BEHIND THOSE HAZEL LIES, Lab Theatre, The University of Texas at Austin, October 11 - 13, 2013

Behind Those Hazel Lies

by Mark-Anthony Zuniga
directed by Davvi Solomon

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/169081619962060/

Performance Dates:
All shows are in the UT Lab Theatre. All shows are free!
There is no reserved seating.
Friday, October 11th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, October 12th @ 5pm
Sunday, Oct 13th @ 5pm
Runtime is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
Behind Those Hazel Lies, a newly created play written by Mark-Anthony Zuniga and directed by Davvi Solomon, is a story about a gay man named Kavin who is convinced by his friends, Renzi (his roommate) and Phenni ( a ballet dancer who lives next door), to take a ballet class to help him get over Ethun, his ex-boyfriend. Unexpectedly, ballet is the catalyst that will test the bond between friends, create conflict with his mother, reveal secrets and promote healing. This student production is a play, but each scene will demonstrate a ballet term, which also represents the underlying theme. A staged reading of this play (previously titled Danseur Drama) was a Filament sparked by Suzan Zeder as part of The Cohen New Works Festival presented by the University Co-op in 2013.
Note: This show is for mature audiences only.
Director: Davvi Solomon
Assistant Director: Mark-Anthony Zuniga
Stage Manager: Erica Ayala
Props/Run Crew: Lauren-Nicole Martin
Lighting Designer: Erica Ayala
Set Designer: Madison Russ
Choreographer: Claire Wyman
The amazing cast includes Chris McKenzie, Jerry Berger, Laura Rogers, Mary Kennelly, Mark-Anthony Zuniga, Mitchell Allison, Ursula Walker
Location, Directions & Parking: The Lab Theatre is located to the west of the Winship Drama Building, behind the Jackson Geological Sciences Building. The F. Loren Winship Drama Building is located on the northwest corner of E. 23rd Street and San Jacinto Boulevard on the UT Austin campus. Winship Drama Building physical address: 300 East 23rd Street Austin, TX 78712
Patrons are encouraged to park in university parking garages at the San Jacinto Garage and Manor Garage, both within walking distance of the theatres. In addition, there is metered parking available on Dean Keeton/26th Street.

http://www.utexas.edu/finearts/tad/season-tickets/map-directions-parking
We look forward to seeing you there!

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UT Lab Theatre profile by Rene Castro, Daily Texan, September 3

From the Daily Texan:

Will Davis, Olivia Dunn (photo: Fanny Trang for the Daily Texan)

Diamond in the rough in UT’s theater program

by Rene Castro, September 3

In the midst of the glamorous and high-budget theater that happens at this university, there is a diamond tucked away behind the Winship Drama Building. The Lab Theatre is a space for student-funded, created and produced work. Will Davis, the artistic producer of the Lab Theatre for three years running, likes to describe the space as a venue where students can “stretch themselves beyond what they think they can do.” Davis said the Lab Theatre solves a very common problem in the theater world, not just here but all across the country: new theater needs a place to experiment. No work is deemed too radical or avant-garde to be accepted into the Lab’s season. Whether it is a classic, an adaptation of a classic or a completely new work that is still in the making, all projects can find a home in the Lab.

Read more at the Daily Texan, including details about The Farewell, workshopped from September 29, 23{WOYZECK}23 adapted from Buechner by Diego Medellin and running from October 3, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) from October 25

Upcoming: River City, University of Texas Lab Theatre, February 16 - 25

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presents in connection with the UT New Theatre Program

River City

by Diana Grisanti

directed by Lydia Nelson and Rudy Ramirez

February 16, 22, 24, and 25 at 8 p.m.; February 19 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Lab Theatre (LTH), University of Texas, (LTH), located between the Jackson Geological Sciences Building (JGB) and the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN) near 24th and San Jacinto.

Tickets are $10 and may be purchased beginning 90 minutes prior to curtain at the Winship Box Office. Cash or check only accepted.

Shaken by her father's death, Mary sets off to uncover three generations' worth of family secrets buried in the West End of Louisville, Kentucky. River City charts Mary's journey, which spans four decades, and investigates race, memory, and the ghosts that haunt one American city.

For information, contact Theatre and Dance Info Line: inquiry@uts.cc.utexas.edu or telephone 512-471-5793

Parking: Parking available in the San Jacinto Garage on San Jacinto near Dean Keeton.

