07/22/10-
08/15/10 |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 22-August 15, 2010
Avg. Event Rating (4.9 Stars): 
This explosive new production of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning classic will have the summer sizzling. Hypocrisy, greed, and hidden desires drive a wealthy Southern family to the brink in this American masterpiece. Delight in the characters Maggie “the Cat,” her alcoholic husband, Brick, and the dominating patriarch, Big Daddy, as they strip away the lies and do battle to...
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07/08/10-
07/18/10 |
2010 Summer Acts! Austin Theatre Festival
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 8-July 18, 2010
Eleven days, six companies, thirty-six shows. City Theatre hosts the July theatre festival with hot performances of new works, original musicals, theatre on the edge, award-winning dramas, and original comedy projects. Starring a slew of troupes ready to burn up the stage with laughter, emotion, and excitement. Go to the website for a complete list of participating shows, schedules, and ticket prices. Discount festival passes will be available. July 8 - 18. The City Theatre, 3823 Airport...
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06/10/10-
07/04/10 |
The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
June 10-July 4, 2010
Avg. Event Rating (4.4 Stars): 
Called “ a testament to the virtues of laughing,” Fabulous is the retelling of the bible with Adam and Steve; Jane and Mabel beginning in the Garden of Eden and, after being banished, the quartet survives the centuries including...
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04/29/10-
05/23/10 |
Agnes of God
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
and The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
April 29-May 23, 2010
Avg. Event Rating (4.1 Stars): 
John Pielmeier’s powerful stage drama celebrating its 30th anniversary. Summoned to a convent, a court appointed psychiatrist, is asked to determine the sanity of a young novitiate accused of murdering her newborn. Who killed the infant, who fathered this tiny victim, and what does everyone know, including the Mother Superior, which keeps her from the truth? These questions force all three women to re-examine the meaning of faith, identity, and the power of love leading to a dramatic...
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04/22/10-
04/25/10 |
Excuse Me While I Change
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
April 22-April 25, 2010
Avg. Event Rating (4.8 Stars):
Austin singer, actress, musical comedienne, Iden Payne winner and Austin original (we like to think so) Michelle Cheney is back on stage for the encore performance of her hit cabaret show. Accompanied by Kevin Oliver, Michelle spends a wildly entertaining evening of living, loving and laughing looking at growing up in conservative Utah, encounters in the Lone Star State, thoughts on men and the revealing secret life of the married woman. One of the hardest working local musical performers,...
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04/22/10-
04/25/10 |
Excuse Me While I Change
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
April 22-April 25, 2010
Austin singer, actress, musical comedienne, Iden Payne winner and Austin original (we like to think so) Michelle Cheney is back on stage for the encore performance of her hit cabaret show. Accompanied by Kevin Oliver, Michelle spends a wildly entertaining evening of living, loving and laughing looking at growing up in conservative Utah, encounters in the Lone Star State, thoughts on men and the revealing secret life of the married woman. One of the hardest working local musical performers,...
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03/25/10-
04/18/10 |
How the Other Half Loves
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
March 25-April 18, 2010
Avg. Event Rating (4.8 Stars):
Alan Ayckbourn’s ingenious comedy about three married
couples trying to cover-up their adulterous love affairs which result in a hilarious comedy of errors
as all get tangled up in lies and misunderstandings, culminating in a dinner party where laughter
is the main course. Come find out how the other half lives…and loves.
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03/16/10-
03/17/10 |
I Married a Hobbit
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
March 16-March 17, 2010
Iden Payne Award winner Alex Garza has put together a collection of stories and characters that look at romance, heartbreak, desire, and life-long commitment from the eyes of different people. In this 75 minute performance, he discusses his childhood crushes, including the girl who broke his heart in the 2nd grade and his teenage obsession with TV heart throbs Sean Astin and Kirk Cameron. Tickets $10. For more information, email starlextheatre@yahoo.com.
