Sunday, May 22, 2011

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of May 23, 2011

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For information on events beyond this week, check out the searchable database at the Regional Arts Commission's ArtsZipper site.

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.

The Alpha Players of Florissant present Arsenic and Old Lace May 20 through 29 at The Florissant Civic Center Theater, Parker Rd. at Waterford Dr. in Florissant, MO. For more information, visit alphaplayers.org or call 314-921-5678.

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 pastime. Performances take place on “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

Marble Stage Theatre presents The Curious Case of Chicken Little Saturdays at noon through May 28, at Marble Stage Theater, 426 Crestwood Mall Art Space. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents Donizetti's comedy The Daughter Of The Regiment in rotating repertory with three other operas May 28 through June 26. Performances take place at the Loretto-Hilton Center at 135 Edgar Road on the Webster University campus. All performances are sung in English with projected English text. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644.

Don Giovanni
Copyright: Ken Howard, 2011
Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents Mozart's Don Giovanni in rotating repertory with three other operas through June 25. Performances take place at the Loretto-Hilton Center at 135 Edgar Road on the Webster University campus. All performances are sung in English with projected English text. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Faultlines
Gitana Productions presents the drama Faultlines by St. Louis author Lee Patton Chiles Fridays and Saturdays 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM through June 5. Performances take place at Cardinal Rigali Center, 20 Archbishop May Drive. For more information, visit gitana-inc.org or call 314-721-6556.

The Fox Theatre presents the musical Jersey Boys through May 29. The Fox is at 527 North Grand. For more information, call 314-534-1111 or visit fabulousfox.com Read the 88.1 KDHX review!.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents John Adams: An American Musical Master, featuring Amy Kaiser, Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, along with OTSL Artistic Director James Robinson, and conductor Michael Christie from the OTSL production of The Death of Klinghoffer. It's part of their Spotlight on Opera, a series of four insightful dialogues exploring the ideas in each season's opera, and it takes place on Monday, May 16, at 7:30 PM at the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644.

Mass Appeal
Dramatic License Productions presents the drama Mass Appeal Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, May 26 through June 12. For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit dramaticlicenseproductions.org.

The Black Rep presents The Montford Point Marine, May 25 through June 26. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-534-3810 or visit theblackrep.org.

The Black Rep presents a discussion with the playwright, designers and cast of The Montford Point Marine as part of the Subway Noonday Series on Thursday, May 26, from noon to 2 PM at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. The program includes lunch courtesy of the Subway in University City. For more information, call 314-534-3810.

The Unity Theatre Ensemble presents the musical Motown Revue Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3 PM through May 29. Performances take place at the Ivory Theater, 7620 Michigan. For more information, call (314) 631-8330.

The Tin Ceiling presents Seven/24 X, their tenth annual evening of seven new plays written, rehearsed and performed within 24 hours, on Saturday, May 28, at 8 PM. The performance takes place at The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive. For more information, call 314-723-0873.

The NonProphet Theater Company presents Sketch Comedy Sunday, featuring The Militant Propaganda Bingo Machine, Sunday, May 29, at 8 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. For more information, visit npcto.org.

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis presents The Taming Of The Shrew nightly except for Tuesdays, May 25 through June 19. Performances take place in Shakespeare Glen next to the Art Museum in Forest Park. Curtain time is 8 PM, with the Green Show starting at 6:30 PM. For more information, visit shakespearefestivalstlouis.org.

St. Louis City Opera presents Gian Carlo Menotti's The Telephone on Sunday, May 29, at 5 PM. The performance takes place at he Chapel: Sanctuary for the Arts, 6238 Alexander Drive. “In a world where technology facilitates communication and thus becomes essential to life, Menotti explores what happens when our ability to build relationships with those who are physically far away interferes with our ability to build relationships with those standing in front of us.” For more information, call 530.604.1431 or email stlcityopera at gmail.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents "A Work that Fires the Heart:" Exploring Darkness and Light in The Death of Klinghoffer, a free interfaith symposium inspired by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis's production of the John Adams opera, on Thursday, May 26, at 7:00 PM. Led by Gerald Early, Director of the Center for Humanities at Washington University, the panelists include interfaith leaders Batya Abramson-Goldstein, Dr. David Greenhaw, and Dr. Ghazala Hayat, as well as Opera Theatre General Director Timothy O'Leary. The event takes place at the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644.

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