Saturday, May 28, 2011

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of May 30, 2011

Updated Saturday, June 4

[Looking for auditions and other artistic opportunities? Check out the St. Louis Auditions site.]

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.

Marble Stage Theatre presents 30 in 60, an evening of 30 shows in 60 minutes, with the audience choosing the order in which they are performed. Some shows may not be appropriate for all ages. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, June 2 through 5 at Marble Stage Theater, 426 Crestwood Mall Art Space. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org.

Bare: A Pop Opera
New Line Theatre presents the St. Louis premiere of the rock musical Bare: A Pop Opera Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, June 2 through 25. Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. For more information, call 314-534-1111.

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.

Stages St. Louis presents the Broadway musical A Chorus Line June 3 through July 3. Performances take place in the Robert G. Reim Theatre at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road in Kirkwood. For more information, visit stagesstlouis.org or call 314-821-2407.

The Daughter of the
Regiment
Copyright: Ken Howard, 2011
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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

New Jewish Theatre presents Mark Harelik's drama The Immigrant June 1 through 19. Performances take place at the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre at the JCCA, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information, call 314-442-3283 or visit www.newjewishtheatre.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

St. Louis Actors' Studio presents the world premiere of Neil Labute's Just Desserts, an evening of four one-acts plays and two monologues created in collaboration with the playwright and St. Louis Actors' Studio. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, June 3 through 19, at The Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. For more information, visit stlas.org or call 1-800-982-2787.

ACT Inc. presents Norman Krasna's romantic comedy Kind Sir Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, June 3 through 5 and 17 through 19. Performances take place at the Fontbonne Fine Arts Theatre and the campus at 6800 Wydown. For more information, call 314-725-9108 or visit actinc.biz.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

Mass Appeal
Dramatic License Productions presents the drama Mass Appeal Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through June 12. For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit dramaticlicenseproductions.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Black Rep presents The Montford Point Marine through June 26. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-534-3810 or visit theblackrep.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents Debussy's drama Pelléas and Mélisande in rotating repertory with three other operas June 5 through 24. 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.

The Taming on the Shrew
Photo by David Levy
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis presents The Taming Of The Shrew nightly except for Tuesdays 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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Circus Flora
Circus Flora presents its 25th anniversary production Vagabond Adventures June 2-26. The show “is set on the Floating Palace, an actual circus venue that traveled up and down the Mississippi River before the Civil War.” Shows take place under the air-conditioned big top in Grand Center, next to Powell Hall. For more information, visit circusflora.org or call 314-289-4040.  Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Department of Theater and Dance presents Xfest: 4 Days of Experimental Theater with guest artists Theater 310b, Red Metal Mailbox, and Flying Carpet Theatre. Performances take place June 1 through 4 on the campus in Edwardsville, IL. For more information, call 618-650-2774.

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