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02/25/10-
03/21/10 |
A Raisin in the Sun
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 25-March 21, 2010
Avg. Event Rating (4.7 Stars):
Called “a milestone in the American theatre,” this intensely affecting
drama chronicles how a financial windfall touches the lives of an African-American family living in
Chicago in the late 50s. A simple desire for a home of their own becomes the touchstone of their
integrity. Their story is built on sacrifice, heartbreak, trust, love and the...
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| 02/13/10 |
All About Love
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 13, 2010
Kick start your Valentine's Weekend by spending a delightful afternoon enjoying the smooth sounds of some of Austin's finest voices. Mark Anthony has long been compared to Luther Vandross, as well as Jamie Foxx. Dorothy Mays Clark has become recognized as a sought after ZACH Scott regular. And, Ms. Dre, well, Austinites are honored to even have this very talented songtress in their midst. And to add a little something special, enjoy the comedy skills of Austin's own Gospel Comedienne,...
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02/13/10-
09/01/10 |
Auditioning for the Working Actor
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 13-September 1, 2010
A fundamental and no-nonsense class teaching Austin stage actors what is needed in mastering a perfect audition. Includes discussion of different auditioning techniques and methods of preparation; ways to handle the dreaded cold reading; how to project your desired image and transforming to look the part; presentation and critique of audition material and help on finding good selections; doing your homework with contacts for headshots, updating resumes, actor networking and where to find...
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02/04/10-
02/21/10 |
Buried Child
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 4-February 21, 2010
Avg. Event Rating (4.4 Stars):
Something has been unearthed…Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize winning quintessential drama that digs deep into family dysfunction and the deterioration of the American dream. In the corn fields of Illinois, a squalid farm home is occupied by a family filled with suffering born of deep-seated unhappiness and violence. When a stranger returns, his persistent search for understanding and truth unearths a deep, dark, secret.
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11/19/09-
12/20/09 |
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
November 19-December 20, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars):
This Neil Simon comedy will keep you in stitches all night!
Inspired by Simon’s own early-career experience churning out jokes, Laughter provides a
hilarious, behind-the-scenes look at the making of a...
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10/22/09-
11/15/09 |
Hamlet
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
October 22-November 15, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (3.9 Stars):
A murdered King. A usurped Prince. A promise of revenge. Returning to court to find his father murdered and his mother married to the murderer, Hamlet faces a terrible dilemma. An undisputed masterpiece of world theatre, Hamlet,...
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09/16/09-
10/04/09 |
RABBIT HOLE
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
September 16-October 4, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (4.0 Stars):
The encore performance and Austin premier of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, David Lindsay-Abaire’s critically acclaimed play about loss, heartbreak and forgiveness. Becca and Howie have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down. This masterpiece is an honest look at domestic tragedy and the healing power of love, laughter, and life affirming testament to the endurance of the human spirit.
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08/20/09-
09/13/09 |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
August 20-September 13, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (3.3 Stars): 
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. This wonderful adaptation of C.S. Lewis' classic faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the evil White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander through an old wardrobe into the never-to-be-forgotten land of Narnia. This story of love, faith, courage and giving, with its triumph of good over evil, is a true celebration of life. A show for all ages including all of the favorite...
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07/23/09-
08/16/09 |
Tartuffe
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 23-August 16, 2009
TARTUFFE. Hypocrisy, greed, seduction, betrayal with a taste of Texas in the best of Moliere’s most famous farce. Under the religious cloak of piety, the lecherous, menacing, arch-hypocrite title character schemes to marry his benefactor’s daughter, seduce his wife, then defraud him of all he possesses. Does the scoundrel succeed? Find out in City Theatre’s new and exciting adaptation of one of the world’s greatest comedies.
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07/11/09-
07/19/09 |
Don't Stop Me Now
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 11-July 19, 2009
Maggie Gallant brings her outrageous and thought-provoking one-woman show to City Theatre for the first time.
