The Adventures of Sheer-Luck Homes and Snotson Cast Photos By Erin Orr

2nd Quarter Newsletter

The Off Broadway Theatre has a unique approach to Theatre.  The family- friendly parodies along with the Improv Comedy will leave you rolling in the isles! The staff, including the actors, is a volunteer base and the theatre is run by a volunteer Board of Director’s, including the past owners Eric and Sandy Jensen, with many wonderful plans for the Theatre's future. Surrounding yourself with this amazing group of people you’re guaranteed to never have a dull moment! Here at the Off Broadway Theatre you will leave feeling elated and energized along with a sense of relief knowing that your entire family was able to enjoy something together. On behalf of this amazing, unique theatre, we invite everyone to come and experience the hilarity and heart that have built this organization and continue to thrive today in this beautiful historic building.

 

Gleek School Musical was a huge success! With sell out shows, stellar singing performances, and funny antics, the crowd loved it! We would like to congratulate the cast and crew for putting on such a great show! Of course we owe our success to the patrons who, time and time again, show their love and support of our theatre by just being here, Thank you!

Here are some thoughts from the Writer/Director Eric Jensen:

 

 This was a very atypical show here at the Off Broadway Theatre. Usually we depend on comedy first and singing and dancing second. However when doing parody of television’s Glee we knew we had to change that mode of thinking. Instead of doing three or four songs in a show, we have fifteen. This was an actual mini-musical. On top of that, we still found first class comedians who made our audiences laugh just as hard as always, while bringing fantastic young talent who will impressed us all with their musical theater abilities.
  
Great job everyone!

 The Adventure’s of Sheer-Luck Homes and Snotson is gearing up to be another great performance.

 Here are some thoughts from the Writer/Director Cody K. Carlson:

The Adventures of Sheer-Luck Homes and Snotson was first performed at the Off Broadway Theatre in February 2006 under the first-rate direction of Zac Zumbrunnen.  It’s a difficult thing to write a play, to hold a vision in your head, and then hand over the reins to someone else.  Zac took my script and made it come alive in ways I never could have imagined.  Zac has since condensed the script into a one act and directed it for children’s theater on two occasions.  Quite a bit of Zac’s original vision and subsequent variations made it into the current production, including many bits that came out of left field—but just seem to work.  A great cast also contributed to the 2006 production, and I couldn’t be more delighted to have them back.  Largely because of the show’s controversial ending (I thought it was funny), it was doubtful we’d get to do this show again.  It’s back in no small part due to the agitators in the original cast who wanted to do it one more time—you know who you are.  This show is as much theirs as it is mine.  Joining those members of the original cast are several new faces bringing their own sense of wackiness to the show—and I couldn’t be happier.  As always my thanks to Eric and Sandy and the OBT board.  Now, sit back and enjoy this riff on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless classic.  Finally—and this is for Justin—“The Game’s Afoot!”

Running March 30^th – April 28^th. Showing Mondays (starting April 9^th), Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM

Get your tickets soon before this show sells out as well!

 

The second show for this quarter will be Greece Is The Word. 

This show is set in Ancient Greece (50 A.D.) but the characters have the sock-hoping, “greasers” attitudes of the 1950’s.                  

 Auditions for this show will take place March 31^st at 10:00 AM. Anyone interested should come to the theatre with a head shot and minus track or sheet music of an upbeat song, and should be prepared for a cold reading and to learn a dance routine. Callbacks will be later the same day.

This show will run from May 18^th – June 16^th 

playing Mondays (starting May 28^th), Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30PM

We will also have a special showing of this play in Kamas, Utah, on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Our shows in Kamas are always high energy, so, even if you’ve seen it in Salt Lake, we hope you’ll come to Kamas to show your support and enjoy a whole new experience!

Wanna Laugh?

Of course we can’t go without reminding everyone of our award-winning improv comedy troupe, Laughing Stock.

If you’ve never been part of the interactive, audience-participation excitement of a live improv show featuring the kind of improvisational games and laughs seen on such T.V. shows as “Who’s Line Is It, Anyway?” and others, come out to Laughing Stock to see what you’re missing. If you’ve been before, come back because you already know that no two shows are alike!

For more information on Laughing Stock, visit our website at:

 www.Laughingstock.US

The Off Broadway Theatre
272 S Main St. Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Box Office: (801)355-4628                                                                    
Monday & Thursday, Noon-6:30p.m. and                                              
Friday & Saturday, Noon-10:00p.m.                                                     
Closed: Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday                 

www.theOBT.org

www.LaughingStock.us 

Basic Theatre Info

The Off Broadway Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)(3) company providing laughter and a unique experience with original parodies, musicals, and live improvisational comedy for the entire family. The Off Broadway Theatre opened in 1994 and has been providing a place for acting, directing, writing, producing, and live improv comedy to many local talents throughout Utah. If laughter is the best medicine then, the OBT is your remedy!! For more information or to purchase tickets online visit our websites at:
www.theOBT.org & www.LaughingStock.us
Wanna Laugh?

To answer any questions or to take your reservation over the phone our box office staff is available to help you Monday & Thursday Noon-6:30 pm and Friday & Saturday Noon-10:00 pm.

We are closed:Sunday, Tuesday, & Wednesday.

You can reach our Box Office staff at: (801) 355-4628.

We are also available to take your reservations via email at:
Reservations@theOBT.org

Ticket prices for our plays are:

$16 for Adults
$12 for Students (13+)/Seniors (65+)/ Military
$10 for Children (2-12)

Ticket prices for Laughing Stock are:

$11 for Adults
$9 for Studenta (13+)/ Seniors (65+)/ Military
$8 for Children (2-12)