Tuna Wrap

Thanks to everyone who attended and supported A Tuna Christmas at the Farmland Community Center! The fine folks of Tuna wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Photograph by Justin Panico.

A Tuna Christmas

Join Sean Orlosky and Tom Cherry as they help the citizens of Tuna, Texas celebrate the season in A Tuna Christmas at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana) on December 13-15 and December 20-21! This is a dinner theater production with dinner served at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the dinner and the show are $22.00 ($20.00 for Seniors) and just $10.00 for the show. To make your reservations and for more information, call 765-468-7631. Brought to you by Think, Dog! Productions

The Ghost of Christmas-Yet-To-Come

Since I just started memorizing some lines, I guess it’s safe to announce that Sean Orlosky and I will be appearing in A Tuna Christmas this December in Farmland.

Photograph by Sean Orlosky

So Long and Thanks for All the Fish

Well, it’s time to say good-bye to Greater Tuna. We wrapped up our run at the Farmland Community Center this past Saturday. I just want to take a moment to thank Tony Robinson, Barry McMullen, Lysa Franklin, Jeff Shull,  Debby Girtman, Jerry Cole, Judy Cole and Roger Wessel for all their incredible work with the show and behind the scenes. More thanks to all you wonderful folks that attended! I hope y’all had a great time in Tuna! And finally thanks to Sean Orlosky, the best of the best! It was an honor to once again share the stage with you, Sean, and I look forward to our next adventure in the footlights whenever that may be!

Photograph of Bertha Bumiller by Sean Orlosky.

Pearl

I spent this weekend dressed like this. I'll be doing the same next weekend, too. In other words, there's just two more chances to see Greater Tuna at the Farmland Community Center. Call for 765.468.7631 for reservations and more information.
Photograph by Justin Panico.

Satire or Prophesy? You Decide!

Going Down with the Ship

Dead man walking! There are only two more chances to see Creepy Eerie Weird Tales from the Ghostly Vault of Horror before Cap'n Punky sinks back to his watery grave! Showtimes are at 7:30 pm this Friday and Saturday at the Pub! Theater (Just above Valhalla) in Downtown Muncie! 
Tickets are $10/$7 with student ID. You have to be 18 or older to attend. Be sure to ask Punky about the free fish!

Cap'n Punky

The host of Creepy Eerie Tales from the Ghostly Vault of Terror (Think, Dog! Productions). 
Photograph by Darrin Murrell.

Creepy Eerie Weird Tales from the Ghostly Vault of Horror

Think, Dog! Productions and Aw Yeah Comics are proud to present our third Theatre du Grand Guignol production in as many years! Writer/Director Darrin Murrell takes a stab at pulp fiction, bringing horror comics to life in a trio of lurid and gruesome episodes. With the putrid Uncle Punky (Tom Cherry) leading the way, you can literally turn the pages by moving into our separate space across the hall to chase the action!
The dates are February 9-10, 16-17, and 23-24 at 7:30 pm!

Tickets $10/$7 with Student ID
18 and over

The Guys

The courage and dedication of a group of firefighters on an indelible day in American history comes to the forefront in Anne Nelson's play based on the events of September 11, 2001. The Guys tells the story of Joan, an editor looking to find her bearings in the wake of the tragedy, and Nick, a fire captain struggling with the memories of the men he has lost. Together, they find the words to memorialize a group of ordinary guys... and a band of heroes... while finding comfort and strength in each other. 

By turns wistful, comic and heartfelt, The Guys is a powerful piece of theatre and a bode of thanks to those who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001.

The play will be performed at The Pub Theater at The Heorot (215 S. Walnut St., Muncie IN 47305) on September 8, 9 and 15th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for these performances are $10. All Active Emergency Personnel will be admitted free with proper identification.

Our final performance will be at The Murpah Shrine Club (3671 N. Shrine Dr., Muncie IN 47303) on September 16th at 7:30 p.m. A 6:00 p.m. dinner will be served at this performance only. Tickets for this performance are $15. All Active Emergency Personnel will be admitted free with proper identification. A portion of the tickets sales from this performance will go to the Muncie Firefighters Donation Fund.

The Guys is rated PG-13 for some language and adult themes. Please call (765) 741- 0591 to reserve your tickets today.

Poster and copy by Sean Orlosky

The Return of The Guys

I'm happy to announce Katy Wolfe and I will be appearing in Think, Dog!'s production of Anne Nelson's The Guys in September. We're fortunate to have Tony Robinson as our director once again with Jeff Rapkin as our stage manager and Jeff Shull as our producer. More details to follow soon.

Voila!

One of the joys of 2016 was playing Vladimir in Waiting for Godot. I hope I get the chance to do it again someday.
Photo by Taylor Watkins.

Waiting for Godot (2016)

The cast of Think, Dog's production of Waiting for Godot: Tom Cherry as Vladimir, Barry McMullen as Estragon, Bob Green as Pozzo, and Sean Orlosky as Lucky.
Photograph by Taylor Watkins.

Adieu! Adieu!

Last Friday night we bid adieu to Waiting for Godot. Thank you to all the kind folks who visited with us wayfarers in the bog and those champion people who gave up their time to volunteer with the production. I want to thank Taylor Watkins and Thomas Nelson III for all of their outstanding work, Wendy Carpenter for her mad makeup skills and to my brilliant cast mates (Barry McMullen, Bob Green, Sean Orlosky and Cody Lee) for making life in the wasteland such a rich and rewarding experience. Thank you to our prolific director Lysa Franklin for guiding us on our journey through the imagination of Beckett. I consider myself blessed to have done two shows with Lysa as my director this year and I hope there many more opportunities in the future!

And finally thank you Lysa and Barry for Think, Dog! Productions! It’s nice to know there is a place in Muncie, Indiana for challenging and experimental work that allows for risk and stretches the boundaries of theatre. May the Dog forever bark loud and mightily!

Photograph by John Lee

Get Lucky

Think, Dog Productions presents:

Waiting for Godot at the Pub Theater

Located above the Heorot in DWNTWN Muncie

Performances are September 16,17, 23, 24, and 30 at 7:30pm

Tickets are $10 ($5 with student ID) and can be reserved in advance and purchased at the door (cash or card). Message or comment to reserve your tickets, as seating is limited. To reserve tickets by phone, call (765) 741-0591.

Samuel Beckett’s WfG tells the simple and unconventional tale of two clownish wayfarers and their fruitless pursuits. Occasionally joined by an imperious master and his downcast slave, Vladimir and Estragon do their best to pass the time while they wait.

An icon of the Absurdist genre, described as “the quintessence of existentialism,” WfG is firstly one of the funniest and most absorbing pieces of drama we've yet to bring you!

Cast:

Tom Cherry as Vladimir 

Barry McMullen as Estragon 

Sean Orlosky as Lucky 

Bob Green as Pozzo 

Cody Lee as the Boy

Directed by Lysa Franklin

Photograph by Thomas Nelson III

Rehearsing for Godot

Barry McMullen (Left), Sean Orlosky (That's his arm holding the basket), Tom Cherry (That's me! The fat guy in the middle) and Bob Green (Right) are rehearsing a scene for Think, Dog! Productions' version of Waiting for Godot (August 2016).
Photograph by Thomas Nelson III.

The Guys by Anne Nelson

Think, Dog! is teaming up with Valhalla on opening night for a special evening of entertainment on September 11, 2015.  Musical guests and a silent art auction will precede the performance of The Guys, a short play by Anne Nelson.
All proceeds from all shows will go to benefit our Muncie firefighters and first responders.  We'd like to thank especially Mayor Dennis Tyler and Muncie Professional Firefighters Local 1348 for helping us secure the rights for this powerful show.

The Guys is set in the weeks following September 11, 2001.  It tells the story of two people struggling to express grief and compassion in the midst of catastrophe.  The Chicago Tribune called it "a small jewel of a play." 

We're thrilled to welcome guest director Tony Robinson, a guy who's done a little bit of everything in entertainment, from writing to radio to stand-up.  Welcome also to Tom Cherry and Katy Wolfe; new to our stage but not to our theater community!
For info and reservations, lysabarry@sbcglobal.net   765-741-0591