No Shame Theatre Archives (2007)

No Shame Staff - 2007
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1) Sean Nitchmann, DAVE THE ANGRY SUBURBAN POET, poem, performed by Todd Ristau

2) Todd Houff, THE VIDEO GAME RANT, rant, performed by the author

3) Kenley Smith, COOL RANCH IN HELL, political satire performed by the author, Dwayne Yancey, and Keith Yancey

4) Adrien Monti, POLAR BEAR DROWNING, song with guitar, performed by the author

5) Dwayne Yancey, THE GRAMMAR POLICE, comic scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Kurt Kandy, Melanie Boyd, and Steven Breeding

6) David Cheresnowsky, THERE IS NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE LEFT IN THIS SHABBY LITTLE SHITHOLE OF A COUNTRY, poem, performed by the author

7) Todd Ristau, LOU (EX-PRIZE FIGHTER), poem, performed by the author

8) Lori Jamison, I CANNOT BELIEVE, song with piano, performed by the author

9) Ben R. Williams, ART TALK, comic scene, peformed by the author and Todd Ristau

10) Chris Shepard, THE COLD NIGHT, tragic song with guitar, performed by the author

Official Order for 1.12.2007

1) Joshua Dickerson, JUST THOUGHT I'D SAY HELLO (last line), song, performed by the author

2) Archie Levine, SURGE!, rant, performed by Todd Ristau

3) Jenny Stracke, INQUISITION, monologue, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson

4) David Cheresnowsky, POEM, hybrid of two previously performed poems, performed by the author

5) Blake Lipscomb, THE COLD HAZE, scene, performed by the author and Adrien Monti

6) Connie Sellers, STREET MAN BLUE, poem/song, performed by the author

7) Grant Jedlinsky, DEATH OF A TYRANT, scene, performed by Mike Allen, Steven Breeding (?)

8) Chris Shepard, ODE TO PAT AND JERRY, song, performed by the author

9) Ben R. Williams, PORTAL WATCH '07, scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Curt Woods, and Laura Tuggle Anderson (is that right?)

10) Christina Smith, CURE FOR OCTOBER, poem, performed by the author

11) Tily Gokbudak, AFTER JANE, scene, performed by the author and (?)

12) Craig Cafura, Bill Carson, Alex Corcoran, (no script), performed by Alex Corcoran

13) Dwayne Yancey, THE MONSTER UNDER MY BED, scene, performed by Dwayne Yancey, Kenley Smith, and (?)

14) Kenley Smith, FLASHBACK, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Curt Woods, Cate Leaonard, Keith Yancey, and Todd Ristau

15) Adrien Monti, TATTOO ON HER NECK, song with guitar, performed by the author with JD Ruelle on flute

Official Order for 1.19.2007

1) Dwyane Yancey, THE FIRST CAVEMAN SUFFERS FOR HIS ART, scene, performed by Kenley Smith, Ben R. Williams, Steven Breeding, Todd Ristau, (?)

2) Adrien Monti, THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION, monologue, performed by the author

3) Burce Mahin, THE TIME CHRONICLES: EPISODE 3, scene, performed by the author, Laura Franklin, Todd Ristau, and Ben R. Williams

4) Kendray Welsh, COMMUNICATION, performed by the author and Todd Ristau

5) Kenley Smith, FLASHBACK 2: OPIE HAS WORMS, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Dwayne Yancey, Cate Leonard, Keith Yancey, and the author

6) Ben R. Williams, WISHES FOR KIDS, scene, performed by the author, Adrien Monti, and Tyler Bumgarner

7) Chris Shepard, OH MRS. HARRINGTON, YOUR NEPHEW PLAYS THE FLUTE, song on guitar, performed by the author

Official Order for 1.26.2007

1) Dwayne Yancey, EAT YOUR VEGETABLES, scene, performed by (?)

2) Laura Tuggle Anderson, THE SELF-CONSCIOUS MUSICIAN, pantomime, performed by the author

3) Kenley Smith, QUALITY CONTROL, scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Ben R. Williams, and (?)

4) Chris Shepard, BOMB SHELTER, song with guitar, performed by the author

5) Tamathy Christensen, EVERY SUNDAY, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Ben R. Williams, Laura Franklin, (?)

6) Mike Allen, TIME TRYPTYCH, poem, performed by the author

7) Todd Ristau, PUBERTY SHRIEK-SCENE TWO, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson and Ben R. Williams

1) The Screamer (Todd Ristau), I WAS THERE, short rant poem, performed by the author

2) Elliot Wheeler, PIMPLES IN THE SKY, poem, performed by the author

3) Tilly Gokbudak, THE WAITING ROOM, scene, performed by Mike Allen, Steven Breeding, Austin Alderman, (?)

4) Kenley Smith, HELL'S MANDEL, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Laura Tuggle Anderson, Steven Breeding, and the author

5) Laura Tuggle Anderson, MY FRIEND BROKE UP WITH ME, poem, performed by the author

6) Dorothy Martin, DIRECTED MEDITATION, poem, performed by the author

7) Todd Ristau, FIREBUG, monologue, performed by the author

8) Mike Allen, WAITING FOR THE TOW, poem, performed by the author

9) The Closet Matadors,THE CLOSET MATADORS GET PREACHY, performed by The Closet Matadors, Ben R. Williams, Mike Allen, and others

10) Laura Squared, ONE WORD AT A TIME LETTER, improv, performed by the improv performers

11) Dwayne Yancey, UNCLE WILLIE WAS A REPUBLICAN, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Kenley Smith, and Kieth Yancey

12) Adrien Monti, ROANOKE NOVEMBER-PART 1 (KEY OF G), song with guitar, performed by the author and Tamathy Christensen

Official Order for 2.9.2007

1) Adrien Monti, I PROMISE I WILL PINE, song with keyboard, performed by the author

2) Connie Sellers, MOSES LAVENE, monologue, performed by the author

3) Dorothy J. Martin, TALE OF THE SOFT BROWN CURL, poem, performed by the author

4) The Sexy Bitches, DO A HAIKU, performed by Cory, Christina, Ashley, and Jessica

5) Bruce Mahin, TIME CHRONICLES SCENE 2, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Laura Franklin, Ben R. Williams and the author. (I think I posted this cast for the previous order, but that was a mistake)

6) Isabella Garand, SOME VALENTINE'S DAY ADVICE, poem, performed by Apryl Dunn and Tonya Harris

7) Cory Greer, DREAM, monologue, performed by the author

8) Ben R. Williams, AN INSPIRATIONAL E-MAIL FROM AUNT GLADYS, monologue, performed by the author

9) Kenley Smith, EVERYBODY FUNNY, scene, performed by the author, Dwayne Yancey, (?), Keith Yancey, Ben R. Williams, Todd Ristau, and (?)

10) Christina Smith, MISPLACED AGRESSION POEM, poem, performed by the author

11) Dwayne Yancey, ON THE WAY DOWN, docudrama, performed by Adrien Monti, Laura Tuggle Anderson, and Todd Ristau

12) Chris Shepard, LIVE! WITH JOE THE DOG, song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Mike Allen, NO SCRIPT, poem, performed by KayDee

2) Marquita Brown, NO TITLE, performed by Laura Franklin, (?), and Mike Allen

3) Dwayne Yancey, THE LIBERAL ARTS PIRATES, scene, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson and Ben R. Williams

4) Todd Ristau, PIECE FOR ERIN QUINN, monologue, performed by Lauren Dale

5) Christina Smith, STARVATION, poem, performed by the author

6) Keith Yancey, IS THIS YOUR CARD?, magic trick, performed by the trickster

7) Todd Ristau II, RABBIT, monologue, performed by the author

8) Jason Burton, DEVELOPING PATIENTS, monologue, performed by the author

9) Kenley Smith, TRUTH IS THE SAFEST LIE, monologue, performed by the author

10) Adrien Monti, I WENT TO COLLEGE, song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Jason Burton, BABY, ONE MORE TIME, film noir farce, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Hollins Student to be Named Later, and Dwayne Yancey as the Britney Mover

2) Tamathy Christensen and Muezet Howald, THE MEXICAN, scene, performed by Adrien Monti, Laura Tuggle Anderson and Ben R. Williams

3) Chris Shepard, BUBBA'S HOME, song with guitar, performed by the author

4) Kenley Smith, VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED, 24 parody, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Cate Leonard, Bill Buchanan, Adrien Monti, Ben R. Williams and (?)

