Upcoming: CLP1000 - Round 2, Rude Mechanicals at the Off Center, February 2 -10

Found on-line:

Rude Mechs is proud to present a work-in-progress showing of

CL1000P Round 2 (working title),

sharing the creation of our newest play.

Feb 2 - 11, 2012

Thurs - Sat at 8 pm

at The Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo St., near E. 7th and Robert Martinez, behind Joe's Bakery (click for map)

TICKETS: $10

(Friday Feb 3, $100 tickets - see below)

So far, CL1000P is an interactive puzzle for the stage inspired by alternative reality games, and the imaginary world built by the Brontës.

You may have attended our workshop production in December 2010 - if you did, you will either be pleased or sad to know that most of that has been thrown out and we have started pretty fresh.

This workshop production will introduce and explore some ideas we've been working with: audience mobility through the piece, audience opt-in interaction, puzzles, mystery, and acting within acting. We're looking for your feedback: what's interesting, what's annoying, where should we go from here as we work toward a full production in May?

Come play with us, have a drink, some marshmallows or popcorn. There will be a talkback with the cast/audience every evening - so come and let us know how we can make the play of your dreams. And we have a couple of amazing interns working with us this month, who will be tracking our progress and observing our process on our blog at http://rudemechs.blogspot.com/

SUPPORT NEW PLAY CREATION by purchasing $100 tickets to attend the Friday, February 3rd performance. We will pay extra special attention to you that night. In a good way. We swear.

CL(1000)49(P), workshop presentation by the Rude Mechanicals at the Off Center

The Rude Mechanicals ran a workshop performance of some of a new and as yet unnamed piece last Friday at their Off Center stage behind Joe's Bakery in east Austin. They charged nothing to attend the single staging, but prospective attendees had to sign up through an on-line service for the gratis tickets. All available seats were reserved well ahead of time.

The printed program was enigmatic, a single sheet with unexplained designs thrust into the Rudes' generic promo program. The cheerful woman onstage assured us that the Rudes looked forward to our feedback to the staging, so tentative in nature that it didn't yet have a real title. "We've had only one tech rehearsal, so it may be a bit rough." She pointed to a low table to our left, along the wall. "But we have cupcakes for you afterwards, and there are plenty of them! And remember, it's free!"

Was this don't-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you? Probably not, since the evening had been publicized by e-mail blast to the Rudes' devotees. After 50 minutes, when the action had stopped abruptly and without further communication from the company, the devotees descended upon the goodies. I scored a delicious maple-flavored concoction with towering cream swirls, the consumption of which prevented me from scratching my head in puzzlement.

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