tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625929728906835702024-02-18T18:46:02.461-08:00the HABIT projectWALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-18120441816328123992009-07-27T13:48:00.001-07:002010-10-13T07:33:27.989-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >the</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:arial;">HABIT</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >project </span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqF70kcjfF6Yy80xvfzD-vA1uJ6nh_-YMPCS0S-dvv4ht2-X8Erc7GVwLOX-pIm1Vxeg-akl6upQW3VqCkhhSwgdz9xrh_PCj6Uz8jJ37HBhjSs9rEovTi6l7ZlNCNLZP-TL7jXdIjuwQ/s1600-h/download.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqF70kcjfF6Yy80xvfzD-vA1uJ6nh_-YMPCS0S-dvv4ht2-X8Erc7GVwLOX-pIm1Vxeg-akl6upQW3VqCkhhSwgdz9xrh_PCj6Uz8jJ37HBhjSs9rEovTi6l7ZlNCNLZP-TL7jXdIjuwQ/s400/download.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314020492893079346" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Who's</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"> in </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Charge</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">?</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">...</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">You</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">?</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">...</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Or Your </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Habits</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">?</span></span></span><span style=";font-size:20;color:teal;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >Original Live Theater</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:78%;" >&</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >Documentary Film </span></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUO0bTebUE0V4qeswFfYV0gnaY9B7w1P7GafLEn9k7X1f7WAz_lst37cVs33pCH_JuNwUABZeC7n2jmwyQ2xJZnnxIey7SHzYd0Yskb_k_PX3LelJ3sjNgHdO4vjkBgYvb5YXexOoqi2I/s1600-h/Overlay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUO0bTebUE0V4qeswFfYV0gnaY9B7w1P7GafLEn9k7X1f7WAz_lst37cVs33pCH_JuNwUABZeC7n2jmwyQ2xJZnnxIey7SHzYd0Yskb_k_PX3LelJ3sjNgHdO4vjkBgYvb5YXexOoqi2I/s400/Overlay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349264716431819602" border="0" /></a> <div class="datawrap"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Created by Actors 10 to 17 years old from Interviews they conducted with</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Addicts, Behavioral Psychologists, Environmentalists, Philosophers, Martial Artists & many other Creatures of Habit.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">The young actors portray the people they interviewed, word for word, drawing their portrayal from careful observation of their subject’s vocal rhythms and physical mannerisms.<br /><br />Throughout the piece are stirring original songs and movement pieces performed by the cast.<br /><br />A documentary film is being made of "the HABIT project" and will be entered into film festivals around the world.<br /><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pi_GfjNhZcgIXpsSqmlDVHF3Tr_wgSpEOV8Sw_eh75Nmu1tHOjmbPg5c6wYVWc5inZGQcEmdxfs0KcRdbrNH7NgxGVgB65e6bFmnMNyN8YEvsiL3agNIaQPFXcl8fKjN9j-w4soniG6q/s1600-h/090718_0627.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pi_GfjNhZcgIXpsSqmlDVHF3Tr_wgSpEOV8Sw_eh75Nmu1tHOjmbPg5c6wYVWc5inZGQcEmdxfs0KcRdbrNH7NgxGVgB65e6bFmnMNyN8YEvsiL3agNIaQPFXcl8fKjN9j-w4soniG6q/s400/090718_0627.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432763548822474994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Humanity is at that critical threshold where our "breakdown" or "breakthrough" depends on our ability to change our habits.</span><br /></div></div>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-33821675894403640962009-07-27T13:47:00.002-07:002010-01-31T12:27:07.302-08:00THEATER REVIEWS<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:times new roman;" >THEATER REVIEW</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisw5bhE18ZbMpGEKD9w_aJrwXxBkcGFyeq_S3ZNAAS6vp1vLROpB-Y37CHefmP2cX6J_nZiQ1QTyiZfPxxQvmKSqLwPVV-3o_m6Fn5cvvFAhy9MEGsJg4fmXBm_mibLbQm-WyT3AmzSmMg/s1600-h/Trevor!!!.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisw5bhE18ZbMpGEKD9w_aJrwXxBkcGFyeq_S3ZNAAS6vp1vLROpB-Y37CHefmP2cX6J_nZiQ1QTyiZfPxxQvmKSqLwPVV-3o_m6Fn5cvvFAhy9MEGsJg4fmXBm_mibLbQm-WyT3AmzSmMg/s400/Trevor!!!.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432772559844932386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >"I saw the performance last night with my daughter and husband and we were each deeply</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >moved and impressed. <span style="font-weight: bold;">What you have done here is big, really BIG</span>. This performance breaks down barriers and halts judgments. It opens our minds and hearts to each other while showing how we each have the ability to change ourselves and our world for the bet</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >ter. </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >I hope this show is ongoing and travels far. </span></span> <div face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Congratulations and thank you"</span></span></div> <div style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">- Tanya</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Baccarat</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">THEATER REVIEW<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Email excerpt from a staff person at THE MARY ISAAK CENTER to executive director of the <span>Committee On The Shelterless </span>JOHN RECORDS:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihe8F2YvTYFWjzA1M8O0yjlFqIfCTmu48_Rh872qM9k4R4gIYLPrslskXLngOXj-gcRdC2TI8o3CSBJ8sxINyHrETd9A21TmIQOVJIFUAs46WT1c4QQaanuv6teibuSxMSXMvgJKNv2DPQ/s1600-h/Push+his+Envelope.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihe8F2YvTYFWjzA1M8O0yjlFqIfCTmu48_Rh872qM9k4R4gIYLPrslskXLngOXj-gcRdC2TI8o3CSBJ8sxINyHrETd9A21TmIQOVJIFUAs46WT1c4QQaanuv6teibuSxMSXMvgJKNv2DPQ/s400/Push+his+Envelope.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432773294095924306" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >"This was <span style="font-weight: bold;">an </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">a</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">ll-tim</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">e spectacular event</span> at MIC! We filled all of our chairs, so I expect the count was somewhere arou</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >nd 70-80 people. .... The members received it well and I think that the subject matter </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >was maybe a little too c</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >lose to home, but it was softened by the fact that 10-17 year olds were delivering the message. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lots of tear</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">s and applause</span>."</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">THEATER REVIEW</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnPJVE5jr43h8W5q1LfoDCRPS8RpgBAu1DwoEfMdCBoQgUGph6fcfwM4dn9C7kGcvXOvDZmVniatWmL9BoWLRI9d2KZ_RmvEHgG74npAj-WtfYENh0nk0QEw1GuxTId0FP_g0xGmvCe_G/s1600-h/Lily+%26+Amanda+PHOENIX.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnPJVE5jr43h8W5q1LfoDCRPS8RpgBAu1DwoEfMdCBoQgUGph6fcfwM4dn9C7kGcvXOvDZmVniatWmL9BoWLRI9d2KZ_RmvEHgG74npAj-WtfYENh0nk0QEw1GuxTId0FP_g0xGmvCe_G/s400/Lily+%26+Amanda+PHOENIX.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432778678002954402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">"This is one of the most effective approa</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">ches to education I've ever seen."</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />- John Records, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Executive Director of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Committee O</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">n The Shelterles</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">s</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">THEATER REVIEW</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pLYNEEQ_HbWryPvJIO74GtyLNropjAIURbS0BptAIoG6rH_6XQf6njwDti7QhXRnhczvfbpxMGXa2vx4BoT0Ti2e6NRtukEaVLA6cVuVm_BEsPasXoIgIHTBe0qhc7hp3QV9vy-BFHeX/s1600-h/090726_0757.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pLYNEEQ_HbWryPvJIO74GtyLNropjAIURbS0BptAIoG6rH_6XQf6njwDti7QhXRnhczvfbpxMGXa2vx4BoT0Ti2e6NRtukEaVLA6cVuVm_BEsPasXoIgIHTBe0qhc7hp3QV9vy-BFHeX/s400/090726_0757.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432775850645810498" border="0" /></a><div style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Habit Project turned out to be a serious, funny, enlightening an</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d entertaining </span><span style="font-size:130%;">exploration of </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;font-size:130%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1248728202_0" >human nature</span><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > There are very few </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >'enrichment-type' programs that can provide this depth of experience and understanding. You helped to empower all of our children to make good choices and develop </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1248728202_1" >good </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1248728202_1" >habits</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. Thank y</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ou so much! It was a great experience and we look forward to future productions.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">~ Theresa Quinlan</span></div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> (Emily's mom)</span></div> <div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">THEATER REVIEW</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mkTwpx6BN92dKylXSfpfsdaEtqulpCbG3i3inMXh2krcvH06TE2hOY5iCgsfPgq7gaHBcpM0l9s-6SHN-A-iHutTiGB9gwCjzbBL5hyJVsQCNFrZDNvV7_Kmrdl6e-K5_PQhm7atjMY3/s1600-h/Dezi+%26+Sami.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mkTwpx6BN92dKylXSfpfsdaEtqulpCbG3i3inMXh2krcvH06TE2hOY5iCgsfPgq7gaHBcpM0l9s-6SHN-A-iHutTiGB9gwCjzbBL5hyJVsQCNFrZDNvV7_Kmrdl6e-K5_PQhm7atjMY3/s400/Dezi+%26+Sami.