SBCT Radio, New Year's Eve at Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock, December 31, 2013

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RADIO SBCT

NEW YEAR's EVE at 8 p.m.

(www.sambasstheatre.org)

Sam Bass Community Theatre,600 N. Lee St., Round Rock (in Memorial Park)

(click for map)

An evening of Live Old Time Radio

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW FOR A SPECIAL EVENT
ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Directed by Frank Benge

Spend your New Year's Eve with us at Sam Bass Community Theatre and travel back in time to the Golden Age of Radio!
We've planned an evening of classic entertainment for you!!

"The Baby Snooks Show"
"The Thin Man"
"The Shadow"
"The Bickersons"
... all performed live with live on-stage sound effects...
plus our Big Band Singer...
it's just like stepping back and being part of a live studio audience.

Featuring:
LYNN BEAVER, MARC BALESTAR, MARY SOUTHON, VERONICA PRIOR, FRANK BENGE,
MICHAEL VOHS, ROXY BECKER, IAN KING, ALEXANDRA RUSSO, RHONDA ROE,
DARREN SCHARF, CHRISTINA LITTLE-MANLEY and NATHAN URBAN

We will also have our usual silent auction, a special 40's gala buffet following the performance with a champagne toast at midnight... all included in your admission!!

We hope to see you and ring in 2014 with you!

Click to purchase tickets ($18 plus Vendini service fee)

It's A Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Play by Joe Landry, Penfold Theatre, December 6 - 22, 2013

by Michael Meigs

Ryan Crowder(photo: Kimberley Mead)This is a warm, simple entertainment for the chill of the holiday season -- and it was so chilly in the Old Settler's Park in Round Rock last week that park employees had turned off the water at Rice's Crossing Store to prevent damage to the pipes. Penfold folk, using that recreation of a village gathering place for their third annual staging of Joe Landry's adaptation of the 1946 Frank Capra film with Jimmy Stewart, had the right phone numbers to get the bathrooms working again by the intermission in this ninety-minute staging.

Hot cider and cookies are available to help against the chill, but the real warmth is provided by the evident enjoyment of the five-person cast as they bring to life the story that helped affirm hometown values and American identity after the dark years of World War II. Grovers Corners is really Anytown, U.S.A.; George Bailey is the hometown boy who yearned for broader horizons but found himself bound by family and community obligations. Clarence Oddbody, Angel Second Class, who has been trying to qualify for his wings for the past two hundred years, is a sort of George Bailey of the heavenly spheres. The Powers Above set Clarence the task of bringing George through his darkest hour when the wily Mr. Potter, Scrooge-like as they come, is intent on driving our hero and his family savings and loan out of business and, perhaps, entirely out of existence.

Ryan Crowder, Erin Barlow (photo: Kimberley Mead)Capra didn't imagine that the film would be linked to the holidays. It lost in all its Oscar nominations to the post-war story The Best Years of Our Lives, except that for Technical Achievement (for making non-crunchy snow). In the 1970s CBS began showing it at the Christmas season, and the tradition was established. This radio play version by Joe Landry is one of the most popular scripts in American community theatre. Like Penfold, the Classic Theatre of San Antonio is making it an annual presentation. The Bastrop Opera House, Austin Playhouse and Gaslight Baker Theatre in Lockhart have all done it in recent years.

Surely you've seen the motion picture. If not, you can borrow the DVD from Netflix or purchase a streaming version from Amazon.com, or just watch it in HD for free on YouTube. Or maybe visit the Zach Theatre this month to appreciate the one-man version being enacted by Martin Burke, one of Austin's favorites.

(photo: Kimberley Mead)What you won't get from any of those versions, however, is the opportunity to time travel. Landry's reworking of the familiar story puts you into the audience for a radio theatre version in the 1940's. You're cordially invited to respond to the APPLAUSE sign, you'll watch the creation of those ingenious radio sound effects, and -- most of all -- you'll be engaged by the deft ballet before the big old microphones established by director Emily Rankin for these very capable actors Each carries a bulky binder with the script. That's largely to complete the illusion, for they all certainly know their lines by heart.

