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July 26, 2001Self-indulgence: I managed to catch a few shows at Shake 2001 -- not nearly as many as I hoped, but enough to tell you a little about them (in no particular order): - Multi-Youth Productions: Catharsis. This was an excellent show! The entire play, including the music, was written by the cast of 9 to 21 year olds. I was quite impressed: they delivered a very powerful and moving performance. The topics covered were raw and universal -- human nature, suffering, independance & strength, friendship; handled with honesty and sensitivity. This show was a real treat to watch.
------ P.S. Thanks to the entire cast of Multi-Youth for coming on stage with us and helping us out with the Ode to Calgary! Ready . . . and . . . Calgary *sucks*! ;-) You all made the festival quite special and unforgettable for all of us! Thank you all! - Theatre Prospero: Taming of the Shrew. A passionate and playful rendition of a classic play, full of energy and vitality! The cast held a workshop earlier that day and brought some audience members onstage in various roles -- a refreshing approach to theatre that was worthwhile for both the cast and the audience. The cast (both premanent and workshop-derived) often interacted with a magic that is quite rare. I'm quite glad I got the chance to see this show.
- Rapid-Fire Improv Troupe: Shakin' up the Bard. This zany group of improvisers always puts a smile on my face. Their show at this year's Shake festival was no exception! After an hour-long intrusion into their set by "The Great Revine," whom they managed to extracate without violence *gasp*, they incorporated Shakespeare, plumbing, pool-noodles, mimes, and even Kung-fu into a cohesively funny show! Bravo!
- Susan Carter: Not for Women Only. God bless Susan Carter: firstly for performing a show to an audience of five, and secondly for humouring the only male audience member not affiliated with the show :-) Although I did find some of the show to be, indeed, for women only, much of the show kept me engaged and laughing. Incidentally Susan, you're right about men diggin' the Helga character! ;-) (Ask Susan yourself if you want an explanation, cuz that's all I've got to say about that ;] Susan has a very funny act that deserves to be seen by as many people (women *and* men alike) as possible.
- Two Roads Theatre: Hamlet. This show was very well done. I was engaged the entire time I was there. My apologies to the cast for having to leave the show early, as Hamlet ran well past the call time for the Poets' Sunday night show. At least I got to say goodbye to the cast on my way out :-)
I've just been informed by the Bravenet support team that they "experienced some data loss on the 23rd due to a hardware failure" on a few of their servers. Data is missing for that particular day (July 23rd) and is not recoverable. We apologize for the inconvenience.
On the plus side, Bravenet took just over three hours to reply to my eMail support inquiry -- a record by anybody's standards!
July 09, 2001What were once minor problems with the mailing list have turned into major problems. If you subscribed to the mailing list through the YahooGroups interface (the one that was up between July 1st through July 8th), you may need to resubscribe. Clarification: If you signed up for the mailing list within the past week (while it was through Yahoo Groups) and you're waiting for approval from the moderator yahoo group, your response will never arrive. Please sign up again through the new mailing list interface -- alternatively, send an email to James@TheUnknownPoets.com and he'll get you hooked up. Description: Through Yahoo's counter-intuitive interface and cryptic management options, we have managed to lock everyone out of the Unknown Poets group. We have been trying to contact the Yahoo Support team ever since this happened (five days now) through every means possible (email, their web-based help form, yelling from our collective rooftop), all to no avail. After so much wrestling with the Yahoo Support eMail Black Hole, we've given up on them and are moving the mailing list to YourMailingListProvider.com -- not the shortest domain name, but a good service nonetheless :) Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused, and our thanks for sticking with us through these minor setbacks. You won't be forgotten when we become The Known Poets ;-) June 30, 2001June 29, 2001June 28, 2001June 21, 2001April 18, 2001Mar 29, 2001Mar 27, 2001Mar 12, 2001Mar 07, 2001Feb 04, 2001Jan 27, 2001Dec 30, 2000Dec 11, 2000Nov 25, 2000Nov 22, 2000Nov 05, 2000Oct 26, 2000Oct 23, 2000July 21, 2000June 2000Stanley Woo is the newest addition to this zany group of wacky, fun-luvin' folk-stars! Stan was offically initiated into the throngs of The Unknown Poets during the Shake by the Lake Festival 2000, where the Poets made him sing showtunes, karaoke in a country bar, shake his booty, do the Macarena, and hand out dandy prizes to the audience -- most of which were Stan's idea to begin with! See the "Pics" page for images of Stan.
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