The Encyclopedia Show: Dinosaurs
Chicago Slamworks

The Encyclopedia Show, a monthly variety show, asks ever changing literati to present original creative pieces based on an encyclopedia entry.

This Month Topic DINOSAURS


09/02/09 - 09/02/09

730p


The Encyclopedia Show, a monthly variety show, asks ever changing literati to present original creative pieces based on an encyclopedia entry.

This Month Topic DINOSAURS from:

An interview with World-Class Paleontologist Paul Sereno
Roger Bonair-Agard (National Poetry Slam Champion) – Cretaceous–Tertiary Extinction Event
Ken Green (Chicago Slam Elder) – The Le Brea Tar Pits
Rachel Claff (BoyGirlBoyGirl) – Sue, Chicago’s Sweetheart
Asia Calcagno (Louder Than A Bomb All Star) – The Deinonychus
Lindsay Miller (Tucson Slam Team) – The Utahraptor
Anthony Ladson (Word Wizard) – The Troodon
David Kodeski (True Life Tales) – Sir Richard Owen
Billy Tuggle (Chicago Slam Elder) – The Archaeopteryx
Stacy Fox (Vox Ferus) – The Brontosauru
Dan O’Dwyer (Big Dog Eat Child) – The Ankylosaurus.

Author
Chicago Slamworks

Director
Robbie Telfer and Shanny Jean

Performers
Paul Sereno
Roger Bonair-Agard
Ken Green
Rachel Claff
Asia Calcagno
Lindsay Miller
Anthony Ladson
David Kodeski
Billy Tuggle
Stacy Fox
Dan O’Dwyer

Production
Featuring cast regulars Kurt Heinz (E-Poets.net) – Fact Checker; Tim Stafford (HBO Def Poet); Joel Chmara (HBO Def Poet); Mike Slefinger (Actor); Evan Chung (Musician)- House Band Leader "The Encartagans"; and Jilted Emily Rose (Poetry Vet and House Manager) – As Jilted Emily Rose.

Tags: Literary, American, 2009