Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, Closes Doors with Final Variety Show on March 1, 2013

Salado Silver Spur Theater Closes Permanently on March 1  

Professional theater shuttering after eight years of shows, concerts, events, weddings

  For more than eight years, the Silver Spur Theater and its diverse band of entertainers – The Spuradical Players – delighted in reviving a bygone era of family entertainment, offering its trademark blend of vaudeville acts, live music, stage plays and classic cinema.

Business conferences, reunions, concerts, fundraisers and field trips also filled the first class venue, lovingly renovated in the historic Guest & Sanford Grain & Feed Co. at 108 Royal St.

In the Village of Salado, a major IH-35 tourist destination long known for its Stagecoach stop and inviting Hill Country creek, park museums, art galleries, B&Bs and festivals, the Silver Spur Theater was a bastion of night-time entertainment.
 
Even President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura had “tripped the light fantastic” within its walls for the wedding rehearsal after-party for daughter Jenna Bush and fiancée Henry Hager. 

Now it’s time for the last dance. The theater’s final performance will be a one-night-only variety show, “Schtick Happens,” at 7 p.m., Friday, March 1. Admission is $18 for adults; $15 for senior citizens, military personnel and students with ID; and $10 for children aged 12 and under.
 
For directions or more show info, visit www.saladosilverspur.com. Reservations recommended for the 150-seat venue. Also, the theater will offer expanded food choices in its lobby.


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Upcoming: Christmas Is On The Air, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, December 1 - 22

Christmas Is ON the Air 2012

at Silver Spur Theater, Dec. 1 - 22

An Oasis of Laughter Amid Holiday Chaos

Seasoned Spuradicals make merry in WSPR-Radio’s annual holiday broadcast

Weekends this holiday season find the hilarious crew of fictional WSPR Radio back “on the air” – and on the Salado Silver Spur Theater stage – readying for its annual live Christmas Eve broadcast. Naturally, nothing goes as planned, and hilarity ensues.

“‘Christmas Is On the Air 2012’ is chock-full of the side-splitting slapstick and comedy routines that have made the evolving, annual holiday show a must-see for the entire family and their visitors," said Grainger Esch, Co-founder and Artistic Director of the Silver Spur Theater.

"This holiday show guarantees relief from shopping overload, decorating duties and party planning," Esch emphasized. “Think of the Spur as a safe, family oasis of laughter far from the chaos of Christmas which is on comedic display on our stage.”

The Spur, located at 108 Royal St., is in the renovated Guest and Sanford Granary & Feed Co., a recently designated historic site in Salado, a CenTex holiday shopping destination. The playhouse, with feed signs clearly visible, is a few blocks from the bustling IH-35 Corridor.
Theater patrons will be right in "the studio audience" for the music, merriment and memorable, mirthful staging of an "on-the-air" radio variety show, Esch explained.

The holiday scenario has been conceived, written and performed by The Spuradicals, the theatre’s cast of seasoned actors who continue the Silver Spur's tradition of homespun, heartfelt, original family entertainment.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 p.m. Saturday matinees: Dec. 1 (eve. only), Dec 7-8, 14-15, 21-22. Admissions are $18 for adults; $15 for senior citizens, military personnel and students with ID; and $10 for children aged 12 and under for evening shows.

Matinees, tickets are $10. Group rates are available. For reservations, call the box office at 254-947-3456. Reservations are strongly recommended for the 150-seat venue. For directions or more info, visit www.saladosilverspur.com.

The eight-year-old professional theater will serve hot cider and expanded food choices at evening shows (only) at The Spuradical Social Club in the lobby. http://www.spuradicalsocialclub.net/

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Upcoming: The Seven-Year Itch, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, June 22 - July 7

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 The Seven Year Itch

by George Axelrod

June 22-July 14, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

Admissions are $18 for adults with $15 discount tickets for seniors, military and students. Children 12 years and under are $10. (Parental discretion is advised.) Group rates are available.

For reservations, call the box office at 254-947-3456. For directions or more info: www.saladosilverspur.com. Wine, beer, cider and expanded food choices will be available at the evening shows through The Spuradical Social Club in the lobby. (http://www.spuradicalsocialclub.net/ )

If there is one sure antidote to a long, hot summer, it’s laughter. And one of the theatre’s biggest all-time comedy hits is “The Seven Year Itch” by George Axelrod, although more fans may remember the Billy Wilder-directed, 1955 movie starring sultry Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell.

The titular phrase, which refers to declining interest in a monogamous relationship after seven years of marriage, has been used by psychologists for years. And the film contained one of the most iconic images of the 20th century – Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress was blown above her knees by a passing train. 

