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            Studio A101

              Lenny Hall is a self styled improvisaionist in Music + Writing
            since 1975,Film since 1986,Theater since 1994 and Art since 1999.
            His Studio has been open at Western Ave since 2006
             and is an original voice not only in music,art,film,
            and writing but also in theater and improvisation.
            His studio and creative programs help provide
            a safe and happy space.Serving the city of Lowell Massachusetts
             and the merrimack Valley
                 His training and experience in both theater and in              
              improvisation gives me a more complete understanding of the
            practice and performance process.


               Improv Study/Teachers

            • Andrea Southwick 1994-2002

            • Collinge/Pickman 1995

            • Mass College of Art 1996

            • Keith Johnstone Work Shop 1996

            • Marjorie Burren 1996-1998

            • Jeannie Lindheim (Clown Workshop) 1997

            • Curt Miller (Southwick Studio) 1999

            • Sarah Hickler (Action Theater) 1999-present

            • Ruth Zaporah (Action Theater) 1998-present


                Stage Performances

            • Rhimers of Eldridge as Josh Johnson

            • Traveling Show as George

            • Cementville as Eddie

            • Richard the Third as Lord Rivers

            • Mad Woman of Chaillot as The Sewerman

            • The Dining Room as Charlie and Ben

            • The Tempest as Caliban

            • The Marriage Proposal as Lomov


            Modern Bohemian

             My process in making art for my productions is to do it
            cheaply,creatively,quickly,and easily.My current series
            Steadman Zenhead uses only a two finger application
            process where I dip two fingers in the paint and throw it on the
            canvas.Black on White or White on Black.This series is called
            Steadman Zenhead because the process was inspired by Ralph
            Steadman and the result is a zen like expression.Some observers
             of this new series find objects or other things in this work.To me
             each Splatter,each line,each crossing of lines,each speck,each
            clouster of paint makes me look and see where that universe
            could go from where it is.To me its the beginning of life.Each
            Speck,Splatter and Crossing is still another world yet still
            unknown.
                It may seem amazing of my output and creative productivity in
            music,art,film and writing and all the time spent video recording
            bands and other activities including the tens years I spent
            studying theater and improvisation,all the classes and all the
            plays and workshops I was in at SouthwickStudios and
             improvisation with Ruth Zaporah.All the time reading,reading,
            reading. I think my greatest feat was doing it while also working
            one,two and sometimes three jobs unrelated to my personal or
            creative interests and paying for them and my life expenses .

             STUDIO A101  

            Innovative Diversions - Management,Promotion and Archives

            Urban Dervish – Exhibit,Production and Performance

            Lowell House Of Improv - Instruction and Performance

            United Prototypes – Visual & Audio Props For Theater + Film

            Cheapness Records – Recording Library of my Music & Others

            Slimeline Cinema – Films of Bands,Freinds,Family+Activities

            Soul Patch Films – Films of Performances,Events+Lowell

            FreeTime Productions - Theater/Improvisation Study

            Brain Oil Press – My Writings and Colabarations + Others


             Open Studios at Western Ave Studios  

            122 Western Ave, Lowell,Mass

            Every first Saturday Noon - 5:00 pm

                             

                    Brain Oil Press includes stories about Lowell in a style

            influenced by Charles Bukowski.Other stories include stories

            by contributors including E-Mail collaborations,original Sci-Fi

            Stories,and tales about bands,music and life.New series

            includeThings To Remember,Monologue and Notes Taken S

            ries.Reading has always been a favorite pass time of mine.

            Whether its a subject or an author I treat the subject

            like a study course because my interest,curiosity  and

            commitment are always ready for a new adventure and

             something new to know and learn about.Writers I have

            enjoyed and enjoy are Idries Shah,Tahir Shah,John Waters,

            Charles Bukowski,Hunter S. Thompson,Robert Monroe and

            Carlos Casteneda to name a few.More recently Ruth Zaporah,

            Laurence G. Boldt,


                United Prototypes could be called the manufacturing

            division.It includes art,sculptures,cds.dvds,and books for Brain Oil

             Press.Also props for theater,music,film and life.Lowell House Of

            Improv involves instruction in Theater and all forms of

             improvisation including Instant Theater.Music including

            improvisation with musical keyboard workstations Korg 01Wfd,

            Korg Karma and Casio Privia.Also Basic Guitar instruction and

            improvisation.Learn Digital Art and 3D Molding with Zbrush Roll

            and Toss Paint Method - Steadman Zenhead Method Video

            Processing with I-Movie editing footage for  Youtube ALL

            INSTRUCTION IS FREE WITH ANY DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT.

             Requirement T.I.M.E.


            SlimeLine Cinema,Soul Patch Films,Golden Eagle Films and

             FreeTime Productions includes everything frombands and

            events I've filmed including friends from Lowell to gigs and

            appearances as Lance Gargoyle.Also included are Open Studio,

            Art Demo and Liquid Mission and Liquid Vision Series and recent

             home studio  series recorded since 2010.Inside Southwick Studio

            and Inside Cote's Market are short documentary like series about

            Lowell or my local activities. This collection is 70 films about

            Lowell or local regional interestsis usually ignored by locals and t

            he general public.Five Youtube sites with over 200 videos Lenny Hall,

            Lance Gargoyle,Sidney Hipple,Lance Gargoyle Jr. and F.U.Maggott sites.


                Cheapness Records includes FREE WORLD RADIO.

