in the present day and in China during WWII. One Hundred Horses is going to be performed at the Kansas City Fringe Festival which runs from July 16 through the 26th
5 adult males between the ages of 18 and 60+,
2 adult females 18+ and 30s or 40's,
6 Chinese Males between the ages of 18 and 60+,
3 Chinese females 18+ and 30s or 40's,
1 adult female vocalist,
1 director
Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N Lafrenz, (816) 721-8820, skarolart@gmail.com,
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AVENUE Q opens at The Barn on April 17th!
The Barn presents…
AVENUE Q
Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez & Jeff Whitty
Puppet Conceived & Designed by Rick Lyon
Animation Design by Robert Lopez
Puppets Constructed by Character Translations, Inc. for Music Theatre International
Directed by Eric Magnus
Musical Direction by Kevin Hershberger
Musical Staging & Puppet Training by Guy Gardner
Assistant Direction by Shelly Stewart
Stage Management by Rebekah Grieb
Set Design by Ken Schmidt
Set Construction by Bill Wright
Light Design by Chuck Cline
Costume Design by Fran Kapono
Sound Design by Josh Finch
Dialect Coaching by Maiko Uhlich
Assistant Stage Management & Props Design by Amanda Albert
Assistant Prop Design by Rita Marks
Rehearsal Accompaniment by Roberta Wilkes
Puppet Consultation by Tim Cormack
April 17 – May 3, 2015
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:00pm
STARRING
Betsy Bledsoe, Andrew Joseph Brown, Ai Vy Bui, Kelsie Clark, Sharon Kwon, Evan Lovelace, James Levy, Mark Murphy, Preston O'ffill & Reed Uthe
FEATURING
Kristen Altoro, Whitney Armstrong, Jake Leet, Ethan Platt & Ali Watson
The role of "Christmas Eve"
will be played by Sharon Kwon on May 1st and 2nd.
SYNOPSIS: AVENUE Q is a gut-bustingly hilarious modern musical focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings making their way in the big city, seeking their purpose in life. Although the show addresses humorous adult issues, it is similar to a beloved children's show; a place where puppets are friends, Monsters are good and life lessons are learned. Winner of the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart. AVENUE Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
All performances are at:
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS.
Ticket pricing:
REGULAR - $18.00
SENIORS - $ 15.00
GROUPS (10 OR MORE) - $12.00
STUDENTS (WITH A VALID STUDENT ID) - $12.00
WE ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS!
VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER!
The box office opens one hour before curtain time.
For reservations, please call 1-800-838-3006
or visit our website at www.thebarnplayers.org
Production support provided by…
The Mainstreet Credit Union
Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce
St. Pius School
Media partner support provided by…
94.9 KCMO
95.1 Jack-FM
The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.
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AVENUE Q
Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez & Jeff Whitty
Puppet Conceived & Designed by Rick Lyon
Animation Design by Robert Lopez
Puppets Constructed by Character Translations, Inc. for Music Theatre International
Directed by Eric Magnus
Musical Direction by Kevin Hershberger
Musical Staging & Puppet Training by Guy Gardner
Assistant Direction by Shelly Stewart
Stage Management by Rebekah Grieb
Set Design by Ken Schmidt
Set Construction by Bill Wright
Light Design by Chuck Cline
Costume Design by Fran Kapono
Sound Design by Josh Finch
Dialect Coaching by Maiko Uhlich
Assistant Stage Management & Props Design by Amanda Albert
Assistant Prop Design by Rita Marks
Rehearsal Accompaniment by Roberta Wilkes
Puppet Consultation by Tim Cormack
April 17 – May 3, 2015
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:00pm
STARRING
Betsy Bledsoe, Andrew Joseph Brown, Ai Vy Bui, Kelsie Clark, Sharon Kwon, Evan Lovelace, James Levy, Mark Murphy, Preston O'ffill & Reed Uthe
FEATURING
Kristen Altoro, Whitney Armstrong, Jake Leet, Ethan Platt & Ali Watson
The role of "Christmas Eve"
will be played by Sharon Kwon on May 1st and 2nd.
SYNOPSIS: AVENUE Q is a gut-bustingly hilarious modern musical focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings making their way in the big city, seeking their purpose in life. Although the show addresses humorous adult issues, it is similar to a beloved children's show; a place where puppets are friends, Monsters are good and life lessons are learned. Winner of the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart. AVENUE Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
All performances are at:
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS.
Ticket pricing:
REGULAR - $18.00
SENIORS - $ 15.00
GROUPS (10 OR MORE) - $12.00
STUDENTS (WITH A VALID STUDENT ID) - $12.00
WE ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS!
VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER!
The box office opens one hour before curtain time.
For reservations, please call 1-800-838-3006
or visit our website at www.thebarnplayers.org
Production support provided by…
The Mainstreet Credit Union
Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce
St. Pius School
Media partner support provided by…
94.9 KCMO
95.1 Jack-FM
The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.
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Auditions for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE are coming in May!
AUDITIONS!
Thoroughly Modern Millie
New Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
Book by Dick Scanlan and Richard Henry Morris
Original Story and Screenplay by Richard Henry Morris for the Universal Pictures Film.
Additional Songs by James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn / Jay Thompson Sir Arthur Sullivan & Sir W. S. Gilbert / Victor Herbert & Rida Johnson Young Walter Donaldson, Sam Lewis & Joe Young
Directed & Choreographed by Kipp Simmons
Musical Direction by Kevin Bogan
Tap Choreography by Valerie Martin
Assistant Direction by Korey Childs
Assistant Choreography by JC Dresslaer
AUDITIONS:
May 2nd from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
May 3rd from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS
EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
• Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32 bar selection of a musical theatre song in the style of the show. There will also be a dance audition, so wear proper attire. A Tap combination will be taught at callbacks, but be prepared to show any tap skills you have at the open audition.
• Please Provide: Sheet Music...no CDs & NO ACAPPELLA auditions. Headshot/Resume (if available)
• Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, May 9th from 1:00pm - 5:00pm at the Arts Asylum at 9th Street and Harrison in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule that day, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.
• Rehearsals will begin around August 9th. Typical weekly rehearsal schedule will be Sunday through Thursday nights from 6:30pm – 10pm. Rehearsals the last 2 weeks of rehearsal may go to 10:30p. (Tech Rehearsal on Sunday, September 13th will be from 1:00p – 6:00p) Conflicts with the rehearsal schedule must be kept to an absolute minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be accepted during dress / tech week without prior approval from the director.
• If you are unable to attend either open call, please email your interest to kippbot@gmail.com. You may be asked to send a video singing a 32 bar selection and a short monologue.
PRODUCTION DATES:
September 18th – October 4th
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
Industry Night performance on Monday, September 28th at 7:30pm
All performances take place at…
The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway in Mission, KS
SYNOPSIS:
Based on the popular 1967movie, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a high-spirited, zany, new 1920's musical that took Broadway by storm, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical in the 2001-2002 season. Taking place in New York City in 1922, this charming show tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz – a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
• MILLIE DILLMOUNT - A spunky, modern woman trying to make it in New York City. She falls in love with Jimmy and is our story's protagonist. - Female, 20-30 yrs old - Range: G#3 - E5 – good tapper
• JIMMY SMITH - A suave city slicker who unexpectedly becomes the story's hero. He falls in love with Millie. - Male, 20-35 yrs old - Range: C3 - A4
• MISS DOROTHY BROWN - A naive, wealthy girl who has moved to New York to change her lifestyle. She becomes Millie's roommate and confidant. - Female, 20-30 yrs old - Range: B3 - C6
• MRS. MEERS - A former actress turned human trafficker pretending to be a kindly Chinese woman. She oversees the Hotel Priscilla where she secretly sells her tenants. - Female or male, 40- 60 yrs old - Range: E3 - Bb4 - (We are open to making this a "drag" role for a male)
• TREVOR GRAYDON - An executive at the Sincere Trust Insurance Company. He is sharp, ambitious, and secretly romantic. - Male, 30-40 yrs old - Range: A2 - G4
• MUZZY VAN HOSSMERE - A glamorous actress and singer at a night club. She becomes Millie's friend and mentor. - Female, 40-60 yrs old - Range: G#3 - D5
• MISS FLANNERY - An uptight, stern office manager. She runs the stenographer pool at Sincere Trust Insurance Company. Female, 25- 50 yrs old - Range: Bb3 - D5 - good tapper
• BUN FOO - A Chinese immigrant working to bring his mother to the United States. Older brother of Ching Ho and henchman to Mrs. Meers. Sings and speaks in Chinese. - Male, 20-35 yrs old - Range: E3 - E4
• CHING HO - A Chinese immigrant working to bring his mother to the United States. Younger brother of Bun Foo and henchman to Mrs. Meers. Sings and speaks in Chinese. - Male, 18-25 yrs old - Range: Bb2 - E4
• DANCING ENSEMBLE – A strong dancing (especially tap) ensemble to play MODERNS, STENOGRAPHERS, HOTEL PRISCILLA GIRLS, MUZZY'S BOYS, and OTHERS. – all ages and types
• SINGING ENSEMBLE – A strong singing ensemble to play MODERNS, STENOGRAPHERS, MUZZY'S FRIENDS and OTHERS – all ages and types
For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@me.com.
The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
New Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
Book by Dick Scanlan and Richard Henry Morris
Original Story and Screenplay by Richard Henry Morris for the Universal Pictures Film.
Additional Songs by James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn / Jay Thompson Sir Arthur Sullivan & Sir W. S. Gilbert / Victor Herbert & Rida Johnson Young Walter Donaldson, Sam Lewis & Joe Young
Directed & Choreographed by Kipp Simmons
Musical Direction by Kevin Bogan
Tap Choreography by Valerie Martin
Assistant Direction by Korey Childs
Assistant Choreography by JC Dresslaer
AUDITIONS:
May 2nd from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
May 3rd from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
At St. Pius Church
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS
EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
• Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32 bar selection of a musical theatre song in the style of the show. There will also be a dance audition, so wear proper attire. A Tap combination will be taught at callbacks, but be prepared to show any tap skills you have at the open audition.
• Please Provide: Sheet Music...no CDs & NO ACAPPELLA auditions. Headshot/Resume (if available)
• Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, May 9th from 1:00pm - 5:00pm at the Arts Asylum at 9th Street and Harrison in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule that day, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.
• Rehearsals will begin around August 9th. Typical weekly rehearsal schedule will be Sunday through Thursday nights from 6:30pm – 10pm. Rehearsals the last 2 weeks of rehearsal may go to 10:30p. (Tech Rehearsal on Sunday, September 13th will be from 1:00p – 6:00p) Conflicts with the rehearsal schedule must be kept to an absolute minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be accepted during dress / tech week without prior approval from the director.
• If you are unable to attend either open call, please email your interest to kippbot@gmail.com. You may be asked to send a video singing a 32 bar selection and a short monologue.
PRODUCTION DATES:
September 18th – October 4th
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
Industry Night performance on Monday, September 28th at 7:30pm
All performances take place at…
The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway in Mission, KS
SYNOPSIS:
Based on the popular 1967movie, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a high-spirited, zany, new 1920's musical that took Broadway by storm, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical in the 2001-2002 season. Taking place in New York City in 1922, this charming show tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz – a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
• MILLIE DILLMOUNT - A spunky, modern woman trying to make it in New York City. She falls in love with Jimmy and is our story's protagonist. - Female, 20-30 yrs old - Range: G#3 - E5 – good tapper
• JIMMY SMITH - A suave city slicker who unexpectedly becomes the story's hero. He falls in love with Millie. - Male, 20-35 yrs old - Range: C3 - A4
• MISS DOROTHY BROWN - A naive, wealthy girl who has moved to New York to change her lifestyle. She becomes Millie's roommate and confidant. - Female, 20-30 yrs old - Range: B3 - C6
• MRS. MEERS - A former actress turned human trafficker pretending to be a kindly Chinese woman. She oversees the Hotel Priscilla where she secretly sells her tenants. - Female or male, 40- 60 yrs old - Range: E3 - Bb4 - (We are open to making this a "drag" role for a male)
• TREVOR GRAYDON - An executive at the Sincere Trust Insurance Company. He is sharp, ambitious, and secretly romantic. - Male, 30-40 yrs old - Range: A2 - G4
• MUZZY VAN HOSSMERE - A glamorous actress and singer at a night club. She becomes Millie's friend and mentor. - Female, 40-60 yrs old - Range: G#3 - D5
• MISS FLANNERY - An uptight, stern office manager. She runs the stenographer pool at Sincere Trust Insurance Company. Female, 25- 50 yrs old - Range: Bb3 - D5 - good tapper
• BUN FOO - A Chinese immigrant working to bring his mother to the United States. Older brother of Ching Ho and henchman to Mrs. Meers. Sings and speaks in Chinese. - Male, 20-35 yrs old - Range: E3 - E4
• CHING HO - A Chinese immigrant working to bring his mother to the United States. Younger brother of Bun Foo and henchman to Mrs. Meers. Sings and speaks in Chinese. - Male, 18-25 yrs old - Range: Bb2 - E4
• DANCING ENSEMBLE – A strong dancing (especially tap) ensemble to play MODERNS, STENOGRAPHERS, HOTEL PRISCILLA GIRLS, MUZZY'S BOYS, and OTHERS. – all ages and types
• SINGING ENSEMBLE – A strong singing ensemble to play MODERNS, STENOGRAPHERS, MUZZY'S FRIENDS and OTHERS – all ages and types
For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@me.com.
The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.
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FIVE SUMMER 2015 THEATRE FOR YOUNG AMERICA
THEATRE ARTS PROJECTS OFFERED AT THREE LOCATIONS
Kansas City, MO (March 25, 2015) Theatre for Young
America presents five Theatre Arts Project drama
camps this summer for young people ages 3.5 years
of age through 12th grade. The camps will be held
at three area locations: Wonderscope Children's
Museum of Kansas City for preschool through 3rd
grade; H&R Block City Stage in Union Station for
4th through 8th grades; and Goppert Theatre
Complex on the Avila University Campus for 7th
grade through 12th grade. All classes are hands-
on, with an emphasis on vocal expression,
listening, body movement skills, and
improvisation, along with production and
performance instruction.
Theatre Arts Project Drama Camps, locations, times
and grade levels offered are:
Theatre Arts Project #1.
SKIPPYJON JONES AND HIS FRISKITOS
Age: Preschool (3.5 years old)-Kindergarten (grade
in fall).
Location: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas
City, 5700 King, Shawnee, KS
Dates: June 22-26, 2015, 5 to 7 PM daily.
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 6
PM Friday, June 26th.
Tuition: $100
Description: This drama camp centers on Judy
Schachner's award winning book series SKIPPYJON
JONES, the Siamese kitten who thinks he's a
Chihuahua! Students will experience voice, body,
and imagination exercises as they work together to
share a presentation with parents and friends.
Theatre Arts Project #2.
SKIPPYJON JONES ADVENTURES
Age: 1st-3rd graders (grade in fall).
Location: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas
City, 5700 King, Shawnee, KS
Dates: June 22-26, 2015, 5 to 7 PM daily.
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 6
PM Friday, June 26th.
Tuition: $100
Description: This drama camp dramatizes the
SKIPPYJON JONES series of books by Judy Schachner.
This Siamese cat who thinks he is a Chihuahua gets
his family and friends into many hilarious
situations. Students will learn a little Spanish
as well as practice drama skills as they practice
for their ending performance.
Theatre Arts Project #3.
ALADDIN AND HIS MAGIC LAMP
Age: 4th-8th graders (grade in fall).
Location: H& R Block City Stage in Union Station,
30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, MO
Dates: July 6-10, 2015, 9 to 5 PM daily.
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 4
PM Friday, July 10th.
Tuition: $180
Description: Aladdin's story from the "Arabian
Nights" will be the script performed for the
presentation. The cast works on acting skills,
learns stage craft and magic, and create costumes
to prepare this play for an audience.
Theatre Arts Project #4.
RAPUNZEL
Age: 4th-8th graders (grade in fall).
Location: H & R Block City Stage in Union Station,
30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, MO
Dates: July 13-17, 2015, 9 to 5 PM daily.
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 4
PM Friday, July 13th.
