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

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The Missouri History Museum presents the Metro Theatre Company production of Doug Cooney's Battledrum Tuesdays through Sundays, January 10 through 29. The play “offers young people a compelling point of entry into the complexities of the war that divided our nation” and is recommended for grades 4 and up. Performances take place in the Lee Auditorium at the History Museum at Lindell and De Baliviere in Forest Park. For more information, visit mohistory.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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

La Cage Aux Folles

The Fox Theatre presents the musical La Cage Aux Folles Tuesdays through Sundays through January 15. The production stars George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678. It's true that Hamilton is not known as a singer, but neither was Gene Barry, who created the role of Georges on Broadway. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Florissant Fine Arts Council presents Deer Camp: The Musical on Saturday, January 14, at 8 PM at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre at Parker Road at Waterford Drive in Florissant, MO. For more information, call 314-921-5678.

First Run Theatre presents An Evening of Mysteries Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, January 13 though 22. The program consists of two one-act plays by Richard LaViolette: “Divine's Grace” and “The Kerpash Affair”. Performances take place at DeSmet Jesuit High Schoo, 233 N New Ballas Road. For more information, call 314-352-5114 or visit www.firstruntheatre.com.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

The Black Rep presents the drama On Golden Pond through February 5. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-534-3810. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

 

Rehearsal video from The Seafarer

The West End Players Guild continues their 101st season with Conor McPherson's drama The Seafarer Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, through Janury 15. Performances take place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 North Union at Enright in the Central West End. For more information, For more information call 314-367-0025 or visit www.westendplayers.org. The play is directed by 88.1 KHDX theatre critic Steve Callahan. Yours truly had a hand in creating the stacked decks for the poker game and will be coaching a couple of the actors on the art of the false shuffle. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves presents the comedy See How They Run through January 15. Performances take place in the Guild theatre at Newport and Summit in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, visit theaterguildwg.org or call 314-962-0876. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Sunday in the Park
With George

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George Tuesdays through Sundays, January 4 through 29. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org. The Rep has done well by Sondheim in the past, so I'm looking forward to this one. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Circus Harmony presents Tessitura Saturdays at 2 and 7 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through January 15. “Circus Harmony's 2012 full-length show is an acrobatic adventure featuring over 30 flying children accompanied by the sensational Circus Harmony Band”. Performances take place in the third floor circus ring at City Museum, downtown. For more information, visit circusday.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

On Saturday, January 14, at noon The Black Rep Touring Company presents Wanted: A Few Good Men, conceived by Black Rep Founder and Producing Director Ron Himes. The performance takes place at Dickerson Memorial Community Church, 957 Breckenridge Road. “From Obama to JFK, Dr. Martin Luther King to Malcom X, Frederick Douglas to Marvin Gaye, the production explores some of the great men - politicians, religious leaders and artists - who have impacted the African American experience and our society in general.” For more information, you may call The Black Rep Box Office at (314) 534-3810.

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of January 2, 2012

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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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

La Cage Aux Folles

The Fox Theatre presents the musical La Cage Aux Folles Tuesdays through Sundays, January 3 through 15. The production stars George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678. It's true that Hamilton is not known as a singer, but neither was Gene Barry, who created the role of Georges on Broadway. 

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

The Black Rep presents the drama On Golden Pond January 4 through February 5. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-534-3810.

The Seafarer

The West End Players Guild continues their 101st season with Conor McPherson's drama The Seafarer Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, January 6 through15. 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. The play is directed by 88.1 KHDX theatre critic Steve Callahan.  Yours truly had a hand in creating the stacked decks for the poker game and will be coaching a couple of the actors on the art of the false shuffle.

The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves presents the comedy See How They Run January 6 through 15. Performances take place in the Guild theatre at Newport and Summit in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, visit theaterguildwg.org or call 314-962-0876.

Soundstage Productions presents Steel Magnolias Friday through Sunday, January 6 through 8. Performances take place at Crestwood Plaza ArtSpace, #220 Crestwood Plaza on Watson Road in Crestwood, MO. For more information, send email to soundstange at msn.com.

Sunday in the Park with George

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George Tuesdays through Sundays, January 4 through 29. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org.  The Rep has done well by Sondheim in the past, so I'm looking forward to this one.

