KEY:
Author or (No Shamer) - Title (Performers, if known)
1. Allison De Frees - No Title
(performed Allison DeFrees and Shannon McCormick)2. Ben "the Rock" Sterling - Gertie's Story
[A stands in front of audience waiting. S reminds Allison from the audience at each minute mark how much time she has left; performance art.]
[improvised dramatic monologue.]3. (Mike D'Alonzo and Jeremy Lamb) - Moustrap by Milton Bradley
(performed by Mike D'Alonzo and Jeremy Lamb.)4. Janina de Luna-Azul - Pee Sippers
[Mike reads the instructions to the game Moustrap while Jeremy plays bongo: performance art/poetry.]
[Janine plays a character who tastes urine samples for corporate drug testing; comic monolgue.]5. Jeremy Lamb - A Thousand Inside Jokes
(performed by Jeremy Lamb and Shannon McCormick and a random audience member.)6. Jeffrey H. Marzi - I Want to Tell You This?
[J takes too long setting up the stage and is asked to leave; conceptual comic monologue.]
(performed by Shannon McCormick)7. David Gunderson - Trust
[Odd piece with typos and misspellings; comic monologue/letter.]
(performed by David Gunderson)8. Peter Neveland - Midnight Reckoning
[David relates story of an allergic reaction to a prescribed drug and the quality of individual uniqueness; dramatic monologue.]
[dramatic/poetic monologue.]9. Craig Kotfas - Sincerely Dead
(performed by Craig Kotfas.)10. Jon Benner and Yasmin Kittles - Blimpie
[With back to stage Craig transforms in a munchkin then turns and serenades the audience, then returns to normal; comedy sketch.]
[Jon and Yasmin smile a lot silently in a cafe and then conduct a Q -&- A session with the audience; comedy sketch.]11. Plastique DuMond - The Sound of Love
[Lights are turned out and the PA plays a series of street interviews with men and women about the opposite sex; media piece.]12. Hung Nguyen - Gook Hotlicks
[Hung dons Vietnamese hat and attempts to play some "wock -&- woll," but has troouble with his amp. No one is sure if this is intentional, but it's not. Five minutes mostly of feedback and strobe lights. Musical sketch.]13. Brett Webster - The Indian in the Cupboards Friend
[Stop-motion animated film of naked GI Joe accomplish feats in the kitchen; film.]
0. Announcements and order, by Shannon McCormick.
[Shannon distributes video of Jesus movie to the audience, as well as a notebook collected earlier that morning from Airport Boulevard filled with the love jottings of some heartbroken girl for a boy named Simon Moreno.]1. Carie Esquenazi - Viva Castro! A Comedic Revolution!
(Performed by Carie Esquenazi.)2. Korey Simeone - The Beat
[Serio-comic monologue from the point of view of a middle-aged to elderly woman about Cuba. Part of Carie's one-woman show.]
(Performed by Korey Simeone.)3. Noah Henson - Frank Langella--?!!
[Rap done in German to hip-hop track played over the PA. Musical piece.]
(Performed by Noah Henson.)4. Yasmin Kittles - Portrait of Myself as Me
[Noah rails against the recent surfeit of male genitalia in films and the sad dearth of female genitals in same. Also discusses the various merits of various slang terms for the female package. Serio-comic monologue.]
(Performed by Yasmin Kittles.)5. Taylor Maddux - Special Announcement
[While music plays, Yasmin inspects herself in a mirror, tries on various outfits, and deals with body issues. Dramatic performance piece.]
(Performed by Taylor Maddux.)6. Jeremy Lamb and Jeff Amos - Sex for Christians
[Taylor dons bow tie provided by Ratgirl and delivers advertisement for the Drug Attic, a wholesale warehouse for illegal substances. Comic monologue.]
