Hip Pocket Theatre

37th Performance Season

Opens June 7th...

Play 1: “Archy & Mehitabel” (more info…)
Book by Joe Darion and Mel Brooks
Music by George Kleinsinger
Lyrics by Joe Darion
(based on the stories of Don Marquis)
Produced on Broadway as Shinbone Alley

At the Hip Pocket Theatre:
Directed by Sharon Benge
Musical Director: Joe Rogers
Scenic Designer: Michael H. Price
June 7 - 30 (12 performances)
9 PM Friday - Sunday

Archy & Mehitabel is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684
www.MTIShows.com

Dark Weekend: July 5 - 7

Play 2: “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (more info…)
Adapted by Lake Simons and John Dyer
Directed by Lake Simons, Music by John Dyer
July 12 - 28 (9 performances)
9 PM Friday - Sunday

Dark Weekend: August 2 - 4

Play 3: “A Tempest” (more info…)


Adapted and Directed by Lake Simons
August 9 - September 1 (12 performances)
9 PM Friday - Sunday

Dark Weekend: September 6 - 8

Play 4: “Sassafras, Poppy Cock, and Prittleprattle with Lum and Abner” (more info…)


Adapted and Directed by Johnny Simons
September 13 - October 6 (12 performances)
8:15 PM Friday - Sunday
Dark Weekend: October 11 - 13

Play 5: “Fuzzbug Follies” (more info…)


Directed by Johnny Simons
October 18 - 27 (6 performances)
8:15 PM Friday - Sunday

Get your 37th season pass today!

Buy your season pass now and we’ll send you a proof of purchase certificate. Bring that to the theatre box office any time after the season begins and receive your season pass.

Adult Season Passes: $100.00

Get 10 adult admissions for just $100.00. That’s a savings of $50.00 off the normal price.

NEW!!! Senior/Teacher/Military Season Pass: $75.00


If you are 55 years old or above, a teacher or active duty military, buy a STM Season Pass and get 10 Senior/Teacher/Military admissions for $75.00. That’s a savings of $25.00 off the normal price.



Previous Events Now Done!

May 19th: A Pocket Full of Tunes (6 PM - Midnight)
A Fund-Raiser to kick off another great performance season.
Come to our Backyard and listen to talented local musicians and get a preview of the coming season’s music. Playing will be Bruce Payne, Bruton & Price, Clint Niosi, Darrin Kobetich and Trinity Dogs. There will be some great music, good food and drink at Concessions (food and beverages not included in admission fee), new t-shirts and lots of fun. Doors open at 5:30 PM.

June 1 - June 24 (Friday - Sunday, 9 PM) [
More Information]
Tom Sawyer (a banjo commedia) by Mark Twain
Stage Adaptation by Johnny Simons
Music by Lee Thomas and friends

Mark Twain's classic boyhood adventure unfolds upon the rustic outdoor stage with Tom, Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher, and the villainous Injun Joe, accompanied by feisty foot-stompin' fiddle tunes.
July 6 - July 29 (Friday - Sunday, 9 PM) [More Information and Tickets]
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Stage Adaptation by Lake Simons
Music by John Dyer

The story of a whale and the desire of man to conquer it. A visual poem told through puppetry and physical story telling inspired by the text of Melville.

Read the reviews:
DFW.com review by Mark Lowry (read…)
ArtandSeek.net review by Jerome Weeks (
read…)
theaterjones.com review by Kris Noteboom (
read…)
Stage Directions Blog by Christopher David Taylor (
read…)
Art Matters Podcast of interview with Lake and John about Moby Dick (
listen…)

August 10 - September 2 (Friday - Sunday, 9 PM) [More Information and Tickets]
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
Stage Adaptation by Johnny Simons from “Golden Age Sheena”
Music by Michael H. Price
(Due to skimpy costumes, we are rating this show PG-13, no young children please!)

From the imaginations of Will Eisner and Jerry Iger swings Sheena,  from the East of Timbuktu to the West of  the politically-incorrect - arguably comics' first heroine - cold-blooded, practical, awesome and relentless -  nothing can stop her!!!

