January 2019 marked the first Prime-Time Spin the Bottle. Acts that performed that night included sketch comedy group Crackfics Live, solo performer Brian McGuigan, musician Jesse Calixto, and films by Good Game and “The Art of the Box Office” from Annex Theatre, and finally smut from Catherine Blake Smith.
Spin the Bottle’s reign of “longest running late night cabaret” came to a close in December of 2018 when market economics and audience apathy regarding the Capitol Hill neighborhood forced the Annex community to stop doing late night shows in its current space. So we held a funeral. Some familiar … Continue reading
Paul and Ben take a playful romp around the City Museum in St. Louis.
I host the show again, opening it up with a solo rendition of the GudeLaurance original song “Nana’s Muff.”
I host the May edition of Spin the Bottle.
I host the show again, beginning my new tenure as the every-other-month regular host. Brett Love was the photographer this month, and took one of my favorite pictures of me.
I host the December edition of Seattle’s longest running late night cabaret. Performances that night included Rose and Blake, Duncan Davenport, Stephen Hando, & Lesli Wood.
Cole, Manager Mike and I take some time during the April 2017 Spin the Bottle to promote the upcoming Panel Jumper Live Chapter IV. I then invite the audience to vote on whether or not they think Manager Mike should live or die. Interesting note: Writer / Director / Actor … Continue reading
Robin and I had an agreement to read a series of books. She had to read Lord of the Rings and I had to read Harry Potter. See my post on my “Weird and Awesome” performance for a little backstory. On May 3rd, 2017, roughly a year after making the … Continue reading
As the audience for the August “Weird and Awesome” were loaded into the theater, I started reading – from the beginning – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Then after the curtain speech, this text displayed on screen: I did my first show with Annex Theatre when I was 23. … Continue reading
