As you know, tonight is Woolly's Company Holiday Party. (Hope to see you all there!) In honor of this occasion, today we're bringing you a message from Production Manager, Brian Smith. As you can see, Brian made a very special appearance at our holiday party last year. Who knows what's in store for us tonight...Did you ever wonder why Woolly Mammoth makes you feel all giddy inside? The fantastic plays? Of course. That sweet new theatre? Definitely. The crazy and beautiful staff? No doubt. But there might be another reason why Woolly Mammoth fills you with that special something. I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Shaligram Shukla before the opening night performance of Martha, Josie & The Chinese Elvis. Mr Shukla is an Associate Professor of Linguistics with research interests in Indo-European, Comparative Amerindian and Anthropological Linguistics at Georgetown University. He told me of a more interesting reason we find Woolly Mammoth appealing:
"The following is the impression that the phonetic makeup of the name Woolly Mammoth creates in a mind sensitive to the beauty of sounds:
The vowels and consonants involved in the articulation of the name Woolly Mammoth are all continuant sounds in which the air-stream escaping through the mouth never stops. This process of continuous creation of sounds gives a sense of unity to the entire name which is not only aesthetically pleasing but which also has the beauty of ease of articulation, and along with its enigmatic semantics, adores the name 'Woolly Mammoth' with a charming acoustic image. "
Now, when you're done whispering "Woolly Mammoth" to yourself to test out its aesthetically pleasing airstream, put on your party shoes and come down to Woolly tonight!
