[RAGG] Re: The Most Important Thing is...

[Randolph Mack]

 Cool! Hope the event is a huge success!

 Barring a dark horse lottery win (dark horse in that, I don't buy lottery 
tickets!) or discovery of oil in my yard (oops, that would belong to the 
landlord), I don't think I can make it out. But I'll be thinking of you!

 BA is playing all over the country these days, but alas nowhere near 
Illinois... unless Minneapolis counts... :-)

 _Randy

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On Fri, 1 Oct 2004, Elizabeth Cimsohn wrote:

> Congratulations!
> 
> You and your friends are invited to sit down, have some refreshments,
> and enjoy an evening of House Theater: performances in language,
> theatre, and political action.
> 
> As a House Theatre, we don't have to pay rent, so we don't have to
> solicit commercial or academic persmission in order to perform. We
> simply ask ourselves, "What do we want to compose for our community, at
> this time, in this space?"
> 
> For this House Theatre, in election season 2004, we want to present:
> 
> "The Most Important Thing is..."
> 
> ...including 'The Great Hymn of Thanksgiving' a new composition for
> three speaking percussionists by Rick Burkhardt; 'Rumors' by Michael
> Holloway with Jeff Glassman; songs by Karina Lepeley, the Prince
> Myshkins and others; performance by Ben Emerick and Liz Avery,
> composition by Joe Futrelle, a staging of 'Kickback' by Mel Cepstral;
> and politcal satire by Susan Parenti, Mark Enslin and Beth Simpson on
> what these times are good for.
> 
> There will be four performances,
> Friday, Oct. 15 at 8pm
> Saturday, Oct. 16 at 5pm and 9pm
> Sunday, Oct. 17 at 7pm
> 
> At 122 Franklin St. in Urbana
> (Franklin just off Broadway into Crystal Lake Park)
> 
> If you plan to attend, you must make a reservation so that everyone will
> have a place to sit (remember, this is a HOUSE Theater, not an
> auditorium theatre)
> 
> Please email
> enslin at prairienet.org
> or call
> (217) 384-0299
> 
> Refreshments will be served Suggested donation is $10, sliding scale
> available We can help find accomodations for out-of-town visitors.