https://obestbeloved.org/2016/07/14/the-peripatetic-players-are-on-the-move/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sorsw-back.jpgSorSW-Backhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sorsw-front.jpgSorSW-Front2016-07-15T05:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2015/11/10/in-the-continuing-adventures-of-the-peripatetic-players-shakespeare/2015-11-10T19:25:46+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2015/07/31/aesop-amuck-fluxwagon-rides-again/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/aesop_show_email-all.jpgaesop_show_email-allhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kickstarter-logo-light.pngkickstarter-logo-light2015-08-01T05:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/08/28/parker-street-odditorium-berkeley-september-13/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dingo_asleep.jpgDingo_AsleepSome of the audience at our Port Costa show not only brought their own chairs, but hosted Samuel Peaches as Dingo for a mid-show nap.2014-09-22T04:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/09/09/one-more-chance-to-see-o-best-beloved-on-tour/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/o-best-beloved-16.jpgo best beloved - 16https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/o-best-beloved-29.jpgo best beloved - 29https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/o-best-beloved-30.jpgKolokoloKolokolo bird in the Wait-a-Bit thorn bush. Noe Valley, August 24. Photo by Tim Guydish.2014-09-22T04:56:12+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/09/21/awesome/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/joan-rebecca-awesome.jpgjoan-rebecca-awesomeJoan and Rebecca had to don shades to take in the awesomeness of the Awesome Foundation's generous grant!2014-10-16T13:28:05+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/performances/summertour2014/2014schedule/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/precita2_wide_rl.jpgPrecita Park - August 17 20142014-09-09T19:44:25+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/2014/08/27/fluxfest14/2014-08-27T17:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/donate/2014-08-22T05:27:17+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/performances/summertour2014/2014faq/2014-08-20T22:32:23+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/ensemble/players/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mdme-directrix.jpgMadame Directrixhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9988-2low.jpgIMG_9988-2LOWhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9985low.jpgIMG_9985LOWhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9980-2low.jpgIMG_9980-2LOWhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9972-2low.jpgIMG_9972-2LOWhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9967-2low1.jpgIMG_9967-2LOWhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9411-2low.jpgThe Ensemblehttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9967-2low.jpgIMG_9967-2LOWhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9959-2low.jpgIMG_9959-2LOWhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9951-2low.jpgIMG_9951-2LOW2014-08-20T22:30:46+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/performances/summertour2014/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/obb_pcard_front_v2-01.jpgsummer tour graphicStep Right Up, O Best Beloved!https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fluxwagon_wagon.jpgfluxwagon_wagonFluxWagon, in its gypsy wagon travelling configuration. Model by Joan Howard; model Parsee: Sam Bertken.https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fluxwagon_stage.jpgFluxWagonA model of FluxWagon, our mobile stage! Model by Joan Howard.2014-08-20T21:24:27+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/ensemble/designers/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_20130817_155929.jpgPainting the backdropScenic artist Megan Hillard at work on the O Best Beloved backdrop.2014-08-20T21:21:29+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/2014/08/18/precita-pleasanton/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_143520-e1408570433856.jpgPrecita ParkThe audience at Precita Park, SF 8/16/14https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_160326.jpgFluxWagon with DorisFluxWagon with Doris the Truck at Precita Park, San Francisco, August 16 20142014-08-18T21:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/08/13/the-many-faces-of-the-professor-phd/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8806.jpgIMG_88062014-08-13T18:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/08/10/fluxwagon-update-vol-1/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jumpin-in-flux2.jpgJumpin' in FluxJoan and Sam B. celebrating the structural integrity of FluxWagonhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jumpin-in-flux-e1407463908929.jpgjumpin' in fluxJoan and Sam B. celebrating the structural integrity of FluxWagonhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-31.jpgStencilling...and stenciling!https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo29.jpgPaint in ProgressNext it's time for painting...https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-22.jpgFloorboardsThe walls all will all fold down to become floorshttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-18.jpgphoto (18)Here's Gus and Joan on a short break from finishing walls, building stairs, and a million other detailshttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-15.jpgphoto (15)Three walls, with windows and doors!https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-14.jpgphoto (14)A side wall, ready for decorhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-7.jpgphoto (7)While the wooden walls got a few coats of circus-wagon redhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-5.jpgphoto (5)First the metal structures were cleaned, painted & primed2014-08-11T01:38:15+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/08/07/hooray-for-cayuga-park/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cayuga_2_serena_morelli.jpgPingle and SmilerPingle the Stute-Fish (played by Blueberry Starshine) and Smiler the Whale. Photo by Serena Morellihttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cayuga_1_serena_morelli.jpgCayuga Park AudienceAudience at our Cayuga Park show, August 3, 2014. Photo by Serena Morelli.2014-08-08T01:16:37+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/07/01/precita-park-august-16/2014-08-08T01:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/08/02/glen-park-august-31/2014-08-02T16:45:41+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/07/29/a-taste-of-tour-2014-the-beginning-of-the-armadillos/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8546.jpgArmadillosThumper (Joan Howard) plays Painted Jaguar, about to surprise the two Armadillos -- played by Samuel Peaches (Casey Robbins) and Arby-Darby (Juliana Frick)https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8838.jpgIMG_8838https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8803.jpgIMG_8803https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8765.jpgIMG_8765https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8746.jpgIMG_8746https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8682.jpgIMG_8682https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8673.jpgIMG_8673https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8605.jpgIMG_8605https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8512.jpgIMG_8512https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8501.jpgArby-Darby