Camp Wanatachi

CAMP WANATACHI GALLERY SHOW opens at Ramiken Crucible Gallery Thursday August 19th

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:46:00 -0400

CAMP WANATACHI GALLERY SHOW opens at Ramiken Crucible Gallery Thursday August 19th:

August 19th - September 6th, CAMP WANATACHI creator Natalie Weiss will be artist in residence at Ramiken Crucible Gallery. She is moving her home studio into the gallery, where she will prepare for CAMP WANATACHI’s Off-Broadway run.

Natalie has curated a group show full of art that summons CAMP WANATACHI — a chapel, tents, SP 404’s + synthesizers, stories of girls who had lesbian experiences at summer camp, projections of nature, huge angel wings and more. This gallery show, a fine art extension of CAMP WANATACHI, is called Jesus In Our Lives.

Featuring art by Bridget Regan, Jeremy Earhart, Tom Sawyer, Lauren Bahr, Natalie Weiss, Wheat Wurtzburger and Our Community.

RAMIKEN CRUCIBLE GALLERY IS ON EAST BROADWAY AND CLINTON IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE. ENTRANCE IS A LARGE BLACK BOX.

THURSDAY AUGUST 19th, 2010

Jesus In Our Lives: Opening Party!!
7-10pm, performances at 8pm sharp

Featuring:

Lauren’s Song of Revenge by Allie Tyspin
Video and performance artist Allie Tyspin gets into teenage rage and banality in this video/performance piece based on a song from the new musical CAMP WANATACHI.

Ironing by Andrew Chadwick
Andrew Chadwick uses record players, microcassettes and radio to create quilted audio collages through broken records and object interference. Magnetic dregs and battered grooves yield a stuttering summertime soundclash.

Together We Are A River by Natalie Weiss
A line of women braid themselves together in a social sculpture about how great it is to touch your friends. Featuring Throat II by Little Women arranged for four female voices by Natalie Weiss.

Pinning Music for Four Trombones by Conrad Winslow
Conrad Winslow explores the sonorities and dynamics of the trombone with an entirely male ensemble!

Unicornicopia by Natalie Weiss
Wielding armfuls of samplers and synthesizers, a costume by riderhood and her little sister, Natalie Weiss will perform as Unicornicopia.

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1st, 2010

Youth Group: Night Time Church Girl and Boy
8-10pm, potluck and fellowship to follow.

Featuring:

ZELJKO MCMULLEN - Noise and Meditation Cycle

KAIA WONG - African Imbera Music

CHARLIE LOOKER - Special Performance

ISAAC ROYFEE - Yoko Ono Cut Piece with My Pet Monster

OUR COMMUNITY - I Had A Lesbian Experience At Camp

NATALIE WEISS - Acts 2: 1-18

*Night Time Church Girl and Boy will end with an unthemed potluck. BYOB

Review on QueerSighted.com!

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:31:00 -0400

Review on QueerSighted.com!:

The verdict is in! CAMP WANATACHI is “One hell of a musical!”

Announcing: CAMP WANATACHI at La MaMa ETC in January 2011!

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:36:11 -0400

CAMP WANATACHI is going Off-Broadway!

We are thrilled about our upcoming run at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in January. Honored with over thirty Obie Awards and dozens of Drama Desk and Villager Awards, La MaMa has an incredible roster of theater, movie and multi-media luminaries for whom La MaMa was an early artistic home. In fact, Blue Man Group, co-founded by our producer Ian Pai, began at La MaMa ETC!

CW COMPOSERS THROW DANCE PARTY SATURDAY JUNE 26th!

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:46:00 -0400

CAMP WANATACHI creator Natalie Weiss (aka Unicornicopia)
and beat maker Travis Stewart (aka Machinedrum) throw the sick dance party CASSETTE NYC!

Machinedrum’s new love-step project SEPALCURE is playing! Natalie is hosting! That means dancing with you!

· Saturday June 26

· Public Assembly 70 North 6th St. Brooklyn, NY 11211

· 10PM - 4AM

· Only $5 if you RSVP to RSVP@CassetteNYC.com

· $10 @ Door

Feature on AfterEllen.com!

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:54:38 -0400

Feature on AfterEllen.com!:

Really exciting write up on an excellent lesbian website!

“Exercise Is Important” Corky, the music counselor...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:27:53 -0400

“Exercise Is Important”

Corky, the music counselor at Camp Wanatachi, is wooed by Joel, the rocketry counselor at Camp Tachiwana - the boy’s camp across the lake.

Written and composed by Natalie Weiss. Electronic music by Travis Stewart.

“Let’s Ride Bareback” Jana, young, earnest...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:18:00 -0400

“Let’s Ride Bareback”

Jana, young, earnest and religious, realizes that she has fallen in love with another girl.

Written and composed by Natalie Weiss. Electronic music production and arranging by Travis Stewart.

“You Gotta Use Spit” Sexy, bulimic and 13 years...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:50:00 -0400

“You Gotta Use Spit”

Sexy, bulimic and 13 years old, Titi explains how to seduce men and stay thin the easy way.

Written and composed by Natalie Weiss.

Electronic music by Travis Stewart.

Pictures from CAMP WANATACHI: A New Musical in Concert! Taken in...

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:23:19 -0400

Pictures from CAMP WANATACHI: A New Musical in Concert! Taken in June 2010 by the absolutely delightful Lauren Conoscenti.

ABOUT CAMP WANATACHI

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Spirit-soaked and hormone-charged, CAMP WANATACHI is a hilarious and provocative new electro-musical where sex is discovered and unexpected love found at an all-girls Christian summer camp.

Produced by Ian Pai (co-founder of Blue Man Group, music director of Fischerspooner), and Bridget Regan (star of Disney-ABC’s Legend of the Seeker), CAMP WANATACHI follows the story of 13 year-old Jana—an impetuous, pubescent, born-again Christian. This summer, Jana’s world is turned upside down when her friendship with Titi O’Malley—a promiscuous, bulimic beauty— challenges her faith and forces her to wrestle with desires she’d rather leave under the covers. Under an idyllic sky and fueled by roasted marshmallows, a cast of eccentric campers and counselors struggle to understand what love truly means.

Written and composed by Natalie Weiss (of Unicornicopia), and featuring electronic music by glitch-hop pioneer Travis Stewart, aka Machinedrum, CAMP WANATACHI packs an unexpected punch, providing a score never-before-heard in musical theater. With a shockingly funny book co-written by Weiss and Bekah Brunstetter (OORAH!, Atlantic Theater Company), CAMP WANATACHI is side-splittingly sincere.

Directed by Matt Cowart (Sondheim: the birthday concert with the New York Philharmonic), this new musical “defies all expectations of both coming-of-age tails and musicals. The result is refreshing and uplifting.” (TimeOut New York).

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Sun, 30 May 2010 11:13:00 -0400

Join our Fan Page on Facebook to get all the latest news and behind-the-scenes photos from the CAMP WANATACHI universe.

And our CAMP WANATACHI CONCERT INVITE has all the important information about our performances next week.

Don’t forget about the CASSETTE NYC AFTERPARTY INVITE! Your admission to either performance of CW gets you in for free so mark ya’ self attending!

NO FEAR IN LOVE

Sun, 30 May 2010 03:59:00 -0400

NO FEAR IN LOVE

WWTPD (What Would T-PAIN do?)

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:08:31 -0400

CAMP WANATACHI vocodes and auto-tunes the voices of Broadway stars in new musical!

Something has happened since Carolyn Mignini’s days in the original Broadway productions of Fiddler on the Roof and Tintypes — her voice sounds a lot more like T-Pain.

CAMP WANATACHI, a new musical about two 13 year old girls who fall in love at Christian summer camp, is turning musical theater on its head with its dynamic new utilization of thick beats and pop music technology. Long seen as sworn enemies, musical theater nerds and hip hop heads can now come together on June 3rd and June 4th when an abridged version of CAMP WANATACHI is performed at 3 Legged Dog Art + Technology Center.

Ms. Mignini isn’t the only Broadway star to get the vocoder treatment. Alice Lee, who stared in the Tony Award winning Broadway cult sensation Spring Awakening, has also joined the CAMP WANATACHI cast. The unique blend electronically processed vocals with unaffected “musical theater” singing hits just the right note when atop of CAMP WANATACHI’s signature electro-funk and lush orchestral arrangements.

Music Directed and arranged by up and coming new classical music composer Conrad Winslow, a Julliard grad student currently under the tutelage of Academy Award winning composer John Corigliano, Mr. Winslow has merged his penchant for “harmonic thorniness and rhythmic vitality” (New York Times) with his love for electronic dance music in his compositions for CAMP WANATACHI. Also acting as conductor and a live DJ, Mr. Winslow’s arrangements for his 7 piece orchestral ensemble hearken the undulating repetition of Phillip Glass, the glitchy specificity of Alarm Will Sound and the electronic/emotional consciousness of Nico Muhly.

Written and composed by indie rocker Natalie Weiss of Unicornicopia and featuring beats by hip hop producer Machinedrum, CAMP WANATACHI began as an experimental DJ set/monologue cycle performed by enthusiast hipsters alongside of noise bands in Williamsburg basements. As the project developed, it began to share bills with established artists such as Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors.

Now, under the direction of Matt Cowart (Co-Producer/Associate Director of Sondheim: the birthday concert with the New York Philharmonic), CAMP WANATACHI has transformed into a vibrant, boundary breaking piece of musical theater that is sure to become a Broadway hit.

CAMP WANATACHI Concerts at Three Legged Dog Art + Technology Center:

80 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10006
Two nights only!
Thursday, June 3rd 8:00pm (followed by VIP Reception)
Friday, June 4th 8:00pm (followed by CASSETTE NYC After Party.)

Tickets: $15 (includes admission to CASSETTE NYC After Party on June 4^th.)
Tickets for June 3^rd concert and VIP reception: $25

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Kickin' New Promo Video!

Tue, 25 May 2010 22:55:00 -0400

A brand new vid from the Camp Wanatachi team to promote the show and kick off our fundraising campaign!

Starring the shiny new cast of campers, Laurel Harris, Amy Gironda and Alice Lee, as well as show creator and cast member Natalie Weiss.

Check out our page at Kickstarter.com for information on how to donate to this boundary-pushing show. We need your help to get Camp Wanatachi up and running. Any amount you can give means so much to us as we work to take this musical to the next level.

Annnnnnnnnd it’s not like we aren’t gonna show you the love in return!

Any pledge, no matter how big or small will get your name on our list of backers.

Pledge $25 or more and receive our updates and an invitation to the sneak peak of our concert at the final dress rehearsal on Wednesday June 2nd at Three Legged Dog. Be a part of the process and see how it all comes together.

Or if you can pledge $100 or more and receive our updates, 2 tickets to our concert and a bug spray scented CD of the music of CAMP WANATACHI recorded by Natalie Weiss signed by herself, the cast and production team: Ian Pai, Matt Cowart and Bridget Regan.

And for ya’ll Legend of the Seeker uber-fans, $500 will get you a thirty-minute Skype session with our luminous producer and Legend star Bridget Regan!!

We can’t say enough about how wonderful our fans are; your support is invaluable to us.

XOXOX,

CAMP WANATACHI

CAMP WANATACHI: A New Musical In Concert JUNE 3 & 4th!

Sat, 15 May 2010 09:21:00 -0400

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

CAMP WANATACHI is a new musical about two 13 year old girls who fall in love with each other at Christian summer camp. Music by Natalie Weiss (of Unicornicopia) + Travis Stewart (Machinedrum.)

Defies all expectations. Refreshing and uplifting. - TimeOut NY
A hilariously subversive piece of theater. - New York Magazine
Very catchy. - New York Post

CAMP WANATACHI: In Concert! June 3^rd + June 4^th @ 8PM
3 Legged Dog Art + Technology Center (80 Greenwich St.)
Tickets: $15 (includes admission to CASSETTE NYC After Party on June 4^th)

CASSETTE NYC AFTER PARTY June 4^th @ 9pm
3 Legged Dog Art + Technology Center (80 Greenwich St.)
Hosted by: Casey Spooner of Fischerspooner, Anne Koch + Greggor
DJ sets: Machinedrum, Lando Kal of Lazer Sword, Le Chev

Book by Natalie Weiss + Bekah Brunstetter, Music Direction by Conrad Winslow, Choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall, Directed by Matt Cowart, Produced by Ian Pai + Bridget Regan. Cast: Amy Gironda, Laurel Harris, Alice Lee, David Andrew Morton, Carolyn Mignini, Natalie Weiss, Cortney Wolfson.

Casting Director Benton Whitley joins the WANATACHI Family!

Thu, 13 May 2010 10:41:00 -0400

Meet our awesome new CD who is putting together a fantastic cast for the up-coming concert!

Benton is the Associate Casting Director for Southgate Productions and also serves as the Associate Casting Director for National Artists Management Company, where along side Duncan Stewart he casts the current Broadway revival of La Cage Aux Folles (starring Kelsey Grammer) and the Broadway, West End, and International Tours of Chicago The Musical. Previously he helped cast Terrence McNally’s world premiere of Golden Age at The John F. Kennedy Center, and the 2009 Broadway revival of Ragtime. Benton is a proud graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts and the University of Michigan Musical Theatre department.

CASEY SPOONER TO HOST AFTER PARTY JUNE 4th

Wed, 05 May 2010 18:18:00 -0400

SHITS GONNA FLY AT CAMP WANATACHI CASSETTE AFTER PARTY!

On Friday June 4th, CAMP WANATACHI’s own Machinedrum (Travis Stewart) and Unicornicopia (Natalie Weiss) are bringing their Club Sex Electro Dub Soul Bass Dance Party CASSETTE NYC to 3LD for the CAMP WANATACHI Benefit Concert After Party!

CAMP WANATACHI Benefit Concerts + Dance Party June 3rd and 4th!

Wed, 05 May 2010 10:46:00 -0400

CAMP WANATACHI Benefit Concerts + Dance Party at Three Legged Dog:

80 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10006

Thursday, June 3rd 8:00pm, followed by VIP Reception.
Friday, June 4th 8:00pm, followed by CASSETTE NYC After Party.

Tickets for Benefit Concert: $15
Tickets purchased for June 3^rd and June 4^th both include admission to CASSETTE NYC on June 4^th.
Tickets for Benefit Concert and June 3^rd VIP Reception: $25

For information on purchasing tickets, or securing industry comps, please contact: info@campwanatachi.com

Camp Wanatachi: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Your Sapphic Summer Camp Experiences

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:04:00 -0500

SEEKING STORIES OF LESBIAN EXPERIENCES AT SUMMER CAMP!

More than a traditional musical, CAMP WANATACHI also involves related video, photographic, sculptural and performance components that exist independent of the musical proper.

I am seeking stories from women who had any kind of lesbian experience at summer camp for use in my multi-media instillation this summer at Ramiken Crucible, a gallery in New York City’s Lower East Side.

Please send an audio or video recording of your story, no more than 5 minutes in length, to campwanatachi@gmail.com before May 30th

^{Lo-fi DIY recordings are encouraged!}

^{Please send any and all questions to campwanatachi@gmail.com}

Matt Cowart on board to direct CAMP WANATACHI

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:00 -0500

The CAMP WANATACHI team is very excited to have Matt Cowart joining us as director of the upcoming production. So many hot new developments for CAMP!

A little more about Matt:

Matt Cowart is currently producing Sondheim: the birthday concert, a celebration of the works of Stephen Sondheim at Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic. Recently, he co-directed All Fall Down at the 45^th Street Theater, an official selection of the New York Musical Theater Festival. Credits include: Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Rock Musical [UNCSA], Broadway: Three Generations [Kennedy Center, Co-directed with Lonny Price], Camelot with the New York Philharmonic starring Gabriel Byrne, Christopher Lloyd and Fran Drescher, which was broadcast on PBS, Live from Lincoln Center [Associate Director]; My Favorite Things, a Rodgers and Hammerstein revue starring Shirley Jones [Associate Director]; Beautiful Girls, starring Zoe Caldwell, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Donna McKechnie, and Jenn Colella [Associate Director]; the Broadway revival of 110 in the Shade starring Audra McDonald [Assistant Director]; Kiki Baby [Eugene O’Neill Music Theater Conference].

This summer, he co-wrote and co-directed the original children’s musical, Dream Machines, with collaborator Isaac Klein and composers Joshua Morgan and James Stewart. The show is currently on tour with the Open Dream Ensemble. Matt is the Co-Artistic Director of MUDasMAN productions, which he founded with Mr. Klein. Matt has served as Associate Artistic Director of the 78th Street Theatre Lab, and as an Associate Producer for PREMIERES. He was a 2004/2005 Kenan Directing Fellow at the Lincoln Center Institute, is an alumnus of the 2005 Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, and a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers. Matt graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with his degree in directing. He is currently working on a new hip-hop musical with Isaac Klein and James Stewart.