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WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT IS THIS?
You are what makes THE MAD ONES Lab a community - your participation, your presence, and your creative practice. Here, we outline the different types of community activities that will take place over the course of the lab. You are invited to participate in as much or little as you desire. Some events are synchronous. Some aren't. Some will focus on craft, some on creative process, and some are just about having a good time.
Scroll down to learn more about each kind of event and how to participate in them.
MEET-UPS
MEET-UPS
WHAT ARE MEET-UPS?
WHAT ARE MEET-UPS?
Meet-Ups are a weekly gathering to discuss highlights and challenges of the process as well as to connect and share resources with all Lab Members. Meet-Ups will begin all together, and we will discuss questions or breakthroughs that have emerged and apply to everyone. Then we will break into groups according to script section or artistic role to get into even deeper discussions.
You can see reminders for these meet-ups in the Lab Google Calendar.
[Tuesday, October 6]
[Tuesday, October 6]
4pm EDT
4pm EDT
[Tuesday, October 13]
[Tuesday, October 13]
4pm EDT
4pm EDT
[Tuesday, October 20]
[Tuesday, October 20]
4pm EDT
4pm EDT
[Tuesday, October 27]
[Tuesday, October 27]
4pm EDT
4pm EDT
[Tuesday, November 3]
[Tuesday, November 3]
4pm EDT
4pm EDT
MONDAY CHECK INS
MONDAY CHECK INS
WHAT ARE MONDAY CHECK INS?
WHAT ARE MONDAY CHECK INS?
Monday Check Ins are weekly opportunities to share on Discord any challenges you're facing, questions you have, or puzzles you are attempting to solve. Each Monday you will get a different prompt in the Discord channel. We invite you to use this as a way to update the Lab team as well as each other - you are each other's greatest resource!
You can see reminders for these events in the Lab Google Calendar.
FRIDAY WINS
FRIDAY WINS
WHAT ARE FRIDAY WINS?
WHAT ARE FRIDAY WINS?
Friday Wins are weekly opportunities to share on Discord what successes you have had throughout your week! You will get a different prompt each Friday to begin the sharing. These are opportunities to express gratitude as we continue to try new things, explore boundaries, and invent a new world together.
You can see reminders for these events in the Lab Google Calendar.
SKILL SHARES
SKILL SHARES
Skill Shares are Work Sessions led by Lab Members. We will be posting a poll in Discord to see what kinds of Skill Shares folks would be interested in attending.
Once we get the results of the poll, we'll create a sign up for Lab Members who are interested in volunteering their time to lead a Skill Share. So check back here for more information!
SOCIAL EVENTS
SOCIAL EVENTS
[DAILY DOSE OF CREATIVE JUICE ]
[DAILY DOSE OF CREATIVE JUICE ]
Every Monday through Friday
Every Monday through Friday
11am EST
11am EST
Get your Daily Dose of Creative Juice every day at 11am EST! For a half hour every weekday during the course of the Lab, you can jump onto Zoom and get your juices flowing. Each day will be a little different, but may include: meditation, music, a little movement, prompts, guided breathing sessions, dance parties, you name it! Led by Brian and/or Alexis, and all in service of letting you check in with yourself and your fellow humans. Get connected, Get juiced!
Reminders and Zoom link available in the Lab Google Calendar. No registration required! Event will cap at 500 people.
[OPEN MIC!]
[OPEN MIC!]
October 15 and October 29
October 15 and October 29
9pm EDT
9pm EDT
Okay y'all, it's clear that this crew needs some time to SHINE! Come share your skills at the Open Mics. You are invited to bring whatever you most want to share, be it theatrical or the complete opposite! Are you a secret poet or wood carver? Have you just always wanted to do the song in your book that you haven't been cast in (yet)? Do you dabble in stand-up? BRING IT TO ZOOM - WE NEED TO BE ENTERTAINED BY YOU!!! We can guarantee a loving and rapt audience of Your Top Fans.
[Thursday October 15th]
[Thursday October 15th]
9pm EDT
9pm EDT
[Thursday October 29th]
[Thursday October 29th]
9pm EDT
9pm EDT
[FREE-WRITE FIRESIDE GATHERING]
[FREE-WRITE FIRESIDE GATHERING]
Every Sunday during the Lab,
Every Sunday during the Lab,
9:30pm EDT
9:30pm EDT
Light a candle and join Kait Kerrigan for a half hour of continuous writing to the sounds of music. This free-write time is an opportunity to turn off your phone, your email, and the other noise of the world and just let yourself write.
WEEK 1
WEEK 1
PROMPT: What are you afraid of? 30 minutes of uninterrupted writing music. Do not press delete. Do not cross out. Just GO.
WEEK 2
WEEK 2
PROMPT: Write from the middle. No beginnings. No endings. Just flow.
WEEK 3
WEEK 3
PROMPT: What haunts you? Places? People? Moments? Need some inspiration? Read "Haunted Houses" by Longfellow or "One Need Not to Be a Chamber to Be Haunted" by Dickinson.
WEEK 4
WEEK 4
PROMPT: Write the epilogue.
Zoom Link Available in Google Calendar. No registration required!
WHAT ELSE??
WHAT ELSE??
Stay tuned!! We will continue creating events as the Lab continues. Check back here and the calendar to see when things get added. In the meantime, fill out this survey to tell us what YOU would be most excited about!
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