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LUMINARIA!!

SATCO Playbill

Live Theatrical Productions In and Around San Antonio, Texas

Issue No. 522 ~ August 25, 2010

(updated and delivered via email every Tuesday)

Limited Engagement

Pool Party
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Chill out at our closing reception for the essentials exhibition and enjoy refreshments poolside with San Antonio's hottest artists. Watch as artists from the exhibition compete against local reporters in our very own Rubber Duck Race! You also won't want to miss the kids' crafts, beach music, pizza, and more! Click our link above for more information.
Location: Guadalupe Backyard, 816 S. Brazos St., 78207
Times: 6:00pm
Tickets: Free


The History of Texas...in one darn easy lesson!
The Company Theatre (at Little Italy)
Saturday, Aug. 28th - ONE NIGHT ONLY! (Only 20 seats left!)
TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Join Award-winning actor and Artistic Director of The Company Theatre, Damian Gillen as he guides you through an historical, hysterical, hyperactive, hypothetical hayride through 500 years of the Lone star state in 5000 seconds! After many sold out houses from San Antonio to Fort Worth to Columbus, TX, he'll be stopping at Little Italy for one more performance on his TEXAS tour! Don’t miss it!

"INNOVATIVE...A LOT OF FUN!" --Says the San Antonio Express News
"An inspired bit of silliness,"
"Loved it. I teach history. Great job of being factual and adding humor! I'm a descendant of William B Travis. I was moved by your tribute to Travis."
From GDSA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Cast: Directed by Damian Gillen
Location: Big Apple Room at Little Italy (824 Afterglow)
Times: Doors open at 6:30pm, Show at 7:30pm
Contact: TICKETS, INFO & RESERVATIONS CALL: 1-800-838-3006


Remembering Agustin Lara
San Pedro Playhouse (Russell Hill Rogers Theaters)
Saturday August 28, 2010
The “Músico-Poeta” Musician –Poet wrote fascinating melodies that remain timeless to this day and are still capable of inspiring and touching the senses: Mujer, Te quiero, Noche de Ronda, Piensa en mi, Rival, Santa, María Bonita and exalting his beloved Veracruz, and also of Spain one of the most famous song in the world, Granada.

Featuring: The Artistic Group VOCES DE SAN ANTONIO
Principal Soloists: EMANUEL ZAPATA, NATALY PEÑA, HECTOR HERNANDEZ
Special Appearance
ROSALINDA RISSO
CESAR DE LA CRUZ
Trio The CHIC’S
Guest Artists: Flamenco Dancers ESPAÑA VIVA
Ballroom Dancers Ensemble
Pianist JORGE INFANTE Trio: Marimba, Guitar, Percussions.
Musical Arrangements: JORGE INFANTE
Artistic Director and Musical Design
CRISTINA ORTEGA
Location: 800 W. Ashby Pl., San Pedro Park at Ashby
Times: 7:00 pm
Tickets: General Admission $20.00
Contact: Call 210-733-7258 for Tickets

Opening

Broken Record A new play written by James Venhaus
The Overtime Theater
August 27 - September 18, 2010
Expanded from James Venhaus' ten-minute Inside the Loop that was written for TheatreASAP in 2007, this new, full-length production tells the story of one couple...in reverse. If you could go back and play your entire failed relationship over again, would you? Should you? Would it make a difference? Ben and Cynthia's relationship is replayed from its bitter end back to its sweet beginning.
Cast: Directed by Catherine Babbitt. Cynthia - Christie Beckham | Ben - Tyler Keyes
Location: The Blue Star Arts Complex, 1414 S. Alamo St., Suite 103
Times: 8 pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with one 3 pm Sunday matinee on September 12. No show on Friday, September 3.
Tickets: $12 general admission, and $9 for teachers, students, seniors 65+, active military, and SATCO members. Thursdays are "Cheap Date Night" - pay what you can afford!
Contact: Please visit our website, email info@overtimetheater.net, or call (210) 557-7562.