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432781666211048082" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >"... <span style="font-weight: bold;">a fantastic, smart, thought provoking new pla</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">y</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >performed by a cast all </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >under the age of 18. Really great stuff! </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > I can't wait for the </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >documentary!"</span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">-Robert Conard</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwxGRBQ5szhqQIOr3FkZ1sYEdUgL24BeLzt2-EY8WqPYK9F2cGXr6zKrnY1uVueVGn338sMRB6oUGjWwHrWTrQK9SM5GvG1jXHvYplv6ysGzzflmFimBGr0W2H_F-QL1FLo_PsjuRCxRn/s1600-h/Randall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwxGRBQ5szhqQIOr3FkZ1sYEdUgL24BeLzt2-EY8WqPYK9F2cGXr6zKrnY1uVueVGn338sMRB6oUGjWwHrWTrQK9SM5GvG1jXHvYplv6ysGzzflmFimBGr0W2H_F-QL1FLo_PsjuRCxRn/s400/Randall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432779503697719730" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">THEATER REVIEW</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >"Frickin fantastic! I was trying to take notes during the show! </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >It was really truly brilliant.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > They are making a documentary of the production and the entire process, so some day perhaps you can see that.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">"</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgizXjdkJ0Ygbbg6Wh2cJiMqYvFnge41Bou8Pqq2So9iYz1KoMiatkbDH0qciDmH0u2JubZqtNLl_TGzLBQlvI6cT88Sp3nJrCm9hBJoZBjw8n6UAb_9ZjoKtb1oyg4bpv0wLWx8M9zHFs/s1600-h/Molly+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgizXjdkJ0Ygbbg6Wh2cJiMqYvFnge41Bou8Pqq2So9iYz1KoMiatkbDH0qciDmH0u2JubZqtNLl_TGzLBQlvI6cT88Sp3nJrCm9hBJoZBjw8n6UAb_9ZjoKtb1oyg4bpv0wLWx8M9zHFs/s400/Molly+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432779506782708722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">-Jessica Anderson Conard</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwBO1_1wUalYtTzTC2TryEJE6TKj4mtt1kMSaHCnKdc6jAuIstE4A-CjYK9IwytZ5BgGcAC9fwOa3tcvChLEQuIpEnjdoms9HqiLZu6-frf3nH3ly38DBobHqPkLfVg3LNOAVDhvpfs0N/s1600-h/PHOENIX+Marquee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwBO1_1wUalYtTzTC2TryEJE6TKj4mtt1kMSaHCnKdc6jAuIstE4A-CjYK9IwytZ5BgGcAC9fwOa3tcvChLEQuIpEnjdoms9HqiLZu6-frf3nH3ly38DBobHqPkLfVg3LNOAVDhvpfs0N/s400/PHOENIX+Marquee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432783797948185090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">THEATER REVIEW</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >"I can not stop thinking about last night's performance, just <span style="font-weight: bold;">brillant!</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > Congratulations on pulling off such a <span style="font-weight: bold;">fantastic show!!</span>"</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">-Siggie Phillips</span><br /><span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">THEATER REVIEW</span><span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">"The Habit Project is </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >brilliant theater</span><span style="font-size:130%;">! Engaging, funny, sad, thought-provoking--and that's just th</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">e script. The young actors are equally brilliant! A must-see for anyone who can get to a show."</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br />-Barbara Shore</span><br /></div></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">THEATER REVIEW</span><span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Someone saw our show at the SF Theater Festival and blogged about it...</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV80B7vO8EDxkfpFjE9mk7nJiOuY3YwD_Qm5VE_k4Kim4ca1xgjB-JRcLAIwxjf-60Q50aXbLBAzlmfL-EAesGIr1R7lVZ9oiuNFXI67xYkwpFklU0S63IuB_fXcIZqF-QFcrs_jILpLn/s1600-h/090726_0740.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV80B7vO8EDxkfpFjE9mk7nJiOuY3YwD_Qm5VE_k4Kim4ca1xgjB-JRcLAIwxjf-60Q50aXbLBAzlmfL-EAesGIr1R7lVZ9oiuNFXI67xYkwpFklU0S63IuB_fXcIZqF-QFcrs_jILpLn/s200/090726_0740.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432785524576288850" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >"sunday i took Miles for some culture downtown, the sf free theater festival. we watched lots of adults entertaining kids--psychotic clowns, storytellers, physical comedy, pirates, jugglers. but what i loved where the kid entertainers. we saw our acquaintance isabel singing excerpts from the sound of music, an amazing grease with long-haired drummer and teenagers from the mission singing and dancing, <span style="font-weight: bold;">but my favorite was a group called the </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://thehabitproject.blogspot.com/">habit project</a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> from petaluma. they were from about 10-17, all beautiful kids in white shirts and black pants, full of joy but somber, singing and playing guitar, very adult songs about being fucked up, being in love, making stupid decisions. while listening i didn't know what the theme was but knew it was deep and the kids were special. i was ready to sign miles up, even if he would be learning about drinking and bad relationships and adult stuff. somehow it all worked, it was beautiful.