Tuition: $180
Description: This popular fairy tale classic is
brought to life and given a few twists as a
neighbor steals a vegetable from the Witch's
garden. The angry Witch gets to keep the
neighbor's first child and puts her high in a
tower. There is an exciting hair-climbing rescue
and a happy ending. Cast works on acting skills,
stage craft, and costumes to produce this play.
Theatre Arts Project #5.
YOUNG KING ARTHUR
AGE: 7th-12 graders (grade in fall)
Location: Goppert Theatre at Avila University,
1190 Wornall Rd. Kansas City, MO
Dates: July 20-24 and July 27-31, 2015, 9 to 5 PM
daily. (This is a two-week project.)
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 6
PM Friday, July 31st.
Tuition $350
Description: This theatre arts project presents a
production of the exciting legend of how Arthur
grew up to be one of the most celebrated Kings in
history. Roles include Sorceress Morgan Le Fey,
Merlin the Magician, noble ladies and knights, and
a comic abbess, among others. Technical theatre,
such as sets, props, sound, and costumes as well
as acting skills are among the topics the cast
will experience as they produce and perform this
play.
TYA drama instruction follows the new Kansas
Standards for Theatre Education, the Missouri
Grade Level Expectations for Theatre Arts, the
Partnership for 21st Century Learning Skills, and
the Common Core Standards of English Language
Arts. All Theatre for Young America instructors
are professional actors/educators.
To enroll, go to www.tya.org or call 816.460.2083.
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THEATRE ARTS PROJECTS OFFERED AT THREE LOCATIONS
Kansas City, MO (March 25, 2015) Theatre for Young
America presents five Theatre Arts Project drama
camps this summer for young people ages 3.5 years
of age through 12th grade. The camps will be held
at three area locations: Wonderscope Children's
Museum of Kansas City for preschool through 3rd
grade; H&R Block City Stage in Union Station for
4th through 8th grades; and Goppert Theatre
Complex on the Avila University Campus for 7th
grade through 12th grade. All classes are hands-
on, with an emphasis on vocal expression,
listening, body movement skills, and
improvisation, along with production and
performance instruction.
Theatre Arts Project Drama Camps, locations, times
and grade levels offered are:
Theatre Arts Project #1.
SKIPPYJON JONES AND HIS FRISKITOS
Age: Preschool (3.5 years old)-Kindergarten (grade
in fall).
Location: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas
City, 5700 King, Shawnee, KS
Dates: June 22-26, 2015, 5 to 7 PM daily.
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 6
PM Friday, June 26th.
Tuition: $100
Description: This drama camp centers on Judy
Schachner's award winning book series SKIPPYJON
JONES, the Siamese kitten who thinks he's a
Chihuahua! Students will experience voice, body,
and imagination exercises as they work together to
share a presentation with parents and friends.
Theatre Arts Project #2.
SKIPPYJON JONES ADVENTURES
Age: 1st-3rd graders (grade in fall).
Location: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas
City, 5700 King, Shawnee, KS
Dates: June 22-26, 2015, 5 to 7 PM daily.
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 6
PM Friday, June 26th.
Tuition: $100
Description: This drama camp dramatizes the
SKIPPYJON JONES series of books by Judy Schachner.
This Siamese cat who thinks he is a Chihuahua gets
his family and friends into many hilarious
situations. Students will learn a little Spanish
as well as practice drama skills as they practice
for their ending performance.
Theatre Arts Project #3.
ALADDIN AND HIS MAGIC LAMP
Age: 4th-8th graders (grade in fall).
Location: H& R Block City Stage in Union Station,
30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, MO
Dates: July 6-10, 2015, 9 to 5 PM daily.
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 4
PM Friday, July 10th.
Tuition: $180
Description: Aladdin's story from the "Arabian
Nights" will be the script performed for the
presentation. The cast works on acting skills,
learns stage craft and magic, and create costumes
to prepare this play for an audience.
Theatre Arts Project #4.
RAPUNZEL
Age: 4th-8th graders (grade in fall).
Location: H & R Block City Stage in Union Station,
30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, MO
Dates: July 13-17, 2015, 9 to 5 PM daily.
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 4
PM Friday, July 13th.
Tuition: $180
Description: This popular fairy tale classic is
brought to life and given a few twists as a
neighbor steals a vegetable from the Witch's
garden. The angry Witch gets to keep the
neighbor's first child and puts her high in a
tower. There is an exciting hair-climbing rescue
and a happy ending. Cast works on acting skills,
stage craft, and costumes to produce this play.
Theatre Arts Project #5.
YOUNG KING ARTHUR
AGE: 7th-12 graders (grade in fall)
Location: Goppert Theatre at Avila University,
1190 Wornall Rd. Kansas City, MO
Dates: July 20-24 and July 27-31, 2015, 9 to 5 PM
daily. (This is a two-week project.)
Performance: The onstage performance will be at 6
PM Friday, July 31st.
Tuition $350
Description: This theatre arts project presents a
production of the exciting legend of how Arthur
grew up to be one of the most celebrated Kings in
history. Roles include Sorceress Morgan Le Fey,
Merlin the Magician, noble ladies and knights, and
a comic abbess, among others. Technical theatre,
such as sets, props, sound, and costumes as well
as acting skills are among the topics the cast
will experience as they produce and perform this
play.
TYA drama instruction follows the new Kansas
Standards for Theatre Education, the Missouri
Grade Level Expectations for Theatre Arts, the
Partnership for 21st Century Learning Skills, and
the Common Core Standards of English Language
Arts. All Theatre for Young America instructors
are professional actors/educators.
To enroll, go to www.tya.org or call 816.460.2083.
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"The Great Gatsby" at Theatre Atchison
Theatre Atchison Presents "The Great Gatsby" from the
novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted for the stage by
Simon Levy: Apr 17-26: 8 pm Fri-Sat; 2 pm Sun
Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues
the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young
newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of
obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour
and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, and in Simon Levy's
adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald
Estate.
Directed by Corbin Hernandez.
$12 adults; $8 students. Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe
St, (913) 367-7469, www.theatreatchison.org (Suitable for
Everyone)
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novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted for the stage by
Simon Levy: Apr 17-26: 8 pm Fri-Sat; 2 pm Sun
Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues
the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young
newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of
obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour
and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, and in Simon Levy's
adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald
Estate.
Directed by Corbin Hernandez.
$12 adults; $8 students. Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe
St, (913) 367-7469, www.theatreatchison.org (Suitable for
Everyone)
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March 24, 2015
Emporia State University Theatre presents "As You Like It"
PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release
ESU Theatre presents Shakespeare's Comedy "As You Like It"
ESU Theatre is proud to present As You Like It, Shakespeare's beloved comedy about love and mistaken identity. As You Like It begins with political intrigue at court and ends with love in the woods. The confusions abound.
Orlando (Landon Noll, senior, Winchester) loves Rosalind (Lisa Tinker, senior, Derby) and writes really bad love poetry to her. Rosalind loves Orlando, but she's dressed as a boy, so Phebe (Fran Opheim, freshman, Overland Park) falls in love with him, even though he is really a she. Silvius (Dustin Bittel, freshman, Ellis) loves Phebe and Touchstone (Logan Wohlford, junior, Valley Center) loves Audrey (Sydney Main, sophomore, Emporia), who also loves him, but what about William (Ryan Scully, senior, Winchester) who loves her?
And in the end, Rosalind's best friend Celia (Miranda Nation, junior, Winfield) falls in love with Oliver (Colter Lemmon, senior, Crawford, NE) who is Orlando's brother. Duke Senior (Nathan Short, junior, Paola) loves the woods and Jacques (Brandon Jensen, senior, Salina) just loves his melancholy. The play might be Shakespeare's most profound examination of love in all its guises.
As You Like It is under the direction of Jim Bartruff. The production stage manager is Michael Abbott (senior, Great Bend), with assistance from Tyler Lang (sophomore, Wichita). Nancy Pontius is the production designer and junior Elizabeth Kennell (Belton, MO) will design the lights. Susan Mai will design costumes. Other students in the cast include Emmanuel Cockrell (junior, Junction City), John Alfrey (senior, Topeka), John Stafford (senior, Independence) and Nick Coyan (junior, Lenexa). Rod Jones (Emporia) will provide live music on guitar.
As You Like It runs April 21st through 26th in the Ronald Q. Fredrickson Theatre. For tickets or more information, contact the box office at 620-341-6378.
