Sunday, April 15, 2012

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of April 16, 2012

Updated Monday, April 16

[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.

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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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Stray Dog Theatre presents Tony Kushner's Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, April 19-21, May 3-5, and May 17-19. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995.

O'Fallon TheatreWorks presents the musical Annie Jr. at the O'Fallon Municipal Centre auditorium April 20 through 29. Curtain is 8:00 PM Fridays and Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. The O'Fallon Municipal Centre is located at 100 North Main Street in O'Fallon, MO. For more information, visit www.ofallon.mo.us or call 636-379-5606.

As You Like It
Washington University Performing Arts Department presents Shakespeare's As You Like It Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, April 20 through 29. Performances take place in the Edison Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call (314) 935-6543.

Center Stage Theatre at St. Charles Community College presents Becky's New Car by Steven Dietz Wednesday at 7 PM, Thursday at 10 AM and 7 PM, Saturday at 8 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM, April 18 - 22. Performances take place at the St. Charles Community College Fine Arts Building, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive. For more information, visit stchas.edu/calendar.

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!

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville presents a new adaptation of Cinderella by Sean Graney. “Mr. Graney has taken the Cinderella story and stirred it with the libretto from the Massanet opera, Cendrillon by Henri Cain, to create a new take on the young woman who triumphs over her nasty, abusive stepmother and stepsisters to marry her Prince Charming.” The play contains adult content and is not intended for children. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, April 18 - 22, in the Dunham Hall theater on the campus in Edwardsville, IL. For more information, call 618-650-2774.

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 through April 29 at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand. For more information, call (314) 863-4999 or visit www.upstreamtheater.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

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 through April 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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Clayton Community Theatre presents the comedy The Foreigner April 20 through 29. Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre. For more information, call 314-721-9228 or visit placeseveryone.org.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents a staged reading of The Geography Of Nowhere by local playwright Joshua Cook, the winning entry in their New Play Contest, Sunday and Monday at 7 PM, April 23 and 24, 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 Opera Theatre of St. Louis Illuminating Opera series presents St. Louis Symphony Chorus Director Amy Kaiser in a discussion of Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte on Saturday, April 21, at 9:45 AM. The program 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 Sundays at 2 PM through April 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.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
The Black Rep presents August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom through May 13. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, visit theblackrep.org or call 314-534-3810. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

St. Louis Community College at Forest Park Theatre Department presents Medea, A Homegirl's Story April 19 through 22. Performances take place in the Bastian Theatre on the campus at 5600 Oakland. For more information, call 314-644-9100.

Fezziwig's Marketplace presents guitarist Mike Krysl and singer Shuana Sconce in an evening of cabaret on Friday, April 20, from 6 to 8 PM. Fezziwig's Marketplace is at 218 W. St. Louis Street in Lebanon, IL. For more information, visit fezziwigsmarket.com.

Marble Stage Theatre presents Neil Simon's Plaza Suite Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, April 19 through 22, at Southampton Presbyterian Church, 4716 Lackland. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org

The Kranzberg Arts Center presents singer and guitarist Tom Goss in concert with special guest Ken Haller on Tuesday, April 17, at 7 PM. The Kranzberg is at 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information visit tomgossmusic.net.

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

DEAF Inc. presents The Vagina Monologues, performed in spoken English and American Sign Language, Thursday and Friday at 7:30 PM and Saturday at 2:30 PM. Performances take place at the Ivory Theatre, 7620 Michigan Avenue. For more information, visit vday.deafinc.org or call 314-714-6399.

The Winter's Tale
Mustard Seed Theatre presents Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale through April 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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Maryland Heights Community Theatre presents the musical The Wizard of Oz April 19 and 22 at the Maryland Heights Centre, 2344 McKelvey Road. For more information, call 314-738-2599.

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