Half Brothers Present An Evening Of Stories, Shadows and Song Mar. 27-28 at Theatre Off Jackson

Three-piece Seattle alt-bluegrass band and tall-tale artisans The Half Brothers take the stage at Theatre Off Jackson for two nights in March to ply their storytelling trade, accompanied by some of the city's finest writers and musicians.

SMALL TOWN RUMORS AND CHICKEN TALES shines a spotlight on Seattle's renowned Half Brothers' love for songs that paint pictures and tell stories. They will be joined on-stage for this evening of musical tale-spinning by writer/raconteur Bret Fetzer, punk marimba virtuoso Erin Jorgensen, and Sgt. Rigsby And His Amazing Silhouettes.

The evening promises a satisfying blend of soulful music and wry storytelling. It will feature an encore performance of Things Have Never Been the Same, the narrative song cycle composed for last year's Northwest New Works Festival at On The Boards. Also featured is a brand-new piece, The Epic of Gallus Domesticus, a shadow play developed in conjunction with Seattle's beloved Sgt. Rigsby and His Amazing Silhouettes. Erin Jorgensen will debut new arrangements of Appalachian mountain gospel songs, and writer Bret Fetzer will read a newly-composed fairy tale he has written specially for the occasion.

This event is produced in partnership with Theatre Off Jackson.

SMALL TOWN RUMORS AND CHICKEN TALES features: John Ackermann, Bret Fetzer, Erin Jorgensen, Pamala Mijatov, Rick Miller, Evan Mosher, David Nixon, and Robertson Witmer. Lighting design by Patti West.

Performances will be held at the Theatre Off Jackson on Friday March 27th and Saturday March 28th at 7:30 PM. $12 Advance tickets are available on-line through Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets are $15 on the day of the show.

About Theatre Off Jackson
Theatre Off Jackson (TOJ) ensures that a vibrant arts culture thrives in Seattle by operating a sustainable venue dedicated to performance, art and community. TOJ co-produces shows with many of Seattle's finest artists, and has hosted full seasons of performance of all types since 2005.

About the Half Brothers
Seattle's Half Brothers have been singing songs about food, traveling and death for going on three years, bringing their skewed sensibilities to bear on traditional bluegrass and old-timey musical styles to the delight of Northwest bar and theatre patrons in equal measure. Replete with lush three-part vocal harmonies and tight, intricate string-band arrangements, their songs are noteworthy for decidedly non-traditional lyrics and a penchant for zigging where others might zag. They have graced the barroom stages of Chop Suey, the Sunset, Jules Mae's and Conor Byrne as well as the theatrical stages of Annex Theatre, On The Boards, Seattle Town Hall and Theatre Off Jackson. Their piece Things Have Never Been the Same was performed at the 2008 Bumbershoot Festival.

 

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