THE LAST CASTRATO
By Andy Eninger

Audacity Theatre Lab teams up with Fun House Theatre and Film to present Jeff Swearingen in Andy Eninger's weird and wonderful one-man show THE LAST CASTRATO.

THE LAST CASTRATO centers on Joseph, who was born without a penis, and his love affair with Elena, who was born with her skin inside out. Elena, though, was blessed with a beautiful singing voice to balance her deformity, while Joseph has no talent whatsoever to make up for his missing member. "A penis," he muses, "in terms of artistic merit is worth nothing."

Last presented by Audacity from 2005 to 2007 in festivals from New York to Phoenix, THE LAST CASTRATO returns to the Dallas area for a proper run.

Featuring ATL member and Fun House Creative Director Jeff Swearingen
Written by Andy Eninger
Directed and designed by ATL Artistic Director Brad McEntire

Playing January 14 - 26, 2014 
(Tuesdays thru Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM)

At the Margo Jones Theatre, 
1121 First Avenue in Fair Park, Dallas TX 75210
[map and info here]

Tickets are available at the door (cash of card)... $12

RASPBERRY FIZZ
By Brad McEntire

RASPBERRY FIZZ is an exploration of expectations and the potentialities of the future tied up in a weird, tender and humorous coming-of-age encounter between two adolescents in 1949 small town America.

The play was last seen in Addison, Texas in March of 2012 at the Water Tower Theatre's Out of the Loop Fringe Festival. Audacity is thrilled to take this charming little play on the road.

Featuring Travis Stuebing as Ellson, Tashina Richardson as Samantha and Brad McEntire as the Barker. Directed by Brad McEntire.

Details:
Playing...
Friday, October 4 at 8 PM
Saturday, October 5 at 9:30 PM
Sunday, October 6 at 3:30 PM

At Bohemeo's Cafe and Theatre,
708 Telephone Road,
Houston, TX 77023 [map]

Tickets...
phone: 832-387-7440
online: http://houstonfringefestival.org/tickets/ 

Additional info at the Houston Fringe Festival website.

DRIBBLE FUNK 380 
Created and Performed by Brad McEntire 

Dallas-based playwright and performer Brad McEntire is turning 38 years of age in September and as a challenge to himself he will attempt a 380 minute solo longform improvisation. He is calling this experiment Dribble Funk 380. 

Since 2005 McEntire has been developing a solo improvisational format called Dribble Funk. The longest he has performed the piece to date has been 50 minutes. On September 1, 2013 he will stand alone on the stage and attempt to create nearly six and half hours of spontaneous theatre. From an audience suggestion he will play all the characters, create all the environments and drive the story forward - whatever it may be - single-handedly. 

Artistic Director of Audacity Theatre Lab with a background in both traditional and experimental theatre, McEntire is one of a handful of pioneering performers in the sub-arcana of solo improvisation (there are only maybe a dozen or so consistent practitioners in the United States). He is the creator of the original solo improvisational story format Dribble Funk, a hybrid creation at the crossroads of longform improvisation, traditional theatre and storytelling. He is also a playwright, solo performer, visual artist, director, podcast host, webcartoonist and raconteur. More information at: www.BradMcEntire.com

Audiences may come and go, though are encouraged to stay for the entire performance. There will be two short breaks in the performance at the two and four hour marks. Food and drink will be available on site for the duration of the performance. Outside food and beverage are permitted (including alcohol... BYOB). Do not worry. You will be taken care of. It will be an adventure. 

"McEntire's knack for creating intricate story arcs, wacky characters and surprise angles on audience suggestions isn't to be missed." - The Dallas Observer

Tickets and details: 
Sunday, September 1, 2013 starting at 5 PM
At the historic Margo Jones Theatre at Fair Park, 
1121 First Ave., Dallas, TX 75210 [map link]
Tickets available at the door: $10 suggested donation


To read about how the event went, visit the "Dribble Funk 380" tread on the ATL Blog... HERE

Brad McEntire's newest play DINOSAUR AND ROBOT STOP A TRAIN will world-premiere at the 2013 Festival of Independent Theatres (FIT) at the Bath House Cultural Center June 7-22, 2013.

A press conference is held. A robot from the future and a dinosaur from the past address their experiences of being rudely sucked through time and space to our present, how they saved a little girl who had been stupidly playing in the path of a speeding train, and what they plan to do now that they seem to be stuck in the 21st Century. 

DINOSAUR AND ROBOT STOP A TRAIN is a contemporary take on the Theatre of the Absurd from the 1950s with its broad comedy, touches of Vaudeville, mixture of the horrific or tragic, characters caught in hopeless or confusing situations, dialogue full of nonsensical wordplay and repetition as well as just flat-out parody or dismissal of realism.

The Bath House Cultural Center is located at 521 E. Lawther Drive, Dallas, TX 75218.
Map link HERE.

Performance dates and times are:
Friday, June 7 @ 8 PM
Saturday, June 8 @ 2 PM
Sunday, June 9 @ 5 PM
Friday, June 14 @ 8 PM
Saturday, June 15 @ 2 PM
Saturday, June 22 @ 5 PM

Tickets and other info at: http://festivalofindependenttheatres.org/

To follow the process of how this play was developed, read press, see production photos and more visit the "Dinosaur and Robot" tag on the ATL Blog, Notes from the Lab... HERE.