Albuquerque Theatre Guild Announces July 2011 Performance Calendar

Albuquerque Theatre Guild July 2011 Performance Calendar- More theatrical performances take place every weekend here in Albuquerque than in any other U.S. city of its size.

Thru July 2 | Saturday at 11.
Che-kspeare - Improvised Shakespeare - by Blackout Theatre. As part of the Vortex's Will Power Summer Shakespeare festival, Blackout Theatre puts its own twist on The Bard's immortal words: making them up right on the spot. The company weaves its way in and out of iambic pentameters, metaphors and mistaken identities. Come check out the show and you will be sure to be amazed as a real "Shakespearean" play will be created in front of your eyes with help from the audience. Info: The Vortex Theatre, 2004 1/2 Central Avenue SE, 247-8600, http://www.vortexabq.org Price: $6, first-come, first-served.

Thru July 3 | Fridays & Saturdays at 8 and Sundays at 2.
Corpus Christi - by Terrence McNally. Corpus Christi is a modern passion play dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Apostles. Set in present-day Texas, it utilizes modern devices like television with anachronisms like Roman occupation. In this version, Judas betrays Jesus because of sexual jealousy. This controversial show is the retelling of a familiar story in an unconventional way. Info: Aux Dog Theatre, 3011 Monte Vista Blvd NE, 254-7716, http://www.auxdog.com Price: $16.

Thru August 6 | July 2, 3 & 16 at 7:30; July 17 at 2; July 22 & 24 at 7:30; July 31 at 2; August 6 at 7:30.
The Comedy of Errors - by William Shakespeare, directed by John Hardman. Showing in revolving repertory as part of Will Power 2: The Vortex Theatre's 2011 Summer Shakespeare Festival, The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays and one of his most popular comedies. It is a fast paced farce involving mistaken identities and TWO sets of twins - identical masters and their identical servants. The hijinks begin as soon as all four twins wind up in the same city, and everything goes downhill from there. Puns, word play and slapstick! Accusations of infidelity, theft, madness and demonic possession! And a great scene describing what could be called the ugliest women in the world. Info: The Vortex Theatre, 2004 1/2 Central SE, 247-8600, http://www.vortexabq.org Price: $15, $10 Students (student rush 10 minutes before curtain), Festival Passes $40.

Thru August 7 | July 1 at 7:30; July 3 at 2; July 9 & 10 at 7:30; July 24 at 2; July 29 & 30 at 7:30; August 7 at 7:30
The Merchant of Venice - by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Kierst. Showing in revolving repertory as part of Will Power 2: The Vortex Theatre's 2011 Summer Shakespeare Festival, The Merchant of Venice is a classic work about prejudice - as its heroine says, how it corrodes the soul of both he who hates and he who is hated. Shakespeare asks us to consider what blind prejudices we harbor and at what cost to ourselves and to those around us. No heroes, no villains, only human beings dramatically caught in their biases and hatreds, struggling to deal with consequences and escape. A great play for our time and a gripping night in the theatre. Info: The Vortex Theatre, 2004 1/2 Central SE, 247-8600, http://www.vortexabq.org Price: $15, $10 Students (student rush 10 minutes before curtain), Festival Passes $40.

Thru August 7 | July 8 at 7:30; July 10 at 2; July 15, 17, 23 & 31 at 7:30; August 5 at 7:30, August 7 at 2.
Romeo and Juliet - by William Shakespeare, directed by Ryan Jason Cook. Showing in revolving repertory as part of Will Power 2: The Vortex Theatre's 2011 Summer Shakespeare Festival, Romeo and Juliet is among Shakespeare`s most popular plays because it is the most famous love tragedy ever written. The Will Power 2 production will have a special appeal because of its setting: a post-apocalyptic world where the troubles of love are echoed by a civilization in violent collapse. Think Terminator Salvation and The Book of Eli but with Shakespeare`s gorgeous verse and the passions of love. Info: The Vortex Theatre, 2004 1/2 Central SE, 247-8600, http://www.vortexabq.org Price: $15, $10 Students (student rush 10 minutes before curtain), Festival Passes $40.

July 1 - 24 | Fridays & Saturdays at 8, Sundays at 2.
Lonely Planet - by Steven Dietz, directed by Kenneth Bennington. Jody, to avoid dealing with the outside world has become a recluse in his store of maps where he is safe with all things known, "Maps tell us what we need to know." Carl, once a customer and now friend, continues (much to Jody's dismay) to bring the unknown world and all its tragedy into Jody's store. This show deals with the issue of HIV and its effects on all of us. It is dealt with courage, humor, sensitivity and an understanding that comes when two friends deal with one problem two different ways. Info: Desert Rose Playhouse, 6921 Montgomery NE, 881-0503. Price: $12, $10 Students, Seniors and ATG members.

