Oct. 5 & 6: David O’Shea’s Taxi Stories
posted on September 1, 2010 | Permanent link
Taxi Stories is an 80-minute one-person show in which the author/actor, David O’Shea, recounts stories from his seven-year tenure as a New York City taxi driver during the 1970s and early 80s.
This is the NYC of Ed Koch, when homeless slept on cardboard boxes in front of the abandoned Apollo theatre, Times Square was filled with three-card monte players, tall transvestite hookers, and midnight cowboys, and “Pac-Man” was a brand new video game.
NYtheatre.com called Taxi Stories ”a vivid evocation of a now by-gone New York … when the city’s danger and unpredictability were part of its charm.”
The Irish Echo said Taxi Stories is “a lovely show, compassionate and realistic, created by a man who, clearly, hasn’t forgotten a single detail about life in the city … as honest as it is accurate.”
Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5 and Wednesday, Oct. 6. Tickets are $12 for individuals, $10 for season subscribers, and $8 for students and RAPT members with ID. To purchase tickets call our box office at 804-355-2001 or click the link below.
Mr. O’Shea has been a featured teller/emcee for the last four years at the Los Angeles Storytelling Festival. His most recent TV and film credits include “The Office” and “Semi-Pro.
He also is currently looking for WWII veterans who would like to have their memories recorded and copied on CD for free (as a tribute to Mr. O’Shea’s late father, a veteran of Patton’s 95th Infantry). If you know anyone who would be interested, please contact Mr. O’Shea at (323) 377-3801.
Exclusive Wine-Tasting Event Set for Sept. 19 at Zeus Gallery Cafe
posted on August 23, 2010 | Permanent link
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Need a Laugh? SketchProv Live! Opens Sept. 21!
posted on August 22, 2010 | Permanent link
The Firehouse Theatre Project proudly presents a new comedy and improvisational troupe - SketchProv Live! - opening Tuesday, Sept. 21!
The debut performance schedule so far is:
- 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21
- 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22
- Friday, Sept. 24, following the performance of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Saturday, Sept. 25, following the performance of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 28
- 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 29
- Friday, Oct. 29, following the performance of of Kyle Jarrow’s Love Kills
- Saturday, Oct. 30, following the performance of of Kyle Jarrow’s Love Kills
- Halloween, Sunday, Oct. 31, two shows at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for individuals, $7 for Firehouse season subscribers, and $5 for students and RAPT members with ID.
Tickets at the door, cash or check only.
SketchProv Live! moves to Richmond Triangle Players for performances on Oct. 12, 13, 19 and 20.
For more information, call 804-330-4566.
Watch this space for more details to come!
Tuesday Evening Acting Classes Start Sept. 14 - Register Now!
posted on August 16, 2010 | Permanent link
Eight-week acting class begins Tuesday, Sept. 14, and adjourns on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Taught by Carol Piersol, founding artistic director of the Firehouse Theatre Project.
Cost is $160 for new students and $120 for returning students.
Register Online
You Can Help Select Finalists for the 2011 Festival of New American Plays
posted on August 10, 2010 | Permanent link
Your help is needed to evaluate the hundreds of submissions we have received from across the U.S. to be considered for our 2011 Festival of New American Plays.
Here’s how you can participate:
- Stop by the Firehouse at 1609 W. Broad Street in Richmond between 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays (please call ahead at 804-355-2001) and sign out a script.
- Give us your feedback by completing a provided evaluation form.
- Return the script and evaluation form through our mail slot within two weeks.
- Check out another one! Reading scripts is fun!
Your feedback will be used to select finalists for the play festival which will be held at the Firehouse in January 2011.
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