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Alleyway Theatre is an intimate facility that focuses on new and original plays.
They feature around five original works a year, with a season that runs from September
to May. Alleyway
Theatre Incorporated is a family of cultural enterprises which are administratively
integrated but artistically independent. Under its umbrella are some of Western
New York's most distinctive and creatively focused visions. Alleyway
Theatrer 2007-2008 Season:  | THE
SEABIRDS
by
William Orem, directed by Neal Radice
September 13 - 29, 2007
Thursdays
and Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Friday, September 14
(Curtain Up!) at 8:30 PM.
World Premiere Drama.
The top rooms
of a solitary lighthouse become both refuge and battleground during the American
Civil War when a drowning man is saved from the Chesapeake Bay by a lighthouse
captain. Carrying the brand of traitor, one hides from the Confederate authorities
that would execute him, while the other hopes to go unnoticed by the Union army
in the passing struggle. Mistrust gives way to acceptance as two men vie
for dominance in a little round universe where the difference between controller
and controlled is less and less clear. THE SEABIRDS is the 2006 winner
of the Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition. Suitable for adult audiences.
Playwright
William Orem
William Orem writes in multiple genres. His novel-in-stories,
Zombi, You My Love, won the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers
Award, previously given to Sherman Alexie, Alice Munro, Louise Erdrich, Richard
Ford and others. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in over 90 publications,
including The Princeton Arts Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and
Sou'Wester, and he has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
His 10-minute play Suspension was also produced this season at City Theatre
in Miami as part of their Summer Shorts Festival. William grew up in Maryland
and spent a good deal of time on its Eastern Shore. He is currently Writer in
Residence at Emerson College in Boston.
THE
SEABIRDS features actors Ray Boucher and David Hayes.
Tickets:
$24/general admission; $12/students.
Available online at alleyway.com,
at the box office 45 minutes before each performance, or by phone with Visa/Mastercard
at 716-852-2600x0. Group rates available.
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 | HELL
HOUSE BUFFALO
directed
and designed by Todd Warfield An
interactive Halloween experience that will shock, reveal and Try to wrap your
brain around some of today's hottest social issues!
October 18 at 7:30 PM Theatre Style Premiere Opening ($24 Tickets Available at
the Online Box Office.)
October 19 - 31 between 7PM and 10PM/except Sunday and Monday Haunted
House Style Walking Tours ($10 Tickets available at the door only.) The
Haunted Second Floor 745 Main Street, Buffalo NY. (between Tupper and Goodell
Streets in Buffalo's Theatre District) "Hell
House is cutting edge, shocking, and offensive... You'll wet your pants and beg
for salvation" Return To Alleyway Theatre "The
most in-your-face, high-flyin', no denyin', death-defyin', Satan-be-cryin',
keep-ya-from-fryin', theatrical stylin', no holds barred, cutting-edge
evangelism tool of the New Millennium!"
HELL
HOUSE BUFFALO is a faithful recreation of the hottest
tool in Fundamentalist Christian recruitment. Rev. Jerry Fallwell developed the
first HELL HOUSE script in the mid 1970's and, claiming a 25-30% conversion/salvation
rate, the tool has been used in over 3,000 churches. Recently, however, the HELL
HOUSE concept has also evolved into an intriguing theatre event and has been staged
by professional theatres on both coasts.
Visitors
to HELL HOUSE BUFFALO will be
escorted through a series of graphic scenes that illustrate the agonizing, soul
torturing results of such sinful behavior as gay marriage, abortion, premarital
sex and dancing at raves!
"We
Just Show Up And God Does The Rest!" - director/designer Todd Warfield
HELL
HOUSE BUFFALO confronts our most profound social problems including school violence,
gay marriage, AIDS, rape, premarital sex and abortion. Interpretation of
the validity of its message is left to the viewer. The Buffalo production
will combine state of the art multimedia, theatrical spectacle and live actors
to make the experience as vivid as possible. The ensemble of artists will feature
a rotating cast of "Guest Satans" including local celebrities.
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 | ITALIAN
SERENADE
book,
music and lyrics by Neal Radice
November
1-17, 2007
Thursdays
and Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
World Premiere
Musical.
A warm and
lively new musical that celebrates the hopes and heartaches, failures and glorious
victories of the great immigration that led so many Italian families to call Western
New York home. The story begins in a small town in Southern Italy in the 1890s
when the death of a poor old man Giuseppe Natale, leads to a series of life changing
decisions for his newly married grandson Sebastiano. Mirroring the countless stories
of so many of Buffalo's Italian families, the road to America and a better life
is not an easy one, nor are American roads really paved in gold, but the Italian
knack for finding joy in even the littlest blessings eases the burdens of poverty
and bigotry. Parallels to today's issues regarding immigration are everywhere
in this full length musical production that captures the heart of a culture and
interweaves musical styles based on everything from Tarantella to grand opera
to jazz. Suitable for all ages.
ITALIAN
SERENADE stars Joseph (Joey) Giambra and features Mathew Mooney as Sebastiano
and Leah Schneider as his wife Caterina. Others in the cast include Wendy Hall,
Roger Van Dette, Stephanie Bax, Roger Griffiths, Katy Miner, Jacob Albarella,
Diane Cammaratta, Christopher S. Parada, Kathryn Foster, Joseph Laspro, Joyce
Cappolla, and Jackie Albarella. Choreography is by Kathie Ann Montante Prospero,
vocal music direction by Tom Doyle with sets and lighting by Neal Radice and costumes
by Joyce Stilson.
Tickets:
$24/general admission; $12/students.
Available online at alleyway.com,
at the box office 45 minutes before each performance, or by phone with Visa/Mastercard
at 716-852-2600x0. Group rates available.
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