Circus Harmony presents Tessitura Saturdays at 2 and 7 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, January 7 through 15. “Circus Harmony's 2012 full-length show is an acrobatic adventure featuring over 30 flying children accompanied by the sensational Circus Harmony Band”. Performances take place in the third floor circus ring at City Museum, downtown. For more information, visit circusday.org.

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of December 26, 2011

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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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

The Sheldon and The St. Louis Beacon present a concert version of The Mikado “sung by extraordinary young American singers and narrated by Michael Shapiro” on Sunday, January 1, at 7 PM at the Sheldon. The evening includes a champagne reception at 5:30 PM and a buffet supper at 8:15 PM followed by Cabaret Katisha, starring Christine Brewer and Craig Terry. The Sheldon is at 3648 Washington. For more information, visit stlbeacon.org/gala.

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of December 19, 2011

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The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Tuesdays through Sundays through December 23. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

Beauty and the Beast

The Fox Theatre presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast Tuesday through Saturday, December 20 through 24. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis's Imaginary Theatre Company presents a musical adaptation of The Elves And The Shoemaker through December 23. The show features music and lyrics by Neal Richardson of the Webster Conservatory faculty. Performances take place in the Heagney Theatre at_ Nerinx Hall High School, just behind the Rep in Webster Groves. For more information, visit repstl.org/itc or call 314-968-4925.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of December 12, 2011

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The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Tuesdays through Sundays through December 23. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Black Nativity

The Black Rep presents Black Nativity: A Holiday Celebration through December 18. 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 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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

Feed My People presents a Christmas Cabaret starring Tim Schall and 88.1 KDHX's own Deborah Sharn with Carol Schmidt on piano and Rick Vice on bass, on Sunday, December 18, at 2 PM. The show takes place at the Garden of Life Spiritual Center, 9525 Eddie and Park Road (near Grant's Farm). All proceeds from this fund-raising event will benefit Feed My People. For more information, call 636-489-8472.

The Hawthorne Players present A Christmas Carol December 16 through 18. 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.

Christmas with the Rat Pack

The Fox Theatre presents Christmas with the Rat Pack - Live at the Sands Tuesdays through Sundays through December 18. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Peabody Opera House presents Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The Musical December 7 through 18. For more information, visit peabodyoperahouse.com or call 314-622-5420. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis's Imaginary Theatre Company presents a musical adaptation of The Elves And The Shoemaker December 17 through 23. The show features music and lyrics by Neal Richardson of the Webster Conservatory faculty. Performances take place in the Heagney Theatre at_ Nerinx Hall High School, just behind the Rep in Webster Groves. For more information, visit repstl.org/itc or call 314-968-4925.

The Black Rep presents a staged reading of Facing the Shadow by Sheila Payton on Monday, December 12, at 7 PM, as part of their New Play Readings series. The reading takes place at The Black Rep administrative offices, 1717 Olive. For more information, call 314-534-3810 or visit theblackrep.org/

Black Cat Theatre presents A Holiday Cabaret Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17, at 8 PM. Performances take place at Black Cat Theatre, 2810 Sutton in Maplewood. For more information, call (314) 781-8300 or visit www.blackcattheatre.org.

Dramatic License Productions presents A Holiday Cabaret through December 18. Featured performers are Ron Biggs, Zoe Vonder Haar, April Strelinger, and Brian Kim. For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit www.dramaticlicenseproductions.com.

The Black Mirror Theatre Company presents Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett through December 17. Performances take place at Firecracker Press, 2838 Cherokee. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, call 314-740-6514 or visit www.blackmirrortheatre.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Last Night of Ballyhoo

New Jewish Theatre presents Alfred Uhry's The Last Night Of Ballyhoo through December 18. Performances take place at the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre at the JCCA, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information, call 314-442-3283 or visit www.newjewishtheatre.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The West County YMCA Y-Rep Kids present The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe December 16 through 18. The West County YMCA is at 16464 Burkhardt Place in Chesterfield, MO. For more information, call 636-532-6515 ext. 227.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

Topper Productions presents St. Louis native Craig Pomranz in his new holiday show Love and the Clock on Saturday, December 17, at 7 and 9 PM. The Kranzberg Center is at 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, visit www.topperproductionsllc.com

The St. Louis Actors' Studio presents the comedy My Three Angels through December 18 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 Santaland Diaries

Stray Dog Theatre presents The Santaland Diaries Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through December 17. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, visit straydogtheatre.org or call 314-865-1995.

