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'Warriors' reading to benefit Newtown

Bob Bullen wrote 4 months ago: On March 24, 1998, when Mary Hollis Inboden was 12 years old, a boy pulled a fire alarm at her middl … more →

Tags: theatre, Mary Hollis Inboden

Countdown to Thanksgiving: My Job

Smyra wrote 6 months ago: I can’t believe it’s November.  It makes me think about the end of the year, which makes … more →

Tags: theatre, Work 2, New York, Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Thanksgiving, thankful, Job, childcare, Career

Emergency Road Trip and Subsequent Vacation

Smyra wrote 6 months ago: Last Saturday I flew out to New York for the show as usual.  We knew that Sandy would cause us some … more →

Tags: Travel, New York, Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, SoHo Playhouse, Hurricane Sandy, Road Trip, LinkedIn

The New Colony's 'Down and Derby' needs more derby, less down

Bob Bullen wrote 6 months ago: A new play about a rough-and-tumble roller derby team devised by The New Colony? Sign me up! The New … more →

Tags: theatre, Chicago, Theater

Week 2 in New York

Smyra wrote 6 months ago: The 72 hours we spent at home was somehow more surreal than these trips to New York.  Three days is … more →

Tags: Travel, theatre, Work 2, New York, Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, SoHo Playhouse

First Previews

Smyra wrote 7 months ago: This is what I looked like when I went backstage to talk to the actors after our first preview.  It … more →

Tags: theatre, New York, Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, SoHo Playhouse

The little lesbian show that could, or the power of the almighty quiche lives on2 comments

Bob Bullen wrote 7 months ago: One of the most pee-your-pants funny nights I’ve spent in a theatre occurred last summer in a … more →

Tags: Chicago, Theater, theatre

NY Fringe: Day 9

Smyra wrote 9 months ago: I had a lot more on my mind on my last day in NY than I had anticipated.  Uncertainty about the next … more →

Tags: theatre, New York, Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Skyline, ny fringe festival

NY Fringe Day Two

Smyra wrote 9 months ago: It seems obvious in retrospect that these past few days would feel, in the moment, surreal and cinem … more →

Tags: Travel, theatre, Work 2, New York, New York Fringe Festival, Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Fringe

Send the Lesbians to New York!

Smyra wrote 9 months ago: Last night was the incredibly fun keg fundraiser for Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche!  The beer pong t … more →

Tags: theatre, Chicago, fundraiser, Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Fringe Festival, lesbians

Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche at the New York Fringe Festival

Smyra wrote 10 months ago: I’m stage managing the remount of the show with the New Colony in July and August.  Then I … more →

Tags: Chicago, theatre, Comedy, Ladies, Women, New York, New York Fringe Festival, Camp, lesbians

Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche in New York

Smyra wrote 10 months ago: This might not be quite nerdy and not quite about burlesque, but what are all blogs secretly for if … more →

Tags: theatre, Ladies, Chicago, Feminism, Comedy, Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, new your, Fringe Festival, lesbians

Monday Monday

Smyra wrote 1 year ago: First things first: tonight is industry night for Rise of the Numberless.  In the industry?  Come ra … more →

Tags: Chicago, theatre, writing, A Red Orchid Theatre, Rise of the Numberless, American Theatre Company, chronicle project, AROT Youth Ensemble, Inga Muscio

Big Week Recap

Smyra wrote 1 year ago: A lot has happened this week!  In the weird world of Chicago Nerdlesque, this somehow culminated on … more →

Tags: GTB, theatre, burlesque, Nerdlesque, Ladies, Chicago, nerd, Geek, no tell motel

HuffPo review: Get Your Repressed Rage on With 'Rise of the Numberless'

Bob Bullen wrote 1 year ago: There’s a rock revolution going on, and should you choose to attend, you’ve automaticall … more →

Tags: theatre, Chicago, Theater, Bailiwick Chicago, huffington post

It's Opening Night, Bitches

Smyra wrote 1 year ago: Rise of the Numberless.  The New Colony.  Bailiwick Chicago. Tickets. … more →

Tags: Chicago, theatre, Theater, Musical, Rise of the Numberless, Bailiwick Chicago, revolution, rotn, #revolt

Let them come and see what kind of monsters they've made

Smyra wrote 1 year ago: This past weekend, the Numberless opened their show to the very first Chicago audience ever.  It was … more →

Tags: theatre, Art, Music, Rock, Glam, glamrock, Musical, Rise of the Numberless, numberless

FRAT Extends Bid

Sean Bryan wrote 1 year ago: The hazing continues as The New Colony’s FRAT, presented by Hatmaker Theatricals announces an … more →

Tags: theatre, Theatre 2, Chicago, Frat

The New Colony's funny, if unfocused, 'Frat' returns in commercial remount

Bob Bullen wrote 1 year ago: The cast of New Colony’s “Frat,” from the 2009 production. Photo by Anne Petersen. … more →

Tags: theatre, Chicago, Theater, Frat, the apartment lounge, Evan Linder


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