For additional information contact:
Jim Bartruff
620-341-5701
jbartruf@emporia.edu
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ESU Theatre presents Shakespeare's Comedy "As You Like It"
ESU Theatre is proud to present As You Like It, Shakespeare's beloved comedy about love and mistaken identity. As You Like It begins with political intrigue at court and ends with love in the woods. The confusions abound.
Orlando (Landon Noll, senior, Winchester) loves Rosalind (Lisa Tinker, senior, Derby) and writes really bad love poetry to her. Rosalind loves Orlando, but she's dressed as a boy, so Phebe (Fran Opheim, freshman, Overland Park) falls in love with him, even though he is really a she. Silvius (Dustin Bittel, freshman, Ellis) loves Phebe and Touchstone (Logan Wohlford, junior, Valley Center) loves Audrey (Sydney Main, sophomore, Emporia), who also loves him, but what about William (Ryan Scully, senior, Winchester) who loves her?
And in the end, Rosalind's best friend Celia (Miranda Nation, junior, Winfield) falls in love with Oliver (Colter Lemmon, senior, Crawford, NE) who is Orlando's brother. Duke Senior (Nathan Short, junior, Paola) loves the woods and Jacques (Brandon Jensen, senior, Salina) just loves his melancholy. The play might be Shakespeare's most profound examination of love in all its guises.
As You Like It is under the direction of Jim Bartruff. The production stage manager is Michael Abbott (senior, Great Bend), with assistance from Tyler Lang (sophomore, Wichita). Nancy Pontius is the production designer and junior Elizabeth Kennell (Belton, MO) will design the lights. Susan Mai will design costumes. Other students in the cast include Emmanuel Cockrell (junior, Junction City), John Alfrey (senior, Topeka), John Stafford (senior, Independence) and Nick Coyan (junior, Lenexa). Rod Jones (Emporia) will provide live music on guitar.
As You Like It runs April 21st through 26th in the Ronald Q. Fredrickson Theatre. For tickets or more information, contact the box office at 620-341-6378.
For additional information contact:
Jim Bartruff
620-341-5701
jbartruf@emporia.edu
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March 16, 2015
Fountain City Sketch: Apr 4-24
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks, Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 16, 2015 — Fountain City Sketch — April 4, 2015 – 10pm; April 10, 2015 – 8pm; April 17, 2015 – 8pm; and April 24, 2015 – 8pm.
Fountain City Sketch returns for its third run of all-original live sketch comedy.
Some of the best comedic talent in KC puts on a hilarious hour of over-the-top sketches for your eyeball happiness! Be sure to catch it, because once these four performances are over, this particular show will never happen again.
SHOWTIMES:
Saturday 4/4 – 10:00pm
Friday 4/10 – 8:00pm
Friday 4/17 – 8:00pm
Friday 4/24 – 8:00pm
Directed by Bryan Moses
Written and performed by: Ben Auxier, Keith Curtis, Michael Quentin Foster, Brian Huther, Ellen Kirk, Ashley Osborn, and Claire Williams.
Written by: Casey Gregg, Tim Marks, and Bobby Miller Jr.
Tickets: $10
Groups of 6 or more: $7
With a student ID: $5
Must be 17 to enter, 21 to drink.
As always, no drink minimums.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Kansas City, MO, March 16, 2015 — Fountain City Sketch — April 4, 2015 – 10pm; April 10, 2015 – 8pm; April 17, 2015 – 8pm; and April 24, 2015 – 8pm.
Fountain City Sketch returns for its third run of all-original live sketch comedy.
Some of the best comedic talent in KC puts on a hilarious hour of over-the-top sketches for your eyeball happiness! Be sure to catch it, because once these four performances are over, this particular show will never happen again.
SHOWTIMES:
Saturday 4/4 – 10:00pm
Friday 4/10 – 8:00pm
Friday 4/17 – 8:00pm
Friday 4/24 – 8:00pm
Directed by Bryan Moses
Written and performed by: Ben Auxier, Keith Curtis, Michael Quentin Foster, Brian Huther, Ellen Kirk, Ashley Osborn, and Claire Williams.
Written by: Casey Gregg, Tim Marks, and Bobby Miller Jr.
Tickets: $10
Groups of 6 or more: $7
With a student ID: $5
Must be 17 to enter, 21 to drink.
As always, no drink minimums.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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The Gauntlet – April 4, 2015 – 8pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks, Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 16, 2015 — The Gauntlet – April 4, 2015 – 8pm
Six enter, one rules.
Join six brave souls as they vie for the favor of the audience and the all-powerful Gauntlet. The winner, chosen by popularity, skill and sometimes random chance, will become the next month's Gauntlet. This night of chaos, skill and hilarity (presented by the KC Improv Company) will keep you on the edge of your seat and at the height of your laughiness.
Featuring last month's winner: Ellen Kirk
Special guest star from Chicago: Jamie Campbell
Contestants to be announced soon!
Just $10, or $5 with a student ID.
Adult Fare – 17+ to enter, 21 to drink. As always, no drink minimums.
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Company strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each weekend brings a different type of show, including the competition shows, "Live in Front of a Studio Audience" and "Underground Throwdown."
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Kansas City, MO, March 16, 2015 — The Gauntlet – April 4, 2015 – 8pm
Six enter, one rules.
Join six brave souls as they vie for the favor of the audience and the all-powerful Gauntlet. The winner, chosen by popularity, skill and sometimes random chance, will become the next month's Gauntlet. This night of chaos, skill and hilarity (presented by the KC Improv Company) will keep you on the edge of your seat and at the height of your laughiness.
Featuring last month's winner: Ellen Kirk
Special guest star from Chicago: Jamie Campbell
Contestants to be announced soon!
Just $10, or $5 with a student ID.
Adult Fare – 17+ to enter, 21 to drink. As always, no drink minimums.
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Company strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each weekend brings a different type of show, including the competition shows, "Live in Front of a Studio Audience" and "Underground Throwdown."
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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March 14, 2015
MAKING IT! Or Creating Material through Improvisation by Audrey Crabtreee
Whatever your performance medium, learn to use the spark of spontaneity and your physical presence to develop original dynamic material for stage and screen. This playful workshop will employ basic and advanced improvisation and writing techniques to develop character, situations and explore themes. Learn and practice development techniques to capture your creativity and refine this raw material into performance ready work. Participants will practice the techniques as individuals and in groups. Original exercises were developed from theatre and physical games rooted in Boal, Spolin, and Zaporah. Actors, bouffons, clowns, writers, stand-ups, directors, musicians, movers and the curious are welcome!
Sunday April 19th 1:00 - 5:00pm
Above The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384622
For more information, contact Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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Sunday April 19th 1:00 - 5:00pm
Above The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384622
For more information, contact Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL COMEDY! with Audrey Crabtree
From vaudeville stage to SNL physical comedy is an invaluable technique for your performer toolbox!
This workshop will focus on using your unique body, physical environment and everyday objects to create comedy. In a safe and playful environment we will explore the elements of slapstick, surprise and …timing, we will practice some of the classic tools and techniques of physical comedy from the clowning, acrobatic and physical theater world, and how to apply them to your work. All bodies and physical abilities welcome. This class is for actors, improvisers, clowns, burlesque performers, and anyone who wants to amuse and amaze the audience with your body!
Saturday April 18th
2:00pm-6:00pm
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384559
Above Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
for more information contact Byrd Productions at
816-305-8188
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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This workshop will focus on using your unique body, physical environment and everyday objects to create comedy. In a safe and playful environment we will explore the elements of slapstick, surprise and …timing, we will practice some of the classic tools and techniques of physical comedy from the clowning, acrobatic and physical theater world, and how to apply them to your work. All bodies and physical abilities welcome. This class is for actors, improvisers, clowns, burlesque performers, and anyone who wants to amuse and amaze the audience with your body!
Saturday April 18th
2:00pm-6:00pm
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384559
Above Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
for more information contact Byrd Productions at
816-305-8188
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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GET YOUR BOUFFON ON! with Audrey Crabrtree
Enter into the world of the Bouffon. Feeling playful? Snarky? Have a bone to pick? Translate your observations and frustration with society, systems, and stereotypes into physical dynamic theater work. Through games and exercises play you will develop a unique core character from the inside out. Working in packs you will practice the skills, tools and tactics of the bouffon. Come to birth a new character or deepen and existing bouffon. Be prepared to move, play hard, and become ONE OF US!
