Ongoing: Vampyress by Chad Salvata, Ethos Productions at Vortex Repertory, october 15 - November 13

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Ethos
in association with VORTEX Repertory Company
announces the long-awaited revival of

Vampyress

an opera by Chad Salvata
directed by Bonnie Cullum

October 15 - November 13
at the Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd.

Free Parking. Bus Route. Café & Bar with beer, wine, and food.

Tickets available at 512-478-LAVA (5282) or www.vortexrep.org

$30-$25 Priority Seating, $20-$15 General Admission, $10 Starving Artists

Thursdays and Sundays 2-for-1 admission with donation of 2 non-perishable food items. Limited seating. Advance purchase recommended.

Based on the true story of The Bloody Countess, Erzsebet Bathori, this original opera is a tale of horror, murder, and magic created by award-winning Ethos composer and designer Chad Salvata. Vampyress received accolades when it debuted at The Vortex in 2005, including winning B. Iden Payne Awards for Outstanding Original Score (Chad Salvata), Outstanding Lead Actress (Melissa Vogt-Patterson), and Outstanding Supporting Actress (Betsy McCann).

Born in 16th-century Hungary, this Bloody Countess, Bathori, murdered hundreds of young women and bathed in their blood in order to sustain her youth and beauty. This historical figure has been both vilified and honored over the centuries. Salvata’s embellishment of her notorious downfall produces a powerful and mysterious work of storytelling.

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Images by Kimberley Mead: Vampyress, ethos at Vortex Repertory, October 15 - November 13

Images by Kimberley Mead:

Ethos
in association with VORTEX Repertory Company
announces the long-awaited revival of

Vampyress

an opera by Chad Salvata
directed by Bonnie Cullum

October 15 - November 13
at the Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd.

Free Parking. Bus Route. Café & Bar with beer, wine, and food.

Tickets available at 512-478-LAVA (5282) or www.vortexrep.org

$30-$25 Priority Seating, $20-$15 General Admission, $10 Starving Artists

Thursdays and Sundays 2-for-1 admission with donation of 2 non-perishable food items. Limited seating. Advance purchase recommended.

Based on the true story of The Bloody Countess, Erzsebet Bathori, this original opera is a tale of horror, murder, and magic created by award-winning Ethos composer and designer Chad Salvata. Vampyress received accolades when it debuted at The Vortex in 2005, including winning B. Iden Payne Awards for Outstanding Original Score (Chad Salvata), Outstanding Lead Actress (Melissa Vogt-Patterson), and Outstanding Supporting Actress (Betsy McCann).

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Upcoming: The Vampyress Cocktail Fundraiser, Vortex Repertory, October 9

Received directly:

The VORTEX & ethos

Cordially invite you to…

The Vampyress Cocktail Party

A Fundraiser for ethos’ production of Vampyress

When: October 9, 2010 at 9:00pm

Where: The VORTEX Café at 2307 Manor Rd., Austin, TX 78722

Admission: FREE

As the bats of Austin take flight into the darkness of the October night, follow the bloodline to The VORTEX for a special night of waxing moonlight delight. Swoop around the bonfire for the first Halloween Party of the year. Vampire costumes encouraged.

Fill your glass red to the brim and sink your fangs into a tasty bite. Soul and funk courtesy of Spence. Vampyress, Joanna Henson, appears from the shadows to tempt you with a quivering bellydance performance. And get a taste for ethos’ Halloween hit Vampyress as the cast warms your blood with enchanting musical numbers from the show, opening Oct.15^th, 2010 at The VORTEX. Vampire manicures with Melissa (by donation).

Silent Auction including items from . Cash Bar. Bring your own vodka to mix with Cedar’s Bloody Drink Setups.

www.vortexrep.org