Benjamin Rexroad is just a bear from Akron. He also directs and is co-founder of Wandering Aesthetics. Rexroad is giving a civic sermon about the American civic religion—the creed of liberty, equality, and self-government that unite us as U.S. citizens– at Wandering Aesthetics' "Bigger Than a Breadbox: Akron's Legends of Tomorrow" on Saturday, November … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Benjamin Rexroad – Happy F-ing Birthday
This video was filmed at Jilly's Music Room as part of the 2016 - 2017 season. The evening's prompt was "For Every Season". Open to the public, Full Circle open mics revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling: Collected Works, Vol. 1 – Benjamin Rexroad – S**t Happens
This video was filmed at Summit Artspace as part of Full Circle Storytelling, Vol. 1's season finale performance. Last year, Wandering Aesthetics and The Akronist teamed up to produce eight Full Circle Storytelling open mics – each revolving around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. From these storytelling events, ten storytellers were chosen to … [Read more...]
Going rogue: when good liberals go bad (Artist-in-Residence Series)
Editor's Note: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Akronist. *** “Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.” –President Abraham Lincoln Over the last few months, Wandering Aesthetics (my theatre company) has been working on “Rest Stop Political Theatre” one of several … [Read more...]
Wandering Aesthetics brings Halloween fun for adults to Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood
Wandering Aesthetics is proud to announce – just in time for Halloween – a one-weekend only return of our thrilling, chilling storytelling performance “Tails from the Witch’s Cauldron (Stories of Blood, Sex and Rock ‘N’ Roll)" featuring Nici Romo. (See what our reviewer said here.) Come discover what left audiences in Kent breathless... PERFORMANCE DATES … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Benjamin Rexroad – Gold Star Gay
***WARNING: ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS Open to the public, Full Circle Storytelling events revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life journey. We use narrative as a way to promote understanding between diverse peoples, building … [Read more...]
‘Rest Stop Political Theatre’ takes a thoughtful, irreverent look at the political process and encourages everyone to get involved
In “Rest Stop Political Theatre,” Wandering Aesthetics collaborates with Gum-Dip Theatre and Ma ’Sue Productions to explore the citizenry’s views about the process and privilege of voting in America. The three theatre companies, with the support of Citizen University and Knight Foundation, began the project with an open call for submissions with the theme of “The … [Read more...]
‘Rest Stop Political Theatre’ live street performance as part of the Downtown Akron Artwalk
Wandering Aesthetics is proud to announce a public performance of the grant-funded “REST STOP POLITICAL THEATRE” this Saturday in Downtown Akron. Wandering Aesthetics will be taking a brief “REST STOP” in the parking lot outside of Summit Artspace this Saturday, October 1st at 6:30 PM as part of the Downtown Akron Artwalk. This mobile performance– devised to … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Benjamin Rexroad – “Stuff” Happens
Open to the public, Full Circle Storytelling events revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life journey. We use narrative as a way to promote understanding between diverse peoples, building bridges – not walls – within our … [Read more...]
Summit Artspace announces Arts Alive! Honorees for 2016
Summit Artspace’s Arts Alive! celebration will turn the spotlight on the outstanding work of artists, the Inside|Out program of the Akron Art Museum and individuals who have contributed to a vibrant arts community in Greater Akron. The honorees will be recognized at a celebration throughout the Summit Artspace building on Wednesday, June 15, starting at 5:30 p.m. Arts Alive! … [Read more...]
