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The Paper Bag Mummers of Arlington, Massachusetts explore traditional folkplay texts as improvisational performance and street theatre. Our motto: we never rehearse, we only perform! Contact: lynnoel@lynnoel.com, 978-985-2707.enhttp://paperbagmummers.pbwiki.com/feedlogo.gifPBwiki
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Columbine Phoenix redcolumbine@gmail.com Yes Probably Jeff Keller jeffkeller@gmail.com ]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:48:04 +0000modGig Availability
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2008-2009 Gig Availability DATE Sunday,Friday, Oct 31, 2008 6p-12a Sunday, Dec 7, 2008 2-4pm Friday, Dec 26, 2008 7-11pm Sunday, April 21, 2007 Saturday, May 5, 2007 2009 TBD Saturday, May 12, 2007 9, 2009 Sunday, May 13, 2007 10, 2009 EVENT EMAIL NEFFA 2007Oxford Street Souling Tour FSSGB Pub Carol Sing Waldo Wassail NEFFA Ginger Ale workshop RedHerringDayofDance April Grant aprilcath@yahoo.com Michael Kovatch michael@kovatch.us Jeanne Kovatch jeanne@kovatch.us Phill Nimeskern phillipduff2@aol.com djrosen@comcast.net Nancy Koch Jeff Bigler jcb@alum.mit.edubardkoch@gmail.com Deborah Gossinger dgossinger@yahoo.com means "I haven't been paying attention, will I need a ride to this? I can probably do it if I can give decent advance notice, but if you can get enough pe]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:57:37 +0000modGig Availability
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email.hidden@example.com (Lynn Noel)Lynn Noel edited Gig Availability20072008-2009 Gig Availability DATE Sunday, April 21, 2007 Saturday, May 12, 2007 Sunday, May 13, 2007 Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 EVENT EMAIL RedHerringDayofDance Lilac Sunday Oxford Street Souling Tour Lynn Noel lynnoel@lynnoel.com Y Y Y Y Y Angela Kessler angela@ivyharp.com Y N ? N Y Jeremy Kessler greenguy@peculiarity.net Y N ? N Y Ken Mattsson ken@kenmattsson.com Y N N N Y Columbine Phoenix redcolumbine@gmail.com Y Y Y Y Jeff Keller jeffkeller@gmail.com Y Y Y Anabel Graetz pladies@gis.net N N N N Greer Gilman gigilman@fas.harvard.edu N N April Grant aprilcath@yahoo.com N Y Michael Kovatch michael@kovatch.us Y N N N Jeanne Kovatch jeanne@kovatch.us<]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:49:41 +0000modOxfordStreetSoulingTour
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Souling is performing a souling play, which is a specific kind of Mummer’s play appropriate to the very beginning of November or the very end of October (All Souls eve and day). Mumming was and is a visiting custom, meaning that groups of mummers go house to house performing their plays. Since Halloween is the time of year when Americans expect strangers to ring their doorbells, this is a perfect night to do our souling. Souling Tour. Afterwards, we collapse, order Chinese food, and general revelry ensues. There could even be singing. (Try and stop us, and find out.) At precisely 6 minutes to midnight, we turn out all the lights and gather around a single candle to hear Lynn sing all 43 verses of Tam Lin from memory. "Tonight is Hallowe'en, lady. tomorrow Hallowday And win me, win me, an ye will, for weel I wot ye may." LISTEN TO THE WHOLE BALLAD Live at Passim Tour. Where does this happen? We start just outside the gates of the Somerville Communit]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:10:30 +0000modOxfordStreetSoulingTour
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Souling is performing a souling play, which is a specific kind of Mummer’s play appropriate to the very beginning of November or the very end of October (All Souls eve and day). Mumming was and is a visiting custom, meaning that groups of mummers go house to house performing their plays. Since Halloween is the time of year when Americans expect strangers to ring their doorbells, this is a perfect night to do our souling. be singing. singing. (Try and stop us, and find out.) At precisely 6 minutes to midnight, we turn out all the lights and gather around a single candle to hear Lynn sing all 43 verses of Tam Lin from memory. "Tonight is Hallowe'en, lady. tomorrow Hallowday And win me, win me, an ye will, for weel I wot ye may." LISTEN TO THE WHOLE BALLAD Live at Passim Where does this happen? We start just outside the gates of the Somerville Community Growing Center, at 22 Vinal Avenue in Somerville. From there we proceed up Vinal to Highland, along ]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:06:33 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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WORKSHOP UseOrganizers feel free to use and edit this text in your recruiting flyer, festival booklet or event program. Paper Bag Mumming: Don't Rehearse, Just Perform! Lynn Noel of the Paper Bag Mummers will lead you in putting