Drink it in

I’ve been working on Fringe stuff, and I’ve learned something very important- writing does not come easily to me. I mean, I am am pretty good with written communications. I can bang out a formal email or a whimsical blog very quickly and well, but *writing*… that’s got pressure and judgment and all other forms of ickyness around it.

So for my show, I’m going to read a series of formal emails.

Actually, I am really excited for my show.  I like what it is and what it sets out to accomplish. I’m still putting stuff together for it, but I have a solid beginning, a solid ending, and some solid stuff in the middle. I just need to give it a bit more body. I think a dance is in order. Belly dance. Ha ha, get it? Body? Belly?

The show is much better. Promise.

Flier for my Fringe show in less than 3 months!

All the World’s a Stage I’m Going Though (~B.M.)

The past couple weeks was full of performance stuff… and the next couple of months will be, too!

Monday Night Comedy Show– Last week, we did a roast for the host. I was a roaster. I had so much more material, but I wasn’t feeling well. Still, I got to put down some of my favorite people, and I was even funny! I know, right? Remember, Every Monday at 8pm at the Beat Coffeehouse, there is a variety of comedy.. stand up, improv, sketch, film, music… it is never the same show twice!

Improv– Okay, so I haven’t actually performed any recently. But classes are going really well, and I do have a performance coming up. Tuesday, July 29^th, at 7:30 pm at Brave New Workshop, my class will be performing on the same stage as other, more experienced graduates of the BNI classes at Six Ring Circus. Improv for a dollar? How can you beat that? Oh wait– did I mention that they also sell beverages that you can take into the theater with you? Now I dare you to do better. NOTE: Six Ring Circus happens Every Tuesday at 7:30pm, but not this coming Tuesday, as the workshop is getting ready for their next Mainsatge show.

Stand up Comedy– I did some at the Monday Night Comedy Show a while ago. I did some last Wednesday. Every Wednesday at 10pm at the Downtown Grumpy’s, there is a stand up show called DEATH COMEDY JAM. It’s hosted by The Grin Reaper, and there are all sorts of Stand ups. Sometimes there could be me. But I’m not telling when… you’ll just have to go see for yourself. Why not? It’s FREE!

Vilification Tennis– We performed at a Sci-Fi Convention over the 4^th of July weekend, because we are all geeks. I was amazing. And by that, I mean I did not throw up even though I was -not feeling well– at all. BTW: To the fan that told me he thought “A” cup was a nice size– 1) I WASN’T actually insecure about my breast size until you said something, and 2) I’m a “B” cup, damnit!!! And yes, we have a show this month. Saturday, July 26^th, at 10 pm at Bryant Lake Bowl we will be doing the Olympic Show. It will be awesome. I make no guarantees that I will be there, but I’m also not saying that I’ll be missing from the show, either. Ooooh, how mysterious. But I promise you do NOT want to miss this show. Get tickets here: http://blb.ciceron.com/calendar.asp?date=7/26/2008.. $12, or $10 with Fringe button.

Fringe Festival– Speaking of, I am in a Fringe show this year. It’s frigging awesome. It’s all scripted and stuff, so I’m a little out of my element, but damn! It’s called Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead, A True and Accurate Account of the 1599 Zombie Plague. No shit. Zombies try to take over the Globe theater in 1599. How the hell can you miss THAT?!? Did I mention it’s being put on by Walking Shadow Theater Company (http://www.walkingshadowcompany.org/)? Not to spoil it, but I play a man. Awe yeah. MANLY! That’s me. And what could be manlier than a thrust stage? We’re taking over the U of M Rarig Center Thrust on these dates:

Sat., Aug. 2 @ 1:00 p.m
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 5:30 p.m
Tue., Aug. 5 @ 10:00 p.m
Wed., Aug. 6 @ 7:00 p.m
Sun., Aug. 10 @ 7:00 p.m

When I said thrust, I meant like with a sword, all manly like. What were you thinking? For more information and tickets, go to http://www.fringefestival.org/2008/show/?id=910. Make sure to put us on your Fringe schedule so that all the kids know where the cool kids will be (that’s right, I called you cool).

MN Renaissance Festival– Yes, I will once again be out at The RenFest, but I’m not sure in what capacity or which weekends. I know I will be doing Vilification Tennis out there, and I should be out there almost all weekends, but I may have to miss Labor Day weekend to move. The hell, you say? Yes, having a roof over my head does in fact precedence over my Faire performance. Barely. I may also have a conflict towards the end of September, but it’s very uncertain right now, so I will say not more. MN Renaissance Festival in Shakopee runs weekends and Labor Day from August 16^th to September 28^th, 9am to 7pm. For more information, go to http://www.renaissancefest.com/MRF/

And now I’m spent. For those of you who say you never have the opportunity to see me perform, I dare you to tell me you’re busy every single one of those nights. I mean, I am, but that’s no excuse for you. Hope some of you can make it out to some of these things. I like friendly faces.

Tags: Fringe, Renaissance, Shakespeare, Improv, stand+up, Comedy, theater, thrust, sword, Olympic, sick, Monday+Night+Comedy+Show, Six+Ring+Circus, DEATH+COMEDY+JAM, Brave+New+Workshop, Grumpy’s, Bryant+Lake+Bowl, Walking+Shadow, Ren+Fest, Renaissance+Festival

TCIF Day 1 and 2

It’s all a blur, so I’m combining them in one post. I have an Ultrapass, which means I see a lot of shows. I have seen them all so far. That probably says something about me. Quick notes:

-My Improv instructor sang his death.
-I need to change my last name to something that starts with a B. And include the sound “ill” somewhere in there. Joe Bill and Jill Bernard did a SCRAM, and it was quite possibly the most attractive thing I’ve ever seen.
-”Come, hawk.”
-Butch does a lovely Lauren impression.
-Girls, Girls, Girls was amazing. They were all choreographed, but not preplanned. It was like they shared a brain. It was hot.
-People love Rampleseed. How could you not?
-Pimprov was brilliant. It just was.
-Be careful when you’re a woman talking about all of your eggs in a basket. Or better yet, don’t.
-I could have been vice president. I am also “A. Woman.”
-Improv games in the street with visitors.
-Smokes make friends.

there was so much more, you guys. too much for my tiny little brain to process. I took a million pictures, but on my crappy camera phone… well, they didn’t all suck. Here are a few: