Thanksgiving always comes at a naturally reflective time. With almost 11 months torn off the calendar, the “what are you thankful for” prompt serves as a spyglass to consider the entire preceding year.

This year, the holiday coincided with the end of my residency at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, where I created an interactive theatrical experience aimed at young audiences.

The “crew” in The Explorers: A Shipwrecked Play crafted binoculars, built a boat and went on an adventure rife with venomous octopi, mysterious island wanderers and enormous redwoods.

It was a terrifically fun time, and–spoiler alert–I’ll probably be bringing the show back in the early months of 2015 again.

The Speakeasy, a two-year process, was the biggest accomplishment of my life (maybe tied with graduating college). After that closed in June, I decided to go straight into another complex challenge by creating an immersive piece with children.

I’ve never worked with children before, so I’m incredibly grateful for all those who helped me.

This Thanksgiving, which I spent with my girlfriend and friends at an Egyptian-themed retreat center complete with talking parrots and live ocelots, I had much to be thankful for.

As always–keep coming back for updates…there will be some soon.

Examples include the obligatory bullet-point examination of the year and stuff to boast about for next year that new Januaries always seem to bring around.

Happy Holidays/think of the children,
Barry Eitel

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My project as Artist-in-Residence at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, CA opens bright and early Sunday morning, with plenty of boat-building and telescope-peering guaranteed.

If the waking up for an 8 AM show thing isn’t for you, there are two shows the weekend following Thanksgiving (or look at the invite above for a more rustic take on the same information I just wrote).

And yes, I’ll be at each show, captaining half the audience through treacherous seas.

Avast,

Barry Eitel

Hard at work at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, with a series of Explorer Workshops continuing through October. Find more info here!

Back in August, I learned what the “thing I’m doing over the fall” would be–I am honored to announce that I am the Artist-in-Residence for the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, CA.

For my residency, I’m creating an interactive, site-specific play for children with the current title of the THE EXPLORERS: A SHIPWRECK PLAY. The piece will be in line with the museum’s mission of inspiring creativity through play, and I’m super excited to be working with them.

There will be plenty more details to follow, but for now, mark you calendars for the last weekend in November.

Keep it real.

-Barry

Hey internet!

Great news today–I found out that the Bay Area Discovery Museum in pretty little Sausalito, CA has selected me to be their Artist-in-Residence for the Fall!

I got something for the fall! I can finally add “artist” to my resume! Look at me now, mom!

As the AIR, I will present an interactive site-specific piece tentatively titled The Explorers: A Shipwreck Play.

The BADM is awesome and their mission of inspiring creative thinking through play is crucial for today’s kids.

So my fall will be filled with children, pirates and stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge.

The rest of my summer will be filled with a trip to optometrist, Outside Lands, probably a tanline from sunglasses, you know the drill. Enjoy your August!

 

Be Good to Each Other,

Barry Eitel

 

 

So that’s pretty cool.