Theater & Dance
Texas Music Theater San Marcos
Category: Theater & Dance Written by tmtsm.com
Devoted to music and musicians, Texas Music Theater features all-new state-of-the-art digital sound and lighting and acoustics — with a mission to provide the highest-quality experiences for music makers as well as the thousands of audience members who will hear them. Texas bands of all kinds, local and regional artists, and national touring acts will provide quality shows, intimate as well as full-production, any given night of the week and always on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Patrons will enjoy listening to their old favorite or new favorite entertainers performing Americana, Texas country, rock, indie rock, blues, Tejano-Salsa-Latin and more. The venue is also available for private parties, corporate meetings, special events and rehearsals of national touring acts, with VIP section and balcony seating options. Located on the square in downtown San Marcos, Texas, between Austin and San Antonio, the theater was built in 1941 and opened as the Plaza Theater. The building was remodeled in 1958 as a movie theater with two screens and renamed Holiday Theater. Most recently, it was a venue called Gordo’s that featured live music from new acts such as Blue October. Over the years, thousands of area residents and students at Southwest Texas State (now Texas State University-San Marcos) have ventured through its doors to be entertained.
Last Updated on Saturday - 12.10.11 @ 5:24 PM
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The Samoiloff Effect – Lighting Magic and Colour Effects
Category: Theater & Dance Written by Rob Sayer @ Onstagelighting.co.uk
Looking at the Samoiloff effect, an old stage lighting trick using the physics of reflected colour, On Stage Lighting brings together the old with some new technologies in the form of colour mixing LED fixtures.
In our article on Reflected Colour in Lighting we looked at how using saturated colours, particularly the primary light colours (Red, Green and Blue), can dramatically effect the way a coloured object looks to the eye. In a practical example, it meant that my blue LED keyring torch was pretty useless when it came to hunting for cables marked with either green or red PVC tape because the two marking became a dirty brown colour. It also told us something useful about lighting scenery and costumes with saturated light colours. If you haven’t already, check out the article.
Last Updated on Monday - 08.29.11 @ 8:55 AM
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Crimes of the Heart
Category: Theater & Dance Written by Temple Civic Theatre
Beth Henley’s popular Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic comedy returns to TCT as our next main series production. Written in 1981, Crimes of the Heart charts the emotionally turbulent, quirky, and often hysterical relationships which bind the McGrath sisters.
Performances are March 25, 26, 31 and April 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees performances on March 27 and April 3 at 2:30 p.m. Reserved seat tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. The box office (254-778-4751, open Tuesday-Friday from 9:30 to 1:30) will begin sales and reservations for season members on Tuesday, March 15. Sales to the general public begin on Tuesday, March 22.
Lenny (Mary Anzalone), the eldest, struggles to find a sense of joy as she celebrates her 40th birthday alone, an event acknowledged only by Chick (Alexandra Tolleson), the harpy-like neighboring cousin who delivers an old box of Christmas candy as a token gift.
Last Updated on Saturday - 12.10.11 @ 5:24 PM
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