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Three Viewings

Presented by Austin Playhouse at Austin Playhouse

October 15-October 31, 2010

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Austin Playhouse proudly opens their King Theatre Season with Jeffrey Hatcher's Three Viewings.

 

Meet Emil, a mild-mannered undertaker secretly in love with a real estate agent who attends all his funerals; Mac, a drifter who makes her living stealing jewelry from corpses; and Virginia, the widow of a wheeler-dealer contractor who discovers just how her husband Ed has been doing business. Rich characters, surprising twists, and a darkly comic tone connect these three tales set in a small town funeral parlor.

 

Three Viewings features Hans Venable (The Dead Presidents' Club) as Emil, Cyndi Williams (Picasso at the Lapin Agile) as Virginia, and Jenny Gravenstein (The Turn of the Screw) as Mac. Three Viewings will be directed by Ben Wolfe.

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    Austin Playhouse

    3601 South Congress Avenue
    Austin, TX 78704

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    Tickets: $20, $15 for main stage subscribers and guests, $10 for students

    Info Phone: 512-476-0084

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  • Dates & Times

    Dates:
    October 15-October 31, 2010

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    October 15 - 30 at the Larry L. King Theatre
    Penn Field Building C, 3601 South Congress

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    • Event Name: Three Viewings
      "3 Funerals."
      Review posted by: Christine W. from Austin, TX USA, Oct 16, 2010
      

      Three Viewings presents the stories of three people attending funerals, from a funeral director, to a corpse robber, to a recent widow. With each act presented as a monologue, with a sparse set, the... Expand

      Three Viewings presents the stories of three people attending funerals, from a funeral director, to a corpse robber, to a recent widow. With each act presented as a monologue, with a sparse set, the actors seemed to be speaking directly to the audience. My favorite of the three acts was the third. Actor Cyndi Williams stood out as the recent widow simultaneously grieving, reminiscing, and dealing with some problems her husband left behind. Her emotions, from grief to exasperation, were true and affecting. Collapse

    • Event Name: Three Viewings
      "Very entertaining"
      Review posted by: Matt from Austin, TX USA, Oct 16, 2010
      

      All three stories in this play were great (although I think the second was my favorite). All were very engaging, with a good dose of dark humor. I highly recommend seeing this.

      All three stories in this play were great (although I think the second was my favorite). All were very engaging, with a good dose of dark humor. I highly recommend seeing this.

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    • Event Name: Three Viewings
      "3 Funerals."
      Review posted by: Christine W. from Austin, TX USA, Oct 16, 2010
      

      Three Viewings presents the stories of three people attending funerals, from a funeral director, to a corpse robber, to a recent widow. With each act presented as a monologue, with a sparse set, the... Expand

      Three Viewings presents the stories of three people attending funerals, from a funeral director, to a corpse robber, to a recent widow. With each act presented as a monologue, with a sparse set, the actors seemed to be speaking directly to the audience. My favorite of the three acts was the third. Actor Cyndi Williams stood out as the recent widow simultaneously grieving, reminiscing, and dealing with some problems her husband left behind. Her emotions, from grief to exasperation, were true and affecting. Collapse

    • Event Name: Three Viewings
      "Very entertaining"
      Review posted by: Matt from Austin, TX USA, Oct 16, 2010
      

      All three stories in this play were great (although I think the second was my favorite). All were very engaging, with a good dose of dark humor. I highly recommend seeing this.

      All three stories in this play were great (although I think the second was my favorite). All were very engaging, with a good dose of dark humor. I highly recommend seeing this.

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