Nov 19, 1998 17:05 from Fanky Maloon
Okay okay okay.  And while I'm at it...the guilt is tearing at me.
I got REALLY lucky!  The original script was modified at the last moment.
The original piece involved me stating that "It's been a long time since I've
sodomized AN INFLATABLE DOLL"....
But thanks to Bob's piece at #5 including such subject matter, a last minute
modification was made.  And ultimately, an extremely lucky one that changed my
piece from mediocre/weird to good.
And I also thank my lucky stars indeed that the two pieces prior to mine were
both fairly lengthy and not exceeding bizarre.  I feared that I would wind up
following one of Brad Smith's stage crosses, and that would've killed my piece.
But hey, ya win some.  8)
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Nov 20, 1998 12:12 from Ender
 
As for light cues requiring rehearsal, well, mostly you need to warn the light
booth person well in advance, and hope that the stars are aligned in just such
a way that they actually have time to look at your script before your piece
begins.  Actually stopping them for the 45 seconds it would take to make them
read the one or two lines before the blackout and understand the meaning behind
its placement helps.
 
And of course, writing all light cues in UPPERCASE and even highlighting them
(especially when they occur anywhere besides the beginning and end of the
piece) is a good practice.
 
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Nov 20, 1998 17:48 from Alethe
amen, sister.
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Nov 21, 1998 10:38 from Dan
The order for November 20th, 1998:
1. Party at Emily's by George Anastasiou
2. Memory of Wellness: A Play With Art in It by Mose Hayward
3. Hey, It Could Have Been About Chassidic Jews by Aprille Clarke
4. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, God and Advertising by Mark Hansen
5. Boy Alarm by Adam Burton
6. The Dash by Ari Herbstman
7. Fearless: The Song by Jamal River
7.5 A Night at the Fieldhouse by John Hague
8. Cocanator 5000-X by Mike Rothschildx\
9. A Presidential Confession Never Before Heard by Jonah Phillips
10. Love: A Tragic Piece About Genitalia by Kyle Lange
11. I'm Gonna Fart! I'm Gonna Fart! There, I Farted, But You Didn't Hear It: I Like A Comedy
Sketch by Chris Stangl, Who Is a Beautiful (and Verbose --ed.) Man
12. Business or Pleasure? by Kehry Lane
13. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Strange and Unusual Religious Practices of Weirdoes by
Sarah Conklin
14. Mistaken Identity by Chris Okiishi
15. The Gremlin Apologies by James Horak
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Nov 21, 1998 23:00 from Ender
 
Synopses for them what likes 'em:
 
1. Party at Emily's by George Anastasiou
   George plays a cereal killer.
 
2. Memory of Wellness: A Play With Art in It by Mose Hayward
   Mose talks to his ailing friend in the hospital, played by Chris
   Stangl.  Also featuring a lady nurse played by Jamal River, and
   the sick guy's dead mother (corpse played by ?).
 
3. Hey, It Could Have Been About Chassidic Jews by Aprille Clarke
   Amish sex.  Say no more.
 
4. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, God and Advertising by Mark Hansen
   Mark plays a guest on a talk show; the host is Christian, and Mark
   is a representative of a cult.
 
5. Boy Alarm by Adam Burton
   An advertisement for a new product that keeps your boyfriend safe
   from sexual predators.  Announcer played by James Erwin.  Couple
   played by Adam Burton and Chris Okiishi.  Passerby played by
   Kyle Lange.
 
6. The Dash by Ari Herbstman
   Someone reads a poem about the dash between date of birth and
   date of death on the tombstone, and suggesting one should use
   one's dash well.
 
7. Fearless: The Song by Jamal River
   Jamal plays guitar, sings a song, while Aprille Clarke and
   Lori Keefer stand imposingly behind him.
 
7.5 A Night at the Fieldhouse by John Hague
    A monologue performed by the author about Iowa City nightlife,
    specifically at the Fieldhouse bar.  Hence the title.
 
8. Cocanator 5000-X by Mike Rothschild
   Mark Hansen and Kyle Lange play themselves explaining that
   No Shame has been bought out by warring soft drink companies;
   they proceed to do a paid advertisement for a back hair remover
   put out by Coca-Cola.
 
9. A Presidential Confession Never Before Heard by Jonah Phillips
   Jonah sings us an old song in a new context (about how the first
   love may have gone sour, but the second is worse than the first).
 
10. Love: A Tragic Piece About Genitalia by Kyle Lange
    Kyle and Lori Keefer play a couple of people who meet; Dan
    Brooks and Aprille Clarke play their genitals and accompanying
    subtext.
 
11. I'm Gonna Fart! I'm Gonna Fart! There, I Farted, But You Didn't Hear It: I
Like A Comedy Sketch by Chris Stangl, Who Is a Beautiful (and Verbose --ed.)
Man
    Father-daughter discussion at the breakfast table.  Chris Stangl
    plays the father, Jamal River the daughter.
 
12. Business or Pleasure? by Kehry Lane
    Two guys discussing a business transaction--with seriously sexual
    overtones.
 
13. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Strange and Unusual Religious Practices of
Weirdoes by Sarah Conklin
    A representative of the ruling class of an alien planet explains
    in detail the penalties of disobedience to her queen.  Bob Alanis
    plays one of the people to whom she lectures.  Not sure of the
    other performer names.
 
14. Mistaken Identity by Chris Okiishi
    Chris talks about standing in line at the movies, eating chalk,
    and a happy homecoming.
 
15. The Gremlin Apologies by James Horak
    James plays the gremlin responsible for all things that go wrong.
 
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Nov 21, 1998 23:00 from Ender
 
Random commentary:
 
Piece #2--Heh.  Lady nurse funny. :)
 
Piece #4 had some real moments of briliance, beginning with the
simple-but-effective bit about the "man who needs no introduction"--who did
need one, apparently.  The pacing wasn't always 100%, but there was some good
material.
 