(Performed by Jeremy Lamb and Jeff Amos.)7. Roy Dearen - Bubble Boy
[Jeremy reads chapter on sexual petting from book titled Sex for Christians. Jeff provides musical accompaniment and then sings song highlighting the points of Jeremy's reading. Musical/comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Roy Dearen.)8. Ratgirl - The Artificial Vagina-Maker (adapted for the stage by Amie Elyn)
[Roy enters stage naked except for a giant swath of bubble rap encircling his torso. Recites the tale of Bubble Boy, who has grown a second skin made of bubble wrap and finds relief from stress when audience pops his bubbles. Comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Amie Elyn, Ratgirl, Dan Bisbee, and Carie Esquenazi.)9. Thai Le - A Cat and a Dog and a Cow and a Pig (adapted for the stage by Shannon McCormick)
[Fairy tale of a giant rat who makes sex toys and her encounter with a giant fly. Comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Shannon McCormick, Allison DeFrees, Amy McCurdy, Yasmin Kittles, Mike D'Alonzo, and Aaron ??.)10. Travis Holmes - In a Canoe
[Story written by a young child about the adventures of the title characters. Comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Travis Holmes.)11. Amy McCurdy and Aaron ?? - Untitled #12, or After Rehearsal Special
[Boy scout recounts time he comes across the mother of a mentally- handicapped summer camper having sex in a canoe with another Boy Scout. Serio-comic monologue.]
(Performed by Amy McCurdy, Aaron ??, and Shannon McCormick.)12. Skipper Chong Warson - Tested
[Amy and Aaron rehearse their stage slaps and beat the crap out of each other. Devolves into a violent wrestling match which is broken up by Shannon squirting them with a water bottle. Comedy performance/sketch.]
(Performed by Skipper Chong Warson.)13. Bitches, Ho's and Sluts - Shoop!
[A discussion of the strata of women based on one ability to masturbate while conjuring them in one's head, and one woman who fell into the rare third category. Dramatic monologue.]
(Performed by Yasmin Kittles and friend Kate.)14. Jordan T. Maxwell - Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
[Intentionally awkward improv where they play a dentist and a plumber and then take questions from the audience on their performance and other related issues. Conceptual improv sketch.]
(Performed by Jordan T. Maxwell.)15. Neal Medlin - Neal Medlin
[Jordan plays his new game of Extreme Kevin Bacon with the audience. Gets stuck on Groucho Marx, but is successful with Chow Yun Fat and Alf. Comic performance piece.]
(Performed by Neal Medlin.)15.5 Allison DeFrees - Dutch Theatre
[Neal goes urinates in the bathroom right next to the Cabaret stage and leaves door open for all to see if we wish. Does part of a rap about Jackson Pollack while tossing a cup of water on the back wall of the stage to make an impromptu action painting. Performance art piece.]
(Performed by all in the audience.)
[Allison and Shannon get everyone to go up on stage while they stack the chairs in the cabaret. Then all are advised to leave and go drink.]
Laurie Ann Poole - The Broad Way-out Bawdy Way-off Broad On the Boards on Way-off Off Off Broadway in a Way-out Out-of-Body Broadside, Introduction
[overview of Laurie Ann's different personas, careers and experiences battling compulsive behavior and marrying three men (one at a time, mind you!)]Allison DeFrees - [title unknown]
[sings a song of her own composition - acapella]Roy Dearen - Bubble Boy
(Performed by Roy Dearen & Allison DeFrees)
[Roy enters stage naked except for a giant swath of bubble rap encircling his torso. The two interact and Allison finally is enticed to pop his bubbles and they end up rolling on the stage floor together. Comedy sketch.]