Read more at Central Texas Live Theatre. . . .

Central Texas Theatre-related Grants from National Endowment for the Arts

Following a December 11 press release by the National Endowment for the Arts, the following theatre-related grants were found at the NEA's composite listing by state:

 

Austin Creative Alliance

GRANT CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education

$25,000 Austin, TX

To support professional development for African-American and Hispanic teaching artists who will help implement the Kennedy Center's Any Given Child initiative in Austin. During a pilot professional development program, teaching artists will be trained to understand arts education and their role in providing leadership for arts education. They also will use data to make decisions about arts education programming in the community, and design, implement, and utilize high quality assessment of student learning in the arts in order to improve instruction. The project is a response to recommendations fromAfrican-American and Hispanic communities for the Community Arts Team for the Any Given Child initiative, which includes the Austin Creative Alliance, the Superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, the Mayor of the City of Austin, and MINDPOP, a coordinating body.

City of Austin, Texas

GRANT CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies

$30,000 Austin, TX

To support the development of cultural resource maps and associated community and economic development strategies. Project activity will include the creation of a series of maps with various layers of information that will integrate Austin's cultural resources across all facets of Austin city planning. The mapping will be a tool for creative economy strategy implementation and a guide for investment in the city of Austin's specific initiatives. For example, the mapping will inform projects such as sector incubators, creative corridors/hubs, and the development of cultural districts.

VORTEX Repertory Company

GRANT CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater & Musical Theater

$10,000 Austin, TX

To support the creation and presentation of "Spirit," an interdisciplinary musical that will blend theater, dance, opera, and ritual. Conceived and directed by Bonnie Cullum, the piece will explore the universal human concept of the spirit, drawing on research into diverse world spiritual traditions and concepts of the spirit or soul. The production will be the last in The Elementals, a series of original works exploring air, fire, water, earth, and spirit. Live and recorded music will be composed by Chris Humphrey and Chad Salvata.

Zachary Scott Theater Center

GRANT CATEGORY: Art Works FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater & Musical Theater

$40,000 Austin, TX

To support a production of "The Gospel at Colonus," a gospel version of the Sophocles tragedy "Oedipus at Colonus" originally created in New York City in 1985 by Lee Breuer. The piece blends ancient Greek tragedy and modern gospel, re-c nceiving the play as a church service in which the Oedipus story functions like an Old Testament tale as a text on which sermons and spiritual lessons are set. The production will feature a large cast of African-American actors, gospel choir members, and musicians from Austin. Associated activities will include extensive outreach to the African-American community and a series of community engagement activities.

City of Round Rock, Texas

GRANT CATEGORY: Challenge America Fast-Track

$10,000 Round Rock, TX

To support a performance of "Light it up Blue" by Blue Lapis Lights, a site-specific aerial dance company. The performance will take place in Prete Main Street Plaza during Autism Awareness Month, providing an opportunity for low-income adolescents and persons affected by autism to be participants in an event that speaks to the issue of autism.

Video Promo: It's A Wonderful Life Radio Play, Penfold Theatre, Round Rock, December 5 - 22, 2013

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Auditions in Round Rock for The Boys Next Door, Sam Bass Community Theatre, December 9-10, 2013

AUDITIONS for Tom Griffin’s “The Boys Next Door “ directed by Eric Nelson
Cast: 7 men, 2 women

Open auditions for Tom Griffin's The Boys Next Door, a play about four men with developmental disabilities who live together in a small apartment and Jack, the caring social worker who is on the verge of career burn-out. The action takes place over the course of two months, during which we see the men dealing with various situations which would seem natural to others but which are complicated for them. These situations provide the audience with a mix of heartwarming comedy and stunning drama. Throughout the play, there are moments when some of the characters step out of themselves and address the audience with their inner thoughts as if they were emotionally stabilized.

