Anna Charlotte.

Hi Friends,

I apologize for not posting a Fringe update after it was all said and done. Moving the day after Fringe was over was a bit hectic. But I made it to Nola and I love my new home!

Fringe was amazing. I'm still reeling in the beauty of everything it was for all of us. I'm not sure I can even put my thoughts about it all into words quite yet. All I can say is that I'm truly and utterly grateful that I was able to have the experience, and I'm even more grateful that I got to experience it all with amazing friends and colleagues. I learned so much from being there and I genuinely hope to go back someday. Minneapolis is simply beautiful and there is so much going on there artistically.

It's sad to think that the Meat My Package experience may be over, but I also think it's time to move on. Now that I'm in New Orleans, my mind is running with  new possibilities. This city is so inspiring. Just sitting here on the street corner right now, looking at the surrounding buildings and seeing people go by, my heart fills with joy in knowing there is so much to explore and there's so much life yet to live. Things are definitely slow right now, but that's all part of moving to a new place, I suppose. i'll keep you all updated on new performance happenings of my own, but for now I'll just promote other things going on in New Orleans.

My good friend Will Bowling is involved in a theatre company called Goat in the Road Productions and they are doing a show in collaboration with Cripple Creek Theatre Company called "The Future is a Fancyland Place." When I was down here in the Spring for a visit, I was lucky enough to sit in on a reading of an early draft of the script and it sounded great! I can't wait to see what the end result is! You can visit the event page on facebook here.

Also, if you happen to be in Nola in November, the New Orleans Fringe Festival will be going on at that time. It's a smaller festival than the Minnesota Fringe, but from what I understand, people really are invested in making it to nearly every show involved because of the smaller size. That's pretty damn cool! I plan on volunteering with the Fringe so I will hopefully make it to all the shows as well! Yeah!

Well, I guess that's all for now. Thanks for reading, and if you're from Carbondale, I miss you and love you lots!!!!

Anna

Hello humans and the like,

We are down to only two shows left at Minnesota Fringe. What a great time it's been so far! We were successful in our fundraisers, which obviously we couldn't have done without all of you! So a huge thank you to everyone for their support. So much love and thanks that I can't even express.

We have been staying with an amazing woman who has helped us out tremendously in getting acquainted with the city, with the Fringe, and just letting us know ways to have some fun :) We've been really lucky to have the situation we have. We have loved being in Minneapolis and definitely hope to return at some point in the future. We've seen some great shows and learned a lot! Anyone who is willing/wanting to talk Fringe with us ask away! We definitely have much more insight about the whole thing now than we did before! :)

Well, wish us luck for our last two shows! Send some good energy our way. We need some energetic, enthusiastic audience members, as this is a show that is dependent upon interacting with the audience.

Thanks to everyone for your ongoing support. Love you all dearly!

Anna

Hey loves,

Tatter Splatter was a huge success! We had so much fun that night. Everyone was sweaty and painty and sexy and lovely. We made enough money that night to cover the cost of the party AND to pay for the majority of our props. Woohoo!!! Thanks to everyone who came out and got down. It will definitely be a night I won't soon forget.

However, now that Tatter Splatter is over and we have already spent that money :/ we have a kickstarter page up to help us with the rest of our funds (travel expense, additional props, costumes, food, etc). At this point, we only have 9 days left, and we're not even quite half way to our goal. We need your help! Even the smallest donation helps us out a ton. If you can't donate, help spread the word :) We are so grateful to those who have already helped and passed our project on to others. But we can't stop yet. i believe in this project succeeding, but it can't happen without your help :) So let's make this happen!

Kisses,

Anna

Hey all,

Sorry I haven't kept up the "once a week" thing. But that's why people love me, I keep it unpredictable. (Just go with it). Anywho, I have some great news to share:

First, the Minnesota Fringe 2011 Schedule is up!! This is the general schedule page for all of Fringe. And here you will find my show's schedule and ticket purchasing information. Get your tickets, kids! It is going to be a great festival and I want to see as many of you there as possible. Minnesota Fringe has an amazing reputation, and it's one of the biggest Fringe Festivals in the country. You don't want to miss it! :)

Next, "Meat My Package" was approved to have ASL services for the 8/13 show. This means that there will be an ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter there who will stand on stage with us and interpret everything that's being said for the benefit of deaf audience members. This is such a great thing. I'm really grateful that Minnesota Fringe offers this service and I feel honored to be one of the shows chosen to receive this service.

Finally, Tatter Splatter, the fundraiser with a kick, is officially happening. Saturday, July 9th we will gather at 9pm at the Big Muddy Media Center (214 N. Washington St., Carbondale, IL) to party and make some art and money! There will be live body painting, performance art, dancing, and one of the most exciting elements is that Phil Garcia (the former Skinny Dip) will be dj-ing for us!!! Phil is one of the best dj's the Southern Illinois area has to offer. I've had him dj parties for me before that people still talk about. This is going to be amazing. It's only two dollars to get in, and then you can purchase some art or make some art (with a minimal fee) or just give us more money because you believe in what we're doing that much ;p All proceeds will benefit our application expenses that we've already spent as well as travel, food, props, lodging, etc. that will come up due to taking "Meat My Package" to Minnesota in August. So come out and support Me, Nico, Nichole, and Sam and also come ready to have a great time!

Love to you all,

Anna

First post, what! Here we go!

First off, i feel as though I've won the collaborative lottery. I am currently working with the most amazing people and artists I know. Nico, Sam, and Nichole are so great to have on the Meat My Package team (also, check out their websites on the 'artist links' section of my page :) So, I go to Nico and I'm like, "hey, I have a hard time synthesizing my show into a few sentences, can you help?" And her response? "Of course." Next, I ask Sam if he can help me do some video editing of the recording of Meat My Package for this very website, and he didn't hesitate to say yes. (This also means you should keep your eyes peeled for a 'promo' video ;p) THEN, i ask Nichole to help me with the image I had to submit to the Minnesota Fringe website. Not only did she agree, but she was eager to help and finished the final product in a matter of a couple hours. And this all without even mentioning the amazing work they all did when the show originally went up! I'm just so thankful to be in such a supportive and creative environment.

Ok, next thing: I am going to do my best to keep up with this blog. i will most likely not post everyday, maybe not even every week. But I WILL post when things are happening. I plan to use this blog to promote other local artists who are doing cool stuff, to help keep people updated about fundraisers for Meat My Package/Minnesota Fringe (more info in 'works'), to discuss our process, and to recommend other great art-like things I find (because...why not?). So, I hope you'll check back regularly as this site is both new and often changing, and you'll get to keep up with me and other cool artists.

Love and kisses to all,

Anna