Bartell Theatre

Presents

Blasphemy! An Unholy Trinity of Musical Comedies

In the Drury Theatre

By Catherine Capellaro and Andrew Rohn
Directed by Catherine Capellaro and Andrew Rohn

In 2005-96, Walmartopia broke box-office records during its five-week Bartell run and created a sensation at the New York International Fringe Festival. It then moved to New York for a four-month Off- Broadway engagement. Now the Capellaro-Rohn team expects tickets to fly during the four week run of Blasphemy. So much fun you’ll forget you lost your civil liberties! The show is a benefit for the Bartell Theatre, which is celebrating its 10th year of operation.

ACT I: RAPTURE
This show is set in the not-too-distant future and stars Sarah Palin, King George W. Bush, Cheney, and his inner circle, who are anxiously awaiting Jesus’ arrival as the world descends into chaos and scarcity. A man emerges out of the wilderness, excoriating the leaders for destroying paradise. He must be Jesus…

ACT II: PURGATORY
The world’s first disco musical. In life, Professor Owens was a brutal taskmaster, who drilled the joy out of music for countless students. When Owens dies in a plane crash, he is stuck in Purgatory, charged with organizing a choir of disco lovers. Heaven gives him one chance, an audition concert, but the devil happily awaits his failure. Will Owen succeed, or will he be doomed to an eternity of Village People?

ACT I: PARADISE
In this parable, Adam and Eve’s peaceful lives are disrupted after they encounter a mutant fish that is an evolutionary bridge from water to land. Curious Eve is seduced by the creature’s description of the biological history of the world, which conflicts with Adam’s fundamentalist views. The fish introduces Eve to her real family, a bisexual polyamorous group of Bonobo-Neanderthals, and Eve has to squarely face two radically different worldviews.

Showing on THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY nights, Jan 9-31 with a special Sunday Matinee and Donor Appreciation Party January 18th.
Visit www.walmartopia.com/blasphemy for more details on how to get tickets or become a sponsor, or call the Bartell at 608-204-0280, or visit www.stageq.com/tickets/ticketreserve.php and select “Blasphemy.”

January 9-31, 2009

Performances: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sunday matinee on Jan. 18th at 2 pm.

Tickets: This is a fundraising event for the Bartell Theatre. SUGGESTED DONATION = $15.00. Reserve seats online at the StageQ website.

For reservations, or more information, contact 608-661-9696 x1