Chicano Theatre Series at Utep

Got this info today and thought I would help get the word out.

CHICANO THEATRE SERIES
MAY 30, 31 & JUNE 1 @ 7:00P.M.
FOX FINE ARTS CENTER, UTEP
STUDIO 452
ADMISSION BY DONATION
DONATIONS TO BENEFIT THE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND


A Solid Home
directed by UTEP Student Julia Sosa,
written by Elena Garro

Para no hacer:
A collaboration between dance and theater majors giving life to two or more short stories from the book: Sun, Stones and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories.
  Information:
rrivas2@utep.edu

747-5231


Auditions for….
Children’s Traveling Show!
Featuring…
The Sea King’s Daughter
Told By Aaron Shepard

Friday June 27th
12:00- 4:00 p.m.
Basement Lab Theatre Fox Fine Arts
 Room D071
Sign-up sheet on Callboard! (Starting June 2)
Next to Green Room of Fox Fine Arts

Requirements:
Ages 18+
1-2 min. Contemporary Monologue
Musical abilities, dialects, and other theatrics
are more than welcome for your monologue.
Have fun with it!
(A monologue will be prepared for those who do not arrive with one.)

Tentative Schedule:
Rehearsals begin 3rd week of July.
No more than one rehearsal per week.
Days and times TBA.
Performances begin 1st week of September.
Days and times TBA.

For more information contact Jessica Gruver.
jagruver@miners.utep.edu

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Adriana Dominguez, Ph.D.
Director, Audience Development
Department of Theatre and Dance
UTEP
747-6213

Utep Theatre Upcoming Events

Staged Readings of Two Chicano Plays:

Our Lady of the Underpass Written By Tanya Saracho

And Where Was Pancho Villa When You Really Needed Him? Written By Silviana Wood

Adult Language and Content
May 30, 31, & June 1 @ 7:00p.m.
Basement Theatre 1 st Floor
Fox Fine Arts
Admission by Donation

Donations to benefit the Student Scholarship Fund INFORMATION: 747-6213

Summer Theatre and Dance Camps for Kids!

June 10-28
All forms available at
www.theatredance.utep.edu 747-6213

The Pillowman*
Written by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Abel Garcia
Basement Theatre
Fox Fine Arts Center
July 18 -July 20 at 8pm &
July 21 at 2:30pm

FREE *Part of a UTEP student Project
Information: sescobedo3@miners.utep.edu Adult Language and Content

UTEP Summer Dance Workshop
July 29—August 2
August 5—9
Classes meet from 10—2 daily M—F with an informal performance 6:30 pm Friday evening.

$150 for one week, or $280 for both.

All classes held in the Fox Fine Arts Complex on the UTEP campus.
Call 747-6509
or email lisas@utep.ed

*image from kudzuplanet1.blogspot.com

Upcoming Summer Theatre Productions In El Paso

I was happy to see that a new theatre company called the Green Apple Theatre Collective is staging its first production on Friday  July 15th at the Glasbox Gallery located at 1500 Texas Avenue.  The company will be taking on the entertaining play Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks.  The play chronicles the lives of two brothers Lincoln and Booth as they try to survive and cope with women, racism, gambling, and their rough upbringing.  I applaud the Company for breathing new life into the El Paso theatre scene and wish them all the success in the world with their debut.  Check out the article by Doug Pullen of the El Paso Times that sheds more light on the company and the production.  Doug Pullen Article on Green Apple Theatre Collective




The Utep Theatre Department will be staging Urinetown The Musical as part of its dinner theatre season this month. Urinetown debuted at the New York International Fringe Festival, and then was produced Off-Broadway at the American Theatre for Actors, from May 6, 2001 to June 25, 2001. The show takes place at the Utep Dinner Theatre located at the Utep Union, West Wing.  Show runs through July 24th.  Performances are at 7pm on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 pm July 17th and 24th.  For more information call  747-5234, or 747-6060.  Check out the article written in the El Paso Times for more details on the production. Urinetown Article in the El Paso Times

The UTEP Department of Theatre and dance will be staging the William Shakespeare Classic The Tempest from July 22nd thru July 31st.  Tickets for the show range from $8-$10 dollars. For reservations and more info call 747-5118.



The El Paso Playhouse is nearing the finish line for its run of the A Few Good Men.  I have had a great time performing with the talented cast in this first production of the 2011-2012 season for the Playhouse. The director, Darci Georges, deserves a ton of credit for bringing such a great story to life.  The show will have its final two performances on Friday July 15th and Saturday July 16th at 8pm.  To reserve your seat for the show call (915) 532-1317.  Remember to tell them Smiling Jack
Ross sent you.





The El Paso Independent School Distict will stage the musical Bye Bye Birdie at Coronado High School's Ross Capshaw Theatre July 20-23.  Curtain goes up at 7:30 pm.  Tickets are a steal at only $5 ($3 for students, seniors, and military).  The theatre is located at 100 Champions Place.




The EPCC Summer Repertory Company will conclude its 3rd annual summer season with four productions at the EPCC Transmountain Campus Forum theatre on Highway 54 (Diana exit). Tickets for the productions start at $10 ($5 for students, faculty, staff, military, and seniors).  Box office opens at 6:30 pm.  Info: 831-5056 or 831-3205.

July 14-16  Eleven: A New 1930's Musical Fable.

July 16, 23, and 30. Rodeo Mongolia: A Children's Musical (shows begin at 2pm)

July 21-22.   My Big Gay Italian Wedding

July 28-30.  The Great American Trailer Park Musical

 

UTEP THEATRE UPCOMING PRODUCTION

‪‪The Three Musketeers‪‪
April 29, 30, May 5, 6, 7 @ 8:00p.m.‬‪
May 1 & 8 @ 2:30p.m.‬‪
Wise Family Theatre‬‪
Tickets $9-$12‬‪747-5118‬‪
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El Paso Theatre Updates

It's been busy with the start of the new school year but I look forward to catching one of these shows pretty soon.


UTEP Fall 2010 Upcoming Productions:
Wise Family Theatre:

WIT
Oct 1,2,7,8 at 8pm
Oct. 3 and 10 at 2:30 pm
Oct. 10 at 7:00pm

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Dec. 12 and 19th at 2:30 pm
Dec. 17 and 18 at 8:00pm

Studio Theatre:

Jesus Hopped The A Train
Nov. 10,11,12,13 at 8:00pm and Nov 14 at 2:30 pm


The El Paso Playhouse will present the Beth Henley Drama Crime of the Heart September 3-25. Showtimes are Friday and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays September 5,12, and 10 at 2pm. Call the playhouse at 532-1317 for ticket info. The play is directed by Ted Karber Jr. Click on the picture below to read the story done about the production by Doug Pullen of the El Paso Times.




Auditions for William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing will be held on September 5 and 6 at the El Paso Playhouse (2501 Montana Ave)


The Romantic Comedy "A Man Having A Baby" by Martin R. Cardenas debuts this week at the Scottish Rite Temple Theatre. The theatre is located at 301 W. Missouri. Curtain goes up at 7pm on Sept 4 and 5. Tickets are $10 dollars at the door. The show is recommended for audiences 13 years of age and older. Read the story about the production by Doug Pullen here: A Man Having A Baby.

Shakespeare on-the-Rocks Festival
September 17-19 and September 24-26 at the YISD Fine Arts Amphitheater, 8455 Alameda.
Tickets: $10; $8 students and senior citizens. The plays will be part of the YISD Renaissance Fair which will take place in Sept 24-26.
For more info go to shakespeareontherocks.com