on a traditional English mummers' play with no rehearsal. Yes, it can be done--and you can do it! You do not need any special clothing, advance read-throughs, or acting experience. Mummers plays were traditionally done by regular people in regular clothes, making fools of themselves for their friends and neighbors to celebrate the season. The tradition continues! ]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:57:30 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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Paper Bag Mummers aren't as extreme as this, since we work from a printed chapbook and stick fairly closely to the written script. However, the mummers soon find that the text gives LOTS of room for backchat, physical comedy, and mugging for the audience. In fact, there is a secret sauce at work here. The PBM Secret Sauce: Surprise a mistake! mistake. And we really mean that. The thrill of victory is pretty exhilarating when the group declaims the PBM motto--"We never rehearse, we ONLY PERFORM!" There is a mad rush offstage, and people look at each other a little sheepishly. "Hey, we were pretty good!" "Yeah, you were GREAT!" "And YOU! When you jumped in like that..." and so it goes on. on. Anyone can do this, and you just did. There's no greater]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:56:33 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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A small flashlight will help you read your script. Dress in layers rather than a bulky coat since the kit goes on over your clothes. Outline (15 (5-15 min each) per topic) Why We're Doing This Plot and Characters For details, see the Squire's Notes. Each workshop participant will receive a copy of these notes at the end of the session. Please do not hand them out in advance, as our chief weapon is surprise. PERFORMANCE Once your cast of characters is assembled, we--YOU!--can be onstage with less than 30 minutes advance notice. Why so quickly? Won't it be terrible? Oddly enough, no. PBM's approach to mumming is based on storytelling and melodrama, using the script as a scenario and improvising around it. Our friends in commedia dell'arte explain it very well: So, it's a scripted play then? Not really. Each of the actors knows his or her character's history, needs, and re]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:53:58 +0000modSquire's Notes
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Put your swords in right hands, hero stage left, villain stage right.Hit three short strokes forehand, switch, three short strokes backhand, pause.Then, moving your swords anticlockwise: forehand high, forehand low, forehand high, forehand low, prepare, a-a-and LUNGE!Villain go wide, hero goes in under the left arm so the villain can die upstage with the sword under the left arm as needed. There's a little fight cheer that goes with this. It goes: G-E-O! R-G-E! Sa-aint GEORGE! Sa-aint GEORGE! Gooooo, GEORGE! If you do this more than once, the audience will catch on, and by the time you get to the third round, you will have the entire room cheerleading the combatants. How many times you do The Fight depends on the play, but dynamic repetition is a Good Thing. Pratfalls: How to Die and Get Revived The villain, and sometimes other characters, will die onstage. If you cannot fall to the ground and get up again (for example, if you have bad knees like the Squire) then let us know and we'll trade you ]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:19:09 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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Dress in layers rather than a bulky coat since the kit goes on over your clothes. Workshop Outline (15 min each) For details, see the Squire's Notes. Each workshop participant will receive a copy of these notes at the end of the session. Please do not hand them out in advance, as our chief weapon is surprise. Why We're Doing This Plot and Characters Blocking and Stage Presence Let's Do the Play! For details, see the Squire's Notes. Each workshop participant will receive a copy of these notes at the end of the session. Please do not hand them out in advance, as our chief weapon is surprise. PERFORMANCE ]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:10:55 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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Chapbook scripts (small booklets) that you may keep Paper bag kit (costumes) for up to 10 people sillySilly hats and character props swords, dragons, magical potions, and mystical foolery What You Need At least 4 players of any age/gender. 