Juneau Theater

Buoy Physical Theatre presents:

Number's Up!
a one man clown-play written and performed by John Leo and directed by Roblin Gray Davis.

A flight weary clown arrives (or is he departing?) and is separated from his partner. What begins as every entertainer's worst nightmare ends in the sweet hereafter, as our humiliated friend wrestles his way through fiasco and fleeting competence. An ode to the glorious awkwardness of being human and a testament to the buoyancy of the human spirit, ...Number's Up! explores the nebulous nature of reality and the ruthless reality of nature.

Number's Up! will play April Fool's Weekend for TWO SHOWS ONLY and is suitable for teens and adults. Shows begin at 8pm on Friday, March 31st and Saturday, April 1st at the VFW HALL, the big red building at 1st and Gold, behind the Baranof Hotel. Tickets are available at the door at 7:30pm on a sliding scale basis of $5 to $15.

A CALL TO PERFORMERS OF ANY KIND!



Are you a seiner savvy with a saxophone? A paralegal partial to pirouettes? A kid with a knack for Kerouac?
Introducing the Juneau Grind! A monthly open-mic Variety Show (emphasis on VARIETY). Each performer (or group) gets up to five minutes to showcase their talents, whatever they may be. With the All Ages Family Grind at 7pm and the Anything Goes Bump-n-Grind at 10pm, there’s an audience for anything that you may come up with. Shows will take place at the VFW Hall, located at First and Gold Street (the red building behind the Baranof), on the first friday of each month, starting February 3rd. Sign up at the door or reserve a spot in the lineup by emailing grindjuneau@yahoo.com.

An 8 Week Course for Adults in the Art of Opening Up & Being Funny with Clown-Artist John Leo.



Course Description.

"The Zen of Clown!" is a journey of self-discovery and an awakening to the world around us. Through meditation, yoga and rigorous game-playing participants will wake up their inner-idiot, the part of us that we'd really rather other people not see.
When our inner-clowns have revealed themselves we'll let them meet each other. In the creation of short scenarios we'll investigate the glorious awkwardness of being human.

Classes will be held at Rainforest Yoga (above Heritage Coffee in the Emporium Building, downtown) on Thursdays in January and February from 7pm to 9pm.
The cost of the 8-week course is $100 to $180 sliding scale (you pay what you can).
NO PRIOR PERFORMING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

Bio.

John Leo is a clown teacher, director and actor who has lived in Juneau, Alaska for the past five years. He received his BA from Bard College in Drama/Dance and is a graduate of the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, CA. He is currently the Artistic Director of Kitschy Yum-Yum Burlesuqe in Juneau, AK and is working on a solo clown show about the after-life. His clown partner is Peaknuckle, a genius of a chihuahua.


More Info: call John 957 2776

In Kitschy Yum-Yum's next holiday burlesque (this time it's XXXmas), watch as the delectable Ladies, Gentlemen, Kings, Queens and Inbetweens examine the true nature of giving and receiving.

Queen Isthmus Christhmus... a Yuletide Burlescapade! puts a New Age twist on a classic Alaskan Christmas tale.

At the Hangar Ballroom, Downtown Juneau, Thanksgiving Weekend.

Showtimes are Fri, Nov 25th and Sat, Nov 26th at 7:30pm and 11pm both nights.

Seating is limited so buy your tickets in advance at Hearthside Books or at the door for a sliding scale of $10 to $20.

All shows are 21 and over.

*See pictures from the "Carnal Carnal" show last March
*Pictures from the "Horn O'Plenty" show last year

Juneau Empire Preview

Whether you are a beginner who wants to learn more about improv or an experienced performer who wants to jump back in, join Morally Improv-erished on Mondays in November for free drop-in workshops. These workshops will teach you the building blocks that lead to creative and spontaneous expression.

Workshops will be held every Monday in November from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Nugget Mall's community room (across from Hearthside Books). There is no requirement that participants must attend every session, nor is there a live performance requirement. Simply stop in and work out.

Morally Improv-erished is proud to introduce its new show Unscripted Theater, a foray into organic longform improvisation. Unscripted Theater will be performed on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23 at Perseverance Theatre’s Second Stage. Both shows are at 8:00pm and are $5.00 at the door.

Unscripted Theater delves into the artistic side of improvisational performance. Where traditional improv focuses on short, structured game formats, Unscripted Theater is a collection of extended vignettes, where the performers explore a series of themes and characters in 15 to 30 minute bursts. Based on organic improv theory, first popularized in Chicago, Unscripted Theater gives the audience a unique theatrical experience at every show.

Unscripted Theater includes the following elements:

The Freeform Montage – Taking a single audience suggestion, four actors execute a freeform performance with rapid-fire changes of characters, performers, and themes – many of which return later in the montage. (Saturday only)

The Solo-Start Montage – Like the freeform montage, in that the actors play an array of characters, scenes, and themes. In this three-person format, two actors will perform a scene until the third actor enters the stage and begins a new scene with an imaginary other. This imaginary other is then replaced by a live actor.

Alpha & Omega – The signature format of co-founder, Eric Caldwell, Alpha & Omega is a fully improvised one-man show that taps into mythology and religion. The audience is taken on a journey where the mundane in life is given divine importance by the narrator.

Road to Hell – An improvised tragedy in three parts. Road to Hell features Eric Caldwell as a lone man recounting the events and circumstances that brought him to his lowly place in life. (Sunday only)

The local improv scene hits Juneau Arts And Humanities' Concert in the Park series on two consecutive Fridays.

On August 5, Alpha & Omega will hit the stage at 7:00pm. A&O uses a single audience suggestion to weave a creation fable and tell the story of the downfall of humanity. This piece is a solo structure created and performed by Eric Caldwell.

On August 12, Morally Improv-erished appears at Marine Park for a 30-minute set of unscripted comedy. This five-member show brings out the laughs in unexpected ways. If you have not seen Morally Improv-erished live, this is your chance to see them for free.