St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of December 10, 2012

Updated Saturday, December 15

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KTK Productions presents the comedy The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. Performances take place at Southampton Presbyterian Church, 4716 Macklind. For more information, call 314-351-8984.

West County Family Y's Y-Rep Kids present The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Friday through Sunday, December 14-16. Performances take place at the West County YMCA, 16464 Burkhardt Place. For more information, call (636) 532-6515 Ext. 227.

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 St. Louis Symphony presents Circus Flora: A Child's Christmas in Wales Friday and Saturday at 7 PM and Sunday 2 PM, December 14-16. “Back by popular demand! Circus Flora returns to Powell Hall to collaborate with the STL Symphony in high-wire holiday fun for the family. We welcome back all your favorites including the gravity-defying Flying Wallendas Inspired by Dylan Thomas's heartwarming poem, it's Christmas, with a circus twist!” Performances take place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand. For more information: stlsymphony.org.
Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Dance Project St. Louis presents Dances of Winter on Sunday, December 16 at 6 PM. The program will feature special guest artist classical guitarist Aaron Burlbaw and takes place at the Foundry Arts Center in St. Charles. For more information: brownpapertickets.com.

HotCity Theatre presents Charles Busch's comedy The Divine Sister through December 15. "This hilariously irreverent tale tells the story of an indomitable Mother Superior (played 'in-drag') trying to cope with a young postulant experiencing 'visions', sexual hysteria among her nuns, a Da Vinci Code style mystery, and a 'well-endowed' former flame intent on luring her away from her vows." Performances take place at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, visit www.hotcitytheatre.org or call 314-289-4063. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Randy Dandies, “St. Louis' Premiere Sketch Comedy Burlesque Troupe”, presents the Fa La La La Tits! Holiday Party and Show on Saturday, December 15, at 9 PM. The show “will feature local burlesque all-stars including Michelle Mynx of Mynx Academy of Pole Dance, Vera Valentina of the Hoochie Coochie Girls, and Bibi Dazzle of the Bon Bons. Guest cabaret artist Christy Strickland will also perform. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the St. Louis Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Fund.” The show takes place at Plush, 3224 Locust Street. For more information, visit therandydandies.com.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents the comedy The Foreigner through December 23. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. "In this wild and wacky comedy, Charlie Baker needs to get away, and his friend Froggy knows just the place - his favorite little fishing lodge in rural Georgia. To get Charlie some much needed peace, Froggy convinces the locals that his friend doesn’t understand English. But the plan backfires when all the lodge’s inhabitants start revealing deep secrets and diabolical plans in front of their quiet foreign guest." For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Photos by John Lamb

Stray Dog Theatre presents the one-man comedy Fully Committed, starring Greg Fenner, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, through December 22. "Hired to answer reservation calls at Manhattan’s hottest celebrity restaurant during the holiday season, an unemployed actor must handle the incessant barrage of nightmarish demands. Coercion, threats, bribes, histrionics - a cast of desperate callers will stop at nothing in their zeal to land a prime reservation, or the right table. Written by a former restaurant worker, this one-man tour-de-force is hilarious, heartfelt, and dishy!" Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, visit straydogtheatre.org or call 314-865-1995.

(L to R): Alan Knoll as Leonard, Laurie McConnell as Agatha Tode
and Jerome Lowe as Timmy.
©Photo by Eric Woolsey.

The Rep's Imaginary Theatre Company presents A Gnome for Christmas December 15 through 23. “ When Lulu's quirky father fails to sell yet another of his odd inventions, the pair must pack their bags and move to more meager accommodations. All they can afford is a rundown old farmhouse where the fence needs mending and the landlord's cranky, even at Christmastime! Lulu's about ready to give up, but when mysterious and magical things start happening, it seems that this farm might be home to more than meets the eye. This warm-hearted holiday musical reminds us of the importance of helping others and the happiness found in friends.” Performances take place at Heagney Theatre at Nerinx Hall High School, 530 East Lockwood Avenue in Webster Groves. For more information: repst.org or call (314) 968-4925.

The Black Mirror Theatre Company presents Gonne/Yeats by local playwright and director Denis Corcoran Thursday at 7 PM, Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at 5:30 and 8 PM, and Sunday at 5:30 PM, December 13-16. “He, William Butlter Yeats, perhaps the world's greatest poet. She, Maud Gonne (McBride), an Irish patriot, feminist, ardent defender of Ireland's poor and homeless, said, in her day, to be the most beautiful woman in Ireland. He feel deeply in love with at their first meeting, a love which was the driving force behind so much of his poetry. Yet she preferred pike, pistol and politics to sweet words. In dialogue, verse and song, this is one of the most moving love stories, seldom told.” Performances take place at The Firecracker Press, 2838 Cherokee Street. Tickets are available at the door; a $10 donation is requested.

Clinton County Showcase presents Miracle on 34th Street through December 16. Performances take place at the Avon Theater, 525 North 2nd Street Breese IL. For more information, visit ccshowcase.com.

The Tesseract Theatre Company presents Mr. Marmalade, a “savage black comedy about what it takes to grow up in these difficult times” Wednesday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 4 PM, December 12 - 16. Performances take place at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar (across the street from The Pageant). Visit www.tesseracttheatre.org for more info or email contact at tesseracttheatre.org.

St. Louis Ballet presents The Nutcracker December 14 through 23. Performances take place at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Missouri - St. Louis. For more information: touhill.org.

St. Louis Actors Studio presents Alan Ayckbourn's comedy Season's Greetings through December 16 at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. "Half a dozen friends and relatives are celebrating Christmas with Neville and Belinda. Various children are also there and, though unseen, their presence is always felt. Petty squabbles break out and some not so petty. The arrival of Clive, a young writer, leads to what momentarily appears to be a tragedy: Clive is shot by trigger happy Harvey who thinks he is a burglar. Hilarious highlights include a chaotically incompetent puppet show and a midnight love scene that sets off a fearful din among mechanical Christmas toys." For more information, call 314-458-2978 or visit stlas.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre presents Stupefy! The 90 Minute Harry Potter Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and 10:30 PM. “The 7:30pm performance is 'family friendly.' The late show is recommended for audiences 16 and over. Audience members should feel free to dress in their Hogwarts attire, if desired.” Performances take place at the Emerson Black Box Theatre in the Scheidegger Performing Arts Center on the campus of Lindenwood University in St. Charles. For more information: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/290534 Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

New Jewish Theater presents Lanford Wilson's Talley's Folly through December 23. Performances take place in the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theater at the Jewish Community Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive in Creve Coeur. For more information: www.newjewishtheatre.org or call 314-442-3283. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

St. Charles Community College Young People's Theatre presents White Christmas December 14 through 16. Performances take place in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building on the campus at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville, MO. For more information, call 636-922-8050 or visit stchas.edu.

The Fox Theatre presents the Broadway musical Wicked December 12 through January 6. The Fox Theatre is at 527 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678.