July 8 - 10 | Friday & Saturday at 8, Sunday at 2.
The Manoa Project 2011 - The high schoolers of the Manoa Project will spend eight weeks working on and creating this play together. Sponsored by Tricklock Company. Info: National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, 254-8393, http://www.tricklock.com Price: $10 General, $8 Student/Senior.

July 8 - 31 | Fridays & Saturdays at 8 and Sundays at 2. Thursday, July 21, at 7:30.
The Wizard of Oz - by Frank L. Baum, adapted by Frank Gabrielson, with music and lyrics of the MGM Motion Pictures score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, background music by Herbert Stothart. Directed by Ryan Jason Cook, with musical direction by Zach Kerr and choreography by Cindy Sikelianos. Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination. This classic includes the beloved songs Over The Rainbow, Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead), If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve , We're Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road), The Jitterbug, and The Merry Old Land of Oz. Info: Albuquerque Little Theatre, 224 San Pasquale SW, 242-4750, http://www.albuquerquelittletheatre.org Price: $15 ages 13+, $10 ages 3-12.

July 8 - 31 | Fridays & Saturdays at 8 and Sundays at 2.
Sordid Lives - by Del Shores and directed by Robb Sisneros. This black comedy about white trash is a story of unconditional love, acceptance and "coming out" in a Texas family, as they all converge for the matriarch's funeral. The eccentric characters include: a mother who is wound-too-tight and in-denial over her gay son, a barfly/singer at the local watering hole, a cheating heart whose wooden legs accidentally aid in the death of his mistress (the family matriarch), and the cheating heart's wife who tries her hand at revenge therapy inspired by Thelma & Louise. Led by comedic voices, their lives intertwine, giving each a new perspective, honesty and meaning. Info: Adobe Theatre, 9813 Fourth Street NW, 898-2222, http://www.adobetheater.org Price: $14, Seniors & Students $12.

July 15 - 31 | Friday & Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 2.
A Little Night Music - music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, directed by Salome Martinez-Lutz. Originally produced on Broadway in 1973, this show swept the Tony Awards that season for Stephen Sondheim and his collaborators. The story is a lovely, lilting, elegant sex comedy with extravagantly beautiful music. The recent Broadway revival, first with Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta Jones, and then with Bernadette Peters, and Elaine Stritch, played to sold out houses. Info: Landmark Musicals at Rodey Theatre, UNM Fine Arts Center, 925-5858, http://www.landmarkmusicals.org Price: $22, $20, $18, with $2 discount for seniors and students.

July 15 - 31 | Friday & Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 2.
Damn Yankees - book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, directed by Terry Davis. A modern retelling of the Faust legend is set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball. Info: Musical Theatre Southwest at the African American Performing Arts Center, Expo NM (San Pedro and Copper), 265-9119, http://www.musicaltheatresw.com Price: $20, Seniors & Students $18, Children $16.

July 22 - 25 | Friday, Saturday and Monday.
Lovers, Wives, and Tennis Players - by Richard Peck, directed by Shirley Tanzola. A modern day farce takes place in a sitting room of a lake cottage. Produced by Albuquerque Senior Theatre. Info: North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7521 Carmel NE, 291-9332. Price: $5 at the door.

July 22 - August 7 | Fridays & Saturdays at 8 and Sunday at 2.
Rancho Pancho - by Gregg Barrios, directed by Diane Malone. Part of the 2011 Tennessee Williams Festival, this play explores the turbulent and passionate relationship between Williams and his lover Pancho Rodriguez between 1946 and 1948, during the time that Williams was writing A Streetcar Named Desire. It premiered in San Antonio, Texas in 2008 and toured to the Provincetown, MA Tennessee Williams Festival that year. Diane Malone, co-artistic director of the Classic Theatre of San Antonio, who directed Rancho Pancho at the 2008 Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival, will direct this Camino Real production. Info: Camino Real Productions at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th Street SW, 724-4771, http://www.caminorealabq.com Price: $15, $10 Student & Seniors, and NHCC and ABQ Theatre Guild members.

July 22 - August 14 | Fridays & Saturdays at 8, Sundays at 2. Thursday, July 29, August 4 and 11 at 8
Laughing Stock - by Charles Morey. A small community theatre tries its hand at repertory, preparing three shows at once to be performed on alternating nights. The theatre's weary GorDon Page directs Hamlet, Charley's Aunt, and a version of Dracula that he wrote himself. The universal struggle to overcome the odds is what the theatre is all about, and this company has many obstacles in its path. Info: Aux Dog Theatre, 3011 Monte Vista Blvd NE, 254-7716, http://www.auxdog.com Price: $16, Thursdays all tickets $10.

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