Saturday, October 15, 2011

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

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.

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