All summer mainstage productions begin at 7PM (unless noted otherwise) on Thursday, Friday and Satuday nights and at 2PM on Sundays.
Gutenberg! The Musical! Book by Scott Brown and Anthony King
Original Music by T.O. Sterret
July 10 - July 27
Gutenberg the Musical In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new project: A big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg.
Directed by David A. Miller
Generously underwritten by Ann L. Rhodes
SANDERS THEATRE
IN THE FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
Dark Play or Stories For Boys by Carlos Murillo
September 18 - October 5
Dark Play or Stories For Boys by Carlos Murillo. A shy, awkward teenage boy, emboldened by the anonymity of the internet assumes a false identity to deceive and seduce another teen. A cautionary tale about the power of the world wide web.
Directed by JV Mercanti
SANDERS THEATRE
IN THE FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
2008 “Phibs at the Modern” reading series
All readings begin at noon on Sunday and 7PM on Monday
in the auditorium of The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
A $10 contribution is greatly appreciated.
Live music and a cash bar are from 6 to 7 pm.
Full Gallop by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson
February 10 & 11
Full Gallop by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson presents fashion icon Diana Vreeland in her New York apartment shortly after her departure from Vogue. Brutally honest and wickedly funny, Vreeland gathers her strength and rallies her allies for the next phase of her life and career.
In the auditorium of :
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell St. - Fort Worth, TX 76107
First Person Shooter by Aaron Loeb
April 6 & 7
First
Person Shooter by Aaron Loeb takes us inside a start-up video
game company, where the hottest, most violent game on the market
has brought instant success to its young tech geniuses. Their celebration
fizzles when their game is blamed for a school shooting.
In the auditorium of :
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell St. - Fort Worth, TX 76107
First Person Shooter Post-Show Talk Back This event is free
Immediately following the reading at the Modern we will move over to the Dos Gringos Mexican Restaurant for a panel discussion including the playwright, the director, and the cast from First Person Shooter as well as a FWISD Crisis Intervention Specialist, and a police officer. Please Join Us!
Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available.
Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz Directed by Joe Brown
May 29 & 30, 8PM
Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz and directed by Joe Brown. Jody runs a map store. His friend Carl has been bringing chairs of dead friends into Jody's store and leaving them there. When Jody needs to take an AIDS test, Carl tries to convince him that it is not only okay to leave the store, but also that he must take responsibility for his life.
Located at: Scott Theatre, as part of the Fort Worth
Opera's "More Life: the Art and Science of AIDS" festival.
The Scene by Theresa Rebeck
October 12 & 13
The Scene by Theresa Rebeck. The Scene is a scathing comedy about dating, fame, fulfillment and obsession with pop culture. It is about those who are in the dating scene; those who want to be in the scene and those who have left the scene and want to return.
In the auditorium of :
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell St. - Fort Worth, TX 76107
The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown
November 30 & December 1
The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown is a powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of the woman telling her story backwards while the man tells his story chronologically.
In the auditorium of :
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell St. - Fort Worth, TX 76107
Full Gallop by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson presents fashion icon Diana Vreeland in her New York apartment shortly after her departure from Vogue. Brutally honest and wickedly funny, Vreeland gathers her strength and rallies her allies for the next phase of her life and career.
The Scene by Theresa Rebeck. The Scene is a scathing comedy about dating, fame, fulfillment and obsession with pop culture. It is about those who are in the dating scene; those who want to be in the scene and those who have left the scene and want to return.
The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown is a powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of the woman telling her story backwards while the man tells his story chronologically.