Thursday, November 10, 2005
A Few Freebies and PWYC Shows This Weekend
Below are three shows of interest, especially to those of us on a budget. I
listed the relevant performances at the Calendar of Free, Cheap, and
Pay-What-You-Can Shows at:
http://www.my.calendars.net/dcfreecheappwyc/
**
A Pocket Full of Grace: This is a free workshop performance by American
University students in conjunction
with Ford's Theatre. A Pocket Full of Grace is a new musical about a young
pick-pocket.
The performance is in the new Katzen Arts Center at American University.
For more information, see the web site:
http://www.american.edu/cas/katzen/event_description.cfm?event=154
Written by William Hopkins and Carl Menninger.
Dates: November 11, 2005 and November 12, 2005
Time: 8:00 PM
**
For the show below, pay-what-you-can previews are Nov 9-10 at 8 p.m.
AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN
by David Carter Beane
As Bees in Honey Drown is the story of hot, young novelist Evan Wyler
(Andrew
Zox) whose first novel has received critical acclaim. When the fabulous and
mysterious
Alexa Vere De Vere (Kari L. Ginsburg) approaches Wyler, about writing the
screenplay
of her bizarre life story, he is taken in by her charm and apparent
connections.
She leads him on a whirlwind tour of the "it" crowd and list places peopled
by
models, rock stars, actors and the powerful (sixteen roles played by an
ensemble
of four actors; Heather Haney, Jon Townson, Sarah Ellis and Gerald B.
Browning),
promising him a future of Armani suits and success. In the course of their
adventures
gay Evan falls in love with Alexa who is described as "pure confection"
and
"a mixture
of every woman you've ever loved in a movie."
But everything comes crashing down when Alexa, a con artist, disappears
without
a trace and Evan is pummeled by Skunk (Gerald B. Browning), one of Alexa's
other
victims, who believes Evan is in on her scam. As it slowly dawns on Evan
that everything
Alexa has told him is a lie, he begins to search his notes for clues to
Alexa's
true identity....[snippet] As Evan plots his revenge, he embarks on an
adventure in
self-discovery and finds that the experience with Alexa has lead to new
inspiration,
growth and love.
Trumpet Vine Theatre Company
at Theater on the Run
3700 South Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington
703-912-1649
trumpetvinetc@yahoo.com
http://www.trumpetvinetheatrecompany.org
**
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
presents
STARVING
by S.M. SHEPHARD-MASSAT
directed by SERET SCOTT
featuring Woolly company member Doug Brown with Bethany Butler, Jessica
Frances Dukes, Lizan Mitchell, J Paul Nicholas, Dawn Ursula, Craig Wallace,
Michael Anthony Williams.
November 14 December 18, 2005
at Woolly Mammoth, 641 D Street, NW (7th & D)
WORLD PREMIERE
PWYC Pay-What-You-Can Performances: Monday, Nov. 14 & Tuesday, Nov. 15 at
8pm. Tickets are sold at the box office the day of the show beginning at
6:30pm. Two tickets per person, cash or check ONLY.
Stampede Seats:
If a regular performance is not sold out, available seats will be sold for
$10 each 15 minutes prior to showtime, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Meet-the-Artists discussions: Nov. 23 (8pm), Nov. 27 2pm, & Dec. 1 (8pm)
Meet the Playwright: Wed., Nov. 16, after the performance with playwright
Sherry Shephard-Massat and Artistic Director Howard Shalwitz
SYNOPSIS: A bustling apartment stoop in a new black neighborhood in 1950s
Atlanta brims with vitality and ambition as a community blossoms with
residents moving from the country to a fresh start in the city. But a peek
behind the apartment walls reveals a steamy world of private bonds and
struggles within, where the women try to better their lives in a new place
and keep their men focused and striving for more. With a keen eye, vivid
language and riotous humor, Shephard-Massat captures a pivotal moment in one
particular black community as it struggles over sex, shifting values, and an
uncertain future.
WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY
641 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004 Admin: 202-289-2443 Box Office:
202-393-3939
listed the relevant performances at the Calendar of Free, Cheap, and
Pay-What-You-Can Shows at:
http://www.my.calendars.net/dcfreecheappwyc/
**
A Pocket Full of Grace: This is a free workshop performance by American
University students in conjunction
with Ford's Theatre. A Pocket Full of Grace is a new musical about a young
pick-pocket.
The performance is in the new Katzen Arts Center at American University.
For more information, see the web site:
http://www.american.edu/cas/katzen/event_description.cfm?event=154
Written by William Hopkins and Carl Menninger.
Dates: November 11, 2005 and November 12, 2005
Time: 8:00 PM
**
For the show below, pay-what-you-can previews are Nov 9-10 at 8 p.m.
AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN
by David Carter Beane
As Bees in Honey Drown is the story of hot, young novelist Evan Wyler
(Andrew
Zox) whose first novel has received critical acclaim. When the fabulous and
mysterious
Alexa Vere De Vere (Kari L. Ginsburg) approaches Wyler, about writing the
screenplay
of her bizarre life story, he is taken in by her charm and apparent
connections.
She leads him on a whirlwind tour of the "it" crowd and list places peopled
by
models, rock stars, actors and the powerful (sixteen roles played by an
ensemble
of four actors; Heather Haney, Jon Townson, Sarah Ellis and Gerald B.
Browning),
promising him a future of Armani suits and success. In the course of their
adventures
gay Evan falls in love with Alexa who is described as "pure confection"
and
"a mixture
of every woman you've ever loved in a movie."
But everything comes crashing down when Alexa, a con artist, disappears
without
a trace and Evan is pummeled by Skunk (Gerald B. Browning), one of Alexa's
other
victims, who believes Evan is in on her scam. As it slowly dawns on Evan
that everything
Alexa has told him is a lie, he begins to search his notes for clues to
Alexa's
true identity....[snippet] As Evan plots his revenge, he embarks on an
adventure in
self-discovery and finds that the experience with Alexa has lead to new
inspiration,
growth and love.
Trumpet Vine Theatre Company
at Theater on the Run
3700 South Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington
703-912-1649
trumpetvinetc@yahoo.com
http://www.trumpetvinetheatrecompany.org
**
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
presents
STARVING
by S.M. SHEPHARD-MASSAT
directed by SERET SCOTT
featuring Woolly company member Doug Brown with Bethany Butler, Jessica
Frances Dukes, Lizan Mitchell, J Paul Nicholas, Dawn Ursula, Craig Wallace,
Michael Anthony Williams.
November 14 December 18, 2005
at Woolly Mammoth, 641 D Street, NW (7th & D)
WORLD PREMIERE
PWYC Pay-What-You-Can Performances: Monday, Nov. 14 & Tuesday, Nov. 15 at
8pm. Tickets are sold at the box office the day of the show beginning at
6:30pm. Two tickets per person, cash or check ONLY.
Stampede Seats:
If a regular performance is not sold out, available seats will be sold for
$10 each 15 minutes prior to showtime, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Meet-the-Artists discussions: Nov. 23 (8pm), Nov. 27 2pm, & Dec. 1 (8pm)
Meet the Playwright: Wed., Nov. 16, after the performance with playwright
Sherry Shephard-Massat and Artistic Director Howard Shalwitz
SYNOPSIS: A bustling apartment stoop in a new black neighborhood in 1950s
Atlanta brims with vitality and ambition as a community blossoms with
residents moving from the country to a fresh start in the city. But a peek
behind the apartment walls reveals a steamy world of private bonds and
struggles within, where the women try to better their lives in a new place
and keep their men focused and striving for more. With a keen eye, vivid
language and riotous humor, Shephard-Massat captures a pivotal moment in one
particular black community as it struggles over sex, shifting values, and an
uncertain future.
WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY
641 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004 Admin: 202-289-2443 Box Office:
202-393-3939