6-8 players is ideal. More than 10 means some are in the chorus and only get silly hats. get organized. organized for a performance, and a hour for a teaching workshop. (Yes, you can do a performance without having had a workshop.) The clothes you're wearing. Black is nice but not required. All roles can be played by any gender. However, a man with a beard is the customary choice for the Old Woman (Betty). Children who can read aloud easily are welcome. Younger/shyer chil]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:10:34 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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email.hidden@example.com (Lynn)Lynn edited PBM Teaching WorkshopUse this text in your festival booklet or event program. WORKSHOP Use this text in your festival booklet or event program. Paper Bag Mumming: Don't Rehearse, Just Perform! Lynn Noel of the Paper Bag Mummers will lead you in putting on a traditional English mummers' play with no rehearsal. Yes, it can be done--and you can do it! You do not need any special clothing, advance read-throughs, or acting experience. Mummers plays were traditionally done by regular people in regular clothes, making fools of themselves for their friends and neighbors to celebrate the season. The tradition continues! ]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:59:29 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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At least 15 minutes to gather and get organized. The clothes you're wearing. Black is nice but not required. AAll roles can be played by any gender. However, a man with a beard is the customary choice for the Old Woman (Betty). For Outdoor Street Tours A small flashlight will help you read your script. ]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:56:45 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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At least 15 minutes to gather and get organized. The clothes you're wearing. Black is nice but not required. A man with a beard is the customary choice for the Old Woman (Betty). For Outdoor Street Tours A small flashlight will help you read your script. ]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:56:00 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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swords, dragons, magical potions, and mystical foolery What You Need least 3 actors 4 players of any age/gender. 5-7 6-8 players is ideal, and more ideal. More than 10 means some are in the chorus and only get silly hats. At least 15 minutes to gather and get organized. The clothes you're wearing. Black is nice but not required. ]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:55:24 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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Paper Bag Mumming: Don't Rehearse, Just Perform! Lynn Noel of the Paper Bag Mummers will lead you in putting on a traditional English mummers' play with no rehearsal. Yes, it can be done--and you can do it! You do not need any special clothing, advance read-throughs, or acting experience. Mummers plays were traditionally done by regular people in regular clothes, making fools of themselves for their friends and neighbors to celebrate the season. The tradition continues! WHAT'S PROVIDED chapbook (small booklet)What's Provided Chapbook scripts (small booklets) that you may keep Paper bag costumes kit (costumes) for up to 10 people character silly hats and character props swords, dragons, magical potions, and mystical foolery WHAT YOU NEED What You]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:54:08 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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email.hidden@example.com (Lynn)Lynn edited PBM Teaching WorkshopDESCRIPTION Use this text in your festival booklet or event program. WORKSHOP ]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:49:11 +0000modPBM Teaching Workshop
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!!DESCRIPTION
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Paper Bag Mumming: Don\'t Rehearse, Just Perform!
Lynn Noel of the Paper Bag Mummers will lead you in putting on a traditional English mummers\' play with **no rehearsal**. Yes, it can be done--and you can do it! You do not need any special clothing, advance read-throughs, or acting experience. Mummers plays were traditionally done by regular people in regular clothes, making fools of themselves for their friends and neighbors to celebrate the season. The tradition continues!
!!WHAT\'S PROVIDED
* chapbook (small booklet) scripts that you may keep
* Paper bag costumes for up to 10 people
* character hats and props
* swords, dragons, magical potions, and foolery
!!WHAT YOU NEED
* At least 3 actors of any age/gender. 5-7 is ideal, and more than 10 means not everyone gets a speaking role.
* Wear street clothes; black is nice but not required.
* For an outdoor street tour, a small flashlight will help you ]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:48:50 +0000add