Festival of Independent Theatres

2013 FIT - PLAYS

 

Audacity Theatre Lab
Dinosaur and Robot Stop a Train
by Brad McEntire
Off-beat humor rooted in a dark reality is hallmark of McEntire and Audacity’s aesthetic, from previous FIT entries like Arsenic and Roses to the darling of fringe festivals from New York to Seattle, Chop.  More of the same is on full display in McEntire’s newest work about a time traveling robot and dinosaur.
                         
CAST: Brad McEntire and Jeff Swearingen.

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Churchmouse Productions
Dead Wait
by Carson Kreitzer
Languishing in Limbo, two dead waiters and Jayne Mansfield share the intimate details of their lives and the violent tragedies that brought them to their current state. Masters of black comedy, Churchmouse’s fourth FIT entry is a sly and haunting meditation on being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

CAST: Andrews Cope, Jared Culpepper and Isabelle Culpepper. 
Directed by Chad Cline. 
This production contains adult themes and is not suitable for children.

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Echo Theatre Company
The Treatment
by Eve Ensler
Compelling scripts by female playwrights are at the heart of Echo’s mission and Eve Ensler’s latest, an exploration into the psychology of interrogation is no exception.  This emotionally impacting cautionary tale marks Echo’s fourteenth appearance in the festival.

CAST: Terri Ferguson and Jordan Willis.
Directed by Doug Miller.

This production contains nudity and adult material and is not suitable for children.

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John Michael’s
Like Me
Provocative monologist John Michael Colgin will do anything to get you to like him in his FIT debut, an interactive discussion about Facebook, social media and the consequences of losing one’s narrative.

CAST: John Michael.
Directed by Donny Covington. 

This production contains adult material and is not suitable for children.

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Rhythmic Souls
Play it by Ear
More than just a dance recital, Play It by Ear explores the history of the truly American art form of tap, through performance, improvisation and audience interaction.  This innovative and entertaining performance group makes their FIT debut in the festival’s first ever dance performance.

 

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Rite of Passage Theatre Company
Ask Questions Later
by Meggie Spalding
Blending the social conscience of My Name is Rachel Corrie with the noir style of Clay Wheeler’s Angry Glances, Rite of Passage continues its commitment to developing new work, with this racy, yet topical thriller about a scandalous love affair at a High School besieged by gun violence.

CAST: Ian Ferguson, Dante Flores and Porcia Bartholomae.
Directed by Kelsey Ervi.

This production contains adult themes and is not suitable for children.

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One Thirty Productions
The 1947 Ford
by Ellsworth Schave
A naturalist and writer, on a journey into the desert wilderness, encounters two birds that have an unforeseen effect on his travels. The 1947 Ford contains pertinent questions about life and death and a special connection to Mr. Schave’s previous work for One Thirty, Under a Texaco Canopy and The Turquoise Pontiac.

CAST: Mary-Margaret Pyeatt, Cameron McElyea and Larry Randolph . 
Directed by Gene Raye Price.

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WingSpan Theatre Company
Lydie Marland in the Afterlife
by Isabella Russell-Ides
WingSpan’s fifteenth consecutive entry offers an otherworldly perspective on the life of one of Oklahoma’s most fascinating and eccentric first ladies.  A “Grey Gardens” for the South as told by Isabella Russell-Ides, award winning Dallas playwright and author of previous festival favorites, Coco & Gigi and Leonard’s Car.

CAST: Catherine DuBord and Cindee Mayfield-Dobbs.
Directed by Susan Sargeant.