1. {Gonzo Gonzalez, aka} Antonio Benavides Cantu Diego Espiritu Franciso Garcia Hernandez Ignacio Jesus Karne Lopez Martinez Nunez Ochoa Perez Quiroz Reyes Sanchez Tito Uno Valdez Wowie Xochi Ybarra Zulu Smeeth - Antonio Benavides Cantu Diego Espiritu Franciso Garcia Hernandez Ignacio Jesus Karne Lopez Martinez Nunez Ochoa Perez Quiroz Reyes Sanchez Tito Uno Valdez Wowie Xochi Ybarra Zulu Smeeth
[A short mysterious message to all the ladies from a guy named Chili. Video piece.]2. Amie Elyn - Critical Exchange
[Amie reads from and gives thoughts on her recent emails to American-Statesman critic Michael Barnes on the inequities of the nominating process for Austin theatre awards. Essay/monologue/manifesto.]3. Ratgirl - Slaves in My Bunker (#12)
[Ratgirl tells us of her living arrangements and the sorry state of her tiny guitar, then sings a ditty about Thom the World Poet to the tune of Yellow Rose of Texas. Comic monologue.]4. Roy Dearen - Georgie Girl
[Bubble Boy Roy's piece about his dog Georgie. Dramatic monologue.]5. David Trachtenberg - My Blues Had a Baby and They Called it Bi-Polar Disorder
[Blues song about the travails of bi-polar disorder. Musical piece.]6. Chelsea Gilman - Summer Lovin'
[Film starring Jeff Amos and his cigarettes on a ferris wheel.]7. Loaded Gun Theory - Worst Case Scenario
[Perfomed by Travis Holmes and a couple of the LGT people I don't know. Instructions on how to survive cougar attacks, charging bulls, and alien invasions. Comedy sketch.]8. Gook {Hung Nguyen} - Gook as Sugar Toes the Chinaman
[While Spike Jones' song "You're a Sap Mr. Jap" plays, Hung in yellow face does tap dance routine. Conceptual comic dance piece.]9. Shannon McCormick (based on material provided by Lee Eddy) - The People's Republic of Theatre, Part 1; or Erin Brown Took the Crown
[Shannon reads from high school year books while talking about colors as last names, STDs, and dance contests. Conceptual/dramatic monologue.]10. Jeremy Lamb - The U.S. Mint
[Film starring Jeremy and other cats from the Well Hung Jury. Jeremy struggles with props including a beer can and a television while the TV yammers on about the number of $5,000 bills in circulation. Conceptual film.]11. Jarvis Cocker - Common People
[Performed by Mike D'Alonzo and Chris Alonzo. Mike introduces Jarvis Cocker (Chris) who sings Common People while wasted, then announces he will never play Austin again. Musical sketch.]12. Veronica Nicks - The Wounded Girlfriend
[Veronica reads her mission statement and the text from a package of razors to an unseen mental health professional or perhaps an ex-boyfriend. Serio-comic monolgue.]13. Jon Benner - Nocturne
[Starring Ben Sterling and some guys I don't know. Experimental film-noiry piece including beat-heavy instrumental music. Film.]
Saturday, June 2nd, 2001
- [The Hideout]0. Announcements and Order, by Shannon McCormick.
1. Jeremy Lamb - This Is Not Comedy
(Performed by Jeremy Lamb)2. Travis Holmes - The Breakfast Socks
[Jeremy recounts the aftermath of a troubling and personally moving situation. Dramatic improvised monologue.]
(Performed by Travis Holmes)3. Bill Stern - Single Ghetto Blues Man Seeks Life Partner
[Travis recreates a scene from the Breakfast Club with sock puppets on his hands. Serio-comic one-man show.]
(Performed by Bill Stern)4. Taylor Maddux and Noah Henson - Complete Agreement
[A song from the point of view of the title character. Musical piece.]
(Performed by Taylor Maddux and Noah Henson)5. Amy McCurdy - Bop It
[Two men watch the same movie, each with an internal monologue going. Then the movie ends and the two talk about what they've just seen and agree to disagree. Comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Amy McCurdy)6. the Great Dane - The Records of the Immortals
[Amy plays with a Bop It game for her allotted time. On the final run she gets impressively far. Performance piece.]
(Performed by the Great Dane (Michael Joplin) and Esmerelda (Brandyn DeCecco))7. Shannon McCormick - A History Lesson
[The Great Dane, in full regalia and with the assistance of the lovely Esmerelda, prepares himself to break the records of the immortals, and then proceeds to do some fancy rope jumping. Comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Shannon McCormick and Lee Eddy)8. Ratgirl - Murder Rap
[Shannon and Lee present a very abstract lecture on the entirety of American history in unison. Performance sketch.]
