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 Fourth Wall by A.P. Gurney, Silver Spur Theatre, Salado, April 8 - 30

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Gurney’s Comedy ‘The Fourth Wall” Opens

2011 Silver Spur Theater Season, Fridays & Saturdays, April 8-30

Clever writing serves up debonair, thought-provoking, funny evening of entertainment

SALADO, TX (April 1, 2011) – The Silver Spur Theater kicks off its “Our Whole Bloomin’ Season" at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 8, with A.R. Gurney’s absurd comedy, “The Fourth Wall.” The play will run Friday and Saturdays evening through April 30, with no matinees.

“This four-character play, with its Cole Porter songs, is like a love letter to the theatre,” said Grainger Esch, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Silver Spur (108 Royal St.), a few blocks from Interstate 35.

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

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Boom Town!
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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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