S.O.S. Series of Soirees, Teatre Petit
*** LINEUP AS OF 2/14/08 ***
Puppet's Revenge - MC's and general rowdiness
Lisa Carman - singer/songwriter
Ann Filemyr - performance artist (pronounced FILLmeyer)
Karen Edwards - group improv (with Gudrun and Wally)
Alexa Bauer - monologue
Amanda Baglione - singer/songwriter
Surprise guest (as long as his visa comes through) - Gandhi !!!
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What do you do on cold winter Sunday afternoons??? If you are like most of us, maybe you go to a movie or watch sports on TV, read a book, dream about a beach in Mexico, make endless cups of tea. Do any of these activities really satisfy the hunger to talk with other people, laugh with other people, enjoy the warmth of other people? Not for us.
In the old times, before TV, video games and cheap airfares, people gathered together in small theaters or community rooms. Gathered to meet each other, tell stories, play music, have fun (si non e vero, ben trobato)(if it’s not true, the image is beautiful). If there was a movie, the experience was completely different from today’s multiplex. People brought their dinner, and everyone talked and laughed out loud. They had fun, shared energy and ended feeling warm inside. There was little distance between audience and performer.
We’ve been thinking about this for some time and finally we decided to start a “Series of Soirees” that we’ve named S.O.S. - Teatre Petit… a time and place to come together to enjoy each other’s talents and energy. A place where sometimes you are in the audience, and sometimes on the stage. Both roles completely active. Each soiree will be about 2 hours long, ending with wine, cheese and grapes (uvas, vino y quesos siempre saben a besos). Each performer will have 10-15 minutes, and all the proceeds ($10 adults, $5 teens, kids FREE!) will be divided among the performers. And what kind of performers? Anything that can fit on a small stage… comedy, poetry, improv, theater, music, dance, puppetry, spoken word and others. All ages welcome both as audience and performers. Each soiree will have a theme to stimulate your imaginations, not to limit your ideas. We’ve booked the cozy old train station at Eldorado for Sunday, Feb. 17th from 4-6:30 pm for the first Soiree.
Anyone who is interested in performing please send an email to rondans@yahoo.com or call 505-216-0882. It’s first come, first served, so if you want to perform, call early. Also, the train station holds about 60 people, so it would be good to call ahead to reserve a seat in the audience.
To get to the train station take 25 North to the Eldorado exit (285 south). Turn right at the first traffic light on Ave. Amistad. Go 1.3 miles and you'll see the community center on the right (just before the stop sign). Turn right into the parking lot. |
Date(s): 2/17/08. Album by Ron Dans and Laia Obregon-Dans. 1 - 7 of 7 Total. |
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