UTA’s Department of Theatre Arts presents MavLab Plays

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents MavLab. Experience the exciting, thought provoking plays that make up the Maverick Theatre Company’s MavLab! This semester’s series includes THE SHOCK OF RECOGNITION by Robert Anderson, directed by UTA Theatre Arts student Coy Rubalcaba, LADIES IN WAITING by Michele Palermo, directed by Assistant Professor of Instruction Detra Payne, and the world premiere of SOME SUNNY DAY written and directed by UTA Theatre Arts student Straton Rushing.

THE SHOCK OF RECOGNITION, by Robert Anderson, breaks in on a difference of opinion between an earnest young dramatist and his matter-of-fact producer who doesn’t like the opening moment of the play. A wife is having breakfast in bed and she says something to her husband, who is in the bathroom. He comes out, jaybird naked, and yells to her, "You know I can’t hear you when the water’s running." The producer doesn’t think this confrontation is quite nice or necessary. The author insists that the scene is quite important and, after all, it lasts only an instant. A quarrel over taste develops.

LADIES IN WAITING is written by Michele Palermo. In a room at All Saints Church fifty minutes before her wedding, Julie and her bridesmaids are together for the first time in over a year. As they get dressed, do makeup and their hair, they talk about marriage, careers, dating and even death.

SOME SUNNY DAY, written by Theatre Arts student Straton Rushing, is derived from the lines of Vera Lynn’s song “We’ll Meet Again”. The play follows a year in the life of Will Kolikov, a young man living in the early 2000s, who is trying to make a career in radio when things begin to fall apart for him. This bittersweet play explores how we pick up the pieces and start over through music, poetry, and the stories that need to be told most.

THE SHOCK OF RECOGNITION and LADIES IN WAITING will be performed on the same evening with THE SHOCK OF RECOGNITION performing first, followed by a brief intermission with LADIES IN WAITING performing after. The price of admission includes both performances. Performances are presented October 31 & November 2 at 8:00 p.m. and November 3 at 2:30 p.m.. SOME SUNNY DAY will be presented November 1 & 3 at 8:00 p.m. and November 4 at 2:30 p.m.. All performances will be at 502 S. Cooper Street, The Studio Theatre, Room 137 of Fine Arts Building North. Tickets are $10 for general admission.

For further information, please contact the UT Arlington Department of Theatre Arts box office at 817.272.2669.

Maverick Theatre Company's MavLab at UTA March 22-25

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents MavLab. Experience the innovative plays that are the Maverick Theatre Company’s MavLab! This semester’s series includes THE RISE AND RISE OF DANIEL ROCKET by Peter Parnell and GRACE by Craig Wright. Production dates are March 22 – March 25, 2018. All MavLab productions are rated PG-13.

Surrounded by taunting peers, Daniel Rocket finds the strength to literally fly above them all. THE RISE AND RISE OF DANIEL ROCKET is a nostalgic yet relative tale of youth, loneliness and the power of believing in others as well as yourself. This play will be presented on March 22 and March 24 at 8 pm at 502 S. Cooper Street, The Studio Theatre, Room 137 of Fine Arts Building North.

In GRACE, sweet, Christian couple move to Florida from Minnesota on a mission to create a Gospel-themed hotel chain. Religious debates with their atheist neighbor and frequent visits from the local bug exterminator quickly turn this seemingly innocent business venture into a grisly crime scene. GRACE will be presented on March 23 at 8pm and March 25 at 2:30pm at 502 S. Cooper Street, The Studio Theatre, Room 137 of Fine Arts Building North.

Tickets are $10 for general public and $8 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty and staff. For further information, please contact the UT Arlington Department of Theatre Arts box office at 817.272.2669.

UTA MAVLAB One Act Plays 2017

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents MAVLAB One-Act Series. Come experience the inaugural season of innovative one-act plays that is MAVLAB! The series includes IVES’ LIVES by David Ives, directed by Associate Professor Dr. Dennis Maher, AND TELL SAD STORIES OF THE DEATHS OF QUEENS by Tennessee Williams, directed by Senior Lecturer, Detra Payne and THIRST by Eugene O’Neill, directed by Maverick Theatre Company member, Samantha Wierick. Production dates and location are October 26 – 29 at 502 S. Cooper Street, The Studio Theatre, Room 137 of Fine Arts Building North. All MAVLAB productions are rated PG-13.

IVES’ LIVES will be presented on Oct. 26 and Oct. 28 at 8 pm. David Ives is one of the most successful playwrights today. He provides three whimsical and thought-provoking short plays featuring his trademark skill with language and quirky characters.

AND TELL SAD STORIES OF THE DEATHS OF QUEENS by Tennessee Williams will be presented on Oct. 27 at 8 pm and Oct. 29 at 2:30 pm. Candy Delaney is a successful New Orleans interior decorator who is also a drag queen approaching "her" 35th birthday. On the rebound from a seventeen-year relationship, Candy has picked up a rough sailor, Karl, on whom she lavishes money in the hopes of finding and landing love again.

THIRST by Eugene O’Neill will be presented on Oct. 26, 27, and 28 at 8 pm and Oct. 29 at 2:30 pm. Three shipwreck victims struggle to survive in a small lifeboat surrounded by sharks. As a result of thirst their normal reality quickly turns to desperation and madness. THIRST shows just how far humans will go to survive.

Tickets are $10 for general public and $8 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. For further information, please contact the UT Arlington Department of Theatre Arts box office at 817.272.2669.