Found on-line:
Insomnia: A Musical Comedy March 26 - April 10, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.
Hideout Theater, 617 Congress Avenue (Mainstage, first floor, not the improv space upstairs)
(Google directions and map) Running Time: 60 minutes
Ticket Price: $15, general admission; $12 student/senior
Tickets by Phone: 866-811-4111 or on-line at theatermania.com
- “Insomnia Patch activates the body’s own “alert centers,” creating a sense of well-being, enhancing productivity, and ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR SLEEP.”
Crank Collective is a sponsored project of the Greater Austin Creative Alliance, a non-profit arts service organization, working to advance, connect and celebrate Austin's creative life. Insomnia is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.
More information and media at www.insomniashow.com, or contact John Cecil at insomniapatch@gmail.com or 512-569-6155.
Cast: Brett Tribe, Kacey Samiee, Phil Rodriguez, Tracy Medberry, Josh Meindertsma, Gail Hebert, Kate Caldwell (click image for bios)Video montage from the 2008 production of Insomnia in Bucharest
Crank Collective is a sponsored-project of Austin Circle of Theaters, and this project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division
Insomnia, a production of the Crank Collective, appearing Fridays and Saturdays for two more weeks, is the exact opposite end of the theatrical spectrum from Phantom of the Opera. While, this could be interpreted to mean that the music is catchy, has a beat and you can understand all of the lyrics-which is completely true, what I really mean by that is Phantom is about spectacle and operatic voice, Insomnia, is about telling a story and having a little fun along the way.
ReplyDeleteJohn Cecil, the mad mind behind the Crank Collective, dives right into the logical extension of what if… What if there were a product that would let you stay awake and productive? What if life were a wonderfully campy musical with a live band?
In the end, the worlds problems aren’t solved in the rendition, but a good time can be had at a decent price.
Insomnia runs through April 10th at the Hideout Theatre (street level).
...more Insomniac fun:
Tickets at theatre mania or the door
Crank Collective, look 'em up on facebook
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