</span>"</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> FROM THE BLOG... http://whereshouldwelive.blogspot.com/</span><br /><br /></div>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-45624029178396856262009-06-26T23:56:00.000-07:002009-10-30T16:43:51.095-07:00INTERVIEWEES<span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"> </span><br /><ol style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"><li>55 year-old <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recovering Addict</span> - Vicki J</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Behavioral Psychologist</span> - Dr. Linda Winter </li><li>SSU <span style="font-weight: bold;">Professor of Environmental Studies</span> - Alexandra von Meier </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_6">Martial Arts Master</span> </span>& <span style="font-weight: bold;">Author of "</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Leadership Dojo"</span> </span>- Richard Strozzi-Heckler</li><li>SSU <span style="font-weight: bold;">Professor</span> (Teacher of Teachers - <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Habit of Getting Smarter</span>) - Georgia Leyden</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Executive Director of COTS</span> (Committee on the Shelterless) - John Records</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Couples</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Therapists</span> - Corisa & Sid Aaronson</li><li>Internationally known <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_7">Playwright</span></span>, Soloist and <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_8">Director - John O'Keefe</span></li><li>UC Berkeley <span style="font-weight: bold;">Behavioral Neuro-Scientist</span> - Dr. Lucia Jacobs <span style=";font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12;color:black;" ></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Homeless </span>Recovering Addicts - Gwen & Nick </li><li> <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_9">Kaiser Permanente Health Educator</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tobacco Addiction</span>) - Lynn Zimmerman</li><li><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_10">Kaiser Permanente</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dietitian</span> - Melanie Larson</li><li>Marin <span style="font-weight: bold;">Business Coach</span> - Audrey Seymour</li><li><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_11">San Francisco <span style="font-weight: bold;">Singer/Musician/Composer</span></span> & <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recovering Addict </span>- Mark Growden</li><li>Healdsburgh <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mind/Body/Spirit Writer</span> - Pamela Bell</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Healthy Habits Coach</span> - Kathy Nichols</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yoga Master</span> - Jean Grant-Sutton</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Medical Director</span>, Petaluma Health Center - Dr. Nurit Licht</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marathon Runner</span> - Mercedes Murolo</li><li>Professional <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dancer</span> - Megan Watt</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Personal Trainer</span> - Lynda Beth Unkless</li><li>"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Gifts of Aging</span>" Group - Liz Stafford- age 73, PJ Swain - 70, Tille Cassidy - 70, and Marjorie Bair - 72.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ex-Convict, </span>Alcoholic, Recovering Addict - Phil Parfitt<br /></li><li>Recovering <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smokers</span> - William Sleeth, <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_12">Mark Nichols</span>, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_13">Sharlyn</span> Klein (and her supportive boyfriend- Joe "The Dood" Elwick) </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Teen Smoker</span> - Conor McCullaugh</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yes Man</span> - John Crowley (Aqus Cafe)<br /></li></ol>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-61436383102450945252009-03-18T00:48:00.019-07:002009-08-24T00:22:49.299-07:00Reviews: The Petaluma River Anthology<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP25WuFKgvNJN-2Skj7xBBgrvJmpFlvfloLq3g3TOqWxZ-U8ItKACGg57IriNc42KxcG8dvHLgwu0kA409A4a2oxfMtiGE5B8ZQ7Pr6w_8PSd3tnV7d4xgr6qtZno6AaXHsNLs8ME6t23A/s1600-h/HANNAH+HOGAN+River.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP25WuFKgvNJN-2Skj7xBBgrvJmpFlvfloLq3g3TOqWxZ-U8ItKACGg57IriNc42KxcG8dvHLgwu0kA409A4a2oxfMtiGE5B8ZQ7Pr6w_8PSd3tnV7d4xgr6qtZno6AaXHsNLs8ME6t23A/s400/HANNAH+HOGAN+River.