Read the reviews:
Read Mark Lowry’s review in DFW.com (read…)
Read The Column with John Garcia (
read…)

September 14 - October 7 (Friday - Sunday, 8:15 PM) [More Information and Tickets]
The Hawkline Monster (A Gothic Western) by Richard Brautigan
Stage Adaptation by Johnny Simons
Music by Darrin Kobetich
(Due to explicit language, simulated nudity and sexual situations, this show is for adults only)

in 1902 a pair of morally ambivalent gunmen are hired by the twin Hawkline sisters to hunt down and destroy a monster living beneath their Victorian house - just the right blend of cowpoke humor with touches of the macabre.

Read the review:
Read Mark Lowry’s review in DFW.com (read…)

October 19 - 28 (Friday - Sunday, 8:15 PM) [More Information and Tickets]
Solo Molemo! And the Long, Tall Sallys!
By Johnny Simons with Julie Ballew and Gracey Tune
(two weekends only)

A musical pastiche of pantomime, song and dance, featuring two beautiful women and one cantankerous old fool cavorting in odd elderly behavior.

Read the review:
theaterjones.com review by Perry Stuart (read…)
Star-Telegram review by Mark Lowry (
read…)

Hip Pocket Theatre


1950 Silver Creek Road
Fort Worth, TX 76108

(817) 246-9775

hpt@hippocket.org

tickets@hippocket.org

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HELP WANTED!!
The 37th Performance season starts up soon, we have only 3 Saturdays left before we open. There's lots to do to get the property ready so if you can come out and help Saturday, May 18th, May 25th and June 1st it would be a huge help. Some things we need to do!

Trim down weeds and tall grass in the main parking lot and entrance road.
Clean up and organize the Concessions building.
Make repairs to the Box Office.
Put out solar lights.
Hang decorative lights in the Backyard
Clean and stock bathrooms
Pick up trash
Continue cleaning up wood pile next to stage
build props
repairs to stage
hang curtains
and much more…

If you can bring a weed eater that would be great, we only have one and theres lots of weeds to eat.

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Job Openings!!!

Concessions Manager

We are looking for someone to be our Concessions Manager for the 37th performance season. The job requires you to be present at the theatre for every performance night throughout the season. You have to order beer, wine and food for delivery, pick up ice, soft drinks and other supplies, set up the backyard tables, keep the bathrooms clean, handle the cash register, keep accurate records, etc. A typical evening begins around 5:30 PM setting up concessions, putting ice on all beer and soft drinks, cleaning tables, receiving the food delivery and being ready to serve guests by 7 PM. The evening runs until 11:30 PM or sometimes later after which you must clean up and shut everything down and secure the building and grounds. The concessions manager is often the last person off the property. We perform every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 7 through October 27 with a dark weekend between shows. At the conclusion of the season, you must put things away to ready the backyard and concessions for the winter.

The individual must be responsible and friendly with attention to details.

If you are interested in this position, please call our office and leave your contact information or e-mail us at hpt@hippocket.org.

Office Manager

The theatre is looking for someone to assist our Producer in the main office. The job will involve answering the phone, keeping records, assisting the Producer with productions, etc. The hours will be Tuesday - Friday approximately 1 PM - 6 PM and Saturday and Sunday of performance days from 1 PM - 6 PM. These hours may be adjusted by the Producer and are only presented here as an example.

If you are interested in this position, please contact our office at the phone number shown above or e-mail us at hpt@hippocket.org.



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Internships / Community Service
Hip Pocket Theatre offers internships in production and administrative duties. Or come volunteer your expertise - we are always looking for an extra hand. Need to do community service hours? Choose us! Contact the HPT office for more info by phone or e-mail using the contact information listed above.

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Story Soup Events (more info…)

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Rain Policy - The Hip Pocket Theatre is an outdoor venue. As such, we are affected by the rain and sometimes even a light rain will force a show's cancellation. We not only have to be concerned about the safety of our actors on a wet stage, but our guest's comfort, instruments being used by musicians on stage and special lighting effects.

If there is a chance of rain in the forcast or it is raining at your location, call the box office at 817-246-9775 for an update on the status of that evening's performance.


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Online Ticket purchasers: If you purchase a ticket on-line for a performance and that show is cancelled due to rain, your tickets will be honored at any future performance that season. However, on a closing weekend we usually experience larger crowds and we can only seat about 125 guests. If you bought tickets online, please show up early to secure your reservation. When a show is selling out, we hold seats up to 15 minutes prior to curtain, after that a reservation is released to allow seating from the waiting list.

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We're located on the West side of Fort Worth about 1.6 miles outside Loop 820 on Silver Creek Road (exit 5B) between I-30 to the South and the Lake Worth bridge to the North.