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BOOTLEG
BOOTLEG FRIDAYS: A party with Feed the Herd consisting of a chatty Happy Hour followed by a pu-pu platter of short works presented in the Trilogy Theatre, followed by party atmosphere until the keg is dry. 
$5 admission, $5 for a cup
free admission for season-ticket holders
BOOTLEG, according to Webster's:
Function: noun (1634). 1 : the upper part of a boot. 2 : something bootlegged; specifically : MOONSHINE. 3 : a football play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, hides the ball
against his hip, and rolls out -- compare DRAW 8
Function: verb (1900). transitive senses: 1 a : to carry (alcoholic liquor) on one's person illegally; b : to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally. 2 a : to produce, reproduce, or distribute illicitly or without authorization; b : SMUGGLE. intransitive senses: 1 : to engage in bootlegging
2 : to run a bootleg play in football
Well, we're not the upper part of a boot. It is something bootlegged, but not specifically moonshine. It is definitely not a football play, but play
is involved and football is appreciated, among other sports; it is more like
the noun than the verb, because as far as anything illegal, that's for a
court to decide; and we're certainly not doing much without authorization
but definitely with power; and alcohol is consumed but not for sale (for the
court's records, madam, we are selling cups, and what the cup buyers decide
to do with them is their own business), but the Rheingold or New Amsterdam
or Bud is right there, depending on the choice for a particular bootleg
(email us if you have a preference, we try to be democratic, or diplomatic
at least). After all that definition relation, we're kinda bootleg about it:
the upper part of the boot doesn't really have a purpose except protect the
shins and look downright cool. And the relaxed atmosphere is conducive to
putting up a new work and not caring if it's polished; you get to see raw
new gutsy stuff; and you can like or hate it and still have a good time.
Bootleg (March 19th, 2004)
—*Stuck on You* by Rachel Macklin, with Kevin Kaine, Joe Serpa and Kate Serpa
—Tom Waits is a big drunken idiot, says Ricky Ortiz
—The gorgeous guitar stylings of Addie Brownlee
—Bob Marley 4-Ever as shown and sung by Milton Ruiz
—*Bulldog* by Eric Michael Kochmer
—Acoustic reverie with Kevin Olsen
—And of course the musical appearances of *Donk and friends*
Bootleg (March 5th, 2004)
—*Count Chocublog* by Brian Calandra, with Jermaine Chambers and Brian Calandra
—*Return of the Psycho by Eric Michael Kochmer
—*Un Film de Anthony Ferarro* by Anthony Ferarro
—*I Love Hot Dogs* by Ben Sandomir
—the musical genius of *Donk and friends*
Bootleg (August 8th, 2003)
—*Madman and His Monster* written and performed by Eric Michael Kochmer
—*an excerpt from "Don't Smoke in Bed"* by Stephen Kennedy Murphy performed by Anne Winkles
—*a poem and a song* with Brian Snapp
—*I Love Hot Dogs* by Ben Sandomir
—*Feed ya' Head* with Kevin Peguero
—*Playing Ball, a monologue from "The Chaos Theories" by Alex Dinelaris* performed by Anne Winkles
—*The Psycho* written and performed by Eric Michael Kochmer
—And of course the musical appearances of *Donk and friends*
Bootleg (July 11th, 2003)
—*Sharkey's Night* by Brian Snapp, with Keri Meoni, Mike Weiss, David Smith and Eric Michael Kochmer
—*Tape's Last Crap* created and performed by Brian Calandra
—*American Bastard* by David Arkema
—*Kizzy* songs by Kevin Kaine
—*The Psycho* written and performed by Eric Michael Kochmer
—With musical appearances of *Donk and friends*
Bootleg (April 18th, 2003)
—*Requirements Discovery in 6B (working title)* by Brian Calandra with Josh Mattes, Jermaine Chambers, Brian Calandra plus surprise guests.
—*B'Zarro G'Zus* by Kevin Kaine
—*Songs* by Kevin Olsen & friends (kumarocks.com)
—*The HitMan* by Eric Michael Kochmer directed by Ross Peabody, with Chandra Ratner, Christopher Huele, Donk, Manny, Dawn Medina, and more
—Gilgamesh 101 from Brian Snapp, Jermaine Chambers, Eric Michael Kochmer, music with Donk and Snapp, and ensemble
—Plus some *Donk Time* with Mike Weiss
Bootleg (April 11th)
—*D. U. Etz* with the Bootles - Kevin Kaine (vocals), Eric Michael Kochmer (vocals and guitar), Brian Snapp (bass) and Ian Tabatchnick (sax)
—*A special surprise* from Manny Bocchieri and Matt Hanley
—A new and musically expanded *I Dreamed of Dogs* from Eric Michael Kochmer
—Plus *Donk Time* with Mike Weiss, featuring Jenny Weaver
Bootleg 3 (Jan. 31) featured:
- Zoo Human by Kelly Hansen Maher, directed by Emanuel Bocchieri, performed by Matt Hanley, Jennifer Klein, Eric Michael Kochmer, Dawn Medina, Keri Meoni, Ian Tabatchnick, Anne Winkles, Mike Weiss, Mandy Wolfson
- Everything Breaks, Part II written and performed by José Armando
- The War Prayer, a staged reading of a play taken from Mark Twain's short story, adapted by Brian Calandra and read by Josh Mattes, Brian Snapp, Mike Weiss, Jamie Lane, Gwen Brownson, and Jessica Cole
- Helmet Head by Brian Snapp
- Stand-up comedy with Anne Winkles
- GI Joe Up My Ass, written and performed by Kevin Kaine
- Dave by Jason Rhyne, performed by Terry Withers and Paul Murillo
- Songs with Kevin Olsen from kumarocks.com
- Donk Time Trois — music and conversation with Mike Weiss
- Am Sitting the closing of Bootleg poem by Brian Snapp
Bootleg 2 (Jan. 24):
- Last Kiss dedicated to Kevin Kaine, by Eric Michael Kochmer, directed by Ian Tabatchnick
- Everything Breaks written and performed by José Armando
- Company K monologue performed by Jamie Lane
- Kevin from kumarocks.com
- Medal of Honor Rag by Tom Cole performed by Jermaine Chambers
- Artist's Lament, Artist's Reprise by James Venable
- Women in a Playground by C. Durang, a scene with Herd members Dawn Medina and Trish Valerio
- Unfocus written and performed by Kevin Kaine
- [your act here, just Contact us]
- Donk Time Deux — music and conversation with Mike Weiss
- Another bedtime-poetry story with Brian Snapp
Bootleg 1 (Jan. 17):
- I Dreamed of Dogs re-written with an encore Stampede performance by Eric Michael Kochmer, directed by Ian Tabatchnick
- Songs by Kevin Olsen
- Echoes, a scene with Herd members José Armando and Anne Winkles directed by Brian Snapp
- Donk Time — music and improv with Mike Weiss
- Bedtime-poetry stories with Brian Snapp
Additional acts welcome. If you'd like to perform (10-minute max) in a future Bootleg, please email us at herdmail@gmail.com with a brief description. (No attachments please or your email may not be received.)
The Trilogy Theatre is located at 341. W. 44th St. between 8th and 9th Ave. on the second floor. Contact us for more info.
Below is a picture from a rehearsal of Zoo Human, to be performed Friday, January 31 at 8pm as part of Bootleg. Go back to the home page for info on the actors in Zoo Human and the rest of the line-up for Friday night.
Pictured above (left to right) are Manny Bocchieri, Keri Meoni and Jen Klein on the ground, Matt Hanley (standing), Mike Weiss, and Ian Tabatchnick
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