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O&A Takes Over StageWorks
The Little Dog Laughed
SOLD OUT
Saturday, July 18
Dining Option Still Available - scroll down for complete details
Stageworks presents The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane under artistic direction of Anna Brennen, Founder, Producing Director Stageworks Theatre Company.
The production runs from July 9th – July 26th.
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Outings & Adventures takes over the entire theater Saturday, July 18th with special savings for our night…purchase the tickets via the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and pay $28.50 with service fees, join us July 18th using the PayPal button below and pay only $22.99…this will sell out, act quickly! O&A takes over the house. Following the play meet the cast.
about the play
This fast-paced, hilarious comedy about Hollywood and homophobia has been described by The New York Times as “devastatingly funny …and with irresistible wit.” The show was an off- Broadway sensation and scored two Tony nods when it ascended to the Great White Way as the hit of the 2006 season.
The Little Dog Laughed gives the audience a biting look at the world of celebrity, along with trenchant satire about truth and illusion Hollywood style. The script casts a wicked spotlight on fame, deception, intolerance and hypocrisy …providing the audience with the down and dirty details of Tinseltown…all the while dishing it out in good fun and good theatre.
The story centers on a closeted film actor, Mitchell, who is a confused, hot-looking hunk about to win the role of the century if he can keep his sexuality under wraps. Next is Alex, the sweet, 20-something male prostitute who loves him. Add to this Ellen, Alex’s naïve girlfriend, and Dianne, Mitchell’s acerbic and unscrupulous movie agent who fears her rising star’s “slight recurring case of homosexuality” will derail his career and ruin her climb to power.
What will Mitchell do? He is the man women want…and whom men want to be. Will he escape from the glass closet of Hollywood, or find a way to lock it from the inside? Order your tickets now and find out.
about the playwright
Mr. Beane is an American playwright and screenwriter. Originally from Wyomissing, Pa., he now lives in New York. His works include the screenplay of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and several plays besides Little Dog, for which he was nominated for the 2007 Tony Award for Best Play. He also wrote the book for Xanadu, a stage musical adaptation of the 1980 film. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a musical and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. Having toiled in the artificial vineyards of Hollywood as a screenwriter, Mr. Beane has become an authority on hypocrisy, deception and denial…themes he finds poetic.
Got questions? Call us at 727.776.5213
when, where, what…etc.
what: theater tickets general admission, opening seating
when: show time 8:00PM tickets available for pick-up at the entrance to the Shimberg Playhouse, not at will call, starting at 7:00PM until 7:55PM
where: Shimberg Playhouse at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa 33602 for directions and parking click here
capacity: 99
already registered: 99
cost: $22.99 while supplies last SOLD OUT $28.50 if purchased at TBPAC
Tickets are NOT mailed or available for printing. Using the PayPal button above registers you for the event, please bring a photo id to claim your tickets
private gourmet buffet dinner prior to theater
what: o&a takes over the best kept secret dining experience in downtown Tampa, Bamboozle Cafe, a Vietnamese restaurant where the food will exceed your expectations with the freshest ingredients and authentic recipes. our exclusive diner will be buffet style allowing for lots of mingling.
when: doors open at 5:30
where: Bamboozle Cafe, 516 North Tampa Street, map and directions click here
menu:
dinner will consist of the following items-
Kaffir Chicken, Tofu & Extra Veggie Bamboozle Rolls
Kaffir Chicken, Lemongrass Beef & Sesame Pork Skewers
5 Spice BBQ Pork & Savory Tofu Vietnamese Sandwiches
Baked Chicken Eggrolls dessert selection to include-
5 Spice Carrot Cupcakes, Lemon Bars & Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes
complimentary beverage selection with refills-
water, fountain drinks & jasmine iced tea
already registered: 38
dinner capacity: 50
Deadline to register: 7/18/09 at noon
extras: cash bar – beer, wine and exotic sangria
Got questions? Call us at 727.776.5213
water, fountain drinks & jasmine iced tea
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Hi Robert! I saw the StageWorks outing and thought I would tell you about another show. M.A.D. Theatre of Tampa is doing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolo Dreamcoat July 31- August 16th @ the HCC Mainstage Theater in Ybor… nice and close to Streetcare Charlies for a “dinner and a show” kind of thing. Joseph and over half of the brothers in the show are gay… so, it’s a “family event”.
I know they have group discounts, but don’t know a lot about them… just offering a suggestion. The website is http://www.madtheatre.com
This sounds like fun, and FINALLY we are able to fit one of these activities into our schedule! I wonder if Chad Allen would consider making an appearance in this production?
Excellent! We look forward to you joining us….can you believe we’re taking over an entire theater??
Aren’t we usually the majority at the theaters anyway?!?
Right! Pretty exciting to think that O&A can fill a theater!