When we last left our intrepid Mudlarkians, they were impatiently waiting for summer.

Time: Late May 2009
Place: the same concrete stoop. Flowers are blooming around the entryway
At rise: Ralph paces, Eunice studies an ant eating the remains of her tuna fish sandwich

Ralph: ARRRGGHHH! I’m so impatient!!!

Eunice: Ralph! Jeezum Crow, calm down! You nearly stepped on my ant!

Ralph: Sorry.

Eunice: No harm done.

Ralph: Wait- you have an ant?

Eunice: Sure.

Ralph: Which one’s yours?

Eunice :That guy right there. His name’s Russell

Ralph: Russell.

Eunice: Yeah, Russell.

Ralph: What’s Russell doing?

Eunice: Besides trying to avoid being murdered by your feet? He’s trying to get some lunch.

Ralph: Oh, sorry, Russell.

Eunice: Uh–huh.

Ralph: Don’t ants build anthills? Or ant farms?

Eunice: Think so.

Ralph: You should sign Russell up for Art Town with Rebecca. He could contribute the ant’s perspective to the town they’re creating.

Eunice: That’s a good idea. Russell does like to build.

Ralph: Oooh! Or Set Design with Meg!

Eunice: Hmmm, Russell would enjoy that.

Ralph: What ant wouldn’t?

Eunice: Well, Mildred would probably rather do something more performance oriented. Like Scene Study with Eileen. Or Shakespeare with Emma. Or Original Performance with Amy.

Ralph: Mildred!? Who’s Mildred?

Eunice: Now, Maurice would probably like Directing with Stefan or Playwriting with Barrie-

Ralph: Wha- WHO?!

Eunice: And Ethel, she would like Self Portraits with Rebecca and Amy or maybe Scenic Painting with Meg. She gets a lot of satisfaction from drawing and painting.

Ralph: Ok, what are you talking about?

Eunice: And they all would enjoy Improv with either Kate or Greg. Tom’s sketchwriting workshop would be good too- I hear there’s a lot of ants that write for SNL. And of course, Shakespeare Improv is a skill all ants should have. Do you know there’s a theory that the comedies were really written by an ant, not Shakespeare?

Ralph: Eunice, sometimes I just don’t understand you.

Eunice: It’s ok.

Ralph: Ants, huh?

Eunice: Hey, never underestimate something that can carry 100 times its own weight.

Ralph: True. True.

They sit quietly and watch as Russell carries the rest of the sandwich into the grass where Mildred, Maurice, and Ethel wait. A rousing cheer goes up from the ants as they carry the sandwich crust down into their tunnel.

Time: Late April, 2009
Place: a concrete stoop in front of an old Church House in a small midwestern town. There is a forsythia bush to the right of the entryway
At rise: Ralph and Eunice, two people currently too young to vote, sit on the stoop in front of the entryway. Ralph is eating goldfish crackers.

Eunice: So.

Ralph: Here we are.

Eunice: Yes. Here we are.

Ralph: Just waiting for someone to open the door-

Eunice: I can’t wait much longer. I’ve been waiting since last summer-

Ralph: That was a nice summer. Last summer. It was nice.

Eunice: It was. Do you think this summer will be even nicer?

Ralph: Wowie Kazowie, Batman, heck YES! Do you know how many workshops they’ve got in store this year? Fourteen! I can’t even believe it! FOUR-TEEN!

Eunice: Fourteen? That’s impossible- fourteen workshops in what?

Ralph: Oy vey, Eunice, where have you been? To name just a few: Playwriting with real live playwright Barrie Cole, Improv with Her Royal Improvness Kate Teichman, Shakespeare with thee sprightly and fair of face Emma Clark and the summeth of these great things hence, Improv Shakespeare, which goest most nobly with the countenence of Greg Calozzo’s brilliant and heretofore unseen workethshop. A pox on those that shun such great matters!