The Carpetbagger's Children by Horton Foote
San Pedro Playhouse Cellar Theater
August 27 through September 26 (No show August 29)
The Carpetbagger's Children kicks of the tribute to Texas playwrights in the San Pedro Playhouse Cellar Theater. Opening August 27 and running through September 26, the play stars Rita Crosby, Elise Lopez and Magda Porter. Frank Latson directs.

Horton Foote's story takes us into the lives of three sisters from a well-to-do Texas. Together they weave a tapestry of their family and community which is as chaotic and traffic as it is hear-warming, exhilarating and humorous.

"Few dramatists today can replicate this kind of storytelling with the gentle mastery that Mr. Foote provides in his 90-minute portrait of the decline of one fractious family in the small Texas town of Harrison, where most of his work is set." -- New York Times
Location: 800 W. Ashby Pl., San Pedro Park at Ashby
Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM
Tickets: Adults - $23 with a $3 discount for seniors 60 plus and active military; Students to age 22 with valid ID - $13. A $2 facility fee applies to each ticket.
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Closing

Much Ado About Nothing
The Classic Theatre of San Antonio
August 12 - 29, 2010
Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, one of the most popular plays in the canon, receives a breath of fresh air this summer from the Classic. When Leonato, the play's hospitable host, decides to play a party game with his guests, fun becomes fate, deceptions turn to truth, and seemingly lighthearted craftiness leads to an issue of life and death. The play stars Asia and Tony Ciaravino as the combatively lovable Beatrice and Benedick, and San Antonio veteran actor Bill Gundry as Leonato, and is directed by Andrew Thornton.
Location: The Sterling Houston Theater (formerly Jump-Start Theater), 108 Blue Star, in the Blue Star Arts Complex at the corner of S. Alamo and Probandt.
Times: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 3:00pm.
Tickets: 210-589-840 (Reservations) | Season Passes can be purchased at 1-800-838-3006. Individual sales begin 2 wks before opening. Season Pass Reservations, 210-589-8450
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The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman
Shadow Show Theatre Company
August 20-22 & 27-29, 2010
The first performance from San Antonio's newest theatre company. Written in the 1930s, The Children’s Hour is a story of scandal at an all-girls boarding school. When 14-year-old Mary Tilford starts a rumor that her two headmistresses are romantically involved, the lie gets out of control with disastrous effects. This classic work, often considered Hellman’s best, explores the power and irresistible nature of gossip, while shining a light on the attitudes of the time.
Cast: James Alexander, Sharon Argo, Lilly Canaria, Ysenia Anais Carrizales, Cynthia Davila, Heather Diamond, Gazelle Garcia, Miranda Gonzaba, Pamela Dean Kenny, Krystal Kohler, Jennifer McKenzie, Symphonie Rendon
Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Tickets: $13 General Admission, $10 Students/Seniors/Military
Discounts: shadowshowtheatre@me.com


A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin
Seguin Performing Arts Company
August 27-29, 2010
Seguin Performing Arts Co. under special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. presents "A Few Good Men." WARNING: Play contains profanity and strong language; not recommended for children
Location: Palace Theater, 314 S. Austin Str., Seguin, Texas
Times: August 27 & 28, 8 p.m.; August 29, 3 p.m.
Tickets: $15 per person, available online, Gift and Gourmet, or Palace Box Office 1 hour prior to curtain
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Now Showing

