The El Paso Playhouse Presents "The Clown Who Ran Away"

The El Paso Playhouse is putting the finishing touches on the upcoming production of The Clown who Ran Away. The show opens this weekend with a charity show on Thursday night.

The play is about a clown who runs away from the circus and meets many interesting characters on her journey. In this production you will see Mrs. Frumpkins and her doll-maker Annie along with their collection of special and talented dolls. Audience members will get to help the Sheriff and Ki Ki the clown get to the bottom of the kidnapping of the dolls by the evil villains Boo and Ugly. To top everything off the play even features a writing horse that would give Mr. Ed a run for his money in the brains department.


Stevo has been cast in the show as George, the boy with the yo-yo. My wife and I have been crossing our fingers that Stevo doesn't drive the director mad or knock anyone out with the yo-yo that he plays with on stage.

This is Stevo's first show and we are thankful that the people at the playhouse (cast, crew, and director) have been great in putting up with a nine-year old who thinks he is ready to audition for his own show on the Disney Channel. The director has the patience of a Saint.

Watching Stevo on stage is more nerve-wracking than watching him play sports. There are no time outs in live theatre, so dad is just gonna keep his fingers crossed and hope for the best. I am truly grateful to the Playhouse for giving young ones a chance to experience the arts up close and personal. I hope everyone comes out to support a great family show.



Show Info (thanks to Lynne Du Mond for the info) :
The Clown Who Ran Away directed by Moises Hinojos
El Paso Playhouse is located at 2501 Montana
Show runs August 6-21
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 2pm
call 532-1317 for tickets
Tickets: $5 students under 18
$7 adults







Stevo playing the part of George



















Stevo and his yo-yo















The villains Ugly and Rudolph Bernard Boo

The Diaries of Adam and Eve at the El Paso Playhouse

My show, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, will end its run this weekend. The show has been a challenging experience because we have had to get it going with very little rehearsal time. I have enjoyed working with my partner Yol Itzma Aguirre and our director Lynne Dumond. Both ladies are great talents and I have been truly blessed to work with them. The show was written by Mark Twain and the version we have put on stage has been adapted by Kate Keyser. The show will take place Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Ticket prices are $5 dollars for students and $7 dollars for adults.

Summer Theatre in El paso

I spent the morning looking at the different shows being perfomed in the sun city today and decided to post some of the information here. Stevo will be perfoming in his first play (he actually has lines) at the El Paso Playhouse this summer. The play is called The Clown Who Ran Away and it will be staged August 6-21. The directors have a talented cast to work with and the production will be great for kids and their parents.

I was scheduled to play the part of Pancho Villa in land of the Centaur but the show has been postponed till next season. The playhouse will be staging the mark Twain play The Diaries of Adam and Eve in place of Centaur. I get to play the part of Adam but am happy that I will not have to wear a fig leaf. You can catch the Diaries of Adam and Eve at the playhouse from July 9-24.

I am glad to see that the El Paso Community College Performers Studio is emerging onto the theatre scene in the city. Keith Townsend is a great artistic director and I am sure the productions will be well worth the price of admission.

Utep and The El Paso Playhouse will also be producing shows this summer. I hope El Pasoans will escape the heat and fill a seat at any or all of these fine productions. Here is a list of some of the productions being staged this summer.

El Paso Community College Performers Studio Summer Repertory 2010

All shows will be at the Forum Theatre 9570 Gateway North

Box office opens at 6:00pm

Shows begin at 7:30 pm

$10 general public

$5 students

Fantasticks directed by Keith Townsend

July 8,9,10

Christopher Durang Explains It All To You

directed by Jacob Rodriguez

July 15,16,17

The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me by David Drake

Directed by Kristi Harbin

July 22,23,24

UTEP Summer Shakespeare Festival Presents

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

July 23,24,30,and 31st @8pm

July 25 and August 1st at 2:30 pm

Wise Family Theatre

2nd Floor

Fox Fine Arts Center

Tickets: $8-$10

info:747-5118

http://www.theatredance.utep.edu/

Utep Dinner Theatre presents

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Music and lyrics by William Finn

Book by Rachel Sheinkin

July 9th-25th

47th Season at the El Paso Playhouse

The El Paso Playhouse recently released its lineup for the 2010/2011 season. The usual Agatha Christie play is on the schedule along with a few classics and some new works.

It's a shame that more El Pasoans don't attend shows at the playhouse on a regular basis. I would not be surprised if the attendance numbers this year were well below average. (Hope I am wrong). Why is this? Are the ticket prices just a little too high? Are the shows scheduled not appealing enough?

Entertainment dollars are hard to come by all over but there has to be a way to increase attendance and support the hard working actors, technicians, and directors in our city. I am guilty of not attending shows on a regular basis this year, so I need to step up to the plate and do my part in supporting theatre in El Paso.

Here's hoping more people catch the theatre bug and head out to catch a great show at the El Paso Playhouse.


2010/2011 El Paso Playhouse Season

July 9th -24th Land of the Centaur by Tony Stafford.
Play written by UTEP Professor and tells the tale of Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, N.M.
*auditions are June 6th and 7th at the Playhouse*

August 6th-21st The Clown Who Ran Away by Conrad Seiler
*auditions are June 20th-21st at the Playhouse*

September 3rd-25th Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley
*auditions are June 27th-28th at the Playhouse*

Oct. 8th-30th No Sex Please, We're British by Allstair Foot and Anthony Marriot

Nov. 12th- Dec 4th- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Dec. 10th,11th,17th, and 18th- It's A Wonderful Life by Joe Landry

Jan. 7-29th- The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie

Feb. 11th- March 5th- Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward

March 18th-April 9th- Brooklyn Boy by Donald Margulies

April 15th- May 7th- Barabbas by Fred Keyser

May 20th- June 11th Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig