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Johnny announced the 34th season on April 17th at A Pocket Full of Art at Arts Fifth Avenue...so here it is! More details soon! THE ANGEL PLAY- A Suicide Burlesque A fanciful echo of souls passing through the gates of heaven in skies above Paradise Rock. Friday, June 4th - 9 PM - Opening Night of the 34th Season, Performance 1 of 12 (Two for One pricing) Friday, June 18th, 9 PM - Performance 7 of 12 Friday, June 25th, 9 PM - Performance 10 of 12 Friday, July 2 - Sunday July 4 - Dark Weekend ===================================================================================================================== ETIQUETTE UNRAVELED Simons unravels a silent tale through the inanimate objects surrounding her on stage. Recently performed at New York's HERE Theatre's Culturemart, Simons brings these objects to life in this solo piece spanning clown, puppetry, and dance - channeling the stylistic qualities of silent film stars and pantomimic gestures of the prima ballerina from the days of yore. Thursday, July 8th, 9 PM - Performance 1 of 8 - Opening Night (Two for One pricing) Thursday, July 15th, 9 PM - Performance 5 of 8 What people are saying: "I had the great fortune of attending your performance of Etiquette Unraveled last night at Hip Pocket Theatre, and I wanted to congratulate you, as well as thank you, for an extraordinary, visually-stunning, spectacle of the senses." - Fabián Aguirre (via facebook) "The charming show moves swiftly and is beautifully imagined." - m. lowry "It's a joy to watch her work." - m. lowry Read Mark Lowry's review (www.theaterjones.com) Read Clyde Berry's review from John Garcia's The Column (www.thecolumnonline.com) '...Simons has an extremely expressive face and has a mastery of complex/subtle movement. Every character has a truly refined style, face, and mood.' - Clyde Berry, John Garcia's The Column "It's clear that the artists and patrons at Hip Pocket love art for the sake of it, and the journey it provides. If you're looking for something different in a relaxed environment that will entertain and make you think a bit – here's your place. I'll be back for sure." - Clyde Berry, John Garcia's The Column
==================================================================================================================== EDWARD ABBEY - WILD AND IRON SKY
This production is an intense examination of the journals and thinking of the brilliantly irascible, incorrigible, environmentalist, Edward Abbey. The work responds to those writings through the use of paintings, movement, and readings, and scenes inspired from those writings. The broad scope of his beautiful and often scathing view of this world is material that is hard to resist. No one escapes - from Shakespeare, to Dwight Eisenhower and even Kirk Douglas. He was a rare and prescient individual whose work will endure. Musical narrative provided by Fort Worth's guitarist, Darrin Kobetich and choreography by Lori Sorderbergh. This production contains strong language and is not recommended for children.  Thursday, July 22nd, 9 PM - Performance 1 of 8 - Opening Night (Two for One pricing) Thursday, July 29th, 9 PM - Performance 5 of 8 Read Mark Lowry's review in theaterjones.com. (read) "But this is unusual stage work dedicated to an unusual man. In many ways it is as raw and forbidding as the desert landscapes Abbey loved. But, like those deserts, it also frequently assaults you with its fierce beauty." - Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Saturday, May 24, 2009, 14B) "Abbey's speeches are supported by a single musician, Darrin Kobetich, who plays the score he composed on various stringed instruments throughout both acts (this is a rare two-act show for Hip Pocket). His musical accents fall so precisely and blend with the text so thoroughly that his support becomes invisible, in the most positive of ways." - Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Saturday, May 24, 2010, 14B) "Its difficult to translate the life of Edward Abbey into a theater performance, but I think the writer/director did a great job. To say Abbey had an interesting life or that he was a great write and thinker or that he shaped the environmental movement would be an understatement. If you have read his books and want to know more about him (he had five children with five different wives), then you may want to catch one of the last four performances this Thursday - Sunday." - T. Nichols "Nancy and I and a new Ft Worth trip leader who’s name escapes me, went to the Hip Pocket Theatre presentation of “Edward Abbey – Wild and Iron Sky”. It was a wonderful, memorable evening! Going to Hip Pocket with Nancy is a little like going to a Rangers game with Nolan Ryan." - T. Nichols "This was my first time to Hip Pocket and I’ll go again. The little outdoor theater, which seats about 200, has a relaxed, organic, home grown vibe. Before each performance there’s live music, which with a cold beer on a hot evening, is like fresh chips and tasty salsa before some great Tex-Mex." - T. Nichols
photos & painting by John C. Moore ===================================================================================================================== LOWDOWN WAX A visual feast of shapes and forms danced to the wistful and raw sounds of old time tunes. Lowdown Wax is a playful puppetry drama with a tad of sideshow style. Simons uses a variety of puppetry styles including object, shadow, and large scale puppets to spin the yarn that knits this eclectic tale. Friday, August 6th, 9 PM - Performance 1 of 9 - Opening Night (Two for One pricing) Friday, August 13th, 9 PM - Performance 4 of 9 Friday, August 20th, 9 PM - Performance 7 of 9 photo by John C. Moore
In addition, The Cowtown Puppetry Festival will take place, dates and details coming soon. Friday, August 27 - Sunday, August 29 - Dark Weekend ================================================================================== COWTOWN PUPPETRY FESTIVAL
The music will inspire the pageant's visual story. Bruce Balentine and Chris Green will work with participants to create instruments from found objects and discover the sound that abounds! These musical creations will be the backbone of the event, as well as serving as puppetry elements in the pageant. As in years past, theatrical tools such as mask, movement, and a variety of puppetry styles will be utilized and expand the boundaries of puppetry. All the parade elements: puppets, masks, musical instruments, costumes, and set pieces will be built by the DFW community. ================================================================================== CIRCUS SALOME
(Due to the subject matter, this play is not recommended for children) Friday, September 3rd, 8:15 PM, Performance 1 of 12 - Opening Night (Two for One pricing) Friday, September 10th, 8:15 PM, Performance 4 of 12 Friday, September 17th, 8:15 PM, Performance 7 of 12 Friday, September 24th, 8:15 PM, Performance 10 of 12 Friday, October 1 - Sunday, October 3 - Dark Weekend illustration by Leah Lovise (leahlovise.com) Photography by Loli Kantor (lolikantor.com) ===================================================================================================================== ON THE ORIGINS OF THE SPECIFICS-THE MUSICAL
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 Meredith Smart as Lady Gaga
Friday, October 8th, 8:15 PM, Performance 1 of 12 - Opening Night Friday, October 15th, 8:15 PM, Performance 4 of 12 Friday, October 22nd, 8:15 PM, Performance 7 of 12 Friday, October 29th, 8:15 PM, Performance 10 of 12
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6th ANNUAL PUPPETRY PAGEANT
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.
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.