week one
Shalee Mae Cole
"(re)cover: The Campaign"
Meadowbrook Guild Bounty Board Typically Meadowbrook is a safe and attractive community full of loving families and giggling children. But as of a week ago, a scourge, believed to be magical in nature, has suddenly appeared in our neighborhood. Passersby are reporting radiated debris covering blighted plant life and a revolting stench. Without witnesses or evidence of an inciting event, We cannot say how the scourge appeared in sleepy Meadowbrook. The Guild has researched recent and historical records of the area, but believe magic is affecting the community’s memory, as no one can place what was there before. We fear that the scourge will spread and could cause complete decimation. Seeking: Two seasoned surveyors with experience investigating unusual and necrotic events. Mission: Enter the scourge, identify the cause, and report expert recommendations to the guild for immediate action. ______________________________________________________________________ (re)cover: The Campaign is a performative role-playing story. Created by Shalee Mae Cole and determined by two new guests every night before a live audience. Shalee's WEBSITE |
Guest Artist Info:
Writer/Performer (The GM): Shalee Cole Mauleón Director: Lauren Edson Dramaturg: Margo Gray Dramaturg/Projections Design: Daniel Cole Mauleón Guest Performers: Meghan Wolff - Nov. 10 Jen Scott - Nov. 10 Mykel Pennington - Nov. 11 Anthony Sisler-Neuman - Nov. 11 Eric Siegel - Nov. 12 Heather Burmeister - Nov. 12 Denzel Belin - Nov. 13 Phil Schramm - Nov. 13 |
d. allen
"NET/WORK: As Below"
D. Allen will present a new work entitled NET/WORK: As Below. NET/WORK is an ever-growing constellation of queer disabled works that span multiple media and forms. All pieces in the NET/WORK family are informed by Ellen Samuels’ concept “crip time” and Mia Mingus’ term “access intimacy,” which examine the ways that time moves differently for disabled body-minds and name the need for care and intimacy in disability access. At its heart, NET/WORK is a survival strategy that brings hidden aspects of disabled life into public view-–daily medications, physical therapy, hours spent in the bed and bath by necessity, virtual and imagined forms of connection—to heal the shame and isolation that those of us living with illness often face. The performance also contains elements of solo dance, original textiles installed onstage, and the experimental use of sound, light, and projection. At its core, this work is a scathing response to ableism in the pandemic age. Many tell us that we’re better off dead, that our survival requires too many resources, that we don't contribute enough, so D. takes that bullshit underground. But instead of decomposing, they find new comfort and connection in the deep dark dirt. We are often told that our labor isn’t valuable, that our limitations define us—so D. takes a page out of Eddie Ndopu’s book and follows queer disabled wisdom into the atmosphere and beyond. Those who refuse to accept us into their spaces tell us that “real” writers and artists sit at desks, work outside their homes, and meet specific expectations of professionalism and productivity—so D. takes their ass to a bed onstage for all to see. D. Allen's WEBSITE |
week two
marcela michelle
G.E.M.N.I II
-- I'm no longer interested in the question of convincing the other do not justify me Working towards a we is dangerous work Intimacy Risk Sure My legs are shorter now My hips wider bustle slipping parasol Is she a visitor or permanent installation We tend to each other Ghosts falls short Foil for now Foil yourself varying depths Foil them Foil the hairless arm the mammalian head wherever the thing lies What good is the effort without the bar -- Following up on her first short film G.E.M.N.I. (created for Red Eye’s NW4W WIP), Marcela Michelle presents the next chapter in her ongoing series on im/mutability, simultaneity, and The Host. -- |
photo: Awa Mallly
Marcela Michelle is a transdisciplinary artist/educator/administrator. She is currently the Executive Artistic Director of Lightning Rod, working alongside Co-AD Keila Anali Saucedo to provide opportunities for QTGNC Artists and Activists creating culture and change in the twin cities. For this work Lightning Rod most recently received the Seeding Cultural Treasures award from Propel Nonprofits. From 2016 on, she worked extensively with 20% Theatre Company, ultimately becoming Artistic Director in 2019 till its sunsetting in 2021. She is a teaching artist in residence with the Hennepin Theater Trust and teaches regularly on a wide range of subjects touching artistry, equity, and administration. Her work has been presented by Walker Art Center, Red Eye Theater, Guthrie Theater’s Dowling Studio, Pangea World Theater, Rough Magic Performance Company, Wanderlust Productions, Dykes do Drag, The Minneapolis Burlesque Festival, Mixed Blood Theater, Pillsbury House + Theatre, and more.
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