He Who Gets Slapped

Presented by
Jay & Barbara Kessler
DownStage / May 18 - June 9, 2012

A stranger’s arrival at a circus disrupts a world as delicately balanced as a tight-rope act. Lion tamers, bareback riders, and scam-artists alike fall under the mysterious spell of He Who Gets Slapped as He himself suffers the pangs of unrealizable love and the return of ghosts from his past. Almost forgotten and yet, once experienced, unforgettable, He Who Gets Slapped is a tragicomic masterpiece where philosophy meets physicality and the stirrings of laughter and longing come to a boil under the big top.

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Jane Scatena & The Big Band: Strictly Taboo

General Admission: $25
VIP Ticket*: $50
*includes Premium Reserved Seating and two drink tickets!
DownStage / Friday, June 15th at 8pm

Jump, jive, swing, and sway with Jane Scatena in her exclusive Jazz Cabaret!

A CD release event & benefit concert for Live Arts
Featuring vocalist Jane Scatena and the 16 piece big band Salute to Swing

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Dirty Barbie & Other Girlhood Tales

Back by popular demand!
UpStage / June 20th–22nd,
plus a special extravaganza on June 23rd

“Growing up in a small Southern town certainly has its artistic benefits. It has defined the extremes of my comedy and has provided me an anchor for the core of my identity. I have been working on my oral history for years. For this performance, I wanted to shape my stories into a one-hour wild ride.” — So says Denise Stewart, creator of Dirty Barbie, a hilarious one-woman show about the author’s strange southern childhood (is there any other kind?). With the help of her alter ego, Dirty Barbie, Denise puts the “fun” back in “dysfunctional” as she spins tales of scarlet fever, scotch over ice, and girls gone wild.

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Hairspray

Presented by
Elizabeth & Joe LeVaca
Sponsored by
The Ceiling & Floor Shop
and Bella Boutique
DownStage / July 13 - August 4, 2012

Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing and against all odds wins a spot on the local TV dance program, “The Corny Collins Show.” Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program’s reigning princess, integrate the show, and find true love without mussing her hair?