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.

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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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!