Auditions will be held Monday Dec 9, 2013 (7:00-9:00 PM) and Tuesday Dec 10, 2013 (7:00-9:00 PM) at Sam Bass Community Theatre 600 N Lee ST Round Rock (click for map). Those auditioning should prepare a contemporary monologue of their choice (1-3 minutes in length, comedy or drama) and should be prepared for possible cold readings from the script.

The production will run Feb 14-Mar 8 2014. Click to go to CentralTexasLiveTheatre for character list with descriptions.

Auditions in Round Rock for Romeo and Juliet, adapted from William Shakespeare, Penfold Theatre, October 19, 2013

Hello friends, on Saturday, October 19th, we'll be holding auditions for Romeo & Juliet. You'll find all information below. If you're interested - and I hope you are - you may reply to this email for an audition time. We'd love to see you there! 
Ryan Crowder,  Producing Artistic Director


Shakespeare’s tale of young lovers swept into a catastrophic vortex of misunderstandings, secrets and fate is one of the most beloved stories of all time. In this fresh adaptation for five actors, Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two noble families locked in an old feud, are irresistibly drawn to each other. Defying the hatred and distrust surrounding them, they dare to believe they can, and must, be together. Click here for a full synopsis of the play.

(www.penfoldtheatre.com)

Romeo & Juliet is the fourth production in the “Penfold in the Park” series, an annual offering of free, outdoor summer theatre, made possible by a partnership with the Round Rock Parks & Recreation Dept. Performances take place in the amphitheater of Centennial Plaza, just blocks away from historic downtown Round Rock. Romeo & Juliet is directed by Steven Pounders and runs June 5-28, 2014. For more information, please visit the show's webpage.


Audition Information Saturday, October 19^th at ArtSpace, 221 E. Main Street, Round Rock, TX 78664. (Map it) All roles are paid. Please email Ryan Crowder at rcrowder@penfoldtheatre.org. If you are available only during certain times, please tell us so. We'll send you a confirmation email with your audition time.

Please bring a headshot and resume. You will receive sides from the show after your audition time has been confirmed. You are welcome to memorize your sides but are not required to. It is more important to us that we see how you act truthfully as the character; how you handle Shakespeare's verse; and (in the case of some roles) how you distinguish mentally / physically / vocally between multiple characters. Callbacks are tentatively scheduled for Saturday the 26^th


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Character Assignments

Player 1. (Male) Romeo. Player 2. (Female) Juliet, Benvolio. Player 3. (Male or female) Tybalt, Montague, Lady Capulet, Peter.
Player 4. (Male or female) Capulet, Mercutio, Friar Laurence, Balthasar.
Player 5. (Male or female) Prince, Paris, Nurse.

THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR by Jones, Hope and Wooten, Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock, September 27 - October 19, 2013

presents

The Red Velvet Cake War

by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten

directed by Lynn S. Beaver

September 27, 2013 - October 19, 2013

Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2: p.m.

Sam Bass Community Theatre, 600 N. Lee St., Round Rock (in Memorial Park)-- CLICK FOR MAP

Tickets $18; $15 seniors, students, educators, military; $15 all Thursday performances 

Reservations: www.sambasstheatre.org

The Red Velvet Cake War opens the Sam Bass Community Theatre 2013-2014 season on September 27th at Sam Bass Community Theatre. In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the three Verdeen cousins—Gaynelle, Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette—could not have picked a worse time to throw their family reunion.

Their outrageous antics have delighted local gossips in the small town of Sweetgum (just down the road from Fayro) and the eyes of Texas are upon them, as their self-righteous Aunt LaMerle is quick to point out. Having “accidentally” crashed her minivan through the bedroom wall of her husband’s girlfriend’s doublewide, Gaynelle is one frazzled nerve away from a spectacular meltdown. Peaches, a saucy firebrand and the number one mortuarial cosmetologist in the tri-county area, is struggling to decide if it’s time to have her long-absent trucker husband declared dead. And Jimmie Wyvette, the rough-around-the-edges store manager of Whatley’s Western Wear, is resorting to extreme measures to outmaneuver a priss-pot neighbor for the affections of Sweetgum’s newest widower.

