Der Vorfuhreffekt Theatre's May tour of The 7 Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act: May tour begins now! To keep up to date, visit www.vorfuhreffekt.com also, see below! [Note: All shows start at 8pm (really) unless otherwise noted. Suggested ticket prices vary, but no one turned away for lack of moolah.] Fri, May 3: Flint, MI (as part of the Free City Public Art Festival, 9pm at 605 Stone Street) Sat, May 4: Flint, MI *Free DIY-theater Workshop* (as part of the Free City Public Art Festival, 1 – 5 pm at Chevy-in-the-Hole) [Also, by popular demand, a special midnight bonus showing of the play at 605 Stone Street] Sun, May 5: Flint, MI *Free DIY-theater Workshop* (as part of the Free City Public Art Festival, 1 – 5 pm at Chevy-in-the-Hole) Mon, May 6: Muskegan, MI (at Harbor UUC, 1296 Montgomery Ave) *7pm!! Early show! Tue, May 7: Grand Rapids, MI (at the DAAC, 115 S. Division) Wed, May 8: Chicago, Il (at Roxaboxen, 2130 W 21st St) Thur, May 9: St Louis, MO (at the Revisionist Inn, 1950 Cherokee St) Fri, May 10: Kansas City, MO (7:30pm at HoopDog Studio, 3308 Troost Ave) *7:30!! Early show! Sat, May 11: Columbia, MO (303 S. Glenwood Ave, a backyard!) Sun, May 12: Fairfield, IA (at the Beauty Shop, 60 W Burlington Ave) Mon, May 13: Milwaukee, WI (at the Pink House, 601 E Wright St) Early show!! 7pm!! Tues, May 14: Carbondale, IL (at the Kleinau Theater) Wed, May 15: Memphis, TN (at the Court House Cooperative, 1577 Court Ave) Thur, May 16: Oxford, MS (The Powerhouse. 7pm show!!) Huntsville, AL (2020 Sewanee Rd, a backyard) Sat, May 18: Bloomington, IN (Rachel’s Cafe. 8:30pm) Sun, May 19: Columbus, OH (It Looks Like it’s Open, 13 E Tulane St.)) Mon, May 20: Detroit, MI (at the Jam Handy, 2900 E Grand Blvd) Wed, May 22: No show! But! Donna will be giving a lecture on Time Management at the Wham City Lecture Series in Baltimore! Thur, May 23: Asheville, NC (at the Toy Boat, 101 Fairview Road) Fri, May 24: Damascus, VA (at the Mountain Justice Summer Camp) *Late show! Not 8pm! Sat, May 25: Dowelltown, TN (at IDA) Sun, May 26: Chattanooga, TN (at ARTIFACT 1080 Duncan ave. 7pm show!) Mon, May 27: Atlanta, GA (TBA) Tue, May 28: Gainesville, FL (F.L.A. Gallery, 10 Main St) Wed, May 29: Lake Worth, FL (TBA) Fri, May 31: Cumberland Island, GA (no show) Sat, June 1: Charleston, SC (TBA) Sun, June 2: Richmond, VA (TBA) Fri, June 7: Philadelphia, PA (TBA) Sat, June 8: Brooklyn, NY (at Cloud City, 85 North 1st St) Sun, June 9: Northampton, MA (TBA)

MAY 2012 EAST COAST TOUR DATES FOR DEBRIS UPON THE FOREST FLOOR!: MAY 18, NELSONVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL
MAY 20, 21ST, COLUMBUS, OHIO/SHORT NORTH STAGE/ 8 PM
MAY 22ND, BALTIMORE, MD/WHOLE GALLERY (H&H BUILDING)/8:30 PM
MAY 24TH, PHILADELPHIA, PA/PUPPET UPRISING AT THE ROTUNDA/8 PM
MAY 25TH, GERMANTOWN, NY/THE GERMANTOWN FARM, DUSK/
MAY 26TH, NEW YORK, NEW YORK/GREAT SMALL WORKS/8 PM
MAY 27TH, PROVIDENCE, RI/BUILDING 16
MAY 29TH, NORTHAMPTON, MA/NORTHAMPTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS/8 PM
MAY 30TH, AMHERST,MA/BLUE BARN AT BRAMBLEHILL FARM/8 PM
MAY 31ST, ITHACA, NY/FARMERS MARKET PAVILION/DUSK
JUNE 1ST, PITTSBURGH, PA
JUNE 2ND, CHICAGO, IL

TWO PLAYS ON TOUR IN MAY!
NEW COLLABORATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE MISSOULA OBLONGATA!
BELOW AND BEYOND
DEBRIS UPON THE FOREST FLOOR :


The Missoula Oblongata is at work on a new production! This one's about archaeology, Big Foot, twins, and digs in to themes of kinship and illness, while also considering loss and indicator species. The play will see production in the next year. Stay tuned!
Meanwhile!
All the company members have been working on outside collaborations this year. Working with puppeteer Beth Nixon, Sarah Lowry has created a new original play, BELOW AND BEYOND, which premiered to sold-out crowds in January and will tour the east coast in the first two weeks of May. Madeline ffitch has written a new play, DEBRIS UPON THE FOREST FLOOR, and has teamed up with banjo-playing, hand-jiving troubador Jordan O' Jordan, and the Chicago-based weaver Elspeth Vance to produce the show and tour it at the end of May
Below are the details of the two May tours! We'll see you at the shows!

BELOW & BEYOND
Written and Created by Sarah Lowry & Beth Nixon
Music by Matthew Schreiber
Directed by Donna Sellinger.

A new play about urban camouflage, immortal jellyfish, natural gas extraction and an underground creek turned sewer. Inspired by the long-submerged Mill Creek of West Philadelphia, as well as current debate about fracking in Pennsylvania, this original play explores the complications of what lies beneath our feet. Using puppets, pulleys, and maps, the performance examines the intricacies of extraction and recognizes a waterway that continues to resurface. Tree house, houseboat and bunker dwellers unite amidst an invasion of urban water buffalo. All this, plus a one-man band!

Tour Dates Below
(5/3) Pittsburgh, PA- Kelly-Stayhorn, Alloy Studios at 8 pm. Pay-what-you-can $5-20
(5/4) Athens, OH- ARTS/West 132 W. State St. at 7:30 pm. 5-$15
(5/5) Baltimore, MD- At the Whole Gallery (H&H Building) at 8:30pm. $5-$10
(5/7) Philly, PA- Wolf Building, 340 N 12th St. at 7:30 pm. $7-15
(5/8) Philly, PA- The Beaumont Warehouse at 7:30 pm. $7-15
(5/9) Brooklyn, NY- The Magic Future Box at 8 pm. $12
(5/10) North Hampton, MA - Greenfield Community College at Noon. Free/Donation and The Blue Barn at Bramble Hill Farm at 8 pm. $7-15
(5/11) Providence, RI- Empire Black Box at 8 pm. $10
(5/12) Portland, ME- SPACE Gallery at 8 pm. $12 non-members, $10 members (5/13) Bar Harbor, ME- Gates Auditorium, College of The Atlantic at 7 pm. Free/Donation


ALSO ON TOUR IN MAY!

DEBRIS UPON THE FOREST FLOOR

Written by Madeline ffitch
Music by Jordan O' Jordan
Designed by Elspeth Vance

On our lush and intricately constructed world of oak, seaweed, wool, perfume, and plaster of paris, we follow the story of a hockey goaltender who, in 1959, finally got tired of the brutality of his position. He invented the first hockey mask and wore it onto the ice. It would be fourteen years before wearing a hockey mask was anything more than a personal choice. Meanwhile, a mountain lion circles the perimeter, and the sinister third party turns nature into a eulogy. In response, neighbors become friends and seek to regain lost human skill. We ask you to become our allies, to remember a time when we could run as fast as horses, when our powers of memorization were uncanny, and when we could take photographs with our eyes.

Tour Dates TBA

THE MISSOULA OBLONGATA HAS RECEIVED A RIVERCULTURE PRODUCER'S SERIES GRANT FOR NOVEMBER 2011! :
Hello, friends! We’ll be taking “The Daughter of the Father of Time Motion Study” out for a few days in mid November. The occasion is our receipt of the Turner’s Falls Riverculture Producer’s Series Grant! We’ll be performing and teaching workshops in Turners Falls and Greenfield, MA, and while we’re at it, we’re also heading up to Ottowa for a couple of days, where we'll be hosted by Mi Casa Theatre. If you’re in the area, come and see us, and send your friends out to the shows!

Performance Dates:
Wednesday, November 9th
St. Paul’s Eastern United Church. 473 Cumberland St.
Ottowa, Ontario,
8 PM

Saturday, November 12th
Food City Grocery Store.
Turners Fall, MA
8 PM

Monday, November 14th
Greenfield Community College
The Sloan Theater
12 Noon
Q&A to follow


Workshops:
Thursday, November 10th
Community workshop in collaborative performance.
10 AM – 5 PM.
St. Paul’s Eastern United Church. 473 Cumberland St.
Ottowa, Ontario
Workshop Contact: Emily Pearlman. emilypearlman@gmail.com

Sunday, November 13th
Community workshop in collaborative performance
Brick House Community Center
(1 PM to 5 PM)
Turners Falls, MA
Workshop Contact: Lisa Davol. riverculture@montague-ma.gov

THE MISSOULA OBLONGATA AND PUPPET UPRISING PRESENT OUR FOURTH ANNUAL SECRET SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION IN PHILADELPHIA! :

Announcing our fourth gigantic collaborative Shakespeare project in the city of Philadelphia! The dates are June 7-12. Opening night (the 7th) is a preview "pay-what-you-think-it's-worth" night. This year, we're doing Antony and Cleopatra with five different theater companies, five different desserts, and a brand new secret location. To be escorted to the secret theater, wait inside the Girard St. metro station on the Market Frankford Line (the corner of Front and Girard). From here, you will be escorted to the secret theater at 8pm SHARP. As always, you MUST wear a red carnation to the event in order to identify yourself to your host, escort, and cohorts.
ALL NIGHTS ARE NOW SOLD OUT. THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF STANDING ROOM ONLY TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR EVERY NIGHT. THESE ARE FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED. YOU STILL GET DESSERTS AND DRINKS, JUST NO CHAIRS. THESE TICKETS ARE $20 STUDENTS/$25 GENERAL ADMISSION. JUST SHOW UP AT THE STATION LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! THANKS!