The Presenters Dolan presents The Webster University Cabaret Student Showcase on Tuesday, December 13, at 7 and 9:30 PM at The Kranzberg Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center. Seven students from Webster University will each be doing their own 15-minute cabaret shows under the direction of Neal Richardson and Lara Teeter of the Musical Theatre program at Webster. For more information, call 314-725-4200 stn. 10 or visit licketytix.com.

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of December 5, 2011

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The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Tuesdays through Sundays through December 23. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Union Avenue Opera presents Menotti's Amahl And The Night Visitors Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at 5 PM, and Sunday at 3 PM, December 9 through 11. Performances take place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union at Enright in the Central West End. For more information, call 314-361-2881.

Black Nativity

The Black Rep presents Black Nativity: A Holiday Celebration through December 18. 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 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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

St. Louis Cabaret presents Christmas Cabaret on Friday, December 9, at 7:30 PM. The evening features nine local cabaret artists with Ronald Bryant at the piano. The performance takes place at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, visit www.stlcabaret.com.

The Fox Theatre presents Christmas with the Rat Pack - Live at the Sands Tuesdays through Sundays, December 6 through 18. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678.

O'Fallon TheatreWorks presents A Dickens of a Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty through Two Tumultous Acts at the O'Fallon Municipal Centre auditorium through December 11. 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.

Peabody Opera House presents Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The Musical December 7 through 18. For more information, visit peabodyoperahouse.com or call 314-622-5420.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents the musical Godspell through December 11. “This musical salute to the Gospel of Matthew will be set in the streets of downtown St. Louis.” Performances take place Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM 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!

Dramatic License Productions presents A Holiday Cabaret through December 18. Featured performers are Ron Biggs, Zoe Vonder Haar, April Strelinger, and Brian Kim. For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit www.dramaticlicenseproductions.com.

The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University presents Lanford Wilson's The Hot L Baltimore Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through December 11. Performances take place in the Stage III Auditorium on the Webster University campus. Fore more information, call 314-968-7128. For more information, call 314-968-7128. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

It's a Wonderful Life - Live!

The St. Louis Shakespeare Company's Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre presents It's A Wonderful Life: Live! Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, December 2 through 10, at the Emerson Black Box Theatre on the campus of Lindenwood University. For more information, visit stlshakespeare.org, call 314-361-5664, or email: info at stlshakespeare.org.

Jesus Hopped the A Train

R-S Theatrics, an offshoot of Soundstage Productions, presents the drama Jesus Hopped The A Train at 8 PM through December 10. Performances take place in The ArtSpace at 214 Crestwood Court. For more information, you may email RSTheatrics at yahoo.com or call 314-968-8070. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Black Mirror Theatre Company presents Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett December 9 through 17. Performances take place at Firecracker Press, 2838 Cherokee. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, call 314-740-6514 or visit www.blackmirrortheatre.com.

The Last Night of Ballyhoo

New Jewish Theatre presents Alfred Uhry's The Last Night Of Ballyhoo through December 18. Performances take place at the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre at the JCCA, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information, call 314-442-3283 or visit www.newjewishtheatre.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Department of Theater and Dance presents A Mato Mosaic by Jose Tojo Wednesday and Thursday, November 30 and December 1, at 7:30 PM; and Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through December 11. Performances take place in the Metcalf Theater on the campus in Edwardsville, IL. For more information, call 618-650-2774.

The St. Louis Actors' Studio presents the comedy My Three Angels through December 18 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 Santaland Diaries

Stray Dog Theatre presents The Santaland Diaries Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, December 1 through 17. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, visit straydogtheatre.org or call 314-865-1995.

