Overtime Theatre Presents LIFE, OR A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION THEREOF

In July 2011, the Overtime Theater presents the world premiere of Life, Or A Reasonable Approximation Thereof, a new play written by Michael D. Burger and directed by Bryan Ortiz.

What if your life wasn't everything it seemed? What if that sense of déjà vu was really trying to tell you something more?

Part comedy, part sci-fi drama, Life, Or A Reasonable Approximation Thereof, tells the story of an ordinary day for John Ellison. Only the day turns out not to be so ordinary. In the course of a morning, John Ellison has quit his job, stolen a car, and trashed his own kitchen. When his friends and fiancée try to intervene, his explanation is a little on the unexpected side. What's his excuse? He claims he's reliving the same day over and over again. But what's really behind John's strange behavior? Is John reliving the same day, is it all in his head, or is there a simpler explanation behind it all? One way or another - John needs a change.

"There's a lot of me on those pages. I think there's a lot of most people there," said Michael D. Burger, playwright of Life.... Burger is best known as an accomplished actor in San Antonio community theaters, but he also works as a theater teacher at Taft High School.

"I wrote this play because I think most people feel like John at some point in their lives, and at some point, everyone feels like they need something more. One of the reasons I do theater is that I'm afraid of every day being exactly like the day before," Burger said. "This play lets me explore that fear, while exploring a bit about my favorite aspects of human nature."

CAST:

John - Joshua Thomas
Alison - Amanda Ireta
Katie - Sophie Bolles
Ryan - Allen Dearborn
Dr. Keller - Charles A. Riley

Show Dates & Times: Performances are July 8 - August 6, 2011. 8 pm Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with one 3 pm Sunday matinee on July 24. No Friday show on August 5 (First Friday).

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 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, and The Decorator. 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

 

To post a comment, you must register and login.