What’s the soundtrack to your life? That’s the question posed by ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, premiering at the Summer Acts! theatre festival in Austin (July 9-19). For super-fan Sonya Moore, the answer has always been Queen. When faced with dilemmas in fashion, work, or relationships, Sonya seeks advice from the man she is sure has all the answers:...
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07/10/09-
07/19/09 |
Rabbit Hole
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 10-July 19, 2009
Produced by Dancing Cat Circle and The City Theatre Company, the Austin premier and winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for drama, David Lindsay-Abaire’s critically acclaimed play about loss, heartbreak and forgiveness. Becca and Howie have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down. This masterpiece is an honest look at domestic tragedy and the healing power of love, laughter, and life affirming testament to the endurance of the human...
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07/09/09-
07/19/09 |
Home(less) Economics
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 9-July 19, 2009
Raix Nox and The Austin New Music Workshop are back with their second and more original, original show. Three marketing students. One homeless man. Two worlds collide in this musical comedy-drama.
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07/09/09-
07/19/09 |
All's Well That Ends Well
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 9-July 19, 2009
Introducing The Polish Thespian Workshop.
Famously known as one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays”: comedic except when it’s a tragedy, realistic except when it’s a fairy tale, and ultimately revealing that no matter how pitch black the darkness is, love always triumphs and conquers all.
A part of Summer Acts! Austin Theatre Festival 2009
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07/09/09-
07/19/09 |
A Different Kind of Sketch Show
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 9-July 19, 2009
Laugh Pack Productions creators Daniel Sawtelle, Bobby DiPasquale, and Dario Konjicija bring their original sketch comedy show featuring the internet sensation “3 Guys Watching TV”.
A part of Summer Acts! Austin Theatre Festival 2009
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06/11/09-
07/05/09 |
Nunsense
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
June 11-July 5, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars):
Get thee to a nunnery with the hit musical comedy celebrating its 25th anniversary and filled with so much sisterly love and good cheer that it has had audiences around the world rolling in the aisles. The little Sisters of Hoboken have a problem: how to bury fifty-two sisters accidentally poisoned by their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God. It’s time for a fund-raising talent show, and the nuns are the talent…well, sort of. An award-winning, laugh out loud show filled with...
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03/26/09-
04/19/09 |
The Heidi Chronicles
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
March 26-April 19, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (4.3 Stars):
The struggle between feminist’ ideals and the realities of careers, lovers, and motherhood take center stage as The City Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein. Wendy Wasserstein’s multiple award-winning comedy traces the coming of age of Heidi Holland, an intellectual historian, through the ‘60s, ‘70s, and 80s as she searches for personal fulfillment.
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02/26/09-
03/22/09 |
FENCES
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 26-March 22, 2009
Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars):
CITY THEATRE STEPS TO THE PLATE IN AUGUST WILSON’S LANDMARK PLAY FENCES “Death ain’t nothing but a fastball on the outside corner.” Winner of nearly every major theatrical award, including the Tony Award for Best Play, the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics Award, the Outer Circle Theatre Award and many others. Written by August Wilson, the play tells the story of Troy Maxson, a former star of the Negro baseball league who is working as a garbage...
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12/13/08-
12/21/08 |
Abuelita's Christmas Carol
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
December 13-December 21, 2008
ABUELITA’S CHRISTMAS CAROL A One-Man Holiday Play Written and Performed by Alex Garza ONE MAN…NINE CHARACTERS…LOADS OF HOLIDAY LAUGHS! “ABUELITA’S CHRISTMAS CAROL” is back in Austin for four shows only in an unforgettable solo performance by Austin’s talented and hilarious Alex Garza. That’s right, she’s back! She’s no Ebenezer Scrooge and she’s definitely no George Bailey…she’s a lot more spicy!! ...