Friday night April 17th 6;00-10:00
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384224
Above the Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO. 64108
Your Bouffon mythology from Audrey:
Cursed with the mis-fortune of a grotesque appearance, and compulsion to push the limits of decency and morality, you are deemed less than human. You are beaten and driven from your home. Outside of the village, you band together with other bouffon creating your own bizarre community. Forever tormented by the rejection, you are obsessed with the society from which you were unjustly cast, and spend your time observing the villagers, their hypocrisy, and personal private vices.
Once a year, foolishly, the villagers invite you and your friends back to the village for a festival, so they can secretly mock and ridicule your physical imperfections. Seeing the perfect opportunity to enact your revenge, you all offer to bring a show. Reveling in the perverse attention and using wit, parody and charm the you and your tribe devise the most clever ways of slipping seeds of doubt, guilt and truth under the skin of the villagers, in hopes it will resurface later to destroy their precious society.
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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Friday night April 17th 6;00-10:00
$50 - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1384224
Above the Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO. 64108
Your Bouffon mythology from Audrey:
Cursed with the mis-fortune of a grotesque appearance, and compulsion to push the limits of decency and morality, you are deemed less than human. You are beaten and driven from your home. Outside of the village, you band together with other bouffon creating your own bizarre community. Forever tormented by the rejection, you are obsessed with the society from which you were unjustly cast, and spend your time observing the villagers, their hypocrisy, and personal private vices.
Once a year, foolishly, the villagers invite you and your friends back to the village for a festival, so they can secretly mock and ridicule your physical imperfections. Seeing the perfect opportunity to enact your revenge, you all offer to bring a show. Reveling in the perverse attention and using wit, parody and charm the you and your tribe devise the most clever ways of slipping seeds of doubt, guilt and truth under the skin of the villagers, in hopes it will resurface later to destroy their precious society.
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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Mid-Life Players prensents "A Grand Night for Singing" in concert
Mid Life Players
"A Grand Night for Singing" in concert! by Rodger and Hammerstein: Mar 26-29: 7:30 pm Thr-Sat; 2 pm Sun
Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon conceived by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie.
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals: www.rnh.com Directed by Fran Kuzila. Featuring Gary Barber, Gary Smith, Bruce Lerner, Zack Lerner, Ray Ettinger, John Van de Voort, Sharon Johsnson, Susan Neu, Julie McDaniel, Becky Clark, Andrea Hobley, Linda Wetzel, Dottie Bartlett, and Debbie Huffman.
$10 general admission. Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Penn Valley Drive, mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com, (Suitable for Everyone)
Tickets available at:
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"A Grand Night for Singing" in concert! by Rodger and Hammerstein: Mar 26-29: 7:30 pm Thr-Sat; 2 pm Sun
Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon conceived by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie.
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals: www.rnh.com Directed by Fran Kuzila. Featuring Gary Barber, Gary Smith, Bruce Lerner, Zack Lerner, Ray Ettinger, John Van de Voort, Sharon Johsnson, Susan Neu, Julie McDaniel, Becky Clark, Andrea Hobley, Linda Wetzel, Dottie Bartlett, and Debbie Huffman.
$10 general admission. Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Penn Valley Drive, mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com, (Suitable for Everyone)
Tickets available at:
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CLOwNING Levels 1&2 - Spring Into Motion!
CLOwNING Levels 1&2
LEVEL I: Discover your inner clown!
Instructors are experts in character development,
slapstick, how to take a pie in the face,
mime, Physical theater and much more.
Class is tailored to the needs of participants,
as well as the availability of the professional instructors.
LEVEL II: Continue the journey of uncovering
your personal clown, don a red nose and study the techniques of Jaque Lecoq, Frosty Little, Elizabeth Baron,Ettienne Decroix, Giovannie Fusetti,Marcel Marceau and other masters.
The Spring session begins March 31
Instructors: provided by Byrd Productions, are a variety of Kansas City's top professional clowns, mimes and performing artists including:
Beth Byrd, Stephanie Roberts, Heidi Van,
Dennis Porter,andy Perkins, Jay & Leslie Cady, Hailey Lauren Jones,Patrick Rippeto, Terry Davolt and Kent & Kevin Mercer.
LEVEL II: Tuesdays , 8:00 - 9:00pm
LEVEL I: Wednesdays 8:30 - 9:30
$99 for nine week session or
drop-ins welcome!
Only $15
City in Motion, 3925 Main KCMO 64111
go to www.cityinmotion.org or call 816-561-2882
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LEVEL I: Discover your inner clown!
Instructors are experts in character development,
slapstick, how to take a pie in the face,
mime, Physical theater and much more.
Class is tailored to the needs of participants,
as well as the availability of the professional instructors.
LEVEL II: Continue the journey of uncovering
your personal clown, don a red nose and study the techniques of Jaque Lecoq, Frosty Little, Elizabeth Baron,Ettienne Decroix, Giovannie Fusetti,Marcel Marceau and other masters.
The Spring session begins March 31
Instructors: provided by Byrd Productions, are a variety of Kansas City's top professional clowns, mimes and performing artists including:
Beth Byrd, Stephanie Roberts, Heidi Van,
Dennis Porter,andy Perkins, Jay & Leslie Cady, Hailey Lauren Jones,Patrick Rippeto, Terry Davolt and Kent & Kevin Mercer.
LEVEL II: Tuesdays , 8:00 - 9:00pm
LEVEL I: Wednesdays 8:30 - 9:30
$99 for nine week session or
drop-ins welcome!
Only $15
City in Motion, 3925 Main KCMO 64111
go to www.cityinmotion.org or call 816-561-2882
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SUBLIME STUPIDITY II: The Next Step! Themes, Play and Voice
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II: Kansas City
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II:
The Next Step! Themes, Play and Voice
with Elizabeth Baron
Sponsored by Byrd Productions Physical Theater​
Saturday and Sunday, May 2 - 3
At The Fishtank Performance Studio​
** You need to have taken Sublime Stupidity I in 2014 or 2015 (in the USA or Europe) in order to take this workshop! **
To REGISTER, please contact beth@byrdproductions.org
or call 816-305-8188
If you need help with housing - let us know!
For more information about Byrd Productions go to:
facebook.co/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday (10am - 6pm)
After Party Sunday Night - TBA
Studio Location: The Fishtank Performance Studios,
1715 Wyandotte St. Kansas City MO
Ages: 16 and Older
Class Size: Max. 10 / Min. 6
Clothing: Clothes you can move in - not too baggy
Color of clothes: Black preferred, or gray
WORKSHOP COST: $ 275 / $ 250 (Early Bird Discount)
EARLY BIRD: Deposit must be received by April 11!
Deposit: $100 (non-refundable and required to enroll in the workshop)
This workshop will be taught in English, with lots of French and Italian whenever needed... or Spanish, that can happen too...
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II: In this weekend intensive workshop, the clown takes the next step in his or her life! She now gets to play with other clowns and to learn more about herself.
Building on the work done in Sublime Stupidity I, we move from solo work into playing in duos and trios, creating through structured improvisation. We begin the vocal resonance work, through which each clown finds his unique 'voice.' The clown journeys from playing using only her body and/or pre-verbal sounds into playing and creating utilizing speech - maybe even song! ... And that's when it gets even funnier :o).
The student develops his ability to maintain and nourish his clown form, thereby deepening and energizing the clown state.
ELIZABETH BARON is an award-winning teacher, director, actor and collaborative theater-maker. She leads mask, voice, acting, red nose, and movement workshops and classes throughout the US and Internationally. She is part of the teaching team at GIOVANNI FUSETTI's international school of theater creation – HÈLIKOS: Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale, in Florence, Italy. Elizabeth holds an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor-Created Physical Theater, from Naropa University/London International School of the Performing Arts (LISPA.)
