Six companies, thirty-six performances, two weeks of great theatre!I received the news late last weekend from City Theatre, and thought I'd make a weekend announcement for local theatre lovers:
Summer Acts! Austin July 10 - 20
Contact the theatre company for tickets and reservations. Festival passes are available at the box office.
Scene from Desdemona: A Play About A Handkerchief
THE FESTIVAL ACTS
Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief Rory Gene Productions
Bridget Farias directs Pulitzer winning playwright Paula Vogel's darkly comic spin on Shakespeare's Othello. Starring Jessica Allen, Molly McKee, and Rory Roberts.
210-415-6666/tickets@rorygene.com/www.rorygene.com
SA12@8, SU13@12, MO14@7, WE16@9, SA19@6, SU20@8
I'm Not Ghandi Alex Garza
In this all new solo performance, Garza plays a comic array of characters who attempt to
comment on their views of a sometimes, twisted, cruel, and tragic world.
512-619-5329/starlextheatre@yahoo.com
FR11@9, SA12@4,SU13@2, TH17@7, SA19@4, SU20@6
Crazy Like a Person: A Musical Austin New Music Workshop
A musical comedy that asks "What is crazy?" Katie thinks she is. That is until she meets a
psychologist, psychiatrist, and life coach whose lives make Katie's seem normal.
512-567-8202/crazylikeaperson@yahoo.com/www.austinnewmusicworkshop.com
FR11@7, SA12@12, TU15@9, WE16@7, SA19@8, SU20@12
POP! Rapscallions of the Periphery
The dark and wildly funny comedy (with song) about the ridiculous and
unfortunate dealings with time lines, creativity, friendships, and the baby Jesus.
TH10@9, SA12@2, SU13@4, MO14@9, FR18@7, SA19@10
St. Nicholas Phillip Ayliffe
A jaded Dublin theatre critic becomes infatuated with a young actress and follows her
to London whereupon he meets up with a vampires and goes to work for them.
One of Conor McPherson's best plays. Strong adult language.
512-508-3562/pheelforu@yahoo.com
TH10@7, SA12@6, SU13@8, TH17@9, SA19@12, SU20@4
In the Shadow of the Glen/Riders to the Sea The Fair Dog Players
Ireland, turn of the 19th century - common people scratch out an existence, by the sea
and in the glens. The Fair Dog Players present a pair of brief, rich tragicomedies by J.M. Synge
stevenpricetexas@sbcglobal.net
SA12@10, SU13@6, TU15@7, FR18@9, SA19@2, SU20@2
For more information, including venue locations contact:
The City Theatre
3823 Airport Blvd., Ste. D | Austin, TX 78222 | 512-524-2870
Support theatre in Austin, TX - make a date this weekend with Summer Acts!
~DIY Danna
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