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12/04/08-
12/21/08 |
Christmas Belles
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
December 4-December 21, 2008
Avg. Event Rating (3.5 Stars):
It's Christmas-time in Fayro, Texas, but the Futrelle sisters are not exactly in the holiday mood. Frankie is overdue with her second set of twins, Twink is bitter about a recent jilting which finds her behind bars, and Honey Raye is trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb’s Christmas Pageant from spiraling out of control. But in true Futrelle fashion, the feuding sisters pull together in order to present a Christmas program the citizens of Fayro will never forget. Christmas Belles...
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10/02/08-
10/26/08 |
Glengarry Glen Ross
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
October 2-October 26, 2008
Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars):
1/2 Price Tickets on the closing performance of Glengarry Glen Ross, Sunday, October 26 at 2:30 p.m. Just mention "Get your Art On" when you buy ticket(s) at the box office.
DAVID MAMET’S SCORCHING MASTERPIECE OF BIG MONEY SCHEMES. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS BURNS HOT AT THE CITY THEATRE Enter the cut-throat world of real estate where...
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09/18/08-
09/28/08 |
Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
September 18-September 28, 2008
Bigger...Badder...Better! And back in full force with the crazy comedic duo of B. Iden Payne winners Breanna Stogner and Kathleen Fletcher opening City Theatre’s third anniversary season. The hilarious stage show by the brilliant Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy comes back to life for its final two week performance with two of Austin’s funniest females becoming a total of twenty-five plus odd characters (emphasis on “odd’ and “characters”) in the wildest of...
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08/21/08-
09/14/08 |
Alice in Wonderland
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
August 21-September 14, 2008
Avg. Event Rating (3.8 Stars):
Not your ordinary trip down the rabbit hole…. When Alice follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole, she finds herself in an amazing Wonderland. So begins a curious musical adventure involving the strangest characters. Alice meets the vanishing Cheshire Cat, is invited to the Mad Hatter’s never-ending tea party, and plays an extraordinary game of croquet with the fearsome Queen of Hearts. The best way to work through a riddle is to inhabit it.
Based on the classic...
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07/24/08-
08/17/08 |
The Taming of the Shrew
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 24-August 17, 2008
Avg. Event Rating (3.3 Stars):
The City Theatre Company continues to heat up the summer months with William Shakespeare’s popular comedy that pits the strong-willed Kate against the wily Petruchio in a battle of wits that makes the audience wonder just who is taming whom? Peppered with fast-paced dialogue and chock full of physical humor, The Taming of the Shrew is a rough-and-tumble farce brimming with belly laughs.
Set in Padua, Lucentio is in love with Bianca, the dutiful daughter of the...
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07/10/08-
07/20/08 |
Summer Acts: Austin
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 10-July 20, 2008
Eleven days, six companies, thirty-six shows. City Theatre hosts the July theatre festival with hot performances of new works, original musicals, theatre on the edge, award-winning dramas, and original comedy projects Starring Rory Gene Productions, The Fair Dog Players, and a slew of other troupes ready to burn the stage up with laughter, emotion, and excitement.
Complete Schedule:
Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief
Rory Gene Productions
SA12@8, SU13@12,...
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06/17/08-
06/22/08 |
The Meeting
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
June 17-June 22, 2008
What would happen if Malcolm X, advocate of Black Nationalism and 'self-defense,' met with Martin Luther King Jr., proponent of 'non-violence'? Jeff Stetson's award-winning play, The Meeting, stealthily explores this notion in a hotel room on Valentine's Day 1965, a week before the Black Muslim leader is assassinated.
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06/17/08-
06/22/08 |
The Meeting
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
June 17-June 22, 2008
What would happen if Malcolm X, advocate of Black Nationalism and “self-defense,” met with Martin Luther King Jr., proponent of “non-violence”? Jeff Stetson’s award-winning play, The Meeting, stealthily explores this notion in a hotel room on Valentine’s Day 1965, a week before the Black Muslim leader is assassinated.