Piece #7 ("Fearless--The Song").  I LOVE Jamal's songs.  Unfortunately, I
couldn't hear a lot of the lyrics 'cause the guitar drowned them out, but what
I caught I liked.  And the sound/feel/genre/whatever you call it of the music
is right down my alley.  I'll be at the front of the line to buy a tape if he
records one..  (or a CD, this being feasible for those with the right
equipment.)  The women standing behind were a nice touch, especially since they
never actually did anything.  Heh..
 
Piece #7.5--A fine first performance.  Hope to see more from him.
 
#8 dragged, I thought.  Never really caught me.
 
#10--the genital subtext was great, and the hand-representations were funny all
by themselves.  Bold.  Well-performed.
 
#13--WOW that was long, slow, and painful.  Don't mean to be unconstructive.
It needed to be a lot shorter, the main speaker needed to deliver her lines a
lot more rapidly (with more variance in tone), and there needed to be more of a
balance between the character interactions, instead of two people sitting
listening for 95% of the piece while one person speaks.  Which is of course a
big generalization, since there doesn't always need to be balance in the number
of lines characters have, but I'm trying to think of things that might have
helped.
 
I hope this doesn't sound too condescending; I wasn't 100% pleased with how my
piece went either, necessarily.  I needed to rehearse the siren thing more,
and I almost forgot to go off that last time (watching Kyle cross) because we
hadn't actually run it with anyone doing that previously due to lack of time.
Ah well.
 
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Nov 22, 1998 02:44 from Avenue Player
for what it's worth...that was Mary Fons in piece #10 (at least i think it was
#10...i forgot to check carefully before i posted...anyway, Kyle's piece with
the talking genitalia), not Lori Keefer.  Not that Lori's not a splendid girl.
i mean, i dig her.
 
note to adam:  this was not meant to be a criticism of your synopsis, because i
enjoy them fully.  it was merely for the sake of clarification.  and good job
writing this week; i've missed your presence.  i dug your piece a lot.
 
i am coming to the realization that i am overusing the verb "to dig."  end of
post.
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Nov 22, 1998 03:50 from FerrisBueller
I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed John's "Night at the
Fieldhouse" piece.  Also, the Genitalia piece was great.  I think if they would
have had one or two more chances to run through it it would've been wonderful
(as opposed to slightly below wonderful but still at least great).
Amish sex... at last, the truth is told.
About #13 (weird religious practices), I have to agree with Ender's comment
that it ran too long.  I was sort of recruited last minute and I felt that
there wasn't enough time to overhaul the piece so I just tried to make the best
of it and react to her speech.  You have to admit though, that woman's got
quite the imagination.
 
"Business or Pleasure?" was performed well, but I felt as if I had seen the
same idea performed dozens of times (not necessarily at No Shame, since this
was only my 3rd time attending).
 
Wow, I've said alot from just wanting to comment on the fieldhouse piece. If
you haven't noticed, I tend to ramble on.
 
Bye now.
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Nov 22, 1998 04:12 from FerrisBueller
Oh, and Chris, I really enjoy your monologues.  They're witty, executed
wonderfully, and this one in particular had a wide range of emotion running
throughout.
 
Bye now for real.
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Nov 22, 1998 09:51 from Ender
 
Aprille--no problem on the correction.  The synopses make it to the web site
as a record of what occurred, and it's best to have it right.  I'm bound to
flub up now and then, so any help with accuracy is appreciated...
 
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Nov 22, 1998 18:34 from Ender
 
...and I have to admit that I probably couldn't remember the right actors for
that piece because I was really only looking at the people playing genitals.
What does this say?  Heh.
 
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Nov 25, 1998 14:20 from Ender
 
By the way, there's a short write-up of No Shame on page two of yesterday's
IC Press-Citizen.  Mandi had a lot of good things to say.  Of course, the only
thing they quoted ME on was less than ideal (commenting on the variable
quality of No Shame, which is true in any kind of grab bag, but not necessarily
what one would prefer to highlight in an article..).  But Mandi made up for it
by saying how good this season has been.
 
Whee!  Free publicity!
 
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Nov 28, 1998 20:46 from Alethe
Hey-
anyone got some favorites that they would like to see again at the Best of No
Shame?
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Nov 28, 1998 23:42 from Babbling Wombat
Can we have a best of No Shame featuring only Okiishi skits?  I think he's
deserved it this year..
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Nov 29, 1998 00:31 from Ender
 
...and in case you're struggling to remember what exactly was performed this
semester, you can find out (you guessed it!) on the web site at
www.noshame.org
 
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Nov 30, 1998 08:28 from Ender
 
And now, a news flash sent by Megan Gogerty:
 
 
REVENGE OF THE  KILLER FAT GIRL opens Friday, Nov. 27 (the day after
Thanksgiving).  Performances are at 8 pm, Nov. 27 &28, and Thurs. thru Sat
December 3 - 19.  $10 admin., worth every penny.  Performed at the European
Repertory Company, at 615 W. Wellington, between Broadway and Clark.  For
reservations call (773) 769-0587.
 