on the uke2014-07-29T18:17:22+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/07/25/port-costa-august-23/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/port-costa.jpgPort CostaIdyllic, right? Photo by Lewis Stewart for the Port Costa Conservation Societyhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/joan-rebecca-port-costa.jpgjoan-rebecca-port-costaHere's a photo of Joan & Rebecca in the hills above Port Costa this past July 4, when we went hiking with Marlene & Soren before checking out the fireworks above the Carquinez Strait.2014-07-26T00:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/07/12/memorial-park-bandstand-hayward-sept-7/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image06042014141033-e1405021914306.jpgMystery Feathered FriendAdvocates of ornithology may enjoy meeting this fellow, who lives between the Hayward Plunge and the Bandstand. We have no idea who he is, but he sure is handsome!2014-07-12T20:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/07/10/centennial-park-pleasanton-august-17/2014-08-18T18:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/about/about/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/obb_web_v2.jpgSummer Tour Graphichttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3017-600px1.jpgHow The Rhino Got Her SkinThe Parsee removes his splendiferous hat2014-07-09T20:16:30+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/2014/07/09/noe-valley-town-square-august-24/2014-07-09T15:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/07/08/cayuga-playground-august-3/2014-07-08T18:25:27+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/performances/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/imag0561.jpgO Best Beloved at Main Street TheatreSamuel Peaches as the Professor with Meekins, Thumper and Kittens Mittens as The Three2014-07-07T17:29:28+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/2014/07/04/rehearsal-report-special-guest-soren/2014-07-04T19:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/06/22/rehearsal-report-character-solo-shows/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/thumper-the-solo-show-e1403481932611.jpg"Thumper... the Solo Show!"Section Titles from "Thumper... the Solo Show!" an improvised work of pure performance genius.2014-06-23T00:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/05/29/fluxwagon-born-in-fire/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gusatwork.jpggusatworkThe wonderful Gustavo Alonso, aglow in sparks as he works on one of FluxWagon's stage panels.https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/doublesparks.jpgdoublesparksJoan and Gus at work assembling FluxWagon's structural skeleton.https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fluxiefire.jpgfluxiefireJoan prepares some of FluxWagon's metal for welding.https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/measuretwice.jpgmeasuretwice2014-06-21T21:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/06/13/a-whale-and-his-throat/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/whale-and-throat.jpgwhale and throatWhale Sketch by Megan Hillard2014-06-13T21:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/05/24/baby-fluxie-fluxwagon-in-progress/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/babyflux2.jpgbabyflux2Baby Fluxie's space at The Gate. Note the numberous pianos.https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/babyflux3.jpgbabyflux3Lots of metal goes into the framing of FluxWagonhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dorisflux1.jpgdorisflux1Baby Fluxie, pulled by Doris the Truck. Doris is a snappy dresser, as you can see by her seat covers.https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dorisflux2.jpgdorisflux2Baby Fluxie from behindhttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/babyflux1.jpgbabyflux1Framing for one wall of FluxWagon2014-05-30T23:40:51+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/press/reviews/2014-05-30T23:38:23+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/performances/2013-san-francisco-fringe-festival/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2875-600px1.jpgThe "Professor"Yay!2014-05-29T22:56:52+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/2014/05/27/the-best-beloved-band-june-9-at-the-flight-deck-opening-festival/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/obb_rhino_music.jpgobb_rhino_musicSamuel Peaches, Blueberry Starshine and Thumper singing "The Rhino's Song" on the shores of the Red Sea2014-05-28T23:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/05/20/introducing-juliana-a-new-beloved/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5048e1.jpgimg_5048ehttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5048e.jpgimg_5048eJuliana (on the left) and Grace Booth in GET NO PLACE FAST, coming up July 14 and 15 at the Fury Factory Festival of Ensemble Theater in SF.2014-05-28T23:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/04/30/announcing-our-newest-beloved/2014-05-28T23:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/2014/04/30/gearing-up-for-a-fluxwagon-summer/2014-05-28T23:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://obestbeloved.org/thanks/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/obb_thankyou.jpgobb_thankyouThe Original Ensemble of O Best Beloved in a pose of the most gargantuan gratitude2014-05-24T19:47:14+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/e-storybook/2014-05-05T17:56:59+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/performances/pastperformances/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/imag0672.jpgO Best Beloved - February 15 2013 at Main Street TheatreMeekins, as the Parsee, recites his Sloka on the shores of the Red Sea while Samuel Peaches, Blueberry Starshine, and Thumper argue about his exact wording.2014-05-01T01:07:59+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/press/2014-05-01T00:51:01+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/press/photos/https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3033-600w1.jpgSunrise Over the Red SeaThumper uses the Sun to demonstrate "five weeks" in the Red Sea, while the Parsee waits out the heat wave.https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2969-600px1.jpgThe Elephant's ChildThe Elephant's Child has a new nosehttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2801-600w1.jpgHow The Camel Got Her HumpAlong came the Djinn, spinning on a cloud of dust.https://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2778-600px1.jpgHow The Camel Got Her SkinThe Three: Ox, Dog and Horsehttps://obestbeloved.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2753-600w1.jpgThe Best Beloved EnsembleJoan Howard, Sam Bertken, Sabrina Wenske, Sam Jackson, Casey Robbins and Allison Fenner. Photo by Serena Morelli.2014-05-01T00:38:00+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.org/ensemble/2014-04-30T23:32:55+00:00weekly0.6https://obestbeloved.orgdaily1.02016-07-15T05:38:47+00:00