BLUE FLOWER / WEIMARBAND

News Archive: PAST PERFORMANCES

June 11-22 , 2003
THE BLUE FLOWER
workshop sponsored by the
RICHARD ADLER/ASCAP FOUNDATION
MUSICAL THEATRE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
( Director: Michael Kerker)
and the
PERRY-MANSFIELD SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Steamboat Springs, Colorado

A two-week workshop culminating in two full performances
with visuals but without the live WEIMARBAND at
"NEW NOISES: A FESTIVAL OF NEW STAGEWORKS"
Jim Steinberg and Karolynn Lestrud, co-chairs

www.perry-mansfield.org

Artistic Director: STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
Music Director: ANDREW LEVINE

CAST / CREW:
Jim Bauer (Max), Meghan McGeary (Hannah),
Ben Schrader (Franz), Alice Moore (Maria)
Marc Geller (Fairytale Man & Typewriter Man)
Michael Thomas (Sewing Machine Man)

directed by Erik Sniedze
movement consultant: Michael Thomas
production manager: Craig Bushman
stage manager: Samantha Bradley
sound engineer: Jon Hohman
lighting: Christopher Manning

March 18 and April 8, 2003
THE BLUE FLOWER
ASCAP FOUNDATION Musical Theatre Workshop, NYC
directed by Stephen Schwartz
The American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers
New York City
www.ascap.com

Two readings of Blue Flower excerpts on book
and without visuals or live music before a panel and live audience,
followed by an open critique by panelists
CAST: Jim Bauer, Meghan McGeary, Ben Schrader, Alice Moore
Andrew Dawson and Marc Geller
directed by Will Pomerantz and Erik Sniedze
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February 4, 2003
THE WEIMARBAND
JOE'S PUB
New York City
www.joespub.com

CONCERT: Music from the Blue Flower

January 3 & 4, 2003
THE BLUE FLOWER
HERE Arts Center CULTUREMART Festival
New York City
www.here.org

A one-week festival showcasing works-in-progress by
HERE Arts Center Artists-in-Residence.
A 75-minute excerpt of The Blue Flower, with visuals and partial staging,
including several live and not-so-lonely Weimarband musicians
CAST: Jim Bauer, Meghan McGeary, Jen Chapin,
Andrew Dawson and Marc Geller
with
Mark Rubinstein (accordion)
John Widgren (pedal steel guitar)
Stephan Crump (bass)

Stage Manager: Rachel Wolf
Lighting Design: Jeff Sugg & Alan Hahn

November 4, 2002
THE BLUE FLOWER
HERE Arts Center
New York City
www.here.org

An evening of works-in-progress performances by
HERE Arts Center Artists-in-Residence
A 30-minute excerpt of The Blue Flower, with visuals and partial staging,
including one lonely but very lively Weimarband musician
CAST: Jim Bauer, Meghan McGeary, Jen Chapin
Andrew Dawson and Marc Geller
with
John Widgren (pedal steel guitar)

August 7, 2002
THE WEIMARBAND
MAKOR / STEINHARDT CENTER
New York City
www.makor.org

CONCERT: Music from The Blue Flower

July 8 & 9, 2002
THE BLUE FLOWER
HERE Arts Center
New York City
www.here.org

Two evenings of works-in-progress performances by
HERE Arts Center Artists-in-Residence
A 45-minute excerpt of The Blue Flower, with visuals and partial staging,
including one lonely but very lively Weimarband musician
CAST: Jim Bauer, Meghan McGeary and Jen Chapin
with
Mark Rubinstein (accordion)
directed by Kate Chumley

March 7, 2002
THE BLUE FLOWER
THE BOTTOM LINE CABARET
New York City
www.bottomlinecabaret.com

Two workshop performances in the same evening
of the full Blue Flower program, with the full Weimarband,
minimal staging on a music concert stage and no visuals
CAST: Jim Bauer, Meghan McGeary, Jen Chapin and David Driver
directed by Kate Chumley

December 16, 2001
THE WEIMARBAND
JOE'S PUB
New York City
www.joespub.com

CONCERT: a mixture of Blue Flower songs, other Bauer originals,
and a group of Weimarized cover songs, including
JOHNNY CASH'S "Passin' Through", RADIOHEAD'S "Fake Plastic Trees",
BOB DYLAN'S "Hard Rain", THE BEATLES' "Revolution",
LED ZEPPELIN'S "Good Times, Bad Times",
and the perennial holiday favorite, "Sleighride"

November 7 , 2001
THE WEIMARBAND
THE BITTER END
New York City
www.bitterend.com

CONCERT: a mixture of Blue Flower songs, other Bauer and Jen Chapin originals,
and Weimarized cover songs

August 29, 2001
THE BLUE FLOWER
JOE'S PUB
New York City
www.joespub.com

A workshop performance of the full Blue Flower program
with no visuals but the full WEIMARBAND
CAST: Jim Bauer, Meghan McGeary, Jen Chapin, and Tony Capone
directed by Rick DesRochers

May 8, 2001
THE BLUE FLOWER
THE PUBLIC THEATER / NY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL'S
"NEW WORK NOW!" FESTIVAL
at
JOE'S PUB
New York City
www.publictheater.org.

A "concert reading" performance of the full Blue Flower program
with narration, slide projections, and the Weimarband
with guest singer Juliet Ewing and narration by Marco Capalbo

March 29, 2001
THE WEIMARBAND
GALAPAGOS ART SPACE
Brooklyn
www.galapagosartspace.com

The Blue Flower song cycle, with narration by Jim Bauer
guest singer: Juliet Ewing

February 1 , 2001
THE WEIMARBAND
MAKOR
New York City
www.makor.org

The Blue Flower song cycle, with narration by Jim Bauer

December 19, 2000
THE WEIMARBAND
GALAPAGOS ART SPACE
Brooklyn
www.galapagosartspace.com

The Blue Flower song cycle, with narration by Jim Bauer

December 6, 2000
THE WEIMARBAND
THE PYRAMID CLUB
New York City

The Blue Flower song cycle, with narration by Jim Bauer

FIRST PERFORMANCE
November 13, 2000
THE WEIMARBAND
HERE Arts Center
New York City
www.here.org

The Blue Flower song cycle