(Performed by Ratgirl)9. James Aldredge - Declaration of a Sociological Study Conducted by the Well Hung Jury, Concerning the Indecent Antics of a Local Theatre Eccentric
[Ratgirl performs dance to hip-hop song playing over the PA. Dance piece.]
(Performed by James Aldredge)10. (James Aldredge) - Smoke Break (conceived and directed by James Aldredge)
[James, in full corporate regalia, announce the plans of the Well Hung Jury to track down and expose the true identity of Ratgirl. Serio-comic announcement.]
(Performed by Jeff Amos)11. Noah Henson - Imaginary Girlfriend
[Jeff comes up to the cabaret from the café and takes a smoke break. He entertains spontaneous questions from the audience. Conceptual comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Noah Henson)12. Jordan T. Maxwell - Valerie's Letter; or The Woman from Room Four
[I was flitting to and from the booth during this piece, so all I'm sure of is that it was a serious monologue having to do with relationships. Dramatic monologue.]
(Performed by Jordan T. Maxwell)13. Laurie Ann Poole - The Broad Way-out Bawdy Way-off Broad On the Boards on Way- off Off Off Broadway in a Way-out Out-of-Body Broadside, Part 1
[Jordan performs an adaptation from Alan Moore's V for Vendetta. Dramatic monologue/letter.]
(Performed by Laurie Ann Poole)
[Laurie recounts her experience in the porn industry. Dramatic monologue.]
0. Announcements and Order, by Shannon McCormick.
1. Jay Michael - El Pachuco
(Performed by Jay Michael)2. Laurie Ann Poole - The Broad Way-out Bawdy Way-off Broad On the Boards on Way- off Off Off Broadway in a Way-out Out-of-Body Broadside, Part 2
[Jay, in response to the dearth of dance numbers thus far at No Shame, does some fancy solo swing dancing. Dance piece.]
(Performed by Laurie Ann Poole)3. Travis Holmes - Naked Pelican Posse
[Laurie Ann concludes her story of her travails in the porn industry. Dramatic monologue.]
(Performed by Travis Holmes)4. Bill Stern - Prison Camp Party
[Travis, as an about to graduate, explains to a school official about the Naked Pelican Posse and why he was caught naked in the high school. Comic monologue.]
(Performed by Bill Stern)5. Chris Alonzo - The Young Conservatives of Texas
[Song about the pain (and Joys) of prison camp, and later about all the cool board games and variations on tag. Comic song.]
(Performed by Chris Alonzo)6. Shana Merlin - Shorty, Swing My Way
[Chris reads from the jokes section of the UT campus conservatives' newsletter to much hilarity. Political/Comic rant.]
(Performed by Shana Merlin)7. Jordan T. Maxwell - 3:16
[Shana tells of the trials and triumphs of being a short individual. Comic monologue.]
(Performed by Jordan T. Maxwell)8. Chris and Shannon - The Solitary Adventure of Mr. Big Shoe and Mr. Horn Pants
[Jordan, as prison warden-like character announces the death by lethal injection of God. Dramatic press release.]
(Performed by Shannon McCormick, Chris Alonzo, and Mike D'Alonzo)9. David Trachtenberg - Dear Diary
[Mr. Big Shoe and Mr. Horn Pants travel to hell to retrieve all the world's milk from the devil. Comedy sketch.]
(Performed by David Trachtenberg)10. Amie Elyn - Lust Poem
[David reads from diary entries of heart-broken chronic masturbator/net surfer/loser. Comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Amie Elyn and Ratgirl)11. David Husky - Bill Rutherfordton
[Beatish poem about lust from Amie. Amie and Ratgirl tap dance in unison with the poem's meter. Poem/performance piece.]
