Upcoming: An Evening of Austin Playwrights, Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock, May 25 - June 2

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at Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock:

 An Evening of Austin Playwrights 

5 short comedies from the creative minds of the playwrights at Loaded Gun Theory. 

May 25, 26, 31 at 8 p.m.; May 27 at 2 p.m.

June 1 and 2 at 8 p.m.

Sam Bass Community Theatre

600 Lee Street, Round Rock (click for map)

General admission $18, students and seniors $15, Thursdays $13

These riotously funny plays will be directed by Laura Vohs, Valerie Liebersbach, Ashely Zeh, CiCi Barone and Michael Vohs. You won't want to miss these new works by some of Austin's best and brightest. Opens May 25. Performances are May 25, 26, 31 and June 1 & 2 at 8:00 PM and May 27 at 2:00 PM.

The Flair of Sam Bass: The Tempest Project, May 20 - June 11

How much magic can you pack into the box?

The Sam Bass Community Theatre has seats for 52 in that modest structure on Lee Street in Round Rock, north of Austin. The building once served as the Union Pacific depot in town, and one assumes that there wasn't need to serve a lot of passengers. So this theatre can entertain a maximum of just a few more than 200 persons during each week, or about 800 during the course of the usual run. That will be the equivalent of two nights' capacity at the Zach's new Topfer Theatre, or just about 2½ nights at Travis High School performing arts center, where The Mikado has been playing.

Writing recently about the current remarkable season of Shakespeare in Austin, I called the Sam Bass "the little theatre that could," echoing the children's book about the little engine that huffed and puffed and made it to the very tip top of the mountain.Frank Benge's steam punk adaptation of The Tempest ran from May 20 to June 11. It was a triumph of concept and design, bringing into focus the astonishing talent on display at this modest but long-running theatre.

[image: Susan Poe Dickson as Prospera, by Kevin Scholtes]

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Images from Sam Bass Community Theatre: Steel Magnolias, January 28 - February 14

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Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock, presents

Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling

directed by Olin Meadows

January 28 - February 19, 2010

600 Lee Street, Round Rock (click for map)

Sam Bass Theatre of Round Rock is pleased to announce its first production of 2011, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, written by Robert Harling and directed by Olin Meadows. Come join us as we take you take you back to the 1980's in the heart of Louisiana to Chinquapin Parish and meet the colorful and vibrant ladies of this small southern town.

This show is sure to be a hit, with Joan Baker as Claree Belcher, the former First Lady of Chinquapin, along with Veronica "Ronni" Prior as Ouiser Boudreax, the crotchety but lovable old crow of the town, followed up by Alicia "Cici" Barone and Kat Connor, doubling in the role of Shelby Eatenton Latcherie, the prettiest girl in town and the conductor of this roller coaster ride of emotions, aided by her mother, M'Lynn Eatenton, played by Cathie Sheridan. And featuring Meagan Henderson as Annelle Dupuy, the young budding beautician and her mentor Truvy Jones, played by Edie Elkjer, the proprietor of Truvy's Beauty shop where all the action happens in this rollercoaster of fun, laughter, tears and heartwarming moments.

Director Olin Meadows has directed many productions across the state of Texas and is best known for his creation of Saffire T. Stone one of the top female impersonators in the state of Texas, as well as Sam Bass Theatre's annual "Evening Under the Stars," staged every New Year's Eve as a fundraiser for local arts in Round Rock.

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