Wendy Gennaula's blog
Wallabies, misfit toys, and a houseplant
by Wendy Gennaula | 8/8/09 • Whew! Only two days remaining. I'm exhilarated from seeing so many shows but sad that I can't see everything. There is no possible way I will collect an entire set of "Rockstar Storyteller" trading cards. I will miss about five musicals that I really wanted to see. We never made it to the Ritz! Oh well. Chris and Tommy are going to see Jurassic Dork this afternoon while I catch up on my blog backlog.MORE »
"A Mother for Choco," "The Nightingale," and two short operas
by Wendy Gennaula | 8/4/09 • This year's contribution from Gustavus Adolphus is another piece of quality theater for kids. Keiko Kasza's A Mother for Choco (and other mother stories) is a darling show for the little ones. The preschoolers in the audience were enchanted by the experience. Strong singing and colorful puppets enhance Amy Seham's lovely adaptation of Kasza's children's book.MORE »
Tommy's Top 10 2009, Part 1
by Wendy Gennaula | 8/6/09 • Tommy (age 11) has seen 15 shows (including Wayside School twice). I am handing my blog over to him this morning.
10. The Nightingale
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The Comedy Hypnosis Show
by Wendy Gennaula | 8/4/09 • The Comedy Hypnosis Show featuring certified hypnotherapist Katie Knutson was our fourth show of the day. Tommy and I are split on this one-I think that the majority of the twenty volunteer "stars" were hypnotized to various degrees. Tommy is more skeptical. He also isn't remembering all of the details. Which makes me wonder if he didn't slip into a state of deep relaxation too.
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The Frog Prince and the Harty Boys
by Wendy Gennaula | 8/4/09 • The Frog Prince! A Splashy New Musical leaps through eighteen songs and fourteen scenes in fifty minutes. The songs are catchy, the young performers are exuberant, and the costumes are exceptional. Young children will enjoy the eight pretty princesses and the silly dancing frogs. Older children will enjoy seeing their peers having a good time.MORE »
Hogg and the Humors
by Wendy Gennaula | 8/1/09 • Fringe Day 3, Part 1
We started our day at 1:00 with Hogg and the Humors. It might have been a tad too raunchy for my youngest who is 11(the promotional material said 12+). That said-he loved it. The show is part improv, part late night variety show, and part Fringe-for-All. It is like being a live studio audience member of an old time late night talk show. Hogg is a generous and natural host.
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"Silent Poetry 2" and "Jurassic Dork"
by Wendy Gennaula | 8/1/09 • Friday: Fringe Day 2
We only made it to two shows tonight. I didn't plan on the lost cell phone, the dysfunctional ATM at the Science Museum of Minnesota, and the 25 minute wait to exit the SMM parking lot. Fortunately, the show we missed (The Frog Prince) has another show tomorrow that slides into the only blank spot in our schedule.
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Mutant Squad
by Wendy Gennaula | 7/31/09 • Mutant Squad, presented by the Young Artists Council of the Youth Performance Company, is a fresh take on the "for teens by teens" category. Nick Clark's script is original and quirky. The plot has surprising little twists and turns. And the origin story of the Mutant is a hoot. Mutant Squad is a funny, witty comedy that never talks down to its audience.
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In Another's Size
by Wendy Gennaula | 7/30/09 • In Another's Size, a play created and performed by the students of Stepping Stone Theatre's year long training program with Joseph Scrimshaw, is an inventive interpretation of the age old battle of the High School Stereotypes. The framework of the story is simple: each teen (at John Hughes High!) knows their individual role in the social order.MORE »
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