God's Favorite Comedy by Neil Simon
Harlequin Dinner Theatre
August 5 through September 4, 2010
God’s Favorite is a hilarious comedy by Neil Simon that is loosely based on the Book of Job. The setting is the Benjamin mansion in The Dominion right outside San Antonio. The house belongs to millionaire tycoon Joe Benjamin, who lives there with his high-maintenance wife, ungrateful children and wise-cracking household help. Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, he is visited by Sidney Lipton aka A Messenger from God (and compulsive film buff) with a mission: test Joe's faith and report back to "the Boss". The jokes and Tests of Faith fly fast and furious as Neil Simon spins a contemporary morality tale like no other in this hilarious comedy. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays, August 5th - September 4th. 6:15 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. performance. Thursdays $29 and Fridays-Saturdays $32. Military with I.D. Thursdays $26 and Fridays-Saturdays $29. SATCO members (all performances) ($20) dinner & show and ($7) show only. Harlequin Dinner Theatre, Bldg. 2652 Harney Road, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234. (210)222-9694 for reservations and directions.
Cast: Michael Berlet, Richard Caldwell, Curtis Lavalleur, Nikki Folsom, Sarah Peters, Douglas Burton, Lisa Valle. Directed by: Richard Caldwell
Location: Bldg. 2652 Harney Road
Times: Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays. 6:15 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. performance. Thursdays $29 and Fridays-Saturdays $32. Military with I.D. Thursdays $26 and Fridays-Saturdays $29.
Discounts: SATCO members (all performances) ($20) dinner & show and ($7) show only.
Contact: Call 210 222-9694 for reservations


Red, White, and Tuna by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard
The Cameo Theatre
August 13 through September 5, 2010
The residents of Texas' third-smallest town are getting ready for the Fourth of July Tuna High School Class Reunion. It's been several years since we left Bertha and Arles dancing at the end of A Tuna Christmas. Did the romance blossom? Has Didi Snavely received any "cosmic" communications from the UFO? Have Helen and Inita settled down with any of their "boyfriends"? This side-splitting spoof of life in rural America is full of fireworks and fun from the land where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies.
Cast: Starring Greg Hinojosa and Kevin Murray
Location: 1123 East Commerce
Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm
Tickets: $29.50 for adults $25 seniors and $12 for children, Military with I.D. are $15
Discounts: SATCO members are $25 for all tickets
Contact: (210) 212-5454 for tickets.


Hairspray! The Big Fat Broadway Musical Written by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Woodlawn Theatre
August 13 through September 12, 2010
HAIRSPRAY delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out -- and change is in the air. Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show." Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program’s reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?
Location: 1920 Fredericksburg Road
Tickets: TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE online or call 210.738.1117 --- Tickets are selling FAST, so get your tickets TODAY !
Contact: For ticket information please visit our website or call 210.738.1117
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Extremities A powerful drama by William Mastrosimone
Sheldon Vexler Theatre
August 21 – September 12, 2010
The story examines what happens when a woman tries to take back control of her own life in one of the most terrifying situations imaginable. Marjorie is attacked in her home by a would-be rapist and turns the tables on him. Her roommates return home and the plot soon investigates how society looks at violence and victims. The play asks the audience to explore their own sense of right and wrong.
Cast: Marjorie – Mindy Feedham, Raul – Jeff Dorman, Terry – Alyson Miller, Patricia – Tracy Hungate; Director ~ Chelsea Dyan Fry | Stage Manager/Costumes – Dylan Brainard | Sound Design – Chad A. Miller
Location: The Vexler Theatre, Weinberg Campus JCC, 12500 N.W. Military Highway
Times: Thursdays @ 7:30pm, Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 2:30pm
Tickets: Tickets now on-sale. (210) 302-6835. VEX-FLEX Season Passes available for purchase online at www.jccsanantonio.org, in person at the JCC, or over the phone with the Box Office.

For The Kids

A Year With Frog and Toad
The Magik Theatre
August 18 – September 25, 2010
The Magik Theatre proudly presents the hit show that broke new ground by bringing professional children's theatre to Broadway. This musical features two amphibious friends - a worrywart toad and a perky frog - and all their colorful hopping, crawling, and flying companions. Beginning in winter, when Frog and Toad have been hibernating, the story follows their woodland adventures through spring, summer, and fall. Written by the same brothers who wrote last year's Magik Theatre hit, The Dinosaur Musical, this hilarious tale will keep you laughing, while the wonderful music keep you singing even after you've left the theatre. Don't miss this summertime special.
Location: 420 S. Alamo
Times: From August 18-September 4, 2010: Wednesdays at 10:30 am, Friday at 7 pm & Saturdays at 2 pm | Beginning September 7: Tuesdays-Friday 9:45 am & 11:30 am Friday at 7 pm & Saturdays at 2 pm
Tickets: 210.227.2751 or visit the website for more information