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323952276120256610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_kfdWW8BjezXrBfJrlwIsSknYEl8NilCpBy3WAOLEtA38SbVFlJ1sJI33FAzeB3SV765TqybbjVhIpSfvrLbLnespNOTqkiZMEs4yZYfVAIvcwuFSPB0MKU71M5RSpdY5-XM8RPMABQo/s1600-h/P5280122.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 0); font-weight: bold;">Press Democrat</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);">By Steve Gilford</span> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080710/PT/481905333"> <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237359390_2">(Link to Review)</span></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >"...I wasn’t prepared to have one of my most moving theatrical experiences take place at a performance of young actors..."</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 64, 127);font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"...What happens is <span style="font-weight: bold;">a multi-layered theatrical experience.</span> When a pair of teenagers take on the personas of 80-year-olds they have interviewed, what comes across is not only the wisdom of the older couple but the realization that the younger actors portraying them have been exposed to that perspective and have internalized it for this production.</span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 64, 127);font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">You know they must have been changed by the experience and that this is a change they may not even be aware of for years to come. Sometimes, eight decades of experience speaking through a young adolescent is humorous; often it is moving. <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Several times during the production, I was aware that many in the audience had tears in their eyes."</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 64, 127);font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127);"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237359390_3">Jane Hamilton</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 0);">Former City Council Member, Executive Director at </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><em style="color: rgb(255, 127, 0);"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237359390_4">Rebuilding Together</span></em></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 0);font-size:100%;" > Petaluma, & a member of the board of The Phoenix Theater. </span></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127); text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127); text-align: left; font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"I was so blown away by the performance on Friday."</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127); text-align: left; font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"You are a genius!"</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127); text-align: left; font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127);">"So many people contacted me to tell me how much they loved the performance, how important they felt it was in the consciousness of our town and how much they wish their friends could have seen it."</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127); text-align: left; font-weight: normal;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >"It had so much heart and soul and really showed Petaluma as it is."</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eileen Morris</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 0);">COTS (Committee on the Shelterless)</span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127);">"I cannot stop thinking about your show. The kids were marvelous, and the way you wove it together was witty and touching. It was a </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237346790_1">real love letter</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 64, 127);"> to the town, the subjects and the kids. Congratulations."</span> </span></p>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-74186252725529335022009-03-18T00:48:00.017-07:002010-01-31T12:28:39.155-08:00John O'Keefe Interview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiht0bvhkWkQydjMO6dYx6O1ny9AimqMH1tznXsNq3XsaVG01Ja4LkXdoB4H1oJdfFmAQLlwyMNp5gEAPf5wprzqChwhp1CIYNHLZzXv805WC4h2WuWwz02toRIa5pHNpXSa5jTa8HArCdv/s1600-h/HABIT+O%27KEEFE+wide+all+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiht0bvhkWkQydjMO6dYx6O1ny9AimqMH1tznXsNq3XsaVG01Ja4LkXdoB4H1oJdfFmAQLlwyMNp5gEAPf5wprzqChwhp1CIYNHLZzXv805WC4h2WuWwz02toRIa5pHNpXSa5jTa8HArCdv/s400/HABIT+O%27KEEFE+wide+all+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343166680901314162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN04-TIfCuoly9GfCkik0SX6JueuuOkVEFRd-Q39KWsBRdHG248Q4UhzZkJHzS2ZQmv2CczL9PUbviViXfMGfVtgz2izR6_NMPZzr9fhn-6toul2ZoyZY_oFVYdLZWnFacvmOEMjZqCMxM/s1600-h/habit+O%27KEEFE+%26+GROVE+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN04-TIfCuoly9GfCkik0SX6JueuuOkVEFRd-Q39KWsBRdHG248Q4UhzZkJHzS2ZQmv2CczL9PUbviViXfMGfVtgz2izR6_NMPZzr9fhn-6toul2ZoyZY_oFVYdLZWnFacvmOEMjZqCMxM/s400/habit+O%27KEEFE+%26+GROVE+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342814542079740802" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">17 year old Scott