He’s already performed it in New York and San Francisco, and he’s scheduled for shows at the Santa Maria, Solvang, Santa Barbara, and Montecito libraries. More info: 406-2997 or performs the show primarily at libraries. at the Montecito Library, and April 30 at the Solvang Library. at the Santa Maria Public Library’s Shepard Hall, April 28 at 3 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Main Library’s Faulkner Gallery, April 25 at 4 p.m. Gale McNeeley performs his one-man Archy and Mehitabel show on April 23 at 3 p.m. “I think I can channel who I am through these characters and sketches and poems, and it gives them a fullness.”
“I don’t do him as a cockroach, he is human, his insides are human, so I play him as a human,” McNeeley said. The story goes, Marquis found the anthropomorphic arthropod hopping up and down on his typewriter keys, driven by his artists’ spirit to create verse, despite his creepy-crawly form. The unlikely duo, though insect and feline, exudes a human creative spirit, McNeeley said.Īrchy is a reincarnated poet and is compelled to create verse. “I like doing crazy characters talking to each other, and changing voices and physicality quickly.” “I like doing voices and characters,” McNeeley said. Arguments, discussions, and heart-to-hearts between characters from Shakespeare to a mummified Egyptian pharaoh all make an appearance under Archy or Mehitabel’s narration. The canon of Archy and Mehitabel includes more than 500 short skits and poems, McNeely explained, so he can present only a selection of their genius.Įven within these short skits, Archy and Mehitabel relate stories that include various characters, so McNeeley is far from performing monologues. “There’s not much wit left in the world anymore.” “I think I’m kind of like a missionary, because people don’t know who Archy and Mehitabel are until I introduce them to them, and then they want to know them better because of the wisdom that’s in the poetry, and the satire, and the wit,” he said. Gale McNeeley resurrects the characters Archy and Mehitabel created by columnist Don Marquis for his touring one-man show happening in Santa Maria, Solvang, and Santa Barbara. Don Marquis imagined Archy and Mehitabel, a cockroach and a cat respectively, who are reincarnated people that embody the human spirit of creativity and expression through poetry and prose. The show revives two long-forgotten characters created by a New York columnist exactly a century ago. Take for example McNeeley’s upcoming show, which will tour the Central Coast after a run in New York City a few weeks ago. McNeeley has performed revivals of music by Yip Harburg, Pete Seeger, and Tom Lehrer along with other more obscure skits and songs, always selecting work he wants to perform based on its heart, beauty, and of course its wit. He left a promising career on Broadway to go to clown school, favoring a direct connection with an audience over the spectacle of other theatric forms. Gale McNeeley has never been an actor who revels in the mainstream. Watch an excerpt from Gale McNeeley's one-man show celebrating 100 years of 'Archy and Mehitabel.' to 9:00 p.m.Gale McNeeley explores the creative spirit with one-man show 'Archy and Mehitabel' By JOE PAYNE to 9:00 p.m.Ĭheck the detail by location here. Supermarket hours in Chile for this Sunday, June 12 The main supermarket chains in the country are: Leader, Jumbo, Santa Isabel, Tottus, Unimarc y wholesaler 10which in total maintain 1,335 theaters throughout the national territory. Los supermarkets They are commercial establishments benefit millions of Chileans throughout the country, since they are mainly dedicated to the sale of foods and other items.Īs mentioned Chilean Supermarket Associationthese premises have 148,5000 employees at the national level, of which the 61% corresponds to female participation, 15% to young people between 20 and 24 years old, and the remaining 3% are foreigners.
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