Past Shows

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.

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R.U.R. - ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS - June 18 - July 10, 2010

This show is a new adaptation of Karel Capek's prophetic 1921 play that gave birth to modern sci-fi and introduced the word "robot" to the world's lexicon.

At its island factory, Rossum's Universal Robots makes the cheapest, strongest labor force you can find; the best bio-mechanical robots for your every need. They're so good, they even look human! But when a beautiful young revolutionary arrives with notions of robot liberation, she is greeted by R.U.R.'s managers who assure her that robots are soulless and indifferent to humanity's cause. However, her idealistic views plant the seeds of a revolution that proves just how dangerously human robots can be.

Adapted by Roy Thomas
Directed by Dave Stone-Robb

• Helen Glory - Kaitlin Campbell
• Carl Alquist - Chuck Wigginton
• Harry Domin - Robert Jerdee
• Dr. Benjamin Gall - Eric Repp
• Dr. Michelle Fabry - Amanda Bianchi
• Jacob Busman - Cary Farrow

• Primus - Rob Barron
• Sulla - Heather Manly
• Radius - Seth Burns
• Marius - Kris Thomas
• Helena - Kaitlin Campbell

Dates: June 18 - July 10.

Showtimes:
June 18 (Fri) @ 8pm
June 19 (Sat) @ 8pm

June 25 (Fri) @ 8pm
June 26 (Sat) @ 8pm
June 27 (Sun) @ 3pm (Matinee)

July 1 (Thu) @ 8pm
July 3 (Sat) @ 8pm

July 8 (Thu) @ 8pm
July 9 (Fri) @ 8pm
July 10 (Sat) @ 8pm

(NO SHOW on Friday, July 2nd due to First Friday)

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

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THE LIFE & DEATH OF THE AMAZING CAPTAIN PILEDRIVER - May 14 - June 5, 2010

In this original superhero tale, superpowers are a way of life in Excalibur City.

But when the masks and secret identities come off, it's not uncommon for heroes and villains to be friends. When the city’s champion, Captain Piledriver, falls in battle, Excalibur City is left reeling. Now his girlfriend, Cobalt Girl and his best friend, the villainous Midnight Fiend, must cope with his death and try and find common ground, not knowing that a new problem is growing between them...love.

Written by Scott McDowell
Directed by Lupe Flores

• The Midnight Fiend
• Cobalt Girl
• The Human Shield
• Queen Gladitoria
• The Cougar
• Captain Obvious
• Captain Piledriver
• Dr. Salt
• Dr. Monster Monster
• Cutlery Boy
• Barrista Boy
• Barrista Girl
• Anchorman
• Anchorwoman
• Manuel

• Assistant Director - Clyde Compton
• Stage Manager - Alessandra Manon
• Costume Designer - Michelle Scofield
• Lighting Designer - Billy Munoz
• Sound Designer - Chuck Wigginton
• Videographer - Bryan Ortiz
• Gable Fuentes - Light Board Operator
• Thomas Barrows - Running Crew
• Chris Champlin - Running Crew
• Forrest Cobb - Running Crew

Dates: May 14 - June 5.

Showtimes:
May 14 (Fri) @ 8pm
May 15 (Sat) @ 8pm

May 20 (Thu) @ 8pm
May 21 (Fri) @ 8pm
May 22 (Sat) @ 8pm
May 23 (Sun) @ 3pm (Matinee)

May 27 (Thu) @ 8pm
May 28 (Fri) @ 8pm
May 29 (Sat) @ 8pm

June 3 (Thu) @ 8pm
June 5 (Sat) @ 8pm

(NO SHOW on Friday, June 4th 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:
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THE HAPPY COUPLE - April 9 – May 1, 2010

This is a world premiere (first full staging) of a play by renowned local author James Venhaus.

Blurb from the author's website: "A young lawyer and his wife return to the house that they rented while he attended law school. A lot has changed in ten years. Squatters now occupy the house and won't let the happy couple leave. By the time the sun comes up, no one's life will be the same."

Directed by Matthew Byron Cassi.

The cast includes:

• Mary Elizabeth - Courtney Coston
• Michael - Tyler Keyes
• Angel - Christie Beckham
• Billy - Matthew Halteman
• Eddie - E. J. Crowell

• Playwright: James Venhaus
• Director: Matthew Byron Cassi
• Technical Director: Rigel Nunez
• Stage Manager: Morgan Scharff
• Production Assistant: Ben Scharff

Cast Blog Online Now! "THE HAPPY COUPLE"

The cast, director and playwright for The Happy Couple are posting a blog about their experience in working on a world premiere play. As director Matthew Byron Cassi noted, it's like getting the DVD Special Features of a live play...before you see it! The blog can be found at http://jamesvenhaus.net/wordpress/

Also, Deborah Martin of the San Antonio Express-News is writing a weekly blog about the creation of a new, two-act drama and what each member of the creative team brings to the process.

