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Nov 21, 2000 15:36 from Fishcult
Think about what you're saying. The people who regularly break the five minute
rule are these: Chris Stangl, Chris Okiishi, Neil Campbell. Also, I was doing
it on a pretty regular basis, myself. In order not to appear either vain or
false modest, I will neglect to comment on myself, but I can tell you that
the presence of these three rulebreakers in my night of No Shame greatly raises
the quality of the average No Shame Minute. I figure, if they need a little
more than five minutes to tell a story, then I am perectly willing to let them
take it.
Though when I had a long story to tell, I would try to read it faster.
Also, if it's good, I prefer a longer show, so I figure my opinion is not
shared my the rest of you, the long hatingest bunch of short lovers I ever laid
eyes on.
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Nov 21, 2000 16:31 from Ender
I tend to think that a short show is better than a long one, 'cause a long one
wears people out so they leave groggy instead of energized. But I, too, really
appreciate the work of certain aforementioned regular 5-minute-rule breakers.
Sometimes long pieces, by people we know and love and others we've never heard
of before, would actually _benefit_ by being shorter though. One could always
make a goal of five minutes or less anyway. I think part of the problem
currently is that people don't keep it in mind because the Rule has been so
abused that no one cares anymore. Maybe if writers timed their work once or
twice in the process of creation, they'd get a sense of how severely (and
perhaps not--depends on the piece) they're tromping on one of only three rules
held in the No Shame venue. At least that way they'd be facing the fact that
they're writing long stuff, instead of just putting it out of mind. Over time
this would hopefully have a curbing effect...
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Nov 21, 2000 16:41 from Driver Eight
Agreed. It is true that many pieces suffer due to a lack of brevity. Trust me,
I'm qualified to comment on this!
:D
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Nov 26, 2000 23:45 from Stubble
Bar-be-que! Me and you! Stinky, stinky, pew-pew-pew!
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Nov 28, 2000 09:04 from Ender
Hi all--I got the following message from Ben Schmidt via his announcement list.
If you want to be added to the list, drop him a note at the email address he
provides.
-Adam
---------------------------------------------------------------
Hey Folks,
Thats right. BEN SCHMIDT --LIVE!
Wednesday, Dec 6 (next wed.)
THE MILL 9:00 p.m --1:00 a.m.ish
No cover.
Thanks for taking an interest in my music. This e-mail list is to keep you
up-to-date about upcoming shows or other information about my music. If you
know others who would like to be on this list, or would like to contact me, you
can write me at: brotherben@aol.com.
--So I'm checking my phone messages and I get a few seconds of heavy breathing
and I'm about to hang up when a voice pipes up and I reealize, it's Keith
Dempster--owner and proprietor of THE MILL reastaraunt and bar. "would you be
interested in wednesday the 6th etc..etc.. Now, I'm nervous that it's such
short notice, "who will come? what will I wear? I've got a dentist appointment
that day" So I call Keith and (of course) I say " What the hell? --sign me up"
So, I appologize for the late notice, But, I hope to see you there! Feel free
to bring friends -- or strangers for that matter! Thanks .
Peace,
Ben.
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Dec 2, 2000 17:17 from Ender
As posted by Neil "Balls" Campbell on the web board:
This is the order for Best Of No Shame Fall 2000. Performers: remember to bring
an extra copy of your script for the light booth operator.
1) You Never Forget An Elephant by Alyssa Bowman
2) Fingernail Polish by Willie Barbour
3) Don't Stop or We'll Die by Aaron "Got No Scroat" Galbraith
4) This Monologue Does Not Love You by Mike Cassady
4.33) The Fight by Chris Stangl
4.66) Co-Dependant/Divorce Song or A New Song by Nozebone the Band
5) Straight Man Stands Tall, Straight Man Conquers All by Alexxx, Steven
Slye, and Benjamin Heinen
6) Jumpin' Jack Flash Has Gas, Gas, Gas by Ryan Greenlaw
7) All My Friends Have Been On The Cover Of Entertainment Weekly by Paul
Rust
8) This Is The Way We Rock The Fun House of Cool by Jamal River
8.33) S'ghetti Meets Balls by Aaron Galbraith and Neil "Balls" Campbell
8.66) Next to You or A New Song by Ben Schmidt
9) More To Love by Aprille Clarke
10) Elephant Memory and Cauliflower Ear by Arlen Lawson
11) The Stand Up, The Omelet, The Bike Pump, The Penis by Mose Hayward
12) FACE: A 3 Minute Play For Joanna and Her Friend by Al Angel
13) Faithless by Chris Okiishi
13.5) Underwater or A New Song by Jamal River
14) The Newest Orphan by Neil "Balls" Campbell
15) Kevin Spacey by Chris Stangl
James Brown is still the godfather of soul ya'll! So check it out!
Balls
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Dec 2, 2000 17:24 from Ender
The order for No Shame on Friday, Dec. 1, 2000 (performed in Mabie Theatre) as
posted on the web board by Chris Stangl:
Announcements/ BONS Order/ Order: Lange, A. Clarke, Campbell
1. "Comical Sketch on the Topic of Poor Parenting" by Chris Stangl
[performed by Stangl, Lawson; family destroyed by pregnancy, reunited by
liquor; comedy sketch]
2. "Restaurant Style Tostatdos" by Alyssa Bowman
[Cassady, Campbell, Rust; Zef is best friends, Janice hates him, Al Gore is not
mean; comedy sketch]
3. "He Woke Up and He Was in Love" by Willie Barbour
[Barbour; man battles with libido, fat; dramatic monologue]
3.5. "Having the Mime of Your Life or Aunt Je-Mime-ma" by "Arlen Lawson" or
Chris Stangl, Jamal River, Alyssa Bowman, with music by The A Capella Becks
[River, Stangl, audience participation by Ryan Greenlaw; two mimes and a
truckload of trouble!; mimetic comedy]
4. "The Exclamation Point That was Shaped Like a Question Mark" a song by Al
"Tomato Man" Angel, performed by Nozebone the Band
[Hansen, Clark; imaginary forms taken by love in the afflicted brain; song]
5. "Agnes Moorhead is Not a Euphemism" by Markus Markus Hansenfilms, Ltd.
[Hansen; boy loses dad's foot, dog, searches Wall Street for both; comic
monologue]
6. "A Monologue" by Sarah Masengarb
[Masengarb; how to find reassurance in even frightening reoccurring dreams;
autobiographical monologue]
7. "A Song" ["Hiya Moon"] by Kyle Lange
[Lange; Kyle bids us farewell with upbeat acoustic number; song]
8. "Silence Is Golden- a 90 Second Expose" by Sam Negron and Tom Kovacs
[Negron; ?; Rust; Kovacs; blind man beaten up, dialogue replaced with cue
cards; comedy sketch]
8.5 "What's Your Anti-Drug" by The Violence Guys
[Alexxx, Hienen, Slye; Marijuana rips apart lives of homeless man, suit,
robber; cautionary comedy sketch]
9. "Tommy's Restaurant Tommy's" by Nozebone the Band, performed by King Toad
[River; the pain of trading sex for sleep; song]
10. "Dirty Little Jokes or: Why Freud Hates the French" by Aprille Clarke
[Greenlaw, Franklin, Clarke; French-death car accident interspersed with
anatomy gags; comedy sketch]
11. "Crystal Pepsi" by Paul Rust
[Rust, ?; speech on genius of Billy Crystal leads to violence, idiocy;
multi-media comedy sketch]
12. "Distance Traveled is Equal to the Distance Left" by King Toad, performed
by the Tomato Man
[Angel; it's a long cold road to salvation; song]
13. "A Speech" by Merideth Nepstad
[Nepstad; "all ideas must face scrutiny When we cling to our beliefs too
tightly, we become blinded"; persuasive speech]
14. "Wicked Awesome Cool Times" by Michael "Mike" Cassady and Neil "Balls"
Campbell
[Campbell, Cassady, Rust, Clarke, Lawson, Hansen; Multiple hideous ideas for
comedy sketches converge in living nightmare; irri-tainment sketch]
15. "The Dead and the Weak" by Chris Stangl
[Stangl; hideous, incompetent mortician ruins funerals, admires meteor shower;
horror-comedy monologue]
What, I'm gonna have in my hand, boy, you ain't never gonna see it!
My Favorite Chris Stangl
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Dec 6, 2000 00:44 from Stubble
evybuddy! come see the operas! 8pm this Thurs, Fri, Sat.! Fun and funny!
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Dec 6, 2000 08:23 from Ender
..and don't forget Ben Schmidt, tonight at the Mill, 9pm --> ?
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Dec 6, 2000 19:19 from Ender
Update from Neil "Balls" Campbell:
Guess what? We, the esteemed board of No Shame Theatre, goofed.
We meant to put Kehry Lane's Maybe Grandma Was the Big Bad Wolf
into the order for Best of No Shame, but we plum forgot! Ha ha
ho! But now it IS in the order, as piece number 10.5.
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Dec 8, 2000 15:47 from Friskee
Through the grapevine, there will be "No Shame Improv" tomorrow night at MC's,
the coffee shop in Mayflower Residence Hall. It's listed to start at 8 and end
at 9:30 tomorrow night (Saturday).
