The St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of April 4, 2011

Updated Wednesday, April 6, 2011

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I'm now adding my own purely personal comments to events about which I think I have anything worthwhile to say. Because that's what bloggers do.  If I have left your show out, please leave a comment with all the details.

Acts of Love

The West End Players Guild concludes their 100th season with the St. Louis premiere of Kathryn Chetkovich's comedy Acts of Love Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM through April 10. Performances take place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 North Union at Enright in the Central West End. For more information, call 314-367-0025 or visit www.westendplayers.org. I'm on the board of directors at West End and did the sound design for this show.  Based on what I have seen in rehearsals, it's going to be a very funny and honest show about just how confusing "acts of love" can become.

The Ivory Theatre presents A.D.: The Musical Thursdays and Fridays at 8 PM, Saturdays at 2 and 8 PM, and Sundays at 2 PM, April 7 through 17. For more information, call 314-631-8330 or visit ivorytheatre.com.

Beehive

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Beehive: The 60s Musical Tuesdays through Sundays through April 10. Performances take place at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org.  As I noted in a recent blog post, this show does view the decade through rose-tinted Granny Glasses, but it's tremendous fun and highly recommended. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Pub Theater Company presents Bye Bye Liver: The St. Louis Drinking Play, a comedic romp through the joys and pitfalls of The Gateway to the West's favorite past time. Performances take place Saturdays through April 9 at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis

Upstream Theater presents The Death Of Atahualpa, directed and adapted by Philip Boehm from the traditional oral drama of the conquest of the Incas by Pizarro. Members of local Latin band Son de America will accompany the hour-long show, playing traditional Andean music. Performances are Thursdays through Sundays through April 17, at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand. All performances at 8 PM except Sundays: April 3 and 10 at 7 PM and April 17 at 3 PM. For more information, call (314) 863-4999 or visit www.upstreamtheater.org.

Eclipsed

Washington University Performing Arts Department presents Eclipsed, a “sharp-edged, humanizing and surprisingly funny” drama about the Liberian civil war by actress and playwright Danai Gurira Fridays through Sundays through April 10. Performances take place in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call (314) 935-5858.

Everydaycircus Inc. performs shows hourly from 11 AM to 4 PM each weekend at City Museum, 701 N. 15th St. Shows are FREE with regular museum admission. (645-4445 or 231-CITY).

Harold Allen as Javert

Dramatic License Productions presents Harold Allen: Different Stages Thursday and Friday at 8 PM, April 7 and 8. “Backed by piano, drums and guitar, Harold takes us on a musical journey from his shy, small-town roots to national tours and leading theatrical roles.“ For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit dramaticlicenseproductions.com.

The Fox Theatre presents Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance on Tuesday, April 5, at 8 PM. The Fox is at 527 North Grand. For more information, call 314-534-1111 or visit fabulousfox.com.

Lost in Yonkers

The Hawthorne Players present Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sunday [April 17 only] at 2 PM, April 8 through 17. Performances take place at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre at Parker and Waterford in Florissant, MO. For more information, call 921-5678 or visit hawthorneplayers.com.

The St. Louis University Theatre Department presents OTMA April 8 through 10. “Following the Russian revolution of 1917 the Romanov Tsar, his wife, and five children were executed by firing squad. The four daughters Olga (O), Tatiana(T), Marie(M), and Anastasia(A), are the subject of OTMA. It dramatizes their final days under house arrest, possibly performing scenes from Anton Chekov's The Cherry Orchard to pass the seemingly endless days.” Performances take place in black box studio theatre in Xavier Hall, 3373 West Pine Mall. For more information, call (314) 977-2998 or visit www.slu.edu/theatre.

The Brass Rail Players present the comedy Over The River And Through The Woods. Performances take place April 7 through 17 at the Lindenwood University Premier Center For The Arts In Belleville, Il. For more information, visit brassrailplayers.org.

The Monroe Actors Stage Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Rabbit Hole Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM, April 8 through 17, in the Historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Waterloo, Illinois. For more information, call 618 939 7469.

The Real McCoy

The Black Rep presents Andrew Moodie's The Real McCoy through April 10. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-534-3810. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Soundstage Productions presents Soundstage Radio Hour 2011 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 7 PM, April 8 through 17. Performances take place at Crestwood Plaza ArtSpace, #220 Crestwood Plaza on Watson Road in Crestwood, MO. For more information, send email to soundstange at msn.com.

Over Due Theatre Company presents the musical Sweet Charity Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through April 10. Performances take place at the Olivette Community Center, 9723 Grandview Drive, in Olivette, MO. For more information, call 314-210-2959 or visit overduetheatrecompany.com.

The St. Louis Writers' Group presents a reading of the one-act plays They Throw Rocks and Zaybah, Coffee, and Me by Shahnaz Ahmed on Monday, April 4, at 6:30 pm. Shahnaz Ahmed was born in India, did her high school in Dubai, UAE and has been living in the US since she was 16. The performance takes place at Big Daddy's, 1000 Sidney. For more information, you may call 314-865-1296 or visit www.stlwritersgroup.com.

Black Cat Theatre's Piwacket Theatre for Children presents The Three Little Pigs on April 7, 14 and 16. Performances take place at Black Cat Theatre, 2810 Sutton in Maplewood. For more information, call (314) 781-8300 or visit www.blackcattheatre.org.

You're a Good Man,
Charlie Brown

Stray Dog Theatre presents the musical You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through April 9. There will be a matinee on the closing Saturday at 2 PM in addition to the evening show. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Crestwood/Kirkwood Youth Theatre presents the musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Thursday through Saturday at 7 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, April 7 through 10. Performances take place at the Robert G. Reim Theater in Kirkwood Community Center. Call 314-822-5855 for more information.