Bay Area hip-hop ensemble Felonious reunites for The Bag, commissioned by Aurora Theatre Company and its Originate+Generate new play development program.

In the wake of Hip Hop's 50th anniversary, a lucrative offer brings four once-famous independent emcees back together. Now in their 50s, with families and financial responsibilities, these artists—who disbanded in the early 2000s—are asked to reunite for a private show at the 40th birthday party of a wealthy tech entrepreneur who admired their past work. Despite their initial reluctance, they agree to perform, but only for the money. This show weaves together the live spectacle of their music set with a deeper exploration of their personal histories, the sacrifices they've made for their craft, and the search for meaning in a world driven by transactions.

The Bag is a story of survival and compromise in the arts, revealing the price of integrity and the true cost of success. It's not just about the cash—it's about what you find when you reach for it. Join Felonious at Aurora for this electrifying work-in-progress concert performance of The Bag.

Featuring Bay Area artists Carlos Aguirre (aka Infinite), Keith Pinto, Tommy Shepherd (aka Emcee Soulati), and Dan Wolf, hip hop theater collective Felonious has been a force in the Bay Area theater and music scene for more than 25 years, often merging the two mediums to create intelligent, socially and politically-conscious, community-minded projects and productions that tell the stories of marginalized people and communities. From live hip hop musical performances to award-winning theater productions such as Angry Black White Boy, Stateless, and Beatbox: A Raparetta, this collective of rappers, actors, beat boxers, musicians, dancers, and writers are known to turn hip hop shows into ass-shaking musical theater.

Special Guest: Phil Wong

Tickets HERE

Bay Area hip-hop ensemble Felonious reunites for The Bag, commissioned by Aurora Theatre Company and its Originate+Generate new play development program.

In the wake of Hip Hop's 50th anniversary, a lucrative offer brings four once-famous independent emcees back together. Now in their 50s, with families and financial responsibilities, these artists—who disbanded in the early 2000s—are asked to reunite for a private show at the 40th birthday party of a wealthy tech entrepreneur who admired their past work. Despite their initial reluctance, they agree to perform, but only for the money. This show weaves together the live spectacle of their music set with a deeper exploration of their personal histories, the sacrifices they've made for their craft, and the search for meaning in a world driven by transactions.

The Bag is a story of survival and compromise in the arts, revealing the price of integrity and the true cost of success. It's not just about the cash—it's about what you find when you reach for it. Join Felonious at Aurora for this electrifying work-in-progress concert performance of The Bag.

Featuring Bay Area artists Carlos Aguirre (aka Infinite), Keith Pinto, Tommy Shepherd (aka Emcee Soulati), and Dan Wolf, hip hop theater collective Felonious has been a force in the Bay Area theater and music scene for more than 25 years, often merging the two mediums to create intelligent, socially and politically-conscious, community-minded projects and productions that tell the stories of marginalized people and communities. From live hip hop musical performances to award-winning theater productions such as Angry Black White Boy, Stateless, and Beatbox: A Raparetta, this collective of rappers, actors, beat boxers, musicians, dancers, and writers are known to turn hip hop shows into ass-shaking musical theater.

Special Guest: Phil Wong

Tickets HERE

Bay Area hip-hop ensemble Felonious reunites for The Bag, commissioned by Aurora Theatre Company and its Originate+Generate new play development program.

In the wake of Hip Hop's 50th anniversary, a lucrative offer brings four once-famous independent emcees back together. Now in their 50s, with families and financial responsibilities, these artists—who disbanded in the early 2000s—are asked to reunite for a private show at the 40th birthday party of a wealthy tech entrepreneur who admired their past work. Despite their initial reluctance, they agree to perform, but only for the money. This show weaves together the live spectacle of their music set with a deeper exploration of their personal histories, the sacrifices they've made for their craft, and the search for meaning in a world driven by transactions.

The Bag is a story of survival and compromise in the arts, revealing the price of integrity and the true cost of success. It's not just about the cash—it's about what you find when you reach for it. Join Felonious at Aurora for this electrifying work-in-progress concert performance of The Bag.

Featuring Bay Area artists Carlos Aguirre (aka Infinite), Keith Pinto, Tommy Shepherd (aka Emcee Soulati), and Dan Wolf, hip hop theater collective Felonious has been a force in the Bay Area theater and music scene for more than 25 years, often merging the two mediums to create intelligent, socially and politically-conscious, community-minded projects and productions that tell the stories of marginalized people and communities. From live hip hop musical performances to award-winning theater productions such as Angry Black White Boy, Stateless, and Beatbox: A Raparetta, this collective of rappers, actors, beat boxers, musicians, dancers, and writers are known to turn hip hop shows into ass-shaking musical theater.

Special Guest: Phil Wong

Tickets HERE

Bay Area hip-hop ensemble Felonious reunites for The Bag, commissioned by Aurora Theatre Company and its Originate+Generate new play development program.

