(*) Upcoming: THE BLACK NATIVITY by Langston Hughes, Renaissance Guild, San Antonio, December 13 - 15, 2013

Upcoming: Tru by Jay Presson Allen with Jaston Williams, Zach Theatre, January 10 - March 10, 2013

(Zach Theatre, S. Lamar at Riverside (parking on Riverside and on Toomey Rd, one block south),


presents


Tru

By JAY PRESSON ALLEN

January 10, 2013 - March 10, 2013

Zach Theatre Weisenhut Stage (off Toomey Rd.)

Please arrive early for parking. Bar opens 1 hour before showtime. Drinks welcome inside the theatre.

Greater Tuna star Jaston Williams inhabits Truman Capote in a virtuoso performance of the charming, acerbic, fragile and enigmatic writer. In this one-man tour de force, Williams' astonishing portrayal of the In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's author is by turns hilarious, vulnerable and confessional. The audience becomes confidants to Tru's trademark wit and honesty. Packed houses, standing ovations and waves of laughter characterized this show in its initial run 12 years ago when it became the hottest ticket in town. This production promises to be even more fun!


Make it Dinner and a Show: Click here for Dining Discounts.

"A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat: he stores up a lot of poison."
— Truman Capote

Please Note: Ticket price is not refundable. Late-comers are seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Unclaimed seats at curtain time are subject to release to patrons on standby. 

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Opening this week in the Austin - (*) San Antonio region, December 9 - 15, 2012

Opening This Week

in the Austin - (*) San Antonio region

December 9 - 15, 2012

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Click HERE for a list of all productions CONTINUING on stage

Opening in and around Austin . . .
 

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Upcoming: Into The Woods by Sondheim and Lapine, Texas State University, November 12 - 18

presents

Into the Woods

Texas State

Book by James Lapine
 Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Michael Costello
November 13 – 18 @ 7:30pm and November 18 @ 2:00pm
November 12 @ 7:30pm - $5.00 preview  

An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood? A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A Witch...who raps? They're among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale. When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella, Little Red, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk). Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later. What begins as a lively irreverent fantasy becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.

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Upcoming: Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith, Hill Country Community Theatre near Marble Falls, September 20 - 30

UNNECESSARY FARCE by Paul Slade Smith, Hill Country Community Theatre, September 20 - 30

Office (830) 693-2474 Box Office (830) 798-8944
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2012-2013 Theatre Season at the Georgetown Palace Theatre

The Historic Palace Theatre in Georgetown proudly announces the 2012-2013 Season of live theatre! Beautifully restored and enhanced, the Palace seats about 295 people and offers the perfect venue for the nine exciting productions that comprise this wonderful package of entertainment, which we’ve named Some Enchanted Evening.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

Sept. 21 ~ Oct. 14, 2012

­­­­By Joe Dipietro &Jimmy Roberts

This musical celebration of the mating game explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage. (Adult Themes)(Auditions July 7, 2012)

Always, Patsy Cline

By Ted Swindley

Oct. 26 ~ Nov. 25, 2012

A musical tribute to the legendary country singer, who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963, complete with down-home country humor and true emotion. (General Audiences) (Auditions Aug. 11, 2012)

Miracle on 34^th Street, The Musical

By Meredith Wilson

Dec. 7 ~ Dec. 30, 2012

Kris Kringle takes on the cynics among us in this musical adaptation of the holiday favorite. This joyous, heart-warming musical is pure family entertainment. (General Audiences) (Auditions Sept. 22, 2012)

Dearly Beloved

Jan. 11 ~ Feb. 3, 2013

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten

From the writing team that brought you last season’s hit The Dixie Swim Club comes the hilarious story of the Futrelle sisters of Fayro, Texas, and one sister’s quest to plan her daughter’s antebellum-inspired wedding. (Adult Comedy) (Auditions Oct. 27, 2012)

South Pacific

Feb. 22 ~ Mar 24, 2013

By Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, & Joshua Logan

Join the Palace for an enchanted evening with the classic R&H musical set in an island paradise during World War II. (Parental Guidance Recommended) (Auditions Dec. 8, 2012)

Same Time Next Year

April 5 ~ 28, 2013

By Bernard Slade

"Delicious wit, compassion, a sense of humor, and a feel for nostalgia," says The New York Times of this story of a love affair. (Adult Themes) (Auditions Jan. 19, 2013)