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Dec 9, 2000 11:32 from Ender
Well, I ranted a bit on the web board, might as well share the wealth here..
--------------------------
In other news, some basic math: There were 21 pieces. (!!!!) Let's say the
first skit began at 11:15pm, given late seating and announcements/order--I
didn't check the time at that point, so it's a guess. Given that the show ended
around 1:40am, that means the show was two hours and twenty-five minutes long.
Which means that the average piece was 6.9 MINUTES LONG!!! I don't care how
funny or wonderful something is at that point; everything loses its luster in
that kind of lineup. And yes, the house was full to overflowing, but everyone
who left early is out there making Bad Publicity for No Shame. And granted, No
Shame isn't right for everyone, and some of 'em may have just been there after
reading the DI article to see what it was all about. But I know long-time fans
who gave up before this show was over.
Two things come to mind that might possibly help this kind of situation. (I
know no one's asked, but as someone who was just there to watch the show, I'm
responding..)
1) Some form of policing of the five-minute rule. You couldn't have 21 pieces
with an average length right at 7 minutes long if you hadn't let people run
with that kind of behavior all semester. You could do the might dimming thing,
or build in an audience participation thing with a big clock (where they call
count down 5-4-3-2-1 at the end of five minutes, and then you've got thirty
seconds to wrap it up or they'll stomp till you leave the stage)... AUDIENCE:
THAT'S A HINT. IF YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS, EXPRESS YOURSELVES. And
of
course, self-policing by performers is always an option, but that won't happen
until the board starts setting an example. No one wants to enforce the rule
because they'd have to live by it too, so the problem continues. If some folks
would at least make a stab at reviving the short, kick-in-the-stomach-funny
variety of comedy, perhaps others would re-recognize it's value and there'd be
a balance of shorter and longer pieces, but until that day something has to
happen to curb the long ones.
2) Yes, this was a list, I just got long-winded and tangential. The second
thing that comes to mind to cure events like last night's show: Come up with a
mission statement for the Best of No Shame. I've always experienced it as a
vague thing with elements of "that was way cool, let's pick it" but a really
strong dose of "we should include so-and-so." Having been in the position of
selecting pieces before, I know how difficult it is to avoid the latter, but I
personally believe the mission of the Best of No Shame should be a concise show
of WHAT THE AUDIENCE WILL ENJOY THE MOST. Not what the regular attenders will
enjoy (a show laden with inside jokes and oddities) or what the performers
think was "their best work"--which sometimes, regardless of how personally they
feel about stuff, is simply not the most enjoyable of their material. Rather,
what a 450-person Best of No Shame audience would enjoy, given that in addition
to regular attenders you'll also have a load of first-timers and infrequent
attenders. I'm not suggesting it should all be funny, but it should be the
Best, not some Personal Favorites. I know Best is horribly subjective, and
maybe what I'm talking about is pandering to a different audience than No Shame
wants to court, but I would have a very hard time believing that a show that
would appeal to that general audience wouldn't also be appreciated by everyone
else. So if you come up with a mission statement (cheesy, yes, but potentially
effective) to help clarify the basis on which pieces are to be selected, and
make it clear in that statement that you aren't dissing anyone who isn't
selected by that you're going for FIFTEEN PIECES that will go over particularly
well as reruns, you'll probably come up with a much, much better show.
Just my four cents...
Love,
Adam
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Dec 9, 2000 13:56 from Rushmore
Yeah dogg!! I couldn't agree more!
PS-I want more Quicheo!
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Dec 9, 2000 14:08 from Driver Eight
I personally cannot eat quiche as it unsettles my bowels like a LONGTAILED CAT
IN A ROOM FULL OF ROCKING CHAIRS, but anyway. That 5-min limit shiznit needs to
be brought back in full effizect, like Snap in 1990! I got the power!
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Dec 9, 2000 15:15 from Ender
Jamal's response on the web board appears below. I'm reposting because his
point about the stomping is a good one--I hadn't thought of that.
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I don't think, as Adam suggested, we need a clock or anything like that. I
think we, as the board, just need to be more aware of a BONS audience's
expectations when selecting pieces.
I don't think timing the pieces and then dimming the lights would be a bad
idea; the 5 minute rule isn't just a problem at BONS, it's always getting
trampled. I do think the audience stamping their feet would be very unpleasant,
though. It seems to me people would start stamping during any piece they found
boring or otherwise displeasing, regardless of whether it had gone over 5
minutes or not. How awful! Please stop it!
Ouch, that smarty!
Blah blahg. Pee you.
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Dec 13, 2000 22:46 from Prufrock
You're all gone.
This forum is mine now.
*starts stringin up barbed wire*
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Dec 13, 2000 22:51 from Whitewolf
Hah! You FOOL! That barbed wire is VIRTUAL!
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Dec 14, 2000 05:49 from Prufrock
Try it, revenooer! *starts loading up rock salt*
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Dec 14, 2000 08:29 from Friskee
Jimmy James, the forum is MINE! *I* am the one who is obsessed with Mike "Hot
Stuff" Cassidy and Neil "Suckmyballs" Campbell.
*I* am also the one who likes to piss off the "Nose" band because I think they
suck.
And they do.
I've seen it.
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Dec 14, 2000 08:44 from Prufrock
Your paltry fanboy gamesmanship means nothing in the face of my determination.
My forum.
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Dec 14, 2000 09:05 from Ender
Fun is fun, but please don't engage in unconstructive slamming of people (or
their bands) here.
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Dec 14, 2000 09:58 from Xaos
I dunno. one of the problems with noshame of late it that it is no longer a
hostile environment for performers. Experimentation is only effective when
failure is allowed.
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Dec 14, 2000 11:04 from Rushmore
You know what? I agree with you, Xaos. I think the audience should be
more hostile. That way performers know when their piece simply sucks.
Seems more likely for the crowd to pull together and sing Cumbya after a
show than actually get pissy with performers that take A HALF AN HOUR TO
DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF INTEREST. I will have to get rowdy instead of
falling asleep next time.
However, this suggestion will lead to "unconstructive slamming" of people
on stage, which could be discussed, which some people involved with No
Shame think is "bad." Well, when I attend No Shame, its not to hold
acting class. The performers learn from audience reaction and comments.
I simply like a piece or I don't. Can you explain why you don't like the
Dixie Chicks?? I don't think I or anyone else should have to justify my
personal tastes to anyone. And just hearing that people don't like your
work is a learning experience in itself.
So, live on the five-minute rule and opinionated audience! (And Quicheo!)
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Dec 14, 2000 11:33 from Ender
Sorry to have been unclear. People can do all the slamming they like outside
of this bbs. However, the no-slamming rule here is based on ISCA policies over
which I, though forum moderator, have no particular control. Constructive
criticism wouldn't be flaming someone, as I understand the term, while saying
"so-and-so sucks" IS flaming, or at least borderline. So it's my job to
prevent that in this forum, to warn people when it happens, and to start
deleting posts and kicking out users if they continue in the same vein.
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Jan 5, 2001 08:50 from Ender
FWD: from Ben
--------------------------------------------
Hello every body,
I have been pretty negligent about putting up posters around town. It's been,
as you know, insanely cold and snowy and I only have so much ass to freeze
off (gotta save a little for the show). SO, I'm sending this reminder.
BEN SCHMIDT --LIVE!
THE MILL RESTAURANT
THIS SATURDAY (THE 6TH)
9:00 --NO COVER
Hope to see you there.
Peace,
Ben
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Jan 17, 2001 22:26 from Mini Me
Is there going to be No Shame this Friday?
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Jan 18, 2001 08:26 from Ender
Traditionally it begins on the second Friday of each semester.
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Jan 18, 2001 08:27 from Ender
(Of course, traditionally anywhere from five to a hundred people show up on the
first Friday to see it anyway....)
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Jan 18, 2001 09:41 from Driver Eight
Traditionally, sketches were less than 5 minutes and the median weight of
female attendees was over a buck-seventy-five, but I think we all know times
change. I say have it!
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Jan 18, 2001 10:01 from Ender
Well, fate will proably provide an audience if you provide a script--but I
doubt anyone's gonna provide a key to the theatre. Anyone got a pickup? Heh.
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Jan 18, 2001 10:09 from Driver Eight
Yes, I do.
I will also read an original prose writing of my very own, if indeed there is a
No Shame this weekend. This means I will also have to write an original prose
writing of my very own by showtime, but I'm hedging my bets that it won't
happen and I'll instead be camped out with my wang in the toaster oven, so to
speak.
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Jan 18, 2001 11:43 from Prufrock
You should keep your Wang out of the toaster oven. Semiconductors of that age
are terribly flammable.
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Jan 18, 2001 21:39 from Draco Anthalas
*flirts with WhipperSnapper*
You beast! hhehehahahaheheheah
*kicks BUttReamer out of Babble*
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Jan 19, 2001 07:35 from Ender
I've said that many times...
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Jan 19, 2001 21:57 from Fanky Maloon
Now _that_ was one funny post.
Humor clearly doesn't have to be intentional.