She is known for her compassionate, humor-filled teaching style, and her deep love of and belief in the power of the Red Nose to unlock our hidden, delightful selves. Liz sees this work as an invaluable tool for the artist, connecting us to an endless source of creativity and poetry, and providing a treasure trove of insight and inspiration. All while being very stupid.
http://www.lalatheater.blogspot.com
Liz is a generous and committed artist and a sensitive, hearted and insightful teacher. Her clown, Mowanna, taught me about vulnerability and the openness of the clown heart. I am delighted to recommend her as a clown teacher: she will joyfully cast the spell of the red nose onto you.
-- Giovanni Fusetti
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SUBLIME STUPIDITY II:
The Next Step! Themes, Play and Voice
with Elizabeth Baron
Sponsored by Byrd Productions Physical Theater​
Saturday and Sunday, May 2 - 3
At The Fishtank Performance Studio​
** You need to have taken Sublime Stupidity I in 2014 or 2015 (in the USA or Europe) in order to take this workshop! **
To REGISTER, please contact beth@byrdproductions.org
or call 816-305-8188
If you need help with housing - let us know!
For more information about Byrd Productions go to:
facebook.co/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday (10am - 6pm)
After Party Sunday Night - TBA
Studio Location: The Fishtank Performance Studios,
1715 Wyandotte St. Kansas City MO
Ages: 16 and Older
Class Size: Max. 10 / Min. 6
Clothing: Clothes you can move in - not too baggy
Color of clothes: Black preferred, or gray
WORKSHOP COST: $ 275 / $ 250 (Early Bird Discount)
EARLY BIRD: Deposit must be received by April 11!
Deposit: $100 (non-refundable and required to enroll in the workshop)
This workshop will be taught in English, with lots of French and Italian whenever needed... or Spanish, that can happen too...
SUBLIME STUPIDITY II: In this weekend intensive workshop, the clown takes the next step in his or her life! She now gets to play with other clowns and to learn more about herself.
Building on the work done in Sublime Stupidity I, we move from solo work into playing in duos and trios, creating through structured improvisation. We begin the vocal resonance work, through which each clown finds his unique 'voice.' The clown journeys from playing using only her body and/or pre-verbal sounds into playing and creating utilizing speech - maybe even song! ... And that's when it gets even funnier :o).
The student develops his ability to maintain and nourish his clown form, thereby deepening and energizing the clown state.
ELIZABETH BARON is an award-winning teacher, director, actor and collaborative theater-maker. She leads mask, voice, acting, red nose, and movement workshops and classes throughout the US and Internationally. She is part of the teaching team at GIOVANNI FUSETTI's international school of theater creation – HÈLIKOS: Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale, in Florence, Italy. Elizabeth holds an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor-Created Physical Theater, from Naropa University/London International School of the Performing Arts (LISPA.)
She is known for her compassionate, humor-filled teaching style, and her deep love of and belief in the power of the Red Nose to unlock our hidden, delightful selves. Liz sees this work as an invaluable tool for the artist, connecting us to an endless source of creativity and poetry, and providing a treasure trove of insight and inspiration. All while being very stupid.
http://www.lalatheater.blogspot.com
Liz is a generous and committed artist and a sensitive, hearted and insightful teacher. Her clown, Mowanna, taught me about vulnerability and the openness of the clown heart. I am delighted to recommend her as a clown teacher: she will joyfully cast the spell of the red nose onto you.
-- Giovanni Fusetti
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SUBLIME STUPIDITY I: An Introduction to Red Nose Theater Clown
SUBLIME STUPIDITY I: Kansas City
An Introduction to Red Nose Theater Clown
(yours, that is) with Elizabeth Baron
Sponsored by Byrd Productions Physical Theater
Saturday and Sunday - April 11 & 12
The Fishtank Performance Studio
To REGISTER, email beth@byrdproductions.org
If you need help with housing - let us know!
For more information about Byrd Productions go to:
facebook.com/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
or call 816-305-8188
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday (10am - 6pm)
After Party Sunday Night - TBA
Studio Location: Fishtank Performance Studios,
1715 Wyandotte St. Kansas City Mo.
Ages: 16 and Older
Class Size: Max. 10 / Min. 6
Clothing: Clothes you can move in - not too baggy
Color of clothes: Black preferred, or gray
WORKSHOP COST: $ 275 / $ 250 (Early Bird Discount)
EARLY BIRD: Deposit must be RECEIVED by MARCH 27!
DEPOSIT: $100 (Deposit is non-refundable and required to enroll in the workshop)
SUBLIME STUPIDITY: The focus of this weekend intensive workshop is on giving birth to your clown. The clown is based on you – your body, your movement, and many elements of you as yet unnoticed and/or un-celebrated. The tools we use to help you discover and begin to play as your clown are drawn from myriad Mask and Movement-Theater techniques and traditions. By identifying and learning to glory in what is uniquely and inherently stupid about each of us, we begin to know and embody our clowns. Ironically, these qualities, which we often are unaware of and/or struggle to keep hidden from those around us, are in fact the gateways to hysterically funny, profound and sublimely simple work.
This approach to clown is rigorous in terms of physicality and specificity. Participants will be asked to listen to themselves and to the reactions of the 'audience' (the rest of the class) with the intense curiosity of a scientist. Through the workshop, participants will gain the skills and insight to create in the moment, based on this 'listening.' They will also laugh a lot, quite hard, and probably be moved to tears by the other clowns. This blend of rigorous technique and laughter combines to birth and nurture the first days of play in the lives of each participant's clown.
The workshop is useful for performers and non-performers, alike! It helps us tap into a resource hidden inside each of us, providing us with insight, creativity and freedom for years to come.
ELIZABETH BARON is an award-winning teacher, director, actor and collaborative theater-maker. She leads mask, voice, acting, red nose, and movement workshops and classes throughout the US and Internationally. Elizabeth was part of the teaching team at GIOVANNI FUSETTI's international school of theater creation – HÈLIKOS: Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale, in Florence, Italy. She holds an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor-Created Physical Theater, from Naropa University/London International School of the Performing Arts (LISPA.)
She is known for her compassionate, humor-filled teaching style, and her deep love of and belief in the power of the Red Nose to unlock our hidden, delightful selves. Liz sees this work as an invaluable tool for the artist, connecting us to an endless source of creativity and poetry, and providing a treasure trove of insight and inspiration. All while being very stupid.
http://www.lalatheater.blogspot.com/
"Elizabeth Baron has been teaching for the last 5 years mostly in Europe, in high demand and now is teaching right here in Kansas City! This will be my 4th time to study with her. I'm SO excited. Woo Hoo!!!"
- Beth Byrd-Lonski
"Liz is a generous and committed artist and a sensitive, hearted and insightful teacher. Her clown, Mowanna, taught me about vulnerability and the openness of the clown heart. I am delighted to recommend her as a clown teacher: she will joyfully cast the spell of the red nose onto you."
-- Giovanni Fusetti
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An Introduction to Red Nose Theater Clown
(yours, that is) with Elizabeth Baron
Sponsored by Byrd Productions Physical Theater
Saturday and Sunday - April 11 & 12
The Fishtank Performance Studio
To REGISTER, email beth@byrdproductions.org
If you need help with housing - let us know!
For more information about Byrd Productions go to:
facebook.com/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
or call 816-305-8188
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday (10am - 6pm)
After Party Sunday Night - TBA
Studio Location: Fishtank Performance Studios,
1715 Wyandotte St. Kansas City Mo.
Ages: 16 and Older
Class Size: Max. 10 / Min. 6
Clothing: Clothes you can move in - not too baggy
Color of clothes: Black preferred, or gray
WORKSHOP COST: $ 275 / $ 250 (Early Bird Discount)
EARLY BIRD: Deposit must be RECEIVED by MARCH 27!
DEPOSIT: $100 (Deposit is non-refundable and required to enroll in the workshop)
SUBLIME STUPIDITY: The focus of this weekend intensive workshop is on giving birth to your clown. The clown is based on you – your body, your movement, and many elements of you as yet unnoticed and/or un-celebrated. The tools we use to help you discover and begin to play as your clown are drawn from myriad Mask and Movement-Theater techniques and traditions. By identifying and learning to glory in what is uniquely and inherently stupid about each of us, we begin to know and embody our clowns. Ironically, these qualities, which we often are unaware of and/or struggle to keep hidden from those around us, are in fact the gateways to hysterically funny, profound and sublimely simple work.
