Main Street Theater Announces Two Shows In One Evening

Two Extraordinary Plays in One Extraordinary Evening: A Number and Machinal

MAIN STREET THEATER - RICE VILLAGE

A Number
By Caryl Churchill
Houston Premiere
Directed by Andrew Ruthven & Machinal
By Sophie Treadwell
Directed by Troy Scheid

LOCATION:
MAIN STREET THEATER - RICE VILLAGE, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
DATES:
February 18 - March 18, 2010 (Previews February 13, 14 and 17; no performance February 19)
TIMES:
Thursdays at 7:30pm; Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 3:00pm

SYNOPSES:
Caryl Churchill's startling one-act A Number examines the emotional repercussions of human-cloning and explores the nature of the father-son relationship. Salter has three sons. His wife gave birth to the eldest. A lab created the second. The third he didn't even know existed. Forced to explain and try to make sense of his decisions, Salter stares into the questioning, accusing faces of his own flesh and blood who confronts him with the fact that each is merely one of "a number."
Machinal is a tragedy of isolation turned to murder, loosely based on the sensational 1927 murder trial of Ruth Snyder, who received the electric chair for killing her husband. Sophie Treadwell used the case as a springboard for her own speculations about what circumstances might drive a seemingly harmless stenographer to commit murder.

TICKET PRICES AND DISCOUNTS:
-Thursdays - $20/$26; Fridays & Sundays - $25/$32; Saturdays - $30/$36; previews - $10. Discounts available for students, seniors, and groups, and rush tickets. Also: Pay-What-You-Can Performance: Sunday, February 21, 2010

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
Advance tickets for ALL Main Street Theater Productions, on sale at the Main Street Theater Box Office:
Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
Information & Charge by Phone: 713.524.6706
Charge Online: www.mainstreettheater.com Credit Cards: VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC

WEBSITE: mainstreettheater.com

Barbara Park's
Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business

MAIN STREET THEATER - CHELSEA MARKET

FACT SHEET / CALENDAR LISTING:
SHOW:
Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business
Book, Music and Lyrics by Joan Cushing
Directed by Mark Adams

LOCATION:
MAIN STREET THEATER - CHELSEA MARKET, 4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006

DATES & TIMES:
Weekend Family Performances
Saturdays at 1pm and 4pm
February 13, 20 & 27 and March 6, 20 & 27, 2010

Spring Break Family Performances
Monday - Friday at 11:30am
March 15 - 19*, 2010
*Friday, March 19th is Target Family Day!
Get 2-for-1 tickets and enjoy special pre-show activities and snacks! (starting at 10:30am)

(school groups call 713-524-9196 ext 101 for available field trip times)

SYNOPSIS:
She's back! Junie B. Jones, the world's most precocious kindergartner, mistakenly believes her new baby brother is actually a monkey. She starts taking bids from Lucille and That Grace, her "bestest" friends, for the first look at him, but then Meanie Jim and Crybaby William enter the fray and things get completely out of control. You won't want to miss seeing the havoc that ensues when Junie B. and friends team up for wild adventures! Recommended for Pre-kindergarten and up.

TICKET PRICES AND DISCOUNTS:
$12 preferred seating; $10 side seating; group rates (10 or more) available. No children under 3 allowed in the theater (including sleeping babies).

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
Advance tickets for ALL Main Street Theater Productions, on sale at the Main Street Theater Box Office:
Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
Information & Charge by Phone: 713.524.6706
Charge Online: mainstreettheater.com
Credit Cards: VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC

WEBSITE:
mainstreettheater.com

 

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