Bad Dates by Theresa Rebek
Fall in love. Get Married. Have Kids. Do it all over again? This
hilarious and honest show takes you on the journey of one woman as she
collects bad dates the same way she collects designer shoes.
Bad Dates plays May 19 – June 4 @ the Studio Theatre (in Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios) May 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, June 1, 2, 3 at 8:00pm and May 21, 28 and June 4 at 2:00pm
Adults $22, Seniors (Sunday special matinee price) $18, Students Rush $10 (30 minutes before curtain)
Special T2 GROUNDLINGS Free preview on May 18. Space is limited.
For tickets, call TheatreSquared Box Office at: 571-2728
· Fact about Bad Dates: We’ve hired Rebecca Harris for the one-woman role. She is originally from Fayetteville and her family still lives here. She’s never been able to work here professionally before this opportunity.
· Get a first look at Michael Riha’s set design: www.michaelriha.com/bad_dates.htm
· Help us advertise Bad Dates by emailing wildly, printing and posting the Bad Dates show poster attached.
* This weekend, look for TheatreSquared in the What’s Up and Lifestyles sections of the newspaper and listen for us on Ozarks at Large on NPR this Saturday night and Sunday morning.
TheatreSquared Connection Activities:
1. Post-Play Discussion: After Bad Dates on Thursdays May 25 and June 1, join the cast and production team for an engaging “behind the scenes” discussion about the play, the process and other questions you might have. Just buy a ticket to the show and stick around afterwards!
2. Adult Acting Classes (call T2 Box Office to register 571-2728):
a. Basic Acting ( 5/21 5:00-6:50pm & 5/23 6:30-7:50pm & 5/28 5:00-6:50pm & 5/30 6:30-7:50pm) For all levels of experience – improvisation, voice and movement, character work – increasing how to act truthfully on stage. Instructor: Bob Ford. Cost: $50
b. Scene Study ( 5/21 7:00-9:30pm & 5/23 8:00-9:30pm & 5/28 7:00-9:30pm & 5/30 8:00-9:30pm) Both a work-out session for experienced actors and an introduction to scene study for less experienced. Instructor: Bob Ford. Cost: $65
(For more information about the classes, email bob@theatresquared.org)
Do you know Your T2 Company? Besides getting ready for the play and raising money, here’s what we’ve been up to lately:
Morgan Hicks (General Manager): Morgan has been staying busy as usual. She taught a class at the Walton Arts Center over Spring Break for Jr and Sr high students. The class studied the script for TheatreSquared’s future production of Cyrano (Feb 2007), and approached it as a radio play. The students did an amazing job of coming up with dozens of sound effects and even composed original music that complimented their reading. A few weeks ago, Morgan hit the town at the First Night International conference in Virginia. She’s the Event Coordinator for First Night Fayetteville, and will be looking for some good ideas for New Year’s Eve 2007!.
Kassie Misiewicz (Managing Artistic Director): Kassie has been searching for the right balance between being a stay-at-home Mom to Maeve (1 yr old) and a professional theatre artist. Over the past few months, Kassie has been teaching drama at Root Elementary, Brownie Day at the Walton Arts Center, developing and teaching outreach workshops for the University of Notre Dame while preparing to direct Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse for T2 this summer. FYI – this is one of Kassie’s favorite plays for young audience – she loves Lilly’s bold red cowboy boots and the matching attitude.
Amy Herzberg (Associate Artistic Director): Amy is crazy busy directing Bad Dates. She just finished teaching, putting together the new MFA-Acting class for the Fall 2006 and directing University of Arkansas’ fabulous musical Into the Woods. She’s thrilled to be working with Rebecca Harris who was a
Bob Ford (Playwright-in-Residence): Has been teaching two classes (Novel and Screenwriting) at the library and the Arkansas Playwrights Workshop (meeting Monday nights 7pm at library). It’s FREE so drop by and say “Hello”. He’s also working on his next novel – something completely different than The Student Conductor.
David Pickens (Producing Artistic Director): David’s just completed acting in a movie tentatively called Sugar Creek and directed by James Cotton, a Fort Smith native. The film had the largest contingent of Arkansas talent in a motion picture of this size and is being scored by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and. Casting was done through Stage 28, LLC. David is busy pulling together the artistic team for Bad Dates and planting his garden.
