The Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre features original contemporary dramas, comedies and musicals by local playwrights in the intimate 39-seat theatre.
Tickets are $25 which include an array of decadent desserts, coffee and tea.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
E-mail (Best): thistledewplaywrights@yahoo.com
or telephone 444-8209
Opening in September, 2008:
The Divine Court Martial of
Field Marshal Keitel”
A
staged reading of an
original play
by Charles McIntosh
Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel was the senior officer in the Nazi armed forces from 1937 to 1945,
and was hanged in 1946 on sentence from the Nuremberg Tribunal.
Orders signed by him or issued at his direction
were the authority for many
of the most heinous acts of both the army and the dread SS under Himmler.
Keitel considered himself merely a soldier, obligated by oath and
training to carry out the orders of his military commander, Adolf Hitler,
regardless of his own opinions about their nature,
subject matter, or consequences. Officers who knew him well considered him
more or less as a high-ranking clerk, exercising (by his own choice) little personal discretion.
In fact, their nickname for him was "Lakeitel", or lackey.
Performances: Friday, September 12 (7pm), Saturday, 13 (7pm), Sunday, 14 (2pm), Friday, 19 (7pm), Saturday, 20 (7pm) and close Sunday, 21 (2pm perf.).
Tickets are $12.00, which includes decadent dessert, coffee and tea.
A product of The Thistle Dew Playwright’s Workshop.
Coming
in October
2008:
“Ba-Bang!"
or 01/20/09:
the end of an error”.
by
Thomas M. Kelly
A caricature comedy starring ‘Dubya’ and some of the most noted minds of the past to help him in his quest to create a lasting legacy
In
the first debate, George ‘Dubya’ Bush played the smirking frat-boy.
In the
second, the unleashed whiner.
In the
third he was the smiling villain.
“…O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain!”
Hamlet
Act I, Scene Five
CALL FOR PLAYWRIGHTS WITH SCRIPTS FOR
The Thistle
Dew Playwright's Workshop
"MONDAY
EVENINGS AT SEVEN"
Sounds
like a play, doesn’t it?
The unique Thistle Dew Theatre’s Playwright’s Workshop, one of a few in the Western United States…
and you can be a part
of it!
The Playwright’s Workshop meets every Monday at 7:00pm at The Thistle Dew
Theatre, 1901 P Street. Readers, writers, theatre critics, directors,
producers, actors, and theatre aficionados are invited and welcomed. If
you have some Monday evenings free and would like to take part in the very
rewarding process of bringing new plays and musicals to the Thistle Dew Theatre,
and to the world, please attend any Monday evening.
There is no charge to participate in the workshop.
Thank you, from Tom, Ellie and the creative members of The Thistle Dew
Playwright's Workshop.
For more information please call Tom Kelly at 444-8209
OR
email
thistledewplaywrights@yahoo.com .
The Workshop members and the owners of The Thistle Dew, Tom and Ellie, are dedicated to supporting original works by local playwrights and offer the opportunity for new works to be performed on the Thistle Dew stage.
WORKSHOP
SUCCESSES!
Maggie Adair Upton directed
Thomas M. Kelly's play "The Butterfly Within".
Penny Meahger directed Laura Sheperd's play
"Annie's Story".
Richard Williams directed Donya Wicken's play
"Ghost Writer".
Julie Greene directed Thomas M. Kelly's play "Stop snoring, Jay! I'm dreaming of Christmas". (DVDs are available: $10.00.)
Richard Williams directed Tom's play "The Timekeeper". (DVDs are available: $10.00.)
Mark Fejta directed Tim Cahill's play "The Secuction of Thomas Sorrell".
Julie Greene directed Thomas M. Kelly's play "This is not our backyard, Charlie!". (DVDs are available: $10.00.)
Gail Hensley directed Julie Greene's "Going Somewhere?"
A trilogy of shorts ("Subway" and "Higher Learning") and a one act play ("Flying to Santa Barbara")
For more information please call or email Tom at 444-8209 OR
(BEST) thistledewplaywrights@yahoo.com .
Thank you, from Tom, Ellie and the creative members of
The Thistle Dew Playwright's Workshop.
Box Office Information
VISA/Mastercharge accepted. Groups rates are available.
BOX OFFICE: 916.444.8209
EMAIL RESERVATIONS: thistledewplaywrights@yahoo.com
RESERVATION POLICY: Reservations are required for all performances. Reserved tickets not claimed 10 minutes before performance time are released to standbys. If you are en route, please call the box office (444-8209) and let us know you are on your way.
MEET THE ACTORS - A THISTLE DEW TRADITION:
Stick around after the show and meet the cast and crew.
BUY OUT THE HOUSE! HAVE A PRIVATE PARTY!
You can reserve the entire 39-seat house for your group or organization (or 38 of your closest friends) to see a performance. Call 444-8209 for group rates.