Eunice: Huh, that IS impressive. Hey, did you just call me Batman a minute ago?

Ralph: Yeah, sorry about that..it’s Shakespeare’s birthday today.. I’m a little wound up.

Eunice: What’s that have to do with Batman?

Ralph(Long pause): I’m not sure. (long pause, then shouts to the universe) Happy Birthday Will!!! Wherever you are!!!

Eunice: Do you think he really wrote all those plays?

Ralph: (shrugs) Brady wrote all those bios and The Pigeons of Stalingrad, why not Shakespeare?

Eunice: I never thought of it that way…

Ralph: WHEN is it going to be summer and time to do something great at Mudlark??

(A forsythia branch blooms as they watch)

Ralph and Eunice: Soon. It will be summer soon…

Lights fade. End of scene.

We need someone who is available June 15th- July 10th.
This person will be working at headquarters coordinating the workshops, filing paperwork, providing suport to workshop instructors and general office duties.

Must be at least 14 years of age.

Think you can handle it???

If the answer is yes?
Email us at headquarters@mudlarktheater.org

Click here for the most up to date schedule.
This is going to be great!! remember to work your lines and music!!
Thanks everybody!!

Thursday February 5th 4-6:30 All Called

Saturday February 7th 10-2 All Called

Tuesday March 10th 4-6:30 All Called

Thursday March 12th 4-6:30 All Called

Saturday March 14th 10-2 All Called

On the Saturday rehearsals actors will have a lunch break. You may bring a lunch.
People should start to memorize their lines.

Tuesday February 24th 4-6:30 All Called

Thursday February 26th 4-6:30 All Called

Saturday February 28th 10-2 All Called

Tuesday March 3rd 4-6:30 All Called

Thursday March 5th 4-6:30 All Called

Saturday March 7th 10-2 All Called

On the Saturday rehearsals actors will have a lunch break. You may bring a lunch.

Saturday Feb. 14th 10-11am Called: Grey, Molly, Charlotte.
AND
Saturday Feb. 14th 11:30am-2pm Called: Margo, John, Isabella, Matan, Lily, Jacob, Naomi, Sam, Fae (if possible), Elijah, Logan S., Andy, Zoria, Logan D., Madison, Natty.

You may bring lunch or snack and water to drink! Thank you and good job everybody for all your hard work!!

Tuesday, Feb. 17th 4-6:30pm - All called.

Thursday, Feb. 19th 4-6:30pm - Called: Kieran, Elijah, John, Logan S., Jacob, Naomi, Madison, Sam.

Saturday, Feb. 21st. NOBODY CALLED FROM 10am - 12pm, BUT:
12pm - 2pm - Called: Naomi, Matan, Margo, John, Isabella, Elijah, Andy, Zoria, Logan D., Fae.

Tuesday Feb. 10th and Thursday Feb. 12th: All called 4-6:30pm

Saturday Feb. 14th 10-11am called: Grey, Molly, Charlotte.

Saturday Feb. 14th 11:30-2pm called: Margo, John, Isabella, Matan, Lily, Jacob, Naomi, Sam, Fae (if possible), Elijah, Logan S., Kieran, Andy, Zoria, Logan D., Madison, Natty.

You may bring lunch or snack and water to drink! Thank you and good job everybody for all your hard work!!

Rehearsal Updates!!

Tursday Janurary 29th All Called 4-6:30
Saturday January 31st No Reharsal

Week of February 1st

Tuesday February 3rd All Called 4-6:30
Thursday February 5th All Called 4-6:30
Saturday February 7th Natty, John, Logan S., Elijah, Fae, Naomi, Jacob, Sam G., Margo, Matan, Isabella, Lilly, Fiona 10-12

Updates!

No Rehearsal Saturday January 24th

The week of Janurary 25th

All called Tuesday January 27th and Thurday 29th 4-6:30 PM
No Rehearsal Saturday January 31st