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06/12/08-
07/06/08 |
White People
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
June 12-July 6, 2008
Now-right now-what does it mean to be a white American? What does it mean for any American to live in a country that is not the one you were promised? White People is a controversial and darkly funny play about the lives of three ordinary Americans placed under the spot-light. Through heart-wrenching confessions, they wrestle with guilt, prejudice, and the price they and their children must pay for their actions. White People is a candid, brutally honest meditation on race and...
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05/15/08-
06/08/08 |
Art
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
May 15-June 8, 2008
Penfold Theatre Company partners with City Theatre to present this Tony Award-winning play about the joyful, painful, and maddening dynamics of friendship. Directed by Steven Pounders. Helpful Information: For more information, please call (512) 524-2870 or email info@ciththeatreaustin.org.
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04/17/08-
05/04/08 |
Lunch Hour
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
April 17-May 4, 2008
Meet Oliver DeVreck, a marriage counselor who wakes up one day to discover that he needs more help than his patients. Meet Carrie Sachs, the all-too-ideal patient, whose husband is having an affair with Oliver's wife. Put all four together at a beach house in the Hamptons and watch the merriment ensue.
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03/26/08-
03/29/08 |
Feral Acts: A Play On Words
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
March 26-March 29, 2008
So Fun! So Racy! So Smart! So Revolutionary! NYC transplant and Frontera Fest '08 Best of Fest recipient, Jessica Arnold, takes her original act The Artist Behind Closed Doors to the next level, where a quartet of distinct personalities play with words and claim their own. In Feral Acts: A Play On Words four women flesh out this performance piece about longing, lust, fairy tales and happy endings.
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03/20/08-
04/13/08 |
Laundry and Bourbon and Lone Star
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
March 20-April 13, 2008
Set in Maynard, Texas, Laundry and Bourbon begins as Elizabeth spills plenty of liquor and several small town secrets while folding laundry with her friend Hattie and unwanted drop-in Amy Lee Fullernoy. Lone Star finds Roy, a fading Vietnam Vet, downing cheap beer and reliving the good old days with brother Ray in a local bar. The conversation becomes testy when Cletus T. Fullernoy joins in with Ray eventually spilling secrets of his own. Laundry and Bourbon and Lone...
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02/14/08-
03/16/08 |
Crimes of the Heart
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 14-March 16, 2008
Where do you go when you have just shot your husband? When the life you planned didn’t work out? When misery has just got you down? You go home, of course. Is it family that makes you nuts, or the nuts that make your family? The question rings true in Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Crimes of the Heart. The City Theatre Company will present this tale of the dysfunctional Magrath family as they kick off their 2008 theatre season. The New York Post proclaimed,...
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| 02/10/08 |
Women on Fire - City Theatre Benefit Show
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 10, 2008
The Fab Fun! ladies are back with a benefit show to help raise money for losses due to the fire in the building at City Theatre. These dames and divas of the musical stage Michelle Cheney, Jen Coy, Glenna Bowman, Dorothy Mays Clark, and Kathryn Hume will charm, dazzle, touch, and sing the night away in this Broadway-esque musical show. With special Fab Fun! guests and hosted by the illustrious Charles Stites.
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01/31/08-
02/10/08 |
The Shape of Things
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
January 31-February 10, 2008
How far would you go for love? What price would you be willing to pay? Such are the painful questions explored in this fascinating play. A modern day retelling of the fall of man which challenges our most deeply entrenched ideas about art and love.
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01/03/08-
01/06/08 |
The Fa La La Fabulously Fun! Seasonal Spectacular
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
January 3-January 6, 2008
The City kicks off 2008 with their New Year show. Musical acts, comedy, special guests with Nick Litterski on piano and spectacular hosts David Meissner and Travis Tinnin. Featuring City Theatre's best singers, actors, and performers. Great entertainment that’s sure to please.
