Video Scrapbook: University Theatre Guild, University of Texas, 2012-2013

Compiled and edited by Lindsay Kelly for University Theatre Guild undergrad recruitment at the University of Texas, Austin, to a disco beat with Katie Herzig (6 min., 58 sec.):

Video promo: Dead Man's Cell Phone, University Theatre Guild, University of Texas, November 16 - 18

Video by Shelby Patton published on YouTube.com by the University Theatre Guild -- promoting Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sara Ruhl, playing November 16 - 18 at 7 p.m., auditorium at ART 1.102:

Upcoming: Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl, University Theatre Guild, University of Texas, November 16 - 18

(image: UTG via Twitter)

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

Video Promo: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, University Theatre Guild, Austin, October 26 - 28

Shelby Patton's video for The Importance of Being Earnest, to be staged by the University Theatre Guild October 26 - 28 (it helps to know the plot!):

a modern take on The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde,
presented by The University of Texas's University Theatre Guild
October 26, 27, and 28th at 7 p.m.
Students - $5, General - $7
Jester Auditorium 121A, University of Texas

[Music: Change of Seasons - Sweet Thing]

Upcoming: The Importance of Being Earnest, University Theatre Guild, UT-Austin, October 26 - 28

presents

The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Friday, October 26 - Sunday, October 28
Jester Auditorium, Jester Hall, University of Texas

(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)

Upcoming: Dark Sonnets of the Lady, University Theatre Guild, Utopia Theatre, November 18 and 20

Notice received directly:

presents

Dark Sonnets of the Lady

by Don Nigro

Friday, November 18th, 2011 at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 20th, 2011 at 2pm
Sunday, November 20th, 2011 at 7:30pm

Utopia Theater: SSW 2.106, University of Texas, 1925 San Jacinto Blvd (click for map)

Admission $5. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Click here to RSVP on Facebook!

CAST:
Dora - Mary Cate Stevenson
Freud - Sean Moran
Herr K - Harold Fisch
Frau K - Cecilia Vichier-Guerre
Mother - Annie Fichtner
Father - Gioncarlo Besa
Wolf - Jonathon Gentsch
Marcey - Anna Fleury
Doll 1 - Still TBD
Doll 2 - Jenni Oschner

CREW:
Director: Sarah Kolb
Assistant Director: Amanda Yam
2nd Assistant Director: Sloan Buffum-Robbins
Stage Manager: Libia Marqueza Castro
Assistant Stage Manager: Caroline Crews
Costume Designer: Taylor Womack
Assistant Costume Designer: Kate Daniel
Scenic Designer: Rachel Bennick
Assistant Scenic Designer: Kaleb McCann
Head of paint: Lydia Thron
Master Carpenter: Brian Lisco
Build and paint crew:
Ben Flores
Susan Eshelman
Stephanie Stewart
Patty Sanger
James Nalley
Kenny Chilton
Propmaster: Phil Buatti
Assistant Propmaster: Francis Roman
Sound Designer: Jennifer Burson
Assistant Sound Designer: Claudine Lucena
Sound Board Op: Chris Stevens
Lighting Designer: Colton Bales
Assistant Lighting Designer: Aaron Berecka
Light Board Op: Samantha Zuckerman
Hair and Makeup Designer: Ceci Moffett
Assistant Hair and Makeup: Maya Dordevic
Sheriff Dramaturg: Gabe Alvarez
Deputy Dramaturg: Rebecca Goldstein

Upcoming: All in the Timing by David Ives, University Theatre Guild, October 14 and 16

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Come one and all to the famous UNIVERSITY THEATRE GUILD'S first show of the year

ALL IN THE TIMING

5 short plays by David Ives

OCTOBER 14 & 16

7:30PM FRIDAY
2:00PM & 7:30PM SUNDAY
UTOPIA THEATER - SSW 2.106, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN
1925 SAN JACINTO BLVD. (click for map)

STUDENTS W/ ID - $5; GENERAL ADMISSION - $7

http://www.texasutg.org/

Winner of the John Gassner Playwriting Award. This critically acclaimed, award-winning evening of comedies combines wit, intellect, satire and just plain fun.

"Like sketches for some hilarious, celestially conceived revue. The writing is not only very funny, it has density of thought and precision of poetry…ALL IN THE TIMING is by a master of fun. David Ives spins hilarity out of words." —NY Times.

