Out of the Loop Fringe Festival 2016 Lineup Set

WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director and Loop Executive Producer Terry Martin today announced details for the WaterTower Theatre produced 24-HR Play Festival. The event, to be held on Saturday, March 5 at 8 pm in the Main Stage, will include playwrights Devin Berg, Ruth Cantrell, Daniel Garcia and Brandi L. McDowell. Directors for the 24-HR Play Festival are Ariana Cook, Jeremy Dumont, Shelby Hibbs and Jeff Swearingen. The participating actors will be Colleen Ahern, Hannah Brake, Robin Clayton, Alexander Ferguson, Abel Flores Jr., Clinton Greenspan, Brad Hennigan, Chris Humphrey, Sherry Hurnes, Stephanie Cleghorn Jasso, Kim Lyle, Katlin Moon-Jones, Becca Shivers, Rashaun Sibley, Drew Wall, Brad Weatherford and Jeremy Whitekar. The 24-HR Play Festival is produced by Kyle Eric Bradford, Kelsey Leigh Ervi and Janeth Farnsworth.

Playwrights, directors and actors come together to create four brand new plays in just 24-hours. The four playwrights -- Devin Berg, Ruth Cantrell, Daniel Gracia and Brandi L. McDowell -- will be given a theme on Friday, March 4 which will inspire them to write a 15-minute play. The playwrights will also be assigned a director (Ariana Cook, Jeremy Dumont, Shelby Hibbs or Jeff Swearingen) and a group of actors (Colleen Ahern, Hannah Brake, Robin Clayton, Alexander Ferguson, Abel Flores Jr., Clinton Greenspan, Brad Hennigan, Chris Humphrey, Sherry Hurnes, Stephanie Cleghorn Jasso, Kim Lyle, Katlin Moon-Jones, Becca Shivers, Rashaun Sibley, Drew Wall, Brad Weatherford and Jeremy Whitekar) who will further inspire their original play. The 24-Hour Play Festival will culminate in a one-time only performance at 8pm on Saturday, March 5 in the Main Stage where each of the new plays will be performed for the public! The 24-HR Play Festival serves to provide a creative opportunity for local artists to work collaboratively.

An 11?day celebration of theatre, 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 Main Stage, the Studio Theatre, the Stone Cottage and the Main Lobby. The Festival is produced by Terry Martin and Kelsey Leigh Ervi.

The Festival is made possible, in part, through the generous support of The Town of Addison and the Texas Commission on the Arts as well as media sponsors, TheaterJones.com and the Dallas Observer.

Single tickets to all events are on sale now. Individual ticket prices for each event are $10. Lobby performances and play readings are free. Tickets are on sale now and are available online at www.watertowertheatre.org/outofloop.aspx, by phone at 972.450.6232, or in-person at the WaterTower Theatre Box Office located at the Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas 75001.

Out of the Loop Fringe Festival 2016 Performance Schedule (subject to change)

Thursday, February 25

6.30 pm (L) FREE Art Show Preview (Angie Bolling)

7.30 pm (MS) $10 SOLA: Women Dancing Women (Dance Linkages)/Le Train Bleu (DNCB)

7.30 pm (ST) $10 I Love You Honey Bunny (Rite of Passage)

7.30 pm (SC) $10 Missionary Position (Glass Half Full Theatre)

Friday, February 26

8.00 pm (MS) $10 Innovation Through Tradition (Avant Chamber Ballet)

8.00 pm (ST) $10 Diana Sheehan Sings (Diana Sheehan)

8.00 pm (SC) $10 Oh Jesus... (Cattle Prod)

Saturday, February 27

2.00 pm (MS) $10 SOLA: Women Dancing Women (Dance Linkages)/Le Train Bleu (DNCB)

2.00 pm (ST) $10 Diana Sheehan Sings (Diana Sheehan)

2.00 pm (SC) $10 Jane and Mabel (Vox Productions)

5.00 pm (MS) $10 The Theatrical Piano (Jeff Lankov)

5.00 pm (ST) $10 The King's Face (Shakespeare Dallas)

5.00 pm (SC) $10 Missionary Position (Glass Half Full Theatre)

7.00 pm (L) Free Ian Ferguson, Guitarist

8.00 pm (ST) $10 Hunger (Ebony Stewart)

8.00 pm (SC) $10 Down That Road (Front Line Cabaret)

Sunday, February 28

2.00 pm (MS) $10 Innovation Through Tradition (Avant Chamber Ballet)

2.00 pm (ST) $10 Hunger (Ebony Stewart)

2.00 pm (SC) $10 Missionary Position (Glass Half Full Theatre)

4.00 pm (L) FREE Ian Mead Moore, Guitarist

5.00 pm (MS) $10 Prospect High: Brooklyn (Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy)

5.00 pm (ST) $10 With My Eyes Shut (Goat Song Collective)

5.00 pm (SC) $10 And Then I Woke Up (Kris Noteboom)

Monday, February 29

7.30 pm (MS) FREE Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? Play Reading (WaterTower Theatre)

Tuesday, March 1

7.30 pm (MS) FREE One Word Revolution Reading (One Word)

7.30 pm (ST) $10 With My Eyes Shut (Goat Song Collective)

Wednesday, March 2

7.30 pm (MS) $10 Le Petit Lone Star Circus (Lone Star Circus)

7.30 pm (ST) $10 I Love You Honey Bunny (Rite of Passage)

7.30 pm (SC) $10 Oh Jesus... (Cattle Prod)

Thursday, March 3

7.30 pm (MS) $10 The Theatrical Piano (Jeff Lankov)

7.30 pm (ST) $10 The King's Face (Shakespeare Dallas)

7.30 pm (SC) $10 Jane and Mabel (Vox Productions)

Friday, March 4

8.00 pm (MS) $10 The Transformation Project (Junior Players)

8.00 pm (ST) $10 Pun: A Play on Words (It Ain't Shakespeare)

8.00 pm (SC) $10 Down That Road (Front Line Cabaret)

Saturday, March 5

2.00 pm (ST) $10 I Love You Honey Bunny (Rite of Passage)

2.00 pm (SC) $10 Oh Jesus... (Cattle Prod)

5.00 pm (ST) $10 Diana Sheehan Sings (Diana Sheehan)

5.00 pm (SC) $10 Jane and Mabel (Vox Productions)

7.00 pm (L) FREE Ian Mead Moore, Guitarist

8.00 pm (MS) $10 24-Hour Play Festival

8.00 pm (ST) $10 With My Eyes Shut (Goat Song Collective)

8.00 pm (SC) $10 And Then I Woke Up (Kris Noteboom)

Sunday, March 6

2.00 pm (MS) $10 Le Petit Lone Star Circus (Lone Star Circus)

2.00 pm (ST) $10 Pun: A Play on Words (It Ain't Shakespeare)

2.00 pm (SC) $10 Down That Road (Front Line Cabaret)

4.00 pm (L) FREE Ian Ferguson, Guitarist

5.00 pm (MS) $10 The Transformation Project (Junior Players)

5.00 pm (ST) $10 The King's Face (Shakespeare Dallas)

5.00 pm (SC) $10 And Then I Woke Up (Kris Noteboom)

Performances are held at the Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas 75001.

L=Main Lobby

MS=Main Stage

ST=Studio Theatre

SC=Stone Cottage

Some productions contain adult language, sexual situations and/or violence. Please consult the box office for specific content information regarding a particular performance. There are no refunds or exchanges on individual Loop tickets.

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