FEED: Preserve

August 25, 2013

 

Failure, A Love Story
By Philip Dawkins
Direction by Amanda Berg Wilson

At The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder
October 2013

Music Direction by Nina Rolle
Production by McPherson Horle
Assistant Direction by Nikola Halse
Costumes by Annabel Louise Reader
Lighting by Jess Buttery
Set by Sean Cochran of Enigma Concepts
Stage Mangement by Andrew Bakehouse

Featuring Joan Bruemmer-Holden, Ed Cord, Crystal Eisele Meridith Crosley Grundei, Michelle Hurtubise, Trina Magness, Jeremy Make, Jason Maxwell, Nina Rolle, and Ryan Wuestewald

Set in a clock shop by the Chicago River in 1928, “Failure: A Love Story” is a magical, musical fable about the triumphs, aspirations, and untimely deaths of the three Fail sisters, and the man who loved them all. Nelly was the first of the Fail girls to die, followed soon after by her sisters, Jenny June and Gerty. As with many unforeseen circumstances in life–blunt objects, disappearances and consumption–they never saw death coming.
“A wholly wonderful show that is profound, yet at the very same time whimsical beyond all imagining — a show in which time is of the essence, and in which love and death (especially death that comes suddenly and prematurely) conjoin in the strangest yet most beautiful of waltzes.”—Hedy Weiss, The Chicago Sun-Times

Saturday show include food from RollinGreens and beer from WildWoods Brewery, with design from Stephanie Waddell of Agnes & Hoss

 

 

FEED: Short and Sweet

 

There Is A Happiness That Morning Is
By Mickle Maher
Direction by Meridith Crosley Grundei

At The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder
March 7 – March 30, 2014

Music Direction and Composition by Gary Grundei
Community Meal Direction by Lauren Shepard Wilkinson
Composition and Music Direction by Gary Grundei
Costume Design by Meridith Crosley Grundei
Lighting Design by Erika Kae
Set Design by Brian Miller
Stage Management by Bobbi Kaye Kupfner
Production by Sara McPherson Horle

Featuring Amanda Berg Wilson, Jeremy Make, and Jim Walker

“[R]ich, funny, and more heartbreaking than ever… If the American theater harbors a precedent for Mickle Maher’s astonishing play…I’ve never found it.” Justin Hayward, Chicago Reader
THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS by Mickle Maher is a comedy in rhymed verse told via two lectures on the poetry of William Blake: one given in the morning by Bernard, a middle-aged, barely published poet of scant scholarship, on the Songs of Innocence, and the other in the afternoon by his lover, Ellen, a reputable Ph.D., on the Songs of Experience. Having engaged the evening before in a highly inappropriate display of public affection on the main lawn of their rural New England campus, the two undergraduate lecturers must now, in class, either apologize for their behavior or effectively justify it if they want to keep their jobs.

Saturday night performances feature pre-show cocktails sponsored by B town wine + spirits, and a post-show community meal with a show-inspired menu by Heirloom Food Truck, a special release beer created just for the show by Wild Woods Brewery, and beautiful table design by Stephanie Waddell of Agnes & Hoss!

 

FEED: Mountain
Theatrical Direction by Amanda Berg Wilson

Event Direction by Lauren Shepard
Culinary Magic by several surprise guest chefs with Pastry Chef Kathy Moore
Music Direction by Ben Berg Wilson
Table Design by Stephanie Waddell of Agnes & Hoss

Featuring Chicago guest musicians Colby Beserra and Matt Reed

American food, booze, and revelation, in a four-course seated dinner at the historical Altona Grange Hall! Featuring cocktails from Suerte Tequila, beers from Wild Woods Brewery, and several surprise courses by guest chefs! At the charming 117 year old Altona Grange, the historic meeting house of the once-town Altona, guests will be treated to a seated, four-course dinner pairing food, beverage, performance, and live music, all of which will explore the regional cuisine of the United States. Tickets include food, drink, performance, and incredible community.

In FEED: Mountain, we will journey across the United States, exploring not only regional cuisine, but also how this country’s incredible geography defines its indelible character.