February 2008 Archives

Announcing FREE open mike nights!

posted by Cheshire on Wed, Feb 27, 2008
in Fun with Impact

Impact and Jukebox Stories present Open Mike Night! Hosted by and featuring performances from Prince and Brandon, it's your turn to share your stories, songs, comedy, monologues, whatever!

Wednesday, March 5
Monday, March 17, 2008
Sign Up 7:30pm; Show 8pm
La Val's, 1834 Euclid, Berkeley
Admission is free!

(Six-minute slots. Acoustic only.)

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A Day Without Brandon Patton; Or, Dancing Movies Please [Guest Post by Prince Gomolvilas]

posted by Prince Gomolvilas on Mon, Feb 18, 2008
in Jukebox Stories

I have seen Brandon Patton for 20 consecutive days, due to rehearsals for and performances of Jukebox Stories: The Case of the Creamy Foam. It’s an amount of time long enough that our individual identities have melded into one interchangeable mass of existential confusion. We’re thinking each other’s thoughts, and we don’t know who we are anymore. Swirling images of vaginas now occasionally flash in my mind and open up like blossoming flowers—and I can only imagine the sheer horror that Brandon must be experiencing.

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Jukebox Stories: The Case of the Creamy Foam is OFFICIALLY OPEN!

posted by Diana on Sun, Feb 17, 2008
in Current Shows

That's right, ya'll. The amazingly awesome Jukebox Stories: TCOTCF had a fantastic opening weekend! Good sized house for Thursday's unpublicized preview, and crammed houses for Friday and Saturday! I'd say get your tickets soon, because you'll definitely want to come more than once. Just like the previous incarnation, Jukebox Stories is almost COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EVERY PERFORMANCE, so seeing it just once won't fill you in on Prince's love of Dreamgirls and Jennifer Hudson. Or Brandon's book report on acid. You might not find out why Prince avoids bars on Friday nights, or how Tina Turner has influenced Brandon's outlook on relationships.

Know what? I'd come at least twice. If not once a weekend! Remember, every Thursday IS Pay What You Wish. Take advantage! Tickets are being snapped up as I type!

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New Jukebox trailer posted!

posted by Cheshire on Thu, Feb 14, 2008
in Current Shows

We just finished the brand-new trailer for Jukebox Stories: The Case of the Creamy Foam the other night, and we can't wait for you to see it. Head on over to the show page right now.

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New Splatter email went out today

posted by Cheshire on Tue, Feb 12, 2008
in News

The new Splatter email went out today, containing, among other things, an offer of free tickets for Valentine's Day. Want to make sure you don't miss such opportunities? Join the Impact Fan Club.

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Making a show

posted by Diana on Sun, Feb 10, 2008
in News

Read and I are meeting over at La Val's today to start working on the set for Jukebox Stories. I'll be stopping by Ace Hardware on University here in Berkeley before going over. "What?," you say, "A set?! I thought it was 2 couches and strategically placed garbage!" And you would be RIGHT, except THIS is Jukebox Stories: The Case of the Creamy Foam, which requires a bit more than my parents' old rug and the contents of my kitchen trash can. Jon will be over later to do some lighting stuff, and by tomorrow most things will (hopefully) be done. What happens tomorrow? Prince Gomolvilas and Brandon Patton arrive!

By the way: we support local businesses. You should, too.

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Make your own jukebox label

posted by Cheshire on Fri, Feb 8, 2008
in Fun with Impact

Like the classic jukebox labels we made for the Jukebox Stories poster? Now you can make your very own. Send us a screenshot and we'll post it on the site.

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Live mp3s from the first Jukebox Stories

posted by Cheshire on Thu, Feb 7, 2008
in Downloads

To get you revved up for Jukebox Stories: The Case of the Creamy Foam, we've posted free live mp3s from the original Jukebox Stories. These are from Prince and Brandon's new cd, Jukebox Stories: The Official Bootleg (which will be available at the theatre during Creamy Foam), but you can download two tracks free here -- the crowd favorites "My Sister's MySpace Profile" and "Mixed-up Modern Family." Enjoy.

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Retreat photos!

posted by Cheshire on Tue, Feb 5, 2008
in News

As Prince and Diana noted earlier, we went away for the weekend, 14 of us, to read plays and talk about the upcoming 08-09 Bar Mitzvah Season. Here are incriminating photos.

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Dirty Little Secrets [Guest Post by Prince Gomolvilas]

posted by Prince Gomolvilas on Sun, Feb 3, 2008
in Jukebox Stories

Since pretty much the entire Impact team is in Guerneville on an artistic retreat and isolated from the rest of the world in a scenario akin to those Friday the Thirteenth movies, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to reveal dirty little secrets about the Impact staff because there will be a small window of time that Melissa and Cheshire won’t be able to yank this post from the Splatter blog. I am an evil genius!

Unfortunately, I live in L.A. and don’t interact with the Impact folk all that much except for me sending the occasional e-mail with a list of unreasonable demands. (“#15. Hire fluffer.”) So I don’t really know any of their dirty little secrets. Sucks for you.

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It's raining in Guerneville--are you surprised?

posted by Diana on Sat, Feb 2, 2008
in Theatre Issues

Here we are at our house in Guerneville, sitting all around a big ass table and talking about Impact's future. It's an interesting discussion--most of us are alpha personalities (myself included, of course), so it can get a bit heated. Right now we're discussing this exact website, figuring out what we like, what we don't like, what we want to change, and so on. What new things should we try? Should we keep the site the way it is? Artistic Associate Miyuki Bierlin wants more pictures. Do you? I probably do. Especially of Prince Gomolvilas and Brandon Patton, whoooooo!

Also, Artistic Associate (and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Assistant Director) Elissa Dunn wants me to post about my top pet peeves as a Stage Manager. Something to look forward to! You might be surprised.

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