BEHIND THOSE HAZEL LIES, Lab Theatre, The University of Texas at Austin, October 11 - 13, 2013

Behind Those Hazel Lies

by Mark-Anthony Zuniga
directed by Davvi Solomon

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/169081619962060/

Performance Dates:
All shows are in the UT Lab Theatre. All shows are free!
There is no reserved seating.
Friday, October 11th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, October 12th @ 5pm
Sunday, Oct 13th @ 5pm
Runtime is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
Behind Those Hazel Lies, a newly created play written by Mark-Anthony Zuniga and directed by Davvi Solomon, is a story about a gay man named Kavin who is convinced by his friends, Renzi (his roommate) and Phenni ( a ballet dancer who lives next door), to take a ballet class to help him get over Ethun, his ex-boyfriend. Unexpectedly, ballet is the catalyst that will test the bond between friends, create conflict with his mother, reveal secrets and promote healing. This student production is a play, but each scene will demonstrate a ballet term, which also represents the underlying theme. A staged reading of this play (previously titled Danseur Drama) was a Filament sparked by Suzan Zeder as part of The Cohen New Works Festival presented by the University Co-op in 2013.
Note: This show is for mature audiences only.
Director: Davvi Solomon
Assistant Director: Mark-Anthony Zuniga
Stage Manager: Erica Ayala
Props/Run Crew: Lauren-Nicole Martin
Lighting Designer: Erica Ayala
Set Designer: Madison Russ
Choreographer: Claire Wyman
The amazing cast includes Chris McKenzie, Jerry Berger, Laura Rogers, Mary Kennelly, Mark-Anthony Zuniga, Mitchell Allison, Ursula Walker
Location, Directions & Parking: The Lab Theatre is located to the west of the Winship Drama Building, behind the Jackson Geological Sciences Building. The F. Loren Winship Drama Building is located on the northwest corner of E. 23rd Street and San Jacinto Boulevard on the UT Austin campus. Winship Drama Building physical address: 300 East 23rd Street Austin, TX 78712
Patrons are encouraged to park in university parking garages at the San Jacinto Garage and Manor Garage, both within walking distance of the theatres. In addition, there is metered parking available on Dean Keeton/26th Street.

http://www.utexas.edu/finearts/tad/season-tickets/map-directions-parking
We look forward to seeing you there!

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Upcoming: Parlor Games - An Opportunity to Meet the Production Team and Crew of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, University of Texas, October 14, 4 p.m.

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Parlor Games: Part One

Friday, October 14, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

B. Iden Payne Theatre lobby, Winship Drama Building (WIN), near 23rd and San Jacinto (click for map)

Taste the world of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as it develops! Join the production team and cast for exploration, discussion, and food. This October 14 event is FREE and open to the public. Parking available in the San Jacinto Garage on San Jacinto near Dean Keeton.

Parlor Games: Part One is a preview to the upcoming production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, October 28 – November 6 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic Victorian tale, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s modern adaptation delves into paranoia, jealousy and violence and reveals that the line between good and evil is blurred.

In Victorian London, the esteemed Dr. Jekyll has begun to exhibit unpredictable behavior, while a figure roams the streets committing violent acts in the dark and shadowy streets. As Dr. Jekyll’s peers confront the mysterious Mr. Hyde, Jekyll’s psyche fractures. Jekyll must confront Hyde – himself – and the darkness that exists in both men.

Theatrically intense and provocative, Jeffrey Hatcher’s retelling of Stevenson’s novella transports Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde into the 21st century. No longer a story of a reductive representation of good versus evil, Hatcher presents Jekyll as a man haunted by multiple manifestations of his worst impulses. Identity is fluid, multiple and complex. Jekyll’s inner conflict is mirrored on stage by four actors, including two women; each who portrays a distinct version of Hyde.

Upcoming: Before This Was Texas, Generic Ensemble Company, UT Visual Arts Center, September 23 - 24

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presents an in-progress showing of

Before This Was Texas

Fri & Sat, September 23 & 24, 7 pm

University of Texas Visual Arts Center (VAC), 23rd and Trinity (click for map)
FREE and Open to the Public

Using collaborative ensemble work to create dramatic movement based on poetry by Austin-based poet Kimberly Alidio, Before This Was Texas explores bodies crossing borders and our relationship to this land called Central Texas. The Generic Ensemble Company stretches the boundaries of both form and content through a collaborative process that presents bodies that are still marginal in U.S. theatre and dance today in performance. Featuring performances by kt shorb, Saray De Jesus Rosales, and Krysta Gonzales, this iteration of Before This Was Texas will include guiding the audience through the Visual Arts Center Galleries in a site-specific exploration of space and time.

The Generic Ensemble Company makes the invisible visible through bold, socially relevant, body-centered performance. We embrace experimental approaches in both the rehearsal room and public performance by asking complex theoretical questions based on rigorous scholarship. We believe that creative work is a source to mine profound discourse and strategies for social change. Theory, praxis, and aesthetics are interconnected and equally integral to create a powerful, successful work.

Before This Was Texas is made possible with the support of the University of Texas at Austin Department of Art and Art History and the UT-Austin Engaging Research component of the University Co-op Cohen New Works Festival. This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

For more information about the performances and the Visual Arts Center, visit here.

Upcoming: The Cherry Orchard by Chekov, University of Texas, September 17 - 24

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The University of Texas presents

The Cherry Orchard

by Anton Chekhov

directed by Brant Pope

Sept 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 at 8 p.m. and Sept 18, 25 at 2 p.m.
Venue: Oscar G. Brockett Theatre; 300 East 23rd Street (click for map) Parking available at UT's San Jacinto garage
Tickets: 512 471-1444 or on-line at Texas Performing Arts

In The Cherry Orchard, the audience is introduced to a charming yet exasperating Russian family that does nothing to save their beloved estate. Both poignant and comical,the story is a literary feat only Chekhov could compose.

The Cherry Orchard showcases a cast of student talent, accompanied by Lauren Lane, from television’s The Nanny, and most recently, ZACH Theatre’s production of August: Osage County.

Department of Theatre and Dance General Information: 512‐471-5793 or online