Multi-Arts Performance Venue and New Works Artists Collective
April 18th, 2012

ScriptWork’s 14th Annual Ten Minute Play Showcase: OUT OF INK: SOUND OFF

ScriptWork’s 14th Annual Ten Minute Play Showcase: OUT OF INK: SOUND OFF  **  April 19-21 and 26-28, 2012, at 8 PM  **

* April 19th is a Pay-What-You-Wish preview

* $25 includes pre-show reception at Zhi Tea (4607 Bolm Road) and performance on Saturday, April 21st *

This year’s ingredients were:  1) Write a play with three hundred characters that takes place over 3000 years. 2) Include a children’s song, game or fairy tale. 3) Include a sound that everyone hears differently.

 

The 2012 Sound Off scripts were written by:  Bob Barr, Elizabeth Cobbe, Trey Deason, Amparo Garcia-Crow, Aimée Gonzalez, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Anne Maria Newsome and C. Denby Swanson.  The plays will be performed by an ensemble of actors including Sarah Bading, Beth Burroughs, Amy Chang, David DuBose, Anna Maria Garcia, Heather Hanna, Anne Hulsman,  Rhonda Kulhanek, Jenny Lavery, Christopher Loveless, Jason Phelps and Aron Taylor. They’ll be directed by Lowell Bartholomee, Debbie Lynn Carriger, Ellie McBride, Jason Phelps, and Sharon Sparlin with dramaturgy by Kristin Harrison.

Designers for the project are Robert Fisher, Pam Friday, George Marsolek, and Jennifer Rogers.

About ScriptWorks  ScriptWorks exists to support dramatic writers by providing opportunities at all stages in the writing process — from inception through production. SW supports the whole writer, not just an isolated project, and dedicates itself to career advancement as well as artistic growth. Committed to high artistic standards, ScriptWorks seeks to protect the writer’s integrity by encouraging playwright initiative and harnessing collective potential.

ScriptWorks is structured as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation with a community Board of Directors. An Operations Committee maintains the day-to-day operations of the organization in conjunction with volunteers from the Membership.

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March 15th, 2012

Shrewd Productions is proud to present the first-ever production of Jenny Connell‘s THE DRAGON PLAY

The Dragon Play by Jenny Connell

March 22 through April 14 Thursdays – Saturdays at 8pm

On a lonely farm in northern Minnesota, a husband and wife’s peaceful existence is shattered by the appearance of an unexpected visitor. On a hot stretch of highway in central Texas, a boy befriends a wounded dragon. Spanning two moments in time and space and blurring the lines between each, The Dragon Play explores what happens when reality and fantasy converge, when desire and duty conflict, and when our deepest secrets show up breathing fire.

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The Dragon Play

**Industry Night performance, Wednesday, March 28th**

Tickets: $15 regular, $12 Friends of Shrewd

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Shrewd Productions is committed creating theatre that is well-produced, thoughtful, provocative, and entertaining. Championing unique perspectives and emerging artists, Shrewd is focused on women’s voices, new plays, and work developed though a collaborative artistic approach. Shrewd Productions is proud to be a member of the Austin New Works Theatre Community, building Austin’s professional theatre community devoted to the development of original work.

Shrewd’s past productions include the world premiere of The Long Now by Beth Burns (nominated for 3 B. Iden Payne awards and winner of Best Original Script); the original rock musical Io: a myth about you by Monika Bustamante (nominated for 4 Austin Critics’ Table Awards including Best Production of a Musical and Best New Play, winning Best Lead Actor); Where Are They Now? A Fantasy Based on a True Crime by Cyndi Williams – a collaborative, commissioned piece that garnered 6 Austin Critics’ Table nominations and took home the Award for Best Production of a Drama and Best Supporting Actress; the world premiere of Stillborn: a bedtime story; the annual favorite, X-mas Unwrapped: A Holiday Burlesque; Cheater, a collaboration involving 10 playwrights from Austin and beyond; Trash Anthems, a collection of the short works of playwright Dan Dietz; and Kidnapped by Craigslist, a co-production with New York based playwright Katie Goan. Shrewd’s most recent endeavors include Shrewd Summer Nights, a series of 3 staged reading events of works-in-progress by playwrights Monika Bustamante, Sarah Saltwick and Jenny Connell; and the production of MilkMilkLemonade by Joshua Conkel, which received 5 Austin Theatre Examiner nominations and 4 Austin Critics’ Table nominations including Best Production of a Comedy, winning Best Cosmetic Metamorphosis andBest Supporting Actor.