Coming Soon

The Complete History Of America (Abridged)
Circle Arts Theatre in New Braunfels
September 9 - October 3, 2010
History has never been this much fun... or as delightfully mutilated. This fast-paced, slapstick, intellectual vaudeville of a show is certain to have audiences rolling in the aisles. Written by the same guys that brought you "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)," it's clever, insulting, silly, profound and hysterical... all at the same time!!! Don't miss appearances by George Washington, Lewis and Clark, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, FDR, Al Capone, Richard Nixon, Lucy Ricardo and many more...
Location: In Landa Park at 124 Elizabeth Avenue, New Braunfels, Texas
Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm
Tickets: $18 Adults and $16 Silver Fox/Student/Military
Opening Night, Thursday, September 9 - Reception to follow - Tickets $18 * Friday, September 10th is a benefit and all tickets will be $16 ** $2 DISCOUNT when you pre-purchase at The Crossing or Gruene Onion Grill or ONLINE
Contact: Please reserve your seats online or CALL TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION at 830-837-6172


Once Upon A Musical Songs from Broadway Musicals; Designed by Jean and William Eckart
Allegro Stage Company
Two performances only! September 9 and 12, 2010
Join us as we celebrate Broadway's Golden Age. Allegro Stage Company returns to the McNay for a tribute to the legendary designers Jean and William Eckart. The performance includes numbers and behind-the-scenes stories from such favorite shows as "She Loves Me", "Damn Yankees," "Mame," and "Anyone Can Whistle" as well as lesser-known gems including "Maggie Flynn," and "Hallelujah, Baby!"

Once Upon a Musical marks the third collaboration of Allegro and the McNay. Audiences may remember our Irving Berlin tribute, No Business Like Show Business, as well as Enchanted Evenings: From "Butterfly" to Broadway. We are honored to be a part of this Tobin Theatre Arts installation featuring the work Jean and William Eckart. This "lecture cabaret" will explore the Eckart's contribution to the Broadway musical, highlighted with songs from several of the famous -- and not so famous -- musicals they designed.
Cast: Featuring Sherry Gibbs Houston, Anna Gangai, Jillian Cox and Roy Bumgarner. Musical Direction by Tom Masinter; Directed and Narrated by Tim Hedgepeth
Location: McNay Art Museum, Leeper Auditorium, 6000 North New Braunfels
Times: September 9, 6:30 pm: Free; September 12, 2:00 pm: Free with museum admission; McNay members admitted at no charge
Contact: For more information, please contact the McNay at 805-1768


SAC joins Tobin Hill Art Alliance Second Friday Art Walk
San Antonio College Theatre Department
First reception Sept. 10 in Visual Arts Center Gallery (Event will be the second Friday of each month)
San Antonio College is joining the Tobin Hill Art Alliance Second Friday Art Walk.

On the Second Friday of each month, all the galleries in the Tobin Hill neighborhood stay open from 6-10 p.m. to exhibit contemporary art works. Patrons enjoy strolling through the neighborhood to socialize, view artwork and listen to local music.

The SAC Visual Arts Center Gallery will host free monthly receptions from 5-8 p.m. Entertainment and musical accompaniment will be provided by students from Theater & Speech Communication and Music departments.

Students will entertain patrons along the Art Walk route and in various galleries. Musical and dramatic performances will continue along the art walk route later in the evening. Food and beverages will be provided.