HotCity Theatre presents the satirical Whammy! The Seven Secrets to a Sane Self, conceived by HotCity's Chuck Harper in collaboration with the SIU Edwardsville Department of Theatre and Dance, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 7 PM, through December 10. The show explores "what would happen if you took the idea of 'self-help' and the industry that surrounds it, smashed it together with Stanley Kramer's 1964 comic film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, and then looked at this smashup through the lens of a dream." 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.

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of October 17, 2011

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First Run Theatre presents the 2011 Spectrum One-Act Play Festival Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through October 22. Performances take place at the ArtSpace at 220 Crestwood Court, at Watson and Sappington Roads. For more information, call (314) 352-5114 or visit www.firstruntheatre.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Black Cat Theatre presents A La Carte, an evening of “ten-minute comedies with musical interludes”, Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, October 21 through 23, at Black Cat Theatre, 2810 Sutton in Maplewood. For more information, call 314-781-8300 or visit blackcattheatre.org.

Upstream Theater presents Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding through October 23 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!

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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

The Young People's Theatre of St. Charles Community College presents the musical Coney Island Of Dr. Moreau Friday at 7 PM, Saturday at 2 and 7 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM, October 21 through 23. Performances take place in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building Theater on the campus at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville, MO. For more information, call 636-922-8233, or visit www.stchas.edu/YPT

God of Carnage
©Photo by Sandy Underwood

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage Tuesdays through Sundays through November 6. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org.

The Black Rep and Washington University Performing Arts Department present the musical Hairspray through October 30 in the Edison Theatre on the Washington University campus. For more information you may visit theblackrep.org.

The Department of Theatre, Dance, and Media Arts at the University of Missouri at St. Louis presents The House of the Spirits by Caridad Svich, adapted from the novel by Isabel Allende. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM through October 22 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. For more information, call 314-516-4949.

Marble Stage Theatre presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Saturdays at noon through October 29 at Marble Stage Theater, 426 Crestwood Mall Art Space. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

The St. Louis Actors' Studio presents the courtroom drama Nuts by Tom Torpor through October 23 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 Brass Rail Players present the thriller The Passion of Dracula. Performances take place through October 23 at the Lindenwood University Premier Center For The Arts, 2600 West Main Street in Belleville, IL. For more information, visit brassrailplayers.org.

G Huggy Bear Productions presents the play Treat Or Trick Friday at 7 PM and Saturday at 3 and 7 PM, October 21 and 22. Performances take place at the Florissant Civic Center at Parker and Waterford in Florissant, MO. For more information, call 314-921-5678.

Valhalla Cemetery and The Hawthorne Players present Voices Of Valhalla: A Hayride Through Time on Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22. Hayrides through Valhalla Cemetery depart every fifteen minutes beginning at 7 each evening as members of the Hawthorne Players portray some of the noted locals buried in Valhalla. Valhalla Cemetery is located at 7600 St. Charles Rock Road. For more information, visit hawthorneplayers.com.

The Alumni Players present We're Still Here, a musical comedy revue about “life's ups, downs and in-between”, Friday at 8 PM and Saturday at 3 PM, October 21 and 22. Performances take place at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, IL. For more information, visit wildeytheatre.com.

The Fox Theatre presents David E. Talbert's drama What My Husband Doesn't Know on Sunday, October 23, at 3 and 7:30 PM. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678.

The Who's Tommy

Stray Dog Theatre presents the rock musical The Who's Tommy Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through October 23. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

The Magdalen Players present The Wizard Of Oz Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 6 P, October 21 through 23. Performances take place at Meyer Youth Center at St. Mary Magdalen Parish, 4354 South Kingshighway. For more information, visit magdalenplayers.webs.com.

Variety Children's Theatre presents the musical The Wizard Of Oz Friday through Sunday, October 21 through 23, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri at St. Louis campus. For more information, you may visit varietystl.org or call the Touhill box office at 314-516-4949.

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of October 10, 2011

Revised Saturday, October 15, 2011

[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.

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First Run Theatre presents the 2011 Spectrum One-Act Play Festival Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through October 22. Performances take place at the ArtSpace at 220 Crestwood Court, at Watson and Sappington Roads. For more information, call (314) 352-5114 or visit www.firstruntheatre.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Dance St. Louis presents The Martha Graham Dance Company in Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, along with two other Graham works Prelude and Revolt and Lamentation Variations. The final performance is Saturday at 8 PM, October 15, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. For mroe information, visit www.dancestlouis.org.

