BLUEBIRD IMPROV

Bluebird Improv (formerly Dratch, Walsh & Friends) is a collective of veteran actors with roots in Chicago improvisation. The group is recognizable from favorite TV & film projects including SNL, Veep, Ladies Man, Wine Country, and Mean Girls. The fully improvised experience is inspired by a chat with the audience at the top of the show. The conversation will launch the improvisers into creating irreverent characters and heighted spins on recognizable topics. A unique and entertaining adventure for everyone.

Tonight’s Bluebird Improv is Tim Meadows, Rachel Dratch, Joe Canale, Brad Morris and Matt Walsh.

 

Performer Bios:

Tim Meadows is an actor, writer comedian who was one of the longest-running cast members on Saturday Night Live, where he appeared for ten seasons and for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1993. Some of his most memorable characters on the popular late-night show included “Leon Phelps,” “The Ladies’ Man,” and “Lionel Osbourne,” host of the fictional public affairs show, “Perspectives”, as well as uncanny impressions of OJ Simpson, Ike Turner, and Sammy Davis Jr.

Tim started as a member of the renowned Second City comedy troupe in Chicago, beside future star Chris Farley. Prior to starring on SNL, he worked there as a writer until becoming a cast member in 1991.

Throughout his legendary career, Meadows famously played the school principal in the hit comedy Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan and co-starred in many of Adam Sandler’s blockbuster comedies such as Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, and Hubie Halloween. Additionally, Tim co-starred with Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping for Universal Pictures and co-starred with John C. Reilly in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story for Sony Pictures.

Tim also played John Glascott on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs throughout its ten seasons and starred as the same character in Schooled for its two-season run.

He was seen multiple times in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Office, Miracle Workers, and the lead in CBS/Paramount’s No Activity. Tim has also voiced one of the main characters on Bob’s Burgers for Fox and starred in hybrid live-action/animated comedy, Son of Zorn, from Chris Miller and Phil Lord alongside fellow SNL alum Jason Sudeikis. Most recently, Tim starred in the Peacock series Poker Face, Disney+’s The Mandalorian, Comedy Central’s animated series Digman!, FOX’s animated series Grimsburg, and A24’s Dream Scenario with Nicolas Cage.

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Rachel Dratch is a SNL alum known for her many roles including Debbie Downer. Rachel has made countless TV guest star appearances on shows such as The King of Queens, Monk and 30 Rock. Film credits include: Click (2006), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), Sisters (2015) and Wine Country (2019). In 2012 Gotham Books published Rachel’s autobiographical book Girl Walks Into A Bar… Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle. In 2022 Dratch made her Broadway stage debut in POTUS, for which she earned a Tony Award Nomination for Best Feature Actress in A Play. In 2023 Rachel launched the podcast Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch..stories of the unexplained.

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Joe Canale has been improvising around the world for the past 30 years, including stints at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam and The Second City Mainstage in Chicago, amongst many others. While he’s not made appearances in film and television his greatest pleasure is derived from performing live improv for an audience. He hopes you enjoy watching this show as much as he enjoys performing it.

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Brad Morris is a veteran tv and film writer, producer, actor, director and improviser. An alum of four of Chicago’s Second City’s Mainstage revues, the iO Theatre and The Annoyance, Brad is a member of the renowned long form improvisational groups, The

Reckoning and Uncle’s Brother with Tim Meadows. Brad has improvised around the world with

the Second City National Touring company and Matt Walsh and Friends for the USO.

As a TV writer, Brad spent three seasons as a producer on the TBS comedy, Cougar Town, was a producer on the Showtime series, Dice, and was co-ep and head writer for seasons 1 and 2 of the critically acclaimed series for Paramount and Seeso, Bajillion Dollar Properties. Brad has sold original scripts and development to ABC, TBS, Sony and Warner Brothers.

On the film side, Brad co-wrote and produced the independent film, Unplugging, starring Matt Walsh and Eva Longoria. He is also producing the independent film, Stoners and Saints, starring Dylan Gelula and Matt Berry. Brad also recently co-wrote Family Squares, and a movie for Paramount, Rear Naked Choke, produced by Margot Robbie.

As an actor, Brad has starred as a series regular in several network and cable pilots, and has appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, Modern Family, The Office, The League, Key and Peele, Great News, Playing House, Dice, F is For Family, Friends From College and The Good Place. He has appeared in films, Search Party, Sing, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, and Jay Roach’s, Bombshell.

