Introductions
Bipolar Bear is an interesting mix of devoted professional individuals. Bipolar Bear Presents shows at the iO West Theater every other Wednesday; their next show on September 30. They respect fellow indie teams like Stormchaser when it comes to hustling up shows across Los Angeles. They host a show twice a month in the iO West Loft & have played in NoHo, Nerdist, & Neon Venues, LAICF Marathon, Camp Utopia, Hollywood Fringe ... the list goes on. Nothing is Taboo and they have an amicable appreciation of each other's accessible yet insane worlds. Eager to play and ready for weird they are committed to the craft. When not doing Harolds they some times do a form called "Pretty Flower". It begins with a group source scene from which commentary scenes will sprout like petals before returning to the source scene. Respectfully they've all taken the Harold Workshops at iO West and have collective goals with iO.
Warmed Ups
'Painting Circles' & Ian Sinclair moves. Followed by Lone Wolf Jazz & Freeze Tag.
Harold 18 minutes
"Fishing Reel"
Organic Opening with swirling physical & vocal themes of 'running free' & 'being freed'.
Somewhere in BumFuck America a couple hopes the Campell Soup Sweepstakes saves their marriage. Jehoshaphat, lives in a box under the LA River. A man's wife left him for not just any dolphin, Ricardo the Dolphin. But it might just be some Robo Placebo Wise Hobo pillow talk.
Notes
Player 'Likes' and how they related to what players 'Like' in other shows in town.
Exercise and Scenes
Root Stance Solos. Duo Breathing Tells. See-Saw Pendulum Breathing Scenes focused on breath awareness, give & take, & timing. Two scenes. Both bold & believable, one brought us all to tears.
Homage and Reference
Susan Messing, Rachel Mason, Kat Singleton, TJ, Norm Holly, Craig Cackowski, Matt Barbera, Playground, Nerdist, iOWest, Dr God, King Ten, Dasariski, Stromchaser,The Reckoning.
Rehearsal with Bipolar Bear's Charley Desrochers, Sam Capaldi,
Brian Mazzarella, & Nicole Williams at The Complex.
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