Well, it’s that time again!  That time when you eat all day, drink all day, and fall asleep on the couch so that your family can draw mustaches on you with sharpee.

What… is that just  us?

But you know, it occurred to me yesterday that I miss out on one of the big experiences of Thanksgiving.  Having been a vegetarian for the last 15 years, I’m not exactly upset about missing the turkey… it’s the tryptophan!  So I’m going to create synthetic tryptophan!  That’s right!  Next year, you will be able to purchase your own brand name Distracted Globe tryptophan… so even if you don’t like turkey, you can fall asleep on the couch in the festive holiday coma we all deserve!

But until then… have a fantastic Thanksgiving!

This week, as we all know, is Thanksgiving. Hooray! And you know what that means!

Good food, and weird family traditions. For us, we tend to watch incredibly non-season-appropriate movies. Once, my mom and I went to see Interview with a Vampire on Christmas Day. A couple years ago, we rented this little gem (which was AWESOME, by the way):

And I would like to go ahead and make a suggestion for your inappropriate holiday movie needs. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra!

Seriously… if I could spend the weekend watching those two movies and maybe Snakes on a Plane tossed in for good measure… it might be the best holiday ever.

So I hope you enjoy my little family ritual. And if you feel in the spirit, please share your crazy family holiday traditions in the comments! It always makes me feel better to know that other people are crazy too!

Here’s a pretty great little clip from Conan O’Brien (who, by the way, is totally hot).

I hope the sardonic cultural commentary gets you in the mood for our shows this weekend! See you soon!

And thanks to my pal Joe for posting the video in the first place!

…Lovin’ that Maine of Mine.

Well it seems that The Warehouse Theatre’s Almost, Maine has received yet another rockin’ review… AND has been extended for two weeks!  So including this weekend, you have FOUR more weekends to see this show!  It’s almost TOO great!

So read the review from The Greenville News.  Then CALL THEM FOR SOME TICKETS ALREADY!  And make sure to join us this weekend while we’re Almost, Funny… with the help of Projekt Lotus!

Oh… and I was going to apologize for the musical pun at the beginning of this post… but I’ve thought better of it.  Puns are awesome.  Deal with it!

Yes, another poll has come and gone.  And here’s what I learned from our last poll about the CNN election coverage -

1) You all are a bunch of Star Wars nerds

2) Apparently you were angered by CNN’s inattention to the house races and it was just lemon juice in the wound that I brought it up

So click on the chart to see how your fellow globesters felt about CNN’s election coverage… and then check out the new poll, pretty in pink, over in the right hand navigation. 

See you this weekend!

Almost, Maine played its first weekend at The Warehouse Theatre this past weekend… and by all accounts… it was GREAT!  But don’t take our word for it.  Read the FANTASTIC review by Stephanie at The Revenant Culture (remember them?  From Silver Chair Books?  Go visit them out there in Greer… go on a Thursday for a fun thematic discount!).

Go on… read it now.  I’ll wait.

So… now that you’ve read the review… call the Warehouse to reserve your tickets… and plan on sticking around after the show for our improv offerings this Friday and Saturday.  We’ll be Almost, Funny… and joined by Projekt Lotus!

I know.  We have a show coming up this weekend.  But some of you just can’t wait that long.  It’s okay.  We’re irresistible.  Don’t be ashamed.

Well… we have a solution!

Tuesday evening at 7:00, Centre Stage is opening their doors to the SC Children’s Theatre.  They will be doing a special FREE public performance of their gang awareness show - featuring Miss Traysie Amick and Mrs. Anne Kelly Tromsness of the Globe - and along for the ride - the Globe’s pal Mr. Bryan Gallagher. 

Look at that!  A FREE Globe fix three days early!  You’re totally beside yourselves, I know.

Well… get it together… and we’ll be seeing you soon!

Tonight marks the opening of The Warehouse Theatre’s second show of the season, Almost, Maine.  It’s four actors playing a bunch of different roles in a little town in - you guessed it - MAINE!  It’s sweet and heartwarming and fun and you are just going to love it!  And, since the Globe’s Anne Kelly Tromsness is one of those four actors… well… you KNOW you’re going to love it!  Of course, she’s joined by Jason M. Shipman, who played Petruchio this summer in our Taming of the Shrew, as well as Warehouse Tech Director Adam Crtichlow and all around awesome chick Debra Capps… so you had better just be beside yourself to go see this show!

AND… if you go next weekend, you can stick around afterwards to see Almost, Funny - our improv show with special guests Projekt Lotus.  

November is awesome, eh?

I know… it’s been a long time for us too!  And to show you how much we’ve missed you, we’ve got a lot planned for our upcoming show!

November 21 & 22 @10:30pm following The Warehouse Theatre’s performances of Almost, Maine (featuring our own Anne Kelly Tromsness, thank you very much!) we bring you:

Almost, Funny!

Late night improv… plus a little more!  This time around we will be joined by the fantastic local band Projekt Lotus!!  

And get this… it’s still just $5!

ALSO… there are still a few limited edition election ‘08 buttons left… so if you would like to claim one of these oh-so-special little items, you can email us or leave a comment here letting us know why you deserve one of these special buttons!  They will only be available at the November shows… and then they’re gone!  (I should blog for QVC, don’t you think?)

So get yourself all psyched up for a great time!  And we’ll see you soon!

I read a really interesting blog post today.  And though it’s not funny… I think it’s awfully appropriate.

The basic idea is this: whether you support Obama or not, there’s no denying that he inspired a huge amount of passion and involvement from a huge amount of people.  And the blog post in question asks when we’re going to get a leader who does that for theatre?  When is the theatre world going to have someone who speaks to us and gets us riled up around changing the theatre world for the better?

I just think that’s kind of a cool thought.

And… just so you don’t think I’m going to start being all serious on here: