The Land of the Astronauts Free Reading Held At The Foote Festival at FMPAT

FMPAT is pleased to present a free reading of The Land of the Astronauts by Horton Foote this Sunday at 7:30pm, the third and final reading of the series for the Foote Festival. We hope you will join us for the rich script and lively discussion afterwards led by Neale Whitmore.

As a part of the Foote Festival, FMPA Theatre will be presenting three free readings of different works by Texas Playwright Horton Foote, with open participation to the public, when Dallas-Fort Worth area arts organizations come together for a two month-long celebration of the late legendary Texas playwright Horton Foote. Through artistic collaboration, communication and artistry, the Festival aims to provide the broadest possible public forum for Foote's work, and hopes to encourage local community engagement in sustained dialogue about the man and his legacy.

Foote was born in Wharton, Texas, and died on March 4, 2009. He is, without question, one of the most significant American Playwrights of the 20th century, and holds a unique place in the pantheon of great Texas theater artists. His plays are all set in the State of Texas, and are deeply saturated with Texas social life and culture.

As a part of FMPAT's Reader's Studio series, FMPAT will present free readings of three of Horton Foote's one act plays; The Midnight Caller, March 27, The Dancers, April 3 and The Land of the Astronauts, April 10. These exciting reading events will allow you, the patron, to jump into the action with both professional actors and directors, students, and special guests to read, explore and discuss these great works of our Texas heritage. Readings will be at 7:30pm. Advanced reservations to participate are suggested. The readings will be held at 830 Parker Square in Flower Mound.

Interested readers should contact FMPA Theatre at FMPATheatre@aol.com. The works will be read and then discussed with proctoring by area directors/scholars. Concessions will be available for purchase. For more information, please visit www.fmpat.org.

FMPAT would like to thank Rick Star, Kevin Westbrook, Lana K. Hoover, Alex Altshuler, Jackie Malish, LisaAnne Haram and Cindy Matthews for being our readers for The Dancers this last Sunday. And a special thanks to Paul Taylor for directing our reading and for serving as proctor for the post-read discussion.

The Land of the Astronauts
April 10

Phil, who always wanted to be an astronaut, finally heads to Houston to try and find a job with the space station, just to be near the astronauts. His wife Lorena realizes something is wrong when, back at their home in Harrison, there is no word from Phil right before the long-awaited tap dance recital in which their young daughter, Mabel Sue, will dance. Lorena begins her search in Harrison, and with the help of good neighbors and off-beat lawmen and women, finds Phil wandering around Houston, preparing to go into space, but really half-crazed over his own failures. Taking him home, Lorena helps Phil find his mythical utopian land in his home and family.

Directed by and discussion proctored by Neale Whitmore.

The Producer's Guild
The Guild is comprised of individuals such as yourself who value and see the importance of the arts in your community. It is dedicated individuals like yourself that make it possible for us to keep the lights on and actors on our stage, and for that we are extremely grateful.

The Producer's Guild consists of individual donors who make an initial, one time, unrestricted contribution of $75 of more. Donor levels may accumulate for the Producer's Guild fiscal year (January 1 - December 31) after the initial donation of $75 or more, and will be listed in the FMPAT playbill. Producer Guild funds are unrestricted funds to be allocated at the discretion of the Producer of the Flower Mound Performing Arts Theatre. Members of the Producer's Guild will receive a letter acknowledging their tax-deductible contribution. To make your contribution on line, please click the on-line donation link below, or to mail in your donation, to FMPAT 830 Parker Square Flower Mound, Tx 75028.

Thank you for your contribution. With your help, we can continue to bring the best of local professional theatre to our cozy little theatre here in Flower Mound.

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