After a restless period of incubation, They Gotta Be Secret Agents are thrilled to announce boldly (yet somehow surreptitiously… and oh so secretly) their return to the spotlight! The Agents ardently pursued their undercover, civilian lives this past year (read about it HERE), but at times they shuddered at the lurking plight of mediocrity around them. They couldn’t help but notice that the world seemed so un-dominated. Well, wait no more. The Agents mount their next mission with bigger brains and bigger families. Bigger obstacles and bigger ambitions. Hell, they’re not even afraid to bust out bigger font. What could possibly contain something this big? Texas. As the weather in the northeast begins to cool down, They Gotta Be Secret Agents set their sights on the lone star state. Like the Secret Agents themselves, it’s bold, it’s daring, it’s hot (in that dry sort of way, so it doesn’t feel too hot), and it’s one of a kind. What will happen to our favorite heroes in Austin, Texas? Will they be able to dominate after their hiatus? Will they be able to rock the theater, thrill the audience and still keep it weird? Come and find out. Send your friends to find out. Tell your grandmother about it. Tell everyone you know! Because this one, gumshoes, is going to be big. Poste Restante @ Salvage Vanguard Theater December 15-17, 2011 Tickets & Info HERE. *This mission is brought to you by Texas’ most kickin’ puppet company: Trouble Puppet Theater. Become a fan on FACEBOOK to get the latest scoop on your favorite agents! See you and all of your friends in Texas! Tim & Bonnie Add Comment Secret Agent team expansion! 08/03/2011
 The newest members of They Gotta Be Secret Agents burst forth into this world with the wiggle potential and lung power befitting of any secret agent primed for world domination. No doubt they will be a valuable asset as The Agents take on new missions this fall. Stay tuned! Mission: Sleeper Agents 06/03/2011
 You may have looked around recently and noticed a subtle, yet deeply troubling lack of Secret Agents in your life. You may have found yourself wondering, “Could They Gotta Be Secret Agents have fallen prey to the formidable grasp of evil? Is it possible that their death-defying hyjinx could defy no longer?” You may have trembled at the thought that you have seen The Agents for the last time. You are not alone, and we are here to say, “HA! Tremble no more!” Have faith, gumshoes. It is all part of the Secret Agent plan to incubate desires, bolster acumen, and then burst forth like a phoenix from the ashes of time. It is all part of Mission: Sleeper Agents. We are proud to report that The Agents have met the challenges of this mission with their usual confident ferocity. Oh, yes. They are conquering Mission: Sleeper Agents. Agent Tim, in an attempt to fully understand the limits of the corporeal body, nears the end of his first year of advanced training: medical school.  And Agent Bonnie, in her indefatigable exuberance for life itself, perches on the very cusp of motherhood… squared! Any day now, her twins will be joining the ranks of the Secret Agent team. Eager, I am sure, to fill the (relatively) big shoes of Jack “The Wolf.”  Perhaps, for some of you, learning the details of this extra stealthy mission has put your mind at ease. You will sleep better knowing that The Agents are getting smarter and stronger, and smarter and stronger. Perhaps others of you are gumshoes of action! You need to witness the thrill of The Agents flying again. And to those we say... “Stay tuned to hear more about upcoming missions in Portsmouth, NH, New York City, and beyond!”  An Evening with the Secret Agents 06/06/2010
Prague Castle Has Been Stormed 06/05/2010
 The Secret Agents have taken control of the city, especially at Divadlo Inspirace each evening. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MISSION: *SOLD OUT SHOWS! *A kind review in The Prague Post *Great people at Fringe Praha *New friends from all over the world *Lovely city walks *Good beer We leave Prague tomorrow (sadly) for a few days of vacationing in Berlin. Then, we're off to Dresden for some more Poste Restante-ing. We Stormed Bunker Hill. For Sure. 05/12/2010
If you don't believe us, take a look at the photographic evidence...         Charlestown, Where's Charlestown? 05/02/2010
We know, we know. If you don't live in Charlestown, you don't know exactly how to get there. Well, here's the scoop: The Charlestown Working Theater is located in a brick Victorian-era firehouse at: 442 Bunker Hill Street Charlestown, MA 02129 Parking is available along Bunker Hill Street, Main Street, and Medford Street. Click HERE for detailed directions from all directions and by most modes of transport. See you there!  Snappy Days 04/26/2010
So, how did these crazy kids get to know each other, in the first place? Lo these many years ago, Bonnie was dancing away, in Boston's very own Snappy Dance Theater. She traveled the country, creating and performing lovely pieces such as... Pants (where she played both parts of a dancing-lesson duet)... Spring Collection (where she was hung from her friend Sean Kilbridge's shoulders, counterbalanced by the lovely Bess Whitesel)... Mirabile Dictu (with company founder Martha Mason) and many, many others. One day, a lanky Tufts student named Tim Gallagher joined the company. The two clicked right away, onstage and off. Before long, they were studying partner acrobatics on their own, up in Brattleboro, Vermont, bringing new moves and ideas back to the Snappy fold. For the opening of Lumen, for example [pic below]...I (Secret Agent Informant Dan) really can not do justice to that one with words. If you saw it, you know what I'm talking about. If you didn't, I'll just say that it was *awe* *some*. Snappy was a great run -- they performed all over the country, traveled to Japan, Russia, Bermuda, and the south of France. After their Snappy time drew to a close, the two decided that they wanted to keep working together. And so They Gotta Be Secret Agents was born... Signed, Secret Agent Informant Dan       A What on His Where? 04/10/2010
This all started with the following rehearsal conversation: Bonnie: In this moment of the dance, I just want to smear my hands all over your face. Long Pause. Tim: I agree. Maybe you should do the walkover ON my face. Long Pause. Bonnie: Uhm...OK. You'll have to come to the show at Charlestown Working Theater to see if the move makes the show... What's Up With This Picture, You Ask... 04/06/2010
'lo there, Dan Milstein here---aka Secret Agent Informant Numero Uno, aka founder of Rough & Tumble Theater aka Bonnie's main squeeze. In anticipation of The Agents rock-star awesome Boston shows, we're starting a series of blog posts with some pics of them in action, from the hither and also from the yon. Okay, so let's start with this photo:  What is the up with that, you say? Here's the scoop: once up a time, Bonnie & Tim were invited to join up with Rough & Tumble Theater, to create an original show (which is what Rough & Tumble does). The result was Hinterlands (from which, more pics soon...). One Jane Marsching, a Boston-based artist, saw the show, and contacted Bonnie and Tim afterwards, to see about working with them on some images she was creating. A long afternoon of shooting + some visionary work by Ms. Marsching, resulted in that pic, which was featured in a show called Arctic Listening Post, at Boston's Institute for Contemporary Art:  Leslie Goodyear, Secret Agent Inner Circle Council Member Also, The Agents got some amazing shots from that afternoon, which she graciously allowed them to use for themselves:    Enjoy, let us know what you think, ask questions in the comments... Yours, -Agent Dan M  | Bonnie & TimWe swing from the ceiling, fling each other across stage, and delight in both the impossibly grand and the intensely intimate. ArchivesNovember 2011 Categories |
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