Got any plans for (tonight) April 9th? Come to Shades of Brown Coffee and Art, located at the corner of 33rd Street and Peoria Avenue in Tulsa, OK, at 8 p.m. to see Ithica‘s band member Damion Shade and Mercy Gallagher Teague throw down against the forces of spending a Friday night … not listening to awesome poetry. Side note: It is a music/arts performance. 😀 For more information, call (918) 747-3000.
Rising smooth jazz recording artist Gianna Welling, along with Charlie Redd and Full Flava Kings will perform in concert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame‘s Jazz Depot, 111 E. First Street, in Tulsa, OK. Tickets at the door are $15.
Welling’s vocal style is a mix of smooth jazz, R&B and soul. Her first album is a critical success, and she is already at work on her second one. Look for her on United Kingdom-based Expansion Records label. Welling is a Tulsa native and graduate of Booker T. Washington High School.
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is located on 1st Street between Cincinnati and South Boston Avenue in downtown Tulsa. For more information, call (918) 281-8600.
Round the Bend Players presents Wolfhawk and The Flying Eagles at 8 p.m. April 9 and at 2 p.m. April 10 at the Green Country Event Center, 12000 E. 31st Street in Tulsa, OK. Tickets are $5.
Wolfhawk is the totem of well-known Tulsa poet Deborah Hunter. She will be performing poems which reflect not only her African-American heritage but her Native American heritage. This will be the debut public performance of The Flying Eagles. The group plays regularly for the Airport Free Will Baptist Church. They also get together and jam, said spokesman Jerry Sparkman in a news release.
Green Country Event Center is located on 31st Street between Garnett and 129th E. Avenue. It is on the south side of the street, and the presentation will be in the farthest east section of the Center. Signs will be posted.
For reservations, call Nancy at (918) 743-6876. Round the Bend Players is the first senior theater troupe established in Tulsa. Its main focus has been establishing a senior theater program for mature-aged performers. Rita Boyle and Sherry Zyskowski are the founders of the program.
Heller Theatre @ Henthorne continues with the production “The Clean House” by Sarah Ruhl at 8 p.m. March 18-20 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21. A fresh comedy about love, the power of a good joke, and the virtues of a really clean house! Matilde, a Brazilian housekeeper, is keen to stretch her funny bone, but can’t muster any elbow grease for her domestic duties. Her employers’ house isn’t in order and neither are their personal lives.
The cast comprises of members Claudia Nogueira, Kathryn Hartney, Liz Masters, Adrian Alexander, and Claudia Sanders. The show is directed by Julie Tattershall, stage managed by Cathy Blackmore, lighting design by Frank Gallagher and lighting crew is Timi Richardson.
The show is intended for adults only and has mature themes. Tickets are $6 for seniors/college students and $8 for adults. For reservations, call (918) 746-5065 or visit our website at www.hellertheatre.com.
Heller @ Henthorne is at 4825 S. Quaker, Tulsa, OK. Heller Theatre is part of the Park and Recreation Department of the City of Tulsa. Heller has been producing contemporary plays since 1981. The same three member staff (Julie Tattershall, Frank Gallagher and Erin Scarberry) operate and manage Clark Theatre and Heller Theatre.
Tulsa Spotlight Theatre presents “Alice in Wonderland,” directed by Joshua Branson Barker and Mindy Barker, on March 5-7 and March 12-13, 2010. Friday performances will be at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday performances. Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, and $8 for children under 12.
Attendees can follow Alice down the rabbit hole and through the world of Wonderland as she meets the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, and many other fantastic characters!
Don’t be late for this very important date! Early reservations are recommended and can be made by calling the Spotlight Theatre at (918) 587-5030. The Spotlight Theatre is located at 1381 Riverside Drive in Tulsa, OK.
