tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15769387836832153582011-07-28T06:39:09.637-07:00The behind-the-scenes-play-by-play-making-of... MUFFIN FACE, a live solo performance piece created by Keith Hitchcock. MUFFIN FACE debuted @ Balagan Theatre, Seattle, USA in June 2009.muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-49258693328461778472009-07-03T15:47:00.000-07:002009-07-03T16:02:21.709-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L2TnOTkVE8o/Sk6M-kyE7hI/AAAAAAAAAso/3w6HOIqPdsI/s1600-h/Theater_Muffinface_JosiahEpstein-570.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L2TnOTkVE8o/Sk6M-kyE7hI/AAAAAAAAAso/3w6HOIqPdsI/s320/Theater_Muffinface_JosiahEpstein-570.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354372013643591186" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SEATTLE TIMES:</span><br />"<span style="font-style:italic;">a sweet treat... funny, thought- provoking,... an experience like no other you've had in the theater.... This is a wry and quirky evening of seemingly unfathomable patter and happenings that leaves one with new insights and a strangely satisfied feeling.</span>"<br /> - Nancy Worssam, <span style="font-style:italic;">Seattle Times</span>, 6/24/09<br /><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2009380097_muffin26.html">READ FULL TIMES REVIEW</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THE STRANGER:</span><br />* RECOMMENDED - "<span style="font-style:italic;">splendid...clever...and deliciously discomfiting.</span>"<br /> - Paul Constant, <span style="font-style:italic;">The Stranger</span>, 6/23/09<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/self-actualize-thismuffin-face-exploits-the-comedy-of-discomfort/Content?oid=1741016"><br />READ FULL STRANGER REVIEW</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SEATTLEST:</span><br />* RECOMMENDED - "<span style="font-style:italic;">Rarely have the promises theatre artists have made us regarding their own work been kept, but Muffin Face is a happy exception. It is a life-changing experience, the effects do last for about six hours after the end of the play, and we hope you're not the sad sort of person who prefers the nevertheless enjoyable Muffin Face pre-show to the real deal. Brilliant. F***ing brilliant.</span>"<br /> - Jeremy M. Barker, <span style="font-style:italic;">Seattlest</span>, 6/19/09<br /><a href="http://seattlest.com/2009/06/19/weekend_theatre_june_19-21.php">READ FULL SEATTLEST REVIEW</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-4925869332846177847?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-35528251359406296702009-06-21T23:46:00.000-07:002009-06-21T23:52:27.016-07:00This just in...<br />Jeremy M. Barker of the Seattlest recommends muffin face:<br /><br />"RECOMMENDED <span style="font-style:italic;">Muffin Face</span> @ the Balagan. Rarely have the promises theatre artists have made us regarding their own work been kept, but <span style="font-style:italic;">Muffin Face</span> is a happy exception. It <span style="font-style:italic;">is</span> a life-changing experience, the effects <span style="font-style:italic;">do</span> last for about six hours after the end of the play, and we <span style="font-style:italic;">hope</span> you're not the sad sort of person who prefers the nevertheless enjoyable <span style="font-style:italic;">Muffin Face</span> pre-show to the real deal. Brilliant. Fucking brilliant."<br /><br /><a href="http://seattlest.com/2009/06/19/weekend_theatre_june_19-21.php">LINK TO REVIEW ON SEATTLEST.COM</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-3552825135940629670?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-21088093792615590522009-06-19T01:37:00.000-07:002009-06-19T01:41:24.700-07:00Here it is... fresh from the oven... homemade... MUFFIN FACE! We enjoyed a fun and memorable opening night. Thanks to each and everyone who attended. <br /><br />Warmly,<br /><br />- keith<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-2108809379261559052?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-60201536182031479842009-06-10T09:26:00.000-07:002009-06-10T09:34:45.787-07:00<a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/69864">brownpapertickets.com</a><br /><br />only 2 weekends<br />only 49 seats per night<br />ensure yourself a seat by reserving online<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-6020153618203147984?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-31753990037831258472009-06-02T09:00:00.000-07:002009-06-02T13:07:52.016-07:00Some people have already experienced Muffin Face. This is what they have to say....<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4958222&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4958222&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4958222">YOUR experience of Muffin Face</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user860139">Keith Hitchcock</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-3175399003783125847?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-52516585103079914852009-04-25T15:35:00.000-07:002009-04-25T15:39:58.023-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L2TnOTkVE8o/SfOQe5UguYI/AAAAAAAAAls/wlg_HC_jRnI/s1600-h/mface+final.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L2TnOTkVE8o/SfOQe5UguYI/AAAAAAAAAls/wlg_HC_jRnI/s320/mface+final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328761644566755714" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-5251658510307991485?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-3056172744983528242009-04-07T12:18:00.000-07:002009-04-07T12:20:29.446-07:00All these videos have been featured on Seattle Channel's "Art Zone"...<br />seattlechannel.org/artZone<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4047296&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4047296&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4047296">Muffin Face Video Blog - Installment #5</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user860139">Keith Hitchcock</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-305617274498352824?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-31798278960552259512009-03-10T13:39:00.000-07:002009-03-10T13:45:48.491-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L2TnOTkVE8o/SbbQ1pFu_iI/AAAAAAAAAZM/JP4M0V66ISI/s1600-h/keith732.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L2TnOTkVE8o/SbbQ1pFu_iI/AAAAAAAAAZM/JP4M0V66ISI/s320/keith732.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311662430511627810" /></a><br /><br />This is the guy who created and will perform in Muffin Face. This is Keith Hitchcock.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-3179827896055225951?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-5410017070452420582009-03-10T13:22:00.001-07:002009-03-10T13:22:50.668-07:00<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3562935&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3562935&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3562935">Muffin Face Video Blog - Installment #4</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user860139">Keith Hitchcock</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-541001707045242058?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-14937090705293489972009-01-19T21:14:00.000-08:002009-01-19T21:15:17.120-08:00<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2889937&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2889937&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/">Muffin Face Video Blog - Installment #3</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user860139">Keith Hitchcock</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-1493709070529348997?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-21072602449697356122009-01-19T21:11:00.000-08:002009-01-19T21:13:00.827-08:00<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2889777&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2889777&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/">Muffin Face Video Blog - Installment #2</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user860139">Keith Hitchcock</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-2107260244969735612?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-58468540124875085202008-10-21T22:24:00.000-07:002008-10-21T22:28:39.706-07:00<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2032021&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2032021&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2032021?pg=embed&amp;sec=2032021">Muffin Face Video Blog - Installment #1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user860139?pg=embed&amp;sec=2032021">Keith Hitchcock</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&amp;sec=2032021">Vimeo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-5846854012487508520?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576938783683215358.post-52306096272166643112008-09-29T23:13:00.000-07:002008-09-29T23:21:55.702-07:00Hello and welcome to the first blog entry of the Muffin Face Video Blog. What you see right now are words, not videos. But rest assured that video blog entries are on the way. And other words. And maybe a photo or two. Or five.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1576938783683215358-5230609627216664311?l=muffinfacevideoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>muffin facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615954952411299064noreply@blogger.com0