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12/06/07-
12/23/07 |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
December 6-December 23, 2007
They are not alive! And a great comedy for the holidays turning Shakespeare’s Hamlet on its ear. A Tony award winner for Best Play.
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10/11/07-
11/04/07 |
Death of A Salesman
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
October 11-November 4, 2007
Come see Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s masterpiece about the failure of the American Dream, at The City Theatre, directed by Andy Berkovsky. Arthur Miller’s “tragedy of the common man” – a gripping portrait of a life based on false values – won the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and the Antoinette Perry Award in 1949. Both an indictment of a materialistic society and a probing view of family relationships,...
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| 10/06/07 |
1st Anniversary Bash
The City Theatre
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10/04/07-
10/07/07 |
Parallel Lives - The Kathy and Mo Show
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
October 4-October 7, 2007
Better... Bigger... Badder... And back in full force with the crazy comedic duo of Breanna Stogner and Kathleen Fletcher! The hilarious stage show by the brilliant Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy comes back to life with two of Austin’s funniest females becoming a total of twenty-five plus odd characters (emphasis on “odd’ and “characters”) in the wildest of comic sketches that muses on the battle of the sexes, homophobia, misogyny, religion, female anxiety and...
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09/13/07-
09/30/07 |
The Laramie Project
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
September 13-September 30, 2007
The City Theatre Company is proud to bring The Laramie Project to its stage. In October, 1998, Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. Five weeks later, Moises Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theatre Project went to Laramie, and over the course of the next year, conducted more than 200 interviews with people of the town. From these interviews, they wrote the play The Laramie Project, which...
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08/09/07-
08/19/07 |
Harry the Homeless Homosexual Explains the Meaning of Life
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
August 9-August 19, 2007
Alex Garza is back again with his best work ever in this fabulous and incredible one-man show. Set in our great metropolis, Harry is the story of a gay homeless man named Harold who must constantly pick himself up from rock-bottom. In an outstanding solo performance portraying a myriad of humorous characters, Garza gives us a man who has been through hell and back fighting to maintain his dignity and hope.
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07/12/07-
08/05/07 |
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
July 12-August 5, 2007
Has Judas Iscariot suffered enough? He’s languished in hell since he committed suicide following his betrayal of Jesus Christ. But does he really deserve to be there? In Last Days, playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis makes a case for potential redemption of the most infamous sinner in the bible by allowing his characters and the audience to ponder the question if we actually have a choice in our eternity or if our future is simply predestined. “Guirgis’ language is...
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06/21/07-
07/08/07 |
Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
June 21-July 8, 2007
2007 B. Iden Payne nominee for Outstanding Ensemble Performance! This smart, absolutely wild cult favorite has its way with The City Theatre Company. The hilarious stage show by the brilliant Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy comes to life with two of Austin’s funniest females Breanna Stogner (2007 Austin Critics Table Award Winner) and Kathleen Fletcher. Together they become a total of twenty-five or so odd characters (emphasis on “odd’ and “characters”) in the...
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05/10/07-
05/27/07 |
Songs for a New World
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
May 10-May 27, 2007
The City Theatre Company proudly presents the smash hit musical revue, Songs For A New World. Tony award winning composer Jason Robert Brown has the theatre community talking about his blend of savvy showmanship and exciting contemporary sound. Called “musical theatre for the next generation,” it’s about those moments in life when you hit the wall and have to make a choice or take a stand. Stories and characters of today, the songs for a new world.
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05/02/07-
05/06/07 |
The Indian Wants the Bronx and The Women of Lockerbie
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
May 2-May 6, 2007
Come to The City Theatre Company and enjoy The Indian Wants the Bronx and The Women of Lockerbie. Act I: The Indian Wants the Bronx, a powerful play dealing with the cruelty of two youths towards a helpless stranger cultivating a shocking awareness of how thin the veneer of civilization can be. With the cast of Jesse Alba, Steven Alford, and Nicholas Yedinak. Directed by Eric Virkkala. Act II: The Women of Lockerbie, the Austin premier of Deborah...