"Trace Elements" will be exhibited at the VAC gallery during this first Art Walk reception. Six regional photographers document the delicate interplay between nature and urban society. Photographers include: Jessica Mallios, victor Pagona, Jason Reed, Libby Rowe, Kent Rush, and Jason Urban. The official opening of “Trace Elements” – part of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA – is Monday, Sept. 20.
Location: San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro, 78212, Visual Arts Center Gallery, (building located @ Lewis and Howard)
Times: 5-8 p.m.
Tickets: Rebecca Dietz, Visual Arts Department, rdietz4@alamo.edu


Jade Esteban Estrada Performs “ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 4
The Overtime Theater
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Experience the San Antonio premiere of the solo musical comedy "ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 4." Think. Write. Solve. Ask. Sing. Lead. Meet Plato, Virginia Woolf, Alan Turing, Dr. Evelyn Hooker, Freddie Mercury, and Dustin Lance Black. One day, they decided to make history. “ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 4” is a “ solo musical comedy written and performed by Jade Esteban Estrada. The show made its world premiere at the Tallahassee PrideFest in Tallahassee, Florida in April 2010.
Location: The Blue Star Arts Complex, 1414 S. Alamo St., Suite 103
Times: 8 – 9:30 pm.


Harvey Comedy by Mary Chase
Boerne Community Theatre
September 17 - October 2, 2010
When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood's hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also! The doctors commit Veta instead of Elwood, but when the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood's delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn't so bad after all. A great kick-off to BCT's 20th Anniversary Season!
Cast: Keisha McFerrin, Kathleen Lovejoy, Margaret Kuhstoss, Michael Duggan, Dee Imrie, Paul Yoder, Allen Rudolph, David Clingan, Julie Pedretti, Verne Powell, John Horstmann. Directed by Patty Loftis, AD/SM Margaret Kuhstoss
Location: 907 E. Blanco Rd., Boerne, Texas
Times: Thursdays - 7:30pm, Fridays & Saturdays - 8pm, Sundays - 2:30pm.
Tickets: $19 - Adults, $16 - Seniors (60+)/Students/Military, $15 - Group (10+)
Discounts: $10 - SATCO Members with current member card
Contact: Call 830-981-8028 or email reservations@boernetheatre.org for reservations.


Los Lobos Concert
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Rock out with the legendary musical sensation Los Lobos, as they make their way back to San Antonio after partnering with The Guadalupe eight years ago. Click on our website link above for more information.
Location: Plaza Guadalupe (behind the Guadalupe Theater), 1327 Guadalupe St., 78207
Times: 8:00pm
Tickets: $15 Pre-Sale | $20 beginning Sept. 18 - General Admission
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8 Created by Roberto Prestigiacomo, in collaboration with Tim Francis and Jodi Karjala
Trinity University Theatre
October 1 - 3 and 6 - 9, 2010
Inspired by Dr. Seuss, Robert Wilson, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, and Commedia Dell’Arte, 8 is a transperformance that blends a variety of performing arts into a touching and humorous theatrical experience. 8, Trinity’s first devised theater production, presents audiences with an entertaining, visually rich, thought-provoking, theatrical melange of dance-movement, music, masks, lighting, sound, and dialogue.
Cast: Directed by Roberto Prestigiacomo
Location: The Stieren Theater, Trinity University Campus, One Trinity Place
Times: Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sunday at 2:30 pm; Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 pm
Tickets: Adults $10.00; Seniors/Faculty/Alumni $8.00; Students/SATCO $6.00 (SATCO members need to present their card)


The Rocky Horror Show! Live On Stage! By Richard O'Brien
The Woodlawn Theatre
October 8 thru November 7, 2010
Cast: Artistic Director: Jonathan Pennington; Musical Director: Jaime Ramirez
Location: 1920 Fredericksburg Road
Times: Fridays and Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees @ 3:00 p.m.


