Performances:

June 27-29: Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. ​June 30: Doors at 2 p.m., show at 3 p.m. ​July 5-6: Doors at 7 p.m. show at 8 p.m. ​July 7: Doors at 7 p.m., Show at 3 p.m.

featuring

The Warehouse Plays

directed by Jimmy Chrismon

By day, KATAMCO is home of the Toilet Timer (as seen on Shark Tank) and 1-UP cards. By night, owner Adam Stephey turns the space into The Slugfactory hosting unique, private events.

Take a walk through HERstory...

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re featuring women from your favorite book who have made a mark on history. A spotlight on these women’s stories are straight from the page and brought to life in the stacks, as actors perform monologues or scenes written by local writers in our Bloomington-Normal community.

A collective collaboration: Writers will create their pieces after the cast is determined. Writers will take inspiration from their assigned actor and their woman from history to create an original piece performed exclusively for this event.

Audiences can expect a truly immersive event, as they walk around the library to hear each woman’s story. This will be a family friendly event, as we plan to feature women children will recognize too!

There is no cost to attend the performances at the library. If you’d like to support the fundraising efforts of Nomad, flyers will be available on site with directions on how to make a gift.

Planned dates are February 10, 11, 13 and 14. Times are determined by you!

Who are we?

Ever heard of a flash mob?

This is like a flash solo, featuring one performer. Here’s a basic outline of who is involved:

Receiver: the unsuspecting recipient of the telegram, who thinks the gifter is just taking them to a community location to shop or get a treat.

Performers: We are casting performers that will either recite a romantic sonnet, poem, or sing a romantic song, either acapella or with instrumental accompaniment.

You: When ordering a telegram, the gifter will be able to select a participating location of their choice to take the receiver, The time the secret telegrams will take place can be up to you. If you are open 8am-8pm, let us know what period of time works best. (Ideally a 2-3 hour period of time) either in the morning or afternoon or both if you choose!

In a nutshell

The summary below uses a coffee shop as a location example:

When ordering a telegram, the gifter will select a day, ideal time, and which community location they will bring the unsuspecting receiver. Nomad Theatre works on all the scheduling logistics, and provides a secret code word to the gifter.

The gifter brings the receiver to the coffeeshop around the designated time confirmed by Nomad. The receiver thinks the gifter is taking them for a special afternoon pick me up. The performer is already staged at the location “acting” like a customer in your shop, Maybe they are browsing the bakery items or stationed at a table drinking coffee. The gifter will know in advance where the performer is located. Once the gifter says the code word, the performer breaks out into their short piece, lasting only a minute or so, but making a lasting impact on the receiver. We plan to schedule one pop up telegram every 15 minutes within the hosted time frame; if your shop is hosting from 1-4pm, we estimate around four pop-up performances will happen every hour.

• Your business will be on our map as a location hosting this unique event. Our projects have a tendency to sell out, which means lots of people coming through your door!
• Supports the mission and development of a new non-profit who aims to increase community partnerships
• Sit back and relax! We do all of the work, just tell us the best time your business can host a performer and we take care of the rest! You get to enjoy lots of movement and excitement within your business.