MILKY WAY CABARET fast approaches

THE MILKY WAY CABARET concerns the convergence of a coterie of desperate and unlikely characters at a nightclub (of the same name) in South Philadelphia. The piece revolves around an alcoholic magician trying to win his family back by performing a disappearing act, a pair of clown-costumed assassins who put out cigarettes on each others' faces and fall in love while staked out near the nightclub, a dildo-wielding club owner who grows steadily more and more fed up, a hula-hooping ex-Homecoming Queen struggling to come to terms with the dissolution of her marriage and the grown-up version of the magician’s daughter taking a series of dangerous trips back in time, through black holes, in an attempt to save her father’s life.
 
Featuring Rhianna Mack, Angela Parsons, Trista Wyly, Tyson Rinehart, Jeff Hernandez and Jeff Swearingen

November 11-21, 2009

Playing at the Teatro Dallas Space

1331 Record Crossing Road, Dallas TX 75235

Press qoutes from THE LAST CASTRATO

From BroadwayWorld.com

The Last Castrato: Hits High Notes

By Michael Dale/ August 24, 2005

...what I wouldn't change is the casting of Jeff Swearingen, whose exuberant energy and nice-guy likability is a treat to watch. Performing with no set -- just a folding chair, two tables, minimal props and nothing behind him but a black curtain -- director Brad McEntire puts him through a cardio workout with physically demanding staging full of pratfalls and human sound effects. His fun performance of an enjoyable... script makes The Last Castrato hit some pleasant high notes. 

From Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Out of the Loop: Audacity Productions, The Last Castrato

by Mark Lowry/ Staff Writer/ March 6, 2006

. . .

There's some outrageously funny stuff here.... Swearingen really gets into it, too... Audacious, indeed.

From Dallas Morning News

Anatomical antics Swearingen shows off range in 'Castrato'

by Lawson Taitte/ March 6, 2006

. . .

The world has been waiting for Jeff Swearingen to find a role that could contain and exploit his explosive, hilarious and truly quirky talent. He's finally got one... Under Brad McEntire's direction, Mr. Swearingen bounced between hilarity and an almost scary intensity... More than once, the audience finds itself unable to stop laughing.

Oh, it's coming...

Congrats to, well, us!

Both the Dallas Observer's Best of Dallas 2009 and the DFW Theatre Critics Forum Awards were released recently.

Observer's BEST OF DALLAS 2009
Best Comic Actor: Jeff Swearingen from HELLO HUMAN FEMALE
Best Comic Actress: Beccas Shivers from HELLO HUMAN FEMALE
Best Place to See a Weird Play: The Ochre House, brought to the attention of the masses by ATL's HELLO HUMAN FEMALE

FW Theatre Critics Forum Awards
Best new Play/Musical: HELLO HUMAN FEMALE by Matt Lyle

So, this is nice.

ARSENIC & ROSES wrap up...

ARSENIC & ROSES ended a month-long run at the Bath House Cultural Center yesterday. The half-hour one-act by Brad McEntire was part of the 2009 Festival of Independent Theatres. A sweet and simple comic romance, the show was largely misunderstood and/or dismissed by the local Dallas reviewers, who were looking for something more "edgy" from the festival showings.

The above clip is from the closing night performance. Judging from the laughter in the audience's response, they seems to differ in opinion from most of the reviewers.

EYE IN THE SKY Episode 2

EYE IN THE SKY Episode 2 in now online.

Great work by Erin Courtney, Greg Romero and Daniel Talbott.

Also, shout outs to the performances of Megan Woodall, Jeff Schmidt, Lydia Mackay and Jeff Swearingen.

As always, the direction is by Brad McEntire, audio recording and reading of the intro by Mr. John Flores and Ms. Chris Humphrey is on original music and audio engineering.

SPECIAL NOTE about this episode: In 2008 Audacity instigated a collaboration with playwright Greg Romero called 3P/3Y. In a nutshell, ATL agreed to produce three of Mr. Romero's pieces, be they large or small, over a three year period. We are happy to say, the piece enclosed within this episode, GOODB(EYE), written specifically for Audacity's Eye In The Sky project completes this collaboration.