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November 2011 |
The Fantasticks - Theatre LJCC - 3960 Montclair Rd
November 10, 12, 17, & 19 at 7:30pm; November 13 & 20 at 2pm
Book by Tom Jones; music by Harvey Schmidt ; lyrics by Tom
Jones; based on Les Romanesques by Edmond Rostand Talk about a
time-proven audience-pleaser! “The Fantasticks” is the
longest-running production of any kind in the world, and with
good reason. At the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle
theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity that
transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of
love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same
time. Adults $15.00; Students $12.00. Call 879-0411 for
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Quilters - Birmingham Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2
11th Ave South
November 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 8:00pm; November 13
matinee
Written by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, lyrics and
music by Barbara Damashek / Directed by Sandra Taylor
A series of short tales matched with musical numbers, the
stories in Quilters present aspects of womanhood in frontier
life—girlhood, mar-riage, childbirth, spinsterhood, twisters,
fire, illness, and death. Each woman’s story unfolds, literally,
from a piece of quilting work whose de-sign reflects her
experiences. By the play’s end, these story panels com-bine to
make one huge quilt that the characters raise high as the flag
of pioneer womanhood. Nominated for six Tony Awards in 1984,
this production was first performed at BFT in 1987, directed by
Sandra Taylor. Adults $20.00; Students and groups $15.00,
Thursday September 22 pay what you can afford, $7 minimum. Call
933-2383 for
tickets or more information. |
Postcards to J. Bird- Theatre UAB - The Odess
Theatre at Alys Stephens Center
November 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 at 7:30pm; November 20 at 2pm
By Stephen Webb, Directed by Dennis McLernon
Joanna has spent her life locked in the past, struggling to
reclaim the fulfillment she once felt with a childhood mentor
and compromising the present with her son. A poignant work that
explores the damaging effects of denying one’s own truth,
Postcards to J. Bird tackles themes of abandonment, conformity,
and identity. Postcards to J. Bird, written by Theatre UAB
graduate Stephen Webb, won the Kennedy Center American College
Theatre Festival 2011 David L. Shelton Full-Length Student
Playwriting Award.
General Admission $12 & $15, Students $6, UAB Employees &
Senior Citizens $10. |
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January 2012 |
Becky Shaw - Birmingham Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2
11th Ave South
January 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 8:00pm; January 22
matinee
Written by Gina Gionfriddo / Directed by Mel Christian
In Becky Shaw, a newlywed couple fixes up two romantically
challenged people: wife's best friend, meet husband's sexy and
strange new co-worker. When an evening calculated to bring
happiness takes a dark turn, crisis and comedy ensue. Gina
Gionfriddo’s comedy of bad manners, a tangled tale of love, sex
and ethics among a quartet of men and women in their 30s, is as
engrossing as it is ferociously funny, like a big box of
fire-works fizzing and crackling across the stage from its first
moments to its last. Penned by one of the writers for TV’s Law
and Order, Becky Shaw is a Pulitzer Prize nominated new play, in
keeping with our continuing effort to bring new theatre to
Birmingham! Adults $20.00; Students and groups $15.00,
Thursday September 22 pay what you can afford, $7 minimum. Call
933-2383 for
tickets or more information. |
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February 2012 |
On the Verge, or The Geography of Yearning - Theatre
UAB - The Sirote Theatre at Alys Stephens Center
February 22, 23, 24, 25 at 7:30pm; February 26 at 2pm
By Eric Overmyer, Directed by Karla Koskinen
Overmyer’s mirthful fantasy tracks the exploits of three
Victorian lady explorers spinning through time. For these
intrepid “sister sojourners” the future weaves a rich tapestry
of history, geography, feminism and fashion. Theirs is a
serendipitous adventure through darkest Africa, highest Himalaya
and Terra Incognita! General Admission $12 & $15, Students $6,
UAB Employees & Senior Citizens $10. |
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March 2012 |
Holy Ghosts - Birmingham Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2
11th Ave South
March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 8:00pm; March 11 matinee
Written by Romulus Linney / Directed by Bethe Ensey
Romulus Linney writes a moving and funny account of
unsophisticated people in moral and emotional crisis in the Deep
South. Nancy Shedman, in an effort to escape the drunken
attentions of her husband Coleman, has moved in with a band of
Pentecostal snake handlers and fallen in love with their leader,
Rev. Obediah Buckhorn. Rich with atmosphere and the feel of
southern rural life, the play blends humor and poignancy as it
probes into the circumstances and stories of the various cult
members. What happens when Coleman comes to claim his wife? The
notes in the original script give credit to BFT for being one of
the first theatres in the country to stage the play in 1976. Adults $20.00; Students
and groups $15.00, Thursday September 22 pay what you can
afford, $7 minimum. Call 933-2383 for
tickets or more information. |
Theater UAB Annual Festival of Ten Minute Plays - Theatre
UAB - The Odess Theatre at Alys Stephens Center
March 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 at 7:30pm Produced by Lee
Shackleford
Our edgy, tremendously popular festival features eight
super-short original plays. The 2012 theme, Get Me Out of Here!
presents stories of cages, prisons, and traps of all kinds.
General Admission $5 |
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April 2012 |
Hay Fever - Birmingham Festival Theatre - 1901 1/2
11th Ave South
April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, May 3, 4, 5 at 8:00pm; April 29
matinee
Written by Noel Coward / Directed by Ellise Mayor
No Anniversary Season would be complete without a good
old-fashioned comedy! And Hay Fever fits the bill. Set in an
English country house in the 1920s, the play features the four
eccentric members of the Bliss fam-ily. Unbeknownst to the other
family members, each invites a guest to spend the weekend at the
house. However, as the festivities commence, each guest pairs up
with a different family member. When their paths cross at points
throughout the house, the reactions are over-dramatic and over
the top! This play was first performed at BFT in 1980. Adults $20.00; Students
and groups $15.00, Thursday September 22 pay what you can
afford, $7 minimum. Call 933-2383 for
tickets or more information. |
Macbeth - Theatre UAB - The Sirote Theatre at Alys
Stephens Center
April 18, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30pm; April 22 at 2pm
By William Shakespeare, Directed by Dennis McLernon
Fair is foul, and foul is fair in this tale of murder, greed and
untimely death. The prophecy of three witches sends ambitious
Macbeth on a ruthless quest for power. Goaded by his restless,
scheming wife, bloody treason spirals into paranoia and guilt
from which they cannot escape. Shakespeare's darkest tragedy is
also his most gripping, intense and psychologically thrilling.
General Admission $12 & $15, Students $6, UAB Employees & Senior
Citizens $10. |
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June 2012 |
The Last Hotel for Women - Birmingham Festival
Theatre - 1901 1/2 11th Ave South
June 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 at 8:00pm; June 24
matinee
Written by Randy Marsh / Directed by Edward C. Miller
The novel by Vicki Covington was adapted for the stage by her
brother Randy Marsh, a playwright and founding member of BFT.
Set in Bir-mingham in 1961, when Freedom Riders were passing
through the Deep South, the production centers around a hotel
run by Dinah Fraley and her husband. They are visited frequently
by the Birmingham Commissioner of Public Safety, Sheriff Bull
Connor, a known racist and bigot. Racial tensions run high in
this powerful drama that was originally staged in 1996, and
closes out our 40th Anniversary Season.
Adults $20.00; Students and groups $15.00, Thursday September 22
pay what you can afford, $7 minimum. Call 933-2383 for
tickets or more information.
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