St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of April 9, 2012

Updated Wednesday, April 11

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Angels in America, Part 1

Stray Dog Theatre presents Tony Kushner's Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, April 12-14, 26-28, and May 10-12. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995.

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

Dance St. Louis presents the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Friday at 8 PM and Saturday at 2 and 8 PM, April 13 and 14. The program includes the ballets Over Glow, Stamping Ground, and the world premier of Square One. The performances take place at the Touhill Performing Arts center on the campus of The University of Missouri at St. Louis. For more information, you may visit dancestlouis.org or call 314-534-6622.

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 Saturdaysat 9 PM at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185, email stlouis at byebyeliver.com, or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.


Cavalia Promotional Video

Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse runs through April 21. Cavalia is “a lavish production involving 38 riders, aerialists, acrobats, dancers, and musicians, and featuring 45 magnificent horses from all over the world. A show unlike any other, Cavalia celebrates the relationship between humans and horses, virtually reinventing the equestrian arts.” Performances take place under the White Big Top at the corner of South 7th and Cerre Streets, across Highway 40 from Busch Stadium in St. Louis. For more information, you may visit www.cavalia.net or call 1-866-999-8111. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Marble Stage Fairy Tale Theatre presents The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Saturdays at noon through April 28 at Southampton Presbyterian Church, 4716 Lackland. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org.

Upstream Theater presents Conversations With an Executioner, adapted from the memoirs of Kazimierz Moczarski by Philip Boehm. Performances are Thursdays through Sundays, April 13 through 29, at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand. For more information, call (314) 863-4999 or visit www.upstreamtheater.org.

Exit the King

The West End Players Guild concludes their 101st season with Ionesco's Exit the King Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, April 13 through 22. 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.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents St. Louis Symphony Chorus Director Amy Kaiser in a discussion of Sondheim's Sweeny Todd on Saturday, April 14, at 9:45 AM. The program is part of the Illuminating Opera series and takes place at the Levy Opera Center, 210 Hazel Avenue. For more information, visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644.

St. Louis Actors Studio presents Tracy Letts's drama Killer Joe through April 22 at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. For more information, call 314-458-2978 or visit stlas.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Hawthorne Players present Kristen Laurence 's stage adaptation of Louis May Alcott's Little Women Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sunday [April 22 only] at 2 PM, April 13 through 22. 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 Black Rep presents August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom April 11 through May 13. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, visit theblackrep.org or call 314-534-3810.

St. Louis Community College at Meramec presents The Secret in the Wings April 11 through 15. Performances take place in the theatre on the campus at 11333 Big Bend Road. For more information, call 314-984-7500.

Peabody Opera House presents William Shatner in his one-man show Shatner's World April 12 at 8 PM. For more information, visit peabodyoperahouse.com or call 314-622-5420.

Jeffrey M. Wright

The Presenters Dolan present Jeffrey M. Wright in Southern Roots Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14, at 8 PM at The Kranzberg Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center. Carol Schmidt is pianist and music director for the show, which is directed by Tim Schall. “Jeff Wright explores his Southern Roots in a cabaret built around country standards, contemporary pop, southern rock and modern-day country.” For more information, call 314-725-4200 stn. 10 or visit licketytix.com.

Lindenwood University presents Tennessee William's A Streetcar Named Desire April 10 through 14. Performances take place in the Emerson Black Box Theatre at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts on the Lindenwood campus in St. Charles, MO. For more information, call 636-949-4433 or visit lindenwood.edu/center. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Florissant Valley Community College presents The Vagina Monologues April 13 through 22. Performances take place in the Fisher Theatre on the campus at 3400 Pershall Road. For more information, call 314-644-5522.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale April 13 through 29 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.

The Crestwood/Kirkwood Youth Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz Thursday through Saturday at 7 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, April 12 through 15. Performances take place at the Robert G. Reim Theater in Kirkwood Community Center. Call 314-822-5855 for more information.

The YWCA of Alton presents A Woman Called Truth by Sandra Fenichel Asher, featuring Rhonda Cropp as Sojourner Truth, Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, April 13-15. Performances take place in the Levis Room at the YWCA of Alton, 304 E 3rd Street in Alton, IL. For more information, call 618-465-7775.