St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of February 11, 2013

Updated Friday, February 15

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ANNNONYArts presents 3 Row Poles to Enlightenment and Zilch Thursday through Saturday, February 14-16, at 8 PM and Friday and Saturday, February 22 and 23, at 8 PM. “3 Row Poles to Enlightenment, a performance/opera, was created by performance artist Tom Brady and is performed by himself and Monica Newsam. In Zilch, Beckah Reed, Monica Newsam and Tom Brady each bring decades of accomplishment, to speak about the liberation of spirit in the face of political and personal injustice.” Performances take place at ANNONYArts, 3003 Locust. For more information: annonyarts.org.

KTK Productions presents the comedy The Best of KTK Cabaret Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, February 15-24. Performances take place at Southampton Presbyterian Church, 4716 Macklind. For more information, call 314-351-8984.

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.

HotCity Theatre presents the world premiere of Connected by Lia Romero through February 23. The play is designed to work in combination with Facebook, where profiles will be created for each of the characters as though they were real people. Audience members are invited to “friend” the characters in the weeks leading up to the show to find out more about their backstories. 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!

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The West End Players Guild continues their 102nd season with the comedy of Engaging Shaw by John Morogiello Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. “The story follows the real-life courtship of George Bernard Shaw and Charlotte Payne-Townshend, the woman he pursued until she caught him. The play brims with the wit and ego of Shaw, creating what the New York Times called 'a charming romantic comedy featuring four razor-sharp tongues. If there's a minute of the play that's less than clever, you'll be hard-pressed to find it.'“ 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.

Act II Community Theater presents the musical Forever Plaid Fridas and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. Performances take place at 1 St Peters Centre Blvd, St. Peters, MO. For more information, visit www.act2theater.com, call 636-336-0034 or email info at act2theater.com.

The Touhill Performing Arts Center presents The Improv Shop on Wednesday, February 13, at 7:30 PM. “This hilarious, Chicago-style improv will feature the Armando format - a celebrity (TBA) tells a story based on audience suggestion and the troupe then builds an original, full-length improvisational play based on the story. St. Louis' own Improv Shop is known for creating dynamic, rolling-in-the aisles comedy improv.” The Touhill Performing Arts Center in on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. For more information, you may visit www.touhill.org or call (314) 516-4949.

The St. Louis Family Theatre Series presents Miss Nelson Is Missing -- The Musical Friday through Sunday, February 15-17. Performances take place at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre at Parker and Waterford in Florissant, MO. For more information, call 314-921-5678 or visit www.florissantmo.com.

The Black Rep presents The Mountaintop by Katori Hall February 13-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.

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

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

Washington University Performing Arts Department presents Oedipus at Colonus Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, February 14-17. Performances take place in the Studio Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call (314) 935-5858.

St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Theater Department presents On Golden Pond February 15-23. Performances take place in the Fisher Theatre on the campus at 3400 Pershall Road. For more information, call 314-644-5522.

Edison Theatre Ovations! Series presents Potted Potter on Friday, February 15, at 7:30 and 9:30 PM. “Take a madcap romp through all seven Harry Potter books in this 70-minute, unauthorized Harry experience! Storytellers Dan Clarkson and Jeff Turner created a five-minute performance for a store launch of the sixth book in the J.K. Rowley series. Those five-minutes turned into a zany condensed stage version of all seven books with endless costume changes, ridiculous props, a generous helping of Hogwarts magic and a live game of Quidditch with the audience. This fantastically funny show is a must-see for Potter addicts or anyone who's ever wondered what all the fuss is about.” Performances take place at Edison Theater on the Washington University campus. For more information, edison.wustl.edu or call 314-935-6543.

Clinton County Showcase presents the musical The Producers through February 17. Performances take place at the Avon Theater, 525 North 2nd Street Breese IL. For more information, visit ccshowcase.com.

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Stray Dog Theatre presents Charles Busch's comedy Psycho Beach Party Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through February 23. There will be a matinee on the closing Saturday at 2 PM in addition to the evening show. “Comedy meets horror in this wacky, campy retro-fusion of teenage surfer flicks and slasher sagas. Set in 1962, teen tomboy Chicklet Forrest desperately wants to belong to the surfer crowd on Malibu Beach. Unfortunately her many split personalities get in the way, while her most dangerous alter ego has nothing less than world domination in mind.” Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, visit straydogtheatre.org or call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

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The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Sense and Sensibility, based on the Jane Austen novel, through March 3. “When their father's death leaves two sisters with uncertain prospects, they must navigate the unpredictable seas of courtship with only their hearts to guide them. The course of true love winds through flirtation, folly, scandals and secrets as reserved, sensible Elinor and romantic, impulsive Marianne attempt to find their way in the world. This lovely, intimate adaptation of Jane Austen's first novel is a charming journey through hope and heartbreak as two young ladies find that when sense and sensibility meet, love can't be far behind.” Performances take place 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!

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New Jewish Theater presents David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow through February 24. “Revived on Broadway in 2008, this Tony nominated play by David Mamet (out nation's foremost master of the language of moral epilepsy) is a hilarious and chilling satire of Hollywood and a culture as corrupt as the society it claims to reflect. The acid-etched portrait of greedy, foul-mouthed Hollywood players follows Bobby Gould, the newly appointed Head of Production at a major studio as he struggles to understand the contest and morality of life.” 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. Louis Community College at Meramec Theatre Department presents Stephen Peirick's comedy Wake Up, Cameron Dobbs Thursday through Sunday, February 14-17. Performances take place in the theatre on the campus at 11333 Big Bend Road. For more information, call 314-984-7500.

The Monroe Actors Stage Company presents Welfarewell by Cat Delaney through February 17 in the Historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Waterloo, Illinois. For more information, visit www.masctheatre.org or call 618 939 7469.

The Presenters Dolan present Ralph Kalish in Winning History - The Branch Rickey Story, a one-act play written by Ralph Kalish and directed by Bobby Miller, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 and Sundays at 7 PM, February 15-24, at The Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle in the Central West End. For more information, call 314-725-4200 stn. 10 or visit licketytix.com.

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