In the wake of Hip Hop's 50th anniversary, a lucrative offer brings four once-famous independent emcees back together. Now in their 50s, with families and financial responsibilities, these artists—who disbanded in the early 2000s—are asked to reunite for a private show at the 40th birthday party of a wealthy tech entrepreneur who admired their past work. Despite their initial reluctance, they agree to perform, but only for the money. This show weaves together the live spectacle of their music set with a deeper exploration of their personal histories, the sacrifices they've made for their craft, and the search for meaning in a world driven by transactions.

The Bag is a story of survival and compromise in the arts, revealing the price of integrity and the true cost of success. It's not just about the cash—it's about what you find when you reach for it. Join Felonious at Aurora for this electrifying work-in-progress concert performance of The Bag.

Featuring Bay Area artists Carlos Aguirre (aka Infinite), Keith Pinto, Tommy Shepherd (aka Emcee Soulati), and Dan Wolf, hip hop theater collective Felonious has been a force in the Bay Area theater and music scene for more than 25 years, often merging the two mediums to create intelligent, socially and politically-conscious, community-minded projects and productions that tell the stories of marginalized people and communities. From live hip hop musical performances to award-winning theater productions such as Angry Black White Boy, Stateless, and Beatbox: A Raparetta, this collective of rappers, actors, beat boxers, musicians, dancers, and writers are known to turn hip hop shows into ass-shaking musical theater.

Special Guest: Phil Wong

Live band DangerAte plays original music as well as lays the musical foundation for Lil Flower Nasty, Jayme Brown, Gennessee, and the Felonious MC’s (Tommy Soulati Shepherd, Keith Pinto, and Dan Wolf). DJ True Justice spins records. The night ends with a freestyle cypher.

CREW TAKEOVER!

This Saturday from 6pm-9pm, prepare yourselves for the Bay Area Theatre Cypher’s first online festival performance! Tune into Pass the Stream Festival 2.0 on howlive.tv as we present a marathon of Hip Hop Theatre.

Featuring the best of Tell Tale Hearts:

• acapella knowledge from Arya Shahi @aryashahi of @pigpentheatreco

• the flow and the glow of RyanNicole @msryannicole

• a reunion of the Felonious crew with Dan Wolf @dannydmic, Carlos Aguirre @emceeinfinite, Tommy Soulati Shepherd @emceesoulati, & Keith Pinto aka Ken Primo @kpfcrew

• the return of our resident opera singer Maria Caycedo @maria_caycedo from our live show

• beats and rhymes from educator and activist Baba Israel @babaisrael

• beatbox harmonica from Yuri Basho Lane @beatboxharmonicaman

• and the WORLD PREMIERE music video of Carlos Aguirre’s Rap/Beatbox Adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tell Tale Heart (filmed live at @auroratheatrecompany feat. Dan Wolf & Phil Wong)

Stream is free. $5 - $15 suggested donations.

Every Thursday at 9pm, Bay Area Theatre Cypher will be on Twitch going off the dome for a solid hour. Stop by for beats, hip hop/theatre discussions, special guests, and freestyles.

Hit up the livestream comments section if you wanna drop us some inspiration in the form of words, topics, or even memes and photo roll madness.

Thursdays from 9:00pm - 10:00pm PST on the Bay Area Theatre Cypher channel on Twitch.

StoryForward with Dan Schifrin, is a weekly Zoom conversation about the exploration of story. It is his framework for exhibiting a collection of public experiences and writing seminars dedicated to helping individuals and communities find their voice through our oldest social technology — story.

StoryForward continues on Sunday, May 17, at 2 pm with Hip-hop artist, playwright, and youth educator Dan Wolf. Dan will shares his experience connecting to communities around the world through music, drama… and silence. We’ll hear him perform live his new single, “Write the Revolution”; unpack his experiences creating theater with his teenage son; and drop us into his new curated writing project, VirtualSoundSilence, a meditation on our moment in history.

Join the conversation on Zoom, or watch on Facebook or the Jewishlive mindstage.

“Write The Revolution”

Dan Wolf’s latest hip hop, spoken word single is the first release from his debut album, “Blood and Bones, Skin and Scars”; a fearless exploration and expression of the core themes - creativity, community, vulnerability, legacy, activism, self-knowledge, family - that are resonating in his life.  The song is a funky, futuristic, retro, electro, B-boy anthem framed as a revolutionary party jam.

Location:
Dan Wolf’s Facebook Page
Bay Area Theatre Cypher Twitch page

Virtual Tip Jar:
Venmo: @dannydmic
Paypal: paypal.me/dannydmic

$5 Suggested Donation

A Live Streamed Hip Hop Theatre Mixtape

Tell Tale Hearts Online is a live mixtape performance hosted by the Bay Area Theatre Cypher (Dan Wolf and Phil Wong) and Carlos Aguirre aka Infinite. The evening features an eclectic mix of Hip Hop Adaptations of classic myths/legends/literature, audience suggestion freestyles, live music, special guests, beatboxing, and more!

Location:
Facebook Live at the Bay Area Theatre Cypher Facebook page
Twitch on twitch.tv/bayareatheatrecypher

Suggested donation $5-$15 via Venmo @ TellTaleHearts.