Shrewd is: Artistic Director, Shannon Grounds, Founding Shrewds Monika Bustamante and T. Lynn Mikeska and Company Members Elena Araoz, Kristen Bennett, Jerry Joe Benson, Shawn Ferrell, Kathleen Fletcher, Jason Hays,  Connor Hopkins, Anne Hulsman, Melissa Livingston,  Marisa Pisano, Valerie Redd and Bryan Schneider; and Advisory Board Members Christopher Dove, Christina J. Moore, Ken Webster and Cyndi Williams.

Shrewd Productions is a sponsored project of Vortex Repertory and a member of the Austin Creative Alliance. This project funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.

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February 15th, 2012

Austin’s Cambaire Productions & Paper Moon Rep present DOUBLE FEATURE: ‘Messenger No. 4′ & ‘The 21 Would-be Live of Phinease Hamm’//Feb 17-March 4

Paper Moon Repertory presents: ‘The 21 Would-be Lives of Phineas Hamm’ PLUS! DOUBLE FEATURE!!

presented by Cambaire Productions

SHOWTIMES: February 17th – March 4th, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 6:00pm

For Reservations, Please Call: (512)925-6374

Click the link below to purchase advance tickets online. Blue Theatre Box Office opens 1 hour before performance time. Cash or Check accepted at the door.

 

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The 21 Would-be Lives of Phineas Hamm is presented by Paper Moon Repertory. Produced by David Meissner and Rachel McGinnis. Script and Direction by Rachel McGinnis. Choreography by Kaitlyn Moise of Ballet Austin. Set by Ia Enstera, Lights by Megan Reilly, Costumes by Rachel McGinnis Dramaturgy by Elizabeth Cobbe

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The Story of The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm – 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?  An exploration of tempting fortunes and their immediate outcomes, Phineas is a sideshow whirlwind of folly, danger and the missteps of youth.  (Not intended for young audiences. We’d rather not supply the missteps.)

We know that SOUNDS like a lot from one night of theatre, but that’s not all! That’s not even nearly half! Because the other half of this evening of theatre is a sword fight, and a dance number, and romance, and chase scenes, AND  jokes at Euripides’ expense! Messenger No. 4 (Or…How to Survive a Greek Tragedy) running as a Double Feature with The 21 Would-be Lives of Phineas Hamm.

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February 8th, 2012

Only 4 more chances to see Capital T’s production of ‘Precious Little Talent’ by Ella Hickson

 


Coming off their run with FronteraFest Long Fringe, Capital T is giving you ’4′ more chances to see PRECIOUS LITTLE TALENT by Ella Hickson .

Final ’4′ Performances February 9th-11th, Thursday thru Saturday, 8pm, on the Blue Theatre Mainstage.

 

★★★★ The Guardian “It is young, full of spluttering energy and has a real fire in its belly about the need to retain your optimism in a cruel world – Hickson really is a little bit special”

January 15th, 2012

FronteraFest Long FringeJanuary 24-February 5, 2012

Theatre from the Edge-“The fringe theater event of the Southwest!”-Austin American Statesman.

Presented By Hyde Park Theatre in collaboration with ScriptWorks, a group dedicated to supporting emerging playwrights and developing new dramatic works. FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre.  Everything from new works by emerging playwrights to cutting edge choreography.

FronteraFest Long Fringe – Longer productions (90 minutes or less) presented at the Blue Theatre and the Salvage Vanguard Theater.

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Show Information and Performance Schedule Listed Below.