This approach to clown is rigorous in terms of physicality and specificity. Participants will be asked to listen to themselves and to the reactions of the 'audience' (the rest of the class) with the intense curiosity of a scientist. Through the workshop, participants will gain the skills and insight to create in the moment, based on this 'listening.' They will also laugh a lot, quite hard, and probably be moved to tears by the other clowns. This blend of rigorous technique and laughter combines to birth and nurture the first days of play in the lives of each participant's clown.
The workshop is useful for performers and non-performers, alike! It helps us tap into a resource hidden inside each of us, providing us with insight, creativity and freedom for years to come.
ELIZABETH BARON is an award-winning teacher, director, actor and collaborative theater-maker. She leads mask, voice, acting, red nose, and movement workshops and classes throughout the US and Internationally. Elizabeth was part of the teaching team at GIOVANNI FUSETTI's international school of theater creation – HÈLIKOS: Scuola Internazionale di Creazione Teatrale, in Florence, Italy. She holds an MFA in Lecoq Based Actor-Created Physical Theater, from Naropa University/London International School of the Performing Arts (LISPA.)
She is known for her compassionate, humor-filled teaching style, and her deep love of and belief in the power of the Red Nose to unlock our hidden, delightful selves. Liz sees this work as an invaluable tool for the artist, connecting us to an endless source of creativity and poetry, and providing a treasure trove of insight and inspiration. All while being very stupid.
http://www.lalatheater.blogspot.com/
"Elizabeth Baron has been teaching for the last 5 years mostly in Europe, in high demand and now is teaching right here in Kansas City! This will be my 4th time to study with her. I'm SO excited. Woo Hoo!!!"
- Beth Byrd-Lonski
"Liz is a generous and committed artist and a sensitive, hearted and insightful teacher. Her clown, Mowanna, taught me about vulnerability and the openness of the clown heart. I am delighted to recommend her as a clown teacher: she will joyfully cast the spell of the red nose onto you."
-- Giovanni Fusetti
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FAMILY FUN TIME! with Audrey Crabtree
Is your family busy-busy, got the winter blues or attached to screens –large and small? Come re-connect in this guided fun family playtime! We will play simple fun games for all ages. improvisation world, acro-balance, physical comedy, circus, and vintage parlour games. Learn new games and create a playful vocabulary to take back to your home. Your guide, Audrey Crabtree( a KC native & Brooklyn transplant), has been working with families and communities all over the world to reconnect, to connect to their playful spirit, engage and have fun using the tools and techniques of theater and circus. Come and surprise your self and your family! No performances skills necessary, so pile into the car and bring your silly aunts, goofy cousins and even grumpy grandpa and join us!
Saturday April 18th
10am-Noon
above The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
Ages 4 to 100 encouraged to join.
Adults get in Free When accompanied by a child
Children pay $5 each
contact Byrd Productions for more details
816-305-8188
facebook.com/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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Saturday April 18th
10am-Noon
above The Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO 64108
Ages 4 to 100 encouraged to join.
Adults get in Free When accompanied by a child
Children pay $5 each
contact Byrd Productions for more details
816-305-8188
facebook.com/byrdproductionsphysicaltheater
Audrey Crabtree KCMO Native, is a collaborative artist, writer and director and instructor. Her work has won a Drama Desk Award, NY Innovative Theatre Award, and several Hola (Spanish Language awards). A graduate of Raytown South High School, and Longview College, and Truman Stage University, she spent early days of her career in KC working with and learning with the folks from Gorilla Theater, Tanstafl Theater, the Ron McGee Late night crew and Comedy City (Formally ComedySportz) and anywhere she could squeeze on stage or in front of the camera. In Minneapolis she also performed, taught and directed short form, long form and musical theater and developed a taste for devising collaborative theater and direct audience contact. In 1998 she formed Ten Directions productions with Lynn Berg and they headed to NYC creating over 16 full-length shows, a feature film and all sorts of smaller unique projects. Audrey is co-founder/director of the International NY Clown Theatre Festival
and the NY Physical Comedy Lab. Her work has continued to focus on audience engagement, physical comedy and stories that stir the pot. She has worked in galleries and theaters and public spaces with performance artist Liz Magic Laser various versions of The Living Newspaper. In her free time she tours with Clowns Without Borders, and teaches and performs in beautiful places such as India, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Canada and her home away from home Colombia.
She has been teaching professional theater practitioners for 18 years at universities, theaters and classrooms all over the world. Audrey, a student has studied clown and bouffon with Sue Morrison, Giovanni Fuscetti, Clown with Bill Irwin, Philippe Gaulier, David Shiner, Bill Irwin and Christopher Bays and improvisation will the late greats Paul Sills and Del Close, among many others. www.Audreycrabtree.com
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March 13, 2015
SITPLOT 8 Loves Labours Lost Auditions
Alcott Arts Center
(Community)
Auditions are tomorrow for this years
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Production!
Loves Labours Lost by William Shakespeare
Directed by Susan Proctor PhD.
Mar 14: 10 am to 1 pm Saturday
Performance dates are September 12,13,19 & 20, 2015
This is one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, probably written
in 1580s. It may have been first performed in 1588. It was
certainly performed in 1597.The play tells the tale of the King of
Navarre and his three friends who swear off of women for one
year. Except the Princess of France and her three friends come
on a diplomatic mission.
Also, the play spoofs the academics, the Spanish, the local
constable, and the country lads and lasses.
It is a play about love (at least 5 couples) which sets men's wits
against women's.
There are 16 named characters, 6 men, 5 women, and 5 can be
either.
Another character in this play is definitely language. The king
and his, friends all write a bit of poetry, some better than others.
What to do? We will be holding cold readings, please bring head
shots, resume's and any conflicts in scheduling if you have them.
For auditions, I would like to hear you read and perhaps dance a
bit.
Everyone is welcome to audition above the age of nine.
Alcott is not heated, so Dress To Stay Warm!
Call if you have any questions!
Alcott Arts Center Theatre, 180 S 18th St, (913) 233-2787,
www.alcottartscenter.org
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(Community)
Auditions are tomorrow for this years
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Production!
Loves Labours Lost by William Shakespeare
Directed by Susan Proctor PhD.
Mar 14: 10 am to 1 pm Saturday
Performance dates are September 12,13,19 & 20, 2015
This is one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, probably written
in 1580s. It may have been first performed in 1588. It was
certainly performed in 1597.The play tells the tale of the King of
Navarre and his three friends who swear off of women for one
year. Except the Princess of France and her three friends come
on a diplomatic mission.
Also, the play spoofs the academics, the Spanish, the local
constable, and the country lads and lasses.
It is a play about love (at least 5 couples) which sets men's wits
against women's.
There are 16 named characters, 6 men, 5 women, and 5 can be
either.
Another character in this play is definitely language. The king
and his, friends all write a bit of poetry, some better than others.
What to do? We will be holding cold readings, please bring head
shots, resume's and any conflicts in scheduling if you have them.
For auditions, I would like to hear you read and perhaps dance a
bit.
Everyone is welcome to audition above the age of nine.
Alcott is not heated, so Dress To Stay Warm!
Call if you have any questions!
Alcott Arts Center Theatre, 180 S 18th St, (913) 233-2787,
www.alcottartscenter.org
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March 12, 2015
Keith Plus One with opener “Dog and Friend Dog” – April 18, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks
Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 12, 2015 — Keith Plus One with opener "Dog and Friend Dog" – April 18, 2015 – 10:00pm
Joining Keith onstage this month is Joshua Gleeson and Andy Perkins. Both will be moving to Chicago soon. There will be tears shed onstage.
Opening the night is the multifaceted Dog and Friend Dog!
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each weekend brings a different type of show, including the "The Gauntlet" and the competition show, "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $8, or $5 with a college student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Contact: Rita Marks
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Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 12, 2015 — Keith Plus One with opener "Dog and Friend Dog" – April 18, 2015 – 10:00pm
Joining Keith onstage this month is Joshua Gleeson and Andy Perkins. Both will be moving to Chicago soon. There will be tears shed onstage.
Opening the night is the multifaceted Dog and Friend Dog!
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each weekend brings a different type of show, including the "The Gauntlet" and the competition show, "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $8, or $5 with a college student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Comedy Hypnotist Brian Madrid + Improv Comedy by The KC Improv Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks
Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 11, 2015 — Comedy Hypnotist Brian Madrid + Improv Comedy by The KC Improv Company – April 11, 2015 – 8pm.
