Theatre NXS, Brian Pape and Fay Street Lofts Present
Event Horizon and Other Plays
by Don Nigro
Click the graphic - production photos by Joel Anderson!
Friday, Saturday, Sunday - 7:30PM
June 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28
In The Mule Barn Building, 501 Fay Street
Three World Premieres!
Creatrix, Goat and
Dr. Sinistrari on Zombie Island
With LIVE MUSIC Each Night!
Theatre NXS
First Season
Click titles for descriptions
2009
Further Adventures of Tom and Huck, Normalcy,
and Jack in the Box, all by Don Nigro, made
up the first show of our 2009 season, presented with music by Bruce
Poe, Sutu Forté, and Ironweed, with pre-show music by David Ray.
Thanks to the cast, crew and especially our wonderful audience for making
it a tremendous success.
Click the photo for a slide show of photographs taken by Joel Anderson on Saturday
night, featuring David Ray, Sutu Forté, Tammy Mullins, Jonathan
Buell, Bruce Humphries, Jonna Wiseman and Jim McCown.
$10 with Reservation
$12 at the door
$8 Student/Senior
Beer and wine will be available
with proper ID
To produce works of artistic and social significance with professional
expertise and creative passion, to develop an audience to support such
work, to discover and develop local talent, and to establish a professional
theatre in Columbia, MO. (Articles of Incorporation, Article 8(c)).
The implications of the sound of the name, "Theatre In Excess," are
intentional. Theatre NXS will bring a challenging new voice to Columbia
Theatre. It will embrace music, dance and a variety of live performance.
It will seek to draw audience members into their own experience of theatre,
one that will be entertaining and rewarding.
Theatre NXS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, FEIN: 26-0656124,
and your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Download
Business Plan
All performances of the 2009 season will take place in the Mule Barn
Building, located at the corner of Fay Street and Hinkson Avenue. Beautifully
restored by architect Brian Pape, the Mule Barn Building has office, retail
& restaurant space available. For directions click
here.
The Lighter Side of Edgy
Joel Anderson's pics from
one of our first events.
Click
here.
Beautiful Bola
Stacking Chairs
for Sale
We got them at a state auction
and they're too big for The Locker
$300 chairs available at $10-$25 each
Call LR 573-639-0889
Copyright © 2009 Theatre NXS, Inc.
The Plays: Performed All Three Nights
Theatre NXS is proud and privileged to present the world premieres of
Further Adventures of Tom and Huck and Jack in the Box
and the Missouri premiere of Normalcy.
Please note that this is Theatre for Grownups. These plays are not for children
under the age of 16.
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>> Further Adventures of Tom and Huck by Don Nigro
"It's been so long. I always felt bad about losing touch like we
did. Gosh, it's great to see you. Wait till I tell Becky. You know I married
Becky Thatcher, don't you?" And so Tom begins their thirty year reunion. Don
Nigro's exploration of these long-loved traditional characters presents
a modern black comedy that plays on contemporary social themes and the
American mythos, all with a stunning plot twist. After seeing this
dark, witty and hilarious take on "what if," you will never think of Tom,
Huck and Becky quite the same again.
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>> Normalcy by Don Nigro
In this very short play a student presents a "report" on the
stunning term of Warren G. Harding, and no politician is quite safe
from its outrageous commentary.
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>> Jack in the Box by Don Nigro
What if you discovered yourself trapped in a wind-up box,
a spring stuck half-way up your arse, at the mercy of some gargantuan
child? Jack, in the box, struggles to remember how he got there.
Ten twisted minutes from the mind of Don Nigro.
For Joel
Anderson's photo gallery of the Theatre NXS production, click here.
Event Horizon
Don Nigro
"Folks, this is your captain speaking. We'll be arriving shortly at the Event
Horizon, from which nothing can return. . . . "
Dr. Sinistrari on Zombie Island
Don Nigro
The evil and sinister Dr. Sinistrari welcomes us to our gig on Zombie Island.
Creatrix
Don Nigro
Two girls, obsessed with a movie and all things film, seem lost in a fantasy world -
but the line dividing their world from reality blurs.
Goat
Don Nigro
Lil, banished, seeks out Goat, also banished, to do her a little favor.
And for those of you wondering what happened to Banana Man -
due to circumstances beyond our control it had to be postponed until next season.
Watch for it in 2010!
SPARKS
The Sparks are Rocket Kirchner and Suzy Manley, two real firecrackers that love to
R and B a crowd to the hilt. With Rocket's guitarslinging prowess, and Suzy's
torch-up-the-night voice, a slendid time is guaranteed for all.
Adult Entertainment
George F. Walker
Max is a burned out detective. Jayne is a burned out public defender.
During a motel tryst, they agree to help each other with their respective cases.
Max’s partner Donny is in worse shape than Max is, and inextricably pulls his
separated wife innocently into the resulting confusion. Lost on the margins of
respectable society, and trying desperately to salvage something worthwhile
from their careers-gone-wrong, the best of intentions turn on them in a way none
of them could have imagined. Another of George F. Walker’s Suburban Motel series.
For mature audiences.
Debbie D the Shantoosi
"Debbie D, the Shantoosi" features Debbie D'Agostino on
vocals with Jake Herzog on keys. A true cabaret experience. Picture yourself at a
night club in Chicago or St. Louis, sometime around 1955, listening to tunes
by Gershwin, Porter, amd Ellington, add the tinkling sound of a piano
and a voice reminiscent of Vaughn or Clooney. Move it to the Mule Barn
in Columbia and enjoy.
Hoodoo Man Fletcher & The Reverend Marsha Blues Band
The Reverend Marsha and Hoodoo Man Fletcher? Could there be a
more unlikely pair of blues troubadours to partner up? Or could it be the perfect match?
Unlikely or perfect, they play the blues, the way blues should be played.
By the way, for those getting hitched and in need of a minister and a band, the Reverend
is legally qualified to perform marriages, funerals, baptisms and other ministerial duties.
Hoodoo Fletcher is Keith Fletcher at hkfletch@hotmail.com
and the Reverend Marsha is Marsha McIntire at tstudio45@centurytel.net.
Problem Child
By George F. Walker
For Joel
Anderson's photo gallery of the Theatre NXS production, click here.
RJ and Denise have not been having a good time. They got busted for drugs
and other stuff and then Denise's Mom called child services and their young daughter
was taken away. They have come to this Suburban Motel to get their
child back. But first they have to convince the social worker that they are good
parents. They have only the best intentions, but things go terribly wrong. The first
of Walker's Suburban Motel series, it is an outrageous, funny and sad tale of
one couple's struggle to rejoin society. For mature audiences.
The first weekend, May 15, 16 & 17, David Raye performed his unique style
Delta blues on his slide steel guitar. Most recently heard in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
where he played with the likes of Robert Belfour, David also performed the
incidental music for the play performance. Theatre NXS was proud to welcome David back,
after he delighted our audiences with his pre-show sets for Further Adventures
of Tom & Huck.
