THE FLICK, THE WHALE and More Set for Stray Cat Theatre's 2013-14 Season

Stray Cat Theatre unleashes its 2013-2014 Season. Stray Cat performs at the Tempe Performing Arts Center - 132 E 6th Street in Downtown Tempe. Details below!

The Flick

by Annie Baker

September 20 - October 5, 2013

Directed by Ron May

A play for movie lovers about movie lovers.
In a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35 millimeter film projectors in the state. Their tiny battles and not-so-tiny heartbreaks play out in the empty aisles, becoming more gripping than the lackluster, second-run movies on screen. With keen insight and a finely-tuned comic eye, THE FLICK is a hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world. "Funny, heartbreaking, sly and unblinking. THE FLICK may be the best argument anyone yet has made for the continued necessity, and profound uniqueness, of theater." - New York Magazine

All New People

by Zach Braff

December 6 - 21, 2013

Directed by Louis Farber

Who knew the worst day of your life could be so funny?
From Zach Braff, the writer, director and lead of the hit film Garden State and star of the long-running TV comedy "Scrubs," ALL NEW PEOPLE is a fresh look at unexpected and accidental friendships that arise in life's most trying situations. It's the dead of winter, and the summer vacation getaway of Long Beach Island, New Jersey is desolate and blanketed in snow. Charlie is 35, heartbroken, and just wants some time away from the rest of the world. The island ghost-town seems to be the perfect escape until his solitude is interrupted by a motley parade of misfits who show up and change his plans. A morbidly funny, angst-filled new comedy that The Huffington Post hailed as "The defining play of a generation."

The Whale

by Samuel D. Hunter

February 14 - March 1, 2014

Directed by Ron May

A drama of gigantic proportions.

Since the death of his boyfriend, morbidly obese 600 pound Charlie (who we're thrilled will be played by Nearly Naked Theatre Artistic Director Damon Dering) confined himself to his small Idaho apartment and is eating himself to death. With his health quickly failing, Charlie becomes desperate to reconnect with Ellie, his estranged and angry teenage daughter whom he has not seen in 17 years. He would give her anything: his love, his money...maybe even his life. Written by Obie Award-winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter, THE WHALE is a tough, humorous and emotionally powerful play about how we cope with loss, and how new definitions of family, friends and religion shape our lives. "...beautifully devastating...raw and vital..." - Chicago Tribune

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

by Kristoffer Diaz

April 25 - May 17, 2014

Directed by Ron May

A kick-ass comedy. For real.

Finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY is a drop-kicking, body-slamming, balls-out theatrical happening set in the larger-than-life world of professional wrestling. Macedonio "Mace" Guerra plays the fall-guy for mega-successful "THE" Wrestling League, losing again and again to the impossibly charismatic champ Chad Deity. When Mace discovers a young Indian-American Brooklyn kid whose charisma rivals that of Chad's, Mace decides to get him a job in the company. Only problem is, the boss has a very specific plan for the duo: put them onscreen as terrorists. "The delicious crackle and pop of a galloping, honest-to-God, all-American satire." - NY Times

*ALL TITLES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Regular Price Tickets for THE FLICK, ALL NEW PEOPLE and THE WHALE: $20 for adults in advance, $25 at the door; $18 for seniors in advance, $20 at the door; $15 for students in advance, $18 at the door; Thursdays for these shows will be $10 Student Night (w/valid ID) (in advance or at the door); Sundays for these shows will be $12 for Everyone (in advance or at the door).

Regular Price Tickets for THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY: $25 for adults (in advance or at the door); $20 for students and seniors (in advance or at the door); Thursdays for this show will be $15 Student Night (w/valid ID) (in advance or at the door); Sundays for this show will be $15 for Everyone (in advance or at the door).

Tickets available August 1st at www.straycattheatre.org or call 480.634.6435. Addict Admit Passes available August 1st online.

NEW! ADDICT ADMIT PASSES will be sold for: Adults - $75; Seniors - $70; Students - $50. ADDICT ADMITS allow the user UNLIMITED ADMISSIONS to any performance(s) throughout the 2013-2014 season. See a show as many times as you like. Heck, see ALL the shows as many times as you like. Even if you see each show just ONCE - you still save and most importantly, you help keep Stray Cat going strong. Each addict admit is only valid for the patron who purchases it. Addict Admits are not transferable. *Seating, as always, is subject to availability.

Performance Schedule:

For THE FLICK: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays - 7pm, and Sundays 2pm.

For ALL NEW PEOPLE, THE WHALE and THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY: Thursdays 7pm, Fridays 8pm, Saturdays 8pm, and Sundays 2pm.

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