5) Ben R. Williams, THE A. WILFORD BRIMLEY WAY, skit, performed by the author and Jason Burton

6) Simon Adkins, CHERRY BOY, memoir, performed by the author

7) Matthew Pendleton, UNTITLED OBSERVATIONS OF A COUPLE, performed by the author, Laura Franklin, and Chris Shepard

8) Blue, I WANT IT ALL, poem with audience participation, performed by the author

9) Connie Sellers, SING ME HOME, song with harmonica, performed by the author

10) Dwayne Yancey, SPORKS, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Laura Tuggle Anderson, Cate Leonard, Ben R. Williams, and Jason Burton

11) Adrien Monti, THE GUACAMOLE SONG, performed by the author and Karen O'Neill Covell

1) Dwayne Yancey, THE SECRET LIVES OF GOLDFISH, vol. 2: WE'RE RICH! (female version, comic scene, performed by Adrien Monti and Laura Tuggle Anderson

2) Rhonda Chattin, EXTINCTION, monologue, performed by the author

3) Robert Smith, GIVE THE ORDER, scene, performed by the author and Connie Sellers

4) Connie Sellers, GLOBAL WARMING, song, performed by the author

5) Sunshine Manderbach, RED RAINS ON VALENTINE'S DAY, scene, performed by the author and (?)

6) Patrick Bentley, FOOD FOR THE DOGS, monologue, performed by Ben R. Williams

7) Amanda Cox, DANCE IN PROSE, spoken word, performed by the author and (?)

8) Kenley Smith, THE BEE THEORY, scene, performed by Keith Yancey and the author

9) Matt Marshall, WAYS OF COPING, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Wiliams, and Luara Tuggle Anderson

10) Laura Tuggle Anderson, HEY GOOD LOOKIN', pantomime, performed by the author

11) Ben R. Williams, THE MOST SPECTACULAR LOSER, memoir, performed by the author

12) Adrien Monti, HOW TO BREAK UP WITH A VAMPIRE, song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Laura Franklin, UNTITLED, monologue, performed by the author (?)

2) Jared Riesenberg, PREFACING COMMENT, monologue, performed by the author

3) Dwayne Yancey, SURFING STRAIGHT TO HELL, scene, performed by Kendray Welsh and Ben R. Williams

4) Ben R. Williams, GAZING INTO THE FREEZER, monologue, performed by the author

5) Kendray Welsh, MAX'S CADENCE, poem, performed by the author

6) Matt Marshall, EX-USE ME, scene, performed by (?)

7) Mike Allen, CLOCKWORK PHOENIX, poem, performed by the author

8) Chris Shepard, A WELL KNOWN MAN, song with guitar, perfomed by the author

9) Stella Sulta, MIDDLE SCHOOL TRAUMA, monologue, performed by the author

10) Laura Tuggle Anderson, HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE THEM UNLESS YOU TRY THEM?, pantomime, performed by the author

11) Christina Smith, IMPATIENCE, poem, performed by the author

12) Kenley Smith, MY NAME IS BEN R. WILLIAMS AND I'M 127 YEARS OLD, scene, performed by the author, Jason Burton, Adrien Monti, Cate Leonard, Doreen Blackley

13) Adrien Monti, THANKKGIVING IN HOBOKEN, monologue, performed by the author

14) Nelson Oliver, MIND CONTROL MIND READING, illusion, performed by the illusionist

1) John Birmingham, THE DEVIL AND THE GAYS, song with guitar, performed by the author

2) Dwayne Yancey, WRESTLE WITH MY DEMONS, scene, performed by Patrick Ashcraft, Simon Adkins, Kenley Smith, Ben R. Williams, Keith Yancey, and (?)

3) Todd Ristau, DON'T LOOK BACK PART 1, scene, performed by the author and Jason Burton

4) Adrien Monti, PI IS NOT A RATIONAL NUMBER, song with guitar, performed by the author

5) Mike Allen, DISASTER AT THE BRAIN BANK(tm), poem, performed by the author

6) Patrick Ashcraft, THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF MAMA CASS THE CAT, monologue, performed by the author

7) Big Lick Conspiracy, ONE SYLLABLE FAIRY TALE, performed by Jason Burton, Simon Adkins, Ross Laguzza, and Stella Sexton

8) Christina Smith, FINDING MARCH, poem, performed by the author

9) Jason Burton, LUCK O' THE DRAW, scene, performed by the author, Jessica Roudabush, and Tabitha Mayhew

10) Austin Alderman and Sam Clifton, INSPIRATIONAL, scene, performed by the authors and Ben R. Williams

11) Kenley Smith, BIG LICK ROYALE, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Stella Sexton, Steven Breeding, and Todd Ristau

12) Flying Thought Monkeys, BUBULE CLOWNS, scene, performed by Ross Laguzza, Kris Laguzza, and Gina Laguzza

13) Chris Shepard, OH MRS. HARRINGTON YOUR NEPHEW PLAYS THE FLUTE, song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Ben R. Williams, THE DEVIL AND DANE COOK, scene, performed by the author, Chris Shepard, and (?)

2) Chris Shepard, BUBBA MCBUBBA, song, performed by the author

3) Cate Leonard, TALES OF HORROR FROM THE GOTHIC TRENCHES, monologue, performed by the author

4) Nelson Oliver, THE VANISHING BANANA, illusion, performed by the author and audience volunteer

5) Kenley Smith, TECHNICAL FOUL, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Todd Ristau, and (?)

6) Kurt Kandy, MAINTENANCE IN SPACE, scene, performed by the author, Kenley Smith, Ben R. Williams, and (?)

7) Todd Ristau, DON'T LOOK BACK PART II, scene, performed by Jason Burton, Kenley Smith, Ben R. Williams, Cate Leonard, and (?)

8) Dwayne Yancey, GOD IS A MIDDLE MANAGER, scene, performed by Kenley Smith, Todd Ristau, and (?)

9) Adrien Monti, IT WAS ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE, song, performed by the author

1) Jason Burton, BABY, ONE MORE TIME, film noir farce, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Hollins Student to be Named Later, and Dwayne Yancey as the Britney Mover (confirmed)

2) Adrien Monti, TATTOO ON HER NECK, song with guitar, performed by the author with JD Ruelle on flute (confirmed)

3) Keith Yancey, IS THIS YOUR CARD?, magic trick, performed by the trickster (confirmed)

4) Connie Sellers, SING ME HOME, song with harmonica, performed by the author (confirmed)

5) Robb Rouse, ALPHABETIC DORKOLOGY, rappy peom to music, performed by the author (confirmed)

6) Ben R. Williams, THE A. WILFORD BRIMLEY WAY, skit, performed by the author and Jason Burton (confirmed)

7) Amanda Strope and John Bryant, THINGS I WISH I'D NEVER SAID, performed by Amanda Strope (confirmed)

8) Laura Franklin's Piece about Yankees

9) Blake Lipscomb, THE COLD HAZE, scene, performed by the author and Adrien Monti (confirmed)

10) Patrick Bentley, FOOD FOR THE DOGS, monologue, performed by Ben R. Williams (confirmed)

11) Todd Ristau, WHAT A BEAR DOES IN THE WOODS IS DIE (abridged version) (confirmed)

12) DOA, GOTHIC BELLY DANCE, dance, performed by the authors (confirmed)

INTERMISSION

13) Clinton Johnston, EVERYTHING I PLAY IS THE BLUES, song performed by the author (confirmed)

14) Dwayne Yancey, THE LIBERAL ARTS PIRATES, scene, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson and Ben R. Williams (confirmed)

15) Big Lick Conspiracy, DIE 5 WAYS, performed by Big Lick Conspiracy (confirmed)

16) Laura Tuggle Anderson, A THIN LINE, clown mime, performed by the author (confirmed)

17) Tamathy Christensen, EVERY SUNDAY, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Ben R. Williams, Laura Franklin, (?)

18) Christina Smith, CURE FOR OCTOBER, poem, performed by the author

19) Mike Allen, CURTAIN OF STARS, poem, performed by the author

20) Kenley Smith, BRING OUT THE GIMP, comic scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Curt Woods, and Jason Burton (confirmed)

21) Lori Jamison, I CANNOT BELIEVE, song with piano, performed by the author (confirmed)

22) Elliot Wheeler, BANG, poem, performed by the author (confirmed)

23) Nelson Oliver, NEW PRESENTATION FOR NEEDLE SWALLOWING, illusion, by the author (confirmed)

24) Flying Thought Monkeys, HOSTAGE CRISIS, comic scene, performed by the Flying Thought Monkeys (confirmed)

25) Sonny Campbell, CLOSE YOUR EYES, lullaby with bass guitar, performed by the author

1) Jared Riesenberg, CHRONOLOGY, ABRIDGED VERSION OF EVENTS & INCIDENTS DURING THE PAST 35 YEARS OF A GOVERNMENT-RUN PERSECUTION CAMPAIGN: CHAPTER 14, memoir, performed by the author

2) Kenley Smith, (JONESTOWN) JAMESTOWN: THE BITTER WATER, scene, performed by the author, Jason Burton, Mike Allen, Adrien Monti, Tamathy Christensen, Bob Taylor, and Christine Smith

3) Amanda Cox, FAMILY, monologue, performed by the author

4) Mike Allen, (?), performed by the author

5) Clinton Johnston, UVA GIRLS, song with guitar, performed by the author

6) Christina Smith, FILLING ALL THESE EMPTY SPACES, poem, performed by the author

7) Robert Taylor, THE ADVENTURES OF MARV, scene, performed by the author and Kenley Smith

