Best of 2017? DFW fosters a diverse, vibrant theatre community with more talent expanding its depth and range every year. Many interesting roles for women in 2017…. Despite the focus on harassment issues and the #MeToo paradigm shift, DFW theatre trends towards more parity in male/female engagement. It’s always easy to recall an array of … Continue reading
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STIFF: Deadly tale of mirth & woe at Fun House Theatre and Film
Fun House Theatre’s Stiff riddle: what’s more fun than one stiff? TWO. Bawdy bodies, a dead drunk and a corpse. Scurrilous schemes. A manic play within a play, with a deadly 9-act script, sure to kill off a critic? Add Jeff Swearingen’s dandy pack of thespian lads and lasses to the mix with their tight … Continue reading
Petal-Plucking Princess Wars Please at Fun House Theatre
Youth theatre with a raw edge? Find it by the compost heap-full at Fun House Theatre and Film in Plano. Performing through May12th, this Sunday, Jeff Swearingen’s cadre of talented, dedicated mademoiselles present Daffodil Girls, his comic parody adaptation of David Mamet’s celebrated drama Glengarry Glen Ross and come out Olympic champs. Swearingen turns … Continue reading
FunHouse Theatre: Beeson Duo in “Little Prince” Adaptation
“On ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. “(One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.) An intelligent, creative, intrepid young prince from a planet the size of a house embarks on a hero’s journey across the universe and finds himself on Earth, … Continue reading
Fun House Theatre’s Chicken Fricassee: Added Show
ADDED PERFORMANCE FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2012 — 7:15PM Birds of a feather? Nobody has more fun dreaming up fantastically imaginative stage plays than nationally respected playwright, actor, director and Chicago based radio personality Matt Lyle. Nobody takes more outrageous delight in bringing imaginative stage plays to life with full exploration of their comic possibilities than … Continue reading
Raise Your Glasnost! Fun House Theatre’s Ultimate Holiday Experience
Watch out, Grandma! The Cold War is getting waged this weekend in Plano, TX. Santa’s nuclear disarmament reindeer are on a rampage. Don’t fret — Jeff Swearingen, clueless, spelling-challenged Dan Quayle, nostalgic Ronald Reagan serenading Margaret Thatcher and a bumbling trio of rapping Ruskies who make prank calls to the White House in a cast … Continue reading
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