            Original unheard bands and music collected between 1999 -2002

            from free music sites.Each cd has 100 or more songs.Volume One

             has 184 songs.Music is in all genres and styles from bands from a

            round the world.Our thinking is that the style or genre of music

            that people enjoy and listen to influence their mood,outlook and

            living mode of existence. Free World Radio gives listeners an

            opportunity to hear bands and music that is generally unheard.

            Much of this collection are bands or musicians influenced by

            Frank Zappa and King Crimson.Everything from Jazz to Classical,

            Experimental,Rock and everything in between are presented for

            an original musical experience. This series is basically a favorite

            mix of music not usually heard or available to the general public.

                Off The Grid Theater - Street Theater with all the edges  

                 

            Innovative Diversions accepts any donation for most items

             including art,music cds,all dvds,postcards and everything else

             except some 6x 9 meditation cloths.


                        Lowell House of Improv

            The House of Improv is here to study and practice Improvisational Music,

             Performance, and digital art and present performances by students and

            rep cast in original unique productions. The objective of the House Of Improv

             is to study the Art of Performance through improv techniques, original music,

            and art, which stress the community involvement of people who would not

            normally have the opportunity to be involved in the Theater, Music, Art or

             the Performing Arts. Reality Theater and Hybrid Theater will be developed.

             The performance company or players may be called The Flugnoids and a

            theme developed according to the cast involved to create a melting pot of creativity.

             A new era of multi media entertainment. Studies will include: Warm-up exercises,

            Action Theater Basics, Theater Games, and what I call the Orchestra of Sounds

             (the observation of sound and its textures ). Korg Keyboard Workstations 01wFD,

             Performance Company that will develop. All music styles will be utilized including

             Classical, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, New Age, Electronic, Experimental and others.

            The performance Company will develop characters and original script outlines from

            exercises, games and studies


                Casting Roles For Future 2017 Productions

                :Sidney Hipple     :Duke Of Dingy

                :Lance Gargoyle    :Profeesor Berry

                :Tony D'Wonderful  :Sargeant Smegman

                :Bobby Venus       :Doctor Perverto

                :Klunky Klipman    :The Peeper

                :Rufus Bing        :The Smegmanettes

                :Vito Vaselini     :Danny Dupa

                :Queen Dingy       :

                :The Flugnoids-Progressive Community Performance Project

                :Pick Scales-Local Jazz Legend

                :Riff Tempo-Guitar Wizard

                :Crimpy Lee-Publicity Tramp

                :Weirdola-Media Hog

                :Mick Richards-Media Film/Music Honcho

                :Floridia Parsons-Genuine Cultural Supporter

                :Russell Sprouts-Newspaper Reporter

                :F.U.Maggott -  Multi-Media Baron

                :Mustard Green - Resident Philosopher


                        THIS IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED

                  Time – Interest – Motivation – Enthusiasm

                                   FOR

              Off The Grid Theater - Street Theater with all the edges    

             

                  All Products,Services and Studies are free


                     Lowell House Of Improv

                          Presents

                  Captain Weirdo's Space Adventure

                      "Attack Of The Smegmanites"

                 featuring  Lenny Hall as

                       Sidney Hipple

             The Most Fun You Could Have With Your Clothes On


            Spring and Summer Improvisation Studies

             Easy and Fun for all ages -No Experience - Demo Lesson Free

             Musical Improv with the Korg Karma + Korg PA900 Keyboard Workstations

             Over 400 styles and Genres.Learn to create in minutes.

            Create Unique & Amazing Digital Images and Molding with ZBRUSH.

                  Basic  Video Editing with i-Movie using Past Studio Footage

                      Introduction to Theater + Improv Study  and Practice

            Keith Johnstone's Improv and Ruth Zaporah's Action Theater Methods


                       Improv Studies Includes              

                          Play-A -Long Theater

                           Prop Driven Improv

                            Mobile Improv

                            Musical Improv


                             The Unknown Artist

            An artist spends years trying to sell his paintings but no one buys them.

            Then one night thieves break in and steal all his paintings. They stash them

             in an old shed in the woods. The thieves have a hell of a time with the paintings.

            No fence will buy them, so finally they just give up and forget about them.

            The years go by.

            One day a hunter stumbles on the old shed and finds the paintings.

            He tells his friend who is an art critic and the art critic realizes they

             must have found the life work of some poor hermit - an outsider folk

            artist who lived in the woods and painted. The critic puts up a display

            of the paintings at the art museum and does a newspaper article.

             Interest is aroused. Everyone wonders about the mysterious unknown

             artist who painted these works. Prices rise. Soon you have to be wealthy

             to afford one of the paintings.

            One day the original artist, who by now is a broken old man who has given

             up all hope of ever being a successful artist, stumbles into the art museum

            (leaving his wine bottle in the parking lot) and gets a big shock when he sees

             one of his old paintings. "Hey! That's my goddamn painting! I painted that!"

            The guard grabs him, but just as the guard is about to toss him out the door,

             the curator happens by. "Are you saying you painted those paintings?"

            "Yes sir, by God, I painted them!"

                           There are several ways this story might end:

            1) They believe him, but then the value of the paintings immediately

             falls when everybody realizes the artist is still alive.

            2) They don't believe him because when they ask him to paint

            something he has the shakes so bad that it looks nothing

             like his old art.

            3) They believe him, he becomes appreciated,

            and spends his final years in comfort.

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            Saturday
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