Tribe.net. Local Connections Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/05a713b0-c523-437b-b019-7c394f9da682 2008-03-21T05:10:26Z 2008-03-21T05:10:26Z

<div>Thank you to all our fans and supporters. The CastIron Carousel Marionette Troupe has had a wonderful and interesting run. It was a great experiment to try and do what we did. A candle that burned bright and hot but could not sustain itself. <br/> <br/>In May the CastIron Carousel will be shutting its doors forever. All props, backdrops, sets and puppets will be going up for sale at auction. The design shop that built the Carousel will also be closing down and so Tools, materials and paints, etc. will also be up for sale. The Stage itself will be sold or donated to another puppet organization that can use it to better advantage. <br/> <br/>Sincerely, <br/>~Geahk Burchill <br/>Artistic Director <br/>The CastIron Carousel <br/>Marionette Troupe, Inc.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2008-03-21T05:10:26Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/67ec8a53-74f9-473e-bd5f-f9f9f5c2feda 2008-03-07T15:08:06Z 2008-03-07T15:08:06Z

<div>Hello all dear fans and supporters, <br/> <br/>The CastIron Carousel Marionette Troupe, Inc., is experiencing some growing pains. We are looking at many options for the future. One direction may be to expand and the other to scale back for a period of time. During this period of instability the Troupe will not be performing shows or events. The CIC will still be developing new plays and rehearsing for performances in the future. At this time there is no definitive date for our next performance. Any information regarding the troupe's future engagements will be posted here first. <br/> <br/>Thank you all so much for your support and patience. <br/> <br/>~Geahk Burchill <br/>Artistic Director <br/>CastIron Carousel <br/>Marionette Troupe, Inc.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2008-03-07T15:08:06Z Notanai http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/f76f69fb-75e9-4cb6-9a49-5317cd183972 2008-02-25T17:51:47Z 2008-02-25T17:51:47Z

<div>As many of you know Danette resigned as business manager. I have the pleasure of letting you know that I, Bruce Evans, have accepted the role of business manager. I will be moving ahead with Carousel business. I am in the process of contracting the development of our website, moving forward with the planning for the music video with Lance Grider, and doing grant writing. I am very excited about this opportunity. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Notanai 2008-02-25T17:51:47Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/cffbb805-d781-4f95-bc78-2371a4e6bafe 2007-11-02T13:23:25Z 2007-11-02T13:23:25Z

<div>Greetings, <br/> <br/>You've seen the magic--now become a part of the magic! The CastIron Carousel Marionette Troupe, Inc. is seeking a stagehand/technical director to assist during performances! Do you have a love of theatre? Are you detail-oriented and organized? Do you enjoy power tools (well, at least a drill)? Are you good with spatial relations (the ability to manipulate things in the physical world and understand how they come together or apart)? Do you love bringing order to chaos? Are you looking for a fun-loving, positive group of people to perform with? <br/> <br/>If you answered "Yes!" to over 90% of the questions about, then this is the volunteer opportunity for you! Learn all about the wonder and magic of marionette stagecraft first hand! We plan to perform our new play multiple times throughout this upcoming year. <br/> <br/>Email or call us today, if you're interested--503-806-2264! <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>The CastIron Carousel Marionette Troupe, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is twofold: first, to inspire and entertain adult and family audiences with high-quality marionette theater. Second, to provide educational and performance opportunities for those individuals in the community interested in learning the stagecraft of marionette theater. <br/> <br/> </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-11-02T13:23:25Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/c731ace2-0b87-4022-ac82-366e60c88e4e 2007-10-20T16:02:07Z 2007-10-20T16:02:07Z

<div>Greetings All, <br/> <br/>The CastIron Carousel Marionette Troupe, Inc. is back with a brand new show: "The Curious Chronicles of Daniel Candlewick!" <br/> <br/>Young Mr. Candlewick is in search of employment under tragic circumstances. But what good can come from him seeking a job with the maniacal, mad scientist Dr. Hadrian!? <br/> <br/>And you can see it on Halloween! What a wonderful way to celebrate a spooky evening with a chilling tale of macabre, all enacted by means of marionettes! <br/> <br/>Wednesday, October 31, 2007 (Halloween!) <br/>Proper Eats Market Cafe <br/>8638 N. Lombard Ave. Portland, OR. 97203 <br/>Shows at 7 PM, 8 PM and 9 PM <br/>$5 at the door (*Seating will be limited!) <br/> <br/>Come in costume and be entered into a raffle for a free prize! Prizes given away at every show! <br/> <br/>We hope to see you there!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-10-20T16:02:07Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/b45d92fa-83dd-43df-9535-10dbe82ca623 2007-08-27T04:13:44Z 2007-08-27T04:13:44Z

