Tag Archives: Nathan Simpson

Open Stage 5/14/12

Last week’s Open Stage brought out the glam with a cavalcade of sparkles, shimmies, brothers, wobblies, chairs and strings. Videos Open Stage Extras Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Chris Brackman, Cyran J Harrington, Joanne Stegawski and Matt Vanecek

Open Stage 4/2/12

Last week’s Open Stage featured birthday flags, hecking b*stards, a red velvet princess, revealing boylesque, enlightened bitterness, mournful silences and a duet that was more than words. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Cyran J. Harrington, Matt Vanecek and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 3/19/12

It was a dark and stormy night, and the Open Stage deluged us with inappropriate whaling songs, gypsy dancers, steamy spoken word, torchy collaborations, educational smack-downs and several sets of disco-delic flags. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Chris Brackman, Joanne Stegawski, Matt Vanecek and Robert Still

Open Stage 2/13/12

If Zoltar granted last week’s Open Stage wishes, we’d find ourselves beseiged by romantic mockery, angry vaginas, loveable clowns, waltzed (and hugged) bears, adoring tales and a musical tribute to a funny Valentine. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Bobby Hitt and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 11/28/11

Newcomers to last week’s Open Stage were met with an arrow to the head, a radioactive animal, improvisational penguins, brothers at their threshold, medical oddities, Halloween hangovers, tales of suburban streets and the music of Impending Bloom. Videos Feature Performance: Impending Bloom Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Bobby Hitt, Joanne Stegawski, Marco Cervone and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 11/7/11

An analysis of last week’s Open Stage revealed critical levels of musical brothers, comedic violins, sultry veils, clever covers, singers in suits and one pair of very large shoes. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Alicia Holston, Eric Malmgren, Jason Butler, Matt Walker and Sheri Hall

Spooky Stage 10/31/11

Halloween’s Spooky Stage summoned up an army of musical zombies, un-heavenly hosts, black magic women, nearly-invisible ninjas, maternal dragons, haunting voices, ghost stories and a surprisingly sexy animal. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Alicia Holston, Doyen Rainey, Eric Malmgren, Firebird Images, Joanne Stegawski, Kelly Crawford, Matt Walker and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 10/10/11

Last week’s Open Stage brought us some polished play from “Swiss-Army” carnies, talented new voices, an on-stage Tantrum, soul-bearing comics, an old friend (with a new drum machine), a powerful poet, his baby-watching accompanist, and a racy (and very-much alive) Rose. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Alicia Holston, Mark Kaplan, and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 9/12/11

Delivering us from a brief vacation, the Open Stage showed us completely topless men, nearly bottomless women, the words of Cyrano, decks of invisible cards, folk rock collaborations, sexy comics, songs of love and a trio of musical muses. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Firebird Images, Alicia Holston Doyen Rainey and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 8/29/11

Just before our Labor day break, the Open Stage gave us an Ocarina Diva, the magic of China, LabyrinthWalk re-creations, words of love, bluesy brothers, a published author, an ode to panty and the music of Rahim Quazi. Videos Performer’s Playground Video Photos photos by Firebird Images, Alicia Holston and Sheri Hall