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Upcoming: Christmas Is On The Air, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, November 26 - December 17

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Christmas Is On The Air

November 26 - December 17, Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Silver Spur Theatre, 600 Royal Street, Salado (click for map)

Evening admissions are $15 for adults; $12 for senior citizens, military personnel and students with ID; and $8 for children aged 12 and under.

Matinee tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for all others. Group rates are available. For reservations, call the box office at 254-947-3456. For directions or more info, visit www.saladosilverspur.com.

Post-Thanksgiving weekends this holiday season find the hilarious crew of fictional WSPR radio back on the air – and on the Salado Silver Spur Theater stage. The station’s annual Christmas Eve broadcast, naturally, never goes as planned.

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Upcoming: Gone to Seed, a summer melodrama, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, July 29 - August 27

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Gone to Seed -- or

The Fiendish Financier's Nefarious Food Factory Fiasco

July 29 - August 27

Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

108 Royal Street, Salado (click for map)

The seventh chapter in the Silver Spur Theater's annual melodrama series -- "Gone To Seed...or the Fiendish Financier's Nefarious Food Factory Fiasco" -- has the peaceful agrarian village of Salado facing a food crisis brought on by villainous Bartholomew B. Badseed.

The "melo" opens for a five-weekend run at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 29, complete with popcorn, pie-fights and pernicious ploys plus the locally-made "movieola" (silent film) and John Maverick magic.

Maverick, a well known magician from Austin, portrays the new agricultural agent Badseed. Can Ranger Grainger save Maezy Moonflower and the Salado citizenry from the peril that ensues? This and other questions are answered with a healthy dose of slapstick, song and satire plus the old-style movie in which many of the town's citizens and businesses speed the plot along.

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Upcoming: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), Silver Spur, Salado, July 8-16

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield

July 8 - 16, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Saturday matinees at 2 p.m.

Silver Spur Theatre, 108 Royal Street, Salado (click for map)

Evening shows are $15 for adults; $12 for senior citizens, military personnel and students with ID; and $8 for children aged 12 and under. Matinees admission is $12, $10 and $8, respectively. Group rates also are available. For reservations, call, 254-947-3456.

Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield may be the riotous trio of playwrights for “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” or (TCWOWS), but veteran actors Grainger Esch, Tony Blackman and Stetson Gilchrest are the rowdy trio of actors who will revive the comedic send-up of the Bard’s many works.

“TCWOWS,” which has had healthy runs previously at the Silver Spur Theatre, (108 Royal Street, in Downtown Salado, blocks of IH 35), is a bit like ice cream: sometimes a second or third helping is even more enjoyable. The fast-paced, laugh-filled show is at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturdays for two weekends only: July 8-9 and 15-16.

For more info, visit www.SaladoSilverSpurTheater.com. Wine, beer, cider and expanded food choices will be available at evening shows only through The Spuradicals Social Club in the lobby: SpuradicalsSocialClub.net

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Upcoming: Hank Williams - Lost Highway, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, February 19 - 20

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Hank Williams: Lost Highway

Silver Spur Theatre, 108 Royal Street, Salado (click for map)

Saturday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 20, 2 p.m.

Friday tickets $15; seniors, students and military with ID, $12. Sunday tickets $12 and $10.

box office tel. 254-947-3456

The songs of the legendary Hank Williams will fill the Silver Spur Theater at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 19, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb 20 as Sonnen Productions brings its adaptation of “Hank Williams: Lost Highway” to Salado. Tucker Peterson’s voice, picking, with local artists and actors, tell troubled story

“The musical features a cast of talented musicians and actors, but largely rests on the shoulders of country artist Tucker Peterson’s distinctive voice and old-style guitar-picking. He weaves a wandering path through the troubled life of Hank Williams and songs that have captivated a century of artists since,” said Grainger Esch, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Silver Spur Theater. “Casting soulful shadows on this path – like the influence Rufus ‘Tee-Tot’ Payne had on Hank’s music – is the versatile, songbird voice of Paul Puckett, who portrays the mentor-friend.” Esch said.

The play, written by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik, enjoyed a successful Off-Broadway run in 2003, garnering rave reviews. New York Post critic Donald Lyons declared it “the best example of a musician's bio put on stage” that he had ever seen.

“Lost Highway” treats mature audiences to an evening of the music they grew up loving and gives all ages a chance to witness the highs and lows of one of country music’s most storied singer/songwriters.