Both Deborah's blog and the cast/crew blogs are entertaining and instructive, as you can see how the playwright uses the rehearsals to guide script revisions, and the director works with the actors to create believable characters and bring the script from the page to the stage.

You can read Deborah's weekly take on the "Art Beat" blog at http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/artbeat/.

Deborah's first 2 blog entries on the show are:

• 1. http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/artbeat/2010/03/behind-the-scenes-overtimes-th.html
• 2. http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/artbeat/2010/03/behind-the-scenes-happy-couple.html#more

Dates: April 9 – May 1, 2010.

Showtimes: 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays. One Sunday Matinee is scheduled at 3 pm, April 25

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

For More Information:
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OT Emerging Artist Spotlight

As part our mission of community outreach, the Overtime Theater has created the OT Emerging Artist Spotlight, a bimonthly showcase that focuses on the work of local performing artists who are starting to attract regional and national attention.

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

Saturday, April 3, 8pm: As part of its Artist Spotlight Series, the Overtime will present the full-length version of "Variations..." as well as other works by Edward Wise

A shorter version of the comedy played in four separate chapters during "The Ides of Texas" playfest, and its absurdist, anarchist comedy won over the audiences night after night. Now "Variations..." will play in its full, unexpurgated glory on the first Saturday in April.

But enough of glossy, press-release pap. Here, the artist justifies his tawdry existence to an aggressive media-bot:

REPORTER

I heard rumors that more variations had been written for the show but they were cut from the final production. Is that true?

EDWARD

For that to be true, that means I would have had to have written material that wasn’t good enough for the final show. Does that sound like me?

REPORTER

You've got a point.

EDWARD

I sure do. In reality, during the rehearsal process, the other actors came to me with ideas for another series of Variations. I reworked some of the ideas so that they were no longer shitty and the result is what we have for you today. Variations on Variations: Those that Didn't Make the Cut!

An Artist's One-Sentence Bio: Edward Wise has been working in the theatre community of San Antonio for over 10 yrs. But he's been badass a lot longer than that!

A Properly Traditional Bio: Edward Wise began working in the theatre in 1998 while attending Palo Alto College in San Antonio, TX. He transferred to San Marcos, TX where he received his BFA in Theatre from Texas State University in 2002. He has since filled his time working in all aspects of the theatre. This is his first play produced at the Overtime Theater.

Dates: April 3

Showtimes: 8pm Saturday.

Tickets: $12 general admission and $9 for teachers, students, SATCO members, active military and seniors 65+. Make reservations or buy tickets at www.theovertimetheater.net!

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

"THE IDES OF TEXAS" Play Fest - March 12-27, 2010

For Contemporary Art Month, the Overtime Theater will proudly present the first annual "The Ides of Texas" Play Fest – a showcase of new short plays by San Antonio and Texas playwrights.

In response to a city-wide notice, the Overtime received nearly 40 scripts for consideration. Ten plays from San Antonio and Texas playwrights were selected.

"The Ides of March" marks a historical day when abrupt change had great repercussions. That theme is prevalent in many of these short plays as well.

The 10 plays will be produced in two alternating programs, each featuring different plays. Set #1 will run on March 12, 20 and 26, while Set #2 will run on March 13, 19 and 27. A Sunday matinee on March 21 will show all 10 plays from 3:00 - 5:30 pm, with an intermission.

"Ides" Set #1:

• "Variations…" #1 Playwright & Director: Edward Wise
• "What Would You Do For A Million Dollars?" Playwright: Antoinette Winstead; Director: James Hartz
• "The Hamster Salesman?" Playwright: Teresa! Ronquillo; Director: Pam Ramirez
• "The Negotiators" Playwright: Scott McDowell; Director: Lupe Flores
• "Small Talk" Playwright: Ben Tremillo; Director: James Hartz
• "Nadine" Playwright: Sharon Argo; Director: Pam Ramirez
• "Variations…" #2 Playwright & Director: Edward Wise

"Ides" Set #2:

• "Variations…" #3 Playwright & Director: Edward Wise
• "Jumping the Bridge" Playwright: C. Alan Wigginton; Director: Chris Champlin
• "Dan The Man" Playwright: Marshall Naylor; Co-Directors: Amanda Bianchi and Eddie Wise
• "Amy's Last Shift" Playwright: James Venhaus; Director: Liz Vermeulen
• "The Book of Judith" Playwright: James Peden; Director: Caralyn Snyder
• "Variations…" #4 Playwright & Director: Edward Wise

Actors in "The Ides of Texas" plays include Garrett Anderson, Matthew Arch, Dru Barcus, Christie Beckham, Amanda Bianchi, Donyn Bird-Kelly, Ron Bush, Kaitlin Campbell, Lilly Canaria, Clyde Compton, Marc Daratt, Cary Farrow, Laura Garcia, Kelly Gillespie, Barry Goettl, Andrew Jacobi, Robert Jerdee, Aisha Love, Sam Mandlebaum, Alessa Manon, Danny Marquez, Billy Munoz, Mike Niemeyer, Rigel Nunez, Bryan Ortiz, James Peden, Trevi Ramirez, Kat Vermeulen, Liz Vermeulen, Edward Wise, and Michael Wulff.

