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Damn the Man returns tonight at BIG STAR

By Emily, on November 10th, 2012%

DAMN THE MAN comes back tonight for our second weekend. We’re doing tonight’s show at Big Star and we haven’t done a show in the Heights in awhile so we’re exciiiiited. The show is outdoors but it’s been so nice outside lately AND Big Star has a firepit. Here’s a picture.

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Damn the Man opens this week!

By Emily, on October 30th, 2012%

Damn the Man opens this Thursday! The first weekend is at our Grown-up Storytime home, Rudyard’s British Pub, second weekend over at Big Star Bar in the Heights, and the third weekend at Cactus music.

For this show we edited Empire Records down and re-interpret it live with new dialogue, commentary . . . → Read More: Damn the Man opens this week!

Damn the Man

By Emily, on October 24th, 2012%

Soon! So soon…

New show and GUST is turning 50

By Emily, on October 3rd, 2012%

We started rehearsals this week for the next Benshi show. We take a film, edit it down to about an hour, and have a team on stage who re-interpret/provide dialogue/sing songs/be cool. It’s awesome and this year we’re doing Empire Records. The 90′s!

AND Grown-up Storytime turns 50 this month. FIFTY. You should send us . . . → Read More: New show and GUST is turning 50

We’re doing Mijo again!

By Emily, on April 30th, 2012%

Great news! We loved Mijo so much we are doing it again (and also maybe because we need to get a video recording) and we’re opening it up for an audience.

The show starts at 8pm at Rudyard’s British Pub and is $5.

We love this show and are so happy to be able to . . . → Read More: We’re doing Mijo again!

Mijo opens TOMORROW!

By Emily, on March 8th, 2012%

It’s true. The wait is over. Mijo opens tomorrow.

In Japan, the concept of a “Benshi” show consists of performers reinterpreting western movies to help an eastern audience have a better understanding of the plot. In America, the concept of a “Benshi” show consists of BooTown Theatre company taking a kick-ass . . . → Read More: Mijo opens TOMORROW!

MIJO

By Emily, on March 1st, 2012%

Grown-up Storytime on break

By Emily, on February 27th, 2012%

Thanks for making these past Grown-up Storytimes the raddest we’ve had, ever. We’re taking a little break from GUST until May, which means you have two whole months to write us a story and send it in. Here’s where you can submit it online.

While we’re breaking from GUST we are working on MIJO, a . . . → Read More: Grown-up Storytime on break

Roadhouse…It’s Coming for You.

By Emily, on January 30th, 2012%

Happy New Year!

By Emily, on January 4th, 2012%

The first half of BooTown’s season has been pretty rad, and it’s probably gonna be even rad-er in 2012.

The Grown-up Storytime Series is ever-growing, ever-entertaining, ever-vigilant. We did a puppet show for the first time! And it was actually pretty cool. There are puppets hanging everywhere in my house, but whatever. Now we are . . . → Read More: Happy New Year!