Loop Fringe Festival Presents TAKING CHANCES, 3/3-6

International performing artist Marjorie Hayes will present the Southwest regional premiere of Taking Chances - A Cabaret with Marjorie Hayes as part of the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival March 3-6, 2011 at Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road in Addison, Texas. This show features an eclectic mix of spirited and potent songs given heart by Hayes' earthy voice. Hayes rocks the house with working class story songs and joyous numbers from musical theater as well as pop hits by James Taylor, Elton John and Leonard Cohen.

Taking Chances debuted at the Gardenia Supper Club in Los Angeles and at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre in New York City in 2010 to rave reviews. Hans Grim (keyboards) and Peggy Honea (acoustic bass) will accompany Ms. Hayes. Michele Brourman is the musical director and co-creator. Erv Raible is the director.

Performances are in the Stone Cottage on Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $10 and go on sale Feb. 15th at noon. A Festival Pass is $65 / $55 for WaterTower Theatre Subscribers and is available now. Tickets are on sale via the website, www.watertowertheatre.org/outofloop.aspx, or via the box office, 972.450.6232. For press tickets, contact Greg Patterson, 972.450.6227 or gpatterson@watertowertheatre.org.

Respected international artist Marjorie Hayes creates performances that engage and excite audiences in the U.S. and Europe. A former journeyman actor of Grotowski's Polish Laboratory Theatre, Hayes has continued to work in Central Europe with the Polish National Theatre, among others. Hayes has acted Off-Broadway, in regional theaters, film and commercials. Last summer she shot a leading role in the soon to be released film Uncertain, TX. Locally, she especially has enjoyed performing in Oklahoma! for Casa Mañana at Bass Hall, in Buried Child at Kitchen Dog Theater, in Greendale at Undermain Theatre, and in Always, Patsy Cline. Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley directed her as one of the lead soloists in Story Songs for Imagination Celebration. The UNT professor has performed at the Yale International Cabaret Conference, the Gardenia Supper Club, LA and The Duplex, NYC. In 2007, her solo concert played the Non-Stop Festival in Poland to reviews of "5 stars out of 5."

ABOUT OUT OF THE LOOP FRINGE FESTIVAL

A 10?day celebration of theater, dance, music and art, the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival features performances by arts organizations and artists from across the nation. Performances are held at the Addison Theatre Centre, in four performance venues: the Festival Main Stage, the Studio Theatre, the Stone Cottage and the main lobby.

The Out of the Loop Fringe Festival is made possible by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts with additional support provided by Hawthorn Suites/Addison and AT&T Real Yellow Pages. Media sponsors are Theatre Jones and the Dallas Observer. WaterTower Theatre - Terry Martin, Heidi Shen and JoNathan Taylor - produces the Festival.

In 2009, the Dallas Observer named the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival "Best Theatre Festival" in its annual "Best of Dallas" issue. Additionally, the 2004 Dallas/Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum awarded the Festival a special citation for providing performance opportunities to new works and new production companies.

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