The Encyclopedia Show: Dinosaurs

9/2/09 – 9/2/09

730p

The Encyclopedia Show, a monthly variety show, asks ever changing literati to present original creative pieces based on an encyclopedia entry.

This Month Topic DINOSAURS from:

An interview with World-Class Paleontologist Paul Sereno

Roger Bonair-Agard (National Poetry Slam Champion) – Cretaceous–Tertiary Extinction Event

Ken Green (Chicago Slam Elder) – The Le Brea Tar Pits

Rachel Claff (BoyGirlBoyGirl) – Sue, Chicago’s Sweetheart

Asia Calcagno (Louder Than A Bomb All Star) – The Deinonychus

Lindsay Miller (Tucson Slam Team) – The Utahraptor

Anthony Ladson (Word Wizard) – The Troodon

David Kodeski (True Life Tales) – Sir Richard Owen

Billy Tuggle (Chicago Slam Elder) – The Archaeopteryx

Stacy Fox (Vox Ferus) – The Brontosauru

Dan O’Dwyer (Big Dog Eat Child) – The Ankylosaurus.

Author

Chicago Slamworks

Director

Robbie Telfer and Shanny Jean

Performers

Paul Sereno

Roger Bonair-Agard

Ken Green

Rachel Claff

Asia Calcagno

Lindsay Miller

Anthony Ladson

David Kodeski

Billy Tuggle

Stacy Fox

Dan O’Dwyer

Production

Featuring cast regulars Kurt Heinz (E-Poets.net) – Fact Checker; Tim Stafford (HBO Def Poet); Joel Chmara (HBO Def Poet); Mike Slefinger (Actor); Evan Chung (Musician)- House Band Leader “The Encartagans”; and Jilted Emily Rose (Poetry Vet and House Manager) – As Jilted Emily Rose.