Upstream Theater presents Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding through October 23 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!

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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

St. Peter's UCC in Ferguson, MO, presents A Cabaret at St. Peter's at 7 PM on Sunday, October 16. St. Peter's UCC is located at 1425 Stein at West Florissant. For more information, you may call the church office at 314-521-5694 or visit www.stpeterschurch.org.

God of Carnage
©Photo by Sandy Underwood

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage Tuesdays through Sundays through November 6. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org.

Shrewsbury Community Theater presents the musical Godspell Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16. For more information, you may call 314-647-1003.

The Black Rep and Washington University Performing Arts Department present the musical Hairspray through October 30 in the Edison Theatre on the Washington University campus. For more information you may visit theblackrep.org.

The Department of Theatre, Dance, and Media Arts at the University of Missouri at St. Louis presents The House of the Spirits by Caridad Svich, adapted from the novel by Isabel Allende. Performances are Thursdays thru Saturdays at 7:30 PM, and Sunday (October 16 only) at 3 PM through October 22 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. For more information, call 314-516-4949.

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Department of Theater and Dance presents The Importance of Being Earnest Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, October 15 and 16. Performances take place in the Dunham Hall theater on the campus in Edwardsville, IL. For more information, call 618-650-2774.

Just a Song at Twilight
Photo by Gerry Love

The Missouri History Museum presents The West End Players Guild production of Just a Song at Twilight: the Golden Age of Vaudeville Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, October 15 and 16. Travel back to an era that's not as bygone as you might think, when Americans put away the cares of the world by reveling in the often-bawdy comedy, incredible variety, and unforgettable songs of the vaudeville stage. Just a Song at Twilight: the Golden Age of Vaudeville is written and performed by actor, critic, Stage Left blogger, and radio broadcaster Chuck Lavazzi and directed by Tim Schall, with musical arrangements by Neal Richardson and musical direction by Carol Schmidt. The performances take place in the Lee Auditorium at the History Museum at Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park. For more information, you may visit mohistory.org or call (314) 361-9017. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Marble Stage Theatre presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Saturdays at noon through October 29 at Marble Stage Theater, 426 Crestwood Mall Art Space. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

The St. Louis Actors' Studio presents the courtroom drama Nuts by Tom Torpor through October 23 at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. For more information, call 314-458-2978 or visit stlas.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Passing Strange
Photo by Jill Ritter Lindberg

New Line Theatre presents the St. Louis premiere of the rock musical Passing Strange Saturday at 8 PM, October 15. “From singer-songwriter-performance artist Stew and his collaborator Heidi Rodewald comes a daring new rock musical that will take you on a journey across boundaries of place, identity and theatrical convention.” Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. For more information, call 314-534-1111. The show is directed by 88.1 KDHX's own Scott Miller. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

The Brass Rail Players present the thriller The Passion of Dracula. Performances take place through October 23 at the Lindenwood University Premier Center For The Arts, 2600 West Main Street in Belleville, IL. For more information, visit brassrailplayers.org.

Affton CenterStage Theatre Company presents To Kill a Mockingbird Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, October 15 and 16. Performances take place at the Robert Reim Theatre in the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road. For more information, call 636-349-6880 or visit www.afftoncenterstage.org.

The Who's Tommy

Stray Dog Theatre presents the rock musical The Who's Tommy Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through October 23. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of October 3, 2011

Updated Wednesday, October 5, 2011

[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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The Addams Family
Photo by Jeremy Daniel

The Fox Theatre presents the new musical The Addams Family, based on the popular film, through October 9. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Center Stage Theatre at St. Charles Community College presents William Inge's Bus Stop Wednesday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, October 5 through 9. 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.

Upstream Theater presents Fecerico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding October 7 through 23 at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand. For more information, call (314) 863-4999 or visit www.upstreamtheater.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 “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

St. Louis Shakespeare presents Henry V through October 9. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-361-5664 or visit stlshakespeare.org.