Raynelle Shelley, Linda Myers and Rhonda Roe as the Verdeen Cousins (photo: Sam Bass Theatre)

But the cousins can’t back out of the reunion now. It’s on and Gaynelle’s hosting it; Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette have decided its success is the perfect way to prove Gaynelle’s sanity to a skeptical court-appointed psychologist. Unfortunately, they face an uphill battle as a parade of wildly eccentric Verdeens gathers on the hottest day of July, smack-dab in the middle of Texas tornado season. Things spin hilariously out of control when a neighbor’s pet devours everything edible, a one-eyed suitor shows up to declare his love and a jaw-dropping high-stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake.

As this fast-paced romp barrels toward its uproarious climax, you’ll wish your own family reunions were this much fun!

Cast includes: Anita Tecce, Linda Myers, BJ Machalicek, Frank Benge, Rhonda Roe, Raynelle Shelley, Veronica Prior, Gene Storie, Jeff Sughrue, Lori Iacoletti, Janie Williams and John Iacoletti.

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR by Jones, Hope and Wooten, Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock,

(Sam Bass Community Theatre, 610 Lee Street, Round Rock - CLICK FOR MAP)

 presents

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

Video Profile: Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock, by John Speasmaker at YourLocalColor.com

John Speasmaker hears from Frank Benge about the history and youth program of the Sam Bass Theatre in Round Rock and provides glimpses of the ongoing rehearsals for the production of Bugsy Malone (July 26 - August 17, 2013) (10 min. video)











by John Speasmaker

[. . .] at the Sam Bass Community Theatre here in Round Rock[ . . .] I saw motivated, relaxed and happy children who treated each other with kindness and respect, and they treated the adults who supervised and instructed them with the same level of care. It was wonderful. After my experience substituting in Austin, this really was one of the most uplifting experiences I have ever had. I left with a new appreciation for the adults who take time to work with children. On top of that, all of the adults who were there were not getting paid a penny for their time. This really was a labor of love. [. . .]

I started with Frank Benge who has been giving his time to the Sam Bass Community Theatre since 1994. Frank is now the Publicity Director for SBCT and is also on the board, and he allowed me to drop by rehearsals for their upcoming kid’s production of Bugsy Malone, Jr. He brought me up to date on the group’s history and also talked a lot about Sam Bass’s Youth Guild (moms you really should watch this). It is the membership of the Youth Guild that you will see rehearsing Bugsy Malone, Jr. on the attached video. Please take some time to watch so that you can really appreciate the great work being done.

Read more at YourLocalColor.com . . .

2013-2014 Sam Bass Community Theatre Season, Round Rock

Announced for 2013-2014 by the Sam Bass Community Theatre, 610 Lee Street, Round Rock:

July 26 - August 17, 2013

September 27 - October 18, 2013

December 6 - 21, 2013

May 16 - 24, 2014

April 11 - May 3, 2014

July 25 - August 16, 2014

Auditions in Round Rock for The Red Velvet Cake War by Jones, Hope and Wooten, July 29 and 30, 2013

Auditions July 29 & 30 for The Red Velvet Cake War by Jones, Hope and Wooten,directed by Lynn S. Beaver

PERFORMANCES: Sept. 27 - Oct. 19, 2013

In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the Verdeen cousins could not have picked a worse time to plan a family reunion. Their outrageous antics have the eyes of Texas upon them. Add a one-eyed suitor, a red velvet cake contest, and a tornado, and you have the makings of a side-splitting comedy.

Click to go to audition form at www.sambasstheatre.org

Video: Penfold Theatre's 'Shipwrecked' by Donald Margulies, free at Round Rock Amphitheatre, June 6 - 29, 2013

In a video (6 min.)  by YourLocalColorMovies Ryan Crowder and Nathan Jerkins talk about the production by







of its free outdoor show

Robert Berry, Julie Linnard (photo: Kimberley Mead)

Shipwrecked!