8) Rob Bigsby, COMEDY ROUTINE, stand up, performed by the comic

9) Dwayne Yancey, WHITE GOES FIRST, scene, performed by Todd Ristau and Clinton Johnston

10) Tamathy Christensen, BAD PET LUCK OR WHY DID I READ PET CEMETARY?, monologue, performed by the author

11) Adrien Monti, THE LAST SHOW NIGHT (4-15-97), monologue, performed by the author

1) Jason Burton, BABY, ONE MORE TIME, film noir farce, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Hollins Student to be Named Later, and Dwayne Yancey as the Britney Mover (confirmed)

2) Keith Yancey, IS THIS YOUR CARD?, magic trick, performed by the trickster (confirmed)

3) Laura Tuggle Anderson, HEY GOOD LOOKIN', pantomime, performed by the author (confirmed)

4) Big Lick Conspiracy, IMPROV of CHOICE, performed by Big Lick Conspiracy (confirmed)

5) Connie Sellers, LONELY ISN'T LONELY, song with harmonica, performed by the author (confirmed)

6) Kendray Welsh, COMMUNICATION, performed by the author and Todd Ristau (confirmed)

7) Patrick Bentley, FOOD FOR THE DOGS, monologue, performed by Ben R. Williams (confirmed)

8) Cate Leonard, THE CTHULUS AT HOME, monologue, performed by the author

9) Blake Lipscomb, THE COLD HAZE, scene, performed by the author and Adrien Monti (confirmed)

10) Mike Allen, TIME TRYPTYCH, poem, performed by the author (confirmed)

11) Ben R. Williams, PORTAL WATCH '07, scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Curt Woods, and Laura Tuggle Anderson (confirmed)

12) Chris Shepard, BOMB SHELTER, song with guitar, performed by the author (confirmed)

INTERMISSION

13) Clinton Johnston, LAST FIVE DOLLARS, song with guitar, performed by the author (confirmed)

14) Dwayne Yancey, THE SLAVE-POETS OF HELLMARK, comic scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Mike Allen, Kenley Smith, Laura Tuggle Anderson, Ben R. Williams, (?) (confirmed)

15) Lori Jamison, I CANNOT BELIEVE, song with piano, performed by the author (confirmed)

16) Tamathy Christensen, EVERY SUNDAY, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Ben R. Williams, Laura Franklin, (?) (confirmed)

17) Nat Mayhew, BOSS MAN, song, performed by the author (confirmed)

18) The Closet Matadors,THE CLOSET MATADORS GET PREACHY, performed by The Closet Matadors, Ben R. Williams, Mike Allen, and others (confirmed)

19) Renovations in Progress, Cheddar Buscuits

20) Robb Rouse, ALPHABETIC DORKOLOGY, rappy peom to music, performed by the author (confirmed)

21) Kenley Smith, MONKEY WRENCH: THE INTERPRETIVE DANCE, comic scene, performed by the author and Steven Breeding (confirmed)

22) Adrien Monti, I PROMISE I WILL PINE, song with keyboard, performed by the author (confirmed)

23) Flying Thought Monkeys, BROADWAY DUFFLEBAG, comic scene, performed by the Flying Thought Monkeys (confirmed)

24) Todd Ristau, A PLAYWRIGHT IN HELL, monologue, performed by the author (confirmed)

25) Sonny Campbell, CLOSE YOUR EYES, lullaby with base guitar, performed by the author

1) Dwayne Yancey, THE BIRDS AND THE BEES, scene, performed by Kenley Smith and Keith Yancey

2) Riley Christensen, JUGGLING, juggling, performed by the juggler

3) Adrien Monti, I DON'T BELIEVE IN CATHARSIS ANYMORE, song, performed by the author

4) Tamathy Christensen, JAPAN, monologue, performed by the author

5) Amanda Cox, YOU LEFT/CHANGED/HURT ME, monologue, performed by the author

6) Captain Sassypants, WHERE THE HELL ARE MY SHEE?, micrologue, performed by Natalie Trolier

7) David Bliley, INTO THE DARKNESS, poem, performed by the author

8) Tilly Gokbudak, DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO LAPLAND, monologue, performed by the author

9) Mike Allen and Ian Watson, SEVENTH COMING, performed by Mike Allen

10) Robert Smith, BLOWING UP THE WHALE, monologue, performed by the author

11) Kaydee Hadden, ODE TO MICHAEL FEENEY, poem, performed by the author

12) Kenley Smith, THE TWELFTH STATION OF THE CROSS, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Dwayne Yancey, Keith Yancey, and (?)

13) Todd Ristau, CHICKEN SUNDAY, monologue, performed by the author

1) Jared Riesenberg, CHRONOLOGY (ABRIDGED VERSION OF EVENTS & INCIDENTS DURING THE PAST 35 YEARS OF A GOVERNMENT RUN PERSECUTION CAMPAIGN) CHAPTER 14, CONTINUED, memoir, performed by the author

2) Chris Shepard, FOOD CLUB, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams and (?)

3) Kenley Smith, THE SEX DIARIES OF WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR., scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Cate Leonard, Mr. Lambykins and (?)

4) Robert Smith, PSYCHIC TAROT CARD READER, scene, performed by the author, Laura Franklin, and (?)

5) Todd Ristau, I LOVE YOU SIX MILES, memoir, performed by the author

6) Steve, AMARILLA JACK, monolgoue, performed by the author

7) Josh Keith, MIME SKIT, performed by the author, Kerry and JB

8) Ben R. Williams, THE PLIGHT OF MACAQUE, scene, performed by the author, Kenley Smith, and Austin Alderman

9) Simon Adkins, (?), (?)

10) Patricia Johnson, PROPHETESS SLATER SAYS, monologue, performed by the author

11) Adrien Monti, GETTING OLDER, monologue, performed by the author

12) Amy Alls, FOOL FOR YOU, song, performed by the author

This was one of the single most powerful No Shames I've ever been a part of, as it followed the shootings at Virginia Tech. I've always been amazed at how this weekly gathering becomes a rock solid community when extremely trying events occur. Thank you to everyone for being there that night. It was...cathartic in the way that theatre is supposed to be.

1) Todd Ristau, TELL ME WHEN ITS OVER, scene, performed by the author and Austin Alderman

2) Watercourse Way, IN MOTION, musical duet with guitar, performed by the authors

3) Kenley Smith, WE ARE ALL ANGELS OF GOD, scene, performed by the author, Andrew Parker, and Frances Bordlee

4) Christina Smith, AN AS YET UNTITLED PSUEDO POEM, poem, performed by the author

5) Chris Shepard, BUMP ON A LOG, song with guitar, performed by the author

6) Natalie Trolier with help from Sam Clifton, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS: A CULTURAL EXPERIMENT BASED ON A RANDOM SAMPLE TAKEN FROM AN UNAUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT SOURCE, scene, performed by the author and (?)

7) The Closet Matadors, THE BEST OF NO SHAME VOLUME 58, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Austin Alderman, Sam Clifton, Michael Whittaker, Todd Ristau, Mike Allen, and (?)

8) Jason Burton, GYM CLASS: THE HOKEY POKEY, instructional dance lesson, performed by Jason Burton and audience volunteers

9) Amy Alls, GIVIN' UP, song, performed by the author

10) Tilly Gokbudak, BATHROOM HUMOR, scene, performed by the author and (?)

11) April Drummond, WE NEED LOVE, original gospel song, performed by the author and (?)

12) Cate Leonard, MONDAY SUCKED, monologue, performed by the author

13) Dwayne Yancey, THE CELLPHONES OF THE DEAD, monologue with dead bodies, performed by Todd Ristau and audience volunteers

14) Steve Dogg, THIS IS LOVE (PART 4), song, performed by the author

15) Adrien Monti, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING (THAT MEN WANT), song with keyboard, performed by the author and her costume

This order represents an interesting historical note. Naomi Wallace, who has been called by Tony Kushner the most important American playwright writing today...had a piece in the line up. Naomi and I were in grad school together at the Iowa Playwright's Workshop, and although she has been a long time audience member of the original No Shame and strong suupporter of No Shame...and even though she has been claimed in the past by other No Shames as a No Shame writer/performer...this marked the actual first and only time she has had a piece in a No Shame order.

That said, the importance is more in that she is finally officially a No Shamer and after the fact has made prior claims of her participation now truthful if belated. I mention this only for its historical value, the piece iteself, the author, and the performer were no more or less important than any other piece in the line up that evening.

What was the order, you ask? It is:

1) Jared Riesenberg, CHRONOLOGY (ABRIDGED VERSION OF EVENTS & INCIDENTS DURING THE PAST 35 YEARS OF A GOVERNMENT RUN PERSECUTION CAMPAIGN) CHAPTER 15: "THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT", memoir, performed by the author

2) Naomi Wallace, THE RETREATING WORLD, poem, performed by Ismail Khalidi

3) Ben Snyder, UNTITLED SCENE ABOUT PUMPING GAS, scene, performed by (?)

