Time: Mon, 01-Mar-1999 19:40:30 GMT     IP: 128.255.109.152

okay, I got something for y'all, but it might a teensy bit scary.  
I was in an anthropology class last term and we were assigned to 
do a study of some community.  Guess who we picked?  Well we've 
got a web page up, and if you want to look around, I put the 
adress at the bottom.  

NOTE: The opinions of my colleges do not necessarily represent my 
own.  (translation: Don't hate me, because of them, hate me 
because of me.

Okay, here you go...

http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthroh/projects/NoShame/HTML/History.html

P.S. Best viewed from one of the ITC's. (Fast connection.)

Time: Tue, 02-Mar-1999 14:31:07 GMT     IP: 129.255.242.55

Gosh, I had no idea so much was going on...

Pretty cool cite, guys!  Definitely worth the checking.  I really 
enjoyed the sound bites.  Thanks for hard work on an interesting 
idea!

Time: Wed, 03-Mar-1999 09:01:33 GMT     IP: 208.205.228.170

     I thought this show was a great way to kick off No Shame's 
return to Theater B.  The variety of the show was a nice touch.  
I agree that the first piece was salvageable, but other than that 
I have no complaints.  I particularly liked Ben Schmidt's piece.  
There was a personal interest in it for me because I keep 
thinking about transferring to an Art School and drinking lots of 
funny named exotic coffees.  But then I would miss No Shame, so 
forget it.  Aprille's piece was unexpected (I was waiting for 
more Gaydar glitches), and I liked that.  Kyle's Medical Records 
piece was nicely done.  The squeaky wheels were genius.

     All in all I thought it was an exceptional evening.  We had 
songs, drama, comedy, dance, improv, and small children.  Whew!  
No wonder it was 21 pieces.  I'm glad the message of shorter 
pieces got across to everyone.  The only one I squirmed through 
was the first one, but that was mostly because of the pitchfork.

Time: Sat, 06-Mar-1999 22:25:24 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.184

The order:
1) Who needs a title with a body like this?  By Mike "Whitebread" 
Cassidy
2) Rain by John Hague
3) 4.5 minutes of copper the big happy dog licking her big happy 
ass by Michael Fergades
4) Archetype: Whore by Sarah A. Conklin
5) Tag Freeze by Black Market Stuff
5.5) Words to Song by Kyle Lange
6) Everybody at no shame farts a lot by Jamal River
7) Planet of the Aprilles or...I promise never to do such a self- 
absorbed
piece again by Aprille Clarke
8) True Story by Alyssa Bowman
9) Write it down by Ben Schmidt
10) God by Al Angel
11) Self. Help. by Christopher Okiishi
12) It's a bird...it's a plane...sweet bleeding Christ, what the 
hell is that?
by Aaron Galbraith, Jamed Horak, and Mike Cassady
13) What do you do with a Drunken Sailor?  My mom married him.  
by Danger
Brooks
14) Skull Fractures, a fun sketch about love and farts byt Chris 
Stangl
15) It's hard to say goodbye by Bob Alanis
16) Psychobabble, Qu'est-ce que c'est by Mark Hansen
17) Those 15-year old girls with died black hair who hang out at 
the mall and
shop at Hot Topic and listen to Marylin Manson and Cradle fof 
Filth are really
much cooler than me, really, and I wich I could be like them by 
Clare Gerstein
18) We hope people laugh at this by Kehry Lane and Enrique

Enjoy!  Comment!!

Time: Sun, 07-Mar-1999 03:27:33 GMT     IP: 128.255.56.25

who on earth is Alyssa Bowman?  why won't she show herself?
this is beginning to upset me almost as much as the Jamal River
controversy.

Time: Sun, 07-Mar-1999 07:28:25 GMT     IP: 205.188.192.161

First of all, take a deep breath.... now let it out.... good. I believe Alyssa Bowman is the female
seen with Mose, Chris and Jamal. The other night I was introduced to her as, "Alyssa," and
considering pieces written by Alyssa Bowman are performed by Mose or Jamal or Chris, I just put
two and two together. I could be wrong, I'm a theater/english major, I don't know math. So,
responding to your second question, she's probably just shy. That's my theory, but believe
whatever you want.
:who on earth is Alyssa Bowman?  why won't she show herself?
this is beginning to upset me almost as much as the Jamal River
controversy.

Time: Sun, 07-Mar-1999 11:00:01 GMT     IP: 152.163.232.47

Not that I saw the show (freakin three hour long Raisin...)

So JamalChris get three pieces...everyone else gets one....ok, 
that's fine...but they have to be THE GREATEST pieces ever...if 
not, no dice....

Cradle of Filth? I thought that was my bedroom

Improv at No Shame...is it working?

