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KPFA - Against the Grain -- Jul 29, 2009
Wilma Bonet director the San Francisco Mime Troupe's Too Big to Fail talks about the show.

KQED - Forum with Michael Krasny -- Fri, Jul 3, 2009 - 10:00am
50 Years of the San Francisco Mime Troupe
There's nothing silent about the San Francisco Mime Troupe, which this summer celebrates 50 years of bringing comic political theater to audiences in the Bay Area and around the world. In a special pre-recorded broadcast, hear from some Mime Troupe veterans and hear highlights from half a century of musicals with a message.

KPFA - The Morning Show -- July 2, 2009 - 7:00am
The 50th Anniversary of the San Francisco Mime Troupe - a preview of "TOO BIG TO FAIL".

KGO Evening News -- Tues, June 30, 2009
San Francisco's legendary theatre company, the Mime Troupe, is opening its 50th summer season with a new show in Dolores Park on Saturday.

Veronique of the Mounties, 2003 The USA invades Canada. Why? Because it can.
5 minutes 30 seconds.
Writters: Michael Gene Sullivan, Bruce Barthol
Director: Michael Gene Sullivan
Choreographer: Victor Toman
Music: Jason Sherbundy
Lyrics: Bruce Barthol
Actors: Velina Brown, Christian Cagigal, Michael Carriero, Conrad Cimarra, Bekka Fink, Ed Holmes, Keiko Shimosato

Includes segment of interview with the Peter Coyote.

Mr. Smith Goes to Obscuristan, 2002 A 9-11 hero goes to Obscuristan to observe the 1st "free" election. 6 minutes.
Writters: Josh Kornbluth, Michael Gene Sullivan, and The SFMT
Directors: Michael Gene Sullivan & Keiko Shimosato
Choreographer: Victor Toman
Music: Jason Sherbundy
Lyrics: Bruce Barthol
Actors: Armin Beber, Velina Brown, Michael Carriero, Amos Glick, Ed Holmes, Keiko Shimosato, Michael Gene Sullivan, and Victor Toman

Includes segments of interviews with the audience, Mime Troupers, Peter Coyote, Greg Proops and clips from the documentary Troupers.

1600 Transylvania Avenue, 2001 Corporate Bloodsuckers take over the White House. 4 minutes 15 seconds.
Writter: Michael Gene Sullivan
Director: Michael Gene Sullivan
Choreographer: Victor Toman
Music: Jason Sherbundy
Lyrics: Bruce Barthol
Actors: Velina Brown, Michael Carriero, Anastasia Coon, Amos Glick, Ed Holmes, Keiko Shimosato, and Victor Toman

Eating It, 2000 A Genetically Modified Food science fiction thriller. 5 minutes 40 seconds.
Writters: Michael Gene Sullivan, Bruce Barthol, Ellen Callas
Director: Dan Chumley
Choreographer: Victor Toman
Music: Bruce Barthol & Jason Sherbundy
Lyrics: Bruce Barthol
Actors: Velina Brown, Amos Glick, Ed Holmes, Michael Gene Sullivan, Keiko Shimosato, Greg Tate, and Victor Toman

City for Sale, 1999 Gentrification run amock. 6 minutes.
Writters: Joan Holden, Kate Chumley
Director: Keiko Shimosato
Choreographer: Victor Toman
Music: Bruce Barthol & Jason Sherbundy
Lyrics: Bruce Barthol
Actors: Bruce Barthol, Velina Brown, Amos Glick, Luis Oropeza, Stephanie Taylor, Victor Toman & Huy Tran

Includes segments of interviews with Mime Troupers.

SONGS:
From Too Big To Fail, 2009: The Epic of Gilgamesh... The Odyssey... Jason and the Argonauts... Filije and his goat
More Money -excerpt Music and Lyrics: Pat Moran, Singers: Lisa Hori-Garcia, BW Gonzalez, Ed Holmes, Michael Gene Sullivan, Adrian Mejia
Too Big To Fail -excerpt Music and Lyrics: Pat Moran, Singer: Velina Brown

From 1600 Transylvania Avenue, 2001: Corporate Bloodsuckers take over the White House
The Press Conference Music: Jason Sherbundy, Lyrics: Bruce Barthol, Singers: Amos Glick, Velina Brown, Victor Toman, Conrad Cimarra
Legal People Music: Jason Sherbundy, Lyrics: Bruce Barthol, Singer: Victor Toman
Corpus Incorporalae Music: Jason Sherbundy, Lryics: Bruce Barthol, Singers: Ed Holmes, Velina Brown, Victor Toman, Cast

From Eating It, 2000: Genetically Modified Food Science Fiction
Servant of Science Music: Jason Sherbundy, Lyrics: Bruce Barthol, Singers: Keiko Shimosato, Velina Brown
Savin' Seeds Music & Lyrics: Bruce Barthol, Singers: Amos Glick, Victor Toman
The Five Big Ds Music: Jason Sherbundy, Lyrics: Bruce Barthol, Singers: Ed Holmes, Michael Gene Sullivan

From City For Sale, 1999: Gentrification run amock
City for Sale Music & Lyrics: Bruce Barthol, Singers: Victor Toman and Cast
This Is My City Music: Jason Sherbundy, Lyrics: Bruce Barthol, Singers: Velina Brown and Cast

The following songs are from two LPs, records, we're talking vinyl folks. Details to be posted

Armies of the Night
Armageddonman
Fight for Life (The Sprit Song)
Because You're Stupid
Blow the Mother Up
The Last Song
San Martin
Spy Theme
Mira Mujer (Rufina's Song)
Bomba Popular (People's Bomb)
No Hay Centro (There's No Middle)
Baile De La Cana (Sugar Cane Dance)
La Gigantona (The Giantess)
Steeltown Blues
Life is a Carnival
In Praise of Drugs and Alcohol
Plastic Land
Steeltown Reprise (Rock's Rap)
Overture
The War Is Over
National Defense Boogie
The Trailer Song
Standin' with the Union
Meeting Scene Suite