by jherber | May 1, 2012 | 10 Things Tuesday, Uncategorized
The Tony Award nominations were announced today and I was curious to see how many Tony winning (or nominated) plays MET has produced…so I went on a little investigation and here’s what I found out. The Diary of Anne Frank- by Frances Goodrich and Albert...
by jherber | Apr 26, 2012 | Mainstage, Thursday Think Tank
Now that the dust has settled from Antigone (literally: we struck the set this past weekend,) the MET company propels itself into another original production: “The All-New Grand Ole Hee Haw Hootenanny Jamboree!” a comedic satire influenced by the 1970s TV...
by jherber | Apr 24, 2012 | 10 Things Tuesday
The original Hee Haw was created by Frank Peppiatt and John Ayleswoth. The very first episode of the HEE HAW show aired on the CBS Television Network on June 15, 1969, as a summer replacement series for the SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR. Our first...
by jherber | Apr 19, 2012 | MET-X, Thursday Think Tank
There’s always a knowing titter of glee whenever anyone mentions the term “4-20,” and this Friday, the MET hosts a show that embraces the kind of subversive comedic insanity popularized by films and shows like Half-Baked, Kids in the Hall, Wonder...
by jherber | Apr 17, 2012 | 10 Things Tuesday
April 16 & 17 over 500 arts advocates gathered at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC morning to begin training for Arts Advocacy Day. The annual two-day event brings together representatives from nearly every state to meet with their members of Congress to...