“Counting on the Mona Lisa” Stage Reading
Tacoma Little Theater
June 11 to June 11, 2009
Erik Hanberg, owner of the Horatio, has arranged for a stage reading of a one hour play he wrote called Counting on the Mona Lisa at Tacoma Little Theater. Stage readings, if you are unfamiliar with them, offers a chance for a playwright to put a play in front of an audience for an initial reaction. Actors will have scripts in hand and will read their lines, with the director reading staging and blocking information. The reading will be followed by a Q&A session between the audience and the playwright.
The night will also include a spoken-word work-in-progress by another local playwright.
Cost: Totally Free. Thanks to Tacoma Little Theater for offering the use of their stage!
Cabaret Night!
Two great nights of cabaret!
The Harmon Hub
May 14 to May 21, 2009
It’s the perfect time for an old-fashioned cabaret …
This exciting night of singing, dancing, and comedy is accompanied by heavy appetizers from The Harmon Hub. Find a table, buy a bottle of wine, and sink into a festive celebration of life. Tickets are $30/person, and include a fully produced cabaret night with heavy appetizers provided by The Hub. There will be one short intermission.
Hypothesis with magician Geoff Kanick
McAstoker Theater, Bellarmine Preparatory School
June 13 to June 15, 2008
Illusionist Geoff Kanick brings his stunning show “Hypothesis” to Tacoma. Combining classic stage illusions with eye-popping sideshow feats, juggling, comedy – and a trip down the rabbit hole. Geoff Kanick’s show is sure to please and amaze the entire family.
Also check out Geoff in this short film produced by the Horatio and Exit133. (Of the two magicians, he’s the one in the bag.)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
SOTA Theater in Tacoma and Neumo's in Seattle
June 15 to June 30, 2007
Text by John Cameron Mitchell
Music and lyrics by Stephen Trask
A killer rock musical that is becoming the next “Rocky Horror.” “Hedwig” isn’t your average Tacoma show, and [the Horatio] (despite lack of a permanent home) is filling a much-needed theatrical gap by bringing it here.” — Rosemary Ponnekanti, The News Tribune, 6/22/2007
Tintinnabulation
The Rialto Theater
May 4 to May 5, 2007
Written and Directed by Erik Hanberg
Starring Aaron Jacobs and Jenny Jacobs
This short film was produced as part of the Grand’s 72-Hour Film Competition.
The film was made in 3 days, from script to final cut, and had to have the following criteria:
- shorter than 5 minutes
- feature a Tacoma landmark
- feature a hat
- the line of dialog “what we have here is a failure to communicate.”
- an action — something had to be dropped, tossed, or thrown
Tintinnabulation won the awards for “Best Use of Location” and “Best use of the Action.” It was the only film in the competition to win more than one award.
co-produced with Exit133.com
Molly Sweeney
The Theater at Commencement Bay Coffee Company
February 15 to March 11, 2007
Directed by Henryk Wrozynski
Starring Anne Wrozynski and Anders Bolang, and Earnest Heller
A challenging and demanding play about seeing and understanding. The story is about a blind woman who undergoes an operation in her mid-forties to regain her sight. “Anyone who’s been complaining about the lack of theater talent in Tacoma should get themselves to Molly Sweeney.” —Rosemary Ponnekanti, The News Tribune, 2/23/2007
co-produced with Studio 21 Theatre
It’s A Wonderful Life
A 1940's Radio Play
The Blue Mouse Theater
December 14 to December 17, 2006
Directed by James Venturini
Starring John Munn, Ally Evans, Aaron Jacobs, Justin Carleton, Chris Roberson, Christine Buoy, and James Venturini
A one-hour adapation of the classic Christmas story done as a 1940’s era radio play. “The adaptation is as authentic as you can get, the direction is slick, and the committed acting promises good things for Tacoma’s newest theater.” — Rosemary Ponnekanti, The News Tribune, 12/17/2006