No Walt Stein??? Tears are shed

I;ll be back with a vengance next show...two pieces, that is if 
there's any room left after JamalChris get through with the order

m

Time: Sun, 07-Mar-1999 16:19:31 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.196

Alyssa is, indeed, the famous girl Mark thinks she is.

Time: Mon, 08-Mar-1999 03:25:41 GMT     IP: 12.75.195.162

 i like most
guitar wordcarving one.
and song about gothic girls
that but dude who told what he finds attractive
i liked all the other ones too, but for a few.

i also want to say that i am guy with not enuff power to run pc 
speakers.  i tried them out at home after show and all worked 
fine which leads me to believe that no power was available at 
theatre b.
sorry for any lagging this may have caused.

ps i would like to express myself that you keep show at 1.5 hour 
or less, thanks.

Time: Mon, 08-Mar-1999 23:04:23 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.117

Yeay! I am on a No Shame website thing! I was here once before 
but this is my very 1st time posting a message!

This website is a lot of fun, huh?! My favorite part is when 
somebody decides to type my name into their message! Like, 
"Jamal River is my favorite performer!" or "I really liked 
everything about Jamal's piece and everything he's done ever!"

I also like it when I see that somebody typed Mose's name! I 
know Mose! He is my friend! Hi, Mose!

And I like the part with Alyssa's name, even though it was about 
how nobody knows who she is! She is my friend, too!

And the parts with Chris' (he is my friend) name!

I recognize some other people's names, too, and that is also fun 
for me! Yay for acquaintances!

I thought all the pieces on Friday were really good!, except 
there were several I did not care for at all! Make sure those 
aren't in the next show, OK!?

A suggestion for this website is to make a way for me to delete 
messages that I don't like, or to change them so they're better! 
I also wouldn't mind seeing my name ("Jamal River") a little 
more often!
 
See you at the show, everybody!

Bye!

Jamal! River!

Time: Mon, 08-Mar-1999 23:49:57 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.158

I just want to thank Jamal River for talking about me in his 
message. I thought Jamal River had a good show last week (!!) 
except there were a few to many poop jokes, for my taste. I like 
to taste the poop directly!!

Jamal!! River!!!! Morgan!! Aierele!! Morgan!! King Toad!! Lord of 
Weird!!! J-Mall!

Time: Tue, 09-Mar-1999 03:11:43 GMT     IP: 208.252.166.170

You know, I seem to recall Mose expressing uneasiness about the 
Internet and the Web in particular.

I'm glad you've been able to overcome these problems, Mose.

Time: Tue, 09-Mar-1999 05:00:41 GMT     IP: 171.213.206.107


:hiya...i was talking to that nice horak boy last night  [ ] he asked me where the original No Shame
was, and []

Yes, indeedy, as Mose said, Iowa City is the original No Shame Theatre.  Most of the other No
Shames were formed afterwards by No Shamers who took it to other cities.

...Jeff

Time: Tue, 09-Mar-1999 05:05:04 GMT     IP: 171.213.206.107


:I was just wondering if anyone [] has seen No Shame outside of Iowa City (i.e. Chicago, New
York City, Cleveland, wherever, take your pick) And, how did it differ from Iowa City's? Huh?
:


I've seen No Shame in Chicago.  It was a small space (maybe 30-40 people tops, and the stage
was about 10 or 15 feet wide)  It was a small room in the back of a bar.

In general, from what I've heard, I think No Shame in other cities usually differs mainly in that it
tends to be influenced by the kind of theatre that goes on in that community.

I am told that No Shame in New York, for example had more frequent gratuitous nudity because
at the time, that's what folks in NY thought of as artsy.

...Jeff

Time: Tue, 09-Mar-1999 06:15:15 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.138

I want to thank Mose most sincerely for mentioning me in his 
email! Christ, Mose, you're such a great guy!

And James, thanks to you, too, even though your mentioning me 
was obviously only incidental! You're kind of great!

Yay for the internet! Yay for it! It's funner than people!

Oh, and I sent some of you "personal" emails, but I realized 
after I did it that if you reply, your reply will be sent to 
Alyssa's email account and not mine! Whoops! My account is 
"frackledart@hotmail.com"! I'll expect emails from all of you by 
the end of the week! You are all my best friend! (Except you, 
the stupid one- you know who you are)

Jamal! From Jamal! (That's me!) 

