Our
Mission
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Public
Eye is a Philadelphia-area group that produces public
events featuring the arts. We focus our lens on the
interactions between human and nonhuman animals in
order to shed light on hidden or ignored injustices
and to promote a cruelty-free lifestyle. Public Eye
is a project of Mobilization
for Animals (PA), a 501C3 nonprofit organization.
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The
Veggie Cabaret project came about as a response
to the lack of levity or humor component in the
animal rights scene. As we know, animal rights
is a serious matter and oftentimes, mixed with
much sadness and anger at the state of affairs
of injustice toward our non-human animal friends.
We
thought that it would be a good idea to bring people
of all
palates together under the umbrella of humor and
compassion and to include it in the creative atmosphere
of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
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So
in 2007, Veggie Cabaret came to pass. Because of
the excellent
response from audience members, Public Eye decided to revisit it in
September 2009 as “Veggie Cabaret 2,” again with featured
performer Dan Piraro and many other talented perfomers.
The newest cabaret’s emcee, Vance Lehmkuhl, wore many
hats, helping with skit writing, singing, sharing his
songs, and joining Dan Piraro in "dueling cartoonists." Actress/singer Meghan Mitzel
used her theatrical know-how with directing skits. Dancers Michelle Jones Wurtz
and Christa Campbell expertly choreographed the opening number, "Some Monks" (by
songwriter Paul Nordquist). Philip Jacobson played Inspector Souffle, a "holy
roller," and a chimp, all in one evening! We also
thank newcomers to Public Eye: Rob Cox (cabaret singer
and skit actor), Matt Fennelly (dancer and skit actor),
as well as comedians, David Lambon and LaTice Mitchell-Klapa.
Artist Carla Mijlin created an animation short, custom-made
for this show. We hope you enjoy the photo album slideshow
as well as the short, “Greenies. |
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Veggie Cabaret
Part of the
Philly Fringe Festival |
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Greenie the Vegan by Carla
Mijlin |
Once
again, Saint Mad band (www.saintmad.com)
accompanied the musical numbers. The band consists
of musicians Jim Harris, Lynda Chen, Martha Michael,
Molly Mahoney, and guest percussionist Lonnie Davis.
All these folks contributed to the night's success
along with delicious catered vegan food by Veg-N-Go,
vegan cupcakes baked by Sondra Rosenberg, and the
lovely surroundings of The Rotunda. We thank Mobilization
for Animals for their ongoing support with
the productions.
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View
photos from our
2009 "Veggie Cabaret"
featuring
Cartoonist Dan Piraro
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View
photos from our
2007 "Veggie Cabaret"
featuring
Cartoonist Dan Piraro
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Veggie
Cabaret (2007)
&
Veggie Cabaret 2 (2009)
DVDs |
featuring
Dan Piraro, are now for sale at $10 each (incl. postage)!
You can pay using the PayPal button, then write [email protected] with your name and address and we will mail your dvd
purchase(s) to you immediately. |
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