4) Flying Thought Monkeys, NO SCRIPT BUT IT WAS THE TIME TRAVEL PIECE, performed by Ross and Gina Laguzza

5) Mike Allen, WORLDS COLLIDE, monologue and poem, performed by the author

6) Kris Laguzza, BLIND LOVE BLIND, poem, performed by the authoress

7) Adrien Monti, 4/16/07 9:10pm, song with guitar, performed by the author

8) Kenley Smith, OUT PAST SKULL'S PLACE, monologue, performed by the author

9) Laura Tuggle Anderson, GOD BLESS YOU MR. VONNEGUT, eulogy in mime, performed by the author

10) Elliot Wheeler, DEDICATED, monologue, performed by the author

11) Watercourse Way, MILES (AWAY FROM HOME), song, performed by the authors

12) Austin Alderman, THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY: PT. 1 (THE BEGINNING), scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Ben R. Williams, Samuel L. Clifton, and (?) (?)

13) Chris Shepard, DONKEY BOMB, song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Matthew Marshal, AN A-MUSING TIME, scene, performed by the author and (?)

2) Dwayne Yancey, MOM, AM I THE ANTI-CHRIST?, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Keith Yancey, and (?)

3) Angie Smith, DANCE ALLA RUS, dance, performed by the author with Matthew Marshall on guitar

4) Ben R. Williams, ONE YEAR OF NO SHAME, monologue, performed by the author

5) Laura Tuggle Anderson, THE RECEIVING LINE, pantomime, performed by the author

6) Kenley Smith, TRIBUTE, monologue, performed by the author

7) Adrien Monti, DRAG QUEEN, song, perfomed by the author

8) Rhonda Chattin and Tai Normand, performance art, performed by the authors

9) The Closet Matadors, THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY: PART II, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Samuel L. Clifton, Austin Alderman, Todd Ristau, Steve Breeding, Chris Shepard, Dwayne Yancey, Natalie Trolier

10) Kendray Welsh, NASholes, scene, performed by the author and (?)

11) Chris Shepard, SURVIVOR: THE HOSTAGE CRISIS, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, Kenley Smith, Tonya Harris, Austin Alderman, and (?)

12) Jason Burton, DERBYMANIA CXXXIII, scene, performed by Matt Marshall, Blue, Ryan Bruch, and the author

13) Nenden Stillman, LINGUISTOGASM, poem, performed by the author

14) DOA, BELLY DANCE WITH SWORDS, dance, performed by the authors

Alright boys and girls- have I got an event for you.

What: The First Ever Hollins Shameless Showcase!
Where: Hollins University Upstairs Acting Studio (if you don't know how to get up there, there will be signs directing you posted on the red door on the side of the theatre facing the parking lot)
When: May 7th at 7:00 pm
How Much: ABSOLUTELY FREE!!

The Writer as Performer class is doing a final showcase of their best works. We've been working all semester and we have come up with some really amazing pieces, and it would love it if you would come support us.

A few No Shamers will be performing, including Kendray Welsh, Amanda Cox, April Drummond, and the infamous Todd Ristau.
I hope to see you all there!!
((Did I mention it's free??))

1) Josh Keith and Caleigh Kieth, LESS CONVERSATION, mime, performed by the authors

2) Ben R. Williams, Ben R. Williams, THE ROUNDHOUSE MAN, monologue, performed by the author

3) Kenley Smith, EXCRITO EN LA LECHE DE TU MADRE PUTA, scene, performed by the author, Adrien Monti, Dwayne Yancey, Laura Tuggle Anderson, Keith Yancey, and Blue

4) Adrien Monti, BELIEVING(OR HOW I ALMOST EDED UP SELLING KNIVES), monologue, performed by the author

5) Dwayne Yancey, HORSE FUTURES (VERSION 2), scene, performed by Todd Ristau and Keith Yancey

6) Nelson Oliver, GOLDFISH SPITTING, illusion, performed by the author

7) Blue, ANOTHER FUCK, poem, performed by the author

8) The Closet Matadors, THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY: PART III, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Austin Alderman, Samuel L. Clifton, Todd Ristau, Mike Allen, Christ Shepard, Steve Breeding, Laura Tuggle Anderson, Natalie Trolier

9) Laura Franklin, LADIES NIGHT, performed by the author and Chris Shepard

10) Steve Dogg, LUNCH BOX, poem, performed by the author

11) Chris Shepard, DIE WITH MY BOOTS ON, song, performed by the author

1) Todd Ristau, CONFIRM THIS (REPRISE VERSION), scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Elliot Wheeler, Cate Leonard, Kenley Smith, Dwayne Yancey, and the author

2) Connie Sellers, LET THE WIND BLOW ME AWAY, song, performed by the author

3) Christina Smith, GYPSY DANCER, poem, performed by the author

4) Dwayne Yancey, FEAST OF DREAMS, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Kieth Yancey, and (?)

5) Adrien Monti, YOU ALWAYS LEAVE ME (IN MY DREAMS), song, performed by the author

6) Elliot Wheeler, I WALKED ON YOUR GRAVE, poem, performed by the author

7) Kenley Smith, THE SHADE OF THE TREES, monologue, performed by the author

8) Amanda Cox, TIME/PLACE/ACTION, poem based on the three unities, performed by the author

9) The Closet Matadors, THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY: PART IV (THE CONCLUSION), scene, performed by Austin Alderman, Samuel L. Clifton, Ben R. Williams, Chris Shepard, Steve Breeding, Todd Ristau, Zach Downs, Bentley Alderman, Michael Whitaker, Keith Yancey, Dwayne Yancey, Kenley Smith, Laura Tuggle Anderson, and Natalie Trolier

10) Mike Allen, THE PORNOGRAPHY OF DESPAIR, poem, performed by the author

11) Simon Adkins, ALL IN THE FAMILY TIES, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, and (???)

12) Ben R. Williams, MEN OF VISION!, scene, performed by the author, Simon Adkins, Kenley Smith, and Jeremiah Morrow

13) Jason Burton, AISLE SEAT YOU IN MY DREAMS, pantomime clowning, performed by the author

14) Chris Shepard, ODE TO PAT & JERRY, song, performed by the author

1) Tilly Gokbudak, THE BREAKFAST CLUB GENERATION, poem, performed by the author

2) Closet Matadors, A SCENE FROM THE LINES: A WORK IN PROGRESS, scene, performed by Austion Alderman and Samuel L. Clifton

3) Dwayne Yancey, A LITTLE NUDGE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION (VERSION 1), scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Cate Leonard, and Keith Yancey

4) Tyler R. Bumgarner, MEDITATIONS IN LILAC TIME, poem, performed by the author

5) Kenley Smith, HE'S TERRIFIED AND FRANKLY I AM TOO, memoir, performed by the author and an 911 operator

1) Charles Saplak & Mike Allen, TEMPLATE FOR A FAIRY TALE, poem with improvisation, performed by Mike Allen, Cate Leonard, Christina Smith, Jason Burton, Kenley Smith, Elliot Wheeler, and Dwayne Yancey

2) Joshua Dickenson, UNTITLED, song, performed by the author

3) Blake Lipsomb, HACK, monologue, performed by the author

4) Dwayne Yancey, HE NEVER BARBECUES, scene, performed Jason Burton, Kenley Smith, and Mike Allen

5) Christina Smith, ZOMBIE, poem, performed by the author

6) Adrien Monti, THE CLOCK, monologue, performed by the author

7) The Closet Matadors, AWKWARD CONVERSATION MAN TO THE RESCUE(?), performed by the authors and Ben R. Williams

8) Kenley Smith, A WHITE MULE WILL NEVER DIE, monologue, performed by the author

9) Ben R. Williams, THE SQUEALS OF STARTLED PIGS, scene, performed by the author, Mike Allen, Adrien Monti, Cate Leonard, Nat Mayhew, and Travis (?)

1) Jared Riesenberg, (TITLE?), monologue, performed by the author

2) Kenley Smith, BEN'S PROSTATE EXAM, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Cate Leonard, Dwayne Yancey, and the author

3) Dwayne Yancey, HOME SCHOOLED, scene, performed by Kenley Smith and Keith Yancey

4) Jenny Sheridan, THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, monologue, performed by the author

5) Laura MacDonald, UNTITLED, song, performed by the author

6) Mike Allen, BACCHANAL, poem, performed by the author

7) Jackie Suits, A SONG, song, performed by the author

8) Ben R. Williams and Tyler Bumgarner, THE GOOD-TIME BUDDIES, performed by the authors

9) Tamathy Christensen, FAIRYTALE, monologue, performed by the author

10) Christopher Fullerton, WELCOME TO THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, performed by Kenley Smith, Austin Alderman, and Ben R. Williams

11) Adrien Monti, BLANK PAPER, song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Awesome the Band, THE SONG THAT WILL SAVE THE WORLD, performed by the authors

2) Frederick Norberg, SONNET FOR A PAGAN SUN, poem, performed by Todd Ristau

3) Rhonda Chattin, (NO TITLE, NO SCRIPT), (?), performed by (?)