Dates: March 12-27.

Showtimes: 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays, with one 3 pm Sunday matinee (March 21).

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

For More Information:
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SOB CHOKE LOVE 3D! - February 12-27, 2010

The Overtime presents its annual onstage homage to comic-book romance. Adapted from actual romance comics from the 1960's and early '70's, Sob Choke LOVE 3D! will stage live versions of these classic, sappy stories in their full glory.

The stories are acted out verbatim, comic book panel by panel, with all of the dialogue that scintillated then and disturbs now.

The past two incarnations of Sob Choke LOVE have been called one of the "best shows of 2008" (Express-News) and "strange and hilarious" (UTSA Paisano).

Sob Choke Love! 3D! opens on Friday, February 12, 2010 and runs every weekend until Saturday, February 27.

This year, Sob Choke LOVE 3D! will include a few short stories and one long romance told, Rashomon-style, from three different perspectives.

The three stories presented in the new installment are:

• "Next Door to Love (Part Two - The Searing Conclusion)"
• "The Girl Voted Most Likely to Succeed"
• "Love Stop!"

In 2008, Co-Director Kathleen Lovejoy helped to direct the first version of the romance comics-on-stage production. "When I helped John Poole with the first Sob Choke Love!, I thought his idea of bringing comic books to life was great!" said Lovejoy. "I feel very privileged to be part of the series once again, especially since we're bringing a little 3-D into the love life of the early 70's. Just remember that the scenes depicted are a true representation of life back then (personal experience). My, how times have changed."

Co-Director and cast member Sophie Bolles noted that this year's Sob Choke Love! 3D! is different in several respects from the past two years: "Since we're doing these stories 40 years after their publishing date, it's turning into a celebration of the last two years of Sob Choke Love!, the year 1970, and the new things we can do with comic books on stage."

Directed by Kathleen Lovejoy and Sophie Bolles.

The cast includes:

• Matthew Arch
• Sophie Bolles
• Lilly Canaria
• Cary Farrow
• Matthew Sinclair
• Theresa Ronquillo
• Lucy Villanueva

Dates: February 12-14, 19-21 and 26-27.

Showtimes: 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays. Two Sunday shows are scheduled for Feb. 14 (a special 8 pm Valentine's Day Show) and Feb. 21 (3 pm).

The special Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day show will also feature a champagne and chocolate reception.

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

Feb.14 Valentine's Day Show: $30/couple or $15/single for the show and reception.

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

OT Emerging Artist Spotlight

As part our mission of community outreach, the Overtime Theater has created the OT Emerging Artist Spotlight, a bimonthly showcase that focuses on the work of local performing artists who are starting to attract regional and national attention.

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

Saturday, February 6, 8:30pm: The 1st OT Emerging Artist Spotlight – BRAD MILNE: "On the Edge"

For our first OTEAS showcase, the Overtime presents Brad Milne, an actor who formerly lived in San Antonio but moved to L.A. a few years ago.

Milne is back in San Antonio for a few months, and the OT is giving those who remember his stellar theatre work here (The Hairy Ape, The Laramie Project, Angels in America, Dark Horse Pale Rider) the chance to see Milne in action once again in his showcase, "On the Edge."

The show begins at 8:30 pm and will feature some film clips from Brad's L.A. work and three live scenes from different projects: Izzy Legit: Putz to Player, created and written by Brad and Andrew Giannetta, and two scenes from material he is working on with writer Roy Eisenstein.

The scenes focus on "awkward, offbeat characters" such as Izzy Legit, a Hollywood scam artist/producer, Milne said. Other local actors, including Rob Barron, Amanda Bianchi, James Hartz, Aisha Minor and Liz Vermeulen, will join Milne onstage for these scenes.

"On the Edge" combines elements of three comedic storylines presented as short plays. The first piece, Izzy Legit: Putz to Player, introduces Izzy, an up-and-coming Hollywood producer who’s going to teach the world just how simple show biz can be. Up second is Camus, a one-act adapted from a feature length screenplay. This story follows the journey of a man whose life has been wrecked and is now on a mission to scatter his deceased dog's ashes in Death Valley. "On The Edge" closes with It's Them, a comedic and oh-so-reasonably racist sermon elucidating the difficulties in America and their root cause. The Izzy Legit piece combines elements of film clips and live action. Other film clips of Mine's work will be sprinkled in show transitions.

