Upcoming: Drone, the musical, Crank Collective at City Theatre, February 4&5, 11&12

Found on-line:

presents

DRONE

A Musical Comedy
at the City Theatre, February 4 & 5, 11 & 12

Buy tickets on-line; reservations via droneshow@gmail.com

more information at www.droneshow.com

In this satirical musical comedy from Crank Collective, two pilots remotely fly surveillance aircraft near the Texas border, finding romance, espionage, music and mayhem.

Directed by John Cecil, created by Crank Collective, this world premier features actors Joshua Meindertsma, Kacey Samiee, Kate Caldwell, Christian Huey, Micah Goodding, and Lucy Miller-Downing. Musicians include John Cecil, Jonathan Hoyle, Chris La Cava and Michael Walters.

KOOP's Lisa Scheps interviews John Cecil, cast and band, November 2010

Click to view cast -- Click to view band -- Click 'Read more' to view press release of January 21, below

Upcoming: Drone, the musical, Crank Collective at City Theatre, February 4&5, 11&12

Found on-line:

presents

A Musical Comedy
at the City Theatre, February 4 & 5, 11 & 12

Buy tickets on-line; reservations via droneshow@gmail.com

more information at www.droneshow.com

In this satirical musical comedy from Crank Collective, two pilots remotely fly surveillance aircraft near the Texas border, finding romance, espionage, music and mayhem.

Directed by John Cecil, created by Crank Collective, this world premier features actors Joshua Meindertsma, Kacey Samiee, Kate Caldwell, Christian Huey, Micah Goodding, and Lucy Miller-Downing. Musicians include John Cecil, Jonathan Hoyle, Chris La Cava and Michael Walters.

KOOP's Lisa Scheps interviews John Cecil, cast and band, November 2010

Click to view cast -- Click to view band

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: Insomnia, a musical comedy by Crank Collective at the Hideout Theatre, March 25 - April 10

UPDATE: KOOP-FM's Lisa Schepps interviews director John Cecil and the cast, and they perform two numbers from the show, March 22 (30 min.)

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.”

Another light musical comedy from Crank Collective, who produced last year’s H1N1-themed Epidemic of Fear, The Influenzical. Insomnia is directed by John Cecil, and features Kacey Samiee, Joshua Meindertsma, Gail Hebert, Phil Rodriguez, Brett Tribe, Tracy Medberry and Kate Caldwell. Live music provided by Mikey Walters, Chris LaCava and the Hoyle Horns.

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