St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of August 29, 2011

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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.

Falling

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Falling, a world premiere written by Deanna Jent directed by Lori Adams. Performances take place Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, September 1 through 11, at the Fontbonne Fine Arts Theatre, 6800 Wydown Blvd. For more information, call (314) 719-8060 or visit the web site at www.mustardseedtheatre.com.

Blue Rose Stage Collective and RiverCity Theatre present the drama The Guys August 26 through September 11, 2011 at ArtSpace in Crestwood Court at the corner of Watson and Old Sappington Roads in Crestwood, MO. For more information, visit brownpapertickets.com and look for event 190245 or call 314-658-7200.

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.

 

The Midnight Theatre Company presents the St. Louis premiere of Craig Wright's Mistakes Were Made. “Spend 90 furious, fulminating, very funny minutes with producer Felix Afrtifex as he tries to talk movie stars, playwrights, agents, directors, designers, theatre owners, and a lot of bad unfriendly dudes in The Middle East with a lot of ordnance and no conscience into helping him get a production to Broadway - his first new, substantive, American play - Mistakes Were Made - a play about the French Revolution, with a cast of 50, a guillotine, a star drop and a horse.” Performances take place Thursdays and Fridays at 8 PM and Saturdays 7 and 9 PM through September 3 at The Kranzberg Center, 501 N. Grand. For more information call 314-487-5305 or visit www.midnightcompany.com.

Citilites Theatre presents actor/playwright Del Shores in his one-man show Sordid Confessions on Thursday, September 1, at 9 PM at the Grey Fox Pub and Cabaret, 3503 South Spring at Potomac in South City. Also appearing will be singer Jason Dottley. For more information, visit delshores.net.