Rogue, Interrupted

Greetings from not-so-sunny San Francisco!

As of three weeks ago, I am the newest Remote Rogue. There's been a few of us so far: Ryan (ensemble member, Finance Manager, and board member extraordinaire) worked from fabulous Las Vegas for more than a year, Lindsay (founding ensemble member) has been off getting her MFA for a while now, and we have Associate Artists as far away as Canada.

So what does being a Remote Rogue mean? Well, for us, it means living too far from LA to help in a hands-on capacity, but still being able to work on things from a distance. Although I can't help build masks for the next show (and oh man, do I want to!), I can still write the newsletter and update the website. But for Rogue Artists Ensemble in general, it means that the work we do is so incredible that people just can't give us up--even if they're suddenly far away. It's a really strong testament to the power of Rogue art.

And, fortunately, the Rogues have friends in many places. Remember the NET Conference Tyler and I attended in August? Well, many of the new friends we made in New Orleans are based in San Francisco, so last week I got to attend a NET workshop with a bunch of familiar faces right here in SF. Even though I hadn't met everyone beforehand, they had all heard of the Rogues. How exciting! It's times like these that I'm most grateful to be a Rogue.

Punch Puppet Theater - On Vacation

Recently the Rogues loaned the puppet theater to the newly formed Day Laborer Theater Troupe, formed in partnership with Cornerstone Theater Company. The troupe was formed after last year's Los Illegals project herein Los Angeles. I love when things like this puppet theater have a life, beyond what was intended and that it got to be used for such an awesome program. The photos below are from the first event created by this new arts organization.

Mailing Fun Dec 2008

Shannon and Pat stopped by Rogue house to help with compiling our December mailing. It was a great night full of lively conversation and a million labels and stamps! This photo just about sums it up!

Look for your mailing with amazing new ROGUE bookmark for Gogol Project coming to a mailbox near you! If you don't get one, it's even more reason to sign up on our mailing list.

Also in the news - We've made three new Ensemble members and more news will follow soon.