The Crossword Show with Zach Sherwin

Monday, July 18, 2022, 7:00 pm until 8:45 pm
Featuring Local Heroes: Jennifer Malkowski, Kim DeShields, and Monte Belmonte. This will be an hour and 45 minute show with no intermission.

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Zach Sherwin (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Epic Rap Battles of History”) hosts a panel of guest comedians as they solve an actual crossword puzzle live onstage in front of an audience, with everything displayed on a big screen so the crowd can follow along. Whenever the solvers decipher a clue, Zach takes the show down rabbit holes of comedy, music, trivia, and wordplay, all inspired by the various answer words. No crossword expertise is needed to be dazzled by this unique, joyful experience! Learn more at www.crosswordshow.com

Jennifer Malkowski: Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies at Smith College specializing in digital media; documentary; death and dying; and race, gender and sexuality in media. Malkowski is the co-editor of the book "Gaming Representation: Race, Gender and Sexuality in Video Games" and they are the founder of Smith’s Video Game Research Lab.

Kim DeShields: Comedian from the Amherst area who’s played clubs around the country and appeared on Last Comic Standing, Wendy Williams’ Street Talk, and was a semifinalist on Nick at Nites Funniest Mom.

Monte Belmonte: Western Mass radio personality and host of the morning show The River on WRSI.

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Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!