An entertainment: the amazing adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself)

by Donald Margulies
directed by Ryan Crowder
featuring Robert Berry, Nathan Jerkins and Julie Linnard
June 6 - 29, 2013
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
at the Round Rock Amphitheater (301 W. Bagdad Ave, Round Rock TX 78664) (click for map)
Free admission, donations appreciated
More information available at www.penfoldtheatre.org



Written by the Pulitzer-winning playwright Donald Margulies and based on actual events, Shipwrecked! takes audience members of all ages on a high seas adventure populated by exotic islanders, giant sea turtles and a monstrous man-eating octopus. Louis’ hair-raising tale – told by three actors and an explorer-sized helping of theatrical magic – challenges us to wonder how far we are willing to blur the line between fact and fiction in order to leave our mark on the world.

Shipwrecked! is the third production in the “Penfold in the Park” series, an annual offering of free, outdoor summer theatre, made possible by a partnership with the City of Round Rock Parks & Recreation Department. Previous productions included The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged (2010) and Servant of Two Masters (2011).


No reservations are required. Donations are appreciated. Penfold Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Shipwrecked! concludes Penfold’s fifth anniversary season.
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2013-2014 Theatre Season of Penfold Theatre, Austin and Round Rock

 







Penfold Theatre Company announces its 2013-14 Season

Red
By John Logan. September 12-29, 2013 at Trinity Street Theatre. Mark Rothko, the revolutionary twentieth century abstract expressionist, receives the art world’s largest commission: to create a series of murals for The Four Seasons restaurant in the new Seagram building on Park Avenue. Under the watchful gaze of a threatening new generation of artists, Rothko labors to create an iconic work that will stand as a monument to his illustrious career, while doubts and fears of his own relevancy threaten to tear him apart. Red won the 2010 Drama League, Drama Desk and Tony Awards for best play and now receives its Austin premiere.

It's a Wonderful Life: a live radio show.
By Joe Landry. December 5-22, 2013 at Rice’s Crossing Store. It's Christmas Eve 1946, and members of the KPNF radio station are coming together for a radio performance of It's a Wonderful Life. You are invited to be their live studio audience! Watch as five actors bring the entire story to life, playing dozens of characters and performing live foley sound effects in the style of A Prairie Home Companion. With this imaginative re-telling, you'll fall in love with George Bailey and his timeless tale of despair, redemption and hope all over again.

Ordinary Days.
By Adam Gwon. March 20 – April 6, 2014 at the Off Center. From one of musical theatre's most exciting new composers comes Ordinary Days in its Texas premiere. A refreshingly honest and funny chamber musical about four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and taxis. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. Ordinary Days is a story for anyone who's ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex world.

Romeo & Juliet.
By William Shakespeare. June 5-22, 2014 at the Round Rock Amphitheater. Shakespeare’s tale of young lovers swept into a catastrophic vortex of misunderstandings, secrets and fate is one of the most beloved stories of all time. In this fresh adaptation for five actors, Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two noble families locked in an old feud, are irresistibly drawn to each other. Defying the hatred and distrust surrounding them, they dare to believe they can, and must, be together.

This is Penfold's fifth season. More information is available online at http://www.penfoldtheatre.org/about/14season

2013-2014 Theatre Season at the Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock

[Sam Bass Community Theatre, 600 Lee Street, Round Rock - click for map]

announces its 2013 - 2014 theatre season:

