YOUnique Studio

We are beyond excited to partner with After the Storm Productions on this exciting journey. An amazing team has been assembled and they’ve been meeting for months. Thank you to Emily Bedwell and Bill Goveia for pushing us to produce this long-awaited show, Nick Krohn for lending his comedic writing skills, Emily Solt, Danielle Bruce, Maggie Lynn Danello Held, and Susan Kelly for hours of consultations, Rebecca Ross DeLong and Liby Ball for taking on the task of costumes, and Michael Grubb, Andrew Keeler, and Ryan Chase for bringing their creative A-game. This show will be life-changing for so many and we are thrilled to be riding this crazy train with all of you!

Thank to the The Herald-Times and Connie Shakalis for promoting theatre around Bloomington, including Always a Little Bit Tipsy by After the Storm Productions and YOUnique Studio.

“Check out the upcoming shows around town, including Always a Little Bit Tipsy from After the Storm Productions and YOUnique Studio! Thanks to The Herald-Times and Connie Shakalis/ Connie Shakalis for the article!

“After the Storm Productions (established 2026)

Sept. 17-27 at the John Waldron Firebay, 122 S. Walnut St. “Always a Little Bit Tipsy” by Tom Slater, Nicholas Krohn and Ryan Chase.

After the Storm Productions, established in 2026, presents its second show, this one in conjunction with YOUnique Studio and Tipsy & Tootsie Teasdale. This original musical stars Tom Slater, telling how Slater became Tipsy and his discoveries along the way. A talented little boy learns too early our world’s rules about what a man “should” be. Shamed into compliance, he armors himself. His quest for approval dampens his empathy. His sense of wonder becomes performative. The now-man is everything his little-boy self feared: abrasive, hollow. Later, he stumbles into drag and finds that the self he had to hide is actually where his power flames. Through performance, he reclaims those exiled aspects of himself — the softness, the play, the freer person. See https://AlwaysALittleBitTipsy.com for more info. “

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Thank you to Bloomington Arts Commission for supporting YOUnique Studio and After the Storm Productions’ new musical Always a Little Bit Tipsy and 46 other local arts projects! https://bloomington.in.gov/news/2026/07/07/6591 With Tom Ping-Slater and Robert Ping-Slater.

The cat’s out of the bag!

Tom Ping-Slater and Robert Ping-Slater have been talking for over three years about telling his story through a performance medium. We finally have a stellar team who have come together to make it happen. And it’s moving quickly!

In partnership with After the Storm Productions and Tipsy and Tootsie Teasedale, the original musical “Always a Little Bit Tipsy” will be performed in Bloomington in September. Stay tuned for details and opportunities for you to get involved!

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