ONLINE: Sockrates Sock Puppet Carnival of Morals and Logic
Feb 19, 2021 8:00 PM
February 10, 2021
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A performer in the Sockrates Sock Puppet Carnival of Morals and Logic production Waiting for Spinal Wind.
The title may seem slightly threatening, until/unless you catch the reference: the comedic canon of mock documentary films (
Waiting for Guffman, This Is Spinal Tap, etc.) starring Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy, Catherine O Hara, and many more talented cast members. An equally all-star lineup of Madison performers gathers virtually for a variety show featuring songs and skits from the films and other related material, all tied together by the inimitable Sockrates Sock Puppet Carnival of Morals and Logic. If you have not encountered the Sockrates troupe in the past, it s time to get acquainted. Donations benefit the Madison Children s Museum; the livestream premiere can be found on Facebook.
A year of survival and reinvention
Artists, venues and organizations persist through the dark times
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The 91-year-old Barrymore Theatre will come out the other side of the pandemic, says general manager Steve Sperling.
Oh, the things I learned while talking to arts folks about surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Bill Brehm, director of the Stoughton Opera House, planted grass for the first time this spring, and was enjoying watching it grow, except under the ferns. Steve Sperling, manager of the Barrymore, is more worried about Madison restaurants than music venues. Mark Bitney, a veteran Overture stagehand, has been keeping bees, playing trumpet and recording music. Kirk Stantis, executive director of the Bartell Theatre, kicked one of the door frames at the theater in frustration, and then apologized to the building.