St. Louis Theatre Calendar for the week of March 4, 2013

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First Run Theatre presents the 11th Annual Reading Festival, featuring staged reading of the finalists of the annual script submission contest, Friday through Sunday, March 8 through 10. Performances take place in the Thomas Hunter Theatre at DeSmet Jesuit High School, 233 N New Ballas Road.. For more information email info at firstruntheatre.com, or visit www.firstruntheatre.com.

Photo credit: Zachary Stefaniak

Dramatic License Productions presents the comedy Boeing, Boeing through March 17. “1960s Paris. American playboy Bernard is engaged to three beautiful flight attendants: a feisty German, a lusty Italian, and a take-charge Texan, each oblivious to the other. When flight schedules collide and an old college chum shows up for an unexpected visit, comedy and turbulence ensue in this "non-stop" comedy.” Performances take place at Dramatic License Theatre located at the upper level of Chesterfield Mall (near Sears and across from Houlihan's Restaurant). For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit dramaticlicenseproductions.org.

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.

St. Louis Actors Studio presents the world premiere of Day Of The Dog by Daniel Damiano March 8-24 at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. “A South Florida couple obtains the services of a somewhat enigmatic Canine Relations Specialist in order to curb the violent behavior of their dog Carrot, but gradually learn that a dog is merely a reflection of the people who house him.” For more information, call 314-458-2978 or visit stlas.org.

St. Charles Community College presents the thriller Deathtrap March 6-10. 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.

Piwacket Theatre for Children presents Duckugly Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, March 6, 7, and 9 at the Mary Eliot Chapel on the MICDS campus, 101 N. Warson Road. For more information: www.piwacket.com.

Little Flower Parish Theatre Group presents Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers, based on the science fiction novel by Daniel F. Keys, Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9. All performances are at 7:30 PM at Little Flower School, 1275 Boland Place in Richmond Heights. For more information: 314-646-1221.

Over Due Theatre presents the comedy Harvey Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, March 8-17. Performances take place at the Olivette Community Center, 9723 Grandview Drive, in Olivette, MO. For more information, call 314-210-2959 or visit overduetheatrecompany.com.

The Kirkwood Theatre Guild presents the drama The Lillies of the Field through March 10. Performances take place at the Robert G. Reim Theatre of the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road. For more information, call 314-821-9956.

The Brass Rail Players present the comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner. Performances take place Thursday through Sunday, March 7-10, at the Governor French Adacemy In Belleville, Il. For more information, visit brassrailplayers.org.

Photo: Jill Ritter Lindberg

New Line Theatre presents the musical Next to Normal Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through March 23. "From the composer of High Fidelity comes the most adult, most mature rock musical to hit Broadway in decades, an unrelentingly intense, brutally honest – and often, darkly funny – story about a bipolar woman and the family that grapples with her illness, all set to a hard driving rock and roll score that explodes with raw, searing emotion. Rolling Stone called it 'the best new musical of the season – by a mile.'” Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. For more information, call 314-534-1111.

The Black Rep presents The Mountaintop by Katori Hall through March 9. “April 3, 1968, Memphis. The Lorraine Motel, Room 306. where Martin Luther King Jr. spends his last night on earth.” 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!

The Lemp Mansion Comedy-Mystery Dinner Theater presents Murder in Mayberry through April 27. The Lemp Mansion is at 3322 DeMenil Place. For more information: lempmansion.com

Dance St. Louis presents New York City Ballet MOVES Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, March 9 and 10. “New York City Ballet MOVES is a new performance group showcasing a dynamic selection of the company's vast and varied repertoire. Performed by a rotating selection of NYCB dancers, including principals, soloists, and members of the corps de ballet, each program will feature live music played by musicians from the NYCB Orchestra. This is a rare opportunity outside of New York City to see works by the greatest choreographers of our time performed by dancers from the greatest ballet company of our time.” Performances take place at the Fox Theatre in Grand Center. For more information: dancestlouis.org.

The Bissell Mansion Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presents Nursery Crimes through April 30th. The Bissell Mansion is at 4426 Randall Place. For more information: bissellmansiontheatre.com

Shrewsbury Community Theater presents the musical Peter Pan Thursday through Sunday, March 7-10. For more information: 314-647-1003.

The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves presents David Lindsay-Abaire's drama Rabbit Hole March 8-17. Performances take place in the Guild theatre at Newport and Summit in Webster Groves, MO. For more information: theatreguildwg.org or call 314-962-0876.

Winter Opera St. Louis presents Puccini's Tosca Friday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM, March 8 and 10. Performances take place at The Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade College Preparatory School, 425 S. Lindbergh. The opera is sung in Italian with project English supertitles. For more information, visit winteroperastl.org.

©Photo by Lon Brauer.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Venus in Fur March 6-24. “Vanda is determined to land the lead in Venus in Fur, a new play based on a classic erotic novel. Her emotionally charged audition for the playwright/director unexpectedly becomes an electrifying and dangerous game of cat and mouse that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality, seduction and power, love and sex.” Performances take place in the studio theatre at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org.

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