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Friday, May 25, 2012

World Premiere May 25 26 27 / retro 18 19 20, 2012: The Scribner and Sensibility by Kurt Chiang

The rule: if I miss a week of the World Premiere Preview, I have to do a shot.  And tell your dad that I'm pregnant.My new phrase now will be, "Okay, Party People."Jay and Ryan go out o…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 04:47PM
Friday, May 11, 2012

World Premiere Preview: May 11 12 13 2012: Like a Child by Kurt Chiang

Imagine:  you are watching large men slam into each other on a thursday evening.  someone else has your keys.  you have like 9 reasons not to watch the men on the tv.  wh…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 04:38PM
Thursday, May 3, 2012

World Premiere Preview May 3 4 5, 2012: Mind Games by Kurt Chiang

YOU JUST GOT 230ed!Enjoy your yellow-flavored lifesaver, sucker.News: Special mention: Ryan Walters and Jay Torrence both turned ten over the last weekend.  Ryan and Jay were cast toget…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 08:12PM
Friday, April 27, 2012

World Premiere Preview, April 27 28 29 2012: Radiator Textures by Kurt Chiang

The blog post today is brought to you by CANADA DRY.HOUSE IN THE WOODS is a movie about magic.  I know this because I haven't seen it yet."World Music":  again, The Music of Liars.…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 10:59AM
Friday, April 20, 2012

World Premiere Preview April 20 21 22 2012: People Get High in Alaska by Kurt Chiang

Today I am helping label bottles that will eventually cost you a mere $9.99 to buy six of them.  Get out there and experience the world.Leah Trevor Jay Brenda Mary (!!) Ryan Megan have …

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 11:20AM
Friday, April 13, 2012

World Premiere Preview April 13 14 15 2012: Online Shopping by Kurt Chiang

Do you ever feel like Micky Rooney? I do.It's really important to make sure not to sound like Micky Rooney. If I am going to do anything in this life, it's going to incorporate making sure…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 12:38PM
Friday, April 6, 2012

World Premiere Preview April 6 7 8, 2012 by Kurt Chiang

If aliens come down from Heaven, they will decide to take to the seas.I'm going to make a movie. It's called "Jenga." It's about aliens that look like the Willis Tower.Games are an excelle…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 04:42PM
Friday, March 30, 2012

World Premiere Preview March 30, 31, & April 1 2012 by Kurt Chiang

Woah! I just got punked!Went to go write this post, and was BLASTED with a new look on the neofuturist blog.It's kind of like I woke up, stepped out my door, and the whole world contained li…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 03:24PM
Friday, March 23, 2012

World Premiere Preview March 23 24 25 2012: No Comment by Kurt Chiang

When I was in high school, my friend Joe (real first name) Pi (fake last name) said something that I found hurtful. I was in high school so I didn't really say anything, because I was afrai…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 12:44PM
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

World Premiere Preview March 16 17 18 2012 by Kurt Chiang

More often than not I try to do this blog posting, and the thing just disappears, after I've been writing something.Last week, Leah, Trevor brenda kurt and tif and jessica put in three new p…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 01:25PM
Friday, March 9, 2012

World Premiere Preview March 9, 10, 11 2012 by Kurt Chiang

This lady on the train sat next to me and started talking. She was out of breath or something. She was real excited, and when she kind of banged into my side as she sat, she said excuse me…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 11:39AM
Thursday, March 1, 2012

World Premiere Preview March 2neildiamond, 3rodneydangerfield, 4tif by Kurt Chiang

Thank you in advance. Regarding. In accordance with. At rehearsal two days ago, I kept saying "illicit." I do say that word a lot, but I said it like three times in rehearsal, and I thi…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 02:04PM
Friday, February 24, 2012

World Premiere Preview: Feb 24, 25, 26 by Kurt Chiang

Ok, guys, I got a twitters page. I went to my in-law's last night, and she described to me exactly what twitter was, and I decided that I finally understand exactly how it works. https://twi…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 11:15AM
Friday, February 17, 2012

World Premiere Preview: Feb 17, 18, 19 2012 by Kurt Chiang

In case you were wondering, there are indeed 695 little green squares in that graph.There's a rule as to where your computer screen should face in a room. Toward the window, or away."Bottle…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 03:17PM
Friday, February 10, 2012

Double Salami: Final Post: Feb 14th 2012, 4 days away by Kurt Chiang

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SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 11:47PM

World Premiere Preview: February 10th, 11th, and 12th by Kurt Chiang

You know what the problem with Google Image searching at work is? I'm sorry, I meant, "do you know why it is a problem to Google Image search at work?" Right? Can't end with a preposition…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 11:34AM
Friday, February 3, 2012

Double Salami: week 4 by Kurt Chiang

I am so sorry this is getting to you late.Rememember: A Double Salami is more than Eli Manning and Tom Brady sharing a cab in Texas. Find out this Sunday at the Neo-Futurarium. (and Friday …

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 07:24PM

World Premiere Preview February 3, 4, and 5 by Kurt Chiang

I'm writing this while sitting on my bed, and one of the cats is sitting next to me. He is sitting just like person would on a couch, or a lawn chair. So it's weird.The super bowl is this …

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 06:21PM
Friday, January 27, 2012

Double Salami: week 3 by Kurt Chiang

I'm not going to lie to you. That there is a Double Salami.Just let me know if this gets too serious.(It's too serious.)Double Salami.

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 03:30AM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

World Premiere Preview January 27, 28, 29 2012 by Kurt Chiang

Here's something, a little look into the process (who here likes process? get used to it, because you're going to see a lot of it in the next year):In Too Much Light, we've developed types …

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 02:16AM
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

World Premiere Preview January 20, 21, 22 2012: Santorum by Kurt Chiang

So the content here is bluer (sexier, graphic-y-er) than usual for the World Premiere Preview, but it just fits so well with what we have coming up in the menu this week.A little internet li…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 02:18AM

Double Salami: Week 2 by Kurt Chiang

Double Salami.Double Salami.Double Salami.February 14th, 2012. That's Valentine's Day. So you'll REMEMBER.

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 02:06AM
Friday, January 13, 2012

World Premiere Preview January 13, 14, 15 2012 by Kurt Chiang

Ok, everyone. Be really careful when you are driving in parking lots. When there is a lot of snow, this is what the city snow plows do: they push all the snow into big crazy mountains, usu…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 01:34PM
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Double Salami Post Week 1 by Kurt Chiang

Double Salami.Double Salami.Double Salami.Remember: BEST by February 14th, 2012.More soon. . . . . . .

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 12:17AM
Thursday, January 5, 2012

World Premiere Preview January 6-8, 2012 by Kurt Chiang

Congratulations, it's the new year of 2012, and we're not going to lie to you, this weekend is the first three shows of brand new Too Much Light plays written by neofuturists for an audience…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 12:32AM
Friday, October 7, 2011

World Premiere Preview Oct 7 - Oct 9: Technology Edition by Kurt Chiang

I'd be lying to you if I told you that I didn't just work on a longer post that was eaten by the Internet or whoever is in charge now just before I sent this one.Plays this week are brought …

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 02:43PM
Friday, September 30, 2011

World Premiere Preview Sept 30-Oct 2 by Kurt Chiang

I got this thing that I do now, it is a joke I make, it is not really a joke but just a way of saying something, but I try to make it funny. It goes like this...Say you were living with me,…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 11:46AM
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011

World Premiere Preview August 12, 13, 14 2011 by Kurt Chiang

If I were in Congress, I wonder what kind of tie I would wear? I wonder how you pick your tie if you are in Congress? You probably have a wardrobe assistant, at some level of your career. …

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 01:10PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Set List May 15th 2011 by Kurt Chiang

I did this for a TML show back in November 2008 , documenting the occurrence of a particularly memorable and fun show where the cast had added to the menu an impossible 14 plays and the cast…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 10:31AM

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