"Theatre that aerobicizes the brain and tickles the heart. Ives is a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright…A wondrous wordmaster." —Time Magazine.

"An original turn of mind is to be saluted in our tired theatre…A playwright with ideas, his own ideas, in his head is relatively rare. Such a one is David Ives." —NY Magazine.

SURE THING is a classic of contemporary comedy: Two people meet in a cafe and find their way through a conversational minefield as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes, and faux pas on the way to falling in love.

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS recalls the philosophical adage that three monkeys typing into infinity will sooner or later produce HAMLET and asks: What would monkeys talk about at their typewriters?

THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE brings together Dawn, a young woman with a stutter, and Don, the creator and teacher of Unamunda, a wild comic language. Their lesson sends them off into a dazzling display of hysterical verbal pyrotechnics—and, of course, true love.

THE PHILADELPHIA presents a young man in a restaurant who has fallen into "a Philadelphia," a Twilight Zone-like state in which he cannot get anything he asks for. His only way out of the dilemma? To ask for the opposite of what he wants.

VARIATIONS ON THE DEATH OF TROTSKY shows us the Russian revolutionary on the day of his demise, desperately trying to cope with the mountain-climber's axe he's discovered in his head.

View cast list and credits at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: Almost, Maine, University Theatre Guild, UT Student Center Black Box Theatre, April15 - 17

Found on-line:

University Theatre Guild

presents

Almost, Maine

directed by Walt Lengel

Three chances to watch!
April 15, 16, and 17 at 7 p.m. each night.
In the new Blackbox Theater in the SAC 2.304 (UT Campus East Mall – click for map)

Tickets are $7, $5 with a student ID

This is a show you won’t wanna miss, so make sure you don’t!

On a cold, clear, moonless Friday night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, residents of Almost find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised; hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. But the bruises heal and the hearts mend – almost – in a story that explores the mysteries of the human heart, touching audiences with laughter, heartbreak and hope. (synopsis taken from website, almostmaine.com)

Click for cast and crew list at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: The Pillowman, University Theatre Guild, UT, March 4 - 6

UPDATE: See note below on buying tickets!

Received directly:

presents

THE PILLOWMAN
by Martin McDonagh

directed by Sierra Lawrence
assistant Director: Orla O'Callaghan

Black Box Theater, room 2.304

in the new UT Student Activities Center (click for map)
March 4 & 5 @ 7pm, March 6 @ 2pm

TICKETS $7 at the door, $5 with a UT student ID

RSVP on Facebook - Follow @TexasUTG on Twitter

With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, The Pillowman centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING TICKETS FOR THE PILLOWMAN.

Tickets are available on ly immediately before each show, HOWEVER, they will NOT BE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE SAC BUILDING. We will be selling them at a table outside of GREGORY GYM, immediately neighboring the SAC. So, on your way in to the Black Box Theater, stop by the plaza in front of Gregory Gym to purchase your ticket!!

Here is a map to illustrate where to buy tickets in relation to the Black Box Theater.

Upcoming: The Pillowman, University Theatre Group, University of Texas, March 4 - 6

Received directly:

presents

THE PILLOWMAN
by Martin McDonagh

directed by Sierra Lawrence
assistant Director: Orla O'Callaghan

Black Box Theater, room 2.304

in the new UT Student Activities Center (click for map)
March 4 & 5 @ 7pm, March 6 @ 2pm

TICKETS $7 at the door, $5 with a UT student ID

RSVP on Facebook - Follow @TexasUTG on Twitter

With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, The Pillowman centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.

Click to view cast list at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: 4.48 Psychosis, University Theatre Guild, March 5 - 7

Found on-line:

UT's University Theatre Guild presents

4.48 Psychosis

by Sarah Kane
ART Bldg, Rm 1.120
March 5 - 6 at 7 p.m., Sunday March 7 at 2 p.m.
UT students (w/ ID) - $3, general admission - $5

Written just five days before her own suicide, Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis is one of the most electrifying and genre bending plays ever. Lacking concrete characters and stage directions, no two productions of this play are ever the same.

The play centers around a woman, much like Kane herself, focusing on her severe clinical depression. She wakes up every morning at 4:48 a.m. with a clear head, resigning to kill herself. Intensely emotional and gripping, this is a play not to be missed by anyone.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .