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For Immediate Release
Date: October 4, 2000
A Salvage Vanguard Vaudeville To Benefit 2001 Season
AUSTIN, TX--Salvage Vanguard Theater has set its season for 2001 and is holding a benefit at Club De Ville (8th and Red River) on Sunday, October 29, to help raise money to produce six shows.
The benefit, entitled "A SALVAGE VANGUARD VAUDEVILLE", runs from 7:00 - 10:30 PM and features Dan Dietz (winner 2000 ACT Award, Best Actor) performing a five-minute history of the company, Jason Neulander (nominated for three 2000 ACT directing awards and two 2000 B. Iden Payne Awards) performing his "close up" card magic, Stephanie Swenson (nominated for the 2000 B. Iden Payne Award for Best Actress) clog dancing, and the vocal sounds of April Matthis (nominated for the 2000 B. Iden Payne Award for Best Actress, also) and the Golden Arm Trio, performing songs from the work of Ruth E. Margraff. The event is catered by Little City and also features a silent auction (which includes the circus banners from Venus) and the "What is It? Bag". Admission is $5 - 25, sliding scale at the door. For more information, call 512.474.SVT-6.
The 2001 Season:
Wallpaper Psalm by Ruth E. Margraff. After the tremendous success of The Cry Pitch Carrolls (7 Austin Critics Table Award Nominations and 4 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations), we're proud to re-mount the OTHER widows play. Premiered by Salvage Vanguard in 1996, Wallpaper Psalm is a terrifying look into the past, present, and future of two elderly widows caught at the turn of the century. Brand-new production. Directed by Jason Neulander. Starring Lana Dieterich. Music by Golden Arm Trio. MARCH 2001
Return of the Intergalactic Nemesis, an episodic radio serial. What would pulp radio drama be without sequels? After a death-defying romp through space, 1930s-stye, in The Intergalactic Nemesis, Molly Sloan and Timmy Mendez are back to fight an even more dangerous villian. On the way, will they reunite with Ben Willcott, the man from the future? It takes six fifteen-minute episodes with live sound effects by Buzz Moran and music by Golden Arm Trio to tell the tale! MAY 2001
The Baba Yaga by Graham Reynolds and Karen Hartman. Our most ambitious project to date. A full scale opera with six principle singers, a chorus of 10 and a 20-piece orchestra. It takes a lot of doing to bring the classic Russian folk tale to life. This year, we're presenting a concert reading of the opera, which will receive its complete production in 2002. The concert reading will be performed SEPTEMBER 2001
Tilt Angel by Dan Dietz. Award-winning playwright Dietz (2000 ACT AwardÐBest New Play/Dirigible) spins a gothic tale, deep south style, in this world premiere. Tilt Angel tells the story of a Tennessee woman who dies in a plane crash, her husband's attempts to beat out his grief on car bodies, and her son's journey through the phone lines, the family photo album, and the underworld to give what's left of her a proper burial--all accompanied by original blues music. Directed by Jason Neulander. OCTOBER 2001
The Next Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever. The holidays in Austin would simply not be the same without this new play tradition. Now in its fifth year, this festival of short new plays continues with pieces by some of Austin's and the nation's hottest up-and-coming playwrights. You can bet there'll be a few surprises! DECEMBER 2001
PLUS a tour or two and other surprises!
Salvage Vanguard Theater is a nonprofit arts organization located in Austin, Texas, committed to fostering a dynamic exchange between visionary artists and audiences new to their work. To that end, Salvage Vanguard Theater seeks to combine explosive energy with expert technique, creating forms which defy theatrical traditions and define a new American avant-garde.
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