Thoroughly Modern Millie

May 17 ~ June 16, 2013

By Richard Morris, Jeanine Tesori, & Dick Scanlan

Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men, and a dragon-lady of a villainess, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment. (General Audiences – Some Innuendo) (Auditions March 2, 2013)

Will Rogers Follies

July 5 ~ Aug. 4, 2013

By Peter Stone, Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, & Adolph Green

Will Rogers narrates his life story through a series of spectacular Ziegfeld Follies production numbers which come to life with Ziegfeld Girls, wranglers, and a roper. (General Audiences) (Auditions April 20, 2013)

A Few Good Men

Aug. 16 ~ Sept. 8, 2013

By Aaron Sorkin

The marines at Guantanamo Bay have a problem: a dead marine, a strict code of honor, and a Colonel determined to hide the facts. “Can you handle the truth?” (Adult Themes) (Auditions June 1, 2013)

Productions for 2012-2013 are generally weekends only: Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday shows at 2:00 p.m. Some shows may have Saturday matinees scheduled or added later; these are 2:00 p.m. Weekday shows scheduled for the Holidays are at 7:30 p.m.

Individual Ticket prices remain at $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors (55+), $14 Students (13-22) and Active Military. Children’s individual ticket price remains at $10, but the ages are now 9 and younger.

Season Ticket Pricing: General Admission $198 (9 shows); Seniors (55+) $176 (9 shows); (No Children, Student, or Military Season Tickets)

The Palace seats about 295, with reserved seating paid for in the ticket price. The Palace office in the lobby of the theatre is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (except for some holiday dates). Purchase tickets and select seating on-line at www.georgetownpalace.com or by calling (512) 869-7469 or (512) 869-5081. (Please call ahead regarding special needs seating.) Visa, Master Card, and Discover Card are accepted.

The Historic Palace Theatre is located at 810 South Austin Avenue in downtown Georgetown and is part of the most beautiful Town Square in Texas!

Upcoming: Looking in the Wrong Direction by Bianca Emery, BE Productions at the Dougherty Arts Center, August 11

BE Entertainment and Productions

(poster image from Bianca Emery)

presents

Looking in the Wrong Direction

by Bianca Emery

August 11 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)

Dougherty Arts Centers, 1110 Barton Springs Rd (click for map)

Tickets via www.beentertainment.org or at 1-888-352-3113

Back By Popular Demand the Hit Inspirational Gospel Stage Play Looking in the Wrong Direction Is Set to Showcase One Night Only.

When a bright young lady suffers the tragic loss of her dear mother, she turns away from God and into the arms of a drug-dealer who becomes her boyfriend and number one source of comfort, protection, and belonging. Sadly, tragedy strikes her life again and thankfully she finds her way into the arms of friends and family who do their best to get her back on track and headed in the right direction once again....back into the arms of God."

$20 (Advanced) $25 (At the Door) $15 (Group Discount if 10 or More Tickets are purchased at one time; you must call 1-888-352-3113 to Make Arrangements for the Group Discount)

Click on the Link Below to Purchase Your Tickets!!!

http://beta.brownpapertickets.com/event/258483

 Get them before they're all gone!!!

2012 - 2013 Theatre Season at MacTheatre, McCallum Fine Arts Academy

(www.mactheatre.com)

2012-2013 Season

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - SEPTEMBER 6-9, Fine Arts Theatre

Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Become transported to the heart of provincial life in a lovely French town. When Maurice becomes lost in the woods on the way to the fair, he seeks shelter in an old castle, but the master of the castle is a horrible beast that takes him captive. Maurice’s daughter, Belle, must then give up her freedom to save his life.

Belle’s taming of the unfortunate Beast and his ultimate transformation back into a handsome prince enthralled Broadway audiences for over 13 years. This “tale as old as time” is filled with spectacular costumes and sets and brings the entire community together for family theatre at its best.

HARLEQUINADE - OCTOBER 25-28, Black Box Theatre

This is a play in one act and concerns a professional theatre company presenting Romeo and Juliet. The opening night is in the town of Brackley in the English Midlands. The principal characters are Arthur and his wife Edna (who play Romeo and Juliet) and the stage manager Jack. Arthur is horrified to be confronted by his grown up daughter (Muriel) and grandchild, of neither of whose existences he had been aware. To discover that he’s a grandfather just before playing Romeo is too much for him. They later learn that he’s still married to Muriel’s mother (Flossie) and that he is bigamously married to Edna. There are a number of other threads running through this play, such as Jack’s attempts to leave the theatre and do a ‘real job’ and the humdrum world of bit players and the attempts in post war Britain to bring culture to the masses. It is a funny farce which has a strong satirical element to it.