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Jan 20, 2001 20:09 from Subotai
what did Buttreamer do exactly to deserve that?
Viva Buttreamer!
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Jan 20, 2001 23:03 from Driver Eight
*hopes posts will be more clever than that*
*kicks Subotai out of No Shame>*
HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHhehehehehahahahahuhuhuhuHUH~
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Jan 21, 2001 16:37 from Avenue Player
hi...sorry i haven't been paying attention to this forum, or i could have
cleared stuff up.
there was no No Shame last friday, the first friday of the semester.
apparently people went, and apparently people were mad. some guy beat up neil,
i think.
there WILL be yes No Shame this friday. it will be phat.
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Jan 22, 2001 12:11 from Drizzt Dourden
After seven years being on this bbs I am finally going to school at Iowa and I
can't wait to attend No Shame on a regular basis outside of isca nic functions.
I just wanted to know how fiercely competitive the script line is on non-isca
nic shows. The last three times I brought a script up on a nic night I was
turned away due to the large line.
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Jan 22, 2001 12:26 from Ender
People get turned away from the script line on non-iscaNic nights too; there
is a pretty devoted performer base. But if you show up early (and keep track
of crowd convergence around script takers) you can get a piece in.
Things that have been discussed before, but I forget if they were implemented:
first-time performers may get some preference in getting in the order, and it's
possible that an honor system of "I was here before the rest of you mo-fo's" is
in place too. For a while there you could show up half an hour before everyone
else and then still maybe not get in the order because you sat, by chance, far
from where the script taker set up shop.
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Jan 24, 2001 09:18 from Avenue Player
fortunately, that last thing has been more or less cleared up by establishing a
consistent spot in which Chris takes pieces (that is, on the couch or chair
nearest the men's dressing room). Also, there's an informal number system:
"Willie was here first (how is willie, by the way?), then Al, then Gore Vidal,"
whatever. so if you're new, get there early and don't be afraid to ask the
people in the room who got there when so you can establish your place and not
get trampled on by people who don't recognize you and therefore assume you're
not actually waiting in line.
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Feb 6, 2001 20:46 from Garbage
Adam, you convinced me of the latent value in what seems a nerdy dinosaur of a
beast: the BBS. I hope that comment doesn't offend you overmuch. Anyhow, the
BBS environment, locally moderated by the truly badical mr. Burton does have a
great deal of value when understood in the context of this most recent annoying
trend in the web board. Though the BBS still allows for anonymitiy, at least
you know which two posts go with the same person. The anonimity does allow for
some abuses, but the amazing thing is that the forum is MODERATED. While it IS
a pain in the patoot to get an isca account, and an equal pain to read the
silly green typewriter screen, I urge people who wish to give serious critical
discussion to No Shame to bear with the beast's more beastly qualities. SInce
I haven't been to No SHame this semester, however, I have nothing to
contribute but this self-defeating request: let's have a place where people who
are genuinely interested in helping each other improve their work can do so.
Aloha from Hawaiowa, Nick.
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Feb 6, 2001 23:28 from Prufrock
Nick, I want to hug you now.
real bad.
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Feb 7, 2001 14:50 from Justascribble
I need help, I need contributors. There is a new e-zine being created. I know
that some of you No Shame writers must write poetry, wether you admit it or
not. I will be excepting poetry of all types/lengths. I also need as many
form poems as possible (sestinas, sonnets, blank verse, etc), especially
sestinas (it's a challenging form to try, if you never have). Also if you have
ever written anything (essay, commentary, etc) about poetry I could use those
as well. This is not just an idea, the first issue of this zine is guaranteed
to be out by the end of the semester. If you are interested or would like to
submit please write too emic@thewerd.com, if you arn't interested and know
anyone who might be please pass on the info. Ideas for the zine are welcome as
well. One last thing....it is possible that their will be a section for
particularly poetic songs (the words with an mp3 file) depending on the
interest for it, so write if you have a song or if you would be interested in
that kind of section in a poetry magazine. Thanks
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Feb 7, 2001 21:46 from Justascribble
accepting as in please accept my apology for writing excepting when I meant
accepting, it's a very sincere apology you know?
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Feb 8, 2001 10:13 from Carolyn
Hey--all of the talk about the enforcement of the 5 minute rule (or the
non-enforcement, or whatever) was reminding me of a period of time around 1990
when people were getting very concerned with the limit. One writer/performer,
Erin Jacobs, wrote a piece where she was a teen-ager whose phone time had been
limited by her parents to only 5 minutes. So the piece consisted of her phone
conversation with her friend (with the audience only hearing her side), while
she timed the call on a stopwatch. Both a way to stay in the limit, and also
maybe a way to complain a bit about the enforcement of the limit--likening it
to a punishment.
And, I just looked at the No Shame website, and see that the Iowa City page has
been edited to highlight the ISCA No Shame room, while the link to the web
discussion board has been moved waaaaay down the page, no doubt as a result of
the fact that someone has been posting under other people's names, causing all
sorts of confusion. So maybe there will be more posting here. I'll post last
week's order to see if that helps.
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Feb 8, 2001 10:26 from Carolyn
Friday, February 2nd, 2001 - [Mabie Theater]
(Times in parenthesis)
0.25. James Erwin - James Pretends He's Tom Waits
(J Erwin)
[J sings the national anthem Tom Waits-style (song).(2:00)]
0.5. Chris Stangl - The Cure-All
(C Stangl, A Lawson)
[C and A drink to the point of homoerotic pleasure--or nearly so
(comedy sketch).(1:30)]
1. Bradley Harris - Cigar Boxes
(B Harris)
[B does skill-based tricks with three boxes (skill performance).(4:00)]
2. A.J. Morgan - The Curative Properties of Stupid, Stupid Idiots
(J River, A Galbraith, A Lawson, P Rust, M Cassady)
[J looks angry about the injustice in his life while P and M heartily
enjoy jokes from a book (comedy sketch).(5:00)]
3. Al Angel - Oysters on the Half Shell
(A Lawson, S Franklin, J River, A Angel (??), M Hansen (??),
(??))
[young friends choose pizza for a snack and turn out to be
pop-culture icons (comedy sketch).(1:30)]
4. Tom Kovacs and Sam Negron - Barbarus Inepticus
(T Kovacs, S Negron, A Clarke, (??))
[haircuts are exchanged and shaving cream is sprayed amid banter
(comedy sketch).(6:30)]
5. Edmund Scott - Don't Tread on Me
(JC Luxton)
[JC seeks acceptance in the Civil-War-Reenacters' amputee club
(comedic monologue).(6:00)]
6. Paul Rust - Stammer
(P Rust, M Cassady, A Galbraith)
[when M and A foil P's sneaky plan to avoid their company, his
reaction becomes debilitating (comedy sketch).(3:30)]
7. Dan Fairchild - A Rhyme for Orange
(D Fairchild)
[physically-enhanced rhyming poem (comedy poem).(4:30)]
8. Aprille Clarke - The Needle, the Fluid, the Way We Were
(A Clarke, M Hansen)
[M the acupuncturist visits A in the hospital and slips into her IV
(comedy sketch).(7:00)]
9. Tyler "Skylo" Corbett - The I-80 Blues
(T"S" Corbett)
[T"S" sings and plays the guitar to a song about the interminable
nature of Nebraska and things on the other side (song).(3:30)]
10. Arlen Lawson - Dickbreath -&- the Devil
(A Lawson)
[A gets injured while trick-or-treating, meets the devil, and learns
the True Meaning of Halloween (comedic monologue).(4:00)]
11. Aaron Galbraith - Floats Like a Bungeroth, Stings Like V.D.
(A Galbraith, C Okiishi, P Rust, N"B" Campbell, (??))
[Aaron proves his athletic prowess by holding P on his shoulders; a
potentially dangerous cockfight ensues (comedy sketch).(4:00)]
12. Brian Tuttle - Dying for Life
(B Tuttle (I presume))
[B ruminates on the nature of the human condition and the sadness
that comes with it (dramatic monologue).(6:00)]
13. Elena Murphy - Why I Hate No Shame or Think Twice When They Take Your Money
(Tricia King)
[T smokes a cigarette and warns the audience that the No Shame
board and regulars are actually hostile toward them yet
simultaneously dependent on them. (dramantic
monologue/poem).(1:00)]
14. Neil "Balls" Campbell - The Run Around Town
(N"B" Campbell, A Galbraith)
[N"B" energetically reminisces about abusive relatives and makeshift
homes constructed of garbage and children (comedy
sketch/monologue).(5:00)]
15. Chris Stangl - Heaven's Percolator
(C Stangl, C Okiishi, A Lawson)
[after discussing the sorrows in his life and discussing the nature of
heaven, CS (with diabolical overtones) convinces CO to stab A.]
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Feb 8, 2001 12:47 from Prufrock
I have to say that I wasn't pretending.
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Feb 10, 2001 02:45 from Avenue Player
Order, 2/9/01
.
0.5. "The Breathalyzer Test," by Chris Stangl: C Stangl, A LawsonQC and A
discuss the results of CUs arrest and breathalyzer test; included the phrase
"police dick" (comedy sketch).
.