4) Kenley Smith, MONKEY WRENCH: THE FINALE, scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Ben R. Williams, Tyler Bumgarner, Cate Leonard, Steve Breeding, Stella Sexton, Joshua Dickerson, (?) and (?)

5) Tyler Bumgarner, CAPTAIN BLOOD BEARD VISITS HIS SHRINK: COMEDY ENSUES, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Kenley Smith, and the author

6) Joshua Dickerson, DEFYING THE CLICHE FOR MY OWN PERSONAL STRESS RELEASE, monologue, performed by the author

7) Nenden Stillman, LINGUISTOGASM PART II, performed by the author

8) Stella Sexton, THE PLAN, monologue, performed by the author

9) Adrien Monti, IT'S NOT THE 80'S ANYMORE, song, performed by the author

1) Jared Riesenberg, COMMENTARY: THE SECOND PERSIAN GULF WAR, essay, performed by the author

2) Dwayne Yancey, PARAGUAY, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Laura Tuggle Anderson, and Keith Yancey

3) Adrien Monti, THROW AWAY THE KEY, song with guitar, performed by the author

4) Ben R. Williams, THE PANTY BANDIT, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Adrien Monti, and the author

5) Christina Smith, THE WALTZ, poem, performed by the author

6) Kenley Smith, TENDRILS IN STONE, monologue, performed by the author

7) The Closet Matatadors, THE BEST OF NO SHAME: VOLUME 58, scene, performed by Austin Alderman, Bentley Alderman, Natalie Trolier, Ben R. Williams, Sam Clifton, Michael Whittaker, Todd Ristau, Mike Allen and (?)

8) Adam Hahn, YES, LADIES ENJOY EATING HERE, scene, performed by the author and Kris Knutsen

9) Natalie Trolier, WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS..., scene, performed by the author and (?)

10) Connie Sellers, MALL WALKERS, song, performed by the author

11) Kris Knutsen, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, monologue, performed by the author

12) Keith Bridges, BOOKENDS, scene, performed by (?)

13) Jay Hanagan, DEAR GOD PLEASE, monologue, performed by the author

14) Todd Ristau, IMAGINE: WAR IS OVER, Stargate SG-1 Tribute to the end of the series, performed by the author

Tonight at 7:00 at Hollins University (in Talmadge Recital Hall) I'm doing a No Shame presentation for the playwriting students. First there will be Powerpoint on the history of No Shame and how to start a No Shame of your very own (but not in Roanoke, we already have one). The presentation will be followed by a sampler plate of No Shame pieces. I've asked a few of our long time regulars to do two pieces each. These include (as best as I can remember from Friday night when this idea came to me) Todd Ristau, Kenley Smith, Adam Hahn, Laura Tuggle Anderson, Ben R. Williams, and Jason Burton.

1) Jason Metcalf & Trevor Wilhelms, GENITAL HERPES TRIBUTE, satire (?), performed by the authors and (?)

2) Natalie Trolier, THIS WOULD MAKE AN AMAZING COMMERCIAL, scene, performed by the author and (?)

3) Joshua Graves, DR MEWG'S ONE MAN MEDICINE SHOW AND TENT REVIVAL, song on guitar performed by the author

4) Laura Tuggle Anderson, HICCUPS, monologue, performed by the author

5) Adam Hahn, LEAVE THIS THERMOSTAT AT SEVENTY-TWO DEGREES, scene, performed by Adam Hahn and Kris Knutsen

6) Amy Alls, THE LOVE ALMOST WRITTEN IN THE STARS, song, performed by the author

7) Kenley Smith, YOU GOT YOUR TYPES, monologue, performed by the author

8) Krist Knutsen, I BELIEVE IN THINGS, poem, performed by the author

9) Chris Shepard, FOLLOW YOU AROUND, song, performed by the author

10) Lori Jamison, WASTED, song with piano, performed by the author

11) Ben R. Williams and Tyler Bumgarner, THE SHAME THEATRE, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Ben R. Williams, Adrien Monti, Kenley Smith, and (?) (I don't think Christina was there)

1) Maura Campbell, BABY FITS, scene, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson and Jason Burton

2) Blue, MY LIFE: THE PIZZA HUT CHRONICLES, performed by the author and Amy Alls

3) The Water Course Way, FLY AWAY, song, performed by the authors (Alex & Linda Oberlitner)

4) Adam Hahn, I JUST LOVE CHILDREN, monologue, performed by the author as a sotuhern woman

5) Kris Knutsen, PETER, excerpt from longer play, performed by the author

6) Lee Moyer, THE WM. S. BURROUGHS PUPPET SHOW, monologue, performed by Todd Ristau

7) Stella Sexton, THE NEXT CURVE, monologue, performed by the author

8) Ben R. Williams, BOATS AND BLOWJOBS: A TRUE TALE OF NAUTICAL SYMBOLOGY, monologue, performed by the author

9) Dwayne Yancey, HONOR KILLING, monologue, performed by Austin Alderman

10) Joshua Graves, WRITING IS LONELY (AND OTHER THINGS YOU ALREADY KNEW), monologue, performed by the author

11) Chris Tilley, THE MOUNTAIN GOAT PIECE, performed by the author and Andrew Parker

12) Sunny da Silva, BUTTER COOKIES, scene, performed by the author and Adam Hahn

1) Natalie Trolier, DOUCHE BAGS IN TRAINING, scene, performed by the author, Keith Bridges, Blue, Sam Clifton, Sara (?), Austin Alderman, and others

2) Terry Plank, FEELING HER DEATH, poem, performed by the author

3) Jason Burton, MY FIRST, monologue, performed by the author

4) Tyler Bumgarner, SARAH TAYLOR SHUFFLE, song with guitar, performed by the author

5) Laura Tuggle Anderson, THE BLUE BOOK, memoir, performed by the author

6) Toby Thelin, THE F*CKIN' CONVERSATION, scene, performed by Jason Burton and Ben R. Williams

7) Kerry Plank, UNTITLED, monologue, performed by the author

8) The Closet Matadors, THE CLOSET MASTERPIECE THEATRE, scene, performed by Austin Alderman and Natalie Trolier

9) Kris Knutsen, A PIECE FOLLOWED BY A SHORT A POSSIBLY RELATED BUT EPIC COMMENTARY BETWEEN WHICH WILL BE A PAUSE AND A BREAK DENOTED BY "SCENE", monologue, performed by the author

10) Dwayne Yancey, OL' BUZZARD AND LIL RABBIT, scene, performed by Toby Thelin, Eliot Wheeler, and Ben R. Williams

11) Archie Levine, BRAINS ARE FOR BASHING, rant, performed by Todd Ristau and Toby Thelin

12) Chris Tilley, BI-CURIOUS EX-GIRLFRIEND, song, performed by the author

13) Ben R. Williams, EVERYBODY LOVES OMINOUS FLOATING SKULL, scene, performed by the author, Laura Tuggle Anderson, Tyler Bumgarner, and (?)

1) Todd Ristau, KESSEBERG'S SPEECH, monologue, performed by the author

2) Kris Knutsen and Adam Hahn, NEW FLAVOR SENSATION, scene, performed by the authors

3) Mac Wellman, CUTTING FROM BITTER BIERCE, monologue, performed by the author

4) Jason Burton, EAGLES, prose reading, performed by the author

5) Josh and Caleigh Keith, BREAK IN, mime routine, performed by the authors

6) Brian Turner, THE LEAN IN THE LINE, poem, performed by the author

7) Toby Ring Thelin, CUTTING FROM CAR BOYS, scene, performed by the author, Kenley Smith, and Ben R. Williams

8) Nikki Adkins, THE MRS. POPPYCOCK SCENE, scene, performed by the author, Kris Knutsen, and Adam Hahn 9) Sunny da Silva, MONOLOGUE FOR ADAM, monologue, performed by Adam Hahn 10) Laura Tuggle Anderson, SYNCHRO MAID, monologue, performed by the author

1) Jared Riesenberg, COMMENTARY: THE SECOND PERSIAN GULF WAR, CHAPTER 3, essay, performed by the author

2) Jason Burton, MY THROAT HURTS, performance piece, performed by the author

3) Adrien Monti, THE DRAG KING SHOW, monologue, performed by the author

4) Chris Rubiez, DON'T EXPECT ME TO DO THIS AGAIN: MYSPACE SURVEY, stand up comdey, performed by the author

5) Adam Hahn, MEDITATIONS INSIDE A 35-OUNCE CONTAINER OF CHEESE BALLS, performance piece, performed by the author

6) Dwayne Yancey, SIGNS FOLLOWING (version 1), scene, performed by (?)