Upcoming: Static by Tom Horan, Lab Theatre, University of Texas, February 17 - 26

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presents

Static

by Tom Horan
directed by Courtney Sale
February 17, 18 and 23 at 8 p.m.; February 25 at 5 p.m.; February 26 at 2 p.m.
Lab Theatre (LTH), University of Texas, located between the Jackson Geological Sciences Building (JGB) and the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN) near 24th and San Jacinto. (click for map)

Tickets are $10 and may be purchased beginning 90 minutes prior to curtain at the Winship Box Office. Cash or check only accepted.

Since Emma was a little girl she has heard the ghost stories told about her neighbors Walter and Millie Burke–how the couple filled their home with strange things, which drove them mad. Years have passed and Emma finds herself the owner of this house that has sat abandoned for years. She discovers, among the jars of buttons and tubs of forks, a box full of cassette tapes filled with the secrets of Walter and Millie.

Contact: Theatre and Dance Info Line inquiry@uts.cc.utexas.edu or telephone 512-471-5793
Parking: Parking available in the San Jacinto Garage on San Jacinto near Dean Keeton.

Upcoming: Stop Kiss by Diana Son, UT Lab Theatre, November 4 - 12

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UT Lab Theatre presents

Stop Kiss

by Diana Son

Performances: Nov. 4th, 6th, 9th - 12th, 2011 @ 8pm -

Laboratory Theatre (LTH), UT Austin, between Jackson Geological Bldg (JGB)and Winship Drama Building (WIN), near 24th and San Jacinto (click for map)

free admission - donations accepted


A collaboration between undergraduates from the University of Texas at Austin, MFA Acting Candidates, and professional theatre-makers from the Austin Community.

“They tell me to speak truth to power and I don’t know what that means, Sara. Do you? Do you know me? Do you know who I am?” -Callie, Scene 14.

The play

Two women meet by chance in the chaos of New York City – one hovers above her life, while the other has jumped in headfirst. As their friendship grows, both are faced with the daunting and exhilarating task of re-evaluating who they are and what they want.

“Sara is always asking me “What do you want, Callie?” And finally I let her know. I answered.”

The night that Callie and Sara share their first kiss, they are brutally attacked in a Greenwich Village park. With Sara plunged into a coma and her family threatening to take her away from the “dangerous” city and back to her hometown of Chesterfield, Missouri, Callie must take ownership of this new relationship and of what she truly wants.
Stop Kiss is a play that asks the difficult questions about self-identity, imposed identity, falling in love, and the hazards and joy of living in New York City - indeed, simply of living.

Our Goal (Mission Statement) (click for Facebook page for Stop Kiss)

This production developed out of a very simple want – we want to make theatre. We want to make theatre that is collaborative, explorative, risky, and truly reflective of the people who are in the room. MFA Actor at the University of Texas at Austin, Mykal Monroe, and recent UT graduate, Lily Wolff, were brought together by this shared desire: to make theatre that speaks directly to the people in the room making it.

As part of a hugely diverse university, in a diverse city, in a diverse state, in a diverse nation that feels surprisingly easy to get lost in, Diana’s Son’s note that the “cast should reflect the ethnic diversity of New York City” spoke strongly to our multi-cultural ensemble. We set out to create a piece of theatre that honors those words by reflecting our own ethnic diversity as collaborators, as well as the multiethnic nature of the world we live in. We value the richness theatre that embraces the similarities that connect us, as well as the differences that allow us to question our own assumptions. Indeed, we feel it is a vital aspect of our humanity.

The (ever-growing) creative team includes Mykal Monroe, Lily Wolff, Antoinette Robinson, Karen Rodriguez, Joseph Dailey, Adam Radford, William Ott, Eric Lara, Rene Castro, Danielle Wright, Jacyln Benavidez, and Josephine McAdam.

Arts Reporting: Bruce Norris Wins Pulitzer Prize for Clybourne Park

NOTE: The UT Lab theatre presents this play May 4 - 7 (click for details)

Found at the Chicago Tribune's theatre page:

Bruce Norris wins Pulitzer Prize for Chicago-set play 'Clybourne Park'

Bruce Norris, a playwright with ties to Chicago, has won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in drama for “Clybourne Park,” a satire about real estate and race set on the city’s North Side. The London production won the Oliver Award earlier this spring (left). The play is coming to Chicago as part of Steppenwolf Theatre's 2011-12 season.

Read the full Tribune story by Nina Metz here.