BRAD MILNE BIOGRAPHY:

Brad Milne recently played Rod West in "The Rediculous Department," a TV comedy pilot.

He is also known for horror genre roles as: Dr. Chushfeld, in Sony's "Zombie Strippers" and greedy real estate agent Carl Stevens in Lionsgate's multi award-winning "The Slaughter."

Brad began acting in Toronto where he studied intensively with a variety of top U.S. and Canadian coaches for five years. During the early years he worked consistently doing independent feature films, TV episodics, commercials, and industrials. Later he moved to Texas where he landed critically acclaimed leading theatre roles in "Dinner With Friends," (Gabe) receiving the ATAC Globe Award for Excellence - Lead Actor Drama, "The Hairy Ape" (Yank), "Angels In America" (Louis), "Dark Horse Pale Rider" (Cristobal), "Of Mice & Men" (George), and "The Laramie Project" (multiple characters), receiving the ATAC Globe Award for Excellence - Best Production Drama. In Texas he also worked on TV projects, commercials, and as an acting coach with a client base of more than 200 students.

Brad moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and has worked consistently, acting in over 50 projects including feature length and short films, television, internet and corporate. He is also co-founder of Branded Raw Films and creator/producer of "Izzy Legit" and "The Extermutator."

For More Information:
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For More Information:
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THE HARD BARGAIN - January 8-30, 2010

The Hard Bargain: New "Film Noir" Drama.

This world premiere "stage noir" brings back gritty detectives Blake and Winters from the hard-boiled detective play The Good Samaritan.

This time the detectives return to solve a seemingly impossible murder that leads them into the smoky world of jazz, nightclubs, and sensuous femme fatales. The murder tests the limits of their own worlds and morals in a play that can only be seen at the Overtime Theater.

Directed by acclaimed actor and director Andy Thornton and written by Scott McDowell.

The cast includes:

• Sarah - Christie Beckham
• Winters - Michael Burger
• Mrs. Altman - Caralyn Snyder
• Blake - Scott McDowell
• Candace/Landlady - Sciovahn Lydston
• Deckard/Nightclub Owner - Rhys Sanchez
• Doctor - Sophia Bolles
• Anna - Rigel Nunez
• Councilman Lawrence - Kevin Black
• Cigarette Girl - Suzanne DeMarkova

Dates: January 8-10, 14-17, 21-23, and 29-30.

Showtimes: 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays.

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

Note: There's a special $9 ticket price for all local actors and crew in other shows! Simply bring a program or playbill from a current December or January show with your name in the credits, and you'll get to see "A Hard Bargain" for only $9!

For More Information:
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An Actor's Christmas Carol: A Holiday Panto

A brand-new show has been cooked up by the Overtime regulars for you to enjoy ... especially those who love a good-natured poke at community theater!

On the eve of the final dress rehearsal of "A Christmas Carol," the spoiled star of the show is visited by the Three Ghosts of Acting.

Can the arrogant devo change his ways before it is too late and he is resigned to Actor's Hell? Come see for yourself in An Actor's Christmas Carol, a delightfully silly Holiday Panto that is showing only at the Overtime Theater.

The show is stuffed full of pop culture references and nudge-and-wink jokes about community theater.

Directed by Roy Thomas and written by Scott McDowell.

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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

The Overtime presents a new, original musical/horror/comedy, adapted from the cult classic, grade-C movie that’s now in the public domain.

It’s 1959, and a brilliant young surgeon, Dr. Bill Cortner, is convinced that he can save his bride-to-be, Jan, who has been decapitated in a fiery car crash. The good doctor uses his experimental serum to keep Jan’s head alive in a laboratory at his countryside home, while he looks for a suitable replacement body onto which he can transplant her head.

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die is brought to you by the same team that foisted Sheer Bloody Lunacy! onto an unsuspecting world, including director Michael Burger, choreographer Charles Barksdale, composer Phillip Luna, and producer/lyricist Jon Gillespie. It will contain all of the overcooked dialogue, melodrama, and cheesy special effects of the movie, plus original songs, choreography, and much, much more!

Interview about THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE!

The Missions Unknown blog has posted a video interview and footage of THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE: A New Musical!

Please make a point of checking out the awesome Missions Unknown blog! These guys are working hard to cover sci-fi and fantasy goings-on in San Antonio. They're published, working professionals with a deep love for literature, movies, graphic design, music and performance:

http://missionsunknown.com

Brain Cast Album

We recorded the original cast album of THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE, and the cast sounded great!! Fourteen new, original songs are on the album, which is being mixed by composer Phil Luna. The CDs are for sale at the Overtime Theater.

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