Verge Theatre Announces March Programming
By: A.A. Cristi Feb. 13, 2017
See all the great events happening at Verge Theatre in March. See the full schedule below:
Marjorie Prime
Bozeman Actors Theatre, in cooperation with Verge Theater, continue their production run of "Marjorie Prime" in March at Verge Theater.
The critically acclaimed play by JorDan Harrison, nephew of the late Montana novelist and poet Jim Harrison ("Legends of the Fall"), completed its successful run Off Broadway in 2015 and was a finalist for that year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This thought-provoking drama confronts issues of aging and identity in a not-too-distant and unsettling future.
Set in the unspecified but oddly familiar future, the story takes place in the household of an average middle-aged couple, Tess and Jon, played by Cara Wilder and Gordon Carpenter, who share their home with Tess's 85-year-old mother, Marjorie (Dee Dee Van Zyl). Also present is Walter (Ryan Lawrence Flynn), a thirtysomething holographic representation, or "prime," of Marjorie's late husband, programmed to collect and sort Marjorie's fading memories. With gentle humor and subtle yet poignant insight, the play addresses issues of aging, death, memory loss and identity.
Bozeman Actors Theatre and Verge Theater will present "Marjorie Prime" as a 2017 Main Stage production at the Verge on Fridays and Saturdays between Feb. 24 and March 11, 2017, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $14 and are available online atvergetheater.com, or in person at Cactus Records in Downtown Bozeman. Verge Theater is located at 2304 N. 7th Ave.
Random Acts Of Improv
The Bozeman Improverts are on the Verge Main Stage in late March to tackle long form improv, the tight rope walk of the theater world! Using only an audience member's suggestion for the name of a play, the Improverts will take that title and create characters, scenes, and a complete story line in front of your very eyes.
Cast members, Kent Davis, Bennett Drozic, Molly Hannan, Paige Johnson, EB Love, John Townsend-Mehler, BZ Noonan, and Danielle Thomsen will create a full play in two acts using only their acting talents and improbably large heads. The whole night can be summed up by one cast member's quote, "Scripts? We don't need no stinking scripts!"
The Improverts will be performing Random Acts Of Improv for three nights only, with (obviously) a new play each night. Come join the fun at 8pm from March 30-April 1. Tickets are only $7 to see this amazing, once in a lifetime event (literally, each of these plays will only be performed once!). Make your reservations now, online at vergetheater.com or in person at Cactus Records. Verge Theater is located at the extremely creative end of North Bozeman, at 2304 N. 7th, across from Murdoch's.
Monday Night Improv On The VergeRecover from your weekend with Improv Comedy! Join us as we offer up a Monday Night sacrifice of the most daring, death defying type of live theater there is: Improv! We call it Improv on the Verge! Improv Monday Nights feature The Bozeman Improverts who will beguile you with their laser-like wits, sharp tongues, and obnoxiously large heads.
These masterful, main stage players improvise sketches built around audience suggestions, play improv games similar to those you see on Who's Line Is It Anyway, and perform long form improv that is basically making up short plays on the spot. You have to experience this to believe it!! It's a mere $7 to get in and laugh like hell at our team of S.W.A.T. trained Improv Players. (S.W.A.T. = SouthWest Alternative Theater).Our upcoming shows are on March 20, April 10 and 24. All Monday Night Improv shows begins at 7pm. Reservations can be made online at vergetheater.com or in person at Cactus Records in Downtown Bozeman. Verge Theater is located at 2304 N. 7th Ave, across from Murdoch's, on the extremely hysterical North Side of Bozeman.
Family Stage In March:
Silly Moose Improv Comedy
Join Silly The Moose and his gang of funsters every week for an Improvisation show for kids and parents alike. The kids are encouraged to get crazy, shout suggestions and become a part of the hilarity on stage. Just like Improv on the Verge but with a G rating!!
Silly Moose Improv runs at 2pm on Saturdays from Feb. 11-Mar. 4. It's only $7 for an hour of laughs. Reservations online at vergetheater.com or in person at Cactus Records. Verge Theater is located at 2304 N. 7th Ave, across from Murdoch's, on the extremely silly North Side of Bozeman.
The Emperor's New Clothes
Kathryn Schultz Miller's dynamic and fun stage adaptation of the classic story is packed with action, laughs, and magic tricks! Under the Direction of consummate funny man Todd Hoberecht, lots of hilarity is in store when Peter, the mischievous tailor, comes up with his sure-fire get rich quick scheme--to embarrass the vain Emperor and make off with a basket of gold! Peter uses all his wit and magic to convince the court he can make magic clothes! Only those who are very smart can see the clothes, he tells them, so everyone pretends they can see the clothes until... Someone in the audience shouts out the truth!
The Emperor's New Clothes runs at 2pm on Saturdays from March 25-April 29. It's only $7 for an hour of family fun. Reservations online atvergetheater.com or in person at Cactus Records. Verge Theater is located at 2304 N. 7th Ave, across from Murdoch's, on the extremely happy North Side of Bozeman.
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