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Drawing A Paycheck

by Annie La Ganga (90 minutes) Wedding cakes, greeting cards, pysanky, kirigami, and crochet. Oils, watercolors, charcoal, and collage. Museums, workshops, church basement craft fairs and prisons. Jack of all trades, master of living off her boyfriend, writer, comedian, and monologist Annie La Ganga draws portraits of volunteers from the audience while telling funny stories about her love of arts and crafts and her many misguided entrepreneurial adventures.
Jan 26th at 7:00pm; Jan 28th at 5:00pm; Jan 30th at 7:30pm; Feb 2nd at 8:45pm
Click here to purchase tickets for Drawing A Paycheck

Foursquare

by Manuel Zarate (90 minutes) What is love? It’s everything and nothing. It’s funny and awful. It’s the “till death do us part” and the one night stand. For three strangers in Austin, Texas, one night will change their lives forever. Each will face the myth of their past and the reality of their present. Love is not what we thought it was.
Jan 27th, Feb 1st at 7:00pm; Jan 29th at 4:15pm; Feb 4th at 9:15pm

Getting Betta

by Don Fried (Paradox Players) (60 minutes) In this touching futuristic comedy, Michael is a technologically challenged senior and Betta is a virtual computerized assistant assigned to him against his wishes. As Betta continually acquires technology upgrades, she becomes paranoid and schizophrenic. Crystal, Betta’s programmer, arrives and it soon becomes clear she’s no more in control of Betta than Michael is. Getting Betta premiered simultaneously in California and Colorado in March 2011.
Jan 24th, Feb 2nd at 7:00pm; Jan 31st at 9:15pm; Feb 5th at 1:15pm
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The Heart You Were Born With

by Drew Julian (75 minutes) The play opens with the unexpected arrival of Bobby’s old college roommate, Will, who is suffering from the recent death of his girlfriend. Complications occur when Will falls for Kelli, the current girlfriend of Bobby. These friends come to face the fragility of their loyalty for each other when their sense of desperation sets in.
Jan 24th at 8:45pm; Jan 28th at 7:00pm; Feb 4th at 2:30pm; Feb 5th at 8:30pm

Here’s to You

by A. John Boulanger (Imagine That Productions) (75 minutes) Newlyweds Steven and Ellen Gellar pop into a psychic parlor to see what lies ahead for them as husband and wife. Skeptical Steven fears the worst, as eager Ellen awaits the arrival of Madame Orida Mozelle, psychic extraordinaire (and stage star of yesteryear). With each card (and after a few cocktails) Madame O reveals devastating predictions for a marriage that might not last its first night.
Jan 28th, Feb 1st at 9:15pm; Feb 4th at 7:15pm; Feb 5th at 4:15pm

Internet Casanova: The Reboot

by Bill Bauer (Weird City Theatre) (75 minutes) What if, instead of blocking an online scammer, you tried to see how far you could string them along? Weird City Theatre presents this expansion of Bill Bauer’s 2011 Short Fringe comedy based on chat transcripts. Javier Smith, Carrie H. Stephens, and Minerva Villa return from the original show, joined by Callie Barrons, Tammy Cox, Renei Brown Sims, and Kathryn Tait.
Jan 25th, Feb 3rd at 9:15pm; Jan 28th at 3:00pm; Feb 5th at 6:30pm

Life and Other Terminal Maladies: Short Plays for the Long Fringe

by Trey Deason (Purple Crayon Theatre) (90 minutes) “Every life must end, Eden. And that is a truth you should celebrate. Why else would someone like you, who’s had so much pain and disappointment in her life, treasure it so?” A collection of darkly comic and deeply moving short plays by acclaimed and two-time BIP nominated playwright Trey Deason, about life, its cure, and other plagues of mankind.
Jan 26th at 9:15pm; Jan 29th at 6:30pm; Jan 31st at 7:00pm; Feb 5th at 2:00pm

Precious Little Talent

by Ella Hickson (Capital T Theatre) (90 minutes) The US premiere of the latest breakout hit from London, Precious Little Talent follows two twenty-somethings–one American, one British–and their struggle to arrive at adulthood during a time when the rules seem to be shifting and the ground is unsteady. “The play is refreshing, honestly and strongly about now. Ask no more” – ★★★★ The Times www.capitalT.org
Jan 25th, Feb 3rd at 7:00pm; Jan 27th at 9:15pm; Jan 29th at 2:00pm
October 14th, 2011

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August 15th, 2011

6th thru 23rd OCTOBER: IN A THEATER, WHO’S TO SAY WHAT’S REAL AND WHAT’S IMAGINED?