REVENGE OF THE KILLER FAT GIRL, by Moses Moe (that's Scott Smith, to those not
familiar with his fragmented personalities)
co-directed by Moses Moe (see above) and Megan Gogerty music direction and
arrangements by Stephen Dewey
Starring:  Clint Corley, Stepanie Frey, Megan Gogerty, Dana Green, Inger
Hatlen, Eric C. Johnson, Sean Judge, Moses Moe, Cheryl Snodgrass, Jim Thorn.
Set and lights conceived and stapled together by Ben Schmidt
 
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Nov 30, 1998 08:57 from Whitewolf
 
Incidentally, I went to see the above show, and not only was it spectacular,
it includes a second Scott Smith musical that they didn't even advertise for
some reason. It was apparently called "I was like, wow" and it was sort of a
combination Scott Smith Best Of revue and (from what I know of him) at least
semi-autobiographical play, incorporating a lot of the best works he's done at
No Shame in the past 10 years -- monologues and musical numbers alike. If
you're in Chicago, or can get here, and you've ever seen and liked a Scott
Smith piece, this performance is de rigeur. That means I done liked it.
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Nov 30, 1998 13:29 from Ender
 
Looking over the list, it's really hard to pick which pieces should be in Best
Of.  There's been a lot of good stuff...  I liked Chris' Refrigerator piece a
lot, and his monologue about getting coy with the Cambus, and the one about the
parallels between his life and his father's.  I think that of his non-monologue
pieces, Interruptions stands out, as does Rita, but it's harder for me to judge
those since I was in 'em.
 
And Mose has had a variety of pieces that warrant consideration.  But how to
choose between his word/dance combos and, for example, the Creation of
a Character stuff?
 
And Dan has had so many strong monologues (with cool but sometimes
content-unrelated titles that would be greatly aided by online scripts, hint,
hint, I'll convert them to HTML for you if you send them to me) that I'd pretty
much have to read 'em again to know which one I liked best.  But perhaps those
of you who are a touch less senile than I have favorites you'd like to suggest?
 
And of course many less-prolific people have some kickass material which might
not make it into Best Of if y'all don't speak up.  For example, some people
(like Greg Mitchell) didn't think Mike Fergades' roach song was all that
impressive.  I thought it kicked ass, and hope to see it again.  That, and a
song from Jamal, and maybe one from Ben (if not his monologue, which I thought
was VERY well written but which was unfortunately hampered by him trying to
hold a script and do sit-ups at the same time).
 
To make this really easy for y'all, here's the URL for the list of pieces
performed this semester:
 
http://www.noshame.org/iowacity/ord9899.htm#Sep04.98
 
AND we mustn't forget Dead Week from last Spring, which is also considered:
 
http://www.noshame.org/iowacity/ord9798.htm#Apr24.98
 
Oh, and another couple of pieces that just occurred to me:  Sarah Greer's
monologue about Catholic school was truly inspired, and George Anastasiou's
political porn piece, and James Erwin, and Kyle Lange, and, and...  AAUGH!
Can't decide!
 
So, like, um, speak up people.
 
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Nov 30, 1998 22:41 from Ender
 
Doesn't anyone have, um, like ONE piece they'd like to see in Best Of?
 
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Dec 1, 1998 00:27 from Fanky Maloon
Ieeeee do!   Gad, been busy lately.
But I got a whole buncha them, and I didn't even see the first four or so
shows.  I wanna see:
 
Chris and Adam in Rita.  It worked really well the first time, it was in Mabie
and it still totally flew, it was both funny and emotional, it was a good
example of Chris and Adam's interaction.  Me want yes.
 
Chris Stangl/ Jamal River/ Mose in the Cowboy/ Super Glue piece.  It was well
performed, fairly tightly written, quite cute at one point, and as expected,
lewd as hell.
 
Was it this semester that Dan did the piece involving that Football Porno
piece?  A true classic, and I do recall the 2nd half of this two-part piece
being awfully good too.
 
That's just a start.  I've got more a comin' you betcha.
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Dec 1, 1998 00:35 from Fanky Maloon
More!
 
The Cambus piece by Kyle was a classic start to end, you ask me.
 
And who the hell could forget that classic debate 'tween the Mason and ...
TOTALLY NUDE DANCING.  My lawd.
 
Was it this semester that Mike and Mandi did the piece about the soccer kid and
the stupid phone thing and the Big Red?  I really dug that one too.
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Dec 1, 1998 02:05 from Evil Chick
Definitely  Rita by Chris
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Dec 1, 1998 09:13 from Thufir
Mandi's Haiku piece.
Anything by George Anastasiou.
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Dec 1, 1998 14:12 from Ender
 
I've made an attempt to organize all the pieces at least vaguely by author in
case that helps people weigh their choices more effectively.  My apologies if I
missed one or two here and there, I was editing quickly.  It's at:
 
http://www.avalon.net/~adam/ns-f98.html
 
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Dec 1, 1998 21:08 from Avenue Player
hm...what's jumping out at me...
 
i was going to mention chris's "rita" piece, but 35 others already have.
 
george's presidential/netsex thing
 
that one (can't remember whose) in which kyle was wiggling all around, being
insulting, then it turned out he was the insult-recipient's dad.
 
mandi's thing in which tane kawasaki was wiggling around (i like it when people
wiggle).
 
oh, i just remembered chris's thing about inaccurate/incomplete translations
(pendejo = huge pubic hair)...that was cool.
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Dec 1, 1998 23:57 from Evil Chick
Adam, thanks for the list :)
Adam and Chris- psycho and donkey boy
Ben Schmidt - Exorcism
Brad Smith- like father like no one
Brad, Mark and Steve- Blind date (disturbing)
Chris and Adam-Rita
Chris- Interruptions
Chris Stangl- Theodore Roosevelt
Chris Stangl- I'm gonna fart... (Extremely disturbing, poor Tracy!)
Dan Brooks- where jokes come from
Dan Brooks- Angry Mouth in Mel's (a MUST)
Greg and Chris- can't get over you
Jamal River- A zany wack-o-Brothers
Jamal- The Song
Mike Rothschild-heavy metal show
Aprille Clarke-lizard boy the begining
Sarah Greer and James Erwin- the raw truth about why I WGOWY
  I think No Shame should start doing Specials like Saturday night Live, like
one night dedicated to Chris Okiishi, another to Dan, another to Chris Stangl
and Jamal River...
:)
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Dec 2, 1998 00:53 from Avenue Player
ooooh i just remembered one.
 
if i were a better person than i am, i would have gone through the lists that
adam so thoughtfully put together...but hey, i'm not that great a person.
 
that one by syniva (i'm not even kind enough to know her last name)...the rape
poem thingy performed so lovely-ly by syniva and kelli rae powell...that was
chilling.
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Dec 2, 1998 09:11 from Tampico
The one where the guy reads the Daily Iowan on the toilet was good.  Oh wait,
that sucked.
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Dec 2, 1998 10:13 from Ender
 
Eek.  :)
 
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Dec 3, 1998 09:19 from Ender
 
It's still not too late to vote, folks...  I think the Big Decisions get made
sometime tonight.  The hardest choices are going to be for some of the people
who have so many good pieces.  If you feel some of their good pieces were more
enjoyable to watch (or better written or excelling in any particular manner
over others), speak up!  The list separated by author is still at:
 
http://www.avalon.net/~adam/ns-f98.html
 
Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!Vote!
(and here you thought elections were over...)
 
And don't forget--Just because one person said "I thought that piece was great"
doesn't mean you shouldn't post in agreement, because at the moment it just
looks like "well, ONE person thinks that should be in there.  Big deal."  If
you don't want to post a redundant list of favorites here, you are all also
free to mail me your lists, which I can send on as a group to be considered at
the meeting.  Input is good!!!
 
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Dec 5, 1998 03:51 from Alethe
the order:
1) urinary tract by mike ehlert
2)you've always wanted to do this by mose hayward
2.5) great mooments in history #3 by wes broulik
3) untitled by nina orechwa
4)pooping  in the dark by jamal river
5) flashdance romance or why i don't go to parties by mandi lee
6)dead week or the rum diary by dan brooks
7) I've had 47 squirming baby rabbits pulle dout of my anus by chris stangl
8
 Dan is one sexy son of a bitch aka bring on the pillow mints by kyle lange
9)I never took my socks off for my father by nickolas westergaard
10)apples and bananas by mary fons
11) Gary's rage by Jake Johnson
12)Dream boat- a choose your won adventure style roamnce for people who don't
tkae such things seriously by aprille clarke
13)The best dramatic performance i have ever given or how to give an oscar
winning performance while in the can by alan angel
14)My kind of advertisement by eric curtis
15)Jesus walking on water followed lcosely by cops by Duane larson
16)movements by allison Hefley and bob alanis
17) what to do by mike reid
whew...
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Dec 5, 1998 13:47 from Ender
 
  1) urinary tract by mike ehlert
     Four urinals, four guys, minimal interactions, all leave,
     blackout.
 
  2) you've always wanted to do this by mose hayward
     A discussion in history class, performed by Wes Broulik, Chris
     Stangl, Jamal River, Mandi Lee, and Sarah Greeg
 
2.5) great moments in history #3 by wes broulik
     Mandi and Wes present a brief reinterpretation of the "burning bush"
 
  3) untitled by nina orechwa
     Chuck Monson delivers a monologue.
 
  4) pooping in the dark by jamal river
     A piece about accidentally wiping your face in your grandfather's ass
     while intending to wipe your own ass with toilet paper.
 
  5) flashdance romance or why i don't go to parties by mandi lee
     James Erwin, Jamal River, Mandi Lee, someone else?, and Chris Stangl
     alternate between dance and a group narration (parts divided between
     them all) of a pick-up attempt that fails.  The pickup-ee leaves, and
     the men pair off.  I am drawing a blank on who played the fourth person
     in the lineup, but it was a woman who seemed to be playing one of the men
     in the scenario.
 
  6) dead week or the rum diary by dan brooks
     Dan plays a blind man who has recorded all of his stories
     in his "rum diary"
 
  7) I've had 47 squirming baby rabbits pulled out of my anus by chris stangl
     More poop humor by Chris Stangl.  Jamal breaks in complaining that he's
     seen five minutes of this stuff from Stangl before.  Stangl physically
     assaults him while yelling about not giving a fuck what anyone thinks, and
     reiterating his stance that the No Shame audience is just a bunch of
     losers with no lives who keep showing up to see his crap every week.
 
  8) Dan is one sexy son of a bitch aka bring on the pillow mints by kyle lange
     Kyle tries to sell the idea of renting Theatre A as hotel space (with
     proceeds going to undergrads)
 
  9) I never took my socks off for my father by nickolas westergaard
     A man has a heart-to-heart with his dead father, until officials arrive to
 
     retrieve the body he took from the morgue.
 
 10) apples and bananas by mary fons
     A monologue about being an undergrad dealing with grad students which
     branches off into a revelation about cake as the cure for everything.
 
 11) Gary's rage by Jake Johnson
     Jake plays a psycho who is sure that the world's evils aren't about war
     or deer overpopulaion, or anything else---it's the evil rabbits.
     Someone named Bill (last name, anyone?), playing the first fellow's
     brother) comes out of the audience and delivers a heart-warming talk to
     Jake about how rabbits are really sweet and cute and loveable, and his
     anger is misdirected because he clearly just hates himself.
 
 12) Dream boat--a choose your own adventure style romance for people who don't
     take such things seriously by aprille clarke
     Aprille narrates a choose-your-own-adventure romance, with female
     characters played by Lori Keefer and male characters played by Kyle Lange.
 
 13) The best dramatic performance I have ever given or how to give an oscar
     winning performance while in the can by alan angel
     Jake Johnson delivers a monologue about realizing he is in the women's
     restroom by accident.
 
 14) My kind of advertisement by eric curtis
     Eric pitches ad ideas to Michael Rothschild following the "Item1--$40,
     Item2--$3,500, Item 3--$200. Item4--priceless" format, ending with "the
     new Mastercard Visa:  It's everywhere you want to be."  Plugs in items
     like leather gloves, a Ford Bronco, and a juror bribe, as well as and
     a few other attention-getting combos.
 