THE SECRET GARDEN - NOVEMBER 8-11, McCallum Arts Center Mainstage

Living in a lonely manor house in 1906 England, Archibald Craven yearns for his beautiful, late wife. He blames his crippled son, Colin, for his wife’s death and has left him neglected and isolated. Their quiet routine is turned upside down when young Mary Lennox, a rich, spoiled child, is sent to live with them following the death of her parents by cholera in India. While living at the manor house, Mary discovers a secret walled garden hidden in the grounds and releases the magic and adventures locked inside, changing their lives forever. A truly haunting musical with a lush broadway score.

OKLAHOMA! - FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 3, McCallum Arts Center Mainstage

Inspired by the toughness of the prairie, MacTheatre sets this production in the robust world of territory life filled with a dynamic cast as rich and complex as the great tapestry of America itself. With Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless music, Oklahoma! celebrates the vigor of America’s pioneering spirit with athletic dance and boot-stomping energy. Chock full of classic tunes such as “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” and “People will Say We’re in Love,” this muscular production will thrill audiences young and old. Join us for our Saturday Evening Gala performance that celebrates the talent of each strand at McCallum Fine Arts Academy in a Texas-sized production with a cast and crew from each MFAA major as well as faculty, & alumni!
ROMEO AND JULIET - MARCH 21-24, Fine Arts Theatre

Two star-crossed lovers with feuding families will cross bitter divides and risk everything to be together, as a new generation strains against the limits of a world their parents have defined. Directed by Louisville native Joshua Denning, this swift, traditional staging of Shakespeare’s masterpiece brings to life one of the most famous love stories ever written with all of the immediacy, danger and romance that have made it endure for centuries.

Upcoming: Poison Apple Initiative Play Slams, July 1 - 22

presents

Slams (like the poetry kind but with plays!)

Saturdays, July 1 - 22 at Wardenclyffe, 1101 Springdale Road (click for map)

• Beloveds. There comes a time in every young company's life when ancillary programming becomes possible, like when you can afford pot to go with your beer. That time, for PAI, is nigh. So SLAM is basically this: 1. 8-10 playwrights bring in 10 minutes of a larger work. This can be an older piece that's finished or a fresh-from-the-brain-womb play with wobbly legs like a fawn. 2. Playwrights draw actor names from a hat. Said actors perform 5 minutes of that playwright's work COLD. 3. A beer-misted/-soaked audience opines good-naturedly (or else). A panel considers audience input and chooses 4-5 of those plays they want to see more of. Selected playwrights choose their actors and have 10 minutes to give notes before presenting the full 10 minutes of their selection. 4. The winning playwright goes to the finals on July 22nd where they'll present 15 minutes of their work. The SLAM winner receives a staged reading of their piece hosted by Poison Apple Initiative. OTHER BRASS TACKS: 1. BEER. We'll have it. It's a major contributing factor. 2. Suggested donation for audience/ participants- $5. 3. ABSOLUTELY ANYONE is urged to participate regardless of experience or prestigious grants or crippling stage fright or whatever. Playwrights should bring enough sides for all necessary characters. Actors should be prepared to feel some stuff. 4. SLAMs will be held on July 1, 8, 15, and 22 with one finalist from each. There will be a regular-type SLAM before the finals on the 22nd. For more info shoot a line to bethany@poisonappleinitiative.com. In radness, PAI

Ongoing: The Foreigner, Fredericksburg Theatre Company, April 13 - 29

presents

The Foreigner

by Larry Shue

directed by Randi Jackson

April 13 – 29, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

Steve W. Shepherd Theater, 1668 Hwy 87 S, 1.5 miles south of Main Street (click for map)

The Box Office is located at 306 E Austin, 830-997-3588. Box Office hours are Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning 3 weeks prior to opening night performance

Tickets: $20 for adults, $5.50 for youth 18 and under

Please call the box office (888-669-7114) for information on group pricing

The final production of the season ends in a blast of hilarity as “Froggy” LeSeur, a British demolition expert, unleashes an explosion of missteps at a fishing lodge in rural Georgia.

