Banana Bag & Bodice
Banana Bag & Bodice is a Brooklyn based, ensemble-based theatre company that creates original plays with a strong emphasis on text, music and design. They have performed at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, PS 122, The Brick Theater, Abrons Arts Center and The San Francisco, New York City, Dublin and Montreal Fringe Festivals.
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[edit] Company history
Founded in 1999 in San Francisco by Co-Artistic Directors Jason Craig and Jessica Jelliffe, BB&B have created 9 original productions. The group is now based in Brooklyn NY, but maintains a strong relationship to the San Francisco Bay Area community.[1]
[edit] Company Ethos
from official website:
We make original pieces
We create from scratch using original text and music
We are uneducated
We are instinctual
We take great care with each piece of work and like to challenge our style and redefine our idea of what a theatrical experience is with each show and challenge the notion of genre
We are a company of designers, performers, writers, directors and all of our hands get dirty in more ways than one
Sometimes beer exists in the rehearsal room and after our shows
Always whiskey
Anarchy is a tough beast to keep under wraps
We have a tough time defining our home but we sleep in many artistc beds
We are constantly evolving
We grow and contract in size and number depending on the project[1]
[edit] Works
[edit] The Bastard Chronicles (1999)
A compendium of oddities
[edit] Number 2 (2000)
A drama about death and remembrance
[edit] GULAG HA HA (2002)
A study on prison deformation
[edit] Sandwich (2003)
A musical about killing animals
[edit] The Young War (2003)
A panel discussion on the death of love
[edit] Panel.Animal (2005)
A double feature of The Young War and Sandwich
[edit] The Sewers (2005)
An aborted living room drama play
[edit] The Fall & Rise of The Rising Fallen (2007)
A "making the band" pageant play
[edit] Beowulf- A Thousand Years Of Baggage (2008)
A Banana Bag & Bodice SongPlay
[edit] Space//Space (2009)
A claustrophobic container tale
[edit] Artists
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Jason Craig (Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director/Writer/Performer) Jessica Jelliffe (Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director/Performer) Peter Blomquist (Performer) Mallory Catlett (Director/Dramaturg) Miranda k Hardy (Lighting Designer) Rod Hipskind (Director/Performer) Dave Malloy (Composer/Sound Designer/Performer) Heather Peroni (Performer) |
[edit] Awards and recognition
Beowulf
- 2009 Best of The New Yorker
- 2009 Innovative Theater Nomination, Best Music
- 2009 Glickman Award for Best New Play
- East Bay Express #1 Play of 2008, Best of The East Bay 08
- SF Chronicle, SF Bay Guardian, SF Examiner, Mercury News Best of 08
The Fall & Rise of The Rising Fallen
- 2007 Innovative Theater Awards Nominations, Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Script, Outstanding Production
- Time Out New York Best of 07
The Sewers
- Time Out New York Best of 06
- Best of Dublin Fringe 06
- Best of SF Fringe 07
Sandwich
- Best Musical, SF Fringe 04
GULAG HA HA
- Best of SF Fringe 03
Number 2
- Best of SF Fringe 02[2]