Grove interviewed and will portray the brilliant and famous playwright John O'Keefe</span><br /><br /></div>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-70169278520254309282009-03-18T00:48:00.015-07:002010-01-31T12:32:51.629-08:00ADDICTION<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">The cast discusses the power of addiction</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu7bmBQzpSkVdw-F-QfN0e1RO7aTrU8io23PWAfyfrLwyNZjo3guWC8WXDvsm54dFBZ6JnE-J8ULzNe2uDq1ujmWkFF19ky_PSktmxah2VQupBJas2XBzLV_TxB2hrojt97R_l2ET8rUk/s1600-h/090429_0042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu7bmBQzpSkVdw-F-QfN0e1RO7aTrU8io23PWAfyfrLwyNZjo3guWC8WXDvsm54dFBZ6JnE-J8ULzNe2uDq1ujmWkFF19ky_PSktmxah2VQupBJas2XBzLV_TxB2hrojt97R_l2ET8rUk/s400/090429_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334107946224661106" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">Cameras rolling... all is fodder for our live play and documentary film</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLSo7hyhDGZiHI3mD5iy-UUSl5JHo5DEJ78evcM598ErBORKDGfwvL-wyKn-J1OwxPglcCRc8wiSYFyDXUNINDc0csEScJThUGvEpAOESBlT9CB_EuMujZDjR1BmYocFGxFkqTFaHZzBo/s1600-h/090429_0136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLSo7hyhDGZiHI3mD5iy-UUSl5JHo5DEJ78evcM598ErBORKDGfwvL-wyKn-J1OwxPglcCRc8wiSYFyDXUNINDc0csEScJThUGvEpAOESBlT9CB_EuMujZDjR1BmYocFGxFkqTFaHZzBo/s400/090429_0136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334289725114412866" border="0" /></a><br /></div>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-30224104384744946082009-03-18T00:48:00.011-07:002010-08-05T11:45:45.487-07:00A New Song for The HABIT Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqP_hEyPWHa8a3fDLl14VX-V0-F8lTP82lWVaoBowvA0NnEtCWgi-8rDBBNrDfjbYLCgxDGMB8J8yIHah73amOn0ktQ0OH25hHRA2ol4Mw8v2c73jLjxJPvAk3WXpOMt-9SVhQOfy3iN4/s1600-h/090429_0094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiAOkFAeSl-le9XMf_cc7qGIm0obt4SsMmFtS7nXAp9nVRrQpj4jdWL7aYik6GyyznyyKEB_vHYD-wUl1CResknOhd1h-oaaO0a4he5aZ-gr-0lhXOP8D5fyh-Dgy8ybHcC9zdL8kfK0C/s400/090429_0178_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334823560819119330" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Conor was interviewed by the cast and was asked to quit smoking </span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C_phiq-Tb9ftSya5BfQ7HnY6XskI5kIpsE4Nz5chTQN_bY9In6GOrf6Kb7Vj0HYjk6cCJKFI0mIzA0LLdRjgqe4DMyjqwEqWDBzwL8ahh1sq3WNQU65aYAiPfmvLg0wEGiMlLB2BUglb/s1600-h/090429_0160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C_phiq-Tb9ftSya5BfQ7HnY6XskI5kIpsE4Nz5chTQN_bY9In6GOrf6Kb7Vj0HYjk6cCJKFI0mIzA0LLdRjgqe4DMyjqwEqWDBzwL8ahh1sq3WNQU65aYAiPfmvLg0wEGiMlLB2BUglb/s400/090429_0160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334819401073782834" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Conor answers questions and talks about his smoking habit.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4y1n3pSzLuBhjGY1icReEm1sggL988vJBbFrZjuTRdrltoM_wP_u42f1HO0bXZfElTNRSylzweAph7JNvpu9JybupHP0GtUJeSePQXmtRXIiUVuyod062MhuA-mhDQH7IJltthKP7vW7/s1600-h/090429_0161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4y1n3pSzLuBhjGY1icReEm1sggL988vJBbFrZjuTRdrltoM_wP_u42f1HO0bXZfElTNRSylzweAph7JNvpu9JybupHP0GtUJeSePQXmtRXIiUVuyod062MhuA-mhDQH7IJltthKP7vW7/s400/090429_0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334819399353261842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVaMgoPAWJQD3dGOCnaQnoCB7O4SJC0TY1b_2ekChOtFycds1cGQhRGjiufp8arYeEU9dhAQ1tfQnJkH1j-Nbmf8lE1Ryou8n_dY2z3G71-iVyRlNTIsm8qyNv9b4FSJiXx6t3_UeF-60/s1600-h/090429_0211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVaMgoPAWJQD3dGOCnaQnoCB7O4SJC0TY1b_2ekChOtFycds1cGQhRGjiufp8arYeEU9dhAQ1tfQnJkH1j-Nbmf8lE1Ryou8n_dY2z3G71-iVyRlNTIsm8qyNv9b4FSJiXx6t3_UeF-60/s400/090429_0211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334820438344595362" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Dezi Gallegos challenges Conor with his soon-to-be famous<br />"Rice & Cheese for Breakfast Forever" theory<br /><br /></span> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTDiIbuolEipJML2W5t2Z7P08jA9jvv44QpnK-kUox8hl3h9onCM2hnMxHvqLgB9lbi-3KNMJGKmjFoX3bKGMC6TBSDYqtzJ1l4TdctggDyWdyObruCh0gxJai5ih9PeWiRfbDUiVkriE/s1600-h/090429_0237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTDiIbuolEipJML2W5t2Z7P08jA9jvv44QpnK-kUox8hl3h9onCM2hnMxHvqLgB9lbi-3KNMJGKmjFoX3bKGMC6TBSDYqtzJ1l4TdctggDyWdyObruCh0gxJai5ih9PeWiRfbDUiVkriE/s400/090429_0237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334822776484465506" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Group hug.<br />Conor is loved and supported and free to smoke his little heart out </span> </div>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-9514655687175958422009-03-18T00:48:00.007-07:002010-08-05T11:49:26.033-07:00DOCUMENTARY FILM<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY4PBltqbcN7UR8-J3pNEvMufO71G40ThykAmlZ3bYtNAaxdh0DiyhlE7jS_lcqRM6b7baSkcYkTOAwT_EoRZxdcNs4u7LQSv41cLTv_zFak3oBxRV1WdW5bikZq9_q6HElYjUuBpnUfA/s1600-h/090429_0039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY4PBltqbcN7UR8-J3pNEvMufO71G40ThykAmlZ3bYtNAaxdh0DiyhlE7jS_lcqRM6b7baSkcYkTOAwT_EoRZxdcNs4u7LQSv41cLTv_zFak3oBxRV1WdW5bikZq9_q6HElYjUuBpnUfA/s400/090429_0039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334841022209992802" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >A <span style="font-weight: bold;">documentary film</span> is being made to submit to film festivals all over the world.