The Phoenix Theatre Company in association with The Salt Theatre Company presents
Tape
by Stephen Bilber directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs March 26 & 27 at 8 p.m., March 27 & 28 at 2 p.m. The University of Texas at Austin, Room 2.180 Winship Drama Building, 300 East 23rd Street
Admission is free w/ suggested donation.
Tape, a modern morality tale, will keep you guessing until the end. Who’s right? What’s wrong? In a hotel room, in the course of an evening, secrets are revealed, alliances altered and the truth is illusive … even when it’s on tape.
Vince, a dope dealer and volunteer fireman, and Jon, his best friend from high school, have come to town to see Jon’s movie screening at the local film festival. The two friends meet in Vince’s motel room and things heat up when they start talking about Amy Randall, Vince’s high school sweetheart, who now works in town as a prosecution attorney and is planning to meet Vince that night. Accusations fly, surrounding an encounter between Jon and Amy, and a confession is caught on tape. Tension rises as the three old friends battle over the details of an event that has haunted them all for the past ten years.
Cast includes Blade Healey, Lauren Jacobs, and Bishan Jones. Stage Managed by Cate Eby.
Announcement from the Daily Texan online of a classic of 20th century German theatre by forerunner of expressionism Frank Wedekind. We just missed it.
Racy German theater strikes UT stage Story of boy's early sexual prowess meant to jolt audience 'out of complacency'
Andy O'Connor Daily Texan Staff Published: Friday, April 17, 2009
What: “Frühlings Erwachen” Where: Oscar G. Brockett Theatre When: Today and Saturday at 8 p.m. Admission: Free
Frank Wedekind’s “Frühlings Erwachen” (“Spring Awakening”) has a history of provocation. Its first English-language performance in 1917 was almost shut down due to claims that the play was pornographic. A production in 1964 in England was forced to tone down its content. The point is, the play pushed buttons, and that inspired UT assistant Germanic studies professor Philip Broadbent to direct a new production.
“It’s a fine example of a theater piece that wants to jolt its audience — it wants to jolt it out of complacency,” he said.
The play centers around 14-year-old Melchior Gabor, played by kinesiology junior Bishan Jones, who feels isolated because he is much more knowledgeable about the world — especially about sex — than his peers. Another central conflict revolves around Gabor’s friend, Moritz Stiefel, played by German senior Chris Gomez, because he has difficulty coming to terms with puberty and new sexual knowledge.
Wedekind wrote the play as a critique of conservative German society and its desire to keep children innocent. According to Broadbent, the play is filled with Freudian elements. Click to read full article on Daily Texan Online.
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