march #3: skin!

tuesday evening i had the pleasure of seeing lights out theatre company's SKIN!

what: skin! by...uhhh..?
where: the lincoln lofts in lakeview
accompaniment: babely friends tracie & brittany!
drinkability: top notch. beers, boxed wine, and cocktails for super cheap!
show length: hour and a half? i don't know, i was too busy laughing.
out of four: three/four

this was my first lights out theatre company show as well as my first visit to the lincoln loft space and both were quite a success. the lincoln loft space, if you've never been there, is this rad (see: giant!) space i heard up to nine people live, work, and perform there. you can see hints of cornered off bedrooms here and there, but once you step into the sectioned off performance space, any semblance of this being someone's apartment melts away as you make yourself comfy on the cushy vintage theatre seats.

SKIN! is the hilarious tale of a group of women working and entertaining under the watch of 'meatball', who also serves as an emcee of sorts. dressed in long johns, a huge winter fur coat and black ga-ga-esque glasses, meatball sets the scene with the attitude of this show. skin is essentially a combination of clumsy (in the best sense of the word) burlesque and sketch comedy. each of the girls has their own unique characters and there's even a bit of love drama between a couple of the girls and meatball.

what i loved about this performance was the fact that its a bunch of girls who aren't afraid to be sexy, but also aren't afraid to make fun of girls acting like they're sexy. don't go to this show expecting to see tops taken off and tossed into the crowd, instead expect a lot of lady thrusting, yells and whoops from the audience, and the special addition of chris. oh my, chris.

chris serves as their bartender and chats up the crowd as everyone comes in from the street. during the show he stands on the sidelines and sells beer from a cart and also picks up props, etc. that are used by the ladies during the show. he encourages the yelling and conversation with the performers and even makes an appearance himself. i won't spoil that for you...but...its certainly a highlight.

while i love deep, serious, moving, thoughtful theatre...sometimes you just need some boxed wine and a whole bunch of laughter to light up your tuesday night. get to this show...only a few performances left!

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upcoming march shows:
saturday the 30th 8pm: right brain project's the bacchae

a look into april....shows i'm hoping to catch:
-sideshow theatre company's maria/stuart
-mary arrchie theatre company's the brig
-TBA x2!

join me, will you?