Before
we begin, you should know five Neos (Kurt, Phil, Tif, Caitlin, and Jessica)
served like 1,000 beers to a bunch of University of Chicago kids that just
turned 21 at the Smart Museum of Art, in context of the conceptual artist Tom
Marioni’s piece The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art.
In our spin, we name-tagged everyone along with serving them a beer (or two).
Now
for plays: as I said last week, we
are having guest-writers set up the new plays. This week is Chicago playwright and writer Philip Dawkins,
offering you a new vocabulary. . .
And
now, an introductory list of vocab words for “Skiddish,” a language I seem to
be creating through the process of trying to recall the right word. . . and
coming up with the wrong one. (Mis)use at your own complexion.Michelin: (n). A very small amount. A little bit. “She’s running late, but just a michelin.”
Hummus: (n) A great commotion. “I can’t hear you over all this hummus?!”
Shinsplints: (n) A seasonal dish of dubious texture. “Here come Al and Maggie with a hot dish full of shinsplints again. Honestly, why do we invite them?”
Socket: (v) To become very quickly quiet. “Hey you! Socket!”
Hash tag: (n) Your husband’s old college roommate or drinking buddy. “This happens every time you go out with your hash tags!”
Crop Circles: (n) A highly embarrassing medical ailment. “She can’t, she has the crop circles.”
Xanex: (n) A tour package. “My husband and I took a guided xanex to Zanzibar.”
Coat Check: (n) An untrustworthy person, usually uncle. “You let that no good coat check drive you home?!”
Susan Lucci: (v) To cut your losses and go home. “Honey, it’s time to Susan Lucci.”
This week is Leah, Kurt, Tif, Caitlin, Bilal, and Megan. They rolled a 9, they put in 9:
- Intellectually Speaking - (caitlin stainken)
- marketing the metaphorical tit - (tif harrison)
- COLOR JAM - (leah urzendowski)
- Find The Dong - (megan mercier)
- as we take a collective moment to be sufficiently affected by the profundity of our own lives (even this person eating a lunch at midnight) - (megan mercier)
- Jumping the Fence - (kurt chiang)
- On Behalf of All Baristas Everywhere: “Remember, no matter how you say it, it really isn’t just your problem.” - (kurt chiang)
- Let’s pretend the house aisles here are your nearest neighborhood Chicago alleyways at 5 o’clock in the fucking morning. - (kurt chiang)
- The Neo-Futurists Present Dr. Joseph Garcia’s Sign Language For Babies In Phrases You Are Unlikely To Teach To Your Babies - (bilal dardai)
I
realize this is a nonexhaustive list, but it covers most of the essentials for
basic conversation. And the longer I go without sufficient sleep or exercise,
I’m sure to summon up a freewilly more before long.
Slanted,
Philip.
Philip.
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My short play, NOTHING, will be part of Livewire's VisionFest of short plays. NOTHING runs June 14-30 under the lovely direction of Jacob Padron. (Warning, those seated in the first row may be spaghettied.)
Also, a reading of my play, STUTTER, June 16th, 7:00 at the Goodman theater. Directed by the amazing Stuart Carden. It’s free!
In the Fall, my play, FAILURE: A LOVE STORY, will receive its world premiere at Victory Gardens Theater under the direction of Seth Bockley.
My short play, NOTHING, will be part of Livewire's VisionFest of short plays. NOTHING runs June 14-30 under the lovely direction of Jacob Padron. (Warning, those seated in the first row may be spaghettied.)
Also, a reading of my play, STUTTER, June 16th, 7:00 at the Goodman theater. Directed by the amazing Stuart Carden. It’s free!
In the Fall, my play, FAILURE: A LOVE STORY, will receive its world premiere at Victory Gardens Theater under the direction of Seth Bockley.
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Many things to do. Thank you, Philip.
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