(Performed by David Husky)12. Lisa Uhlemann - Paint
[Bill Rutherfordton tells of the coming apocalypse, his plan to repopulate the earth, and the evils of cell phones. Comic monologue.]
(Performed by Lisa Uhlemann)13. Noah Henson - Life is a Monologue, Part 1
[Lisa tapes a piece of paper on the wall and paints an abstract painting while rap music plays. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Noah Henson)14. Ace Manning - Life and Origami
[Noah tells of his weeklong relationship with a homeless woman. Dramatic monologue.]
(Performed by Ace Manning)15. the Blue High Machine Mid-Southern Wrestling Coalition - Interview
[Ace tells us of his experience of the year 1994 while promising to make 50 origami swans or cranes for the audience. By the end he has completed one. Comic monologue/performance piece.]
(Performed by Felino Galactico, Pangaea, and Jack Duvall)16. Ratgirl - What Being an Artist Means to Me
[Jack Duvall interviews Galactico and Pangaea, who predict their chances for the Days of 1000 Masks, and then warn Well Hung Jury not to violate the privacy of Ratgirl. Very serious interview.]
(Performed by Ratgirl and "jobber" Ratgirl)17. the Investigative Journalism Department of Well Hung Jury - Ratgirl Expose
[Ratgirl reads from her manifesto about art, but is continually interrupted by another Ratgirl with a thinner tail. Eventually real Ratgirl gets frustrated and walks off. Conceptual piece.]
(Performed by Well Hung Jury, with special guest appearances by Ratgirl, Felino Galactico, and Pangaea)
[Well Hung Jury present their findings on the true identity of Ratgirl. Their presentation includes maps, photos, dolls, pie charts, and an investigative video. They announce definitively that Ratgirl is in fact a human female, but then Felino Galactico rushes on, exposes Jeremy Lamb to be the cover identity of wrestling great Bill Royal and mayhem ensues. The Jury is forced off by the "plate tectonics" delivered by Pangaea. Multi-media presentation.]
0. Announcements and Order, by Shannon McCormick.
1. Amie Elyn - A Special Tribute
(Performed by Amie Elyn and audience.)2. Roy Dearen - Bubble Boy Reveals His Ass-ets
[Amie leads the audience in a rousing post-Independence Day version of the National Anthem with the word 'cunt' replacing every syllable of the verses. Musical/performance piece.]
(Performed by Roy Dearen and Ratgirl.)3. Ratgirl - De Maiting Gaim
[Bubble Boy reveals more about his life and condition, then sings and treads heavily on bubble rap, accompanied by Ratgirl. I have forgotten which song they sang. Performance/musical piece.]
(Performed by Ratgirl, the Vanity Fairy, and audience volunteers including Shannon McCormick, David Husky, and some other dude.)4. Bob Apthorpe - Ratgirl Tanka
[Dating Game-like set-up, with Ratgirl as the bachelorette. David is given the 'crown'. Comic sketch/performance piece.]
(Performed by Bob Apthorpe.)5. Laurie Ann Poole - The Broad Way-out Bawdy Way-off Broad On the Boards on Way- off Off Off Broadway in a Way-out Out-of-Body Broadside, Part 3
[Bob reads from a series of tanka (a Japanese poetic form) about events from the previous No Shame. Poetry.]
(Performed by Laurie Ann Poole.)6. Shannon McCormick - Mr. Horn Pants Meets Christmas, the Artistic Hobgoblin
[Laurie Ann reads more from her life, before her involvement in the porn industry. Dramatic monologue.]
(Performed by Shannon McCormick.)7. Mike D'Alonzo - The Great Race, WP123L Approaches to Writing
[Shannon receives a package from Mr. Big Shoe in New York. It's contains a puppet named Christmas, who dispenses advice to Mr. Horn Pants and the audience. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Mike D'Alonzo.)8. Matt Vance - Brother
[Mike reads from the first essay he ever wrote in college and provides retrospective commentary. Dramatic monologue/essay.]
