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Romeo and Julieta’ — Shakespeare on the
Rocks and KCOS present performances of a
bilingual adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic
romance at various locations in El Paso and
Juarez. The story of Romeo and Juliet is presented primarily in English with the Capuletos
speaking “among themselves” in Spanish. All
performances are free and open to the public.
Information: 590-1313 or kcostv.org/shakespeare.
Performances
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Philanthropy
Theater in the Plaza Theatre annex, 125
Pioneer Plaza
• 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at UTEP’s Fox Fine
Arts Recital Hall, 500 W. University.
This English and Spanish production presents
the brief and tragic lives of the children of rival
Montague and Capuleto families, star-crossed
by fate with a love even death could not deny.
Performances offered free through national
funding to engage new audiences and highlight
the PBS series “Shakespeare Uncovered,”
debuting on KCOS Jan. 30, which combines history, biography, iconic performances, new
analysis, and the personal passions of hosts like
Hugh Bonneville, Kim Cattrall, Joseph Fiennes,
Morgan Freeman, David Harewood, and
Christopher Plummer, who tell the stories
behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest
plays.
‘Carrie’ — UTEP Dinner Theatre, 2nd floor
Union Building on the UTEP campus, presents
the musical based Stephen King’s horror classic
Jan. 30-Feb. 15. Carrie features a book by
Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic
film), music by Academy Award-winner Michael
Gore, and lyrics by Academy Award-winner
Dean Pitchford. Show time is 7 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, Sunday dinner
show is 1:30 p.m. Feb. 1; non-dinner shows are
Sunday 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and 15. Tickets:
$31.50-$46.50 dinner shows; $17.50-$27.50
non-dinner matinees. Information: 747-6060 or
utep.edu/udt.
Carrie White is a misfit. At school, she’s an
outcast who’s bullied by the popular crowd,
and virtually invisible to everyone else. At
home, she’s at the mercy of her loving, but cruelly overprotective mother. But Carrie’s just
discovered she’s got a special power, and if
pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it.
The show’s original authors have newly
reworked and fully re-imagined the vision of
this gripping tale. With its exciting and melodic
score, new blood courses through this contemporary musical with its haunting story of teen
angst, religious fervor, and the complicated
relationship between a mother and daughter.
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V-Day is a global movement to stop violence
against women and girls.
‘Becoming Dr. Ruth’ — Temple Mount
Tickets: $7-$10. Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Set at the home of the bride during the newly
married couple’s overdone wedding reception,
the five bridesmaids have found refuge in the
room of Meredith, the sister of the bride. The
women come to realize, among other things,
that they, despite their differences, have more
in common with each other than any of them
do with the bride.
‘The Odd Couple’ — Las Cruces
Community Theatre presents female version of
the Neil Simon comedy through Feb. 8.
Directed by Larry Chandler. Performances are
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets: $9-$12. Information: (575)
523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
Florence Unger and Olive Madison give a
female edge to Neil Simon’s hilarious comic
classic. Instead of the poker party that begins
the original version, Madison has invited the
girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit.
Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the
Constanzuela brothers, but the hilarity remains
the same.
‘The Little Prince’ — Kids-N-Co., 1301
Texas, presents the Antoine de Saint-Exupery
classic story adapted by local playwright Johann
Perry through Feb. 15. Directed by Stella
Maria. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. No performances
Feb. 6-8. Tickets: $7 ($5 students, seniors, military). Information 351-1455 or on Facebook.
Journey through space and time with The
Little Prince who is on a quest to find a sheep
to save his Rose. When other planets yield no
results, The Prince ends up on Earth.
El Paso Playhouse auditions - El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, hosts auditions for
the play “The Dixie Swim Club,” directed by
Darci Georges at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday,
Feb. 1-2. Auditions consist of cold readings
from the script. Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
Auditions are March 15-16 for “Fools,”
directed by Vanessa Keyser.
‘Waldo The Amazing Hypnotist’ —
Zemwerk Productions presents the premiere
of a new full-length play by reclusive playwright
Winona Vollace Feb. 6-8, in the Philanthropy
Theatre of the Plaza Annex, as part of El Paso
Community Foundation’s Jewel Box series.
Directed by Stella Maria Perry, direct from
New York City. Showtime is 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $16
(Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4020 or
epcf.org.
The play explores the pressures of the
American value system in a non-idyllic world.
An unsuspecting group of people get more than
they bargained for when they attend a vaudevillian hypnotist show, for the mysterious Waldo
has his own secret agenda.
The eight-month Jewel Box series is designed
to showcase homegrown talent includes music,
multi-media and plays various performing arts
groups. It closes May 3, with a reading of
“Time and Chance,” a new play by Tony
Award-winning Las Cruces playwright Mark
Medoff.
‘Love Letters’ — El Paso Playhouse presents
its Valentine’s Day performance of A.R.
Gurney’s play Feb. 13-14. Directed by
Alexandra Van Sweringen. Showtimes are 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $7-$10. Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
‘Vagina Monologues’ auditions —
Auditions for actresses 17 and older for the
annual V-Day El Paso production of the Eve
Ensler play are 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at
Studio Metropolis, 2308 N. Piedras. Auditions
will consist of cold-readings from the script.
Performance dates are Thursdays and Fridays,
April 9-24. This production will be presented
in English and Spanish. All proceeds raised at
the performances will be donated to the
YWCA Paso del Norte Region, Center Against
Family Violence and STARS. Information:
Alexander Wright at (615) 973-3870, or vdayel-
Sinai and Stageworks Ensemble Theatre present the one-woman show by Mark St. Germain
7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Feb.
17-19, at Temple Mount Sinai, 4408 Stanton.
Tickets: $36 general admission; $20 for military
and students. Available online at templemountsinai.com or by calling 532-5959.
The play chronicles Dr. Ruth Westheimer surviving Nazi Germany; coming to America; and
her journey to becoming a well-known sex
therapist. It is a moving and funny portrayal of
one woman’s determination to survive, thrive,
learn and love.
‘Rent’ — El Paso Community College’s
Theater Ensemble presents the hit Broadway
musical Feb. 19-March 1 at the EPCC
Transmountain Campus Forum Theater, 9570
Gateway North. Directed by Keith Townsend.
Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30
p.m. Sunday. Children 7 and older welcome.
Tickets: $15 ($7 EPCC student, faculty, staff,
seniors; $10 non-EPCC students, military).
Information: 831-3205 or epcc.edu/theater.
Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize and Tony
Awards for Best Musical, Best Book and Best
Original Score, this rock musical is based loosely on Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Jonathan Larson
follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to
survive and create in New York’s Lower East
Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
‘The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare ... Abridged’ — El Paso
Playhouse presents the comedic treatment of
the bard’s plays Feb. 20-March 14. Directed
by Vanessa Keyser. Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$7-$10. Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
‘Other Desert Cities’ — American
Southwest Theatre Company presents the
comedy by Jon Robin Baitz, Feb. 20-March 8,
at NMSU’s Center for the Arts. Showtime is
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
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‘Impossible Marriage’ — No Strings
Theatre Company presents the perky new
comedy by Beth Henley, Jan. 30-Feb. 15, at
the Black Box Theatre in Las Cruces. Directed
by Dale Pawley. Performances are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $12 ($10 students and seniors over 65;
$8 all seats Thursday). Reservations: (575) 5231223.
Impossible Marriage is one of many Southernflavored plays by Henley (“Crimes of the
Heart”) that reflect her Mississippi upbringing.
The play deals with an impending, ill-fated wedding set at a country estate in Savannah,
Georgia. It is a melodramatic black comedy of
manners, full of overblown gestures and witty
observations.
‘Five Women Wearing the Same
Dress’ — El Paso Playhouse presents the
comedy by Alan Ball through Jan. 31.
Directed by Freda Voeks. Showtimes are 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
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