7) Rachel Nabors, MY FIRST ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, speech, performed by the author

8) Johmathan Van Buren, STAND UP COMEDY FROM JOHMATHAN VAN BUREN, THE ABERDEEN LAUGH MACHINE, stand up parody, performed by the author

9) Erin Allen, UNTITLED, monologue, performed by the author

10) Charles Saplak, NEXT TIME WRITE IT DOWN, performed by Mike Allen

11) Kris Knutsen, I HOPE YOU CHOKE, poem, performed by the author

12) Toby Ring Thelin, HOLLINS SG-1, scene, performed by the author, Adam Hahn, Kris Knutsen, Kenley Smith, Todd Ristau

1) Chris Shepard, TRAGEDY TRIBUTE, scene with song, performed by the author, Tonya Harris, (?), and Todd Ristau

2) Closet Matadors, THE CREATIVE PROCESS: THE CLOSET MATADORS, scene, performed by Austin Alderman & Samuel L. Clifton with Ben R. Williams, Toby Thelin, and (?)

3) Dwayne Yancey, OIL SLICK, scene, performed by Todd Ristau and (?)

4) Toby Thelin, MY LEFT HAND HAS ALWAYS BEEN STRONGER, monologue, performed by the author

5) Natalie Trolier, DOMO, scene, performed by the author and (?)

6) Ben R. Williams, HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION AND GOT MY FACE ROCKED OFF, monologue, performed by the author

7) The Allens, HARRY POTTER SKIT, performed by the authors

8) Austin Alderman, THE CLOSET MASTERPIECE THEATRE PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF THE MAN WHO CAN'T SIT DOWN, THE BEGINNING, scene, performed by the author and Sam Clifton

9) Adrien Monti, I NEED A PILL, song, performed by the author

1) Joshua Dickerson, LISA, song, performed by the author

2) Mike Allen, REQUITED, poem, performed by the author, Toby Thelin, and Laura Tuggle Anderson

3) Wanda Moser, A GIFT ROUTINE, standup comedy, performed by the author

4) Toby Thelin, THE PARKING LOT CHRONICLES, scene, performed by the author, Nikki Adkins, (?)

5) Nikki Adkins, HERE'S THE THING, scene, performed by the author and Adam Hahn (?)

6) Dwayne Yancey, YOUR GARDEN VARIETY DOMINATRIX, monologue, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson

7) Natalie Trolier, REFRESHING, performed by the author and Ben R. Williams

8) Kenley S. Smith, EFFECT, performed by the author

9) Maria Terry, MR. OPPORTUNITY, song, performed by the author

10) Ben R. Williams, A GOOD FATHER, performed by the author and Tyler Bumgarner

The Todd Wasn't There night.

1) Toby Thelin, THE CAR BOYS PT. 3, scene, performed by the author, (?) and (?)

2) TJ Jessee, FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY, improv, performed by the author

3) Closet Matadors, BANK ROBBERY F*CK UP, scene, performed by the authors

4) Tyler Bumgarner, REVEREND BART R. DINGUS, monologue, performed by the author

5) Jason Burton, EAGLES, CHAPTER 2, prose reading, performed by the author

6) Wanda Moser, MOTHER IN LAW, stand up, performed by the author

7) Dwayne Yancey, HUNTING MYTHICAL BEASTS, scene, performed by Adrien Monti and Ben R. Williams

8) Chris Shepard, TO COCK BLOCK A PREDATOR, scene, performed by the author and (?)

9) Ben R. Williams, A ROBUST AND GARRULOUS RANCONTEUR, monologue, performed by the author

1) Adrien Monti, THE STAR ON MILL MOUNTAIN (BROKE MY F*CKING HEART), performed by the author and the author's mom

2) Toby Thelin, THE CAR BOYS PART 2, scene, performed by the author, Kenley Smith and (?)

3) Dwayne Yancey, THE GOAT WHO WANTED TO BE A UNICORN, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams and Kenley Smith

4) Dana Deanna, UNTITLED, performed by Natalie Trolier

5) Jason Burton, THE CHAMP, monologue, performed by the author

6) Jomathan Van Buren, RETURN OF THE ABERDEEN LAUGH MACHINE, stand up comedy, performed by Ben R. Williams

7) Kenley S. Smith, HIS MASTER'S VOICE, scene, performed by Tyler Bumgarner, Ben R. Williams, Laura Tuggle Anderson, and JD Ruelle

1) Lance Weiss, I DON'T GIVE A F*CK, stand up comedy from NYC, performed by the comic from NYC

2) Kenley Smith, THE YANCEYS AT HOME, secne, performed by the author, Tyler Bumgarner, Dwayne Yancey, Laura Tuggle Anderson, and Todd Ristau

3) Thor Jolly, NO TITLE/NO SCRIPT, (?)

4) Jason Burton, ARRESTING DEVELOPMENT, rant parody, performed by the author

5) Todd Ristau, LARRY CRAIG EXPLAINS TO JESUS, monologue, performed by the author

6) Adam Lash, HOW THEY DO STAND UP IN NEW YORK CITY, stand up, performed by the comic

7) Austin Alderman and Sam Clifton, PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE: PUNK'D, scene, performed by the authors and Natalie Trolier

8) Brendon Fitzgibbons, NOT A TERRORIST, stand up comedy from the Big Apple, performed by the comic

9) Tyler R. Bumgarner, A FAREWELL TO LEGS OR THE LAST BUFFON, prose reading, by the author

10) Phil Murphy, JOKES, stand up comedy Manhattan style, performed by the stander upper

11) Dwayne Yancey, THE CHERRY TREE NEAR LOOS, monologue, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson

12) Aaron Kominos-Smith, AARON'S STANDUP, stand up comedy in advance of the real show at Roanoke College, rehearsed by the rehearser

13) Big Lick Conspiracy, DING, improv, performed by Robb Rouse, Jason Burton, and Simon Adkins

14) David Cheresnowsky, NOT POETRY BUT RATHER HIT AND RUN STAND UP ABOUT PEANUT BUTTER, DOGS, AND THE NETHER ORIFACE, stand up, by David Licked by Dog

15) Ben R. Williams, PIZZA, EARL AND ME, monologue, performed by the author

1) Jared Riesenberg, COMMENTARIES FOR 2007 FROM SEPT: LIFE IN THE HINTERLAND REVISTED, monologue, performed by the author

2) Kenley Smith, SILENCE OF THE SHEEPDOG, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams, and Keith Yancey

3) Christina Smith, AUGUST(waffle house coffee and jukebox blues), poem performed by the author

4) Blake Lipscomb, THE TREE OF GOOD AND EVIL, performed by the author and Natalie Trollier

5) Stephen Smith, IF WE STILL THOUGH LIKE..., monologue, performed by the author

6) Adrien Monti, CAMP, monologue, performed by the author

7) Jason Burton, EAGLES (CHAPTER 3), prose reading, performed by the author

8) Tyler Bumgarner, PAINFUL SINUS INFECTION, PENICILLIN, PALM CIVET DROPPINGS AND THE PURSUIT OF LOVE, scene, performed by the author, Kenley Smith and Natalie Trollier

9) Dwayne Yancey, SANTA IN THE OFF SEASON, scene, performed by Kenley Smith, Natalie Trollier, and Keith Yancey

10) Ben R. Williams, THE THREE DAY NOVEL: INTO THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, monologue, performed by the author

1) Dwayne Yancey, THE BIGGEST TOMATO IN THE COUNTY, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Keith Yancey, and Laura Tuggle Anderson

2) Cleveland Huggins IV & the Vice President of Chocolate, SWORD SWERTIFICATION, sence, performed by Kenley Smith, Sam Clifton, Natalie Trolier, Ben R. Williams, Tyler Bumganer, Stephen, Sara

3) Thor X, DREAMS, song with guitar, peformed by the author

4) Pat De Simone, INTERRUPTED BY FIREWORKS, performed by the author

5) Ben R. Williams, A MALIGN AND OMNIPOTENT BEING, memoir, performed by the author

6) Laura Tuggle Anderson, I FELL BUT I DIDN'T BREAK MY BACK, serio- comic monologue, performed by the author

7) Austin Alderman, BAM, monologue, performed by the author

8) Natalie Trolier, ?. performed by the author

9) Simon Adkins, UNTITLED, scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Natalie Trolier, and ?

10) Elizabeth Jones, STAMPEDE, monologue, performed by the author

1) Aeschylus and Todd Ristau, FIVE MINUTE CLASSICS: AGAMEMNON, play, performed by the author, Thor X, Kenley Smith, Eliott Wheeler, Toby Thelin, Jonathan Overturf, Dwayne Yancey, Laura Tuggle Anderson, Ben R. Williams, Natalie Trolier, and Tyler Bumgarner (announced by John Forsman)

2) Lori Jamison, QUESTION, song on piano, performed by the author

3) Kenley Smith, THE SHEEPDOG'S SONG, scene, performed by the author, Ben Williams, Todd Ristau, Keith Yancey, and Tyler Bumgarner

4) Jonathan Overturf, FABEARDEEZE, scene, performed by the author and Brooke Plotnik

5) Toby Ring Thellin, NEWSFLASH--IRL KILLER, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Laura Tuggle Anderson, and Kenley Smith

6) Laura Tuggle Anderson, A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR, mime scene, performed by the author, JD Ruelle, and Todd Ristau

7) Tyler Bumgarner, A RAILROAD SONG, song with guitar performed by the author

8) Dwayne Yancey, THE DEFAMATION OF GOATS, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Tyler Bumgarner, Ben R. Williams, and Laura Tuggle Anderson

9) Closet Matadors, JESUS ANSWERS SOME QUESTSIONS, performed by Austin Alderman, Sam Clifton, Ben R. Williams, Todd Ristau, Kenley Smith, Natalie Trolier, and ?

