Arts & Events
Hey Kids (and Parents), It's Time to Get Your Spook On!
With each day bringing us closer to Halloween, why wait to get your holiday chills? Thanks to Berkeley singer/songwriter/promoter Ira Marlowe, you can get a head start on the spooky season at The Monkey House, a unique live/work storefront cabaret at 1638 University Avenue. For the rest of the month, The Monkey House will be hosting "Mortimus Greely's Haunting School"--"a spooky stage show for kids"--every weekend from October 12 through Halloween.
Marlowe (aka "Mortimus Greely") is your host at his hidden haunted house. Knock on the door and be surprised as you walk into a fully sound-proofed performance space complete with a stage, video screens and 49 comfy seats. The one-hour show is a kid-friendly celebration of all things ghoulish -- a spine-tingling series of musical, theatrical and interactive treats for "humans 7-12 years."
"This interactive performance involves a roomful of kids, a handful of ghosts, one ghoulish (yet kindly) instructor, songs, games, interactive video, and a 'calcium-rich anatomy lesson'." In addition to the lively sing-a-longs about skeleton parts and other hairy-scary topics, ghost-master Greely also promises of a rousing game of "ectoplasm dodge-ball." (KGO's Peter Finch recently gave the show two (boney) thumbs up.)
Here's a taste of Mr. Greely's spirited barrel of tricks and treats:
Saturdays and Sundays
October 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
Doors 2:45, Show at 3
Halloween show:
Doors 4:45, Show at 5
Final show! November 1, 8PM
Followed by the
Monkey House Halloween Party!!!
For more info, call: (510) 898-1979
You can also check out: http://www.hauntingschool.com/
Tickets are only $10 via Brown Paper Tickets: http://bpt.me/475688
Opening day (10/12) tickets are only $5, but must be purchased at the door to receive this half-price discount. You can reserve your seats at reservations@
NOTE TO PARENTS: “Haunting School” includes the brief use of strobe lights, as well as a fog-machine using a safe, USA-made water-and-glycerin solution.