• Uncle Sam (one of dozens!)
• A proud American (proud of his flag and his pole!)
• The country of France (oui oui!)
• A subtle racist! (aren't they just precious...when they're younger?)
• A born-again Texan (yee haw!)
• A jazz guy (you have to listen to the notes they aren't playing!)
• A 30's movie cliché (he's grand AND gay!)
• An ape from the future (a damn, dirty ape!)
• A smug tea partier (is there any other kind?)
• and finally William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (cough, cough!)
  

This By Melissa James Gibson Regional Premiere Directed by Steve Garfinkel Main Street Theater - Rice Village 2540 Times Blvd. Previews April 2 at 8:00pm April 3 at 3:00pm April 6 at 7:30pm Performances April 7 - 24, 2011 Thursdays - 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays - 8:00pm Sundays - 3:00pm

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For groups of 10 or more, please call Andrew Ruthven, Director of Audience Services, at 713-524-3622 x102

Jane is not okay. She’s a promising poet without a muse, a single mother without lessons to pass along. Her dating life’s a shambles, and her helpful friends are only helping make things more complicated. This bright, witty, un-romantic comedy captures the uncertain steps of a circle of friends backing their way into middle age.

This had its World Premiere production in New York at Playwrights Horizons in 2009.

Recommended for mature audiences due to profanity and adult situations.
Children under the age of 5 are not allowed in the theater.

Special thanks to our media sponsor, KUHF Public Radio,
for its generous support of this production.

I Am Barbie By Walton Beacham World Premiere Directed by Cheryl Kaplan Main Street Theater - Rice Village 2540 Times Blvd. Previews May 12 at 7:30pm Performances May 13 - 29, 2011 Thursdays - 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays - 8:00pm Sundays - 3:00pm

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For groups of 10 or more, please call Andrew Ruthven, Director of Audience Services, at 713-524-3622 x102

What if Barbie could talk? What if she could really tell you what it was like to be a sex symbol and role model all at once - and to have all those careers - all those outfits! Well, now she can. In this world premiere production, Barbie is 50, and she’s got a voice. She’s here to let you in on it all. Ken and Skipper are along for the ride, as well as her creator and mother, Ruth. Buckle your seat belts: it’s a wild ride…

Recommended for mature audiences due to profanity and adult situations.
Children under the age of 5 are not allowed in the theater.

Walton Beacham holds degrees from Georgia Tech (B.S.), Georgia State University (B.A. Literature), and the University of Arkansas (M.A. Literature, M.F.A. Fiction). He has taught math, physics, literature, and creative writing at the University of Arkansas, University of Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth University where he was Associate Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing. He was Book Editor for the Sunday book section for the “Richmond Times Dispatch,” contributor to the “Richmond Mercury,” and contributor to “The Nation.” He left his position as Associate Professor of English to become vice president of Salem Press, and then founder and president of Beacham Publishing Corp (1985-present). His two-act play Blood Sunday was selected through a juried competition for a reading on the main stage of The Players Theatre in Sarasota, Florida in July 2007. His short play, Stormy, won Theatre Odyssey’s 2009 short play festival. The first scene of Barbie was produced as part of Theatre Odyssey’s 2010 short play festival.

Special thanks to our media sponsor, KUHF Public Radio,
for its generous support of this production.

Special thanks to our media sponsor, Houston Woman Magazine,
for its generous support of this production.

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