1. "Go Out Unto the World and Make Fishers out of Men," by Thomas Kovacs: T
Kovacs, P Rust, WillieUs son (sorry, donUt know his name), D FairchildQT and P
chat in the setting of a bathroom stall; the dirty thing T wants P to do ends
up being JehovahUs Witness-related (comedy sketch).
.
2. "Out Cold," by Areli River: A"J" River, P Rust, M Cassady, A Angel, A
Galbraith, A Clarke, N"B" CampbellQA"J" has a trippy reaction to a visit to the
dentist; there is much hitting (comedy sketch).
.
3. "Even the Internet Manifesto," by Elysia Hrbek (PRONOUNCE: Leesha
Her-beck): JC LuxtonQJC discusses the way the Internet will affect every facet
of our lives in the coming years (comedic/prophetic monologue).
.
4. "The Dan Fairchild," by Alyssa Bowman: D FairchildQD does a variety of
dance moves while reciting many words, some of which rhyme and have specific
dance moves associated with them (comedic dance performance/monologue).
.
5. "My Lovelife at Age Four," by Nella Christo Arbock: S FranklinQS discusses
a long lost love from childhood and how that experience affected her eating and
other aspects of her life (serio-comic monologue).
.
6. "I Wanna Rape Your Hand," by Paul Rust: P Rust, A Galbraith, C Okiishi, PUs
friend Shelly (sorry, donUt know last name or even if first name is spelled
right)QP brags about his emotional and communicative exploits with his
girlfriend to his friend; in the end, everyone agrees itUs better to talk about
violent sex acts (comedy sketch).
.
7. "Monkey Feces, Monkey Doo-Doo," by Arlen Lawson: C Stangl, J River, A
Lawson, A GalbraithQJ and AG (and later, AL) feel conflicting emotions about
their desire to beat up and old lady and having acted on that desire; AL
recounts a tale of a kite and the boy who died flying said kite (comedy
sketch/monologue).
.
8. "I Love to Fuck My Wife," by Dan "The Plow" Fairchild: D"TP" Fairchild, P
RustQD"TP" helps P get over his passive nature by encouraging him to take a
more aggressive attitude in his sex life (comedy sketch).
.
9. "That Sad Story of That Lady I Know," by Aprille Clarke: M Hansen, C
Okiishi, A ClarkeQA and M assume positions that reflect CUs lines, which
describe a woman who has a lot of issues (serio-comedy sketch).
.
9.5. "Coastline," by Brian Tuttle: B TuttleQB sees the same person on the bus
every day and has a conversation about what that might mean and what they might
mean to each other (dramatic monologue).
.
10. "A Song," by Chris Okiishi: C OkiishiQusing a portable keyboard, C sings a
song of loneliness (musical performance).
.
11. "The Horror," by Al Angel: A Angel, C Stangl, A GalbraithQC and AG depict
different stages of a manUs relationship with his dysfunctional father (played
by AA) (dramatic sketch).
.
12. "Britney Spears & No Shame Theater," by Erin King: E KingQE describes her
occasionally uncomfortable position of mediocrity and how it has affected her
life (serio-comic monologue).
.
13. "Song to All the Girls We CanUt Write Songs to," by Luke TnU Mike: L ??,
Mike BrooksQM plays guitar and L sings (musical performance).
.
14. "The Goblin in Me," by Neil "Balls" Campbell: A Galbraith, E KingQA
Valley-type girl is driven to perform uncharacteristic acts by the goblin in
her belly, who enjoys being rubbed (comedy sketch).
.
15. "Frankie & Johnny," Traditional, arranged by Chris Stangl: C StanglQwhile
swigging several bottles of quaint sodapop, C delivers rhymed and metered
variations on the classic "Frankie & Johnny" (poetry performance)
yeeks--apparently something weird happened in Cut&Paste land, because all my
dashes turned into E's, but you know what i mean.
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Feb 10, 2001 12:46 from Friskee
I watched the classic 80's movie "TEEN WOLF" this morning! I fucking love that
flick!
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Feb 10, 2001 14:36 from Garbage
0.5. "The Breathalyzer Test," by Chris Stangl:.
Kind of funny, mostly a lot the same as the rest of the drinking shorts. I
didn't think I'd tire of them, but maybe I'm beginning to. The drawback of
this particular one was that it drew more attention to sucking off a cop than
it did to the pathos of alcoholism. Thus it became more of a cheap joke than a
cautionary tale.
1. "Go Out Unto the World and Make Fishers out of Men," by Thomas Kovacs:.
THere were some funny moments here, especially the repeated use of the word
'dude' but Kovacs' writing began to get long winded and non-conversational
toward the end.
2. "Out Cold," by Areli River:
This was pretty fun as a AJM River piece always is - the real funny part is
that there isn't a joke there at any point, or if there is, (physical punchy
humor) it is played in such a way that the real laugh is not at the joke but
instead at the fact that the joke is completely out of context.
3. "Even the Internet Manifesto," by Elysia Hrbek
Reminiscent of the awful "Why not 2K" from a couple years ago. This was better
than that one in that it was better composed and delivered, but it still lacked
the substance it would have needed to hold my attention.
4. "The Dan Fairchild," by Alyssa Bowman:
I wished that Dan himself would write pieces like this one. He addressed the
physical element so deftly and humorously that I had to wonder why he doesn't
make use of such an obvious gift in his own work. Also, the innocence of
Alyssa's rhyme was a nice thing to see embodied by a man whom I associate with
a lot of dirty sex jokes.
5. "My Lovelife at Age Four," by Nella Christo Arbock:
This piece seemed interesting. I wanted to hear more of the story; it kinda
seemed like it could have gotten more textured (a-la Barbour) but the writing
seemed a little overwrought, and maybe not conversational enough for the stage.
Sheila was good, but too quiet.
6. "I Wanna Rape Your Hand," by Paul Rust:
I like Paul a lot as an actor. I liked this piece a lot because it let you
think. Id didn't make you think, but it gave you material which, if you felt
like it, you could spend some time pondering. Or if you wanted you could just
laugh at how funny it was and go home.
7. "Monkey Feces, Monkey Doo-Doo," by Arlen Lawson:
There was good stuff here. There were a lot of nice jokes in the beginning,
I'm not sure I understood the value of all the kite stuff in context, however.
8. "I Love to Fuck My Wife," by Dan "The Plow" Fairchild:
Dan sure does think about sex a lot. I think back on Paul Rust's assessment of
Pookman's drinking bit. Though it's difficult to tell where Fairchild's own
opinions on sexual politics lie, I get the feeling that I would get more out of
his pieces if my own opinions were more similar to his. I do feel a little bit
excluded by Fairchild's pieces, and I think that maybe their aggressiveness is
kind of the point, but it's not I point that I feel like I'm 'in on'.
9. "That Sad Story of That Lady I Know," by Aprille Clarke:
Like most of Aprille's pieces this was depressing and disturbing and sexual and
good. The tableau thing didn't quite go as well as it could have. I was glad
that someone non-threatening like Mark Hansen was in Mark Hansen's role. I am
interested in seeing theatre which approaches itself in this narrator separated
from silent action sort of way.
9.5. "Coastline," by Brian Tuttle:
Interesting. The kind of thing that really does run through the juvenile mind
on occasion. I felt like the most important thing about this piece was that it
was a monologue in the second person told by a person who didn't know anything
about the person he was talking about. There's a really grim sort of pathos in
this peice, but you didn't hear it in the words themselves.
10. "A Song," by Chris Okiishi:
This song was fantastic. I think it makes Balls and Stubble the only NS
regulars I've seen go more than 2 1/2 years without doing a song as a piece.
The lyrics were beautiful and so is Chris' singing voice. That's all I have to
say.
11. "The Horror," by Al Angel:
Al's serious pieces at times seem to take themselves a little too seriously.
This was one of those that just wound down until by the end there was nothing
but the absolute worst collection of horrible circumstances that could maintain
the piece's level of believability. It made for a really engagingly repulsive
whole.
12. "Britney Spears & No Shame Theater," by Erin King:
Usually a "It's my first time here at No Shame, and this is who I am." type
of piece bores an audience quickly, but Erin's delivery was great and her
writing was approachable and well paced. I hope she comes back again.
13. "Song to All the Girls We CanUt Write Songs to," by Luke TnU Mike:
A reAlly pretty song, probably. I couldn't really hear the singing at all. If
you want to sing quietly, at least face more up toward the audience and less
down toward the floor.
14. "The Goblin in Me," by Neil "Balls" Campbell:
There was a lot of really great acting in this. Aaron's contortions were
supernaturally delicious, and Erin's frustrated val-speak was priceless. The
writing, while filled with jokes wound down with increasingly more bitter
humor, which made the piece shine like a jewel of anguish by its conclusion.
15. "Frankie & Johnny," Traditional, arranged by Chris Stangl:
I love this song, so hearing Chris' multiple takes on it was really
interesting. It's a compelling story, and seeing it transposed to everything
from a restaurant to a parking garage was intriguing. I didn't get anything
out of the lamp and sodas besides the impression that Chris needs objects on
stage with him during his monologues.