Adult Comedy Hypnosis Featuring Brian Madrid
Join us for an exciting evening with this one-of-a-kind show. Featuring hypnotist Brian Madrid, as he brings hypnosis to the stage like you have never seen. You will see volunteers become sex experts, believe body parts disappear and reappear in much larger size, and become the stars in their own private movies!
Also Featuring Improv Comedy by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $20.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Kansas City, MO, March 11, 2015 — Comedy Hypnotist Brian Madrid + Improv Comedy by The KC Improv Company – April 11, 2015 – 8pm.
Adult Comedy Hypnosis Featuring Brian Madrid
Join us for an exciting evening with this one-of-a-kind show. Featuring hypnotist Brian Madrid, as he brings hypnosis to the stage like you have never seen. You will see volunteers become sex experts, believe body parts disappear and reappear in much larger size, and become the stars in their own private movies!
Also Featuring Improv Comedy by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $20.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
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Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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March 11, 2015
Underground Throwdown – April 18, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks
Marketing Manager - 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 11, 2015 — Underground Throwdown! – April 18, 2015 – 8:00pm
Three comedy groups perform and the audience votes for the winner!
Competing this month:
March Winner: TBA
Snooze Button: Andy Perkins, Joshua Gleeson, and an Audience Member
Disappointing Birthday Party: Bess Osburn Hayles, R.C. Shivers, Bobby McCosky, Sydney Ragsdale, John Adams, and Chris Fiedler
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each weekend brings a different type of show, including the "The Gauntlet" and the competition show, "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10, or $5 with a college student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Contact: Rita Marks
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Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 11, 2015 — Underground Throwdown! – April 18, 2015 – 8:00pm
Three comedy groups perform and the audience votes for the winner!
Competing this month:
March Winner: TBA
Snooze Button: Andy Perkins, Joshua Gleeson, and an Audience Member
Disappointing Birthday Party: Bess Osburn Hayles, R.C. Shivers, Bobby McCosky, Sydney Ragsdale, John Adams, and Chris Fiedler
Produced by The KC Improv Company
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over two years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Co strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each weekend brings a different type of show, including the "The Gauntlet" and the competition show, "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10, or $5 with a college student ID.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Stand-up Jamie Campbell + Presto, the Musical! by KCIC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rita Marks
Marketing Manager -- 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 10, 2015 — Jamie Campbell – Tell Me You're Proud of Me Tour – April 3, 2015 – 10pm (with improv by The KC Improv Company)
Jamie Campbell has been a stand-out for years in Chicago's world-famous comedy scene. With the release of his debut album, "Tell Me You're Proud of Me" (http://www.amazon.com/Tell-Me-Youre-Proud-Explicit/dp/B00SQLSZWK) – currently #14 on the Amazon comedy charts – he is set to make waves nationally.
He has been heralded as a "bombastic genius" by Dan Telfer of Comedy Central's @midnight. Ryan Budds, producer on MTV2's Ridiculousness calls Jamie "one of the fastest and funniest comedians and actors I've ever worked with."
A favorite on the festival circuit, Campbell was specially-selected by the sister of the late Andy Kaufman to perform in Chicago's TBS Just for Laughs Festival. Over the past year, Jamie has appeared at The Kansas City Improv Festival, the New Orleans Comedy Arts Festival, Austin's Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, The Cleveland Comedy Festival, The Columbus Unscripted Improv Festival, The Big-Little Comedy Festival, and Gilda's Laughfest.
In Chicago, Jamie is a regular at Laugh Factory, and is a founding member of stand-up collective 100 Proof Comedy. In 2013, he was named Chicago's "Best Stand-Up" in The Chicago Reader's annual Best of Chicago issue. He also hosts the weekly podcast, "Talk Hard", the flagship show on The Rebellion Network. One of the nation's top improv performers, his recent appearance on Jimmy Carrane's popular "Improv Nerd" podcast put him in the company of a veritable "Who's Who" in the world of comedy, including Bob Odenkirk, Key & Peele, Jeff Garlin, and Broad City.
As an actor, Jamie had a stand-out appearance in last year's indie feature "Sex Ain't Love." He has a starring role in the upcoming film, "Dirtbags", from award-winning screenwriter Dale Zawada, and will make his network television debut in NBC's hit series "Chicago Fire" in 2015. You may also recognize him from his appearance in KFC's popular #HowDoYouKFC ad campaign.
Jamie Campbell is a founding member of improv/hiphop juggernaut "Rapture", has been a touring guest performer with "Baby Wants Candy." He is an original member of The Annoyance Theatre's House Ensemble and performs professionally with The ComedySportz Theatre in Chicago, IL. He also co-wrote the musical, "Four Play", which Broadway World named "The Best New Work in Chicago Theatre."
Jamie will also join the cast of Presto, the Musical! by The KC Improv Company, as a special guest!
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over three years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Company strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10, available at: kcimprov.com/shows.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Contact: Rita Marks
Marketing Manager -- 816-806-4000
Rita@kcimprov.com
Kansas City, MO, March 10, 2015 — Jamie Campbell – Tell Me You're Proud of Me Tour – April 3, 2015 – 10pm (with improv by The KC Improv Company)
Jamie Campbell has been a stand-out for years in Chicago's world-famous comedy scene. With the release of his debut album, "Tell Me You're Proud of Me" (http://www.amazon.com/Tell-Me-Youre-Proud-Explicit/dp/B00SQLSZWK) – currently #14 on the Amazon comedy charts – he is set to make waves nationally.
He has been heralded as a "bombastic genius" by Dan Telfer of Comedy Central's @midnight. Ryan Budds, producer on MTV2's Ridiculousness calls Jamie "one of the fastest and funniest comedians and actors I've ever worked with."
A favorite on the festival circuit, Campbell was specially-selected by the sister of the late Andy Kaufman to perform in Chicago's TBS Just for Laughs Festival. Over the past year, Jamie has appeared at The Kansas City Improv Festival, the New Orleans Comedy Arts Festival, Austin's Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, The Cleveland Comedy Festival, The Columbus Unscripted Improv Festival, The Big-Little Comedy Festival, and Gilda's Laughfest.
In Chicago, Jamie is a regular at Laugh Factory, and is a founding member of stand-up collective 100 Proof Comedy. In 2013, he was named Chicago's "Best Stand-Up" in The Chicago Reader's annual Best of Chicago issue. He also hosts the weekly podcast, "Talk Hard", the flagship show on The Rebellion Network. One of the nation's top improv performers, his recent appearance on Jimmy Carrane's popular "Improv Nerd" podcast put him in the company of a veritable "Who's Who" in the world of comedy, including Bob Odenkirk, Key & Peele, Jeff Garlin, and Broad City.
As an actor, Jamie had a stand-out appearance in last year's indie feature "Sex Ain't Love." He has a starring role in the upcoming film, "Dirtbags", from award-winning screenwriter Dale Zawada, and will make his network television debut in NBC's hit series "Chicago Fire" in 2015. You may also recognize him from his appearance in KFC's popular #HowDoYouKFC ad campaign.
Jamie Campbell is a founding member of improv/hiphop juggernaut "Rapture", has been a touring guest performer with "Baby Wants Candy." He is an original member of The Annoyance Theatre's House Ensemble and performs professionally with The ComedySportz Theatre in Chicago, IL. He also co-wrote the musical, "Four Play", which Broadway World named "The Best New Work in Chicago Theatre."
Jamie will also join the cast of Presto, the Musical! by The KC Improv Company, as a special guest!
The KC Improv Company has over 14 years of specializing in both long-form and short-form improvisational comedy. The group has called the Kick Comedy Theater home for over three years. With business partners Green Room Burgers and Beer and the Westport Coffeehouse, the KC Improv Company strives to create a total food, drink, and entertainment experience. Each week brings a different type of show, including "The Gauntlet," "Underground Throwdown," and "Live in Front of a Studio Audience."
Adult Fare – Must be 17 to attend.
Tickets are $10, available at: kcimprov.com/shows.
You deserve some fun.
KC Improv Company. Laugh Loud!
www.kcimprov.com
www.facebook.com/kickcomedy/events
Kick Comedy Theater
4010 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64111
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