At Mixed Blood, we realize that our productions, and the narratives we support, are only part of a larger conversation around the content, issues, and themes those works explore. With that understanding we seek out ways to invite others to join the conversation. Our Free Speech program has provided a few of those opportunities. The Free Speech… [Read more…]
February 20, 2012
We have laid out the challenge to our audiences: Engage in our work in deeper and more profound ways. For those audience members who step up to that challenge, we try to provide as many programs and opportunities to help facilitate their engagement. While we are so happy with the level of engagement we’ve seen with our… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012
It’s difficult to dislike Ansa Akyea. He always carries a smile, loves making people laugh (and if you’ve seen him in Crashing the Party you know he does a good job of that), and when he’s around his kids he becomes the poster-boy for “coolest dad on the planet.” We sat down with Ansa to talk favorite activities,… [Read more…]
February 15, 2012
Crashing the Party kicked-off Friday night and the firehouse has been celebrating since! Friday’s show premiered to a full house full of laughter! The party continued from the stage to the lobby where Holiday Inn graciously catered food and beverage to our audience members – which kept our lobby packed! During Saturday’s performance, we had a… [Read more…]
February 10, 2012
Tonight is Opening Night of the World Premiere of Josh Tobiessen’s Crashing the Party. To celebrate this joyous occasion, we present to you footage of our favorite party crasher, Artistic Director Jack Reuler, in rare form! We know Jack isn’t the only party crasher out there. In the comment section below, share your best “party… [Read more…]
February 9, 2012
Over the last few months, the American Theatre world has been aflutter with conversations on casting and the lack of diversity on stages. The controversy surrounding the casting decisions in TheaterWorks’ (Hartford, Connecticut) production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Motherfu**er With the Hat sparked multiple debates on a theater’s right to cast a show as it sees best. Thomas Cott, in… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
In our season of Revolutionizing Access, Mixed Blood has extended an invitation for deeper engagement with our work. Through our nightly Free For(u)ms, Sunday Salons, Blog,Twitter, Facebook, and our new SpeakEasy Journalist program, many of you have taken advantage of this invitation and we couldn’t thank you more! To accompany the world premiere of Crashing the Party,… [Read more…]
February 6, 2012
If you know Jack Reuler you know he is a numbers fanatic! He relishes in weird number coincidences like founding Mixed Blood at 22 on 2-2 or like opening the Center of the Margins Festival on 11/11/11. With that in mind, we know he is jazzed about this bit of news coming from our touring… [Read more…]
February 4, 2012
Mixed Blood annually serves 75,000 people through regional tours of 5-7 shows, our mainstage season of new plays, and our On the Job program, a series of customized theatre productions that provoke awareness and provide skill-building opportunities that help employees and workplaces confront barriers to personal and business success. Two aspects of our programming will be on television this weekend and we’re so excited… [Read more…]
February 2, 2012
The staff here at Mixed Blood is very happy to celebrate our 36th birthday! To mark the occasion, Jack Reuler, our fearless leader, who has been at the helm since the organization’s inception, dropped this little reflection in our inbox this morning: On this day, 2-2, at the age of 22, in 1976 I sat… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012
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