"shine like a jewel of anguish"
-nick
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Feb 15, 2001 12:54 from Balls
hey, i used to have an account here on isca, then it disappeared, but now i'm
back, even though i still feel the board room on the website is superior. to
make a snide analogy: no shame is coming out with a CD of music, not an
8-track. maybe that doesn't make sense. anyway, buy today's press citizen if
you like cool photos of no shamers in action. that's all i really wanted to
say. i hope i'm doing this right. i've never posted before.
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Feb 15, 2001 13:59 from Carolyn
To respond in kind to the snide analogy: Wasn't the CD supposed to be out last
fall?
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Feb 15, 2001 14:11 from Carolyn
Unsnidely, thanks for the heads up about the article. (It's on the web, too,
at http://www.press-citizen.com/life/021501shame.htm for those of us without
easy access to the paper itself . . .)
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Feb 15, 2001 14:29 from Avenue Player
Yeah, I think everyone sort of feels bad about the CD situation. Thing is,
last I heard it was in Willie's hands, and ever since Willie's brain broke we
try not to bother him too much with details.
P.S. Willie's brain is doing much better now...but you hate to nag, you know?
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Feb 16, 2001 22:48 from Friskee
Balls did a wonderful job posting in this lovely, yet always underused forum.
Welcome back, my hairy ball sack.
BALLS!
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Feb 17, 2001 02:38 from Driver Eight
Henceforth, he shall be know as 'Ballz.'
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Feb 18, 2001 13:00 from Ender
um... so there WAS a show Friday night, yes?
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Feb 18, 2001 16:47 from Driver Eight
Yes, and it fucking rocked. I sprayed my shorts not once, not twice, but
THRICE during the performances. What fun! What a mess!
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Feb 18, 2001 19:53 from Avenue Player
yes, adam
there was a show.
at village inn i said to chris, "would you like me to post the order?" because
i am a big fan of getting the order posted right away. i do it before i go to
bed friday night/saturday morning. chris said, "no, i'll do it." then he
didn't do it until tonight. it's on the website now, though.
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Feb 19, 2001 10:05 from Ender
And now, it's here:
NO SHAME THEATRE
February 16, 2001
ORDER/ ANNOUNCEMENTS: River, Clarke
NATIONAL ANTHEM led by Paul Rust (Rust leads filthy schoolyard
chant).
0.5. "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" by Chris Stangl
[Stangl, Lawson; comedy sketch] Vodka -&- love do not a cocktail
make.
1. "Little Shit's Birthday Present" by Paul Rust
[Rust, River; comic monologue/ sketch] Guided by Angel Judge
Reinhold, a problem child repents.
2. "Oh Fudge" by Erin King
[King; comic monologue] Woman who loves everything, including
boy, rejected, vomits.
3. "The Last Word" by Kevin Swatek
[Swatek; dramatic monologue] Man driven to vigilante subway
shootings by depressing newspaper.
4. "Improv Storytime" by Amanda
[Amanda] Amanda tells illustrated free-associative story, re:
flying beans, poop.
5. "My Love Life at Age Six" by Nella Christo Arbock
[King; monologue] Young love in the library's spinning chairs
leads to vomiting.
6. "Groove Bowel and the Towel" by Mark Hansen
[Fairchild, Rust, Mark, ?; comedy sketch] Pun-laden, free-
associative news report including love, rejection.
7. "Peeing John Malkovich: The Only Sketch That Matters" by Al
Angel
[River, Stangl, Angel; inexplicable comedy sketch] Three men
impersonate their girlfriends as society ladies at tea.
8. "Rosencrantz and Stansfield are Dead" by Dan Fairchild
[Fairchild, ---; comedy sketch] Gary Oldman fans re-enact
actor's death scenes, lament same.
9. "She's So Gay and Retarded" by Aprille Clarke
[Clarke; comedic, romantic monologue] The only replacement for
a dead retarded lesbian is dog sex.
10. "The Legend of Honest Tom" by Arlen Lawson
[Lawson, River, Stangl; sketchy monologue] In rebirth allegory,
boy throws self from church over town
vampire legend.
11. "Number Blue" by Brian Tuttle
[Tuttle, Maglee McQuarlick; dramatic scene] Guardian angel
quits on disbelieving young fellow.
12. "The Only Way" by King Toad
[River; mean song] You have to go home, because grumpy Hambo is
tired of YOU.
12.5 "This Will Only Hurt For a Moment" by Chris Okiishi
[Okiishi; monologue] Gay sex can be sad, but love is even sadder
if someone gives you AIDS.
13. "A Total Waste of Time" by Tom "Kovie" Kovacs
[Kovacs, Fairchild, King, Stangl, ?; comedy sketch] Kovacs'
lack of script causes audience riot.
14. "The Problem with a Penis" by Pookman
["Pookman"; stand-up comedy] Why anal sex is for homosexuals
only.
15. "The Sensual Hitler; a war atrocity" by Chris Stangl
[Stangl, Lawson, River; comedy monologue for three] Retired
armymen relate secret govt. plan to marry Adolf Hitler.
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Feb 24, 2001 14:52 from Ender
As posted by Chris Stangl on the web board:
No Shame Theatre
2-23-2001
Order/ Announcements: River/ Campbell
0.5. The Prohibition by Chris Stangl
[Stangl, Lawson; comedy sketch] Prohibitions rewards reaped
generations later.
1. Two Twenty Three: A Birthday Card by Neil Campbell
[Campbell; romantic autobio monologue] Neil Campbell LOVES a
girl through birthdays past, present.
2. My Lovelife at Age Eight by Nella Christo Arbock
[Nepstad; monologue] Smart eight-year-old loves not-smart eight-
year-old, ends romance.
3. A Love Poem by Merideth!
[Nepstad; comedy poem] Rhymed, metered plea for Pookman to
overcome phobia re: hetero anal sex.
4. How to Hurt a Man by Soccer Pele
[River, Galbraith, Stangl, Lawson; comedy sketch] Gangsters
torture fund-skimmer via sex-change, childbirth.
5. Ventilin by Asthma V. Cooks
[Rust, Cassady; comedy sketch] Frantic idiots exchange non
sequiturs, wrestle, hump.
6. Paperclip Eyebrows by Mark Hansen
[Hansen; comic monologue] Man writes bittersweet love letter to
cheese stain.
7. Feed the Ape for a Quarter by Dan Fairchild
[Fairchild, Hansen, Lawson, River, Stangl, --; comedy sketch]
Ape eats too many peppers, pops.
8. Know This is True by Kevin Swatek
[Swatek; poem] Rhymed, metered unrequited love poem.
9. Heres Looking at You by Thomas Kovacs
[Kovacs, Fairchild, Nepstad, --; comedy sketch] The War of the
Sexes just wont quit, as ladies and men discuss in separate
corners how to impress one another.
10. The Curse of the Kovacs Clan by Sam Negron
[Negron; comic monologue] Tom Kovacs explains how every
member of family and extended family died, chokes on script.
11. The Word as Will and Vagina a song by Arlen Lawson
[Lawson, River; song] Courage comes in a bottle, and thats
kind of sad and pretty-sad.
12. One for the Cunni; Two for the Blow by Mike Cassady
[Galbraith, Rust, River; comedy sketch] Dad, where do babies
come from? Penises and vaginas!
13. Fantasmico by Neil VanGorder
[VanGorder; comic monologue] Coked-up light-machine inventor
saves NYC from chickens.
14. The Pee-Hole Butt Turd. A Tale of Adventure by Al Tom
Ate a Man Angel
[Kovacs; comic story] Butt turd stuck in pee hole, causes
distress among pees, audience.
15. The Graverobbing Lesson by Chris Stangl
[Stangl; comic monologue] 4th grade field trip learns about
18th century homosexual grave robbing gangs.
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Feb 24, 2001 22:34 from Ender
So I had the singular fortune of being the light booth operator during Tom
Kovac's extended performance of Al Angel's piece last night, not that anything
I did made a difference. But at least it kept me busy. How was it from an
audience perspective?
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Feb 25, 2001 04:11 from Patrick
Wow, light booth op. Been a while hasn't it! And is it just me, or do the
titles of the pieces speak of the performer's advertised (sexual) frustrations?
Perhaps it's all building up to some performative "orgy."
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Feb 25, 2001 20:43 from Friskee
I would enjoy an orgy. But only if April Clark wasn't there and Balls and
Cassady were there! I don't want anyone stealing my pu-tang!
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Feb 25, 2001 22:23 from Avenue Player
i don't know who this April Clark is, but trust me, she won't be stealing
anyone's "pu-tang." she only likes astronaut tang.
hubba hubba.
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Feb 26, 2001 20:32 from Lorthana
RE: 5-minute limit.
Actually, among other things, one of the main reasons I stopped going to No
Shame was that pieces were going over their limits.
Now, I could be remembering something completely different (like another No
Shame-ish group), but I believe I recall a time when someone (the No Shame
"Director") would yell "Time!" when a piece went over time.
Confirm? Deny?
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Feb 26, 2001 20:57 from Driver Eight
Confirm. It was better then, too.
