Video Promo: Reefer Madness, the musical, Doctuh Mistuh Productions at Spiderhouse Ballroom and Doughtery Arts Center, June 7 - 30, 2013

A two-minute video promo by Paul Koudouris for the

Doctuh Mistuh Productions

staging of

 

REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL

directed by Michael McKelvey

June 7-30, 2013 Ticket Information:
$22 Adults & $15 Students/Seniors at the Door
$20 Advance Sales through brownpapertickets.com (800) 838-3006 or click BPTkts logo

Locations in Austin, Texas:
Spider House Ballroom, 2908 Fruth Street, Austin, Tx http://spiderhousecafe.com June 7-16, June 23 - 30
Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, Tx June 20 - 22
 

 
Reefer Madness is a musical satire of the 1936 cult film classic Reefer Madness that opened in Los Angeles in 1998. The book and lyrics were written by Kevin Murphy and the music by Dan Studney. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and then moved to the New York "Off-Broadway" scene. The show opened Off Broadway on September 15, 2001, and closed shortly thereafter. Showtime made a film version in 2005 starring Kristen Bell, Steven Weber, Neve Cambell and Alan Cumming.

ABOUT DOCTUH MISTUH PRODUCTIONS DM Productions made its debut on the Austin Theatre scene in October 2009 with its hit, EVIL DEAD, THE MUSICAL (nominated by the Austin Critics’ Table for Outstanding Production of a Musical). The group has since produced two more productions, COMPANY (a benefit for the Breast Cancer Resource Center) and last summer’s BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON (recipient of three B. Iden Payne Awards). Doctuh Mistuh Productions mission is to produce Off-Broadway works with an edge and landmark musicals which may be unfamiliar to Austin audiences.

On-Line Auditions for Reefer Madness, Directed by Michael McKelvey for June, 2013

Doctuh Mistuh Productions invites performers to submit digital auditions for REEFER MADNESS, The Musical, to be performed in Austin June 6-30, 2013.

The production will be directed by Michael McKelvey (B. Iden Payne Award, Sweeney Todd and Assassins) with set design by Joe Carpenter (Mary Moody Northen Theatre) and costumes by Glenda Barnes (B. Iden Payne Award, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson). The performance location and additional production staff will be announced shortly.

All auditions will be through on-line submission. To get details, interested performers should email doctuhmistuh@gmail.com. Auditioners will be asked to perform one-minute of a song (32 bars) in the style of the show and a one-minute public service message about the dangers or benefits of marijuana. Auditioners will receive character descriptions by e-mail.

Reefer Madness is a musical satire of the 1936 cult film classic Reefer Madness. It opened in Los Angeles in 1998. The book and lyrics were written by Kevin Murphy and the music by Dan Studney. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and then moved to the New York "Off-Broadway" scene. The show opened Off Broadway on September 15, 2001, and closed shortly thereafter. Showtime made a film version in 2005 starring Kristen Bell, Steven Weber, Neve Cambell and Alan Cumming.

[ALT note: you can view the 68-minute film via Netflix. Click here to go to the Netflix page.]

DM Productions made its debut on the Austin Theatre scene in October 2009 with its hit, EVIL DEAD, THE MUSICAL (nominated by the Austin Critics’ Table for Outstanding Production of a Musical). The group has since produced two more productions, COMPANY (a benefit for the Breast Cancer Resource Center) and last summer’s BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON (recipient of three B. Iden Payne Awards). Doctuh Mistuh Productions' mission is to produce Off-Broadway works with an edge and landmark musicals that may be unfamiliar to Austin audiences.

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 . . . .