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    "Bash: Three Plays"

    "Bash: Three Plays"

    Presented by The Vestige Group

    May 6-May 27, 2010

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    The Vestige Group, known for exploring dark, intense dramas with controversial themes, presented in both mainstream theatres and alternative spaces, celebrates their 5th anniversary season with “Bash: Three Plays,” a series of intense monologues by critically-acclaimed American playwright and film director Neil LaBute. His recent work includes films such as The Wicker Man (2006), Lakeview Terrace (2008), and Death at a Funeral (2010). The Vestige Group has been drawn to Neil LaBute's misanthropic work since its very first production in 2005 when they captivated audiences with “Fat Pig.” Coming full circle, The Vestige Group delves back into LaBute with “Bash: Three Plays,” which will have a three week run Thursday, May 6 – Saturday, May 22.


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      • Venue Info

        The Greater Austin Creative Alliance Studios

        701 Tillery Street
        Austin, TX

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $15 - $25 (pick your price); all Thursday shows are Pay-What-You-Can.

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        May 6-May 27, 2010

        Times:

        8:00 p.m.


        EXTENDED: Wed and THURS 8 pm. Pay What You Can!

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          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

      • Member Reviews
        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          1 out of 5 stars rating "Save your $15 and buy the play"
          Review posted by: Tom Ott from Austin, Texas, May 13, 2010

          If you bought the play you could use your imagination to create a better produced, acted, and engaging night of theatre. Disclaimer: I love Neil LeBute. I enjoyed the vestige's decent version of Fat... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          3 out of 5 stars rating "A psychological twist of secrets we sometimes withhold"
          Review posted by: Lynn from Austin, TX, May 12, 2010

          Setting was intimate as was each of the 3 separate acts. Balancing a normal storytelling of an event with a slight twist. Story well told, characterizations clearly portrayed by the actors.... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "More fine work by the Vesige Group"
          Review posted by: Crystal* from Austin, TX, May 12, 2010

          Bash is filled with 4 incredibly talented actors who bring so much emotion and life to LaBute's characters. This drama has some jaw dropping moments - the characters all seem at first like normal... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Black Hearts, Black Box - Mesmerizing"
          Review posted by: AustinLiveTheatre.com from Austin, May 12, 2010

          ALT says: Vestige takes you by the throat with the gentle, tight grip of a psychotic. Full review at http://tinyurl.com/ALT512b

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4 out of 5 stars rating "Dark & Honest Portrayals"
          Review posted by: JDC from Austin, TX USA, May 11, 2010

          When spectacle seems to rule American entertainment, the riskiest thing a one can do is to simply allow an actor to tell a story. In “Bash: Three Plays”, that risk pays off. LaBute explores the... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Great Performances are reason enough"
          Review posted by: Sarah from Lovely Austin, May 11, 2010

          The actors and directors of Bash have brought subtlety and depth into these short plays. Jen Brown in particular offers us a rich, living, beautiful and pathetic creature. Having seen Ms. Brown in... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Dark but VERY well done!"
          Review posted by: Ruby Sinclair from Austin, TX, May 11, 2010

          This was my first Neil Labute play experience (though I have heard much about 'Shape of Things'. I was very impressed by both the actors and the direction. The content of the three plays are very... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4 out of 5 stars rating "Mesmerizing Misanthropy"
          Review posted by: SilverStageSiren from Austin, TX, May 10, 2010

          The vestige group has succeeded in achieving what all theatre companies aspire to do: leave the audience profoundly affected by what they have witnessed. The directors know the unsettling and... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Uncomfortable, revealing, intimate"
          Review posted by: Georgia from Austin, TX, May 08, 2010

          First: I often despise Neil LaBute. The ideas he executes often leave me cold. His name carries a certain connotation, and that is evident in this work. However, here he reaches for, and... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          5 out of 5 stars rating "You must see this"
          Review posted by: John Fitchen from Tucson, AZ, May 08, 2010

          Wow! If you like to see plays about "happily ever after" then this is not the play for you. But if you believe in live theatre and your taste runs a little (or a lot) darker and deeper, this... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          5 out of 5 stars rating "Bash: A celebration/party...an event... violence....."
          Review posted by: Vicki McKain from Austin, TX, May 06, 2010

          3 separate acts of powerful,evolving stories:I'm happy I did not know what to expect other than a dark drama.Well written acts and the sparse, darkly enclosed set put the focus on the excellent acting... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Human Nature on Display"
          Review posted by: Kathy Judge from Austin, TX USA, May 06, 2010