The Red Velvet Cake Wars
by Jones, Hope & Wooten - directed by Lynn Beaver

In this riotously funny Southern-fried comedy, the three Verdeen cousins—Gaynelle, Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette—could not have picked a worse time to throw their family reunion. Their outrageous antics have delighted local gossips in the small town of Sweetgum (just down the road from Fayro) and the eyes of Texas are upon them, as their self-righteous Aunt LaMerle is quick to point out. Having “accidentally” crashed her minivan through the bedroom wall of her husband’s girlfriend’s doublewide, Gaynelle is one frazzled nerve away from a spectacular meltdown. Peaches, a saucy firebrand and the number one mortuarial cosmetologist in the tri-county area, is struggling to decide if it’s time to have her long-absent trucker husband declared dead. And Jimmie Wyvette, the rough-around-the-edges store manager of Whatley’s Western Wear, is resorting to extreme measures to outmaneuver a priss-pot neighbor for the affections of Sweetgum’s newest widower. But the cousins can’t back out of the reunion now. It’s on and Gaynelle’s hosting it; Peaches and Jimmie Wyvette have decided its success is the perfect way to prove Gaynelle’s sanity to a skeptical court-appointed psychologist. Unfortunately, they face an uphill battle as a parade of wildly eccentric Verdeens gathers on the hottest day of July, smack-dab in the middle of Texas tornado season. Things spin hilariously out of control when a neighbor’s pet devours everything edible, a one-eyed suitor shows up to declare his love and a jaw-dropping high-stakes wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet cake. As this fast-paced romp barrels toward its uproarious climax, you’ll wish your own family reunions were this much fun!

A Christmas Story
by Philip Grecian. Based on the motion picture "A Christmas Story." Directed by Laura Vohs.

Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself, at Goldblatt's Department Store. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out." All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys' experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie's father winning a lamp shaped like a woman's leg in a net stocking; Ralphie's fantasy scenarios and more.

The Boys Next Door
by Tom Griffin, directed by Eric Nelson

The place is a communal residence in a New England city, where four mentally handicapped men live under the supervision of an earnest, but increasingly "burned out" young social worker named Jack. Norman, who works in a doughnut shop and is unable to resist the lure of the sweet pastries, takes great pride in the huge bundle of keys that dangles from his waist; Lucien P. Smith has the mind of a five-year-old but imagines that he is able to read and comprehend the weighty books he lugs about; Arnold, the ringleader of the group, is a hyperactive, compulsive chatterer, who suffers from deep-seated insecurities and a persecution complex; while Barry, a brilliant schizophrenic who is devastated by the unfeeling rejection of his brutal father, fantasizes that he is a golf pro. Mingled with scenes from the daily lives of these four, where "little things" sometimes become momentous (and often very funny), are moments of great poignancy when, with touching effectiveness, we are reminded that the handicapped, like the rest of us, want only to love and laugh and find some meaning and purpose in the brief time that they, like their more fortunate brothers, are allotted on this earth.


The Chalk Garden
by Enid Bagnold, directed by Frank Benge

A story about the need to bring love - real love - to children. Miss Madrigal is a newly hired nanny/companion at the home of Mrs. St. Maugham, a wealthy and slightly eccentric old woman who has been at war with her daughter Olivia for some time. Olivia has a daughter Laurel who has emotional problems, and whom Mrs. St. Maugham has legally taken away from Olivia. The old lady pretends that only she can give the love and care to the girl that her own daughter fails to give, but in reality she allows Laurel to have full freedom. As Laurel is an arsonist and liar this is not the best policy. The household is completed by the wryly humorous butler Maitland. He sees the blundering by his employer, and he would like to tell a few things to Laurel, but he restrains himself because of his status as an employee. Madrigal, of course, having just arrived is more willing to openly confront Laurel. She does so in an effort to understand her. Laurel appreciates having a new person to toy with, and opens up to an extent (revealing a love of old murder cases), but she is trying to find out the secret that Madrigal is holding back on - which she assumes can prove quite wounding if exposed, and she would love to expose it. At points the secret comes near to the surface, but it keeps getting closed as quickly as it seems to appear. In the meantime Madrigal tries to get her employer see the need for Laurel to have her mother back into her life.

Refried Flimflammery
An evening of selected short plays from the playwrights of Loaded Gun Theory's "Slapdash Flimflammery"

Once again, we offer an evening of the most popular of the short plays from the minds of Loaded Gun Theory! These were all done one night only... until NOW!! A riotous evening of adult laughs!!