Brad can also be heard on his new improvisational podcast, Business Trips that he co-hosts with Mike O’Brien.

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Matt Walsh is a two-time Emmy-nominated actor from HBO’s award-winning comedy series Veep, and cast member of Apple TV’s acclaimed limited series Manhunt. He is also a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

Walsh will next be seen in Paramount Pictures Novocaine starring Jack Quaid, Maybe We Should starring Heather Graham, Little Lorraine starring Stephen Amell, and Utopia’s Not An Artist where he co-stars opposite Rza from the Wu Tang Clan.

?Recently, he appeared in Hulu’s Unplugging, which he co-wrote, and starred alongside Eva Longoria. He can also be seen in The Good Half starring Nick Jonas.

Walsh has appeared in memorable roles in several popular comedy films including Life of the Party, Old School, Starsky and Hutch, Ted, and Keeping Up With The Joneses. Other credits include the CBS series Ghosts, Fox Searchlight’s Flamin’ Hot, and the recent Father of the Bride film.

Walsh currently does a podcast Second in Command with his Veep co-star Timothy Simons.

In addition to his film and TV work, Walsh is also a charitable founder of Open Book with his wife Morgan. The charity donates LGBTQ affirming books to public elementary schools around the country.

Matt currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Morgan Walsh and their three children.

 

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

GRAHAM NASH – MORE EVENINGS OF SONGS AND STORIES (NIGHT #2)

LEGENDARY ARTIST GRAHAM NASH IS COMING TO VINEGAR HILL MUSIC THEATRE ON JULY 26TH AND 27TH TO PERFORM TWO CAREER-SPANNING SHOWS, INCLUDING FAVORITES LIKE OUR HOUSE, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN, JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO, AND MANY MORE!

Graham will be joined on stage by Todd Caldwell (keyboards and vocals), Adam Minkoff (bass, drums, guitars, and vocals), and Zach Djanikian (guitars, mandolin, drums, and vocals), performing favorites from across his sixty-year career.

 

About Graham Nash

Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. He has seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments – from the launch of the British Invasion to the birth of the Laurel Canyon movement a year later. An extraordinary Grammy Award® winning renaissance artist – and self-described “simple man” – Nash was inducted twice into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, for his work with CSN and his work as a solo artist.

Towering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished in his long and multi-faceted career, stands the litany of songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of our lives for nearly six decades.

Nash’s remarkable body of work began with his contributions to the Hollies opus from 1964 to ’68, including “Stop Stop Stop,” and “On A Carousel,” among others.

The classic union of Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) yielded songs that are lightning rods embedded in our DNA, starting with Nash’s “Marrakesh Express,” “Pre-Road Downs” and “Lady of the Island,” from the first Crosby, Stills & Nash LP and his iconic “Teach Your Children” and “Our House” from CSNY’s Déjà Vu.

Nash’s career as a solo artist took flight in 1971, beginning with two landmark albums, Songs For Beginners and Wild Tales which further showcased the depths of his abilities as a singer and songwriter, yielding such favorites as “Chicago/We Can Change the World” and “Military Madness”. His latest effort, “Now”, was released worldwide in May 2023.

2024 Live Reviews

“With the last notes, Nash disappeared from the stage, but the mark he left on the concertgoers, both that night, and throughout their lives, was palpable, as friends old and new hugged, shed tears, and mentioned the joy and peace these two hours brought them…”

– Omaha Magazine 2024

“Graham’s songs are classic gems that go straight from the artist’s heart to the hearts of fans listening to the soundtrack of their lives.”

– Broadway World 2024

“Graham Nash told the sold-out crowd that “it’s important for me to sing them with the same passion I wrote them.” And the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer did just that during his hour and 50 minutes on stage, giving those fans a chance to feel just as passionate about that material.” 

– The Oakland Press 2024

 

VIP ADD-ON AVAILABLE!
GRAHAM NASH SOUNDCHECK VIP EXPERIENCE UPGRADE
Pricing: $100 Add-On to any Standard or Premium Ticket
In addition to standard admission tickets, the following VIP Package is also available for sale while limited supplies last.
**This option is available as an add-on to any ticket. You will see it as an option once you have carted your tickets.**

Package inclusions:

  • Visit to preshow Sound Check with Graham Nash
  • One autographed tour poster
  • One commemorative Graham Nash laminate
  • One commemorative Graham Nash ticket
  • Crowd free merchandise shopping
  • On site VIP staff
  • You will receive an email from VIP@OTLPresents.com 2-3 days prior to show with check-in/pickup instructions
**All VIP activities occur preshow. Package details & timing subject to change.