 15) Jesus walking on water followed closely by cops by Duane Larson
     A gender-appropriate cast (names unknown to me) play a man and his old
     mother sitting on a porch in the country.  He's reading to her when she
     sees Jesus walking on the water.  Eventually law enforcement catch up
     with him (as narrated by the porch-sitters) because it's not a public
     body of water he's walking on.
 
 16) movements by allison Hefley and bob alanis
     A classic "setup" piece.  A whole lotta props, including a tablecloth,
     books, knick-knacks and paddy-wacks and whatnots, topped off with a
     vibrating Mister Potato-Head.  Scene begins, one person invites the other
     out for ice cream, lights out.
 
 17) what to do by mike reid
     Dan Brooks delivers a monologue about having had no life in high school,
     and now being in college where one of the only apparent differences is
     that now there's sex too.  And a briefly misplaced green hat.
 
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Dec 5, 1998 16:31 from Pocket
 
 
        Question:
 
                  If one would like to start a "No Shame" Theater type thing on
their own campus, how would one go about it?
 
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Dec 5, 1998 16:41 from Ender
 
Pocket:  I think you just try to find a venue that will take you (or rent space
to you, as the Theatre Department does for No Shame), you figure out your
criteria (whether it's all original work, or a mix of original and published
stuff, or what, time-limited or not, whatever), you decide whether or not you
want to be a student group (ask your university of details) or not, and once
you've formed then you just start advertising.  Make posters, put 'em around
town and campus, post online, send Public Service Announcements to radio
stations (volunteer organizations usually get their announcements aired free),
let the locals papers know to put your event in their arts calendars (also
free), and then put on the kind of show that will hopefully keep 'em coming
back for more.
 
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Dec 5, 1998 16:48 from Ender
 
My initial reaction was that last night was like "a big bowl of suck with
some tasty marshmallows in it."  I'm beginning to think it would have looked a
bit better if there had simply been less of it, since an oversized show starts
to drag and it's harder to appreciate the stage material.  Like the setup piece
would have been cute near the beginning of an energetic night, but I think most
people were wondering how soon they could leave by the time it was performed,
so what would have been stage tension/curiosity/anticipation was instead
largely restlessness and boredom.
 
One of the major reasons there were so many piece was because some Theatre
Department classes encourage their students to perform at No Shame at least
once during a semester, and at least one class requires a performance at No
Shame in order to pass.  I would guess that 'bout every new performer onstage
last night was from that class, and some pieces featuring familiar faces were
authored by students meeting their requirements.  AND a lot of the pieces
really stretched the "five minute limit."
 
There was definitely some fun stuff, though.  Wes Broulik really went for the
Oscar in that history class scene.  (He was the red-faced guy on the left, for
them's what don't know 'im.)  The guys in the scene about hating rabbits vs.
hating oneself did REALLY well, and the music was a nice touch.  The format of
Mandi's flashdance piece was cool (the stomping while people danced, and
the disjointed narration among the characters).  And I liked the concept and
writing of the Choose-Your-Own Adventure thing, though perhaps it would have
been more fun with more choices, shorter text in between, and maybe split into
a couple of pieces following a built-in inevitable major plot twist or
something (so as not to run quite so long).  The rum diary concept was cool,
but I would have liked a more amorphous, grotesque black shape following such a
serious piece; the pattern didn't quite work for me.  So Dan, how about
changing your permanent body art for the five-minute piece next time. :)
 
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Dec 5, 1998 20:07 from Dan
What? There was a mark on my back? Merciful lord and master Jesus, how
embarassing!
I agree that there were some pacing issues with last night. However, there were
some moments of brilliance. As Adam mentioned, "Gary's Rage" was terrific. (and
that was Jake who played the sweater-clad brother, by the way.) In my opinion,
Jake has terrific stage presence, and he seemed to have captured the perfect
attitude toward his loopy younger brother. That alone was worth a dollar for
me.
Chris acknowledging the preponderence of poop in his material was also a
terrific moment, even if it did slip back into another of his recurring (and
sometimes less-than-effective) themes in berating the audience.
I'd say last night could have done with a collective rewrite, but there were
still a lot of pearls in the admittedly very, very long string.
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Dec 6, 1998 09:32 from Whitewolf
 
So wait, is Best Of next weekend, or the weekend after?
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Dec 6, 1998 09:49 from Dan
BONS is next week.
AteleventhirtyinMabieTheateronlytwodollarsforsomeofthebestmaterialofNoShameover
thepastsemestercomeonecomeallit'llbegreat!
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Dec 6, 1998 10:52 from Marphod
Whats the BONS order?
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Dec 6, 1998 12:06 from Avenue Player
did you say eleven thirty, dan?  as in, 11:30?  is this true?
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Dec 6, 1998 12:58 from Queequeg
        Was the content of Friday night's show (ie poop, pee, dung, turds,
thoughtful funny sketch, crap, smelly dead bodies, etc.) pretty typical of No
Shame lately?
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Dec 6, 1998 14:17 from Ender
 
Not really.  There's usually a mix of the thoughtful and the completely silly,
with a bit of serious here and there, but the silly isn't usually quite so
poop-laden.  This week the stars must have aligned just right over a bathroom
skylight somewhere.
 
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Dec 6, 1998 15:04 from Alethe
The show starts at 11, like always.
BONS that is. next friday.
must . stop talking. in fragments..
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Dec 7, 1998 01:29 from Alethe
1.  Sometimes, I Like to Pretend I'm Erik Estrada by George Anastasiou
2.  The Coolest Cambus Driver by Kyle Lange
2.5  Another Stage Cross by Brad Smith
3.  I Eat My Farts and Also Other People's Farts, and Also There Will Be
 a Comedy Sketch by Chris Stangl
4.  The Refrigerator Piece by Christopher Okiishi
5.  An All-Girl Catholic High School Education or Let's Talk about Sexua
l Tension by Sarah Greer
6.  The Song Thing by Jamal River
7.  Like a Baby's Behind: An Allegory by Aprille Clarke
8.  Strawberry Milkshakes Are Yummy in my Tummy by Mose Hayward
9.  UltraSuade by Michael Rothschild
10. The Language of Brutality or It's Times Like This I Like to Remind Y
ou That I'm Playing Characters Up Here by Dan Brooks
10.5 Party at Emily's by George Anastasiou
11. Keith Goes East by Eric Hansen, adapted by Mark Hansen
12. Angry Haikus for a Post Modern World by Mandi Lee
13. We're Told It's Fear of Entirely Knowing/ and That's Why the Theatre
is Empty by Syniva Whitney
14. Dish/Spoon by Adam Burton
15. Giving Good Metaphor by Mose Hayward
16. Exorcism by Ben Schmidt
16.5 Off into the Night by Greg Mitchell
17. Angry Mouth in Mel's Diner by Dan Brooks
18. Interruptions by Christopher Okiishi
19. The Yalta Skit by little Jimmy Erwin, age 9
For those who didn't catch it the first time around....
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Dec 7, 1998 02:07 from Fanky Maloon
 
Dead Week show:
I'm with Ender on this one.  There were a few gems, but this was definitely an
atrocious show on the whole.  Here's my big problem with the show, and I'm
trying to keep da faith and be as constructive as possible:
 
If you have never performed at a venture before, possibly have never seen a
particular venture like say, No Shame, and need to do something for it...and
you understand that all pieces must be under 5 minutes....why in holy hell
would you get onstage and produce a 10-minute piece, over twice the maximum
length, and have any confidence that this would be smiled upon???
To be more constructive - when you're new or starting out, KEEP IT SHORT.  Even
if you think it's genius.  That way, if by some chance you're wrong and things
start to go awry, it won't be too long before you reach the surface for air.
This was one of those nights in which I wish I had the ol' crane to get people
offstage with.  But that's being unnecessarily cruel, so I retract it.
 
But in any case, I may be wrong, but I could have sworn that at least 3 pieces
that night were at LEAST 8 minutes long,and I thought that was ridiculous.  It
made it difficult to enjoy the other good pieces, and there were some.  Several
in fact, but the audience energy got sapped very quicly and very severely.
 
Gary's Rage was absolutely awesome.  Mandi's foot-stamping dancing piece was
quite amusing.  And yes, dammit, I loved Jamal's poop piece, absolutely loved
it and I'm not ashamed of it!  Mose's classroom piece was cool - particularly
the acting by everyone involved.  Aprille's piece was far from her best, but it
kicked the tail of most stuff on a night like this (pardon the backhanded
compliment, A - I was probably a hard customer since I'd already read it
previously).
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Dec 7, 1998 09:33 from Thufir
I watched it up until just before Dan's piece and then left.  I have to say
that I wasn't terribly impressed by what I did see, but I wasn't overly grumpy
about it, either.  I liked Mandi's flashdance piece and the stupid-college-
class piece, and I thought the one-off joke about the burning bush was
goddamned funny (although I was one of probably about ten people in the theater
who laughed).  But, hey, it's Dead Week.  You can't expect good things from
Dead Week.
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Dec 7, 1998 09:35 from Ender
 
How remarkably Zen of you, Thufir.  :)  I actually thought the burning bush
thing was funny, too..
 
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Dec 7, 1998 19:07 from Avenue Player
yeah, for that matter, the fact that it was Dead Week was the only reason i did
that bit at all, because i knew it may or may not work out, and Dead Week is a
good time to do something that might suck.
 
heh...apparently many others felt that way as well.
 
i want to see more of that guy (i'm afraid i don't know his name--though some
kind person mentioned it earlier) who turned all purple in the college class
bit.  and did mandi remind anyone else of Mary Katherine Gallagher in that one?
the characters were amusing in that one, but i would have like it better if it
had a snappier conclusion or more stuff had happened.
 
i'm only commenting because i thought it had potential, though.
 
i also want to see more of the Rage kid (the younger brother, not the guy who
wrote it--goddamn i'm bad at names).
 
not to insult the guy who wrote it.  he's a lovely chap as well.  but i've seen
him before and not his pal the dorky rabbit-hating brother, who wowed me in
that one.
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Dec 8, 1998 01:38 from Evil Chick
Dead Week was brought back to life three times by: Jamal River, Chris Stangl
and Dan Brooks.  The rest of the time it was just dead with occassional good
moments...like when Jamal lifted his shirt...Yummy!
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Dec 8, 1998 14:31 from FerrisBueller
This being my first dead week, i'm not sure if this was a typical dead week
show.  i wasn't really surprised at the quality of the pieces.  like avenue
player, i thought dead week was good for experimenting.  i myself was going to
try to do 2 pieces, but i was only able to do one, and since we lugged all the
props over there, the prop piece it was.  oh well, it just means more material
for next semester.
 
Jamal lifting his shirt certainly was an entertaining moment (as well as that
entire piece).
 
Aprille's piece reminded me of "Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind" with
all the shouting and the audience participation (if you are ever in the
Chicago-land area some weekend, i HIGHLY recomend attending Too Much Light).
 
As much as I started to roll my eyes at the start of the "poop in the dark
piece", i couldn't help but crack up by the end (i think the
face/toiletpaper/grandpa thing did it).  if you're going to do a piece like
that, i definetely think it helps to go to all the way with it.
 
Mandi absolutely reminded me of Mary Catherine Gallagher!  This brought me much
joy since i simply adore M.C.G..
 
Overall i thought the show wasn't *too* bad.  But again, i expected borderline
pieces and the price was right (free), so i can't complain.  okay, okay, i
guess my only complaint would be the length of some of the pieces (i'm only the
100th person to say this, so there really isn't a point to me saying it, or
even explaining why it's pointless like i'm doing right now, or.......)
 