Jungalbook
Adapted by Edward Mast. Based on the Mowgli stories of Rudyard Kipling. Directed by Nelly Ruiz de Chavez.

Our Youth Guild summer show! This dramatization places the jungle of India on a children's playground. The dialogue and action refer to the jungle, but the play draws color and style from a child's intense world of playfulness, loyalty, adventure and betrayal. Mowgli, the human child, grows up in the jungle, raised by wolves under the guidance of Baloo the bear. The tiger, Sherakhan, killed his parents and wants the boy's flesh, but Bagheera, the lone panther, protects him. Mowgli grows up wild and unconcerned, believing he's a wolf; but the tiger works long and hard to poison the wolf pack against him. With rope stolen from the human village, Mowgli meets and destroys Sherakhan; but his use of "manthing" has broken jungle law. Mowgli must choose whether to defy the law or leave the jungle forever.

A MARVELOUS PARTY fundraiser, Penfold Theatre, May 19, 2013

Penfold throws A Marvelous Party! in the heart of the Hill Country Third annual fundraising gala features scenic background, gourmet dining and live music by local favorites

Penfold Theatre Company throws its third annual fundraising gala, A Marvelous Party! on May 19th. The grounds of the Kindred Oaks estate provide a beautiful, central Texas backdrop for guests to enjoy an elegant meal while singers from Austin’s vibrant theatre community delight with cabaret-style songs and stories from the musical theatre canon. The evening will also offer a sneak peak at Penfold’s 2013-14 Season with a season announcement and selections from next year’s Texas premiere chamber musical. The night's crooners include artists familiar to Penfold audiences, such as Andrew Cannata (A Minister's Wife, I Love You Because), Sarah Marie Curry (I Love You Because), Stephanie Delk (Singer/songwriter), Robert Faires (Austin Chronicle; Director, Moonlight & Magnolias) Greg Holt (A Minister's Wife), Tyler Jones (I Love You Because), Andrewa Smith (Servant of Two Masters) and Haley Smith (I Love You Because). Proceeds from ticket sales, a silent auction and special “wine pull” will support the nonprofit’s efforts to bring professional theatre performances and education programs to north Travis and Williamson counties. .

FAST FACTS A Marvelous Party! Compiled and directed by Susan Finnigan & Nathan Jerkins Kindred Oaks, 2100 C.R. 176, Georgetown TX 78628 Sunday, May 19th, doors open at 6:30pm and dinner begins at 7:00pm $75 per person or $500 for a table of eight Dinner is catered by Bowties 2 Blue Jeans Reservations may be made at (512) 850-4849 or online at www.penfoldtheatre.org

ON THE MENU For dinner. Stuffed parmigiano lemon chicken, potato gnocchi, asparagus w/ red peppers, arugula salad, rosemary corn scones. For dessert. Assorted chocolate brownie bites (peanut butter, raspberry, chipotle), key lime tartlets, lemon tiramisu, orange pound cake, strawberry bruschetta, cream puffs w/ chocolate ganache. To drink. Orange and unsweet iced tea, cash bar.

ABOUT PENFOLD THEATRE COMPANY

Penfold Theatre Company cultivates a love for live theatre in northern Travis and Williamson Counties by offering first-class, professional theatre performances and education programs. 2012-13 is the company’s fifth anniversary season and features a variety of work, from old favorites to regional premieres: Moonlight and Magnolias (October 2012), It’s a Wonderful Life: a live radio show (December 2012), A Minister’s Wife (March 2013) and Shipwrecked! (June 2013).