According to a news release, The Emergence Project was conceived for Clark Youth Theatre by Julie Tattershall and George Romero as an undertaking to develop the artistic skills and talents of Tulsa-area youth. By handing over the reigns of writing, directing, and other production aspects of The Emergence Project, it is hoped to see local artists flourish in a new way. Dates for the production are at 7:30 p.m. June 3-5, 2010 and 2 p.m. June 6.
Clark Theatre, 4825 S. Quaker in Tulsa, OK, is seeking writers and directors ages 12-18 for this production. Playwrights should submit a piece 10-20 minutes in length, which would require minimal sets, props and lighting. Directors are asked to submit an application stating their goals for the production, as well as any skills they think they could bring to the project. Up to six one-act plays and directors will be chosen for this production.
Advising on this project is George Romero, an experienced local director, actor, and arts educator currently serving as the president of the Heller Theatre Council. The deadline for submission is Feb. 28, 2010. Plays and applications should be submitted via e-mail to georgeious@gmail.com.
Theatre North presents the production “Song for Coretta ” by Pearl Cleage at 8 p.m. Feb. 26-27 and 3 p.m. Feb. 28 at Liddy Doenges Theater in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center,
110 E 2nd St. Tulsa, OK.Tickets are $15 general admission; groups of 10 or more $ 12.50 per ticket, and $12.50 for students. Tickets are available for sale online at http://www.tulsapac.com/index.asp.
“Song for Coretta” is based on event of Feb. 6, 2006, when people began lining up at dawn outside of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay their respects to the late Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose body lay in state in the small sanctuary. By mid-morning, the crowd wound down the street and around the corner of the old red brick building. People of all ages stood patiently for hours, waiting to say goodbye. Sometimes they murmured to each other quietly. Sometimes they shared memories of Mrs. King’s extraordinary life and expressed sorrow at her passing. When a cold rain began to fall at sunset, those who had thought to bring umbrellas shared them with those whose resolve was the only thing not dampened by the drizzle. At close to midnight, the crowd had dwindled to a determined few. The five fictional characters in this play are at the end of that long line of mourners.
The production is sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, go to http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1318&task=display or call (918) 596-7109.
Tulsa Community College’s theater department presents “The Last Five Years” by Jason Robert Brown. The production is directed by Vernon L. Stefanic, playwright and former critic for the Tulsa World.
Performance times are at 8 p.m. Feb. 12-13; 18-20 and 2 p.m. Feb. 14 and 21 in the Studio Theatre at TCC VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, 10300 E. 81st St. (81st St. and Highway 169) in Tulsa, OK. The Thursday, Feb. 18 performance will be sign interpreted for the deaf.
According to a news release, “The Last Five Years” is “a uniquely staged multimedia production, featuring the combined talents of the TCC’s theatre, music, and film departments. “The Last Five Years” is a contemporary, ambitious and emotional musical that ingeniously chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up … or is it from break-up to meeting? Audiences have to decide, because “The Last Five Years” is an intensely personal and creative look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told simultaneously from both points of view – one telling the story from first date to eventual divorce, and the other story arc from divorce back to the magical first date. It is bittersweet; it is sweetly bitter?”
For more information, visit the PACE Ticket Office, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Friday or call (918) 595-7777.
Tulsa’s Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame presents two shows this weekend that promises to be a heartfelt one for its attendees.
Clark Youth Theatre will hold auditions for “The Land of the Dragon” by Madge Miller at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at Henthorne Park, 4825 S. Quaker, in Tulsa, OK.
Set in a mythical version of ancient China, this is a fantasy of pure princesses, helpful minstrels, evil step-aunts, and of course, dragons. “Land of the Dragon” offers our younger actors their chance to shine onstage. Anyone 14 and younger is welcome to audition. The show is directed by Genie Reiman.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. April 8-10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11. For more information or reservations, call 746-5065 or go to www.clarktheatre.com.
Clark Theatre is a youth theater program and is part of the City of Tulsa Park and Recreation Department. Clark Theatre won the Tulsa Area Theatre Excellence award for Outstanding Youth Production for 2009.