          Want to feel like fly on the wall of a confessional? These three plays lay bare the souls of three people who make choices among the seven deadlies seemingly by accident, but are revealed in bits and... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "It Deserves To Be Told"
          Review posted by: Steven Fearing from Austin, Texas, May 06, 2010

          Congrats to Vestige Group for embracing (again) the raw power of Neil LaBute. Bash: Three Plays is great monologue theatre drawing upon Greek myth and LaBute’s Mormon background. What’s in the... Expand

    • Member
      Reviews

      • Member Reviews
        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          1 out of 5 stars rating "Save your $15 and buy the play"
          Review posted by: Tom Ott from Austin, Texas, May 13, 2010

          If you bought the play you could use your imagination to create a better produced, acted, and engaging night of theatre. Disclaimer: I love Neil LeBute. I enjoyed the vestige's decent version of Fat... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          3 out of 5 stars rating "A psychological twist of secrets we sometimes withhold"
          Review posted by: Lynn from Austin, TX, May 12, 2010

          Setting was intimate as was each of the 3 separate acts. Balancing a normal storytelling of an event with a slight twist. Story well told, characterizations clearly portrayed by the actors.... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "More fine work by the Vesige Group"
          Review posted by: Crystal* from Austin, TX, May 12, 2010

          Bash is filled with 4 incredibly talented actors who bring so much emotion and life to LaBute's characters. This drama has some jaw dropping moments - the characters all seem at first like normal... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Black Hearts, Black Box - Mesmerizing"
          Review posted by: AustinLiveTheatre.com from Austin, May 12, 2010

          ALT says: Vestige takes you by the throat with the gentle, tight grip of a psychotic. Full review at http://tinyurl.com/ALT512b

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4 out of 5 stars rating "Dark & Honest Portrayals"
          Review posted by: JDC from Austin, TX USA, May 11, 2010

          When spectacle seems to rule American entertainment, the riskiest thing a one can do is to simply allow an actor to tell a story. In “Bash: Three Plays”, that risk pays off. LaBute explores the... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Great Performances are reason enough"
          Review posted by: Sarah from Lovely Austin, May 11, 2010

          The actors and directors of Bash have brought subtlety and depth into these short plays. Jen Brown in particular offers us a rich, living, beautiful and pathetic creature. Having seen Ms. Brown in... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Dark but VERY well done!"
          Review posted by: Ruby Sinclair from Austin, TX, May 11, 2010

          This was my first Neil Labute play experience (though I have heard much about 'Shape of Things'. I was very impressed by both the actors and the direction. The content of the three plays are very... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4 out of 5 stars rating "Mesmerizing Misanthropy"
          Review posted by: SilverStageSiren from Austin, TX, May 10, 2010

          The vestige group has succeeded in achieving what all theatre companies aspire to do: leave the audience profoundly affected by what they have witnessed. The directors know the unsettling and... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Uncomfortable, revealing, intimate"
          Review posted by: Georgia from Austin, TX, May 08, 2010

          First: I often despise Neil LaBute. The ideas he executes often leave me cold. His name carries a certain connotation, and that is evident in this work. However, here he reaches for, and... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          5 out of 5 stars rating "You must see this"
          Review posted by: John Fitchen from Tucson, AZ, May 08, 2010

          Wow! If you like to see plays about "happily ever after" then this is not the play for you. But if you believe in live theatre and your taste runs a little (or a lot) darker and deeper, this... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          5 out of 5 stars rating "Bash: A celebration/party...an event... violence....."
          Review posted by: Vicki McKain from Austin, TX, May 06, 2010

          3 separate acts of powerful,evolving stories:I'm happy I did not know what to expect other than a dark drama.Well written acts and the sparse, darkly enclosed set put the focus on the excellent acting... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "Human Nature on Display"
          Review posted by: Kathy Judge from Austin, TX USA, May 06, 2010

          Want to feel like fly on the wall of a confessional? These three plays lay bare the souls of three people who make choices among the seven deadlies seemingly by accident, but are revealed in bits and... Expand

        • Event Name: "Bash: Three Plays"
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "It Deserves To Be Told"
          Review posted by: Steven Fearing from Austin, Texas, May 06, 2010

          Congrats to Vestige Group for embracing (again) the raw power of Neil LaBute. Bash: Three Plays is great monologue theatre drawing upon Greek myth and LaBute’s Mormon background. What’s in the... Expand

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