Share Your Stories!

Rogue fans, we need your help!

Rogue Artists Ensemble has an exciting season ahead of us. We've got Gogol Project, a collaboration with Long Beach Opera, more Frog Belly performances than you can shake a stick at, our original adaptation of Pinocchio...and a special little project called HYPERBOLE: origins.

Why is origins so special? Well, it's the fifth installment in our HYPERBOLE series, which may exemplify the Rogue aesthetic more than any other kind of show we do. The original was our very first show back in 2001, and we liked it so much than we developed two more on our own: HYPERBOLE: changes in 2004 (my first Rogue show, just as a sidenote) and HYPERBOLE: epiphany in 2005. But it wasn't until 2008 that we realized that HYPERBOLES work best when shared.

That was the year we held a workshop at UC Irvine and developed HYPERBOLE: (anti)gravity with the students there. The only thing wrong with that show was that we'd already used the title "epiphany," because that's exactly what it felt like. In just two weeks, with brand-new student Rogues, we created one of our most powerful and moving pieces to date.

So that's where you come in. HYPERBOLE: origins is scheduled to premiere in 2010, and we'd like your help. We want to explore creation stories from various cultures, religions, countries, and families. What were you brought up to believe? What do you believe now? What stories would you tell your children? Have you ever read a book with a particularly lovely creation story?

Leave us a comment (if you'd rather contribute privately, just email rogue@rogueartists.org) and share your stories. The more the better! This is HYPERBOLE, after all.

How to Help the Rogues...for Free!

Lots of people have been asking me what they can do to help the Rogues lately, and besides the obvious (and very, very welcome) method of simply making a donation, there's actually a whole lot you can do! And best of all: none of the suggestions in this post will cost you a cent!

One thing you can do is replace your usual search engine with GoodSearch. Just visit goodsearch.com, enter "Rogue Artists Ensemble" into the "who do you GoodSearch for?" field, and click "verify." That's it! Now, every time you search for something using their website, the Rogues get a small donation. Use it often--it really adds up!


Another REALLY HELPFUL method is to register your Ralph's Club Card (they're free!) online. Just click the link above (or visit http://www5.kroger.com/EnterpriseLoyaltyWeb/crenrollment?divId=703), type in our NPO number (84744), and enter your information the way you filled it out on your card application. Whenever you shop at Ralph's, a sizeable portion of the money you spend comes to us, at no extra cost to you! This really does help. We've made hundreds of dollars from this program alone, but we can always use more help!

The last option is to use our special Rogue link when you make purchases on Amazon.com. Bookmark that link and use it anytime you make an Amazon purchase...again, we receive a portion of the sale, and it helps us immesurably.

Just think, by making a few minor adjustments, you could be funding the next Rogue blockbuster! On behalf of all of us, thank you so much for your support. :)