10) Thor X, ?, song on guitar, performed by the author

11) Natalie Tolier, CINEMATIC SOAPBOX, review, performed by the author

12) Ben R. Williams, FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED, scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, JD Ruelle, and Tyler Bumgarner

I wasn't there, but this is what they tell me happened:

1) Stephen Smith, NS 9.28.07, multi-media memoir, performed by the author

2) Steve Dogg, A POETIC ODE TO MR. YUCK, poem, performed by the author

3) Ben R. Williams, THE SEXUAL PECCADILLOES OF BART R. FILLION, prose reading, performed by the author

4) Rhonda Chattin, THE VIOLENCE, poem, performed by the author

5) Natalie Trolier, UNTITLED, monologue, performed by the author

6) Dwayne Yancey, THINGS I HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WAY, scene, performed by Keith Yancey (?)

7) Toby Ring Thelin, CASUAL SEX CLASS, monologue, performed by the author

8) Joshua Dickerson, GIVING AN ANGEL ITS DUE, song, performed by the author

1) Archie Levine, THE NEW DEMOCRACY, political rant, peformed by Todd Ristau

2) Natalie Trolier, STORIES #1 AND #2, monologue, performed by the author

3) Dwayne Yancey, JUDGE ZEUS, scene, performed by Kenley Smith, Todd Ristau, Chris Shepard and Laura Tuggle Anderson

4) Jason Burton, INAPPROPRIATE HAPPINESS, monologue, performed by the author

5) Stephen Smith, NEW TEXT DOCUMENT, multi-media examination of answering machine messages, performed by the author

6) Laura Tuggle Anderson, THE ANNIVERSARY KILLER, mime, performed by the author

7) Rachel Nelson, CUTTING FROM PAPER CUP OCEAN, performed by Adriane Wade

8) Chris Shepard, KNOXVILLE, song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Dwayne Yancey, THINGS I HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WAY, PART TWO, scene, performed by Keith Yancey and Cate Leonard

2) Natalie Trolier, HUMAN-METAL, monologue, performed by the author (get well soon, we'll be thinking of you and your chest!)

3) Other Head Bakery, FILL IN THE SPACE, improv, performed by James Cronin and Simon Adkins

4) Blake Lipscomb, THE HAUNTING OF HILL MANOR: EPISODE ONE, A BILL OF GHOULS, scene, performed by the author, Natalie Trolier, and ?

5) Maria Terry, DEAR LOVE, balad with guitar, performed by the author

6) The Closet Matadors, A PIECE IN RETALIATION: THE REVENGER, PT. 1, scene, performed by Austin Alderman and ?

7) Connie Sellers, INDEPENDENT TRUCKER, song, performed by the author

8) Laurie Hayes, THE DEVIL AND ME, song with air guitar, performed by the author

9) Jomathan Van Buren, JOMATHAN VAN BUREN: LEAST COMIC STANDING, stand up parody, performed by Ben R. Williams

1) Tilly Gokbudak I, THE GREEK GODDESS, poem, performed by the author

2) Eliot Wheeler, ON THE TRAIL, poem, performed by the author

3) Ben R. Williams, A GOOD FATHER, scene, performed by the author and Austin Alderman

4) Cory Greer, I LIKE TO PLAY GUITAR, song, performed by the author

5) Dwayne Yancey, THE HELICOPTER PARENTS, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams, Todd Wm. Ristau, Tilly Gokbudak, Laura Tuggle Anderson, and Kenley Smith

6) Natalie Trolier, SURGERY DIARY, performed by the author and the metal bar removed from her chest

7) Nell Grantham, MONKEY, monologue, performed by JD Ruelle

8) Closet Matadors, HALLOWEEN, scene, performed by the authors

9) Tilly Gokbudak II, THE TURKISH GODDESS, poem, performed by the author

10) Wanda Moser, ORGANICS, monologue, performed by the author

11) Todd Ristau, SAMARITAN MEDICAL, scene, performed by JD Ruelle and Ben R. Williams

12) Connie Sellers, ON MY BEANS, song, performed by the author and Elliot Wheeler

13) Kenley Smith, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, scene, performed by the author and Dwayne Yancey

14) Adrien Monti, ? , song, performed by the author

1) Josh Keith and Caleigh Kieth, LESS CONVERSATION, mime, performed by the authors

2) Natalie Tolier, CINEMATIC SOAPBOX, review, performed by the author

3) Maria Terry, DEAR LOVE, ballad with guitar, performed by the author

4) Mike Allen, REQUITED, poem, performed by the author and Anita Allen

5) Jonathan Overturf, FABEARDS, scene, performed by the author and Brooke Plotnik

6) Adam Hahn, I JUST LOVE CHILDREN, monologue, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson

7) Robert Smith, BLOWING UP THE WHALE, monologue, performed by the author

8) Big Lick Conspiracy, INNER SONGALOGUE, improv, performed by Simon Adkins, Kate Cash, and Susan Braden

9) Closet Matadors, THE CLOSET MASTERPIECE THEATRE PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF THE MAN WHO CAN'T SIT DOWN, THE BEGINNING, scene, performed by the Austin Alderman and Sam Clifton

10) Todd Ristau, LARRY CRAIG EXPLAINS TO JESUS, monologue, performed by the author

11) Chris Shepard, KNOXVILLE, song with guitar, performed by the author

INTERMISSION

12) Clinton Johnston, GUITAR IMPROV, song with guitar, performed by the author

13) Sunny da Silva, BUTTER COOKIES, scene, performed by James Cronin and Laura Tuggle Anderson

14) Elliot Wheeler, I WALKED ON YOUR GRAVE, poem, performed by the author

15) Nenden Stillman, LINGUISTOGASM, poem, performed by the author

16) Nelson Oliver, GOLDFISH SPITTING, illusion, performed by the author

17) Kenley Smith, THE SHEEPDOG'S SONG, scene, performed by the author, Ben Williams, Todd Ristau, Keith Yancey, and Tyler Bumgarner

18) Laura Tuggle Anderson, I FELL BUT I DIDN'T BREAK MY BACK, serio- comic monologue, performed by the author

19) Dwayne Yancey, WHITE GOES FIRST, scene, performed by Todd Ristau and Clinton Johnston

20) Wanda Moser, A GIFT ROUTINE, standup comedy, performed by the author

21) Ben R. Williams, FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED, scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, JD Ruelle, and Tyler Bumgarner

22) Adrien Monti, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING (THAT MEN WANT), song with keyboard, performed by the author

1) Clinton Johnston, LEAVING IN THE MORNING, song, performed by the author

2) Other Head Bakery, IMPROV, performed by James Cronin and Simon Adkins

3) Kenley Smith, KIDS LOVE 'EM, monologue, performed by the author

4) The Clifton Family Singers, ICE CREAM BLUES, song, performed by Sara and Sam Clifton

5) Dwayne Yancey, TRULY INNOCENT, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams and Mike Allen

6) James Cronin, (Katrina Rap--no script), spoken word, performed by the author

7) Adrien Monti, INSANE NOT TO TRY, monologue, performed by the author

8) Ben R. Wiliams, CASPIAN THE HAPPY GHOST SAVES HALLOWEEN, scene, performed by the author, Austin Alderman, Sam Clifton, Laurie Hayes, and other "kids"

9) Chris Shepard, (no script), song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Nelson Oliver, NOT GOLDFISH SPITTING, illusion, performed by the author

2) Elliot Wheeler, I WALKED ON YOUR GRAVE, poem, performed by the author

3) Jonathan Overturf, FABEARDS, scene, performed by the author and Brooke Plotnik

4) Sunny da Silva, BUTTER COOKIES, scene, performed by James Cronin and Laura Tuggle Anderson

5) Maria Terry, DEAR LOVE, ballad with guitar, performed by the author

6) Dwayne Yancey, THE GOAT WHO WANTED TO BE A UNICORN, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams and Kenley Smith

7) Other Head Bakery, IMPROV, performed by James Cronin and Simon Adkins

8) Laura Tuggle Anderson, SYNCHRO MAID, monologue, performed by the author

9) Todd Ristau, LARRY CRAIG EXPLAINS TO JESUS, monologue, performed by the author

10) Chris Shepard, KNOXVILLE, song with guitar, performed by the author

INTERMISSION

12) Clinton Johnston, UVA GIRLS song with guitar, performed by the author

13) Kenley Smith, THE SHEEPDOG'S SONG, scene, performed by the author, Ben Williams, Todd Ristau, Keith Yancey, and ?

