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Venture Theatre Festival Related Event: One Act Play Festival! ( 01/06/2010 )
Venture Theatre Festival Heats Up the Winter!
Ever wonder what goes into staging a play, creating an original theatrical work or performing live… without a script? Venture Theatre invites you to witness the whole creative process! From January 7- 23, audience members can attend workshop rehearsals, explore the local youth poetry scene, laugh with the Venture Improv actors, and celebrate the work of seven up-and-coming local playwrights.
A Festival Pass for only $25 includes admission to any of the One Act Workshops, a final performance or the One Act Plays, an Evening of Venture Improv and the Poetry Slam! Individual tickets are also available.
Work-In–Progress Workshops
See half of the One Act Plays, (Group A or Group B) in progress and stick around after the shows for audience feedback. The feedback helps the playwright/director teams adjust and improve the work for the final performances. Rewrites are often made and a whole new story angle comes back for the next workshop! (Tickets $8)
Group A
January 6 – 7:30pm
January 8 – 8pm
January 13 – 7:30pm
Group B
January 7 – 7:30pm
January 9 – 8pm
January 14 – 7:30pm
One Act Play Finales
Audiences can see all seven shows in their completed state during two weekends. Celebrate and converse with the playwrights, actors and artists afterwards in the Venture Bar! (Tickets $16 adult, $13 students & seniors)
January 15 – 8pm
January 16 – 8pm
January 22 – 8pm
January 23 – 8pm
Poetry Slam
January 10 – 7:30pm
(Tickets $5 for adults and $3 for students, available at the door.)
The Billings Poetry Slam, presented by the Alberta Bair Theater and Venture Theatre, takes place on Sunday, January 10 at 2pm at Venture Theatre. The top three winners of the slam will be invited to open for two matinee school performances of The Mayhem Poets at the Alberta Bair Theater on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 9:30am and 12:30pm. The Mayhem Poets use hip-hop rhythms and dynamic theatrical techniques to develop their performances. Taking on topics as varied as Dr. Seuss, fast food and love, these beat-boxing bards from New York keep the rapid-fire rhythms flying in this clever concert of words.
Jason Harris, Hot 101.9 disc jockey “Big J” is the Master of Ceremonies. Montana Poet Laureate, Henry Real Bird opens the Poetry Slam. Dave Caserio, former Seattle Poetry Slam winner, will perform some of his original poetry.
Venture Improv
January 13 – 9:30pm - Improv Shorts, one hour set of Venture Improv – Free!
January 14 – 9:30pm - Improv Shorts, one hour set of Venture Improv – Free!
January 21 – 7:30pm - Venture Improv Live! (Tickets $5)
The January edition of Venture Improv is “Family-Friendly!” Have you ever seen “Who’s Line is it Anyway?” This improv is the Venture version of that popular show. It’s PG-13, live and onstage and with audience involvement.
One Act Play Synopsis
Group A
Lorem Ipsum by Michael Siebert
Directed by Dawn Carter
A young boy sitting alone in a desolate park meets a deceptively charming stranger. Through their quirky conversation he soon discovers that he may be forced into a life-and-death situation.
Duplicity by Kirsten Horn
Directed by Sarah Kary
Men and women are often judged very differently for similar behaviors. In “Duplicity,” a young man and woman are stuck in the dangerous heady time of discovery and flirtatious new love. Unfortunately they are both already in relationships with other people!
So Much for Seatbelts by Craig Kenworthy
Directed by Adam Jacques
A woman and her brother-in-law are trapped in a mudslide inside a car with just enough air enough for one of them to survive. Do they make a decision for the sake of the sister/wife, or are their own self interests too much to overcome?
Mel and Al 2 by Travis Bierwagen
Directed by Daniel Zent
When a mysterious visitor unexpectedly drops by, a renowned team of paranormal private investigators learn they are not safe from the unknown even in their own office. It’s about “time” and it’s about time that the wacky characters Mel and Al return to the stage!
Group B
The Man Next To You by Amber Meyer
Directed by Craig Huisenga
Coincidence and a minor misunderstanding put neighbors face-to-face in an exploration of sexual bias and cultural stereotyping. With a little help from family and friends and a nudge from a stranger, the men are forced to put a human touch on their own opinions.
#415 by Shad Scott
Directed by Paul Jangula
Two military men are instructed to remain in a room and guard an invisible prisoner. They slowly begin to debate whether there is such a prisoner, and question the authority that binds them to their eerie assignment.
For One Day by Ryan Gage
Directed by Wanda Morales
“'For One Day,” takes us into the troubled relationship between a headstrong teenage girl and her well-meaning father and a grandfather she hardly knows. The piece explores the difficulties and rewards of inter-generational relationships in an ever-changing world.
Venture Theater 2317 Montana Avenue 59101 (406) 591-9535 http://www.venturetheatre.org/ Venture Theatre is a not-for-profit community theatre nestles in Billings' vibrant and eclectic historic district. Related:
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