Bye
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Dec 9, 1998 08:44 from Ender
 
I'll second the recommendation for Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.
TMLMTBGB = tummuh lummuh tubbuh gubbuh
 
One Best of No Shame casualty:  Ben Schmidt can't make it.  That's really too
bad..  He often does pre-show music as well, but he's got other obligations.
 
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Dec 9, 1998 08:50 from Ender
 
HAs anyone heard any Best of No Shame announcements on the radio?  I faxed 'em
to about 10 stations in IC/CR, but I don't listen to radio much so I never know
who's actually running the blurb...
 
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Dec 9, 1998 18:55 from Lord Stave
Since Ben Schmidt can't make it for BONS, can we bring in the guy who did
"Smooth yellow and the Fellow"?
 
Just kidding.
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Dec 10, 1998 08:22 from Ender
 
Two things:
 
1)  I was mistaken--Ben Schmidt can't do pre-show, but he IS going to perform
his monologue.
 
2) there is a KICK ASS article on No Shame consuming the front page of the DI's
Eight Hours section.
 
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Dec 10, 1998 08:47 from Carolyn
And for those of you far away from paper copies of the DI, the article can be
read at:
 
http://www.uiowa.edu/~dlyiowan/issue/v130/i115/stories/C0101A.html
 
Excellent article!
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Dec 10, 1998 09:33 from Ender
 
And also for those of you far away, I should point out that the kickass-ness of
the DI article is partly attributable to slightly more effective writing than
on some of the annual articles, but largely to a full-page negative-image
picture on top of which the article is printed (in white letters to contrast
with the purplish/bluish colors of the picture).  It is of Jamal pulling up his
shirt and screaming in a moment of well-captured intensity that amplifies
everything the article says about No Shame being out there on the edge.
 
Unfortunately this photo doesn't appear on the web site version of the article,
but hopefully it'll make it to the No Shame web site at some point if the DI
isn't feeling too possessive.
 
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Dec 10, 1998 21:36 from Evil Chick
I need that picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dec 11, 1998 10:09 from Thufir
That's nice!!!!!!!!!
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Dec 12, 1998 01:17 from Thufir
Well, that damn No Shame kicked all sorts of hootie patootie.
Kudos to all of you.
 
I do believe this is the first time that it's ever sold out Mabie.
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Dec 12, 1998 03:06 from Ender
 
Aside from the Best of the Best of No Shame, which was kind of an exception.
 
Can we say "wow"?  Not only did half a million people show up to SEE it, the
whole show ROCKED.  It was almost 1am and people were still enjoying every
minute..
 
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Dec 12, 1998 03:33 from Frogczar
Agreed, what a great show! I wonder if this will produce repeat sold out shows
for next semester. Anyone who was watching tonight, will want to come again I
imagine.
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Dec 12, 1998 09:16 from Ender
 
The Best of No Shame (aka BONS) usually gets 250-350 people, but I think Mabie
Theatre seats closer to 450...?  I believe we owe the difference to the Daily
Iowan for giving us such major visibility.  But I agree, it's long-term
visibility; people who were pleased will come runnin' back when next they hear
"Best of No Shame."
 
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Dec 12, 1998 10:31 from Carolyn
 
Mabie seats 477.  (Theater B seats 148.)
 
Was the show taped?  Will PATV be running it?  Curious long-distance minds want
to know!  The show sounds absolutely terrific.  I wish I could have seen it.
 
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Dec 12, 1998 11:45 from Dan
The show was taped, and it's my understanding that PATV plans to run it. Of
course, oftentimes this means they'll try to run it a year from now, but I'm
cautiously optimistic.
And, just for reference, that was the best damn night of No Shame I've been to
since BOBONS. Thank you very much to everyone who performed, attended or urged
other people to come in their stead. I don't know about y'all, but I'm feeling
victorious.
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Dec 12, 1998 15:42 from Thufir
Hear, hear.  It utterly kicked ass.  But I'm repeating myself.
I didn't go to BOBONS and I think it was the best night I ever went to, ever.
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Dec 13, 1998 17:19 from Ender
 
Of course, I saw Cheryl Snodgrass in Chicago this weekend (No Shame MC from the
early days, or significantly earlier anyway) and she said they sold out Mabie
in the past, but this still kicked major major butt.
 
PATV is actually very good about airing things in a timely manner.  Student
Video Productions, however, haven't gotten any tapes to them to air in some
time.  It is all much-appreciated volunteer work, so I am not complaining, but
at some point I think PATV will suddenly have two or three never-aired-before
Best of No Shames to put on rotation locally all at once, including this one.
 
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Dec 13, 1998 21:22 from Carolyn
How was Scott Smith's musical, Adam?
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Dec 13, 1998 23:04 from Ender
 
It was very, very good.  I had seen about half of the scenes at No Shame over
the years, and I had enjoyed them before, but in a bigger context they were
even better, and the new scenes added a lot.  I think it says something when
each scene in a work is strong enough to stand on its own, but tying them
together with a common thread makes it even more meaningful.  There was funny
AND poignant; I hadn't expected to cry...  The writing and performance were
truly excellent.  Easily worth the trip and the $10 cost of a ticket.
 
For those who don't remember what "Scott Smith's musical" is, it's two one-
act musicals:
 
   I Was Like "Wow" --and-- Revenge of the Killer Fat Girl
 
Written, directed, performed, designed, and whatever else by Iowa Theatre
grads, all of whom have had a significant place at No Shame at some time or
another in the past.  It's being performed for one more weekend in Chicago at
the European Repertory Theatre at 615 W. Wellington St., Friday and Saturday at
8pm (maybe Thursday also, I can't remember for sure).  Name dropping:  Megan
Gogerty.  Sean Judge.  Eric Johnson.  Inger Hatlen.  Cheryl Snodgrass.  Clint
Corley.  Dana Green.  Jim Thorn.
 
