Overtime Theater Presents D.O.A. a Noir Musical 9/30-10/29

In October 2011, the Overtime Theater presents the world premiere of D.O.A. a Noir Musical, a new play written and adapted by Jon Gillespie and directed by Matthew Byron Cassi. The new play features original music composed by Jaime Ramirez, with lyrics by Jon Gillespie and Jaime Ramirez.

D.O.A. is a classic, 1949 film noir about a man, Frank Bigelow, who is poisoned and has 48 hours to live. Bigelow races to find his killer, confronting many different suspects including femme fatales, brutish henchmen, shady accountants, and mysterious gang leaders.

D.O.A. a Noir Musical will take the original public domain movie and turn it inside out, featuring jazz and blues songs by composer Jaime Ramirez. This new stage adaptation will be a fast-paced, frantic thriller with original music performed by some of the best musical theatre singers in town and played by a great live band, complete with horn section!

"I wanted to adapt this story for the stage because Frank, in a way, is the anti-superhero," said Jon Gillespie. "Frank is as ordinary as they come. He's a small-time accountant from a small town, who just wants to have some fun in the big city before he settles down. He has no special powers, no martial arts training. He's not even a detective. He's just an ordinary guy who finds himself in an extraordinary circumstance. Frank knows he's going to die very soon - nothing can stop it - so in a way he becomes unstoppable after he's accepted this fact. We all know we're going to die, too. What if we all lived like Frank did during his last two days?"

This new musical brings together the talents from past successful shows at the Overtime Theater. Jon Gillespie wrote the book and lyrics for the musicals Sheer Bloody Lunacy! and The Brain That Wouldn't Die; Jaime Ramirez was the music director for The Brain... and the composer and music director for Dr. S Battles the Sex Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical; and Matt Cassi directed the award-winning The Happy Couple, and more recently, the hit comedy The Decorator.

Cast and Crew:

Frank Bigelow - Roy Thomas
Paula Gibson - Sophie Bolles
Femme Fatales - Sarah Bading, Christie Beckham, Morgan Scharff, and Jules Vaquera
Male Ensemble - Roger Alvarez, Dru Barcus, Tyler Keyes, and Ben Scharff

Director - Matthew Byron Cassi
Writer - Jon Gillespie
Musical Director - Jaime Ramirez
Choreographer - Stephan Gaeth
Set Designer - Lucy Petters
Light Designer - Steven Wire
Costume Designer - Lori Ramon

On Tuesday, September 13, the Alamo Drafthouse movie theatre at the San Antonio-Stone Oak location will sponsor a "Theatre Appreciation Night." The Drafthouse will screen the original classic movie version of "D.O.A.," and cast members of D.O.A. a Noir Musical will be on hand to perform a song from the stage show. The September 13 Appreciation Night festivities begin at 7 pm.

D.O.A. a Noir Musical

Showdates: September 30 - October 29, 2011. 8 pm Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays. One 3 pm matinee on Sunday, October 16. No show on First Friday, October 7.

Ticket Prices: $12 general admission, and $9 for teachers, students, seniors 65+, active military, and SATCO members. Tickets can be purchased online at www.theovertimetheater.org.

Information: www.theovertimetheater.org, info@theovertimetheater.org, and (210) 557-7562.

Location: The Overtime Theater, in the Blue Star Complex, 1414 S. Alamo, #103, San Antonio, TX 78210.

About the Overtime Theater

In business since 2007, the Overtime Theater is dedicated to providing innovative and accessible entertainment at an affordable price. The shows are all new, original works, or unconventional adaptations of old classics. The Overtime Theater specializes in world premieres of works never before seen on stage!

In just three years, the Overtime has produced over 30 new shows, including four original musicals: Sheer Bloody Lunacy!, Pirates Vs. Ninjas, The Brain That Wouldn't Die: A New Musical, and Dr. "S" Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical. Other notable productions have included The Good Samaritan, Poet Faustus, Sob! Choke...LOVE!, Action Philosophers, and most recently, the world premieres in 2010-2011 of The Hard Bargain, The Happy Couple, The Last Broadcast of Bailey & Long, Broken Record, All Good Things, The Decorator, and Ugly People. The Overtime Theater also collaborates with local visual artists, giving them a prominent local space in which to display their works in the Blue Star Complex.

The Overtime Theater is now a non-profit organization as determined by the IRS. This decision has been made to extend the Overtime's mission of "art for the people" to the greater community, including through low-cost workshops in acting, playwriting, comedy improv skills, and art by working professionals.

The OT Board of Directors and Operational Directors offer their expertise and talents as volunteers, and actors and the production crew are paid stipends through audience donations and grant funds. Our ticket prices are among the most competitive in the city, as we try to keep the costs down and the entertainment as accessible as possible. We are committed to building an audience with an appreciation for new, outside-the-box productions - an audience that will also support other local theaters and arts organizations.

The Overtime Theater Board of Directors and Operational Directors for 2011 are listed below. All serve in these roles as volunteers.

Overtime Theater Board of Directors: Robert Barron, Jr., Michael D. Burger, Matthew Byron Cassi, Belinda Harolds, Scott McDowell, Rigel Nunez, and James Venhaus.

Overtime Theater Operational Directors:

Christie Beckham - Executive Director

James Hartz - Artistic Director

Rigel Nunez - Technical Director

Morgan Scharff - Managing Director

Jon Gillespie - Development Director

James Venhaus - Literary Manager

 

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