(Posted by Doug George)

Upcoming: The Pain and the Itch by Bruce Norris, UT Lab Theatre, April 27 - May 1

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UT Lab Theatre

presents

The Pain and the Itch

by Bruce Norris

April 27 - 30, 8 p.m., May 1, 2 p.m.

Free admission - Performance contains mature content.

Lab Theatre (LTH), University of Texas, located between the Jackson Geological Sciences Building (JGB) and the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN) near 24th and San Jacinto. Parking available in the San Jacinto Garage on San Jacinto near Dean Keeton.

With a young daughter in serious need of attention and a ravenous creature possibly prowling the upstairs bedrooms, an average Thanksgiving for one privileged family unravels into an exposé of lies, disastrous choices, and selfish motives, which ultimately leads to a disaster that befalls an immigrant African taxi driver. The Pain and the Itch is a scathing satire of the politics of class and race, a controversial, painfully human examination of denial and its consequences.

Contact: Theatre and Dance Info Line
inquiry@uts.cc.utexas.edu or 512-471-5793

Upcoming: The Man with the Dancing Eyes, Lab Theatre, University of Texas, September 2 - 4

Found at the Daily Texan on-line:

Dahl’s book re-imagined by students as stage play

(Lab Theatre, Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.)

By Sarah Pressley, Daily Texan Staff

Published: Thursday, September 2, 2010

Mute characters will manipulate the world around a young woman as she falls in and out of love in “The Man With the Dancing Eyes.” She discovers love, heartbreak and, eventually, a happy ending in a beloved children’s book brought to life in a virtual new world.

“The Man With the Dancing Eyes,” a play based on a book of the same name by Sophie Dahl, depicts a modern-day fairy tale as told by a group of UT students from the Department of Theatre and Dance.

“[The show] follows Pierre, a young woman from an elite and eclectic breeding,” director Courtney Sale said. “Pierre falls in love, has her heart broken and sets off to make a new life for herself in New York.”

The play was adapted by the students from Dahl’s illustrated picture book. They originally planned to put on a different play but ended up changing their minds when they found out another group would be performing the same show a few weeks later. “The Man With the Dancing Eyes” was an old favorite of the set designer and one of the actors, so the group decided to adapt this story for the stage instead.

Read more at the Daily Texan on-line . . . .

Upcoming: Of Words and Worms by Jon Cook, UT Lab Theatre, March 25 - 28

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UT Lab Theatre presents

Of Words and Worms
by Jon Cook
directed by Stevi Baston

March 25-28 at 1 p.m.
Free admission, limited seating in the Lab Theatre building, between the Jackson Geological Sciences Building (JGB) and the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN) near 24th and San Jacinto.

[image: "Worms" from www.nbrazzola.com]

This absurd comedy takes you swirling into a family where crime is as casual as cleaning the bathroom. This absurd comedy by 2nd year BA Jon Cook tells the tale of Starsky, a young man from Lake Charles, Louisiana, a city bank custodian who longs to own and operate his own floral shop. He was born into a family where crime is no stranger.

Starsky's uncle is a murder-hungry Vietnam veteran set on having Starsky as an accomplice in robbing the town bank, while Starsky's mother is a vigilante on the run to Mexico. Facing unemployment, eviction, and poverty, Starsky seeks a refuge for his pet family of worms and an outlet for his gardening hobby, in the midst of crime, corruption, and lies.

The production, directed by 4th Year BA Stevi Baston, will contain live piano performance in the style of New Orleans rag-time jazz, and segments of silent comedy.

Presented as part of The Spring 2010 Lab Theatre Season - contact utlabtheatre@gmail.com for more information

Characters:

STARSKY: A young man in his mid-20s.
PAW: His middle aged West Texan uncle. Vietnam veteran.
VANESSA: Starsky's paranoid, narcissist, drug addict mother; 30-40 y/o.
ENRICO: Vanessa's young Mexican lover.
SLIM MORTON: A song and dance man.
ROBERT CUNNINGHAM: A slogan-happy real estate employee.

Written and produced by Jon Cook
Directed by Stevi Baston
Stage Managed by Maur Sela
Musically Directed by Spencer Garland

Upcoming: The Tides of Aberdeen by Erin Phillips, UT Lab Theatre, February 26 - 28

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The Tides of Aberdeen
by Erin Phillips
directed by Courtney Sale
February 26, 27 at 8 p.m., February 27, 28 at 2 p.m.
University of Texas Lab Theatre
Admission: $10, limited seating. Tickets available at the Winship Box Office 1.5 hours prior to each performance. Map of the area.

