Mother Road Theatre Company Sets 'Love Wins' Season
By: Tyler Peterson Jul. 13, 2015
Mother Road Theatre Company announces its 8th season illustrating its commitment to enrich the Albuquerque community with professional works and programs that tell stories, promote literacy, enliven our artists and audiences and electrify the New Mexico landscape.
September 25 - October 11, 2015
Keshet Center for the Arts When two frustrated London housewives decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, they recruit two very different English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms and Mediterranean sunshine, all four bloom again-rediscovering themselves in ways that they-and we-could never have expected. 2003 Tony Award Nominee - Best Play
2003 Drama League Nominee - Best Play
2003 John Gassner Award Winner - Outstanding New American Play By Matthew Barber
Directed by William R. Stafford
Featuring: Jen Stephenson, Catherine Haun, Brennan Foster, Mark Hisler, Clifton Chadwick,
Barbara Geary, Carolyn Wickwire & Jessica Quindlen
________________________________________________________________________ All is Calm, The Christmas Truce of 1914
December 4 - 27, 2015
**This is a co-production with The Vortex Theatre
Vortex Theatre Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German Soldier stepped in No Man's Land singing "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) This show is about an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace. It's a true story told in the words and songs of the men who lived it.
Musical Arrangements by Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takach
Directed by Julia Thudium
Musical Direction by Lina Ramos Featuring: Brian Haney, Jonathan Dunski, Brennan Foster, Jonathan Gallegos, Kelly O'Keefe,
Ed Chavez, Phil Shortell, Neil Faulconbridge, Kevin Fannin, Tim McAlpine, Luke Washburn,
Marc Comstock, Scott Fitzgibbon & William R. Stafford ________________________________________________________________________
Chapatti
February 5 - 21, 2016
Keshet Center for the Arts Romance is a distant memory for two lonely animal-lovers living in Dublin. When forlorn Dan and his dog Chapatti cross paths with the amiable Betty and her nineteen cats, an unexpected spark begins a warm and gentle story about two people re-discovering the importance of human companionship. This play will feature Peter Kierst and Joanne Camp. By Christian O'Reilly
Directed by Denise Schulz ________________________________________________________________________
The Quality of Life
March 25 - April 10, 2016
Keshet Center for the Arts *A Founders Piece. This show will feature MRTC Founders Vic Browder, Kristín Hansen, Tom Schuch and Julia Thudium onstage together for the first time in MRTC history! "It turns out that true love knows no bounds, family roots run true and there are a few things red wine and a bong hit won't fix. Jeanette and Neil live off the land in a yurt on the site of their Northern California home, recently destroyed by a massive fire. Neil is dying. Jeannette's long lost cousin and her husband are coming from the Midwest for a visit after losing their daughter. In a love story and comedic drama that plumbs societal, religious and ethical divides, the couples explore their respective life perspectives with finesse, humor honesty and respect. Winner 2007 Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an Outstanding New Play
2008 Ovation Award for Best New Play By Jane Anderson
Directed by David Sinkus (A former company member)
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