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Feb 26, 2001 21:08 from Ender
The last few weeks time has been almost a non-issue. Not sure if it's selfless
self-policing, or a direct response to the fact that pieces are being timed and
times are being posted (albeit somewhat intermittently) on the web board, but
either way it's very refreshing.
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Mar 1, 2001 23:01 from Friskee
I have JUST been informed through the Yahoo dating services that Arlen now
works at Paul's Discount!
Is he mopping up jizz THERE too?
If I go to visit him, there'll be definitely SOMETHING to mop up!
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Mar 1, 2001 23:20 from Friskee
So, I hear the best time to get Cassady and Balls pu-tang is AFTER the
show at the "Mill," a very fine establishment located in the heart of
downtown Iowa City. Is this true, or does it contain some falsities?
I am also inquiring as to the "Arlen Dayz" that I heard would be featured
at the last show right before Spring Break. Am I mistaken to assume that
the lastshow before driving down to Cancun to get drunk and laid in the
evening and daytime hours is actually TOMORROW? For the love of fucking
God and his homosexual son Jesus.
Cassady for Prezident.
Does Arlen still work at the porn store in Iowa City? Whenever I go in
there with my bitches, it smells funny. And I think Aaron Galbraith was
under the counter once. In a box. Or something.
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Mar 1, 2001 23:22 from Driver Eight
What's this horseshit? I waltz over to Big Mike's to buy a 40oz of my favorite
ale before last week's show, only to be ostracized for packing wood into the
place because of this sorority broad outside who tried to grope my package! it
makes me think my spring break this year is going to be totally bogus--doubly
so if I don't get my ass into that SWEET fucking MTV party in Panama City. I
had extra tats added in a barbwire ring around my crank JUST so I could be on
TV! Life's so unfair.
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Mar 3, 2001 18:28 from Calliope
Hey, folks. Great job on Friday. Can't wait to find some little old men to
pet.
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Mar 4, 2001 16:19 from Ender
Repost of Aprille's repost from web site with quotation marks fixed:
No Shame Theatre
3-2-2001
ANNOUNCEMENTS/ORDER: Campbell, Clarke
0.5. "The Delirium Tremens" by Chris Stangl
[Stangl, Lawson, comedy sketch] Surefire cure for the DT's is unconsciousness.
1. "Wannabe Baby Carriage" by Thomas Kovacs
[Kovacs; comic monologue] Torn Condom finds comfort in Miss Carriage.
2. "The Misadventures of Social Anxiety Disorder" by Elliot Stapleton
[Stapleton, ?,?,?; comedy sketch] SAD causes misfortune, terror.
3. "You Know What I Hate?" by Pookman
[Pookman; stand-up comedy] Answer: Weebles, "Black Dog," Captain Planet, "cock
piercings," more.
4. "My Lovelife at Age Twelve" by Nella Christo Arbock
[?, Hansen, Clark; monologue] Jr. high Nirvana cover band singer insights
crush.
5. "The Deadlies; Part One: The Blue Cow" by Julie Shell
[Luxton, King; pornographic monologue] Sex acts explicitly described at
unwitting audience member.
5.5. "How Do You Spell Manifest Destiny?" by Al Angel, Chris Stangl, Britt Hill
[Angel, Stangl; comedy sketch] "Wanna eat at that new Indian Restaurant?"!
6. "Deedeedeedeedee" by Plumper
[River, Angel, Fairchild, Campbell, Clark, Tom Knapp, Hansen; musical sketch]
Dancing and music.
7. "Franklin and the Sandwich" by Mark J. Hansen
[Fairchild, Hansen; comedy sketch] Men bond over sandwich; eat sandwich.
8. "Don't Call it a Comeback" by Aprille Clarke
[Clarke; comic monologue] Rich girl mutilates fetuses, has affair with
spaceman.
9. "Stanley Klugman: a Woman's Right To Laugh!" by Paul Rust
[Rust, Galbraith, Clarke; comedy sketch] Aging stand-up livens material with
on-stage abortion.
9.5 "A Song" by Sean
[Mike Brooks, Sean; song] "We play a song; ladies swoon; lights down."
10. "Sorry, 185 Chandeliers, We Don't Serve 'Menorah'-ties" by Aaron Galbraith
[Rust, Clarke, ?, Stangl, River, Cassady, Rust; comedy sketch] 6 idiotic
blackout gags.
11. "Fart 'n' Stink: the Golden Age of Hollywood" by Al Angel
[Stangl, River, Cassady; comedy sketch] Cute old man loved-up, then beaten.
12. "God in a Two-Bedroom Efficiency" by Dan Fairchild
[Fairchild, J. Hansen; comedy sketch] Why can God fuck your woman and drink
your booze?
13. "He Was" by Erin King
[King; poem] Car accident gives Erin pause to consider mortality.
14. "We Fall Down, We Go Boom" by Neil "Balls" Campbell and Mike "Thunder-tits"
Cassady
[Campbell, Cassady, Rust, Galbraith, King, Clarke; comedy sketch] Have goons
smashed valuable birdie? No, it's just PAUL RUST!
15. "The ATM Outside Secret Nails" by Chris Stangl
[Stangl, comic monologue] 9th grade romance stifled in mall.
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Mar 4, 2001 20:41 from Friskee
Dudes, Thunder-tits and Balls rocked the house! I wish they would use their
ISCA accounts more so I can tell them WUSSZZZUUUUP!
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Mar 5, 2001 01:37 from Stubble
whats this about me in a box?
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Mar 5, 2001 16:56 from Driver Eight
Can you fuckers BELIEVE the Sharks traded away a good goalie AND a good
young forward like Jeff Friesen for the likes of Teemu Selanne? What the
hell is going on out there in the Valley? I think the marijuana
legalization effort needs to be put on hold until after the trade
deadline...any TAKERS?
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Mar 6, 2001 08:23 from Ender (Forum Moderator)
Driver Eight--put that stuff in a skit and maybe it'd belong in this forum...
Anyone wanna discuss the show?
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Mar 6, 2001 10:27 from Prufrock
I missed the show. And it was good weather this weekend.
I am lower than dirt. I'm lower than a Me-242 going nap of the earth. I'm lower
than that ultrasonic frequency (20 mHz) that makes you puke. I'm lower than
James Earl Jones huffing nitrous. I'm lower than our planet's nickel-iron core,
but I guess that that would make you somewhat less low at the antipodes, but
nonetheless quite low from the vantage of No Shame.
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Mar 6, 2001 13:11 from Avenue Player
i thought it was a good show. good all around. too bad only six people (low
estimate, but still) came for it.
however, i sort of resent the reviews on the website that pit my piece against
paul rust's piece. i thought paul's was very funny, so i don't like being
forced into a position of me-against-him.
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Mar 6, 2001 15:21 from Ender
I liked 'em both, and the synchronicity was weird. Neither of you discussed
the common theme during the writing process, I assume? No Shame is bizarrely
prone to unpremeditated theme nights.
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Mar 6, 2001 16:58 from Carolyn
Yeah, and the synchronicity can be pretty disconcerting at times. I did a
piece once that dealt pretty lightly and flippantly with repressed
memories--that just happened to follow a VERY serious piece about upsetting
repressed memories. Not my favorite memory. In fact, I'd repressed it until
now.
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Mar 8, 2001 03:56 from Patch Adams
Do tell, what is the web address of yon No Shame page?
And does it only post reviews of the most recent show?
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Mar 8, 2001 07:56 from Ender
I believe the posts go back quite a bit further; not sure if they get deleted
at some random point or if they are simply preserved forever. If you go to
http://www.noshame.org and click on the Iowa City link and then (somewhat down
the page) the "Board Room" link, there you'll be.
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Mar 10, 2001 03:52 from Patrick
Ah Carolyn> i think i'm remembering that instance, too. I had also blocket it
out of my memory. But if it's the same experience we're speaking of, then i
must also add that the irony of it was absurd - and that was worth a kind of
laugh.
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Mar 10, 2001 12:21 from Carolyn
And "a kind of laugh" is always better than any old laugh, in my book.
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Mar 26, 2001 19:42 from Ender
The order, as posted on the web board by Sr. Chris Stangl:
No Shame Theatre
3-23-2001
The lengths of the pieces are listed next to the titles/author
names. Lots of short pieces?! Yes! Awesome! Several people DID
go over 5 minutes, though, and are forever and always banned
from No Shame Theatre. Woohoo! My name is Chris Stangl!
ANNOUNCEMENTS/ ORDER: Campbell, Clarke
0.5 The Girl Trouble Oracle by Chris Stangl. 1:03
[Stangl, Lawson; comedy sketch] Liquor solves shyness, pregnancy.
1. The Wrong Number Sketch-0 by Chimpanzee {Tom Knapp} 2:36
[Stangl, Knapp, River, Clarke; comedy sketch] Sadistic
telephone operator and parrot harass customers.
2. The TRUE Love Trilogy; Part One: Microcosm by Al Angel 0:21
[Angel, Clark; comedy sketch] A romance begins.
3. Amandas Storytime by Amanda 2:36
[Amanda; comedy improv] Extemporaneous tale of Arlens Fat
Butt involves Arlens consumption of squirrel pee.
4. Blind Mans Bluff by Tom Kovacs 6:05
[Kovacs, Negron, Rust, Phoedra Gay, River, others; comedy
sketch] Sam Negron (Kovacs)s blindness revealed as sham;
Negron beaten.
4.4. Things That Were Wrong With Batman and Robin by Joel
Schumacher )0:08
[?, ?; comedy sketch] George Clooney and Arnold Schwartzenegger
are those things. Blackout.
5. Normalization by Kate Chisolm 6:04
[Chisholm, ?, ?; comedy sketch] Bar girls conscience laments
her bargirl behavior.
6. My Lovelife at Age Sixteen by Nella Christo Arbock 2:51
[Clarke; monologue] Nella consumes hallucinogen, crashes four
wheeler, contemplates naked man.
7. Putty by Lisa Day 4:46
[Day, ?; monologue] Unwanted grapefruit dooms would-be romance.
7.5. The TRUE Love Trilogy; Part Two: Parallax by Al Horatio
Angel 0:15
[Angel, Clark; comedy sketch] Romance now includes sexual
relations.
8. Coming Soon by Adam Burton 3:26
[Okiishi, Clarke, Cassady, Weird Al; comedy sketch] Trailer for
film featuring sunblock superheroes and Floppy Porn Guy.
9. Nobody Puts Baby In the Corner, OR Do You Wanna Wanna Mahna
Mahna by Dan Fairchild 2:11
[Fairchild, Clarke; dance] Comic dance to Jim Hensons
Monomonop.
10. Who Do You Think You Are? by Aprille Clarke 5:15
[Rust, Clarke, Fairchild; comedy sketch] Prostitute specializes
in golden showers; janitor pretends to be business mogul.
10.5. Genre Pt I: Horror, Also Known as Comedy by Arlen Lawson
0:28
[Campbell, Lawson; comedy sketch] Man debilitated by nerves of
steel. Everyone laughs instead of feeling sad.
11. The Deadlies, Part Two; The Orange Pig by Frank Schroeder
{J.C. Luxton} 7:00
[Luxton, Okiishi; comedy sketch] Man steals, eats pie,
contracts negative body image.
12. Stillness a Mop a Kay by Arly Farly 1:04
[River, Rust, Angel, Fairchild, Clark; musical piece] Jamal
bangs pot, leads marching chant.
12.5. The TRUE Love Trilogy; Part Three: Resolution by Al
Pretty pretty pretty Angel 0:17
[Clark, Angel; sketch] Romance dissolved on bus.
13. My Own Private Sitcom by Paul Rust 6:08
[Rust; comic monologue] Psychosis/ desperation leads boy to
enact family tragedy as one-man situation comedy.
14. This Is Who We Are by Neil Balls Campbell 4:38
[Campbell, Thompson, Lawson, Cassady, Galbraith, ?; comedy
sketch] Parade of horrors commonplace and extraordinary all
lost in apathy at restaurant.
15. Brown Dead Leaves and a Dirty Broom by Chris Stangl 6:20
[Stangl, River; autobio monologue] Small town spook story of a
body on a lawn passes between generations. River accompanies on
kalimba.
The missing cast for #5 is listed at the top of the script.
Whoever has the scripts will fill in this and other data, please
maybe?
Christopher Stangl
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Mar 31, 2001 02:47 from Avenue Player
NO SHAME THEATER March 30, 2001
.
Announcements, order: Aprille Clarke, Neil "Balls" Campbell
.
0.5 "The Dream Girl," by Chris Stangl: C Stangl, A Lawson. [C and A discuss
the merits of having an alcoholic girlfriend; comedy sketch]
.
1. "Union Bar Mid-Winter Contest 2001 aka Tits & Ass Meat Show!!!" by Jenny
Stoke & Erin King: J Stoke, E King, A Galbraith. [J and E get fully clothed,
accompanied by Bjork and A; comedy sketch]
.
2. "Son of Nelson," by Al Angel, Virgie Woolf, & Noam Chomsky: A Angel,
nearly everyone else who has ever written or performed at No Shame and was in
the audience. [A falls down, pandemonium ensues; repeat. A finds quarter;
comedy sketch]
.
3. "800 Feet Deep," by Dan Fairchild: D Fairchild. [D whimpers, cries, and
eventually leaves the stage; patheto-comedy blackout]
.
4. "Atrophy Wife," by Mark Hansen: Steph Braun. [While talking on the
telephone, S reveals her gradual loss of body; serio-comic monologue]
.
5. "The Deadlies, Part Three: The Yellow Frog," by Melissa Crownover: JC
Luxton, A Burton, A Galbraith. [AG lassos and gets pizza, AB repays debt to JC
by being hogtied; comedy sketch.]
.
6. "Ken Interrupted," by Tom Kovacs: T Kovacs, A Galbraith. [Despite
disapproval by the light booth, T delivers a Romeo-and-Juliet-based monologue
to a Barbie; comedy sketch.]
.
6.5. "The Tale of the Giggly Bumblefucker," by Andy Plumshower: N"B"
Campbell, M Cassady. [N"B" and M reveal the true source of Dr. Chris Oki
Ishi's massive libido; comedy sketch.]
.
7. "Genre, Pt. II: WESTERN," by Arlen Lawson: A Lawson. [In a Western
setting, A reveals the beauty of an unconscious Indian, ever the butt of local
jokes; serio-comic monologue.]
.
8. "ImproviZe This!" by Jeffrey L. Hansen: JL Hansen, M Hansen, D Fairchild,
S Griffin, M Cassady, JC Luxton. [Most of the aforementioned receive roles and
motivations, then improvise; improvisational comedy bit.]
.
9. "African Violence," by Aprille Clarke: A Clarke, C Stangl. [Woman eats
African violet, man euthanizes dogs, pain ensues; serio-comedy sketch.]
.
10. "Chemistry Sucks," by Erin King: M Brooks, S Griffin, P Rust, M Cassady,
E King. [All but E represent variously charged sub-atomic particles; E
describes; comedy sketch.]
.
11. "Sock 'em, Rock 'em," by Spooge Spencer Griffin: S Griffin, M Hansen, P
Rust, D Fairchild, T Kovacs. [S, M, and P use sock puppets to tell tales; they
are accused of plagiarism; comedy sketch.]
.
12. "Four Seconds in the Rectory," by Paul Rust: P Rust, M Cassady, T
Sherwood. [M-as-priest masturbates, realizes source of arousal is a porn-star
parishoner (T), mutual horror ensues; comedy sketch.]
.
13. "A.A.," by Dan Katz: A Clarke, N"B" Campbell, D Fairchild, M Cassady.
[Several Bobs attend an A.A. meeting with varying contributions; comedy
sketch.]
.
14. "The John the Baptist Blanket, or: GOD! Get Out of that Machine!" by
Chris Stangl: C Stangl, A Burton, A Lawson, M Cassady, N"B" Campbell. [AB
recounts an old-testament story of dancing and violence; N"B" dances under the
influence of drugs; C takes off his clothes which made me not be able to pay
attention to what he was saying; AL and M describe their S&M activites; comedy
sketch.]
.
15. "The Stare," by Neil "Balls" Campbell: N"B" Campbell. [illuminated from
below, sitting upstage right, N"B" delivers a monologue. I apologize for not
being able to provide more details; dramatic monologue.]
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Mar 31, 2001 02:51 from Driver Eight
How many No Shame performers tonight were first-timers?
How many first-timers were there this semester?
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Apr 1, 2001 14:07 from Aggressive Gambler
And now, the order for a special edition of No Shame presented at 3am this
morning...this should be rather easy since it was a shortish show.
1. "Flying at 3am Eternal" by the KLM Pilots
2. "My Personal Amish Hell" by the ISCA Technocrats
3. "Rasping Sounds, or Why Czech Sounds Like Japanese" by Takeshi Kaga
4. "The Secrets of Charlie's Angels" by Angie Lee and Jackie Chan (a candidate
for Best of, IMO)
5. "The Irony of Playing Lacrosse in Wisconsin" by Cheese Head
6. "Belching Fireballs from Iowa City Water" by Lars Ulrich
7. "We're Too Fucking Drunk" by the Leaded Swimmers
The show ended early because act #7 was just a little too realistic for the
good of the show.
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Apr 1, 2001 20:11 from Carl
I get it. Like it's April Fool's! Except I mean I DON'T get it! Ha ha ha!
*wink*
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Apr 6, 2001 19:08 from Trouble
My, such pithy discussion. I am twitterpated by the rhetoric.
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Apr 11, 2001 22:51 from Draco Anthalas
I was chillin' wit my homiez in da hood when dis white-as-yo-momma's palms
fukkin shitbag buttknocker showz up and tells me, "Hey! Get off my trash can."
I done tooked dat can straight up, straight as yo momma's titties draggin on
tha mutha fukkin ground. So I says, "STEP OFF, BITCH", and I cold cocked the
old biddy wit my 40 oz of Colt 45. Mawt Likkah. It's hard likkah. Kind of
like yoz trewly. Word.
So goddamed if I ain't itching to toke a phat splif, grippin my power skin
piston to make some stunky paste fo' my biches.
Word.
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Apr 12, 2001 07:03 from Ender
Well, at least someone's got something to say...
Allow me to counter with the order for No Shame this past Friday:
NO SHAME THEATRE April 6, 2001 ORDER
by the People Who Write in Boardroom Posts
Compiled by Arlen Lawson
Announcements: A. Clarke
Order: NB Campbell
0.5) "The Connoisseurs" by Chris Stangl: C Stangl, A Lawson.
[C and A drink and discuss their wine-tasting methods; comedy
sketch.]
1) "The Wrong Number Sketch #1" by Orangutans aka Tom!: N
Campbell, A. Galbraith, T Knapp [N borrows role of "Little Shit"
from absentee Paul Rust, convinces autistic A to dial 1 in event
of emergency, which is his mom's phone number]
1.5) "Hymietown: A Murder Mystery -- Part I: Gittes? Gottes?
Good" by Al Angel: A Angel, M Cassady, M Hansen, C Stangl, A
Clarke. [MC is blind to MH's murderous lifestyle; comedy
sketches.]
2) "Robbie Had a Baby --&-- The Head Popped Off" by Alyssa Bowman:
M Cassady, D Fairchild, N"B" Campbell, ??? [There was fat man
pee, ugly babies, and Tom Kovacs involved.]
3) "Holy Ravioli! --&-- Other Catchphrases Involving Pasta" by the
Fun Police Power Team!: FPPT [fat-related cat blowing and
pasta-related exclamations.]
3.5) "i.e." by Jason Gorski --&-- Dan McMahon: J. Gorski,
D. McMahon [two guys play guitar and one sings a song; musical
performance.]
4) "Driving" by Adam Hahn: A Hahn [A describes automobiles,
females, related failures; monologue.]
5) "Youth Culture Killed My Lovelife" by Aprille Clarke: A
Clarke. [woman bleeds pop hits; comedy sketch.]
6) "The Deadlies, Pt. Four: The Pale Blue Goat" by Arese
Dillworth: JC Luxton, A Burton, C Stangl. [JC is horribly
incompetent and ill-rehearsed and in need of constant aid, then
he plagiarizes; comedy sketch.]
6.5) "Hymietown, Pt. 2: Like Nickel-Father, Like Nicholson" by Al
Angel; [see 1.5]
7) "Lovelife" by Nella Christo Arbock: Nancy Mayfield[N. recalls
a disastrous trip to Chicago and its effects on her love life;
dramatic monologue.]
8) "Event Horizontal" by Dan Fairchild: D Fairchild, A
Galbraith. [working sideways, the last two remaining soldiers
discuss how to end their mission; comedy sketch.]
9) "The Misadventures of a Mail-Order Monkey" by Mark Hansen: M
Hansen, D Fairchild, A Burton, J River, A Lawson. [D is monkey,
AB is monkey owner (or are they???), they relate to each other.
comedy sketch.]
10) "Bones" by King Toad: J River, H.A. Angel, A. Bowman, N.
Clark, A. Lawson, M. Hansen, others? [accompanied by an
extensive percussion section, J performs a hit song from his hit
album; musical performance.]
10.5) "Hymietown Pt. 3: Runaway Faye Dunaway" by Faye "Al" Angel:
[see 1.5]
11) "This --&-- That" by Chris "Dr. of GAYchology" Okiishi: C
Okiishi. [Chris debates whether to give up being gay,
contemplates identity; seriocomic monologue.]
12) "Genre Pt. III: Science Fiction" by Arlen Lawson: A Lawson
[a time-machine-related suicide causes pathos, fear, and much
planning; seriocomic monologue.]
13) "I'm 15 --&-- Pissed: A Song" by Mike Brooks: M Brooks. [M
plays guitar and sings a song; musical performance.]
14) "Noh Rain Now" by Mike Cassady --&-- Neil Balls Campbell: M
Cassady, N"B" Campbell, C Okiishi, A Galbraith. [raincoat
chanting, drumming, shouting, butts; comedic performance art.]
15) "Neapolitan in a Bad Place with Sixty Cents" by Chris Stangl:
C Stangl. [Something sharp hanging out of his back, man deals
with such factors as the danger inherent in removing sharp thing,
irritating flashing neon lights; comedic monolgue.]
And that was the end of the show.
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Apr 14, 2001 09:35 from Ender
And now, as posted by Aprille Clarke on the web board, the order for 4/13/01:
Announcements, order: A Clarke, N"B" Campbell
0.5 "The Mixed Drink," by Chris Stangl: C Stangl, A Lawson.
[C and A mix a drink in C's mouth, disappointment ensues;
comedy sketch]
1. "A Judge, a Priest, a Rabbi, -&- the Jihad. A Comedy of
Manners," by __ Hansen: ___ Hansen, A Galbraith, ??, ??.
[People with a variety of foreign accents fight over packages;
comedy sketch]
2. "Buy Dan Fairchild Bye Dan Fairchild," by Al Angel: A
Angel, D Fairchild. [Part 1 of the trilogy; comedy sketch]
3. "The First Ever Live Male Abortion: One HELLACIOUS
Shindig," by Tom Knapp: T Knapp, K Swatek, A Clarke, C
Okiishi, A Angel, A Galbraith, various square dancers. [C
performs and abortion on T, inadvertently removing his
penis, which AG munches. AA accompanies; comedy
sketch]
4. "I Can Type 80 Words Per Minute," by Alyssa Bowman: A
Lawson, N"B" Campbell, A Galbraith. [A portrays a man
vocally impressed by his own accomplishments; N"B"
diminishes him; comedy sketch.]
5. "Tickety-Tock, Schmickety Schmock," by Dan Fairchild: D
Fairchild, N Clark. [D reflects on the roles of light, snooze
buttons, and national anthem lyrics; N sleeps; seriocomic
monologue]
6. "Marvin Catches a Fish: A Tale Told in Pantomime," by
Kevin Swatek: K Swatek. [K pantomimes catching a fish;
pantomime performance]
6.5. "Crazy Times in Wackyville," by Seth Brenneman: S
Brenneman. [S contemplates and ultimately decides to lick
a 9-volt battery; comedy performance]
7. "The Deadlies, Pt. 5: The Red Bear," by Phillip
Rummels: JC Luxton. [Inspired by a persuasive speech,
the audience vows to "Kill the bastards" who make life
difficult; inspirational comedic monologue]
8. "The Inside Story," by Christopher Okiishi: C Okiishi, A
Galbraith, A Clarke, that person whose name I forgot. [C
and A fight for control of their body--wackiness ensues;
comedy sketch]
9. "Public Darling/Private Dick," by Aprille Clarke: A
Galbraith, A Clarke, J River. [Film-noir-style, a woman and
private dick try to solve a crime; comedy sketch]
9.5. "Light-Skinned-Boy; Dan Fairchild Pt. 2," by Al Angel: A
Angel, D Fairchild, C Stangl. [part 2 of the trilogy; comedy
sketch]
10. "I Gave Up Pogs For Lent," by Aaron Galbraith: A
Galbraith, N"B" Campbell, M Cassady. [Tracing 3 historical
situations--Pythagoras, Columbus, and Jesus--N"B" gets
drowned; comedy sketch.]
10.5. "There Is No Reason Why Anyone Should Ever Be
Unhappy," by Paul Rust: P Rust, Michelle ___, ??, ??. [P
cheers his sad friends through song; friendship and
happiness ensue; comedy sketch.]
11. "Broken," by Egli: J River, C Stangl, A Clarke, P Rust, D
Fairchild, A Galbraith. [people say syllables in time; sound
performance]
12. Crouching Diaper, Hidden Tampon: Y.H. Crairtap," by
MsInimef: C Stangl, N Clark, A Galbraith??. C explains
women to his sons, N wears aluminum foil; comedy sketch]
12.5. "Fan Defiled, Dan Fairchild Pt. 3," by Al Angel. D
Fairchild, A Angel, most other people
13. "The Groaner," by POOKMAN!: P Man, ??. [P tells a joke
and physically reflects it; comedy sketch.]
14. "Thunder Town," by Neil "Balls" Campbell: N"B"
Campbell, J River. [in a series of mini-monologues in a
variety of voices, N wonders about space cats, alcoholic
parents, scary lightning, and tit-sucking; serio-comic
monologue]
15. "Divers Under Rods and Cones," by Chris Stangl: C
Stangl, C Okiishi. [Burbling in water, CS discusses the way
color does and does not work in photocopies of
photocopies of drivers' licenses; damp monologue]
Hey, remember to nominate your favorites from this
semester for the sleeker, leaner BEST OF NO SHAME,
coming up in just two weeks.
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Apr 14, 2001 22:50 from Ender
And in case you missed it at the end of the order in the previous message, your
suggestions for Best of No Shame are truly valued and are currently being
solicited. Speak your mind. If you need a refresher of what happened this
semester, go to:
http://www.noshame.org/iowacity/ord01_spring.htm
And don't forget to check out "Dead Week" from last semester at:
http://www.noshame.org/iowacity/ord00_fall.htm#Dec01.00
The board is meeting Wednesday to decide the Best of No Shame order, so speak
now or forever hold your pieces.
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