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What's Playing? The Bastrop Opera House presents
by A. R. Gurney Starring Paul Standefer
& Jennifer Warwick
Bastrop Opera House - 711 Spring Street
Classical Guitar Concert Isaac Bustos Saturday, May 17th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $7 Born
in Managua, Nicaragua Isaac Bustos began playing popular Latin-American
music on the guitar by ear at age 11. By age 12, he was accepted into the
Conservatorio Nacional de Musica in Managua where he received top honors
in guitar performance. Isaac immigrated to the United States with his family
in 1988 and continued his studies with Juan Mercadal, Carlos Molina and
Rene Gonzalez. An extensive performance career has taken Bustos to Canada,
Central America, Europe and all over the US. He has gained critical
acclaim and is quickly becoming recognized as one of the top young guitarists
of his generation. “Soulful and virtually flawless,” hails the Portland
Oregonian and the Boston Globe writes, “In warm, round tones, the notes
of Bach cascaded from the guitar, every note correct and played without
hesitation.” He has made several Radio and Television appearances and has
been invited to perform in the Portland Guitar Festival, the St. Joseph
Guitar Festival, the Eastfield College Guitar Festival, Texas Guitar Festival,
and the Classical Minds Festival. Isaac has appeared as soloist with the
Orchestra of New Spain, The Baytown Symphony Orchestra and the Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro JoAnn Falletta.
An impressive array of top prizes include:
In addition, Bustos has performed in several premieres of new music for guitar. Most recently, works by composers Peter Askim for solo guitar, Andrew Dickinson for four guitars, a work for two guitars and electronic sound effects by Jeremy Cumbo and “After Sylvius” a solo guitar work written for Isaac by composer/guitarist Frank Wallace. Isaac has participated in Masterclasses of international world-renowned performing artists such as Manuel Barrueco, David Russell, Paul Galbraith, Fabio Zanon, Ricardo Iznaola, Odair Assad, Elliot Fisk, Jason Vieaux and Pepe Romero. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in guitar performance from the University of New Hampshire, where he was the only guitarist to ever hold a full scholarship, a Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin where he is also currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree under the tutelage of world-renowned American guitarist Adam Holzman. Isaac is currently on faculty at Texas A&M University Department of Performance Studies.
This two act play has great lines, lots of action, suspense, and unexpected twists. The "charming grossness" should really appeal to 1st to 5th graders. The scenes are played for humor not gore, still some children might find it scary. The primary characters are all played by young children who chose the script because they found the script hilarious. A little of the story: When straight-A-student 7-year-old Alexis applies for a job in the science lab of Dr. Frankenstreudel, chase scenes and funny things happen. Alexis frees other children from Frankenstreudel’s cages, and they hide pretending to be just more body parts on a shelf. While escaping from the lab two of the children fall into a grave, and while one old zombie tries to help them out other zombies try to eat them! Of course being polite and respectful save them, and they go back to the laboratory to rescue the other children - But not before the Zombies sing and dance in the graveyard! There is a happy ending. Approximate running time 70 minutes plus
intermission.
CAST:
The Princess and the Porcupine by Ed Monk Directed by Engela Edwards Saturday May 24 and Sunday May 25 at 3 p.m. $5 A fairy tale for youth, but with enough humor
to please all.
Cast:
Saturday May 24 and Sunday May 25 following Princess and the Porcupine (approx. 4:15 p.m.) the Spring 2008 Youth Theater Games Team will present improv and skits.
Collin Porter, Ethan Porter, Dominic Holcomb, Rachel Edwards, Landon Holcomb, McKenzie Miller, Allison Hewett, Jared Bellejos, Lauran Bellejos, Jacob Block, Keaton Holcomb, Jonathan Gamm Come see The Princess and the Porcupine and stay for the improv. Ralph Roister Doister by Nicholas Udall adapted by I. E. Clark directed by john daniels, jr. Friday, June 6 Saturday, June 7 7:30 p.m. $5 Cash at the door, no reservations needed. “Roister Doister is none but a scoundrel, a fool, and a lout!” Joyously the “Not-Just-One-More-Time-Players” bring his story to the stage in the daniels & Son Theatre Company’s production of Nicholas Udall’s, Ralph Roister Doister, adapted for the modern stage by Schulenburg’s I. E. Clark. This high energy, snappy paced, physical comedy, written in 1563, was the first play written in the English language. Not to worry, the cadre of calamitous comedians under the field direction of theatrical commando john daniels, jr. blow the dust off the pages, take a defibrillator to its heart and push it through the automatic car wash. “What’s not to like about a love story between neighbors, neighbors who don’t really know each other? Neighbors who don’t even like each other and the ‘friend for hire’ that makes it all impossible,” says daniels pulling his sunglasses down the bridge of his nose and cutting his eyes back and forth in a paranoid fashion. The director continues in a whisper, “Not to mention rebellious servants, gung-ho servants, apathetic servants, egotistical servants and lascivious servants.” The Not-Just-One-More-Time-Players are Matt Torrez, Michael McGary, Megan Mossman, Caitlyn Goodwin, Shelby Jones, Amanda Wallace, Virginia Haladyna, and Kody Dyer. 40 minutes
Fridays and Saturdays June 13-28 at
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $10; Seniors 60 and up $8; High school and college students $7; Children 14 and under $5 A young woman tests her Christian faith by handling poisonous snakes. A housewife escapes to Oz every day. A destitute woman wants to live in McDonald’s, where the sick are cured by Big Macs and no one ever dies. A baton twirler sees the face of Jesus thirty feet in the air. In eleven powerful monologues, "Talking With ..." by Jane Martin exposes the common bonds of the lives of women as varied as a redneck rodeo champion, a wealthy matron, a grieving daughter, a pregnant woman, and a "slightly bizarre" actress. The unexpected camaraderie revealed in the depth of emotion - and complemented by the playwright's razor wit - speaks to all audiences. Auditions for Talking With... Call (512) 303-6283
or (512) 321-6283
Theatre parties and tour groups welcomed! The season
lineup is subject to change when circumstances
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