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05/02/07-
05/06/07 |
The Last Word: City Theatre presents The Indian Wants The Bronx and The Women of Lockerbie
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
May 2-May 6, 2007
The City Theatre Company presents a double bill: two hard-hitting shows on one night. Act I: The Indian Wants the Bronx, a powerful play dealing with the cruelty of two youths towards a helpless stranger cultivating a shocking awareness of how thin the veneer of civilization can be. Act II: The Women of Lockerbie, the Austin premier of Deborah Brevoort’s award-winning emotional drama of a husband and wife searching for inner peace and closure after losing their son in a...
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03/15/07-
04/01/07 |
The Boys Next Door
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
March 15-April 1, 2007
The City Theatre Company presents the Off-Broadway hit show that is one of the most popular comedies written in recent years. This hilarious, yet heartwarming play focuses on the lives of four mentally handicapped men who live together under the watchful eye of their sincere, yet despairing, social worker. Critics call Tom Griffin’s comedy one of the most rewarding plays in town.
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03/05/07-
03/07/07 |
Frozen
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
March 5-March 7, 2007
The City Theatre Company restages an encore production of Bryony Lavery’s Tony Award winning play which The Austin Chronicle simply called “…excellent.” It is an emotional and gripping story about a missing child and a mother’s search for forgiveness with powerful performances from the entire cast. It is a piece of theatre you will not forget.
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02/22/07-
02/25/07 |
Assisted Living
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 22-February 25, 2007
City Theatre Company presents the premier play by company manager and NYU playwrighting student Travis Tinnin. As a mentally handicap girl faces the complexities of becoming a woman, she must call on those closest to guide her through what is right and wrong, decent and damaging, on the path to finding her place as a unique person in a normal society. Credits: Directed by Andy Berkovsky.
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02/19/07-
02/25/07 |
City Songs: An Encore Musical Production
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 19-February 25, 2007
The City Theatre Company returns with their successful musical revue and its better than ever. Get set for the best of Broadway with songs from Chicago, Les Miserables, Wicked, Dreamgirls, Rent, and many, many more. A magnificent salute to The Great White Way featuring Austin’s best in musical theatre entertainment. City Songs is being produced in part to revitalize Austin musical performances.
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02/12/07-
02/13/07 |
City Theatre Company Open House
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
February 12-February 13, 2007
City Theatre Company welcomes you to their open house kicking off their 2007 season. Come have a drink, tour the theatre, enjoy the music, and see what City Theatre is all about. The evening will feature piano entertainment, silent auction, and music from CTC's production of City Songs. Gala is free to the public, contributions greatly appreciated.
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01/10/07-
01/14/07 |
City Songs: An Evening of Broadway Music
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
January 10-January 14, 2007
Get set for the best of Broadway with songs from The Producers, Les Miserables, Wicked, Dreamgirls, Rent, and many, many more. A magnificent salute to The Great White Way featuring Austin’s best in musical theatre entertainment. City Songs is being produced in part to revitalize Austin musical performances. Helpful Information: Cocktails and tidbits served before the show.
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01/05/07-
01/06/07 |
365 Days/365 Plays
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
January 5-January 6, 2007
The City Theatre Company stages the first installment in 2007 of Suzan-Lori Parks’ year-long production presented simultaneously across the country. These theatrical snapshots represent the ideas of one of the most innovative and visionary playwrights today. Come be a part of theatre in Austin’s northeast.
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12/07/06-
12/17/06 |
Reckless
The City Theatre
Presented by The City Theatre Company
at The City Theatre
December 7-December 17, 2006
Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars):
Craig Lucas (musical playwright, The Light in the Piazza) gives us a bittersweet Christmas fable of our time. Filled with bizarre characters and events, this richly inventive and startling play reflects the comically disjointed lives of our times not too far from realty.
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