Soundstage Productions presents Lanford Wilson's The Hot L Baltimore Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 7 PM through October 9. Performances take place at Crestwood Plaza ArtSpace, #214 Crestwood Plaza on Watson Road in Crestwood, MO. For more information, send email to soundstage at msn.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Thyrsus, the Washington University student drama organization, presents actor and playwright Jeremy Lawrence in a pair of one-man plays about the life of Tennessee Williams on Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8, at 8 PM. Tom and Rose, which centers on the playwright's early years, will be performed on Friday. On Saturday, Lawrence will perform Everyone Expects Me to Write Another Streetcar, which finds an aging, acerbic Williams musing about Broadway, the evolution of his writing, the death of his longtime lover, Frank Merlo, and his own harrowing breakdown. Performances take place in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call (314) 935-5858.

Just a Song at Twilight
Photo by Gerry Love

The Missouri History Museum presents The West End Players Guild production of Just a Song at Twilight: the Golden Age of Vaudeville Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, October 6 through 16. Travel back to an era that's not as bygone as you might think, when Americans put away the cares of the world by reveling in the often-bawdy comedy, incredible variety, and unforgettable songs of the vaudeville stage. Just a Song at Twilight: the Golden Age of Vaudeville is written and performed by actor, critic, Stage Left blogger, and radio broadcaster Chuck Lavazzi and directed by Tim Schall, with musical arrangements by Neal Richardson and musical direction by Carol Schmidt. The performances take place in the Lee Auditorium at the History Museum at Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park. For more information, you may visit mohistory.org or call (314) 361-9017.

Marble Stage Theatre presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Saturdays at noon through October 29 at Marble Stage Theater, 426 Crestwood Mall Art Space. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

The St. Louis Actors' Studio presents the courtroom drama Nuts by Tom Torpor October 7 through 23 at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. For more information, call 314-458-2978 or visit stlas.org.

Passing Strange
Photo by Jill Ritter Lindberg

New Line Theatre presents the St. Louis premiere of the rock musical Passing Strange Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through October 15. “From singer-songwriter-performance artist Stew and his collaborator Heidi Rodewald comes a daring new rock musical that will take you on a journey across boundaries of place, identity and theatrical convention.” Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. For more information, call 314-534-1111. The show is directed by 88.1 KDHX's own Scott Miller. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley presents The Pillowman, Friday at 7 PM and Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM, September 30 through October 8. Performances take place at the Terry M. Fischer Theatre on the campus at 3400 Pershall Road. For more information, call 314-513-4200 or visit www.stlcc.edu/FV/.

Insight Theatre Company presents the drama Rabbit Hole through October 2. Performances take place in the Heagney Theatre, 530 East Lockwood on the campus of Nerinx Hall High School in Webster Groves. For more information, call 314-556-1293 or visit insighttheatrecompany.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Reasons To Be Pretty

The NonProphet Theater Company presents Reasons to be Pretty by Neil LaBute Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 5 PM through October 9. For more information, call 636-236-4831 or visit nptco.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

St. Louis Community College at Meramec Theatre Department presents the rock musical The Rocky Horror Show October 5 through 8. Performances take place in the theatre on the campus at 11333 Big Bend Road. For more information, call 314-984-7500.

The St. Louis University Theatre Department presents The Secret in the Wings through October 9. Performances take place in Xavier Hall, 3373 West Pine Mall. For more information, call (314) 977-2998 or visit www.slu.edu/theatre.

The Alpha Players of Florissant present the classic musical South Pacific through October 9 at The Florissant Civic Center Theater, Parker Rd. at Waterford Dr. in Florissant, MO. For more information, visit alphaplayers.org or call 314-921-5678. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Ten Little Indians

Hard Road Theatre presents Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM, October 7 and 8, at the Highland Elementary Auditorium, 1800 Lindenthal Avenue in Highland, IL. For more information, visit hardroad.org or call 618-654-7748.

The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University presents Caryl Churchill's Top Girls Wednesday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM through October 9. Performances take place on the Emerson Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center 135 Edgar Road on the Webster University campus. For more information, call 314-968-7128. Read the 88.1 KDHX Review!

Stages St. Louis presents the musical Victor/Victoria through October 9. 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!

The Who's Tommy

Stray Dog Theatre presents the rock musical The Who's Tommy Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, October 7 through October 23. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995.