Rover Dramawerks is pleased to announce our 2011-2012 Season!
More Fun than Bowling
by Steven Dietz
directed by Jason Rice
October 27 – November 19, 2011, Cox Building Playhouse
If sport is a metaphor for life, a parallel of all things physical and metaphysical, then Jake’s life is a 7-10 split. Whether being his own boss in a backwater bowling alley or curbing his daughter’s attempts to help him find romance, his days are a dichotomy of life’s certainties and death’s mysteries, of perfect bowling form and disastrous marriages. He’s a quintessential nobody, yet shadowed by a mysterious man with an attaché cuffed to his wrist. A hilarious comedy by the author of our past hit, Private Eyes.
Gilligan’s Island: the Musical
Book by Sherwood Schwartz & Lloyd J. Schwartz,
Words and Music by Hope Juber & Laurence Juber
directed by Jason Kane
January 26 – February 18, 2012, Courtyard Theater
Based on the beloved TV series by Sherwood Schwartz and created by his talented family, this hilarious musical returns to the Rover stage to charm audiences of all ages. A small touring boat has been shipwrecked on a desert island, and the seven castaways must work together to try to get back to civilization while overcoming hurricanes, extra-terrestrials, and their biggest obstacle, Gilligan himself, who manages to bungle every chance of rescue. All the fun and silliness of the original series, plus singing and dancing!
Kill the Moment
by Scott Gibson
directed by Sonya Jones
March 8-31, 2012, Cox Building Playhouse
Who would you trust? This wry thriller brings four very different people together in a mix of greed, deception, and murder. Gina, a former soap opera star, has retreated to a remote mountain cabin after being acquitted of killing her husband. Trent is a stranded motorist she picked up so he can phone for help, but her friend Carol Ann is suspicious of his motives. Even before Trent’s friend Gus can get there, the twists and turns begin as no one – not even the dead – can be counted on. Regional Premiere!
One Day Only 18
April 21, 2011, Courtyard Theater
Our famous 24-hour play festival returns! Seven short plays from concept to curtain in just one day!
Written in Time
by Matthew J. Edwards
directed by Carol M. Rice
May 17 – June 9, 2012, Cox Building Playhouse
Just before World War II, Angelica and Richard, a Navy sailor, meet and fall deeply in love. Years later, her granddaughter Angie, who longs for a good man herself, discovers the passionate letters Angelica received from Richard. Infused with humor and tragedy, the play deftly interweaves the wartime events with Angie’s response to their growing love through these letters. Then, as Richard says, “This war changes things,” and a strange twist of fate unexpectedly ripples through the lives of the wartime couple and the generations after them. Another World Premiere by a Dallas playwright!
Love in E Flat
by Norman Krasna
directed by Lisa Devine
July 12-28, 2012, Courtyard Theater
In this effervescent comedy from the writer of last season’s hit, Sunday in New York, love goes flat when lovers practice to deceive. Howard is a poor medical intern whose girlfriend Amy lives in the apartment right below his. He does love her, but out of imagined jealousy, has planted a listening device in her apartment. When Amy discovers the “bug,” she and her sister invent some spicy conversations and situations that keep Howard on his toes. Can true love triumph over tricks and mistrust?
The Girls in 509
by Howard Teichmann
directed by Mark-Brian Sonna
August 23 – September 15, 2012, Cox Building Playhouse
Do today’s politicians make you want to bury your head in the sand? Two wealthy ladies cut themselves off from the outside world in 1932 when “that man” Roosevelt succeeded Hoover. Twenty-five years later their hotel has been condemned and a swarm of reporters has discovered their hideaway, followed close behind by the leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties, greedily drawn to their supposed wealth. What changed during the girls’ seclusion, along with all that has ridiculously stayed the same, makes this a comic delight no matter who you vote for!
One Day Only 19
September 29, 2012, Courtyard Theater
Our nineteenth signature 24-hour play festival is back again, featuring seven world premieres!
Season tickets are available on our website at www.roverdramawerks.com!
Novemberdirected by Jason Rice
October 27 – November 19, 2011, Cox Building Playhouse
If sport is a metaphor for life, a parallel of all things physical and metaphysical, then Jake’s life is a 7-10 split. Whether being his own boss in a backwater bowling alley or curbing his daughter’s attempts to help him find romance, his days are a dichotomy of life’s certainties and death’s mysteries, of perfect bowling form and disastrous marriages. He’s a quintessential nobody, yet shadowed by a mysterious man with an attaché cuffed to his wrist. A hilarious comedy by the author of our past hit, Private Eyes.
Gilligan’s Island: the Musical
Book by Sherwood Schwartz & Lloyd J. Schwartz,
Words and Music by Hope Juber & Laurence Juber
directed by Jason Kane
January 26 – February 18, 2012, Courtyard Theater
Based on the beloved TV series by Sherwood Schwartz and created by his talented family, this hilarious musical returns to the Rover stage to charm audiences of all ages. A small touring boat has been shipwrecked on a desert island, and the seven castaways must work together to try to get back to civilization while overcoming hurricanes, extra-terrestrials, and their biggest obstacle, Gilligan himself, who manages to bungle every chance of rescue. All the fun and silliness of the original series, plus singing and dancing!
Kill the Moment
by Scott Gibson
directed by Sonya Jones
March 8-31, 2012, Cox Building Playhouse
Who would you trust? This wry thriller brings four very different people together in a mix of greed, deception, and murder. Gina, a former soap opera star, has retreated to a remote mountain cabin after being acquitted of killing her husband. Trent is a stranded motorist she picked up so he can phone for help, but her friend Carol Ann is suspicious of his motives. Even before Trent’s friend Gus can get there, the twists and turns begin as no one – not even the dead – can be counted on. Regional Premiere!
One Day Only 18
April 21, 2011, Courtyard Theater
Our famous 24-hour play festival returns! Seven short plays from concept to curtain in just one day!
Written in Time
by Matthew J. Edwards
directed by Carol M. Rice
May 17 – June 9, 2012, Cox Building Playhouse
Just before World War II, Angelica and Richard, a Navy sailor, meet and fall deeply in love. Years later, her granddaughter Angie, who longs for a good man herself, discovers the passionate letters Angelica received from Richard. Infused with humor and tragedy, the play deftly interweaves the wartime events with Angie’s response to their growing love through these letters. Then, as Richard says, “This war changes things,” and a strange twist of fate unexpectedly ripples through the lives of the wartime couple and the generations after them. Another World Premiere by a Dallas playwright!
Love in E Flat
by Norman Krasna
directed by Lisa Devine
July 12-28, 2012, Courtyard Theater
In this effervescent comedy from the writer of last season’s hit, Sunday in New York, love goes flat when lovers practice to deceive. Howard is a poor medical intern whose girlfriend Amy lives in the apartment right below his. He does love her, but out of imagined jealousy, has planted a listening device in her apartment. When Amy discovers the “bug,” she and her sister invent some spicy conversations and situations that keep Howard on his toes. Can true love triumph over tricks and mistrust?
The Girls in 509
by Howard Teichmann
directed by Mark-Brian Sonna
August 23 – September 15, 2012, Cox Building Playhouse
Do today’s politicians make you want to bury your head in the sand? Two wealthy ladies cut themselves off from the outside world in 1932 when “that man” Roosevelt succeeded Hoover. Twenty-five years later their hotel has been condemned and a swarm of reporters has discovered their hideaway, followed close behind by the leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties, greedily drawn to their supposed wealth. What changed during the girls’ seclusion, along with all that has ridiculously stayed the same, makes this a comic delight no matter who you vote for!
One Day Only 19
September 29, 2012, Courtyard Theater
Our nineteenth signature 24-hour play festival is back again, featuring seven world premieres!
Season tickets are available on our website at www.roverdramawerks.com!
DALLAS, TX- Blacken Blues Theater of African-American Life and Culture presents "Birmingham Still Burning" November 11- 14, 2010, at the Bishop Arts Theatre Center, 215 South Tyler Street, Dallas, 75208; show times: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (8pm); Sunday (3pm). Tickets are $15 and $20. Award winning playwright Willie Holmes, latest work takes place at the dawn of the new millennium in Birmingham, Alabama. Burdened with the guilt of transforming a generation of young African-American males into alcoholics, sixty five year old Jake Cambridge seeks solace in retirement. Complication arises when his daughter returns home after another failed marriage for all the wrong reasons. Her insidious plan to satisfy an insatiable appetite for lust, money, and attention hurls the story down a forbidden path.
The Shakespearean tragedy unravels through a series of flashbacks, weaving in and out of the city's infamous history. Because of mild adult language and suggested sexual situations, the production is not recommended for children under twelve.
Blacken Blues Theater is one of the oldest nonprofit African-American community theater in Dallas. Founded by Willie Holmes in 1998, the theater's mission is to share the beauty of African-American life with the Dallas/Fort Worth community and promote racial tolerance through education and understanding.
December
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
His Majesty, Good King William of England, requests the honor of thy presence at
“A Midwinter’s (K)night to Remember”
A Madrigal Dinner and Theatrical Event!
There will be three performances:
Saturday, December 4 & Sunday, December 5, at 6:00 pm,
& a discounted matinee/preview/dress rehearsal performance
on Saturday, December 4, at 2:00 pm
Ticket Prices:
Matinee: Ages 11+ - $8, includes dessert, wassail & show
Child ages 5-10 - $5, includes dessert, wassail & show
Child ages 0-4 - $5, includes snack & child care (no show)
Evening Shows: Ages 11+ - $20, includes full meal & show
Child ages 5-10 - $10, includes full meal & show
Child 0-4 - $5, includes kid’s meal and child care (no show)
Seating is limited, reservations are requiredPlease send checks for tickets,
payable to First Presbyterian Church of Plano,
Please indicate in a note with your check:
Which show you are attendingThe names and ages of those attending
Your phone number & e-mail address,
so that we may contact you to confirm your reservations
All thy family is welcome!
Please feel free to dress for Medieval times
Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
at the Bishop Arts Theater Center
Directed by Cynthia Navarette featuring New Arts Six
December 9 - December 19, 2010
The Christmas story in dialogue, narrative, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals - the unique creation of poet and playwright Langston Hughes. In this exciting holiday favorite, New Arts Six, an ensemble made up of classically trained artists, tells the Christmas story like no other production ever has. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind theatrical wonderment.
