"There was a special electricity in the air at Woolly Mammoth last Friday as artists and audience members met and mingled at the first Club Woolly Happy Hour. This exclusive pre-show event was the Kick-Off for a year’s worth of fantastic Club Woolly events. GET YOUR WAR ON creator David Rees arrived in town Friday afternoon and headed straight to the theatre. Along with the show’s director, Shawn Sides, and the five performers of Rude Mechanicals, they all stopped in for a beer before the show started. Club Woolly members and their guests had the unique opportunity to share some one on one time with these remarkable artists. After the performance, David and Shawn joined me for a terrific onstage discussion, talking about how David first started creating his now-legendary comic strip, how the Rude Mechs got involved. Since this was David’s first time seeing the production, it was fascinating to hear his reactions about how the show translated from the page to the stage. (Fortunately he loved the show!) I could not be more thrilled with the start of the Club Woolly program. It’s going to provide some unprecedented opportunities for its members as well as enriching experiences for Woolly’s artists."
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