La Boheme
UTSA Department of Music - Lyric Theatre
October 8 and 10, 2010
Puccini’s opera opens with the penniless Marcello and Rodolfo, painter and poet, respectively, as they struggle to keep warm by burning pages of Rodolfo’s latest dramatic work. Expecting to spend a miserably cold Christmas Eve in their humble Latin Quarter flat, the roommates are visited by friends bearing food, kindling and money. Rejoicing in their unexpected wealth, the friends depart to Café Momus to continue their celebration. While delayed at the flat, Rodolfo answers a knock at the door. Mimi, a neighbor, explains how her candle has blown out on the drafty staircase. Under the influence of a glass of wine and the moonlight, the pair shares their dreams and embark on an ill-fated love affair.
Cast: William McCrary directs this student production.
Location: Performances are at the 1604 campus Recital Hall, 6900 North Loop 1604 West
Times: Friday October 8 at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm.
Tickets: $20/$15 and $10 for groups of ten or more. Additional ticketing fees apply to all purchases. Please visit website below for online ticket purchases or call (210) 458-5685.
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Dr. S. Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical A New, Original Horror Comedy Musical. Written by Evan Boston and James Hartz
The Overtime Theater
October 8 - November 6, 2010
A new musical based on the award-winning hit local film! The film-turned-musical recounts the tale of Mary Jane, an all-American sweetheart who goes parking with her boyfriend, Billy. When he smokes some atomic reefer and transforms into a sex-crazed zombie, it's up to our hero, Dr S, to save the day! Dr S and Mary Jane battle their way back into town in a blood-soaked, fight-filled extravaganza of pain, gore, and rock!
Location: The Blue Star Arts Complex, 1414 S. Alamo St., Suite 103
Times: 8 pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with one 3 pm Sunday matinee on October 24. No show on Friday, November 5.
Tickets: $12 general admission, and $9 for teachers, students, seniors 65+, active military, and SATCO members. Thursdays are "Cheap Date Night" - pay what you can afford!
Contact: Please visit our website, email info@overtimetheater.net, or call (210) 557-7562.


The Arabian Nights a poetic fable by Mary Zimmerman
Sheldon Vexler Theatre
October 21st - November 13th, 2010
King Shahryar marries, loves, then kills, a young woman each night- until he encounters Scheherazade. To save her life, she entertains the King with tales of love, lust, hilarity, and sorrow for a thousand and one nights. Her ancient tales magically transform the stage from a king's bedroom in Baghdad through markets, harems, courts, and a crowded privy, and from heights of hilarity to sobering affirmations of shared humanity. The Arabian Nights will be performed in the round.
Location: The Vexler Theatre, Weinberg Campus JCC, 12500 N.W. Military Highway
Tickets: Tickets on-sale beginning Tuesday, September 21, 2010.


Home Grown Tomatoes
San Pedro Playhouse Cellar Theatre
October 22 through November 21, 2010
Cast: Directed by Rick Sanchez
Location: San Pedro Playhouse Cellar Theatre, 800 W. Ashby Pl., San Pedro Park at Ashby


Helen's Most Favorite Day Romantic Fantasy by Mark Dunn
Boerne Community Theatre
November 5 - 20, 2010
Cast: Director Larry Beauchamp
Location: 907 E. Blanco Rd., Boerne, Texas


The Good Person of Szechwan By Bertolt Brecht, Adapted by Tony Kushner
Trinity University Theatre
November 12 - 14 and 17 - 20, 2010
Brecht’s modern classic tells the story of Shen Te, the only good person left in a corrupt city, entrusted by the gods with money and a mission of mercy. In such a cut-throat world, it’s hard to be the Good Samaritan and still survive. Shen Te invents an alter ego to protect her, but it makes her do terrible things—and every day her risk of exposure grows greater. How will she manage to stay good and stay afloat?
Cast: Directed by Stieren Guest Artist Carl Weber
Location: The Stieren Theater, Trinity University Campus, One Trinity Place
Times: Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sunday at 2:30 pm; Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 pm
Tickets: Adults $10.00; Seniors/Faculty/Alumni $8.00; Students/SATCO $6.00 (SATCO members need to present their card)

Ongoing / Special Programs

SAT Playwrights
San Pedro Playhouse
Ongoing
Created to support area playwrights at all stages of the script writing process, the SAT Playwrights group posts an E-newsletter filled with current script submission opportunities locally and nationally on the members' blog site. Monthly salons are scheduled at 6:00pm on the second Sunday of each month to hear members' scripts read by local actors.
   The group is in-residence at The San Pedro Playhouse (800 W. Ashby Place) and salons are held in the Cellar Theater. Please check the website to confirm the salon calendar. We welcome new members.
Location: 800 W. Ashby Pl., San Pedro Park at Ashby
Contact: (210) 733-7258