Leaving behind a pathologically shy friend of his while he runs a nearby training session, “Froggy” convinces the other lodgers that his friend Charley is a “foreigner” from an exotic locale who speaks no English and understands nothing, absolutely nothing.

Once alone, the fun begins as Charlie overhears more than he should and more than the guests would like him – or anyone – to know.

Charlie’s antics fuel the nonstop madcap madness that sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the “bad guys” as the “good guys” emerge unscathed and triumphant.

Froggy LeSueur – Robert Menking
Charlie Baker – Kenny Vaughan
Rev. David Lee – Pierre Minjauw
Owen Musser – Houston Seale
Ellard Simms – Matt Ward
Catherine Simms – Ashleigh Goff
Betty Meeks – Sharon Holmes

Director: Randi Jackson
Assistant Director: Kevin Judson

Upcoming: Wild Dust by Flip Kobler, Way Off Broadway Community Players, Leander, April 27 - May 19

present

Wild Dust

by Flip Kobler

directed by Rick White , assisted by Debbie Bishop


April 27 - May 19, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sunday matinee May 6 at 3 p.m.
WOBCP Theatre, at the 2243 Business Park, 11880 W. FM 2243, between 183 and Baghdad Rd., Leander, Texas 78641 (click for map)
For information: (512) 259-5878 or go to www.wobcp.org; click to make reservations on-line

The time is the 1800’s and one of the worst dust storms of the century has hit a western town. All the townsmen have left to help move the ranchers’ precious livestock to safe shelter. The women in the area are left to find their own safe shelter in the strongest building in town: the saloon and brothel. Tempers flare and sparks fly, injected with comedy, when society ladies are forced to take refuge with the “fallen” women. Now a lone cowboy stumbles in, a mysterious stranger who may or may not be a U.S. Marshal. Which adds to the tension because the women of the saloon are trying to dispose of the bartender’s body - who was killed in self defense - before anyone discovers the murder! As the storm kicks into high gear, there’s a tempest brewing inside. For three days everyone is forced to face each other and themselves. Femininity meets machismo and both are stripped bare as everyone fights the roles in which society has them pegged. Love, self esteem and a healthy dose of laughter are the results.


The Players: Gary Dean Hamilton, Suzie Redfield, Nguyen Stanton,Tracy Cathey, Mallory Martin, Shae Voellmann, Cinda White, Rina Lee, Barb Jernigan

Upcoming: Dirty Blonde by Claudia Shear, Cameo Theatre, San Antonio, April 21 -

presents the Southwest premiere of

Dirty Blonde

by Claudia Shear

April 21 - May 13
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3:30 p.m.Cameo Theatre,123 E. Commerce Street, just east of I-37, San Antonio, 78205 (click for map)

General Admission $29, Seniors $25, Students $20, SATCO members $25, Students/Military $15 - Group rates are available by calling (210) 325 8702
tel. (210) 212-5454 website: www.cameocenter.com

This comedy with music weaves the life story of Mae West with the sweetly oddball romance of two lonely New Yorkers who're obsessed with the star, and also includes songs from West movies such as I'm No Angel and She Done Him Wrong. Five actors play 24 roles in this fun and breezy commentary on the world's first Blonde Bombshell!

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Upcoming: Wit by Margaret Edson, City Theatre, March 18 - April 8

City Theatre Austin

presents

WIT

by Margaret Edson

March 15 – April 8, Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 5:30 p.m.

The City Theatre, 3823 Airport Blvd. Suite D. 78722 – east corner of Airport Blvd. and 38 ½ Street.(click for map)

For reservations, call 512-524-2870 or e-mail info@citytheatreaustin.org. $15 General seating. Front Row Reserved $25. Thursday all seats $10. Kid ten and under $10. Group and student discounts. www.citytheatreaustin.org

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. After spending years studying and teaching the metaphysical poetry of John Donne, an uncompromising English professor diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer struggles with doctors and family ultimately reassessing her life with such profundity, grace and humor that she transforms herself and all those around her.

"A dazzling and humane play that you will remember till your dying day." —NY Magazine.

Starring Dr. Judith Laird with Vanessa Marie, Clay Avery, Kristen Bennett and Craig Kanne.