14) Natalie Tolier, STORY NUMBER ONE, review, performed by the author

15) Nenden Stillman, LINGUISTOGASM, poem, performed by the author

16) Adam Hahn, I JUST LOVE CHILDREN, monologue, performed by Laura Tuggle Anderson

17) Wanda Moser, A GIFT ROUTINE, standup comedy, performed by the Simon Adkins

18) Connie Sellers, LET THE WIND BLOW ME AWAY, song, performed by the author

19) Robert Smith, BLOWING UP THE WHALE, monologue, performed by the author

20) Dwayne Yancey, WHITE GOES FIRST, scene, performed by Todd Ristau and Clinton Johnston

21) Ben R. Williams, THE THREE DAY NOVEL: INTO THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, monologue, performed by the author

22) Adrien Monti, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING (THAT MEN WANT), song with keyboard, performed by the author

Have to say, it was a really great night, good to see so many old faces returning as well as so many new faces in the crowd. Extra special thanks to our new Box Office person--Patrick Benton, the Artistic Director of Mill Mountain Theatre, who will be our money taker until further notice for all Underground Roanoke events. If you like what we do down there, he's a good person to tell...of course, if you don't, I'm still your go to guy on complaints.

1) Todd Ristau, ZOMBIE STORIES #1: HELLO, MOM?, scene, performed by Ben R. William, Cate Leonard and audience volunteers

2) Dwayne Yancey, PETER'S PRISON TATTOO, scene, performed by Ben R. Williams and Kenley Smith

3) James Cronin, BLACKWATER, rap, performed by the author

4) Natalie Trolier, THE REALLY, REALLY BAD POEM, scene, performed by the author and Todd Ristau

5) Brian Turner, THRIFT SHOP SUIT, poem, performed by the author

6) Fred Norberg, THE HOUSE ON CAPITAL HILL, poem, performed by Todd Ristau

7) Kenley S. Smith, HARRY POTTER AND THE REPRESSED MEMORIES, scene, performed by the author, Ben R. Williams and Johnathan Overturf

8) Laura Tuggle Anderson, RACHEL, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, audience participation song

9) Other Head Bakery, DATING GAME IMPROV, performed by Simon Adkins, James Cronin and Stella Sexton

10) Dana Livermore, THE STORY OF A HOUSE [subject to change], prose poem, performed by the author

11) Ben R. Williams, HEAR US O LORD FROM HEAVEN THY DWELLING PLACE, scene, performed by the author and Kenley Smith

12) Maria Terry, GOOD MEMORY, song with guitar, performed by the author

Special Note: Thanks to Dana Livermore, try to get some of the other people in your class to bring in their work to share with us! Great to see so many Hollins students returning to No Shame. We've missed you.

1) James Cronin I, MARLBORO MARKETINIG MEETING, scene, performed by the author and the other Mill Mountain Players

2) Cate Leonard, A NECROMANTIC INTERLUDE, scene, performed by Todd Ristau and JD Ruelle

3) Laura Tuggle Anderson, EVERY HIGH SCHOOL DANCE I EVER WENT TO, mime, performed by the author

4) Jason Burton, SUPERMAN VS. THE TOYMAKER, scene, performed by the author and ?

5) Dwayne Yancey, THE AVENGING ANGEL, scene, performed by Todd Ristau and ?

6) Natalie Trolier, DON'T FORGET TO FEED DINO, scene, performed by the author, Sarah Clifton, and ?

7) Kenley Smith, SHENANDOAH 2012, scene, performed by the author and Ben R. Williams

8) James Cronin II, LIFT UP YOUR VOICE, spoken word/rap, performed by the author

9) Ben R. Williams, THE FAIRLY TRUE ACCOUNT OF MY MEETING WITH A. WILFORD BRIMLEY, monologue, performed by the author

1) Jonathan Overturf, WRITERS STRIKE, scene, performed by the author, Todd Ristau, Natalie Trolier, and a host of protesters

2) Laurie Hayes, (NO TITLE/NO SCRIPT), monologue, performed by the author

3) Closet Matadors, THE MAN WHO COULDN'T SIT DOWN: THE BEGINNING: THE YOUNG MAN WHO COULD SIT DOWN UNTIL THIS HAPPENED, WHICH IS THE TALE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE HIM UNABLE TO SIT ANY LONGER, WHICH IS WHY HE IS NOW THE MAN WHO CAN'T SIT DOWN, scene, performed by Sam Clifton, Austin Alderman and ?

4) Dwayne Yancey, A THOUSAND SUNS OVER JERUSALEM, monologue, performed by Todd Ristau

5) Adam Hahn, TRUE STORY FROM A GAME SHOW GREEN ROOM, scene, performed by The Mill Mountain Players and Natalie Trolier

6) Natalie Trolier, SIX DEGREES OF SHAME, scene, performed by the author, Sara Clifton, and ?

7) Bruce Bishop, A BLOODY HILL, poem, performed by the author

8) Simon Adkins, with Jason Burton, OPTIMUS PRIME, DIESEL ENGINES, MUSSOLINI AND THE WORST PUN EVER

9) Chris Shepard, (BUT I DIGRESS) IT'S CHRISTMAS, song with guitar, performed by the author

1) Flying Thought Monkeys, THE ANSWER MAN, performed by the authors

2) Laurie Hayes, 11.30.07 (3:33PM), monologue, performed by the author

3) Dwayne Yancey, THE NIXON MASK, scene, performed by Kenley Smith and Austin Alderman

4) Steve Dogg, LUNCHBOX, poem, performed by the author

5) Dana Deana, ABOUT A LAKE THAT WISHES IT WERE AN OCEAN, poem, performed by Natalie Trolier

6) Simon Adkins, IT'S CHRISTMASTIME AT MY HOUSE, song with acordian, performed by the author

7) The Closet Matadors, LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR: PART I, scene, performed by Austin Alderman, Sam Clifton, and Krista Borling

8) Big Lick Conspiracy, IMPROV WITH CEREAL, improv, performed by Simon, Susan, Alex, and Ross

9) Kenley Smith, EXCERPT FROM "DEVIL SEDAN", scene, performed by Natalie Tolier and Sarah Clifton

10) Natalie Trolier, A TRUE TRAGEDY, scene, performed by the author and ?

11) Chris Shepard, SICK IN THE BED, song, performed by the author

1) Dwayne Yancey, DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS, scene, performed by ?

2) Krista Borling, NO-SHAME, monologue, performed by the author

3) Steve Dogg, 9 OUT OF 10, poem, performed by the author

4) Elliot S. Wheeler, INCEST, poem, performed by the author and ?

5) Todd Ristau, FIREBUG, poem, performed by the author

6) Natalie Trolier, NO WORDS JUST EMOTIONS, monologue, performed by the author

7) Ben R. Williams, HEY, MAN, IT'S THE JOE WALSH SHOW, skit, performed by the author, Kenley Smith, and Todd Ristau

8) Chris Shepard, STRAIGHT OUTTA NAZARETH, song, performed by the author

1) Dwayne Yancey, THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS, scene, peformed by Todd Ristau, Keith Yancey, and ???

2) Krista Borling, THE BITCH: PART II, monologue, performed by the author

3) Kenley Smith, EXCERPTS FROM DEVIL SEDAN, scene, performed by Todd Ristau, Ben R. Williams, and Dwayne Yancey

4) Closet Matadors, JOEY LAWRENCE AND KEANAU GO TO THE GRAND CANYON, scene, performed by Austin Alderman and Sam Clifton

5) Reed Braden, DEATH OF A DEITY, scene, performed by the author and ???

6) Natalie Trolier, THE UNFINISHED CAKE MONOLOGUE, monologue, performed by the author

7) Ben R. Williams, ANOTHER TRUE STORY FROM MY FORMATIVE YEARS: FEATURING DADDY BOB, monologue, performed by the author

8) Archie Levine, HAPPY PROVE YOU'RE NOT MUSLIM, JEWISH, OR A LIBERAL DAY!, political rant, performed by Todd Ristau

1. Chris Shepard, DR. FELDZINGER'S LONG INSTRUMENT, song, performed by the author

2.Mike Allen, RETROVIRUS, poem, performed by the author

3.Righteous Bitches, RIGHTEOUS BITCHES, rant, performed by Cate Leonard, Laura Franklin and Apryl Dunn

4.Brittany Walker, UNTITLED, poem, performed by the author

5.Jason Burton, HAPPY HERNIA SURGERY!, a letter to Natalie Trolier, performed by the author and Natalie Trolier

6.Steve Glassbrenner, PT BARNUM, poem, performed by the author

7.Closet Matadors, UNTITLED, comic scene, performed by Sam Clifton and Austin Alderman

8.Reed Braden, MITT ROMNEY'S MAGICAL UNDERPANTS, comic scene/political commentary, performed by the author and ?

9.Dana Livermore, BUCKSTAR'S HYPOCRITE, monologue/essay, performed by the author

10.Patrick Benton, I YOU WE, scene, performed by the author

11.Dwayne Yancey, SANTA SELLS HIS SOUL, comic scene, performed by Ben R. Williams and Kenley Smith

12.Ben R. Williams, BEN R. WILLIAMS: COLOSSAL PRICK, monologue, performed by the author