mnartists.org: Valerie Borey

Tabula Rasa: The Musical

Valerie Borey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:53:59 GMT

Improvisation with Tabula Rasa at Dunn Bros, on December 1 and 15, 2007. Scenes, games, and musical composition on the spot.

LCTL Integrated Skills Packet

Valerie Borey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:41:05 GMT

The Sami: Integrated skills packet for mixed-level Norwegian learners, included in Johnston, B. and Janus, L. (2007). Developing Classroom Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages (CARLA Working Paper Series). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition.

Mississippi Running

Valerie Borey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:20:14 GMT

An Audience Participation Play The totally fabulous, completely fabricated story of how Paul Bunyan chased the Mississippi River to Minneapolis and beyond. Produced by Workhouse Theatre Company, Sept 2006

Just So, Mississippi

Valerie Borey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:18:33 GMT

A Musical Play with Audience Participation An unflappably harebrained chronicle of Camden's Hopewell Tuberculosis Hospital, in which machiavellian trickster and compulsive licorice nibbler (the Mississippi River) shows City Workhouse inmates that there's a difference between being slick and being all wet. It's interactive and family friendly, with a pinch of the peculiar. Produced by Workhouse Theatre Company, Sept 2007.

You Left Bones in the Raspberry Pudding, Brother

Valerie Borey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:12:57 GMT

Flash Fiction: Appeared in Heavy Glow (vol 5) 2006

Sniffing Fumes

Valerie Borey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:06:08 GMT

[i] Edith was highly susceptible to idol worship; this was something that she had always suspected, but there was now no doubt.[/i] Short Fiction: appeared in American Nerd Magazine ( Vol 2:21) 2006

Beulah's Wet Pants

Valerie Borey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:03:20 GMT

[i]"I'll just put these pants on," Beulah said, "They're wet, but at least they're clean." [/[] Flash fiction: appeared in Diddle Dog (vol 1) 2006.

A Company of Wayward Saints

Valerie Borey — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:59:11 GMT

A Company of Wayward Saints, by George Herman Hoping to raise enough money to make their way home, an eccentric troupe of commedia dell'arte actors are commissioned to improvise the History of Man. From the Garden of Eden to the Voyage of Odysseus, these stock characters from the Italian Rennaissance manuoever to upstage one another in a battle for the spotlight. When artistic temperaments (read: backbiting and jealous outbursts) threaten to topple the show, the company changes direction. Moving from the History of Man to the History of Everyman, actors are surprised to find themselves breaking through the hardened crusts of their characters to enact the touching and comic moments found within the human lifespan. As they explore the four main stages of Everyman: Birth, Adolescence, Marriage, and Death, the actors soon discover that a good performance is not equal to the sum of egos onstage. As Harlequin, the company manager says, "That is the eloquent and tragic testimony of Everyman - be he actor, plumber, writer, or nobody. The miracle is - with so much pride and self-centeredness - that any of us ever work together." Commedia dell'arte arose as the "popular theatre" during the Italian Rennaissance and has continued to influence comedic forms in the 20th and 21st centuries. Its popularity has been partly due to the lingering truth still found in its stereotyped characters. The sour old man known as Pantalone in commedia, for instance, can be recognized as an abusive Punch (of the Punch and Judy puppet shows), a persnickety Thurston Howell the Third (from Gilligans Island), and the scheming Mr. Burns in The Simpsons. True to the commedia tradition of appealing to the Everyman, A Company of Wayward Saints fuses the timeless with the timely. Originally developed at the University of Minnesota, the play is set in the present-day Twin Cities. With current events and local hotspots to serve as mileposts, we come to recognize the flaws and foibles we encounter daily as the enduring gadflies of human nature. Workhouse Theatre Company Directed by Diane Mountford June 2007

The Underpants

Valerie Borey — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:47:56 GMT

Workhouse Theatre Company is pleased to present the AREA PREMIERE OF STEVE MARTIN'S UNDERPANTS! by Steve Martin (Adapted from the play Die Hosen by Carl Stenheim) Directed by Chris McGahan Featuring: Dan Peltzman, Lindsay Timmington, Shana Eisenberg, Dan Hylton, Jason Vogen, Robert Larsen, Jeremy Motz Opens February 8th Synopsis: Louise Maske has an unusual problem: her underpants won't stay up! During a parade for the Kaiser they fall to her ankles right in the middle of town. Mortified, her husband swears to keep her at home until she can find some less unruly undies. Louise discovers the fleeting price of fame when suddenly the couple's "Room for Rent" sign goes down and the renters (all male) seem to want their sugar included. In The Underpants, Steve Martin brings his comic genius and sophisticated literary style to Carl Sternheim's classic 1910 farce. Audiences can expect to see a fast-paced show, chock-full of Martin's trademark zaniness and wordplay, with a cast of characters rollicking about through a maelstrom of misunderstandings, ulterior motives, and double-entendres. Shows: February 8-11, 14-16, and 22 -23 Where: The Workhouse Stage at The Warren (4401 Osseo Rd). Curtain: All shows begin at 7:30 except for a 2:00 Sunday matinee on February 10. Tickets: $10 in advance ($8 for students and seniors), and $12 at the door ($10 for students and seniors). SPECIALS: Monday, Feb. 11, audience members are invited to a "Pay What You Can Night", Thursday, Feb. 14, WTC will host "Camden Night" patrons receive two tickets for $15, just by mentioning the "Camden Night Discount" at the box office. WATCH FOR VALENTIES SPECIALS!!! Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.workhousetheatre.org, or reserved by calling the box office at (612) 237-2014. Contains mature themes and language and may not be suitable for younger audiences. The Warren is handicapped accessible; please call the box office for accommodations.

MN Crawler

Valerie Borey — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:00:47 GMT

Life is both an art form and an expertise. MN Crawler aims to provide coverage of the diverse people who enrich the Minnesota community. Here, you'll find observations of and interviews with everyday people (from coffee-shop clerks to artists, activists to engineers) and the extraordinary directions they have taken with their lives.

MN Flasher

Valerie Borey — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:59:38 GMT

MN Flasher is an online venue for flash fiction with a Minnesotan theme. Features regular contributors who are interested in capturing the sensory impressions of Minnesota; of growing up lakeside, crunching on snow, and watching the changing face of Minneapolis' Lake Street.

The Good Doctor

Valerie Borey — Wed, 31 May 2006 06:14:39 GMT

Played the role of the defenseless creature in Neil Simon's The Good Doctor (Camden Civic Theatre, June 2, 3, 9, 10, 2006) Neil Simon's vaudevillian tribute to the flaws of human nature. This series of quirky scenes is ripe with dark humor and philosophical whimsy. With the writer as our guide, we are introduced to an interlocking stock of characters who are as real as they are outrageous. From a sneezing minion who only wants to please his superiors to a scheming Don Juan who lets others do his work, what the people who inhabit Simon's sketches share in common are their quick wits and a tendency to be their own worst enemy. The Good Doctor turns the mirror on the audience and invites us to think about the social interactions that make us trip over our own feet

Reeling

Valerie Borey — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:53:34 GMT

Played a Keystone Kop from the silent picture era in a slapstick Buster Keaton-esque on-stage production, which delighted adults and children alike (The Children's Theatre Company, January 17-March 4, 2006).

The Good Doctor Production Blog

Valerie Borey — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:34:56 GMT

This blog documents Camden Civic Theatre's Spring 2006 production of The Good Doctor, by Neil Simon. Camden Civic Theatre is located on Minneapolis' historic northside.

Jaguar (Paper Mache)

Valerie Borey — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:27:05 GMT

This paper mache jaguar was a collaborative project completed over a two-month span (January-February 2006). Three year old Solveig Olava Bjermeland created the initial concept and assisted with each stage of development. Valerie Borey sketched out the frame design and worked with Solveig on paper sculpting and painting. At approximately six feet tall, the jaguar serves as a toy-storage unit.

image: Jaguar