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Book by Marcia Milgrom Dodge & Anthony Dodge Directed and Staged
by Chester Eitze
Opening Thursday, Sept.
16 at 7:30 p.m.
Additional Material by Rob Bartlett, Lynne Taylor-Corbett & Sharon Vaughn. Songs by
“Inspired by the stories, experiences and mission of the"
A musical comedy Hats! is inspired by the fabulousness of The Red Hat Society. The show is an original musical about a 49.999-year-old woman who reluctantly faces the inevitable BIG five-O birthday until she meets several remarkable women who teach her how to embrace the landmark event with fun, friendship, and sequins. "It is a joyous, provocative, and hilarious evening for everyone who is 50, knows anyone who is 50 or plans to be 50." - Samuel French publishers “A classy music-and-comedy celebration! It will make a lot of people feel empowered. It does so with integrity, craft, and heart!” - Chicago Tribune "This is a feel-good show that's really about feeling good." - Steven Oxman, Variety “If you want to see something really magnificent, not just a great musical, but a magnificent presence, go see ‘HATS!’ – Whoopi Goldberg, Wake Up with Whoopi “This is a feel-good show that’s really about feeling good!...It’s high spirits perpetually come through.” – Steven Oxman, Variety “’HATS!’ is marvelous, hilarious, tear-jerking, riotous, wonderful. If we weren't laughing, we were crying or clapping…I cant write enough superlatives to do it justice. Just wonderful.” – Judy of the Red Hat Chapter, The Blackfoot Babes HATS! cast
 Hats!
The Musical is inspired by the experiences, philosophies, and mission
of the Red Hat Society.
THE RED HAT SOCIETY is a network of women from all walks of life dedicated to showing the world that there is fun after fifty. Its mission is to gain higher visibility for women and to reshape the way they are viewed by today’s culture. Red Hat Society currently has more than 40,000 chapters in all 50 states, and more than 30 countries, creating a world-wide sisterhood intent on touching and enriching the lives of its members. Becoming a member of The Red Hat Society is fun, fast and easy. For more information on the Red Hat Society, visit www.redhatsociety.com. Members can also sign up for Purple Perks to receive discounts to over 50,000 venues across North America. “Special Thanks to
Maxine Philippe – ‘Lady Maxx’”
Warning: Video and/or audio recordings of any performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited. General Admission
Tickets: $12 Adults; $10 Seniors 60+; $8 Students
(High School and College) Active Military and Veterans; $5 all children
14 and under.
This is the only authorized stage script for this project. Permission to use logo and trademark by The Red Hat Society, Inc. Logo design by Dcott Fowler, Acting Out Design. |
two one-act absurdist plays
“The
Bald Soprano” and “The Lesson”
by Eugène Ionesco
New translation by Tina
Howe
Directed by Don Gooding
Illogical situations, unconventional dialogue, and minimal plots to express the apparent absurdity of human existence with the purpose of provoking thought with laughter while trying to explain a world which cannot be logically explained.
Friday and Saturday, October 8, 9, at 7:30
p.m.
Sunday October 10 at 2:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15, 16 at 7:30
p.m.
Tickets: $12 Adults; $10 Seniors
60+; $8 Students (High School and College), Active Military and Veterans;
$5 all children 14 and under.
THE BALD SOPRANO
- Mr. Smith: Christopher Bothwell
- Mrs. Smith: Darby Gibbins
- Mr. Martin: Desmond DeVitt
- Mrs. Martin: Jaime Damon
- Mary, the maid: Ellen Owens
- Fire Captain: Jim Sanders
- The Professor: Sam Damon
- The Student: Kati Garrett
- Marie, the Maid: Barbara Enlow-Kelley
Rating TBA
Pruning
the Family Tree
A Play by Daniel Gordon
Directed by Engela Edwards
Texas première production
Pruning the Family Tree, is a crazy comedy with a twist. In this quirky, clever, and humorous story, three generations of southern women gather after the unexpected death of the family patriarch. Pruning the Family Tree treads the boards between dark comedy and bright wit. It is sometimes poignant, sometimes silly, often surprising, and not to be missed. These amusing characters are expertly and honestly portrayed by four wonderfully-talented, quick-witted, and sharp-tongued actors.
The cast:
- Engela Edwards as Marilyn Casey
- Lisa Holcomb as Barbara Casey
- Rachel Edwards as Christy Ferguson
- Alicia Gust as Ellen Casey Ferguson
- Toto as Toto
Pruning the Family Tree, was a finalist in the Eugene O' Neil Centers National Playwrights Conference and won the Heller Theatre's new play competition.
Fridays & Saturdays Oct. 29, 30, Nov.
5, 6, 12, 13 7:30 p.m.
and Sunday Nov. 14 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $12 Adults; $10 Seniors
60+; $8 Students, Active Military, and Veterans
Produced by special arrangements
with the author.
PG-13 Some adult language.
The Christmas Carol Rag
by Norman Allen
Musical arrangements by Howard Breitbart
Directed by Chester Eitze
Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 7:30 p.m.
In
a spunky take on the Dickens classic, the story of Scrooge's redemption
is set in the exciting, ragtime world of New York, circa 1911. Evelyn Scrooge
runs her sweatshop with an iron fist but slowly opens her heart as she
is visited by a Yiddish-spouting Ghost of Christmas Past and a gospel-wailing
Ghost of Christmas Present. The score, which includes work by Victor Herbert
and George M. Cohan, brings the age old Christmas story to life with rousing
production numbers set to familiar songs from "Hello, My Baby" to "The
Streets of New York." Wildly funny and deeply moving, The Christmas Carol
Rag brings a new twist to an old chestnut.
"...a wholly delightful affair with the potential to become a recurring seasonal favorite." --Michael Toscano, The Washington Post
"The Christmas Carol Rag not only works beautifully, it even improves in several ways upon the original." --Linda Eisenstein, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A delightfully irreverent take on the Dickens
classic... An enormously appealing new musical...just the right touches
of sarcasm and gentle humor." --Paul Harris, Variety
"...a wholly delightful affair with the
potential to become a recurring seasonal favorite." --Michael Toscano,
The Washington Post
Tickets: $12 Adults; $10 Seniors 60+; $8 Students (High School and College) Active Military and Veterans; $5 all children 14 and under. Tickets will go on sale after auditions.
Produced by special arrangement
with PlayScripts, Inc. www.playscripts.com
Rated G
Bastrop Opera House's
January 2011
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Book by Martin A. Follose Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur Directed by Engela Edwards Fridays and Saturdays,
January 14, 15, 21, 22, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
 This
is a swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters
on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score. It is an audacious tale
on the high seas as Captain Bree and her female pirate crew take Captain
Jennings' ship. This large cast musical is complete with sword fights,
plank walking, and even romance.
Ye Ol' Cast:
General Admission Tickets $5 to $10
Performed by youth.
Wonderland! is an unabashedly
silly adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, with hip-hopping
music. It is an upbeat coming-of-age story that audiences of all
ages will adore! You'll recognize some of your favorite familiar characters
of Alice's Wonderland along with meeting dozens of new ones: a baseball
team, a gospel group called The Responsibilities, a train conductor, star-struck
tourists, knights, and much more. An eclectic mix of music that ranges
from gypsy swing to doo-wop to bluegrass. Enjoy toe-tapping musical
renditions of “Jabberwocky” and “The Walrus and the Carpenter” as well
as other great numbers such as “Anything’s Possible,” “Step by Step” and
the hysterical “I was a Good Egg But Then I Done Went Bad,” sung by Humpty
Dumpty and the Dixie Chickens!
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