Time: Tue, 09-Mar-1999 17:07:12 GMT     IP: 128.255.62.110

I only have a minute (I'm at work), but I wanted to say that 
Clare Gerstein's song (about the goth girls) was wonderful!  She 
has a good voice and plays guitar well (she beats the pants off 
of me, I can only play the kazoo).  The only problem was the lack 
of volume, but it was her first time singing and everyone was 
quietly paying attention, so the volume was really a big deal.  
This song really struck home because, yes, those 15-year old 
girls with died black hair who hang out at the mall and shop at 
Hot Topic and listen to Marylin Manson and Cradle of Filth really 
are much cooler than me, and that's something I'll have to live 
with for the rest of my life.  *sniff*

Time: Tue, 09-Mar-1999 17:40:25 GMT     IP: 129.255.248.75

Bob, you're cooler than any goth-girl I know...

(I liked the song too, BTW, and, just to be trendy, I'd like to 
mention Jamal and Mose's names because I think they are so cool!  
Go Jamal!!  Go Mose!!  ;)  I enjoyed their respective pieces very 
much as well, and particularly enjoyed Chris Stengl's piece, 
though I found it unfortunate that it was placed in a night of 
somewhat obvious misogyny (is it really funny to whip women while 
on their knees, even in an improv??), and was misunderstood by 
some to be a little harsh, when it was pretty evenly 
balanced--cruely objectifying both men and women, in that 
self-centered character he plays so well.  Really good stuff, and 
Jamal was a good sport as always.  (See, Jamal, that's THREE 
mentions in one post...)  

As always, I thought Dan did a nice job, and it's always a treat 
to see Kim Benesh on any stage, but especially No Shame.  
Aprille's piece's just keep getting better, and, though I would 
hardly burden her with the duty, her plea for more 
estrogen-influenced work hopefully did not fall on deaf ears.  
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when No Shame wasn't 
such a testosterone-a-thon.  Not that I give any hormone 
preference, but a balance is always a good thing.  Hell, I'd even 
settle for some good, old fashioned lesbian love poetry.  ;)

As for my piece--Mose kindly told me he didn't get it, that I lost 
him somewhere in the middle.  Was this a universal experience?  In 
any case, I at least apologise to Mose.  I'll try to be tighter in 
the future.  

One more word, although it probably doen't need mentioning.  Check 
 tech BEFORE the show.  ;)  Having read the piece that was sadly 
pre-empted due to lack of power, we all missed out from a lack of 
fore-sight.  Maybe this week??  (PS--turns out, one of the 
backstage plugs is always on--Just ask James or Dan to let you 
know which.)  Enough babble for now.  

Time: Tue, 09-Mar-1999 21:06:20 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.216

But he's awesom.  Jamal River.  Jamal River.  Jamal River!  JAMAL 
RIVER!  JJAAMMAALL RRIIVVEERR!
Sincerely,
Nichola$ Clark, Garbageman: the Collective Unconscious

Time: Mon, 15-Mar-1999 17:46:18 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.96


Many of you did not email me by the end of last week, as I requested. I am sorry to have to
inform you that if you are one of the people who negelected to do this, you may no longer
consider me your best friend. Sorry to have to have to be such a hard ass, but there is such a thing
as common courtesy.

-J. River

Time: Mon, 15-Mar-1999 20:10:06 GMT     IP: 208.252.166.18

I refuse to be railroaded into your little scheme! I'm my own man! 
I live free! I live on the edge! I read _The Fountainhead_! You're 
a stupid Communist! I'll smoke if I want to, pinko! I am not a 
number! *waves American flag* 

Time: Fri, 19-Mar-1999 04:00:00 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.29

Cripes. I was really tired when I wrote that. That's just not all 
that funny. Bah.

So there's no No Shame tomorrow. The sky cries.

Time: Fri, 19-Mar-1999 19:12:17 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.96


Hey James, I'm gonna send you an email. Right to your personal private email account! I hope it
will be fun for you! 

Time: Fri, 19-Mar-1999 21:59:36 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.101

I changed my mind, James. I'm not going to send you a personal, 
private, email. You can send me one of you want, but I make no 
guarantees about responding to it.

Time: Fri, 19-Mar-1999 22:15:26 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.101

So there's this guy, right? And I don't know his name. I saw him 
perform at No Shame once. And last night I dreamed that he had 
been performing at No Shame a lot. And he was getting criticized 
for using too many poop and butt jokes. And I was like, "Yeah! 
Serves you right for using so many poop and butt jokes!" Isn't 
that peculiar? A bit ironic? I'll say.

Time: Sat, 20-Mar-1999 22:29:13 GMT     IP: 208.252.166.137

I hope you won't mind my asking who in God's name you are before I 
mail you anything.

Time: Sun, 21-Mar-1999 00:05:24 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.172

James? I tried to mail you earlier. I don't get it. Do you have 
five?

Did you remember to show up last time?

Time: Sun, 21-Mar-1999 05:58:09 GMT     IP: 204.71.106.147

:James? I tried to mail you earlier. I don't get it. Do you have 
:five?
:
:Did you remember to show up last time?


