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...and we begin AGAIN.

8/20/2014

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So, we've returned back to rehearsal - actually a couple of weeks ago, and the most recent time, last Tuesday, with our entire company present, as well as my friend Siobhan O'Loughlin, (in town to perform her OWN provocative solo piece, Natural Novice, at The Pocket last weekend) who volunteered to be on book as we stumble our way back to being fully off!

It is a wonderful and fascinating thing for an actor to return to a role and be able to mine it for previously-undiscovered jewels! The role has a way of deepening in amazing ways. Yes, I speak for myself, and hopefully Jen and Machelle too, finding all sorts of things that never even occurred to me the last time we ran. It's always such a pleasant surprise that instead of getting stale and rote, the character morphs and reveals new secrets, new ways of understanding who she is and why she does what she does. Doubly interesting if you also WROTE one of the pieces you're acting in.

We also had a chance to work Abi Grace into the action - as a goddess who is getting increasingly annoyed that these women who have come to ask her for things keep calling her by the wrong name! - she reminds me a little bit of Carol Kane as The Ghost of Christmas Present in that Bill Murray holiday classic, Scrooged. She is totally the goddess who would kick your ass in an effort to get your head out of it! Can't wait to hear the original music/sound she will be bringing in.

Looking forward to more rehearsals, and then putting this thing up in front of an audience again! We (re)open next month at the Eclectic Theater as part of Seattle Fringe Fest 2014! Hopefully, they will soon give us a ticketing link we can share!

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MythFest runs again on Sept 18 at 6:00pm, Sept 19 at 7:30pm, Sept 20 at 5:00pm and Sept 21 at 2:30pm at the Eclectic Theater on Capitol Hill. We remount the following weekend at The Pocket Theater in Greenwood on Sept 28th at 7:00pm. 



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Seattle Fringe Fest Dates and Venue!

8/5/2014

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by Carolynne Wilcox

I was so excited by Stephanie's awesome PR photos, Abi joining MythFest and our baby Mythodical Ensemble FB page getting over 100 "likes" in 24 hours that I forgot to announce the MOST EXCITING THING!

We will be performing at Eclectic Theater formerly and fondly the Odd Duck) at 1214 10th ave on Capitol Hill! The gods must've whispered this in one of our ears while we were sleeping, because long before we knew for sure, we procured a couple hours' rehearsal space there this week! 

We were all very happy to get this news - as much as we enjoyed performing in March at the Seattle Creative Arts Center with The Pocket Theater, it was definitely challenging as a theater space, so having a venue with an actual *lighting board* as well as more traditional entrance and exit options (even a center aisle up the audience!) is extremely exciting. Plus, we already performed Fate Demands It there all by its lonesome, albeit accompanied by several other original short plays in June's One-Act Play Festival, so we are definitely hitting the ground running. Yay for us!

Hope you will come see the new MythFest next month:

Thursday, September 19 at 6:00pm
Friday, September 20 at 7:30pm
Saturday, September 21 at 5:00pm
Sunday, Septmeber 22 at 2:30pm

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Introducing Abi Grace

7/31/2014

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by Carolynne Wilcox

Back before in February of this year, before MythFest graced The Pocket's roving stages, my cohorts participated in something of a preview/showcase event of upcoming attractions, where they showed a brief glimpse into the world of MythFest. I was in Mexico on the beach (which was just HORRIBLE and filled with suffering as I'm sure you can imagine).

Also part of this showcase was a singer/songwriter who sang of myth and tale. They all met her, listened to her stuff and thought she was amazing. We considered asking her to be part of our show at the time, but felt it was just too short notice.

Several months later, embarking upon our remounts, we thought it was a perfect time to see if she'd be interested and/or available to join us for our Fringe Fest shows, and maybe the remount at The Pocket...and she said YES!

So without further adieu, I present Abi Grace, singer-songwriter-storyteller extraordinaire! She's been performing since the age of 16, and currently, her music "intertwines elements of mythology and magic in attempt to explore the complicated and exhilarating experience of being human."  Sounds like a perfect fit for MythFest!

We are beside ourselves with enthusiasm to welcome her to our little group of goddesses, and hope you'll come listen to her beautiful and haunting melodies as a part of the show in September!

Learn more about Abi Grace HERE. Learn more about MythFest HERE.



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