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Dec 14, 1998 08:05 from Carolyn
(It is playing on Thursday this week.  Or at least it better be, because I'm
planning on going that night.)
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Dec 14, 1998 09:02 from Whitewolf
 
It played Thursday this week. Go on Thursday if you can -- they need the
audience that night. We went (for the second time -- it's a fantastic show and
well worth seeing twice in two weeks) on Thursday with a group of 7, and there
were 3 other people there. Megan says there were 5 in the audience the previous
Thursday.
 
God, how I want Scott to put out a CD.
 
"I'm in love with Julio, and I'm so glad we're datin'
 His tattoo is a pentagram because he worships Satan..."
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Dec 14, 1998 09:06 from Carolyn
Do you folks know if there are any plans to videotape Scott's show?
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Dec 14, 1998 09:26 from Ender
 
It was videotaped the night we went.  About 20 or so people, good crowd for a
theatre that size.  MAybe closer to 30-something.
 
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Dec 14, 1998 09:40 from Whitewolf
 
They DID tape it? Ooo! Any idea whether they're going to sell copies? Did they
tape it themselves, or was this for some Chicago equivalent of PATV, or what?
*drools uncontrollably*
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Dec 14, 1998 10:57 from Ender
 
I really doubt Scott will be airing it anywhere.  Video isn't the best medium
for theatre, and he's not really aiming for the world of non-profit theatre.
My best guess is he taped it for his own personal edification, but who knows,
he may be willing to sell copies...
 
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Dec 14, 1998 11:25 from Ender
 
I want a "Best of No Shame Theatre Music" compilation CD!!!
THAT would rock.  Actually, it wouldn't have to be just music; some pieces
would translate well to an auditory medium.  Like Dan's "Mel's Diner" piece,
which is a monologue (though it does have a bassline playing).
 
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Dec 14, 1998 16:50 from Quicheo
Excellent idea!  Actually, a friend of mine has access to a recording studio
and he owes me a favor.  Shall we attempt a go at this?????  (Lot's of good
songs this and last semester, thought I, and my No Shame experience is pretty
limited...)
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Dec 14, 1998 18:33 from Ender
 
I think Ben Schmidt is actually working on a CD of his own, but perhaps others
would want to contribute to a compilation..  There's no reason to be limited to
the last couple of semesters, either, if we can round up talent from further
back as well.  Megan, for example, has several fun songs, and maybe Scott would
be willing to contribute on for old time's sake.  Cain Brothers, if they ever
come to town again, Patrick perhaps, all in addition to current musical talent.
 
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Dec 15, 1998 00:24 from Evil Chick
Current musical talent such as: Jamal, Chris and Dan.
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Dec 15, 1998 01:18 from Frogczar
I would love to do a No Shame compilation CD, I even mentioned this to Dan
before. Having done performances at No Shame and having seen such greats as
gregs "Sounds like Romance to me" song, I think it would rule!
great idea!
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Dec 15, 1998 08:27 from Ender
 
Yes, let us not forget resident musical talent Greg Mitchell...
 
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Dec 15, 1998 17:23 from Fanky Maloon
 
Musical Talent?  I must cackle at the thought.  ;)
 
But in any case, I think a No Shame K-tel album would be extremely cool.  Peter
F. could do Titanic, there are just sooo many songs that could be on there.
I'd like to git ahold of Skye Palkowicz (sp?) for one of hers, for example.
And definitely the rest that have been mentioned (Ben Schmidt, Patrick Deegan,
the Cain Brothers, Megan Gogerty, Jamal River...many many more too)
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Dec 16, 1998 17:58 from Patrick
 
i swear i saw Jimmy Hendrix one of those nights too.  He'd have to be included
to be fair!
 
then again, that was the same night that former President Harding sat on my lap
through the whole performance...
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Dec 16, 1998 18:09 from Dan
In all honesty, I have to tell you that that was me dressed as President
Harding sitting on your lap through the whole performance. But the medal of
honor I gave you afterwards is real.
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Dec 23, 1998 09:56 from Quicheo
So quiet here......
Rumour has it that there may be some times next year when there is no space in
the theater building for No Shame.  Any suggestions as to what we can do?
Alternative venue?  Canceling?  Interactive No Shame television?
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Dec 23, 1998 11:37 from Evil Chick
or Webcam and the password to the site can cost 1$
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Dec 23, 1998 12:51 from Babbling Wombat
Hold it on one of the bridges, let the audience sit on the riverbank.  At the
end of each skit/whatever, take a polling from the audience.  If a majority
thinks it sucked, throw the performer off the bridge.
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Dec 23, 1998 13:52 from Professor Mom
Maybe you could change the time to like 7 am on Saturday morning or something
and then you might be able to get a room for it.  You might also get a new
and interesting audience.
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Dec 23, 1998 17:17 from Fanky Maloon
7am...on a Saturday?  I'd venture to say you'd get a complete lack of
performers. ;)
 
As for where to do it, it'll somewhat depend on the weather I would believe.
What times of year are these rumoured possible exiles?
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Dec 23, 1998 18:05 from Ender
 
A couple or three weeks in February are looking shaky because all three of the
main theatres in the Theatre Building will be in use.  It's not that they'll
have shows at 11pm, but rather that all three will have fairly delicate sets in
place for those two or three consecutive weeks.  No Shame is regularly bumped
from theatres with delicate set pieces, but it's the first time all the
theatres have been thus occupied at once.  So alternatives must be considered..
 
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Dec 23, 1998 18:16 from John Boy
what about one of the rooms in the Music building?  I know there a few
classrooms that look like theatre B there...that might be a possiblitity?
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Dec 23, 1998 21:18 from Ender
 
Could be...  Not sure how many of them have lighting that differentiates
between audience and stage, but there may not be room to be so particular..
 
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Dec 23, 1998 21:34 from Professor Mom
MacBride Hall?  Old or New Ballroom in the IMU?  Old Brick?  Wheelroom?
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