http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog News and musings about Chicago based Sandbox Theatre Project. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:38:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is an old joke I’ve heard many reincarnations of, which goes something like this: - “Hey, did you hear that the guy who moved in next door used to be in prison?” - “Yeah, the judge ordered him to go door-to-door and tell the whole neighborhood.” There’s also a great exchange in ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2007/07/09/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/   Moments after the treadmills finished whirring at Webster Fitness, CYSM actor Chris “Mystery Man” Mathews took up the clippers and put his beloved character to rest. This happens a lot: actors “leave their characters at the stage door”, but in a site-specific plays the rules seem to be a little ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2006/06/29/pre-livesmoustache-dies/ CAN YOU SPOT ME? Sandbox Theatre Project’s site-specific comedy features eccentric characters, over-the-top scenarios, and everyday gym members going through their daily routines. Written by director Justin D.M. Palmer and actors Cliff Chamberlain and Chelsea Cutler, the show makes a pertinent point about our insularity even in social environments. Brightly ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2006/05/26/can-you-spot-me-chicago-reader-review/ 4/27/06 - rehearsal week 2. rehearsal this week has been fantastic! not only are we still laughing out loud, but we’re also starting to watch the play take shape in the space. take shape from the space. doing site-specific theatre (versus doing theatre in a theatre-theatre, for those of you familiar ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2006/04/27/can-you-spot-me-rehearsal-%e2%80%93-week-2/ 4/2/06 - First Read-Through For our newest site-specific play, Can You Spot Me?, Sandbox Theatre Project will be posting a weekly blog to let you, THE FUCKING AMAZING BLOG VISITORS OUT THERE!!!, know about all the latest in the land of STP. We'd love your comments. Here's the first. . . ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2006/04/02/first-read-through/ who out there listens to podcasts? I know I do. and I fucking love them. what is it about a podcast that is so awesome? I think it has something to do with hearing someone literally inside your head talk (I basically only listen to them on my iPod which ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2006/01/12/podcasts/ To all you fans of Sandbox, and specifically Bottle Can Draft, make sure you check out Pine Box Theatre Company's staging of LIFE AND LIMB at the Athanaeum Theatre. Why? The very fact that you even had to, well, fine, yeah okay, you're just curious but still, okay, FINE. ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2006/01/11/life-and-limb/ i just thought i'd write to say how much i enjoy wearing sandals. not that this post has anything to do with theatre in the slightest, but hot holy damn it's good to not wear shoes. i'd wear no shoes year round if it was a sane and ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2005/12/15/hola-amigos-de-teatro/ Y'all! Check out our friend Andy's show at IO! Andy plays Mike in BOTTLE CAN DRAFT and you should watch him be funny when he doesn't have to worry about a script! Let Them Ho's Fight Improv Comedy. iO's Del Close Theater. 3541 N. Clark St. $5/FREE for iO students/performers http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2005/12/09/let-them-hos-fight/ So I've been working on getting ready to go on as Dick this Monday at home. By myself. Yeah, I know my roommate is the guy who normally plays the part but he works nights and I work days and it just sort of works out that way. It's not ... http://www.sandboxtheatreproject.com/blog/2005/12/09/playing-cliff-err-i-mean-playing-dick/