<div> <br/>Greetings, <br/> <br/>The CastIron Carousel Marionette Troupe immediately seeks painters for photo-realistic backdrops and props! We are currently producing our 2007-2008 play and we need skilled artists to complete it. This is a great volunteer opportunity to build your portfolio and work on a unique project with fun-loving, creative people! <br/> <br/>We need a few local artists to help craft the set, clothing and props. This is a highly detailed, science fiction, steampunk-style world. We need clever, creative people with a finely attuned attention to detail, the ability to problem solve on the fly and the ability to work fast. <br/> <br/>We need help with the following tasks: <br/>- Set creation and prop building. (like crafting doll house furniture) <br/>- Clothing for the puppets. (Victorian era garments in 1/4": scale) <br/>- Painting of backdrops and set pieces. (highly detailed production painting) <br/>- Shadow puppet makers. (drawing and cutting skills) <br/>- A Flash animator with the ability to composite. <br/> <br/>For a peek at some of the marionettes, go to: <br/>http://people.tribe.net/3a9ed388-d1ec-4967-94e5-1b4adfb986cf <br/> <br/>Don't miss out on this fabulous endeavor--email us today at castiron_carousel@hotmail.com! <br/> <br/>Sincerely, <br/>Geahk &amp; Danette Burchill <br/>CastIron Carousel Marionette Troupe </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-08-27T04:13:44Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/10e2a007-5d8e-4086-baaa-064b41582ce1 2007-05-11T04:00:52Z 2007-05-11T04:00:52Z

<div>That's right folks! If you missed us last show at Proper Eats Market Cafe, then join us at The Someday Lounge in NW Portland for a night of gorey glory on the dark side of puppetry! We're bringing back "The Horrible House of Dr. Hadrian" for a return engagement--one night only! <br/> <br/>If you haven't seen our bizarre brand of gloomy comedy and surreal drama, then come check us out! You won't want to miss this strange and beautiful play of science gone wrong on a dark and stormy night. All of it performed exclusively by means of marionettes! <br/> <br/> <br/> The CastIron Carousel <br/> Marionette Troupe, Inc. <br/> <br/> Presents <br/> <br/>The Horrible House of Dr. Hadrian <br/> <br/> at <br/> <br/> The Someday Lounge <br/> 125 NW 5Th St. <br/> Portland, Ore. <br/> <br/> Friday May 18th <br/> 7:00 PM <br/> <br/> Admission is <br/> 7.00 <br/> at the door</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-05-11T04:00:52Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/90154f93-0909-4c59-9088-defdbbb42ed6 2007-04-09T05:05:44Z 2007-04-09T05:05:44Z

<div>I am excited to be working on what may be the creepiest puppet show yet! I will keep you all updated about the content and progression of the play as details become available. For now, I would just like everyone to know that there is something new in the pipeline and I am looking for artists interested in working on this new and cool project! Let me know, send me samples of your work if I haven't already seen it. This will truly be a spectacle!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-04-09T05:05:44Z Notanai http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/842f5015-a54c-403b-b999-4c3dcd1f9cc1 2007-04-03T23:02:50Z 2007-04-03T23:02:50Z

<div>I am putting on a "Free Hugs" event in Portland. i need as many huggers as I can find. I started a tribe to coordinate it. <br/>http://tribes.tribe.net/freehugspdx?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B95f9099a-5017-4b7f-a08b-d992050c46d1%5D <br/>I want it to be HUGE so it will get media coverage to send out a message of loving your fellow human to the world. <br/> <br/> <br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Notanai 2007-04-03T23:02:50Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/a3aa9601-5280-4aa5-8cb1-ad976741813a 2007-04-02T04:12:18Z 2007-04-02T04:12:18Z

<div>We did two, very successful shows at Proper Eats last night that went fabulously! Everyone was into the props and sets, the puppets nad the funny, creepy storyline. We packed the place and made for Proper Eats' most attended event ever! We even beat opening night. This show couldn't have been done without the dedication of a tight knit group of very talented people. We pulled it off and we made it look good! Thanks everyone who helped and attended. :)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-04-02T04:12:18Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/56e86328-2eee-43b8-8292-08d291ecfb29 2007-03-14T16:46:17Z 2007-02-27T02:52:29Z

<div>That's right folks, tonight I was interviewed for a wonderful local paper called the St. Johns Sentinel. Appearantly, they actually stopped the presses to get our story in. I couldn't be more flattered and honored. The reporter was very interested in the number of puppeteers in the North West and especially what seems to be a hub here in Portland. <br/> <br/>So all you puppeteers out there, Good job! We're getting noticed and with notice, respect! Keep it up and soon puppets will take the North West by storm!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 2 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-02-27T02:52:29Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/cc7db559-119b-495e-8701-d760bcfdef3b 2007-02-17T17:40:00Z 2007-02-17T17:40:00Z

<div>Check it out, here's the link: http://www.oregonlive.com/AandE/pluggedin/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1171418125176990.xml&amp;coll=7 <br/>If it does not show up as a link, cut and paste it into your browser bar. <br/> <br/> <br/>The story may not ba available after 14 days so here's the text. <br/> <br/> <br/>Lose your strings <br/>Friday, February 16, 2007 <br/>INARA VERZEMNIEKS <br/> <br/>A friend hears that I am off to Drunk Puppet Nite. <br/> <br/>What's that all about? he wants to know, and before I can answer, he offers his own theory: <br/> <br/>It sounds like the front for a wild Bacchanalia, he says, people running around making puppets do all the nasty things they don't dare, then arguing absolution: "Oh, it's not my fault -- the puppet did it." <br/>Advertisement <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>He sounds impressed. <br/> <br/>I laugh. But later, as I sit in the darkness of the Someday Lounge, packed shoulder to shoulder with dozens of people, watching the story of a man who loves -- and I mean loves -- his cat and his dog, I realize that my friend may not have been so far off with his puppets-and-inhibitions theory. A little extreme, but not so far off. <br/> <br/>Before the night is over we will see puppets on meth, puppets giving birth, puppets committing siblicide. <br/> <br/>"Join us puppets in our drunken chicanery," urges the evening's emcee, a nattily dressed ventriloquist's dummy (well, really a man, named Noah Mickens, made up to look like a ventriloquist's dummy, the thin black lines of a hinged mouth traced along his cheeks). <br/> <br/>He is top-hatted and turned out in a pinstriped suit, caressing a bottle of Chardonnay throughout the night. "The puppeteer who lives inside a glass bottle will relieve you of the lofty brains that complicate and obfuscate what you need to perform," he says. <br/> <br/>Yes, there's plenty of chicanery. But the night also brings moments of strange and unexpected beauty: man and puppet, seemingly fused, the puppet hanging from the man's neck, illuminated only by a light on the man's head. They dance together in the dark as one, accompanied only by the sound of breathing. <br/> <br/>(The man, Dan Luce, who has engineered the puppet to respond to his movements, has one of the most poetic bios in program. He is, it says, "fascinated by the profound beauty inherent to sorrow, insecurity, and other generally undesirable aspects of the human condition.") <br/> <br/>I am sucked in by the exquisite marionettes of CastIron Carousel, creatures unsettling and touching all at once, jerking and twitching inside a small stage designed to look like a laboratory. Although at one point I can see a hand hovering in the air above them, it does not break the spell; I feel like I have literally crawled inside their odd little world of misguided experiments, pneumatics, gears, mad scientists and smoke. <br/> <br/>I find myself believing, too, just as fiercely in a puppet fashioned from plastic bags that dreams of winning a cruel talent show, only to see its hopes dashed by a Twinkie that sings "America the Beautiful." <br/> <br/>I study the Twinkie, its mouth open wide, exhaling a high note, and I feel strangely happy, even though I have yet to visit the bar. <br/> <br/>So, I think this is what happens when we are cut loose of our strings. <br/> <br/>If this has piqued your curiosity about puppetry, Tears of Joy offers some family friendly fare you can catch right now: "The Shoemaker and his Elves" runs through Feb. 18. Some more experimental fare returns to the Someday Lounge, 125 N.W. Fifth Ave., March 1-3, with "The Vertigo of Sheep." See www.tojt.com for more information. <br/> <br/>Inara Verzemnieks: 503-221-8201; inarav@news.oregonian.com</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-02-17T17:40:00Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/6a5d04bf-04e9-47a2-9089-bd9f6606855b 2007-02-04T08:14:20Z 2007-02-04T08:14:20Z

