From: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org (dads-yard-digest) To: dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Subject: dads-yard-digest V4 #90 Reply-To: dads-yard@smoe.org Sender: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk dads-yard-digest Wednesday, December 11 2002 Volume 04 : Number 090 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [dads-yard] Boston Herald article on JH2M [- Deb - Subject: [dads-yard] Boston Herald article on JH2M >Her own personal `Jesus': Faith Soloway's Savior has a nontraditional family >by Sarah Rodman >Friday, December 6, 2002 > >While consumers sometimes need to be reminded that Jesus is the reason for >the season, that reminder doesn't usually come in the form of a raunchy >schlock opera written by a Jewish lesbian. > > But ``Jesus Has Two Mommies,'' a hilarious musical penned by >singer-songwriter Faith Soloway, reminds theatergoers of the selflessness of >Christ and inspires others to be selfless by example. > The son of God is so giving in the play - which features a who's who > cast >of local musicians including Catie Curtis, Meghan Toohey and Jennifer Kimball >- that he's willing to tweak his own very famous story in order to restore >Soloway's faith in herself. > In ``Jesus Has Two Mommies,'' Soloway plays a nerdy Jewish lesbian with >spiritual concerns around the impending birth of her child with her >Irish-Catholic partner. Jesus, God and the angel Gay-briel appear on her >Psalm Pilot offering an alternative version of the birth of Christ that >allows her to feel confident about her future as a gay parent. > Playing two performances at the Somerville Theatre tomorrow at 4 and 8 >p.m., this is ``Jesus'' 2.0. Last year's debut received great reviews and >Soloway, now a proud mommy to Betsy with partner Harley, has endeavored to >make the show faster and funnier. > ``Since the medium is schlock opera,'' says the writer-director with a >laugh, ``I've really built on the different dimensions of schlock, so to >speak. More lampooning, more comedy concept pieces, more films, more energy >and more songs.'' She adds, ``Since I've actually had my daughter I think >I've tried to ground it in some ways, too.'' > Soloway is a member of Urban Improv who got her start as musical > director >of the famed comedy spawning grounds of Second City in Chicago and also >penned the hit touring show ``The Real Live Brady Bunch'' with her sister. >She's pleased that ``a lot of Catholic people and people who are in the >clergy really like the show.'' > She totally understands, however, why some Christians are not crazy > about >``Jesus.'' > ``If I'm going to call a high profile show `Jesus Has Two Mommies' I > have >to be prepared for somebody not to like that idea.'' Or other aspects of the >show, such as the depiction of the Virgin Mary and ``Josephine'' hooking up >at a Nazareth nightclub called the Burning Bush, a video of an amusingly game >Mary Chapin Carpenter singing ``No More Bethlehem Booty Call'' or God being >portrayed as a midriff-baring ``foxy chocolate mama.'' > Soloway has responded to every angry e-mail she has received, explaining >that, ``I'm not just making fun of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, there's >a point to it. I'm looking for my own spirituality, and they come to me, and >it's not about them so much, it's about me.'' > But ``their'' presence has prompted the American Society for the Defense >of Tradition, Family and Property to organize a peaceful protest before the >matinee performance tomorrow. > Soloway recognizes that the Catholic organization has as much right to >protest as she does to perform the show. She hopes both patrons and >protesters can simply agree to disagree for the few moments it will take to >pass one another on the way into the theater. > ``I'm hoping it'll be like a big `Antiques Roadshow' type thing where >people are just walking around staring at what's going on. I don't want >anybody to throw barbs back and forth, that's my hope.'' > I think that's what Jesus would want as well. Do unto others and all of >that. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:40:15 -0500 (EST) From: "Elke K. Chen" Subject: [dads-yard] catie and rose track online hey everyone- i was surfing on the rose polenzani's site and found this: CHRISTMAS DOWNLOAD: "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Recorded live to tape with Catie Curtis December 5th of this year. Many thanks to Catie for the good times on tour this last month. Happy Holidays to everyone else! I played acoustic guitar on this song and Catie played electric (her first guitar solo on record!). I screwed up the words a little on the third verse, but Catie tells me it's charming. Visit Catie's website today. This month's download is only available as an MP3 (no RealAudio, sorry). Here's the link: http://www.rosepolenzani.com/listeningroom/default.asp just wanted to share:) oh and also! did you know there's going to be dvd version of "miss folk america" that will probably be released in early 2003? excitement! can't wait to hear faith and the cast's commentary! hope you are all staying warm and toasty in this winter weather, elke ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-`-` "May I live conscious of my debt to all the people who make life possible."- Audre Lorde Elke K. Chen University of Maryland, College Park elkechen@wam.umd.edu ------------------------------ End of dads-yard-digest V4 #90 ******************************