23 Eylül 2012 Pazar

Cockroach Theatre Announces Season

2012-2013 Season of Plays and the all new @Art Square Theatre

Season begins on October 26, 2012.

Mineola Twins
by Paula Vogel
directed by Joe Hynes
A comedy in six scenes, four dreams and seven wigs. Myrna and Myra, almost identical twins (played by the one actress), battle each other through the Eisenhower, Nixon and Reagan/Bush years over virginity, Vietnam and Family Values. [October 26–November 18]

Love Song
by John Kolvenbach
directed by Erik Amblad
Beane is an exile from life—an oddball. His well-meaning sister, Joan, and brother-in-law, Harry, try and make time for him in their busy lives, but no one can get through. Following a burglary on Beane's apartment, Joan is baffled to find her brother blissfully happy and tries to unravel the story behind his mysterious new love, Molly. Funny, enchanting and wonderfully touching, John Kolvenbach's offbeat comedy is a rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms. [December 7–December 23]

Gruesome Playground Injuries
by Rajiv Joseph
directed by Levi Fackrell
Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together. [January 26–February 17]

You May Go Now
by Bekah Brunsetter
Dottie has trained young Betty to be the perfect 1950s housewife; to cook the perfect pot roast, to bake a gorgeous seven-layer cake, to remove any stain. And tonight, Betty’s 18th birthday, it is time for Betty to go out into the world. Only Dottie has failed to mention that the year is 2007, that the world is a vast and complex place, and that there is a reason she cannot abide being called 'Mother'. [March 15 – April 7]

Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
directed by Troy Heard
A small parable about a large idea: the promise and death of the American Dream. A play that most people only know from a classroom textbook, "Death of a Salesman" is a tale that resonates as loud today as when it premiered in 1949. [April 26–May 19]

As we settle into our new home downtown and embrace our neighbors new and old, we embrace our roots with this season: a commitment to new and to neglected works. We face our future exploring both very new plays and also very new perspectives on plays forgotten.

SEASON TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2012
Join us at the Grand Opening of the Art Square Theatre for the first play in the space: 
Nurture by Johnna Adams. 
Season Ticket purchases will be available that night at the box office, or online at www.cockroachtheatre.com.


Actors! Auditions are this coming Wednesday and Thursday.
Questions?

info@cockroachtheatre.com
boxoffice@cockroachtheatre.com
volunteer@cockroachtheatre.com

www.cockroachtheatre.com

The WICKED Rocky Horror Show


Benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Golden Rainbow(Admission donations are tax deductible) When: Monday, September 24 at 7:30pmWhere: The Tropicana
Produced by company members, the production will feature Nicole Parker (Elphaba), Patti Murin (Glinda), Kim Zimmer (Madame Morrible) and Justin Brill (Boq), and will also include members of the ensemble, band and the touring staff.
Directed by company member Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald and choreographed by Napoleon W. Gladley. Musical direction by Andrew Graham.
General admission is a $60 donation. VIP tickets are available for a $125 donation and include priority seating as well as a 6:30pm pre-show reception with members of the company. 
Tickets are available at www.troplv.com, in person at Tropicana Las Vegas’ box office, or by calling 702.739.2222.


NURTURE by Johnna Adams


World Premiere Production directed by Jason Aaron Goldberg
starring Erik Amblad and Francine Gordon
Winner of 2012 Sin City New Play Contest

On September 21st, 2012, Cockroach Theatre invites the public to celebrate the grand opening of their new space, the Art Square Theatre, with the world premiere production of Nurture by Johnna Adams.

Nurture is a dark comedy about two horrible single parents, who are drawn together by their equally horrible children, and their attempt to form a modern nuclear family.

Dates:
Friday, September 21st – 8pm (Grand Opening)
Saturday, September 22nd – 8pm
Sunday, September 23rd – 2pm

Thursday, September 27th – 8pm (Special Engagement)
Friday, September 28th – 8pm
Saturday, September 29th – 8pm
Sunday, September 30th – 2pm

Friday, October 5th – 8pm
Saturday, October 6th – 8pm
Sunday, October 7th – 2pm

Tickets:
$18 General Admission
$15 Students/Seniors
Available at the Box Office or Online now at www.cockroachtheatre.com

“By opening the Art Square Theatre with this riveting play by the extraordinary Johnna Adams, we signal our commitment to showcasing compelling, original voices from the American playwriting landscape," said Erik Amblad, also the Artistic Director of the company.
This production fulfills the promise of the Sin City New Play contest, which now finds a home with Cockroach Theatre. The contest, in its first year, is presented in partnership with Los Angeles-based Original Works Publishing (www.originalworksonline.com), who will publish this play along with the exclusive, world premiere presentation at the Art Square Theatre.