 

GUACAMOLE FUND
Pricing: $250 + fees
Premium Balcony Box 2 (Center) Seating
Graham Nash’s passionate voice has often been heard in support of social and environmental justice. During this tour, Graham is partnering with the Guacamole Fund and 100% of lift on Guacamole Fund tickets is paid to organizations that work in the areas of the environment and wildlife, social change, peace with justice, energy and a non-nuclear future. Graham has supported the Guacamole fund for decades. Tickets are non-transferable.

 

 

GRAHAM NASH – LIVE ON TOUR

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

 

 

GRAHAM NASH – MORE EVENINGS OF SONGS AND STORIES

LEGENDARY ARTIST GRAHAM NASH IS COMING TO VINEGAR HILL MUSIC THEATRE ON JULY 26TH AND 27TH TO PERFORM TWO CAREER-SPANNING SHOWS, INCLUDING FAVORITES LIKE OUR HOUSE, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN, JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO, AND MANY MORE!

Graham will be joined on stage by Todd Caldwell (keyboards and vocals), Adam Minkoff (bass, drums, guitars, and vocals), and Zach Djanikian (guitars, mandolin, drums, and vocals), performing favorites from across his sixty-year career.

 

About Graham Nash

Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. He has seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments – from the launch of the British Invasion to the birth of the Laurel Canyon movement a year later. An extraordinary Grammy Award® winning renaissance artist – and self-described “simple man” – Nash was inducted twice into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, for his work with CSN and his work as a solo artist.

Towering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished in his long and multi-faceted career, stands the litany of songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of our lives for nearly six decades.

Nash’s remarkable body of work began with his contributions to the Hollies opus from 1964 to ’68, including “Stop Stop Stop,” and “On A Carousel,” among others.

The classic union of Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) yielded songs that are lightning rods embedded in our DNA, starting with Nash’s “Marrakesh Express,” “Pre-Road Downs” and “Lady of the Island,” from the first Crosby, Stills & Nash LP and his iconic “Teach Your Children” and “Our House” from CSNY’s Déjà Vu.

Nash’s career as a solo artist took flight in 1971, beginning with two landmark albums, Songs For Beginners and Wild Tales which further showcased the depths of his abilities as a singer and songwriter, yielding such favorites as “Chicago/We Can Change the World” and “Military Madness”. His latest effort, “Now”, was released worldwide in May 2023.

2024 Live Reviews

“With the last notes, Nash disappeared from the stage, but the mark he left on the concertgoers, both that night, and throughout their lives, was palpable, as friends old and new hugged, shed tears, and mentioned the joy and peace these two hours brought them…”

– Omaha Magazine 2024

“Graham’s songs are classic gems that go straight from the artist’s heart to the hearts of fans listening to the soundtrack of their lives.”

– Broadway World 2024

“Graham Nash told the sold-out crowd that “it’s important for me to sing them with the same passion I wrote them.” And the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer did just that during his hour and 50 minutes on stage, giving those fans a chance to feel just as passionate about that material.” 

– The Oakland Press 2024

 

VIP ADD-ON AVAILABLE!
GRAHAM NASH SOUNDCHECK VIP EXPERIENCE UPGRADE
Pricing: $100 Add-On to any Standard or Premium Ticket
In addition to standard admission tickets, the following VIP Package is also available for sale while limited supplies last.
**This option is available as an add-on to any ticket. You will see it as an option once you have carted your tickets.**

Package inclusions:

  • Visit to preshow Sound Check with Graham Nash
  • One autographed tour poster
  • One commemorative Graham Nash laminate
  • One commemorative Graham Nash ticket
  • Crowd free merchandise shopping
  • On site VIP staff
  • You will receive an email from VIP@OTLPresents.com 2-3 days prior to show with check-in/pickup instructions
**All VIP activities occur preshow. Package details & timing subject to change.

 

GUACAMOLE FUND
Pricing: $250 + fees
Premium Balcony Box 2 (Center) Seating
Graham Nash’s passionate voice has often been heard in support of social and environmental justice. During this tour, Graham is partnering with the Guacamole Fund and 100% of lift on Guacamole Fund tickets is paid to organizations that work in the areas of the environment and wildlife, social change, peace with justice, energy and a non-nuclear future. Graham has supported the Guacamole fund for decades. Tickets are non-transferable.

 

 

GRAHAM NASH – LIVE ON TOUR

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.