In the dreary Northwest town of Aberdeen, two kids endeavor to break the world record for holding their breath under water. When a drifter resurfaces in town, the kids' plans and lives transform. Tides… is a mysterious story dealing with the rise and fall of small town perceptions and dreams.

Assistant Director Kassie Crawford
Scene and Costume Designer Rowan Doyle
Lighting Designer Victoria Hendrix
Sound Designer Paul Bolinger
Stage Manager Denise Saenz

Playwright Erin Phillips is originally from the bay area and holds a B.F.A. in acting from Cornish College of the Arts. She was the 2006 joint recipient of the Corwin Award for best One Act Play, and the 2007 recipient of the Corwin award for best full-length play. She received a meritorious achievement award from the Kennedy Center for The Well. Erin holds a Masters degree in Dramatic Arts from The University of California at Santa Barbara. She is currently working on her M.F.A. in Playwriting at the University of Texas at Austin. She is also her Mom's favorite Playwright.

Director Courtney Sale joins the UT community by way of New York City, where she spent five years as Co-Artistic Director of The Management. Directing credits with The Management include Bruecklen, The Chalk Boy (Co-Production in Los Angeles), Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls, and The Well written by UT M.F.A. Playwright Erin Phillips. Her production of Kristen Kosmas's The Scandal! was nominated for a New York Innovative Theater Award and featured in American Theatre Magazine. Seattle directing credits include Bright Room Called Day (Strike Anywhere Productions), Henry VI Part 1 (Babes with the Bard), and Singer Stories (Seattle Children's Museum). She assistant'directed Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith's Seattle premiere of Monster at A Contemporary Theater. She was also selected as one of fourteen emerging directors to participate in Peter Brook's workshop in conjunction with his tour of Hamlet. As an actor Courtney has worked with San Francisco's Crowded Fire, The Jewish Theater of New York and Seattle's ArtsWest. She holds a B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts.

Cast:

* Stevi Baston as Abigal
* Tim Stafford as Jake
* Mark Scheibmeir as Truck
* Sydney Andrews as Ginger

[photo credit: Murdo McLeod, Guardian newspaper, UK]

Upcoming: Blue Point by Kyle John Schmidt, UT Lab Theatre, February 19 - 21

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Blue Point

by Kyle John Schmidt

February 19, 20 at 8 p.m
February 20, 21 at 2 p.m.
University of Texas Lab Theatre

In alternating scenes of New Years Eve and 4th of July, Blue Point shows two teenage boys abandoning the simplicity of sleepovers, little league, and paper routes to enter a parentless world of alienation, terror, and self-destruction. The boys cling desperately to one another as they act out fantasies of power, domination, and humiliation over two young siblings, a meth addict, and each other. The inexpressible urges of adolescence reach a horrifying climax when the two boys face each other at the edge of a violent crime in a forgotten cemetery down a deserted gravel road.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: Festival of Short Plays, UT Lab Theatre, November 20 and 22

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Festival of Short Plays in the UT Lab Theatre

The Directing the Young Performer class is presenting their Festival of Short Plays in The Lab Theatre this Friday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The students in the class will present very short plays that they have directed with area high school students. The full program of plays will run about 90 minutes.

The Festival directors are:
Eamon Corrigan
Jade Kelly
Amber Loftis
Eugenia Montoya
Bridgid Thomas

Posted by Courtney

Upcoming: Reefer Madness, the Musical, Roundabout Players, UT Lab Theatre, November 12-14

Found through the Daily Texan on-line:

UT's Roundabout Players present

Reefer Madness, the Musical

directed by Lindsay Tuggey
UT Lab Theatre, November 12-14

A smarmy lecturer arrives in a typical small town of the late ’30s to warn the populace of the dangers of the “evil weed,” bringing along a lurid propaganda film to dramatize his message. In broad, unsubtle, and hilarious strokes, the play-within-a-play (or should we say musical-within-a-musical), shows how even a squeaky-clean pair of high-schoolers named Mary Lane and Jimmy Harper can become hopeless dope addicts by succumbing to the lure of marijuana.

Will Jimmy and Mary be able to free themselves from the grip of the Reefer Den and the corrupt dealers who run it? Or will they be slowly sucked into the world of marijuana, which is known for being full of rape, murder, cannibalism, and infidelity? Come see this hilarious political and social satire that is sure to give you a high.

Director Lindsay Tuggey talks to the Paul de la Cerda about directing the show (click to view 2:30 min video posted by Daily Texan On-Line, November 6)

Click to read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .