Wandering Aesthetics is proud to announce the next Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret – a monthly “Anything Goes” Open Mic–style Cabaret.

The Electric Pressure Cooker is open the public. Tickets are $10 for audience members and $5 for performing artists. They can be purchased online at www.watheatre.com/epcooker or reserved by calling 330.990.5138. Pay-what-you-can tickets are always available at the door. Artists can pre-register for a performance slot when purchasing their tickets.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO:

The Electric Pressure Cooker… presents Bigger than a Breadbox is one of Akron’s 58 finalists for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge Grant. If Bigger than a Breadbox is selected, Wandering Aesthetics will need to raise $75,000 in matching funds. Winners will be announced in April.

For more information email watheatre@gmail.com.

ABOUT THE EVENT:

The #EPCooker is one of the area’s hottest events. Started in the basement of a flower shop, it is an artist driven event that sees over 100 audience members, 30 performances and 6 non-stop hours of art.

Registration for performers begins at 7:30 pm. Performances begin at 8:00 pm. Anyone may sign up for a 10-minute slot. Performers can pre-register at www.watheatre.com/epcooker.

An emcee, house drum kit and sound system (with operators) are provided. Willy Kollman – Torchbearers Class of 2014 – is this month’s emcee.

ALL varieties of acts are encouraged to perform. Previous acts have included: monologues, acoustic musicians, play readings, comedians, experimental art, dancers, scenes from plays, improv, devised work, full rock bands and performance artists. But the sky is the limit; no art is too taboo for the #EPCooker!

ALL levels – from beginner to the most experienced – are encouraged to perform. Those under 18 are permitted to attend (and perform!) with adult supervision.

The #EPCooker is not just an Open Mic. It is an open and welcoming community of artists. It is also a great networking event, a great place to improve stage presence and a great place to develop as an artist.

Pub Bricco has a full bar and a wide selection of food. Food and alcohol are permitted in the theatre.

ABOUT BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX:

Building on the success of Wandering Aesthetics’ reoccurring Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret, Bigger Than a Breadbox (BTB) draws inspiration from Akron’s historic ties to vaudeville. Using this vaudevillian blueprint, BTB will be a dynamic quarterly event that celebrates artistic excellence and unites audiences through affordable access to a revolving lineup of high quality performers. BTB will tour Akron; each “bill” will be comprised of acts selected from the #EPCooker and the neighborhoods where BTB events are held. Acts will reflect a diverse array of talent and receive a performance stipend.