(Performed by Matt Vance and Rich Ross.)9. Ponty Lox - Untitled Song
[Juggling routing to music.]
(Performed by Ponty Lox.)10. Josh Ronsen - Speaker Performance
[Ponty sings a song about two little farts. Song.]
(Performed by Josh Ronsen with audience.)12. [author unknown] - Hank
[Josh has speakers laced to his hands, which are connected to a walkman. He wanders into the audience and places the speakers on everyone's ears, individual by individual. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Rich Ross, Sean Hill, and Lacey Eckl.)
[Rich and Lacey's characters try to convince Sean's character that he has to kiss some guy named Hank's ass for money and then leave town.Comdey sketch.]
Saturday, July 21st, 2001
- [The Hideout]0. Announcements and Order, by Shannon McCormick.
1. Ratgirl - Well Crow Ratgirl
(Performed by Ratgirl and Jobber Ratgirl.)2. David Lopan [Jeremy Lamb]- My Life as a Used Car Saleman
[Ratgirl describes the trials of being a Ratgirl. Jobber throws velcro covered balls at the velcro hoops draped over Ratgirl's shoulders. Monologue/performance piece.]
(Performed by David Lopan [Jeremy Lamb].)3. David Trachtenberg - Long Night With My Long Necks (Wal-Mart Lament)
[Celestial being Lopan tells of a year in the Sixties when he was down on his luck and was forced to sell used cars in Detroit. Improvised monologue.]
(Performed by David Trachtenberg.)4. Janina de Luna-Azul - Monday Morning Fire
[David sings about a man left by his wife at the Wal-Mart and what that man does to console himself. Song]
(Performed by Janina de Luna-Azul.)5. some weirdo and Sean Hill - A Letter from a Customer
[Janina reads a non-typical slam poem with lots of butt-shaking. Performance poetry.]
(Performed by Sean Hill.)6. Dick Thomas - Dick Thomas and Snuggles
[Hideout proprietor Sean gives us an inside view of running a coffee shop/theater by reading a letter from some out of towner who wanted to come to the musical open mike and also the Hideout's response. Letter.]
(Performed by Dick Thomas and Snuggles.)7. Roy Dearen - Bubble Boy Pleasure Himself
[Dick Thomas does some ventriloquist stand- up comedy, while 4 week old kitten "dummy" Snuggles gets perturbed and frightened. Stand-up/unintentional abuse.]
(Performed by Roy Dearen.)8. Travis Holmes - Bitch in a Box
[Bubble Boy explains how last week Ratgirl aroused him and why this week he'll be pleasuring himself onstage. He then proceeds to do a bunch of prop coemdy based on euphemisms for masturbation. Comedic monologue.]
(Performed by Travis Holmes.)9. Bill Stern - Ode to the Ladies
[Travis, playing an asshole redneck, explains how his sobbing wife came to be imprisoned in a cardboard box. Dramatic monologue.]
(Performed by Bill Stern.)10. Ratgirl and Jobber Ratgirl - Ratgirl Reunion
[A song dedicated to all the ladies.]
(Performed by Ratgirl and Jobber Ratgirl.)10. Jeff Amos - Big Black Hulaballoo Extravaganza
[In darkness, RG and JRG do some fancy glow stick twirling to the Who's Baba O'Reilly (Teenage Wasteland). Performance piece.]
(Performed by Michael Joplin and Jeff Amos (kinda).)12. Michael Garcia - Snacks
[Michael announces that the piece that Jeff was going to do won't be performed because of a horrible accident Jeff suffers. We are asked to observe a moment of silence. After that I have no idea what was going on. Performance piece?]
(Performed by Michael Garcia.)
[Michael pours out a spiral of dried pinto beans on the floor, and then costumed in a straw hat and skull mask, proceeds to dance on them and interact with them to the tunes of Herb Alpert. Performance piece.]