THE SECRET GARDEN and THE YELLOW BOAT, Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock, May 8 - June 8, 2013

(Sam Bass Community Theatre, 610 Lee Street, Round Rock)


presents






The Secret Garden
adapted by Pamela Sterling and directed by Laura Vohs

and

The Yellow Boat
by David Saar, directed by Ashley Zeh

May 8, 2013 – June 8, 2013
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 8:00 pm, Sundays 2:00 pm

Sam Bass Community Theatre, 600 N. Lee St., Round Rock (in Memorial Park) -- click for map
$18; $15 seniors, students, educators, military; $13 all Thursday performances, $10 Children
Reservations: www.sambasstheatre.org

“The Secret Garden” tells the story of young Mary Lennox who is orphaned by an earthquake in India and sent to England to live with her uncle in a cold ancestral manor in Yorkshire. Mary, a resourceful and inquisitive girl, soon makes two exciting discoveries: she finds an overgrown secret garden, and her cousin, Colin. Mary and another new friend, Dickon, bring the garden back to life and decide Colin must see it... a decision that will change several lives.
“The Yellow Boat” is a glorious affirmation of a child's life and the strength and courage of all children. Benjamin is a uniquely gifted visual artist, whose buoyant imagination transforms his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. Benjamin's remarkable voyage continues to touch audiences around the world.

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

 

LOVE LETTERS by A.R. Gurney, Sam Bass Community Theatre, March 22 - April 6, 2013

(Sam Bass Community Theatre, 610 Lee Street, Round Rock)

presents

Love Letters

by A.R. Gurney
directed by Lynn S. Beaver
March 22, 2013 – April 6, 2013
Times: March 22, 23, 29, 30 & April 4, 5 & 6 at 8:00 PM
March 24 and 31 at 2:00 PM
Sam Bass Community Theatre, 600 N. Lee St., Round Rock (in Memorial Park)
$18; $15 seniors, students, educators, military; $13 all Thursday performances
Reservations: www.sambasstheatre.org



Love Letters, the Pulitzer Prize nominated play by A. R. Gurney, is back at SBCT for 9 performances! This is the story of two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, that spans over 50 years, as they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats – all through the letters they write to each other. Please join us for this evocative, touching, frequently funny but always telling evening in which what is implied is as revealing and meaningful as what is actually written down.

Featuring Frank Benge as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Veronica Prior as Melissa Gardner

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Auditions in Round Rock for The Secret Garden and The Yellow Boat, Sam Bass Community Theatre, March 25 and 26, 2013

 [Sam Bass Community Theatre, 600 Lee Street, Round Rock -- click for map ]

Auditions for The Secret Garden and The Yellow Boat, March 25 and 26, 2013, 7-9 p.m.


The Yellow Boat is a glorious affirmation of a child's life and the strength and courage of all children. David and Sonja Saar's son, Benjamin, was a uniquely gifted visual artist. Benjamin's buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. An enchanting classic, The Secret Garden, is the story of 11 year old orphan Mary Lennox who returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid son Colin. The estate's wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children in this compelling tale of forgiveness. Secret Garden by Pamela Sterling / The Yellow Boat by David Saar

DEATH AND THE MAIDEN by Ariel Dorfmann, Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock, March 22 - 30, 2013

(Sam Bass Community Theatre, 600 Lee Street, Round Rock)

presents


Death and the Maiden

by Ariel Dorfmann
March 22 - 30, 2013
Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
Sam Bass Community Theatre, 610 Lee Street, Round Rock

Set in an unnamed country that is, like the author's native Chile, emerging from a totalitarian dictatorship, the play explores the after effects of repression on hearts and souls. Paulina Escobar's husband Gerardo is to head an investigation into past human rights abuses. A Dr. Miranda stops at Escobars' to congratulate Gerardo. Paulina overhears them speaking and is convinced that Miranda supervised her prison torture sessions. She ties him to a chair and conducts her own interrogation, gun in hand. Escobar doesn't know whether to believe his distraught wife or his persuasive new friend. This white knuckle thriller is a rivetting intellectual and emotional tug of war.

"Searing." - Christian Science Monitor

"Magnificent...One of those rare plays which...seem to grasp the pulse of the century." - London Financial Times

"A terrifying moral thriller which combines brilliant theatricality with clear thought and fierce compassion." - London Sunday Times

"Suspenseful, rivetting... movingly personal." - The New York Times

PLEASE NOTE: FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!
CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND THEMES!

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