Admissions are $15 with $12 discount tickets for seniors, military and students. Sunday matinee tickets are $10 and $8. Children’s tickets are $8 both shows. Group rates are available for either event. For reservations, call the box office at 254-947-3456. For directions or more play info, visit www.saladosilverspurtheater.com. Wine, beer, cider and expanded food choices will be available at the evening show through The Spuradical Social Club in the lobby. http://www.spuradicalsocialclub.net/

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Upcoming: Boughs of Folly, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, November 27 - December 18

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Silver Spur Theatre's

Boughs of Folly

is an oasis of laughter and Christmas chaos as

seasoned Spuradicals return to form in annual WSPR-TV’s holiday broadcast

Fridays & Saturdays, November 27 - December 18

Post-Thanksgiving weekends this holiday season find the hilarious crew of fictional WSPR-TV back on the air – and the Salado Silver Spur Theater stage – with its annual Christmas Eve broadcast, which, naturally, never goes as planned.

“‘Boughs of Folly’ is chock-full of the side-splitting slapstick and comedy routines that have made the annual holiday show a must-see for the entire family and their visitors," said Grainger Esch, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Silver Spur Theater.

"This holiday show guarantees relief from shopping overload, decorating duties and party planning," Esch emphasized. “Think of the Spur, as a safe oasis of laughter far from the chaos of Christmas, which is on comedic display on our stage.

The Spur is located at 108 Royal St. in the renovated Guest and Sanford Granary & Feed Co. in historic downtown Salado, a few blocks from the bustling IH-35 Corridor.

Theater patrons will be right in "the studio audience" for the music, the merriment and the memorable, mirthful staging of an "on-the-air" variety show, Esch said. The seasonal scenario is conceived, written and performed by a cast of veteran performers, The Spuradicals, continuing the Silver Spur's tradition of homespun, heartfelt, original family entertainment.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 p.m. Saturday matinees: Nov. 27 (eve. only), Dec 3-4, 10-11, 17-18. Admissions are $15 for adults; $12 for senior citizens, military personnel and students with ID; and $8 for children aged 12 and under for evening shows.

Matinees, tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for all others. Group rates are available. For reservations, call the box office at 254-947-3456. For directions or more play info, visit www.saladosilverspurtheater.com or www.saladosilverspur.com.

In the “spirits” of the season, the seven-year-old professional theater will serve wine, beer, cider and expanded food choices at evening shows (only) at the recently opened The Spuradical Social Club in its lobby. A free temporary membership is required and available at: http://www.spuradicalsocialclub.net/ in advance or in the lobby.

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Upcoming: Boom Town, a melodrama, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, April 16 - 17

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Boom Town!
-- or - -

The Sinister Slickster's Fuelish Frame-up

April 16 and 17, 7:30 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.

In the photo: Villain Larson E. Sneedhearne (Tom Rolls) attempts to hypnotize Katrina Love (Karen Ewton).

This original melodrama features explosions, villains, heroes, sidekicks, the environment-saving Manure Mobile® and the "comely lass," coinciding with the Renewable Energy Stampede & Green Living Fair in Salado (April 17-18). Come cheer the hero, boo the villain and maybe throw a little popcorn too.

Boom Town! also has a "movie-ola," a locally shot, wild, 20-minute chase scene that begins on stage and continues on-screen with live musical accompaniment arranged by Nelda Milligan.

Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for senior citizens, military personnel and students with ID; and $8 for children aged 12 and under for evening shows. For matinees, $10 for adults and $8 for all others. Group rates are available. For reservations, call the Silver Spur box office at 254-947-3456. For directions or more play info, visit www.SaladoSilverSpur.com .

Do You See What I See?, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, November 27 - December 19

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Yuletime comedy

Do You See What I See?

at Salado Silver Spur Theatre
November 27 - December 19

Zany staff at WSPR-TV are tasked to 'save the day' with national Christmas Eve simulcast

The Silver Spur Theater at 108 Royal St. in historic Salado takes audiences back to the "Golden Age of Television" this Yule season with a sleigh-full of holiday hilarity in Do You See What I See, an original comedy running Nov. 27 through Dec. 19 in the renovated Sanford and Guest Granary & Feed Co., a first class, 150-seat proscenium venue between Temple and Georgetown, just off Interstate 35. Theatre patrons will be right in "the studio audience" for the music, the merriment and the memorable, mirthful staging of an "on-the-air" variety show. This seasonal scenario was conceived, written, and performed by a cast of veteran performers, continuing the Spur's tradition of homespun, heartfelt, original family entertainment.

On Christmas Eve at the small broadcast facilities of WSPR-TV, the production crew and maintenance staff are busily preparing for a live holiday simulcast with network affiliates in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Unexpected technical difficulties place the show's success squarely on their shoulders, tasking them to present an excerpt from The Nutcracker, as well as the Canadian Brass performance. Frivolity ensues as they try to save the day and discover their own hidden talents that will bring holiday cheer for the audience and viewers. Song, satire, sentiment and slapstick are among the gifts from the Spur-radical players’ bag of goodies.

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