Barrel of Monkeys Changes Name

Barrel of Monkeys Changes Name

Arts education and performance organization Barrel of Monkeys announced today it will officially change its name to “PlayMakers Laboratory Theatre,” The change follows deliberation among the company about society’s use of monkeys in racially disparaging imagery.

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Barrel of Monkeys Announces 18th Season of THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA

Barrel of Monkeys Announces 18th Season of THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA

Barrel of Monkeys company members perform THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA. Photo by Evan Hanover. Barrel of Monkeys has announced the 2018-19 season of its long-running original sketch show THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA. Now in its eighteenth year, the production features adaptations of stories written during Barrel of Monkeys’ creative writing residencies in Chicago elementary...

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Barrel of Monkeys Announces New Artistic Director

Barrel of Monkeys Announces New Artistic Director

Barrel of Monkeys has announced the appointment of Brandon Cloyd as the company’s new Artistic Director, effective September 1.

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Barrel of Monkeys AD Joseph Schupbach to Step Down

Barrel of Monkeys AD Joseph Schupbach to Step Down

Chicago-based arts education theater ensemble Barrel of Monkeys announced today that Joseph Schupbach will end his tenure as the company’s Artistic Director later this summer.

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THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: THE MUSICAL – a Fantastic Voyage of Gratifying Fun

THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: THE MUSICAL – a Fantastic Voyage of Gratifying Fun

I confess – I’m an adult, and I laughed from beginning to end of THAT’S WEIRD, GRANDMA: THE MUSICAL, and I didn’t want to leave this night filled with simple, silly, family fun.

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