![]() ![]() As the eyes are often seen as the window to the soul, people find the Blue Man character to be quite open and intriguing after they’ve worked through there “what the heck is this guy all about?!” phase.Ĭurrently they are known as Left, Center and Right. Though they were originally named after the respective founders who originated each of their own roles: Chris (Wink), Matt (Goldman) and Phil (Stanton). Sometimes during internal Blue Man workshops we give each others’ Blue Men unique names reflective of a general first impression that we might see in each other, i.e.: Meany-McSimmons, Dorothy, Lucy, Eagle-Boy, Grumpy-want-a-Cracker mostly to make us laugh but also used as a way in, to break down performance habits so that we can rebuild into a new more pure state. There’s an endless quest to deepen one’s Blue Man character. What about a Blue Woman Group?īob Dylan would agree. What people don’t get right away, if at all, is that the Blue Man character is genderless. We’ve had women play the Blue Man character in the past and in fact some of the original ‘Blue Men’ from the early days of conception and experimentation in the streets of New York City were women. The character and company have been able to expand in massive part do to the women that have, and currently work for Blue Man Group. How do you actually put on one of these shows? How has it changed over the years? We’re always looking for women or men to play the role. ![]() I’ve always loved bows at the end of our show because the Blue Men stand there with the band and then turn to welcome on the crew to take a bow and there’s just as many, if not more crew, running the show than the Blue Men and band combined. The first time I saw that I remember thinking, how special it is to recognize these usually unseen people. It takes a lot of people to make up our community, not to mention the added personnel to load in, create, and tech a new show. ![]() One thing about Blue Man Group is that we are essentially a cultural landscape reflector. So as society’s cultural landscape changes, so does the Blue Man show. What keeps you going after years of doing this? Assuming it’s not the blue paint. by failing to secure workers' compensation insurance required by law.When it comes to the character development, I’m still going deeper and deeper. "As an employer, Matthew Scott Banks, did on said date, knowingly place his employee's health, safety and welfare in danger," the court records state, "and knowingly committed workers' compensation insurance fraud. 1, 2022, after an investigator discovered he had not paid TEL Staff Leasing "enough funds for payroll and admin services," yet he still had employees identify themselves as Banks' employees. 1, 2022.Īccording to court records, Banks allegedly failed to provide workers' compensation on Sept. However, the state attorney's office will consolidate the case into Banks' newest case that includes racketeering, organized crime and aggravated white collar crime charges.īanks was indicted by a grand jury in April after he allegedly "engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity, stole over $5 million in funds, materials and services from more than 150 victims" between May 15, 2019, and Dec. ![]() Gillespie is prosecuting Banks' original case of fraud stemming from a Pensacola Police Department warrant in August. First charge: State Attorney files first criminal charge against Pensacola contractor Matt Banks ![]()
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