November 16 Wed. @ 7PM Jump-Start Theater $5 regular admission, $3 students and seniors W-I-P is a monthly, supportive, constructive laboratory space for the showing of movement-based work that is either in progress or very new, followed by a facilitated post-performance discussion. It’s a great way to see and discuss original work as it’s being [...]
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THE LIVING GRAVES
October 28, 2005 – 7:48 pm
written by Sterling Houston, directed by Steve Bailey, and performed by Bill Martin, Pamela Dean Kenny, Rita Crosby, Danielle King, SkudR Jones and Billy Muñoz. November 11 – 13, 2005. Fri. and Sat. @ 8 PM, Sun. @ 3 PM Performances will be held at Little Carver Theater, located on the campus of the Carver [...]
VIDEO – SHIMI TALKS ABOUT HER KNEE INJURY
October 17, 2005 – 12:09 pm
Shimi talks about what happened to her knee to cause the postponement of Watermark 1.5. While we’re talking about Watermark, here is a look back at the original Watermark performance back in March 2004.
VIDEO – PHILLIP AVILA IN THE UP-START GALLERY
October 17, 2005 – 9:53 am
SHARTS AND CRAPS MOVEMENT (an ideological off-shoot of the ‘Bowel Movement’), an exhibit of art works by Phillip Avila. Phillip is a native-slut-daughter of the disorder of the Repugnance of Texas. Still persisting in the practice of scatological “anti-craft” aptly coined by her as the “Sharts & Craps Movement” (an ideological off-shoot of the ‘Bowel [...]
TARDEADA
October 10, 2005 – 10:51 pm
Conceived, created and performed by José Rubén De León October 23, 2005 Sunday @ 4 PM $25 admission per person UPDATE: The 4 o’clock show is sold out and we have added an 8 o’clock show for October 23. Seating is limited so call 227-5867 to purchase your tickets! Spend your Sunday afternoon in the [...]
WATERMARK 1.5
October 3, 2005 – 9:49 pm
Created and performed by Sandra Dunn, Monessa Esquivel and S.T.Shimi. October 7, 2005 Friday only, between 8 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. Due to an injury incurred by one of the performers, Watermark 1.5 will not be performed in its original format. The full production is postponed until further notice. On Friday, October 7 there will [...]
VIDEO – THE LIVING GRAVES
September 23, 2005 – 10:03 am
Last night I attended the staged reading of THE LIVING GRAVES. The show was great and I learned a lot about San Antonio. I can’t wait to see the full production with ghostly video and everything. Here’s a small sample of Danielle King singing last night (click the image to play the video). This video [...]
THE LIVING GRAVES: STAGED READING
September 22, 2005 – 9:57 am
Written by Sterling Houston September 22, 2005 Thursday @ 7:30 PM In 2004, renowned local poet and playwright Sterling Houston was commissioned to take part in a project centered around the history of the City Cemeteries located in San Antonio’s near east side. This long neglected site contained the tombs, graves and mausoleums of thousands [...]
CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN
September 15, 2005 – 3:25 pm
Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2 2005 Fri. and Sat. @ 8 PM, Sun. @ 2 PM Martha Prentiss portrays Charlotte Cushman, the daring darling of 19th Century theatre who lived on her own terms in her farewell performance, in a script penned by the award-winning playwright Caroline Gage. Directed by Laurie Dietrich. Read More
SIMPLEMENTE LARA created and performed by José Rubén De León
August 22, 2005 – 2:20 pm
Aug. 26 – Sept. 11, 2005 Fri. and Sat. @ 8 PM, Sun. at 3 PM (No performance on Friday, Sept. 2) Simplemente Lara has been extended for two more nights: Saturday and Sunday, September 17 & 18. Both shows are at 8 PM. Back by popular demand, vocalist-actor José Rubén De León, accompanied by [...]