MARVELOUS THINGS

For Reservations email marveloustickets@gmail.com

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 We invite you to meet Winnie: a young woman full of life and always in awe of it.  But as her wedding day approaches she becomes unable to distinguish the world in which she is living from the marvelous things she imagines.  And as the consequences of lives around her quickly unravel, so the creatures of her mind come alive from within the world of the audience and take to the stage.  Presumably, Winnie remains safe in the delusions of her imagination, until a spine-tingling series of final events forces her to confront delusion, reality and ultimately: theatrical reality.

Coming this October to the BLUE THEATRE is a new work by Austin Playwright and Director Lindsey Greer Sikes with Orginal Music Composed by Paul Marbach.  Inspired by native-Texas indie-rock band Eisley’s “Room Noises”, Marvelous Things is a theatrical event which aims to challenge the traditional form of the play as well as the role of the audience, who are not only spectators but participants in the creation of a false reality—or as we more commonly call it, the theater.

**For a truly Austin experience, be sure to arrive early and grab some dinner with our hot-off-the-grill BBQ, fresh pie, and featured specialty drinks including a spiked Southern Iced Tea!

6th thru 23rd OCTOBER, 2011

Thursdays & Saturdays @ 7PM w/Sundays @ 5PM

Tickets purchased at the door are sliding scale $12-$20. Cash & Check only.

July 19th, 2011

Mighty Five’s Infinite Funk Odyssey

funk_odyssey  A NEW INTERACTIVE FUNK MUSICAL + SIMULTANEOUS DANCE PARTY

18 AUGUST THRU 3 SEPTEMBER

Thursdays,Fridays&Saturdaysat8PM

A new, interactive take on musical theater. With an original score by New York electro-funk superstars Mighty Five, this tragic tale of one FunkBot’s lust gone horribly wrong is aided by the audience itself, whose dancing is needed throughout the show to generate Funkatronic energy and stop a new villainous threat to Colonel Bootyshaker and the rest of the FunkWarriorz. You are invited on a non-stop dance and musical theater adventure in Dimension F. Enter through the Funk Vortexx at the Blue Theatre.

TICKETS & SHOW INFO AT:  www.dimensionf.com

July 18th, 2011

NO EXIT, presented by the Chaotic Theatre Company

TICKETS & INFO 

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 @http://chaotictheatre.org/tickets-2

 
CASH & CHECK ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING.
 
Complete performance schedule listed below:
Friday & Saturday, July 1st & 2nd at 8PM
Sunday, July 3rd at 5PM
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July 7th, 8th & 9th at 8PM
Sunday, July 10th at 5PM
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July 14th, 15th & 16th at 8PM
Sunday, July 17th at 5PM 
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June 15th, 2011

TRUE WEST, presented by dsyTheatre

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dystheatre @http://www.dystheatre.com

proudly presents 

TRUE WEST

by Sam Shepard (1980)

a modern classic comedy
in two acts

A fight is brewin’ at mom’s house. Who will be the heir apparent to the throne of best son? Don’t miss the match of the season: nine consecutive rounds of sibling rivalry constitute this burgeoning bout of domestic proportions, from safe inside this sweet suburban silence in southern California.

OPENING NIGHT! MAY 26th 

13 Performances – 3-weeks

 Thursdays thru Saturdays at 8PM

TICKETS: $15 General Admission. Cash and/or Check Accepted at the Door. To Purchase Your Tickets Online; Follow Link Below:

 Sunday, May 29th & Thursdays, JUNE 2nd, 9th, 16th are Pay-What-You-CAN For Tickets Night! YOU tell us what YOU want to pay for YOUR tickets and you get in to see the show at THAT PRICE!

TRUE WEST runs on the BLUE THEATRE mainstage, May 26th – June 18th. Complete performance schedule listed below:

Thursday, Friday & Saturday, MAY 26th, 27th & 28th at 8PM
**ADDED PERFORMANCE: Sunday, MAY 29th at 8PM
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, JUNE 2nd, 3rd & 4th at 8PM
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, JUNE 9th, 10th & 11th at 8PM
**Sunday, JUNE 12th FUNDRAISER EVENT! at 7PM
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, JUNE 16th, 17th & 18th at 8PM
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