0. Announcements and Order by Shannon McCormick.
[Shannon forces what audience is there to pledge to their neighbors that they will perform a piece at the next No Shame.]1. Heather Albrecht - Hands and Beloved
2. Bob Apthorpe - I Have a Problem
3. David Husky - Evil in Our Presence
4. Laurie Ann Poole - Real Life
5. Mike D'Alonzo and Shannon McCormick - A Failure to Communicate
6. Erin Bryan - John Hart and Fire, Fingernials, Hair, and Toes
1. Chili Chu Chu - Titled: -1
2. Janina de Luna-Azul - Midnight Sonatas
3. Megan Gogerty - Tatoos and Jesus
4. Ratgirl - My Trip to Guatemala
5. Jobber Ratgirl - A Different Ratgirl
6. Bob Apthorpe and Peter Rogers - Rejected Letters to Miss Manners
7. Bill Stern - Instrumental
8. Caroline Sutton - Dating Sucks
1. Shannon McCormick - A History of No Shame, or The Importance of Comic Timing
2. Jeremy Lamb and Chelsea Gilman - The Improv Scene
3. Ann Mabry and Andy Crouch - Student Becomes the Master
4. Taylor Maddux - Untitled
5. DJ Kernel with a K - Belfast
6. Noah Henson - Size Matters
7. Chad Duffy and Andy Crouch - Chandy
8. Evil Ratgirl and Evil Jobber Ratgirl - Evil Has Arrived
1. Amie Elyn - A Special Tribute
2. Taylor Maddux - Special Announcement
3. Yasmin Kittles - Portrait of Myself as Me
4. Laurie Ann Poole - The Broad Way-out Bawdy Way-off Broad On the Boards on Way-off Off Off Broadway in a Way-out Out-of-Body Broadside, Part 3
5. Travis Holmes - Bitch in a Box
6. Mike D'Alonzo - The Great Race, WP123L Approaches to Writing
7. Hung Nguyen - Gook as Sugar Toes the Chinaman
8. DJ Kernel with a K (aka Michael Joplin) - Belfast
9. Jobber Ratgirl - What Being an Artist Means to Me
10. Caroline Sutton - Dating Sucks
11. Well Hung Jury - Ratgirl Exposé
1. Amie Elyn - A Special Tribute
2. Taylor Maddux - Special Announcement
3. Korey Simeone - The Beat
4. Laurie Ann Poole - The Broad Way-out Bawdy Way-off Broad On the Boards on Way-off Off Off Broadway in a Way-out Out-of-Body Broadside, Part 3
5. Hung Nguyen - Gook as Sugar Toes the Chinaman
6. Travis Holmes - Bitch in a Box
7. David Trachtenberg - My Blues Had a Baby and They Called it Bi-Polar Disorder
8. Mike D'Alonzo - The Great Race, WP123L Approaches to Writing
9. DJ Kernel with a K (aka Michael Joplin) - Belfast
10. Ratgirl and Jobber Ratgirl - What Being an Artist Means to Me
11. Bill Stern - Prison Camp Party
12. Caroline Sutton - Dating Sucks
13. Well Hung Jury - Ratgirl Exposé
Saturday, November 3rd, 2001
- [The Hideout]What a great show last night. There was a ton of really great material and it was nice to see so many new people and people who've only been once or twice come out and perform. If there was one drawback to the show it was the length, but I wasn't about to turn away anyone who wanted to perform on our last show of the year, so there you have it.
---Shannon
0. Order and announcements, Shannon McCormick
1. Jordan T. Maxwell - Rise Up, or the Most Offensive Scene I've Ever Written
(Performed by Jordan T. Maxwell.)2. Courtney Hopkin - This Song Makes Me Cry
[J. presents an exercise from his playwriting class, wherein the students were asked to write the most offensive scene possible. Many cultures and sub-cultures are slandered and then members of said group are shot by a redneck. Monologue with stage directions.]
(Performed by Courtney Hopkin.)3. Clyde Smith - Translations from the Unconscious
[C. is sitting in a café(?) or somewhere public and has strong, emotional reaction to the Pixies song "Where Is My Mind?" By the end, however, she cannot help but mouth the words. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Clyde Smith.)4. Brad McEntire - Red Pajama Blues
[C. reads five or so poems drawn from dreams. Poetry.]