W-I-P (Works-in-Progress/Wednesdays-in-Performance) by Various Artists
Sterling Houston Theatre/Jump-Start Performance Co.
Wednesdays
The popular monthly dance/performance lab (in collaboration with San Antonio Dance Umbrella) returns with fresh and eclectic new work followed by a facilitated post-performance talkback. A cool mid-week opportunity to support local work and artists! September 30; October 28; November 18; January 27; February 24; March 31; April 28; June 30.
Location: Blue Star Arts Complex at 108 Blue Star, South Alamo and Probandt
Times: 7:00pm
Tickets: Admission is $5 regular and $3 for students and senior citizens. No reservations required.
Contact: 210-227-JUMP (5867)


First Fridays
The Overtime Theater
First Friday of Every Month
   FIRST FRIDAY at the Overtime: Local musicians and bands will play at the theater every First Friday. Stop by, have some beer or wine, and learn about the upcoming Overtime shows.
    Updates on other First Friday bands will be sent out in our newsletters or found on our website.
Location: The Blue Star Arts Complex, 1414 S. Alamo St., Suite 103
Times: 7:00 to 10:00pm
Tickets: Free
Contact: Please visit our website, email info@theovertimetheater.net, or call (210) 557-7562.


The Denials
The Overtime Theater
Every Saturday
On Saturday nights at 10 pm, don't forget to make a date with The Denials, one of S.A.'s best improv comedy troupes. The Denials, as captured in the March 2010 issue of San Antonio Magazine: "Yearning for some laid-back late-night laughter? Settle into the Denials' cozy seats, theater chair cushions thoughtfully provided. Each Saturday, the raucous welcoming cast rips through a list of several improv games with help from an eager audience."
Location: The Blue Star Arts Complex, 1414 S. Alamo St., Suite 103
Times: Every Saturday at 10:00pm
Tickets: Ticket price is $8 for the improv show. If you purchase a ticket to the mainstage production, the improv show costs only 5 bucks!
Contact: Please visit our website, email info@theovertimetheater.net, or call (210) 557-7562.


The Oxymorons Improv
The Oxymorons
Every Friday and Every Tuesday
The Oxy's Return to Friday Nights! Beginning April 30th at the Rose Theatre! BYOB (18 years and over). The Oxymorons perform short-form improv, much like TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway?" The group takes audience suggestions, plugs them into games, and hilarity ensues. No two shows are the same, and the audience is a part of the show. The Oxymorons are San Antonio's premiere improvisational comedy troupe and have been performing as a group since 1989.
Location: The Rose Theatre, 11838 Wurzbach at Lockhill Selma or The Rivercenter Comedy Club, 849 East Commerce Street
Times: Fridays at 10:15p at the Rose; Tuesdays at 8:30p at the Rivercenter Comedy Club
Tickets: Fridays $8; Tuesdays $15
Contact: Rose Theatre at (210) 360-0004; Rivercenter Comedy Club at (210) 229-1420


The Windows 4×4
Performance/Installation
Sterling Houston Theatre (Jump-Start Performance Co.)
First Fridays
Jump-Start artists create one night only performance/multi-media installations to be viewed from outside the theater. Co-produced by Sandra Dunn and Monessa Esquivel

Tyisha, Tom, Tito & Tifanny
Created by Steve Bailey and Kitty Williams
June 4, 9 p.m. & 10 p.m.

What is the “more perfect union?” To ensure justice, promote general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty? Two couples, not unlike Romeo and Juliet, torn apart by society.
Location: The Sterling Houston Theater (formerly Jump-Start Theater), 108 Blue Star, in the Blue Star Arts Complex at the corner of S. Alamo and Probandt.
Tickets: Free
Contact: 210-227-JUMP (5867)