While we continue work on the next show, Anarch City is proud to present its first fundraiser, and one you won’t want to miss. On December 3, Omaha’s Hot Tailed Honeys will be providing quality burlesque and fire performances. Pending showtime is 9pm, location TBA.
You can check out their Facebook page here.
We’ll have more information up soon; stay tuned!
Hello everyone,
Due to various circumstances, Anarch City Theatre will be postponing Sexual Perversity in Chicago until after the New Year. It is my hope that we will be able to use the downtime to restructure ourselves as a stronger, more community-centric organization, while continuing the focus of our mission statement. Our goal is to hold auditions again on December 17, the same date as is currently scheduled for the next show. In the meantime, this site will continue to be updated with any events leading towards that goal.
Many thanks to all our supporters. Please keep rooting for us; we expect to continue providing Madison with quality local theatre soon!
Cheers,
Chris Snapp, Artistic Director
Due to the relocation of the Central Branch, upcoming auditions for David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago will take place in the basement of the Madison Public Library’s Monroe St. location, from 10am-2pm. Auditions will consist of readings from the script; no further preparation is required. For further information, please contact us at anarch.city.madison@gmail.com. We apologize for any confusion.
–Chris Snapp, Artistic Director
For those of you who weren’t able to see it, the video for Spectacle is up on YouTube! Many thanks to Sarah Hesch and The Spinning Gyre for an excellent edit that should provide a similar experience and impact to the live show.
We now have a trailer for the new show! You can see it on the small screen at Madison’s own WYOU, or you can check it out on YouTube here.
Special thanks to our cinematographer, Sarah Hesch, for filming; and Brenda Konkel and the WYOU staff for letting us use their studio.
I can hardly believe it, but Spectacle is opening just one week from Friday! The box office is open (at brownpapertickets.com), so buy your tickets today!
Hello again,
Well, Brown Paper Tickets has gotten back to us, and we have been approved. The Box Office for Spectacle is available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/188943. There is a slight processing fee added to the $15 ticket price; all in all it comes to $16.52. Seating is limited, so we encourage you to buy early!
Tickets will be sold at the door of the Project Lodge an hour prior to every performance. Student tickets (ID required) will be sold at for $10.
Thanks; we look forward to seeing you at the show!
–Chris Snapp
So progress on Spectacle is going swimmingly. We have a lovely, talented cast that is doing very well in its second week of rehearsals. Work has commenced on the poster, which shall be up on the site (and around town) within the next couple of weeks. Filming for the cinematic sequences (that’s right, you’re getting theatre and film for the price of one) will be commencing soon, and Sarah Hesch–Spectacle’s author, and co-owner/producer at The Spinning Gyre Production House (www.thespinninggyre.com)–is our very capable Director of Photography.
In addition, the website has a new financial option available for your perusal. It is a donations button, brought to you by the good folks at PayPal. If you feel so inclined, you may give us a donation of your choosing. As the site progresses (I have a team of web designers working with me on a transition from our humble blog), we will be collecting the names of donors and placing them on a sponsor page. It’s our way of recognizing and saying thank you to all supporters of grassroots, independent theatre.
Finally, I’m just awaiting approval from Brown Paper Tickets, and will let everyone know once I have formally opened the Box Office for the show.
In short, we have been busy little beavers behind the scenes, and will continue to keep you updated with the many upcoming fruits of our labor. Stay tuned!
UPDATE (7/21/11): Due to some internal changes and show availability issues, we have altered our season somewhat. This list reflects the season as it currently stands.
Hey folks! How’s it going?
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I know, I know, I said I’d get you an update no more than two weeks from the last one. The reason I’m so very late is…a long story, full of death, business, and other holdups. But instead of focusing on the negative, let’s focus on the positive: I have in my inbox an email from the Project Lodge approving our current season, which I can happily announce to you now. It goes a little something like this:
Spectacle, by Sarah Hesch: It’s been five years since Maggie Monroe killed seven students and wounded a dozen others at Wellbourne High School. The killer’s video diary has been found, and talk show host Danielle Alexia invites two survivors—Wellbourne’s former head cheerleader, and a nerdy social outcast—to tell their stories. But behind the scenes, the two girls realize they may not be as different as their stereotypes suggest…
Auditions June 25, 2011
Show August 19-21, 2011
Sexual Perversity in Chicago, by David Mamet: the battle of the sexes, as examined and personified by four fascinatingly quirky Chicago citizens.
Auditions October 15, 2011
Show December 9-11, 2011
Bent, by Martin Sherman: Berlin, 1934: The Nazi regime carries out a series of political executions that eliminate the SA and its openly gay leader Ernst Röhm, in a purge that would come to be called The Night of the Long Knives. Caught up in the roundup are popular socialite Max and his partner Rudy, who are arrested and sent to a concentration camp. They are not Jews—but they will wish they were.
Auditions December 17, 2011
Show February 16-19, 2012
Finally, we end with a double feature: A Soon-to-Be-Named New Play, by Susan Galasso watches multiple men and women cycle through the popular website Chatroulette and get to know one another—physically, personally, and emotionally.
A Weekend Near Madison, by Kathleen Tolan reveals how complicated bisexuality can be—especially when a woman wants to have children with her female partner. Set in the wilderness just outside of Madison, this one-act play explores all fronts in the contemporary battle of the sexes.
Auditions May 5, 2012
Show June 21-24, 2012
Specifics on auditions will be found in the Auditions section of this website. I’ll have info put up for Spectacle by Monday. And you’ll be hearing a lot more from me in the weeks ahead, as we prepare for a fundraiser coming up July 7, and release our posters for the upcoming season.
Over and out, for now.
Chris
We realize that all our supporters may not be able to make it to every performance–a sad but true reality. Which is why, as much as possible, Anarch City will preserve an archive of performances for all to watch on YouTube. It’s not the same as a live show, but it hopefully provides an accurate view of our vision and execution, as well as an opportunity for all of you to view our hard work and show it off to your friends.
In the future, the YouTube account will also be used for individual show promotions, production tie-ins, and maybe the occasional guest spot for friends of the company. If you’re interested, please subscribe; you’ll be glad you did.
The three Theatre Noir shows are up now. Take a look, and let us know what you think. We’re always open to new ideas and perspectives.
Happy viewing!
Chris Snapp, Artistic Director