2010: Showtime 8:15 PM: tickets@hippocket.org

Circus Salome

from the play "Salome" by Oscar Wilde
adapted and directed by David Yeakle
music by Justin Sherburn

illustration by Leah Lovise (leahlovise.com)

Oscar Wilde's notorious play, Salome, is re-imagined as a strange circus wherein the Ringmaster, Herod, lusts for his spoiled stepdaughter, the aerialist, Salome. The ominous, blasphemous and erotic elements of Wilde's original script remain intact in this circus setting, presented as a world of abusive power, gluttonous excess, and sexual desire.

(Due to the subject matter, this play is not recommended for children)

September 3 - September 26: (Friday - Sunday - showtime 8:15 PM)

Read Mark Lowry's review in the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sept. 4, 2010 on 10B

"A successful adaptation places Oscar Wilde's scandalous play in the circus."
Mark Lowry - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Salome was never a traditional play, and Hip Pocket's adaptation takes it several steps further. In what has already been a strong year at the Pocket, Circus Salome is the season's highlight."
Mark Lowry - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Read Kris Noteboom's review in www.theaterjones.com

"As if set in an alternate reality, Yeakle's Circus Salome is a visually stunning piece featuring provocative and intricate choreography, particularly during Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils,..." - Kris Noteboom

"Known for staging original experimental theater, Hip Pocket does not disappoint with Circus Salome." - Kris Noteboom

Call for reservations: 817-246-9775
or e-mail your reservation to
tickets@hippocket.org

Backyard Music

Friday, September 3rd: David Sparks and Ernie Taft
Saturday, September 4th: Trinity dogs
Sunday, September 5th: Marty Christian

Friday, September 10th: South of Sunset
Saturday, September 11th: Salt Rock Rounders
Sunday, September 12th: Darrin Kobetich

Friday, September 17th: David Tipps Band
Saturday, September 18th: Lake Rats
Sunday, September 19th: Gary Meyer with Michael & Sheri Stewart

Friday, September 24th: Melinda Wood Allen
Saturday, September 25th: No Class
Sunday, September 26th: Kavin.

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ON THE ORIGINS OF THE SPECIFICS-THE MUSICAL
written and directed by John Carlisle Moore
music by Joe Rogers

A wild, fun, and crazy ride through the cosmos, the creation, the miasma, the milieu, and the science that measures, explains, and tries to profit from it all. Narrated by an opossum, (the only creature known to have been present at the big bang and who is also known not to have evolved one iota since that moment) - the story is told through a fossil record with more gaps in it than my poor Uncle Bert's teeth right before he passed on. The first theatrical production this season to bring Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection to its final selection. The first waltz ever to be written based upon the chemical structure of DNA.

October 8 - October 31: (Friday - Sunday Performances - showtime 8:15 PM)

Help underwrite "On the Origins of the Specifics - The Musical" - click HERE to donate. . Please become a part of this process and support the ongoing and rare innovation for which the Hip Pocket has historically been nationally known for over 30 years.

Every donation of any size will be deeply appreciated, and is tax deductible of course. Additionally, for every donation above $100, the donor will receive a page from my design
book for this show, signed and dated. (There will be/ are many) Any dollars raised in excess of the $3600 goal, will go into the theatre's general operating budget which is always in need. - John C. Moore

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