And people wonder why arguments were made for keeping discussion 
to the isca bbs forum....

Now then.  Everyone all fired up for the first NS in 3 weeks 
hmm???

Time: Sun, 21-Mar-1999 08:39:52 GMT     IP: 205.188.200.43

Ever get the feeling like you haven't been at No Shame in weeks 
because of some long ass play you did tech for, then Spring 
Break? Well I did!

So I went to LA for break, that was fun. Hobnobbed with the 
celebs, pitched some scripts, rigged the Oscars...ok, I stayed 
in my room and whacked it...to the Sears Catalogue...are you 
happy???

But, I will be back on Friday with a sketch I wrote like two 
months ago for SpacePlace...and possibly something else of a 
serious nature...we shall see.

Oh and James, that Bill guy who wanted to mail you is my friend 
Bill..we go way back. He's not nuts, he just...well, let's just 
say he did some black bag stuff for the CIA back in '72 and it 
messed with his head. I can't say anything else on fear of...oh 
no, here they are...CIA shocktroops...oh God!

BLAM! 

BLAM!

ugggghhhhh

Time: Fri, 26-Mar-1999 00:25:51 GMT     IP: 208.252.167.33

Hey, all. 
I'll be in Illinois tomorrow night. So I miss yet another night 
of No Shame. bah.

Time: Sat, 27-Mar-1999 15:53:11 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.110

So, did the show actually happen last night?  Rumor has it there 
were few or no Board members slated to be there..

Time: Sat, 27-Mar-1999 19:05:21 GMT     IP: 152.163.232.44

...and it was...GOOD!!

Not great by all means, but it was solid, considering the number 
of pieces featuring Board members was 0. We filled the order, 
and that scares me.

Good stuff:
-Jamal/Chris did a few sketches...and not ONE poop joke. Very 
impressive boys. The song was also good.
-Al's MSM (plus Forsytheian anictode) was a scream, though a bit 
on the long side.
-Lots of great songs in general! And a Mondo's reference
-the line in Mark's peice "the bluntness of a frank, or the 
frankness of a blunt" Damn. And I'm directing his play.
-Khery's mono was excellent. it's nice to see genuine emotion at 
No Shame. A bit long, but a great risk.
-there was a lot of other good stuff that I can't remember

Bad:

-That dog sketch...I mean, parodying "Closer" was a good 
idea...but it's been done, at No Shame. And after a while, you 
just can't look at Al trying to lick his ass
-OK, I like the idea of improv at No Shame, but what they did 
wasn't so much improv, it was "read funny lines". I would have 
like to have seen what they could have done if they had read 
less lines and let the perfs go longer with the lines they 
had...i mean, there are some funny MFs in that troupe and they 
can do better.
-this asshole sitting behind me who made unfunny little comments 
during ever sketch

anyone else have any thoughts?

m

Time: Sat, 27-Mar-1999 21:42:01 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.213

I am afraid I am going to have to shut No Shame down!!!!! I am 
The President!!!!!!! and I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!!!

Sincerely,
THE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!

Time: Sat, 27-Mar-1999 21:51:22 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.213

 My two favorite things: 1) Where are 
:
all the women?  Me and Sarah, and a couple performers I didn't 
:
know, and that's it.  cool. Women aren't funny. 2) Chris S. and 
:
Jamal are so 
:
obviously talented, interesting exciting performers who know 
:
exactly what they're doing and are capable of blowing our minds 
(I 
:
saw one NST last October where Jamal did that very thing. They 
:
are my favorite performers. I like them a lot. They are funnier 
:
than all of you, who I hate. 
:

:
Oh, except one other comment.  Where did all these cute boys come 
:
from?  So cute.  So Chris and Jamal. The rest of you are ugly as 
:
sin. So 
:
disappointed.  

Time: Tue, 30-Mar-1999 19:11:49 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.96

Hey, ebbybody! Where's the order? Where? 

Time: Tue, 30-Mar-1999 20:07:31 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.171

:I am afraid I am going to have to shut No Shame down!!!!! I am 
:The President!!!!!!! and I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!!!
:
:Sincerely,
:THE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!

And you are...?

Time: Tue, 30-Mar-1999 22:23:19 GMT     IP: 205.188.199.49


:I am afraid I am going to have to shut No Shame down!!!!! I am 
:
The President!!!!!!! and I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!!!
:

:
Sincerely,
:
THE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!
 
Listen, pal, if you don't like being the president, that's your problem, don't take it out on us. 

Time: Thu, 01-Apr-1999 04:34:24 GMT     IP: 205.188.200.24

yeah.
:Hey, ebbybody! Where's the order? Where?