For more information about Cockroach Theatre and the Art Square Theatre contact them online at info@cockroachtheatre.com or go to www.cockroachtheatre.com, or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cockroachtheatre.

LEGWARMERS - An 80s Musical



Opening September 20thV Theater inside Miracle Mile Shops - Planet Hollywood ResortNightly at 9pm
LegWarmers is jam-packed with your favorite 80s hits and a storyline straight out of a John Hughes' film.Audience members can sit back and enjoy the show or sing along with their favorite songs. It's part comedy, part love story, and ALL fun!

"If you're looking for a unique experience with songs you know and love, a story you can follow, and enough fun to last your entire time in Vegas, LegWarmers is for you," said Sirc Michaels, director and producer of the show.

For more information about the show or cast members, go to VTheater.com or call Shelley Bruner at 702.318.6490


MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN... at The Smith Center

The Smith Center - Troesh Studio Theater
Sept. 28 at 7pmSept. 29 at 3pm and 7pmSept. 30 at 3pm
Ticket prices: $29 - $39
Steve Solomon’s three-time award winning show has met with rave reviews and great audience acclaim throughout the United States, overseas and becoming one of the longest-running one-man shows in Broadway history. Once again, we meet the people that we’re all too familiar with; the family members that make you remember why you left home in the first place. It’s a laugh-filled fest of everybody you know, have known, and some you’d want to forget but can’t, all brought to life on stage by the comic magic of Steve Solomon.

22 Eylül 2012 Cumartesi

Cockroach Theatre Announces Season

2012-2013 Season of Plays and the all new @Art Square Theatre

Season begins on October 26, 2012.

Mineola Twins
by Paula Vogel
directed by Joe Hynes
A comedy in six scenes, four dreams and seven wigs. Myrna and Myra, almost identical twins (played by the one actress), battle each other through the Eisenhower, Nixon and Reagan/Bush years over virginity, Vietnam and Family Values. [October 26–November 18]

Love Song
by John Kolvenbach
directed by Erik Amblad
Beane is an exile from life—an oddball. His well-meaning sister, Joan, and brother-in-law, Harry, try and make time for him in their busy lives, but no one can get through. Following a burglary on Beane's apartment, Joan is baffled to find her brother blissfully happy and tries to unravel the story behind his mysterious new love, Molly. Funny, enchanting and wonderfully touching, John Kolvenbach's offbeat comedy is a rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms. [December 7–December 23]

Gruesome Playground Injuries
by Rajiv Joseph
directed by Levi Fackrell
Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together. [January 26–February 17]

You May Go Now
by Bekah Brunsetter
Dottie has trained young Betty to be the perfect 1950s housewife; to cook the perfect pot roast, to bake a gorgeous seven-layer cake, to remove any stain. And tonight, Betty’s 18th birthday, it is time for Betty to go out into the world. Only Dottie has failed to mention that the year is 2007, that the world is a vast and complex place, and that there is a reason she cannot abide being called 'Mother'. [March 15 – April 7]

Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
directed by Troy Heard
A small parable about a large idea: the promise and death of the American Dream. A play that most people only know from a classroom textbook, "Death of a Salesman" is a tale that resonates as loud today as when it premiered in 1949. [April 26–May 19]

As we settle into our new home downtown and embrace our neighbors new and old, we embrace our roots with this season: a commitment to new and to neglected works. We face our future exploring both very new plays and also very new perspectives on plays forgotten.

SEASON TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2012
Join us at the Grand Opening of the Art Square Theatre for the first play in the space: 
Nurture by Johnna Adams. 
Season Ticket purchases will be available that night at the box office, or online at www.cockroachtheatre.com.


Actors! Auditions are this coming Wednesday and Thursday.
Questions?

info@cockroachtheatre.com
boxoffice@cockroachtheatre.com
volunteer@cockroachtheatre.com

www.cockroachtheatre.com

The WICKED Rocky Horror Show


Benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Golden Rainbow(Admission donations are tax deductible) When: Monday, September 24 at 7:30pmWhere: The Tropicana
Produced by company members, the production will feature Nicole Parker (Elphaba), Patti Murin (Glinda), Kim Zimmer (Madame Morrible) and Justin Brill (Boq), and will also include members of the ensemble, band and the touring staff.
Directed by company member Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald and choreographed by Napoleon W. Gladley. Musical direction by Andrew Graham.
General admission is a $60 donation. VIP tickets are available for a $125 donation and include priority seating as well as a 6:30pm pre-show reception with members of the company. 
Tickets are available at www.troplv.com, in person at Tropicana Las Vegas’ box office, or by calling 702.739.2222.