Upcoming: The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm by Rachel McGinnis, Paper Moon Repertory at the Blue Theatre, February 17 - March 4

Received directly:

presents

The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm

by Rachel McGinnis

February 17 - March 4

Thursdays - Saturdays, Mondays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 6 p.m.

Playing as the first part of a double bill with Will Hollis Snider's Messenger No. 4

Blue Theatre, 916 Springdale (click for map)

Purchase double-bill on-line ($26.72 per ticket) or call to reserve: (512) 524-3761

When a powerful invention lands in the hands of impulsive Phineas Hamm on his 25th birthday, he’s faced with the possibility of altering his reality with the single pull of a lever. What happens when desires and abandon trump resilience and loyalty? Set to music with choreography by Ballet Austin’s Kaitlyn Moise, Phineas is an exploration of tempting fortunes and their immediate outcomes.

The cast features Austin favorites Aaron Alexander (Big Love), Katie Blacksmith (Servant of Two Masters), Molly Fonseca (Going with Jenny), Jay Fraley (Spirits to Enforce), Omid Ghorashi (The Assumption), Toby Minor (Spirits to Enforce), Andrea Smith (Big Love), Breanna Stogner (Down the Drain), Brie Walker (The Tempest), and newcomer Gabriel Peña as Phineas.

The late 1800s. Dancing and indulgence. Invention and industry. The world of Phineas Hamm is ever-changing, swiftly shifting from opulence to poverty and barreling through 21 versions of reality in an age of mass produced workhouses, manors, tenements and brothels. A visual feast set to music with choreography by Ballet Austin’s Kaitlyn Moise, The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm is a tender look at the power of choice, the pressure of the future, and the spectacular possibility of changing the past.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: Catalyst, Dance Repertory Theatre at the University of Texas, March 23 -25

Received directly:

presents

Catalyst

performed by the acclaimed ensemble Dance Repertory Theatre
March 23 and 24 at 8 p.m., March 24 and 25 at 2 p.m.

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

Admission: $20 for adults, $17 for faculty/staff, $15 for students with ID

Parking is available in the San Jacinto Garage on San Jacinto near Dean Keeton.

Catalyst brings unique and compelling dance works by nationally renowned choreographers to the stage. A highlight of the concert includes Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin’s (Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company) sharp and humorous Minus 16. Breaking down barriers between performers and audience, Minus 16 captivates with dynamic movement and music, including traditional Israeli music, mambo, techno and Dean Martin.

Other work in Catalyst includes the world premiere of David Justin’s Oblivion's Ink, a contemporary ballet created to the music of Jazz trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas. Yacov' Sharir's Too & For explores corporeality in the physical realm as well as the virtual domain. And, Charles O. Anderson’s Rite, inspired by the writings of the late American science fiction writer Octavia Butler, captures the shifting social, economic and ecological climates of the 21st century.

atalyst
Event Description:	Be transformed by dance. Performed by the acclaimed ensemble Dance Repertory Theatre, Catalyst brings unique and compelling dance works by nationally renowned choreographers to the stage. A highlight of the concert includes Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin’s (Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company) sharp and humorous Minus 16. Breaking down barriers between performers and audience, Minus 16 captivates with dynamic movement and music, including traditional Israeli music, mambo, techno and Dean Martin. Other work in Catalyst includes the world premiere of David Justin’s Oblivion's Ink, a contemporary ballet created to the music of Jazz trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas. Yacov's Sharir's Too & For explores corporeality in the physical realm as well as the virtual domain. And, Charles O. Anderson’s Rite, inspired by the writings of the late American science fiction writer Octavia Butler, captures the shifting social, economic and ecological climates of the 21st century.
Date:	March 23 | 8:00 PM
Other Date(s):	March 24 | 2:00 PM March 24 | 8:00 PM March 25 | 2:00 PM
Contact:	Theatre and Dance Info Line inquiry@uts.cc.utexas.edu 512-471-5793
Fees/Admission:	Tickets: $20 for adults, $17 for faculty/staff, $15 for students with ID
Location:	B. Iden Payne Theatre (WIN)
Directions:	The Winship building is located on the East Mall circle near the intersection of San Jacinto and 23rd streets.
Parking:	Parking available in the San Jacinto Garage on San Jacinto near Dean Keeton.

