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One of the things I don't talk about as much on this little journal site is my involvement with Annex Theatre, where I'm the Technical Director. It's not for lack of thinking about it, or involvement, or time spent. It's actually something that's on my mind so much I forget it's not on everyone's mind that much.
Our own talented Ben Laurance came up with a little video trailer for Penguins 5: Mea Maxima Culpa, Baby:
Both Penguins and Patty (full title: The Strange Misadventures of Patty, Pattyʼs Dad, Pattyʼs Friend Jen and a Bunch of Other People) are excellent shows, although with different vibes.
Penguins is a sort of raunchy "Sopranos meets Catholic Church" late-night show, with contract killings, (really) forbidden love, and a huge number of, "they didn't just do that, did they?" moments. For instance, I built (for episode 1) a Ken doll with a switchblade penis the size of his thigh. He was, of course, dressed in priest's clothes before The Unveiling, and had a fellow dressed-as-nun Barbie to complete the set. (By the way, if you're interested in acquiring the world's one and only Autoschlong Ken, he's up for silent auction through the run of the show.)
Patty, on the other hand, is a no-holds-barred spectacle including super powers, dance numbers, economic theory, and that whole crash-to-earth moment when Dad re-enters Patty's life. It's a really good script, which works on a surprising number of levels. Mate that with the kind of extravagant (for fringe theater, anyway) production values we put into it, and it ends up being a really good show.
Of course, like all theater, you only have a few opportunities to see these shows, then they're gone. Penguins closes on the 26th, and Patty closes on the 27th. Penguins is running Fridays and Saturdays at 11 pm, with one prime-time night left, on Monday the 22nd. Patty is running Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, with every Thursday being Pay What You Can.
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Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater