Photo Flash: First Look at Barrel of Monkeys' THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA

Barrel of Monkeys invites you to enjoy a line-up of brand new stories this summer at THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Attack of the Phantom of the BBQ directed by Mary Tilden, playing Mondays at 8 pm from June 19 - July 17 and August 7 - 28, 2017 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. Throughout the summer, Barrel of Monkeys will premiere new stories from the 2016-17 school year written by Chicago Public School students and adapted for the stage and performed by Barrel of Monkeys Company Members. Tickets are available at www.barrelofmonkeys.org or by calling (773) 506-7140. The press performance isMonday, June 26 at 8 pm.

The cast of THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Attack of the Phantom of the BBQ includes: Kassi Bleifuss, Nick Hart, Mary Winn Heider, Barry Irving, Emily Marso, Laura McKenzie, Spencer Meeks, Joe Schupbach, Raquel Torres and Rawson Vint.

Check out photos from the show below!

Clever and funny - touching and poignant - the collection of short sketches featured in THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA is equally entertaining for adults and children. The line-up of the long running, critically acclaimed revue changes each week by audience vote, so no two shows are ever the same.

Barrel of Monkeys, a Chicago-based arts education theater ensemble now in its 20th season, conducts creative writing workshops with 3rd through 5th grade students in underserved Chicago Public Schools. The ensemble of actor-educators then turns their stories and words into professionally performed theater, presented both in-school and for the general public through its revues. Barrel of Monkeys annually performs more than 300 student-written stories for the students in their schools and 175 stories on the stage for the general public.

Photo credit: Evan Hanover

Nancy Casas, Hailey Palmer, Spencer Meeks, Lindsey Dorcus and Raquel Torre
Nancy Casas, Nick Hart and Joan Figarella
Lindsey Dorcus, Barry Irving, Nick Hart and Hailey Palmer