Performance Art Archives - The MockingOwl Roost

December 25, 2025

A blown glass angel in the foreground holds a heart. In the background, a snowy winter scene is blurred out. TEXT: The Angels - Lyrics by Tim McMahon - Melody and Performance by Rita Mock-Pike - Christmas Song

Published by Tim McMahon and Rita Mock-Pike at December 25, 2025

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The Angels

The angels came to visit On this Christmas Day With beauty in their eyes Sending love my way.

December 24, 2025

A cup of holiday tea with a slice of orange floating in it - cinnamon, puffs, and orange slices are scattered around the image. TEXT: Yuletide - holiday song - Lyrics by Lorelei Greenwood-Jones - Melody and Performance by Rita Mock-Pike

Published by Rita Mock-Pike and Lorelei Greenwood-Jones at December 24, 2025

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Yuletide

Gentle music fills our ears— As carolers sing their songs of cheer We bid them enter to warm up With cakes and hot tea in a cup.

December 23, 2025

Dark red background with Christmas foods like Christmas pudding, yule logs, turkey, shrimp, berries, pies, and cookies scattered about background. Enjoy the first day of Christmas! -- and all the rest. TEXT: Parody Song - Lyrics by Terry Mulcahy, Improv performance by Sue Cook, The Twelve Foods of Christmas

Published by Terry Mulcahy and Sue Cook at December 23, 2025

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The Twelve Foods of Christmas

On the First Day of Christmas, my stomach asked of me: a baked ham inside a turkey…

April 17, 2025

Jerrie Mock - first woman to fly around the world - image of her airplane on red background, title "The Flying Housewife"

Published by The MockingOwls, Rita Mock-Pike, Cyndi Lublink, Sue Cook, Soren Porter, Cathy Cole, Edmund Garcia, Larry VanMersbergen, Philip Malinak, Annali Carmel, Randy Cook and Jessie Davis at April 17, 2025

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Audio drama

The Flying Housewife, A True Story – Audio Drama

Welcome to our first full cast, feature-length audio drama! The true story of Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly around the world. Listen along as the full cast tells the story of Jerrie's great adventure around the world in 1964, claiming the title officially on April 17, after 29.5 days.

May 12, 2022

Published by Rita Mock-Pike at May 12, 2022

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Fluff of Delight – a Monologue Reading

My little gray sand cat. Puffs of fluff between the toe beans. Sticky tongue that exfoliates my face after a run. Purring warm body while I hold her close to my chest as I pour water into the kettle for tea each morning…

August 12, 2021

Published by Rita Mock-Pike at August 12, 2021

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Our First Official Audio Drama: My Magic

Down at the stables was always the best part of every summer. I loved the kids – don’t get me wrong – but being a wrangler was all I could ask for in that moment of my life...