Images by Erica Nix for Upcoming Civilization - All You Can Eat by Jason Grote, Salvage Vanguard Theatre, February 16 - March 3

Found on-line, cast portraits by Erica Nix for

presents

CIVILIZATION (All You Can Eat)

by Jason Grote

directed by Jenny Larson

Set design by Connor Hopkins

February 16- March 3rd

Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 E Manor Rd (click for map)
Tickets $15, available at

Thursdays are Pay-What-You-Can
www.salvagevanguard.org

You can have a life that means something. Ignore the rage. Fight the desperation. Forget the existential fear and rise up. Embrace the violence. Spout bullshit. Masturbate too much. Get rich and famous. Star in your own reality show. Just stop wallowing in the muck and get a fucking job. Be more than you are and commit to staying alive.
CIVILIZATION (all you can eat).

Set against the 2008 Obama campaign, this dark comedy explores the lives of seven city dwellers looking for more. A frustrated filmmaker, a suicidal comic, a career waitress, an amateur porn star, a failed academic, a fame-hungry actress, and a feral factory hog all pass under the gaze of an indifferent universe.

Originally commissioned by OBIE award-wining Clubbed Thumb, CIVILIZATION (all you can eat) was produced as part of Summerworks 2011 and is simultaneously premiering in Washington, DC at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Austin, TX at Salvage Vanguard. The playwright, Jason Grote, saw national success with his play 1001, and his play Hamilton Township had its world premiere at Salvage Vanguard in 2008.

Featuring Florinda Bryant, Michael Joplin, Heather Hanna, Gricelda Silva, Mical Trejo, Annie La Ganga, and Jude Hickey. Lights by Stephen Pruitt; Costumes by Pam Fletcher-Friday; Video by Lee Webster; Sound design by Jeff Mills; Movement by Adriene Mishler.

Pictured below: Mical Trejo and Griçelda Silva (images: Erica Nix)

Click to view additional cast portraits by Erica Nix . . . .

Upcoming: Cafe at the End of Time by Sue Carroll Moore, Maxie's Productions at the Dougherty Arts Center, February 3 - 19

Found on-line:

Maxie's Productions presents a new play

A Cafe at the End of Time

by Sue Carroll Moore

The story of a bar and the Dykes that call it home

February 3 - 19, Fridays - Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd. (click for map)

Tickets $22.50 via Austix ($17.50 each for groups of ten or more)

Tony, a mafia butch and her lover, Alix, a refugee from New York's upper crust, run Maxie's Last Ditch Cafe on an unnamed Florida Key. The bar is a haven for a motley crew of outcasts, as well as the local Dyke hangout.

Maxie's has been doing a brisk business for years, but lately has fallen on hard times. An increasingly vicious hurricane season, political refugees, and the wind of social change threaten a previously timeless and idyllic life.

Supported by the OdieLouise Foundation

Cast: Martha Prentice,Kathy Rose Center, Peg Patrone,Anna Maria Garcia, Renee Brown,Adriane Deveney,Richard Dodwell, Jet Baker, Javier Medellin, Robert Tarry,Benjamin Meyers

Click to read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: Conversations While Dining Alone by Ken Johnson, Dougherty Arts Center, January 13 - 29

Received directly (by hand!):

Conversations While Dining Alone

created for the stage by Ken Johnson

January 13-15, 20, 22, 27 and 29

Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road (click for map)

Evenings at 7:30 p.m., January 15 matinee at 2:30 p.m.

Prices: $12.50 for all performances (student discount available)

For reservations, teephone (512) 447-4338

A drag queen, a hustler and a Junior League matron are part of the stories in this monologue play in the vein of In the West and The Vagina Monologues.

"If a monologue could achieve the status of a great poem or a great piece of literature, this piece [The "N" Word] would be up for a national award."

"To create all those different worlds --- worlds I would never be a part of -- on a bare stage is a tribute to Johnson's writing"

Cast: Barbara Francis, John Meadows, Burton Culley, Diana Kuninger, Beryl Knifton, Laurie Coker, Adam Maurer, David Fried, Tom Doyal, Ed Hattaway, Chuck Merlo, Rosalie Oliveri, Dan Eggleston and Janette Jones.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: Happy Birthday by Marc Canoletti, Wimberley Players, February 3 - 26

Found on-line:

present

Happy Birthday

by Marc Canoletti
adapted from the French by Beverley Cross

February 3 - 26

Friday and Saturday Evenings at 8:00 p.m., Sunday Matinees 2:30 p.m.

Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Rd. (click for map)

Theatreoffice tel. (512) 847-1529; box office (512) 847-0575

Tickets $19 for general admission, $10 for students, $21 for opening night with reception

Click to purchase on-line

Bernard invites his mistress Brigit to his home to celebrate her birthday; to hide his relationship with her from his wife Jacqueline, he also invites his friend Robert. Bernard plans to tell Jacqueline that Brigit is Robert's mistress. Unfortunately, Robert is having an affair with Jacqueline! When the new maid, also named Brigit, arrives ahead of time, frantic complications—in which identities, plots, counter-plots, and bedrooms are exchanged with ever increasing confusion—transpire until an unexpected ending makes everyone happy, including the "temporary" Brigit who has acquired a mink coat and a wad of cash.

Upcoming: Messenger No. 4 and The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm, Cambiare Productions & Paper Moon Rep, Feb. 17 - March 4ertory

Received directly:

jointly present

Messenger No. 4 (or How to Survive a Greek Tragedy)

by Will Hollis Snider

and

The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm

by Rachel McGinnis

February 17 - March 4

Performances Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (Phineas) and 9:30 p.m. (Messenger);

Sundays at 6 p.m. (Phineas) and 8 p.m. (Messenger)

Monday performances on February 20 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. (Phineas) and 9:30 p.m. (Messenger)

at the BLUE Theatre, 916 Springdale (click for map)

Austin’s Cambiare Productions and Paper Moon Rep are proud to announce a double feature of full-length world premieres featuring Will Hollis Snider’s comedy Messenger No. 4 (or How to Survive a Greek Tragedy) and Rachel McGinnis’ The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm.

Directed by Austin Critics’ Table nominee Will Hollis Snider (Intermission, Elektra, The Nina Variations, Orestes), Messenger No. 4 would be just another rollicking workplace comedy, except that the workplace in question is history’s greatest plays. This high energy tour of love, fate, and the Western Canon raises the stakes on workplace frustration to cosmic heights as Messenger No. 4’s job dissatisfaction transcends water cooler grousing, leaping directly to erasing our greatest literature and maybe even reality itself.


Directed by B. Iden Payne and Austin Critic’s Table winner and nominee Rachel McGinnis (The Laramie Project, The Dudleys, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Rabbit Hole, The Nina Variations, The Heidi Chronicles), The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm is a sideshow whirlwind of folly, danger and the missteps of youth. When a powerful invention lands in the hands of impulsive Phineas Hamm on his 25th birthday, he’s faced with the possibility of altering his reality with the single pull of a lever. What happens when desires and abandon trump resilience and loyalty? Set to music with choreography by Ballet Austin’s Kaitlyn Moise, Phineas is an exploration of tempting fortunes and their immediate outcomes.

The Cambiare Productions / Paper Moon Rep partnership began simply as a means to offset the single largest expense of any production--rent; but the collaboration has grown into what promises to be a captivating evening at the theatre. The shows remain their singular selves, but the evening will reward those who buy the Double Feature ticket with reduced admission, a complimentary cocktail and an end-to-end experience. The companies are also sharing production staff. The artistic team for Messenger No., 4 and The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm includes B. Iden Payne Award Winners Ia Enstera (Production Scenic Design) and Megan Reilly (Production Lighting Design), B. Iden Payne nominee Glenda Barnes (Costume Design, Messenger No. 4), Amanda Gass (Production Manager/Dramaturg, Messenger No. 4), and Elizabeth Cobbe (Dramaturg, Phineas).


Messenger No. 4 and The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm will be presented as a full evening of theatre at the Blue Theatre (916 Springdale Rd., Austin) from February 17th to March 4th. Tickets will be available for the entire night of theatre or for individual performances at www.PhineasAnd4.com

About Cambiare Productions: Founded in the fall of 2007, Cambiare Productions seeks a laboratory for new and devised works. Cambiare Productions continually reaches out to the Austin and global theatre community in person and via social media to find new partners in the creation of theatre. For more information on Messenger No. 4 or Cambiare Productions please visit CambiareProductions.com.

About Paper Moon Repertory: Founded in 2010, Paper Moon Rep is dedicated to the fine art of theatrical production and education. Our mission is to provide high quality productions that capture the imaginations of theatregoers through inventive scenery and props, one-of-a-kind costumes, innovative music and fantastical storytelling. For more information about The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm or Paper Moon, please visit www.PaperMoonRep.com.