<div>Drunk Puppet Nite went very well on Saturday night. We were neither the most gruesome act nor the more prestidigeous marionettests but I think we held our own amongst the vomit jokes and existential ponderances of the others involved. We had as perfect a performance as one could have ever hoped for and in front of a packed audience. Sound was excellent, no strings broke, no gears popped off of the machine. Not only that but we had a record fast strike time packing up the stage and loading it into the car. I'm amped for the next one!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-02-04T08:14:20Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/b318fab9-ea96-460f-80c4-f9e2e8f08d01 2007-01-25T06:02:40Z 2007-01-25T06:02:40Z

<div>New members to the CastIron Carousel came by the shop tonight to play with puppets and rehearse "The Horrible House of Dr. Hadrian" in preperation for Drunk Puppet Night. <br/>It was great! Folks shared their arts, talents puppets and good energy. Facilitated by snacks and mutual interests, we ran through the act we will be performing, the workings of the stage and a little bit of puppeteer training. We worked out some of the kinks in the play, the expected hurdles and details to overcome. The best part is that we all worked together well. This play does not *yet* offer much for everyone to do but it's a great springboard for each person to dip a toe into the water and see if he likes it. <br/>I can see that this group of talented people will have little trouble working together on future plays to create something truely incredible. <br/>I am so excited to see what we can do! <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-01-25T06:02:40Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/641f97ee-fffb-48a8-afb8-00b4386608a5 2007-01-18T14:25:29Z 2007-01-18T14:25:29Z

<div>See the horror, the carnage and the drama. <br/>The intrigue and even the beauty! <br/> <br/>The CastIron Carousel will be performing the third act from our new play, <br/>"The horrible House of Dr. Hadrian" <br/>at Drunk Puppet Nite in Portland. <br/> <br/>Drunk Puppet Nite <br/>is a celebration of all that is holy <br/>and unholy in puppetry. <br/>Tears of Joy Theatre is bringing <br/>together an eclectic band of mad <br/>geniuses, expert puppeteers and <br/>underground celebrities for three <br/>night only at Someday Lounge. <br/>This ain't kid stuff!!! <br/> <br/>Thursday, February 1st. @ 8:oo Pm <br/>AND <br/>Saturday, February 3rd. @ 8:oo Pm <br/> <br/>The Someday Lounge <br/>125 NW 5th Avenue <br/>Portland, Oregon. <br/> <br/>Ages 21 and over <br/>$15 general addmission <br/>(503) 248-0557 or <br/>(360) 695-0477</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 0 replies </div>

Geahk 2007-01-18T14:25:29Z Geahk http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel/thread/a8696200-43ee-47bc-aea0-c09ca530aad0 2007-01-17T14:32:02Z 2006-12-31T19:48:59Z

<div>The CastIron Carousel has come a long way this year starting with our two performances at Drunk Puppet Nite last February. For that show we had to build a new smaller, more portable stage. Once finished with DPN we started on our new show, "The Horrible House of Dr. Hadrian" which was commisioned for the Fright Town Haunted house at Portland's Memorial Coliseum. In this show we broke new ground with effects and story telling devices. We hope to continue breaking new ground as we update the Horrible House for the road and start work on our next show. <br/> <br/>I'm very excited with the direction this company is taking and am looking forward to what can be done over the next year! <br/> <br/>~Geahk Burchill <br/>Art Director <br/>CastIron Carousel <br/>Marionette Troupe</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/castironcarousel">CastIron Carousel</a> - 1 reply </div>

Geahk 2006-12-31T19:48:59Z