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxUuw3DD48mgyqT5QZkea_laS-XRpaKDep3zIqzG5h-egcqRegsFnwwj9ftYGUlO6J2Gwde5pyPbZbqbEjhNm8lgJe-kh0QBe9QvqPbqOypEu9R1aq2SerrRx0bAtPHevVmkXFaqGnTgm/s1600-h/090429_0181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxUuw3DD48mgyqT5QZkea_laS-XRpaKDep3zIqzG5h-egcqRegsFnwwj9ftYGUlO6J2Gwde5pyPbZbqbEjhNm8lgJe-kh0QBe9QvqPbqOypEu9R1aq2SerrRx0bAtPHevVmkXFaqGnTgm/s400/090429_0181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334841024974853122" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Student Cinematographer Jake Edwards </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">shoots the cast discussion about the power of addiction</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7ORC4KGyk_ZEyg5clDEkbYucgqzygC_nMilT1RUJvr7mF-zhqcBNQQDyxIuR0cI7fAS1hubnSO_ifKkEg00o2B_EhgLCtJLr5y0WAy47eoxDDfilzdTfgjrDsctXjOzUrtGsgasJ5DRs/s1600-h/090429_0206.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 101px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7ORC4KGyk_ZEyg5clDEkbYucgqzygC_nMilT1RUJvr7mF-zhqcBNQQDyxIuR0cI7fAS1hubnSO_ifKkEg00o2B_EhgLCtJLr5y0WAy47eoxDDfilzdTfgjrDsctXjOzUrtGsgasJ5DRs/s400/090429_0206.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334841027766561010" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Student Cinematographer Kian Crowley plans his next shot</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXYtUFYabvCKsWO_O5rYQSSfbNZMdbtRX27-DTjQiA4sTWaT2eG2it0R3mAdbtopQvaBfD6XN4Bre5urzhQswiZYw9xZYCqS0IKfMevErAhtmnqgVXQmZOK0Oo2p49kjx1tXbemVKx5MX/s1600-h/090429_0147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXYtUFYabvCKsWO_O5rYQSSfbNZMdbtRX27-DTjQiA4sTWaT2eG2it0R3mAdbtopQvaBfD6XN4Bre5urzhQswiZYw9xZYCqS0IKfMevErAhtmnqgVXQmZOK0Oo2p49kjx1tXbemVKx5MX/s400/090429_0147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334841025882285554" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">11 year old Emma Mantoani interviewed & will portray 73 year old dancer and retired teacher Elizabeth Stafford about habitual thinking and habits for a fulfilling life</span><br /></div>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-31391330802598924372009-03-18T00:41:00.000-07:002009-07-16T10:42:28.917-07:00DIRECTORIAL TEAM<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Creator & Director:</span> Brian Glenn Bryson<br />(Founder & Artistic Director of The WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Company)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assistant Director/Production Manager:</span> Rebekah Rentzel<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music Director:</span> Julie Lewis <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Assistant:</span> Amy Hogan<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Original Songs</span> by Brian Glenn Bryson & Mark Nichols; Audrey Tatum, Hannah Hogan, & Chris Samson<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Associate Producer:</span> Seong Yun Brown<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Student Cinematographers: </span>Randall Brown, Molly Haas, Kian Crowley, & Jake Edwards<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Choreographers:</span> Michele Place & Elizabeth Stafford (NIA Dance), Jean Grant-Sutton (Yoga Master), Megan Watt (Professional Dancer and Choreographer), Jennifer Jaffe (Professional Dancer and Choreographer), and Hillary Bensky (Choreographer, recent graduate of SSU)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Special Thanks: </span> David Brown, Andrew Martin, Al & Katie Haas, Karen Penley, John Crowley, Karyl Powers, Maureen Highland, and Bronwen BrysonWALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-5675098591597779872009-03-09T22:05:00.000-07:002010-08-05T11:51:55.765-07:00PERFORMANCES<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04ci5gPwuTk2dlxtgCL7U6OHBXufcPiSzfSaY4DfGG4CcivV0p-Dz-3f6bOneOvVPB3pgdDvkd6dnJuw-yMadtv2URDlS5aTC4hAcUNtyHlq3JgoShTw3dvF_t6zrAHU4mzszmhcPohFv/s1600-h/elephant-with-tusks-615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04ci5gPwuTk2dlxtgCL7U6OHBXufcPiSzfSaY4DfGG4CcivV0p-Dz-3f6bOneOvVPB3pgdDvkd6dnJuw-yMadtv2URDlS5aTC4hAcUNtyHlq3JgoShTw3dvF_t6zrAHU4mzszmhcPohFv/s400/elephant-with-tusks-615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326896658110720162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">PERFORMANCES</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">The WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">The Theater District</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">25 <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_16">Petaluma</span> Blvd South, Space D</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">DATES: </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">July 10, 11 & 12</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TIME: 8pm, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TICKETS: $15</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">AQUS CAFE</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_17">189 H St, Petaluma</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_18">707-778-6060</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">DATES: </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">July 14 & 15</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TIME: 8pm<br />TICKETS: $15</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;">SAN ANTONIO HIGH SCHOOL</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">DATE: <span style="font-weight: bold;">July 16</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TIME: 2:30pm</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">PRIVATE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">THE PHOENIX THEATER</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Located in downtown Petaluma’s historic<br />Hill Opera House</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">201 Washington Street</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">DATES: </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">July 17 & 18</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TIME: 8pm</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TICKETS: $15</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">PETALUMA FARMER'S MARKET</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">CONCERT<br />Songs from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Habit Project<br /></span><span>DATE: <span style="font-weight: bold;">July 13</span><br />TIME: 5:30-6pm</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Free</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">COTS<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Committee On The Shelterless</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Mary Isaak Center<br />DATE: Wednesday,</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"> JULY 22nd<br />TIME: 7pm<br /><br />CINNABAR THEATER</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">3333 Petaluma Blvd. North</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">DATE: </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">July 24 & 25</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TIME: 8pm</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TICKETS: $15</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">CALL NOW to RESERVE TICKETS </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_20">707-763-8920</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243971240_21"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SAN FRANCISCO THEATER FESTIVAL</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >Zeum Amphitheater</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">DATE: <span style="font-weight: bold;">July 26</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">TIME: 3:20 pm</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">30 minute version</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 64, 127);"><br /></span></div>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-20209472961148369472008-11-16T23:58:00.000-08:002010-08-05T12:18:46.318-07:00CONTACT<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi310STwScDKHRgVx7jWBNsJbHAZawGanwUBCNDxruNuT5QyKrhiN98BFqQ-0wdUGfGLanZdVDYaUBnoHJLbioBffT9PaWGCk_-aZpjK2Dx_iWpQ1FV0zxXzZ07i1XxG2P0APRdhXmVkBj/s1600-h/IMG_0477.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi310STwScDKHRgVx7jWBNsJbHAZawGanwUBCNDxruNuT5QyKrhiN98BFqQ-0wdUGfGLanZdVDYaUBnoHJLbioBffT9PaWGCk_-aZpjK2Dx_iWpQ1FV0zxXzZ07i1XxG2P0APRdhXmVkBj/s320/IMG_0477.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326586608199949250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Brian Glenn Bryson</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Founder & Artistic Director</span><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51); font-size: 85%;">Brian<b>@WalkingELEPHANT.</b>org<br />707-795-7675</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Photography by Rosemarie Lion/</span><span style=";font-family:";" > <a rel="nofollow"><span style="color: rgb(148, 138, 84);">www.LionPhotography.com</span></a></span></span></p></div></div>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062592972890683570.post-16801204850398749612008-11-16T19:17:00.000-08:002010-10-15T20:23:48.591-07:00Mission<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Walking Elephant Theatre Company</span> guides actors 7 to 17 years old out of the classroom and into real-world, project-based education experiences that connect them with their local and global communities to explore compelling social issues.<br /><br />Cast members interview relevant community members about "the elephant in the room" -discrimination, bullying, homophobia, habits, special education - to create “word-for-word” documentary theatre and films.<br /><br />These potent, moving, and hilarious plays and movies, made with integrity and economy, are then presented in theatres, schools, and film festivals around the world.<br /><br />We do this because it is the most effective approach to education we have ever experienced, and because we believe it fosters a world of empathic human beings at peace with each other and themselves.</span>WALKING ELEPHANT Theatre Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13057079157590603265noreply@blogger.com0