(Performed by Brad McEntire.)5. Michael Joplin and Jon Benner - Super Hero Club, First Meeting
[B. plays husband just hired to work for Disney who presents his side of an argument with his wife concerning the satanic nature of Walt Disney, et al. Monologue.]
(Performed by Michael Joplin and Jon Benner.)6. Burt McAlister - That Burt Sure Can Paint
[M. and J. play two superheroes. Much pose striking to Europe's "The Final Countdown", "flying" criminal nabbing. Comedy sketch. ]
(Performed by Burt McAlister with audience assistance from Brandyn DeCecco.)7. Amie Elyn - Tea with Amie
[Burt, to the strains of Len's "Steal My Sunshine," paints a portrait of Brandyn on his naked chest. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Amie Elyn with audience assistance from Jericho (last name?).)8. Jessy Schwatz - Tassy Madison
[A. sits on stage in dead silence drinking a cup of tea until J. shouts from audience that she sucks and should get off the stage. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Jessy Schwartz.)9. Gook [Hung Nguyen] - Sugar Toes A Capella
[J. plays Tassy Madison, an elementary age beauty pageant competitor who performs her talent routine, a tap dance to Ween's "Spinal Meningitis Got Me Down." Performance piece.]
(Performed by Gook.)10. Greg Romero - To Shannon from rm 120 theatre (aka The Race)
[G., in yellowface, tap dances and sing's Eric Idle's "I Like Chinese." Performance piece.]
(Performed by Greg Romero, Ann Taylor, and Timothy Verret.)11. Hollis Beauford Jr. [David Trachtenberg] - A Song for Jesus
[T. plays a dreaming dog, G. reads the sports commentary running through the sleeping dog's head, and A. plays the dog's owner trying to rouse him. Comedic one-page play.]
(Performed by Hollis Beauford Jr. and "Jesus".)12. Jeff Amos - Big Black Hullabaloo Extravaganza, Part 2
[H. attempts to play his song about Jesus for the audience, but Jesus keeps interrupting him, telling him to shape up and to take a little pride in what he's doing. Comedy sketch.]
(Performed by Jeff Amos.)13. Lady Leroy [Lee Eddy] - P.S. You're an Asshole, Part 2
[J. "attempts" to play his new song, but his guitar is horrible out of tune, so he regales us with his exploits and travails of the previous day while tuning his guitar. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Lady Leroy.)14. Liz Belile - Why Did I Do That?
[A letter from Lady Leroy to the person who egged her car on Halloween. Epistolary monologue.]
(Performed by Liz Belile.)15. Taylor Maddux - A Hymn of Self-Righteousness
[A song about L.'s regrets regarding a certain guy (or guys?) with whom she made numerous romantic missteps and miscalculations. Comedic song.]
(Performed by Taylor Maddux.)15.5 Allison DeFrees - Barney Fife song
[A prayer set to music concerning T.'s saintliness and the sinful behavior of others. Comedic religious song.]
(Performed by Allison DeFrees.)16. Ace Manning - Life and Origami, Part 2
[A. sings a pretty song on which she needs help replacing one line which is the title of a Ryan Adams album. Song.]
(Performed by Ace Manning.)17. A.G. Bayer - The Medium is the Message
[A. attempts yet again to make 60 origami cranes, one for each member of the audience, while telling us about, in this case, his life in 1996. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Gonzo Gonzalez, Hung Nguyen and Justin (last name?).)18. Shannon McCormick - Randy Minnow Says Hello
[G., H., and J. come on with newspapers on their face like bandanas and carrying boom boxes on which plays a sound collage of news headlines from recent events. They then blow "anthrax" on the audience. Performance piece.]
(Performed by Shannon McCormick.)
[Randy Minnow gives away several items from Shannon's house while talking about his own mediocrity and the future of No Shame. Performance piece.]
