Dracula, sexy vampirettes, madmen galore...

Who: Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company
What: Dracula Fundraiser
When: August 28, 2004 7pm-11pm
Where: 1415 Bar and Grill at 1415 California

Does this sound like a Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company production? Ah, yes. Especially when the author of this Dracula is none other than Mac Wellman, the second-coming of Gertrude Stein and the master of “syntactical scat.” The show is not until October at 1415 Bar and Grill.

But wouldn’t you like to see a preview of this monstrosity now?

Vagabondage Comedy Troupe
TO PERFORM AT IMPROV MARATHON IN NEW YORK

Vagabondage Improv Comedy Troupe has been selected to participate in the Upright Citizens Brigade Annual Del Close Improv Marathon in New York from Friday, July 30 to August 1st.

The marathon is named for Del Close, the driving force behind
improvisational comedy in Chicago for over 30 years, influencing Bill Murry, Tina Fey, Mike Meyers, John Belushi, Chris Farley and the Upright Citizens Brigade to name a few...

Playwright to Direct
(News Brief)

The Alley Theatre will venture on another co-production with the Cleveland Playhouse in Ken Ludwig’s world-premiere of Leading Ladies. The playwright, best known for his plays Crazy for You and Lend Me a Tenor, is set to direct the piece. Theatreport has just learned that Broadway musical theatre actor Brent Barrett will star in the production…

"As far as we know, no Houston theatre has ever opened its doors to the theatre community with the intent of encouraging everyone to learn from one another." With its nine weeks of summer Crash Courses, free theatre workshops open to everyone, Collide is now doing exactly that. They are a chance to learn and to teach—the chance to take if theatre as art is your interest. (Oh…and did we mention they are FREE?).....