Month: June 2013

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Tickets on sale for TFOJB the Remix by Ash Sanborn!

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  Order tickets via Eventbrite: http://tfojbtheremix-efbevent.eventbrite.com/ TFOJB the Remix is an improvised, interactive play by Lakes area playwright Ash Sanborn. Cast members host a fabulous party and the ever-expanding table creates room for everyone ready to tell their story of destruction and redemption. A snarky chef-narrator-host ties it all together. Immediately following the play is the launch of the Spencer-Okoboji Time Bank. Audience members can offer their talents, then use their time credits to purchase services and products from other locals. Time banking is a generative local economy. Everyone can participate. We seek to fill the Sami Center to capacity … Continue reading Tickets on sale for TFOJB the Remix by Ash Sanborn!

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We had to improvise

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The feast is still on and the table still grows but now there are more places at the table. Instead of bringing a 90 minute play, “The Feast of Jovi Bono” to the stage in the traditional way, let’s call this “TFOJB – The Remix.” Improvisational. Interactive. The Spencer-Okoboji Time Bank is about all of us, and TFOJB will be, too. Instead of assuming a character and memorizing a part in the usual way, we’re inviting people to bring their own stories, characters, personae to our table. Think “Tony and Tina’s Wedding” but with a snarky chef/narrator/host and a lot … Continue reading We had to improvise

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A Playwright’s Career Doesn’t Make Cents But Has Deeper Value

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I often tell people playwriting is not a job; it’s a vocation. Even the major players in American theatre have teaching gigs or other jobs. But there is a higher purpose served by playwriting of which I am privileged to play a part. Intimate Excellent by Michael Elyanow We hear it a lot about playwriting—that there’s no money in it. Whether or not that’s actually true, I had the opportunity to talk about this issue recently when I met with a young playwright, a senior at Northwestern University’s Creative Writing for the Media Program, who wanted to pick my brain … Continue reading A Playwright’s Career Doesn’t Make Cents But Has Deeper Value