St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of August 13, 2012

Updated Monday, August 13

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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 Saturdays at 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.

The Cabaret Project presents a cabaret open mic night on Wednesday, August 15, from 7 to 10 PM at the Tavern of Fine Arts. “Drop by and enjoy a night of great music from St. Louis cabaret artists, backed up by the inimitable Carol Schmidt on the baby grand.” The master of ceremonies for the evening is Chuck Lavazzi, senior performing arts critic at 88.1 KDHX. If you're planning to sing, be prepared to do one or two songs and bring music, preferably in your key. We'd also recommend that you have your song memorized. The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt at Waterman in the Central West End. There's free parking in the lot right across the street. For more information, visit tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com or call 314-367-7549.

St. Louis Shakespeare presents The Compleat Wks of Willm Shkspr (Abridged) through August 19. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-361-5664 or visit stlshakespeare.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Missouri History Museum's Theatre in the Museum series presents Getting Dressed: Inside Out in the Corset Age Tuesdays and Saturdays through August 25. Performances take place at the Missouri History Museum at Lindell and De Baliviere in Forest Park. For show times, mohistory.org.

Stray Dog Theatre presents The Great American Trailer Park Musical Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, through August 18. There will also be a matinee on Saturday, the 18th at 2 PM, as well as two additional performance on Friday and Saturday, August 24 and 25 at 8 PM. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, visit straydogtheatre.org or call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Fox Theatre presents the Disney musical The Lion King August 15 through September 2. The Fox Theatre is at 527 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, fabulousfox.com or call 314-534-1678.

Union Avenue Opera presents On God, Gods, and Ecstatically Singing for Sex: Wagner's Love of Love in the Ring Cycle, an interactive presentation by Scott Stearman on the company's upcoming production of Wagner's Das Rheingold, on Thursday, August 16, at 7 PM. The event takes place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union at Enright in the Central West End. For more information, visit unionavenueopera.org or call 314-361-2881.

Stages St. Louis presents Putting it Together, a cabaret benefit for Stages' Education and Artistic programs, on Monday, August 13, at 6:30 PM. Casey Erin Clark and Ben Nordstrom are featured performers in the evening, which includes “contemporary songs, standards, and classic favorites.” The performance takes place in the The Robert G. Reim Theatre at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road. For more information, visit stagesstlouis.org.

Union Avenue Opera presents Wagner's Das Rheingold in a condensed and reduced version by English composer Jonathan Dove, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, August 17-25. Performances take place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union at Enright in the Central West End. The opera is sung in German with projected English text. For more information, visit unionavenueopera.org or call 314-361-2881.

Insight Theatre Company presents Shakespeare Showcase: Will's Women on Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM and 7 PM, August 18 and 19. The special benefit show features scenes and monologues from Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, and other notable works by Shakespeare. Performances take place at the Heagney Theater on the Nerinx Hall High School campus in Webster Groves. For more information, call 314-556-1293 or visit insighttheatrecompany.com

The Fr. William Scheid Players present Some Enchanted Evening - the Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM, August 17 - 19. Performances take place at the Florissant Civic Center, 1 James J. Eagan Drive in Florissant, MO. For more information: www.catholicyouthstl.org

Stages St. Louis presents the musical The Sound of Music through August 19. 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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!