THE LAST BROADCAST OF BAILEY AND LONG - July 23 - August 14, 2010

It's 1947 and America's most popular syndicated radio show is ending. One of its stars, Jack Long, is moving on, about to get his own show on the new medium of television. The cast and crew of the show, including his trailblazing partner, writer/performer Carole Bailey, must make decisions about the future while trying to produce the best last broadcast ever aired.

With snappy dialogue and songs of the period, The Last Broadcast will tickle your funny bone and warm your heart.

Written by Christie Beckham
Directed by Bill Twistopher

• Jack Long - Devin Collins
• Carole Bailey - Christie Beckham
• Dick Murphy - Dave Stone-Robb
• Tom - Rob Barron
• Pete - Matthew Arch
• Maggie - Camie Gillespie
• Faye - Morgan Scharff
• Nell - Heather Manly
• Jean - Sara Metting
• Photographer - Ben Scharff

Dates: July 23 - August 14.

Showtimes:
July 23 (Fri) @ 8pm
July 24 (Sat) @ 8pm

July 29 (Thu) @ 8pm
July 30 (Fri) @ 8pm
July 31 (Sat) @ 8pm

August 5 (Thu) @ 8pm
August 7 (Sat) @ 8pm
August 8 (Sun) @ 3pm (Matinee)

August 12 (Thu) @ 8pm
August 13 (Fri) @ 8pm
August 14 (Sat) @ 8pm

(NO SHOW on Friday, August 6th due to First Friday)

Tickets: Tickets are $12 general admission and $9 for teachers, students with current ID, seniors 65+, and SATCO members.

7-10 pm – FIRST FRIDAYS at the Overtime!

Every month, for the First Friday Art Walk at the Blue Star Art Complex, The Overtime Theater opens our doors and offers the public a unique blend of music, art, and good times! Come check out the great music and take a look at the art, or just sit down and enjoy a break!

For More Information:
Call: (210) 557-7562 or email: info@theovertimetheater.net

Usually the movies will match the theme or genre of the mainstage production for that month.

BUT NOT THIS TIME!

This time it's just because it's too fun to pass up!

July 30 - "MST3K Screening at OT - Manos: The Hands of Fate"

The Overtime will show an MST3K classic, "Manos: The Hands of Fate" on Friday, July 30th at 10pm, for our Friday Night Movie Series.

From the Wikipedia Entry:

Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) is an American horror film written, directed, produced by, and starring Harold P. Warren. It is widely recognized to be one of the worst films ever made. In 1993, television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K), a show based on the premise of mocking B movies, featured Manos: The Hands of Fate, giving the film cult status.

The plot of the film revolves primarily around a vacationing family who lose their way on a road trip. After a long drive in the Texas desert, the family is trapped at a lodge maintained by a polygamous pagan cult, and they attempt to escape as the cult's members decide what to do with them. The film is technically deficient with significant editing flaws; its soundtrack and visuals are not synchronized, and several scenes are inexplicable or unconnected to the overall plot.

Harold Warren was a fertilizer salesman from El Paso, Texas who produced the film as a result of a bet. He also starred in it, alongside El Paso theater actors Tom Neyman and John Reynolds. Manos was an independent production by a crew that had little or no background or experience in filmmaking and a very limited budget at their disposal. Upon its theatrical debut, the film was poorly received, and remained obscure until its Mystery Science Theater appearance.

Newspaper ad for Gala Premiere in El Paso on November 15, 1966

 

Movie screenings at the Overtime are free but donations are gladly accepted!

Every Saturday @ 10 pm –Improv Comedy with THE DENIALS

The reformed (but not rehabilitated) Denials commit more long-form Improv.

The Denials, as captured in the March 2010 issue of San Antonio Magazine:

"Yearning for some laid-back late-night laughter? Settle into the Denials' cozy seats, theater chair cushions thoughtfully provided. Each Saturday, the raucous welcoming cast rips through a list of several improv games with help from an eager audience."

Ticket price is $8 general admission. If you purchase a ticket to that night's mainstage production, the improv show costs only 5 bucks!

For More Information:
Call: (210) 557-7562 or email: info@theovertimetheater.net

Featured Artist

The walls of The Overtime Theater space will feature works by local visual artists, giving them a prominent space in which to display their works in the Blue Star Complex.

For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact Jon Gillespie, Overtime Theater Development Director, at (210) 273-4158, (210) 557-7562, or jgillespie@theovertimetheater.net.

BROKEN RECORD - August 27 - September 18, 2010

Expanded from James Venhaus' ten-minute Inside the Loop that was written for TheatreASAP in 2007, this new, full-length production tells the story of one couple ... in reverse.

If you could go back and play your entire failed relationship over again, would you? Should you? Would it make a difference? Ben and Cynthia's relationship is replayed from its bitter end back to its sweet beginning.

Written by James Venhaus
Directed by Catherine Babbitt

Dates: August 27 - September 18.

Showtimes:
August 27 (Fri) @ 8pm
August 28 (Sat) @ 8pm

September 2 (Thu) @ 8pm
September 4(Sat) @ 8pm

September 9 (Thu) @ 8pm
September 10 (Fri) @ 8pm
September 11 (Sat) @ 8pm
September 12 (Sun) @ 3pm

September 17 (Fri) @ 8pm
September 18 (Sat) @ 8pm

(NO SHOW on Friday, September 3rd due to First Friday)

Tickets: Tickets are $12 general admission and $9 for teachers, students with current ID, seniors 65+, and SATCO members.

For More Information:
Call: (210) 557-7562 or email: info@theovertimetheater.net

DR "S" BATTLES THE SEX CRAZED REEFER ZOMBIES: THE MOVIE: THE MUSICAL - October 8 - November 6, 2010

A new musical based on the award-winning hit local film! The film-turned-musical recounts the tale of Mary Jane, an all-American sweetheart who goes parking with her boyfriend, Billy. When he smokes some atomic reefer and transforms into a sex-crazed zombie, it's up to our hero, Dr S, to save the day! Dr S and Mary Jane battle their way back into town in a blood-soaked, fight-filled extravaganza of pain, gore, and rock!

After the movie by Film Classics had screened at festivals across the nation and even in Leeds, England, the Overtime Theater showed it last winter to a packed house. The idea was formed to turn it into a live stage musical guaranteed to rock the socks off the audience. Doctor S Battles the Sex Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical will take the story to even more outlandish heights with the script and lyrics by the original team of director Bryan Ortiz and writers Evan Boston and James Hartz.

Written by Evan Boston & James Hartz
Directed by Bryan Ortiz

Dates: October 8 - November 6.

Showtimes:
October 8 (Fri) @ 8pm
October 9 (Sat) @ 8pm

October 14 (Thu) @ 8pm
October 15 (Fri) @ 8pm
October 16 (Sat) @ 8pm

October 21 (Thu) @ 8pm
October 22 (Fri) @ 8pm
October 23 (Sat) @ 8pm
October 24 (Sun) @ 3pm

October 28 (Thu) @ 8pm
October 29 (Fri) @ 8pm
October 30 (Sat) @ 8pm

November 4 (Thu) @ 8pm
November 6 (Sat) @ 8pm

(NO SHOW on Friday, November 5th due to First Friday)
There will be a special Halloween event on either October 29 or 30. More details will be released soon!

Tickets: Tickets are $12 general admission and $9 for teachers, students with current ID, seniors 65+, and SATCO members.

For More Information:
Call: (210) 557-7562 or email: info@theovertimetheater.net