Season 14 – 2011/2012
- June 21st, 2011
Welcome to Vertigo Theatrics *Season 14* list of shows and events. We have been very busy preparing to bring you the best entertainment in the area.
Season Seats are available online through PayPal or by calling Vertigo’s office at (810) 239-7469. There are two choices of Season Seats:
The Dinner Theatre Package – $122.00 ($150 value) - consists of 1 (one) seat to the Dinner productions of:
Moonlight and Magnolias
A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol
Marriage Is Murder and
33 Variations.
The Premier Package – $168.00 ($200 value) – includes 1 (one) seat to each of the above Dinner productions PLUS 1 (one) seat to our scheduled events:
The 4th Annual Vampire Ball
the 50th Birthday Roast & Toast (Honoring Ted Valley)
We hope you are as excited as we are with the choices and as always, we at Vertigo are looking forward to seeing you at the show!
September 2011
Dinner Theatre
Moonlight and Magnolias By Ron Hutchinson
1939 Hollywood is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind. The screenplay just doesn’t work. So what’s an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film’s stars, gossip columnists & his father-in-law, he sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht & pulls director Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz. Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades & on a diet of peanuts & banana’s, the three labor over 5 days to fashion the screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful & beloved films of all time.
Show Dates:
Friday, 9/23/11
Saturday, 9/24/11
Friday, 9/30/11 &
Saturday, 10/1/11
Dinner: 7PM/Show: 8PM
1 Matinee:
Sunday, 10/2/11
Lunch: 1:30PM/Show: 2:30PM
Dinner Seats: $35/$30 in advance
online through PayPal @ www.vertigotheatrics.com or by calling (810) 239-7469
Performance only Seats: $20
Moonlight and Magnolias was originally produced in New York City
by the Manhattan Theatre Club on March 3, 2005,
Lynn Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove Executive Producer
The World Premiere was produced by The Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois on May 15, 2004,
Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director
Moonlight and Magnolias is presented
through special arrangement with
Dramatist Play Service, Inc.
440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY. 10016
Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-683-8960
October 2011
Special Event
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Vertigo Theatrics requests your presence at the
4th Annual Vampire Ball
Featuring Live Entertainment by
Voltaire
Hellblinki
Egress
The Lunatic Vagabonds Gothic Belly Dancers
DJ cypher & more
Heavy Hors de’ oeuvres included
Cash Bar – Sponsored by Flint Farmers Market
Psychic Readings available by Lynda Forbes & friends
Save the date for this one of a kind annual
“fangtastic” Gothic Gala!
Tickets: $20 in advance – online through PayPal @
www.vertigotheatrics.com or by calling (810) 239-7469
$25 At The Door
You MUST be 21 to enter the Vampires Lair –
ID’s will be checked at the door
November 2011
Special Event
Tea With Grandmother -* 2 Performances Only! *
Sunday, November 13, 2011 & Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Performances to be held at 1 PM at the Historic Masonic Temple
* Seats $20 in advance/$25 at the door *
Vertigo Theatrics is proud to present our special project Tea with Grandmother. This is a presentation of living history by women 75 years or older from different races and ethnicities. The intention is to engage a large cross section of our community and produce awareness of history through real people from varying backgrounds and pasts. These ladies will relay from personal experiences their cultural heritage on community, world and local events. The women of this generation have lived through many major events in their life. Our hope is to foster awareness of the contributions made to our society and the affects of historical events on women from our community. To open a line of communication by showing while we are all different, we are also the same. Our skilled moderator Lynne Ransom will guide these wonderful women down memory lane where we will be able to share in the first hand experiences of Geraldine Blankinship, Libera Cramer, Bea Enders, Vera Farah, Bimla Goel, Sylvia Levenson, Helene Streich, Charlotte L. Williams and our moderator Lynne Ransom. We are honored to have these ladies here enriching our lives through their willingness to share.
We at Vertigo Theatrics are grateful for the support received from the Ruth Mott Foundation through their Share Art Flint mini grants. This support has made it possible to add this program to our 2011/2012 schedule.
Presentations at the Masonic Temple will include a light lunch of small sandwiches, coffee, desserts and of course tea.
December 2011
Musical Dinner Theatre
A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol
Book & Lyrics by Music by
Phil Olson Paul Olson
It’s Christmas Eve in Marquette, Michigan and cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson gets in an argument with his wife Clara and tells her “he’s skipping Christmas!” After storming out of the bar he snowmobiles across the lake, falls through the ice and goes into a coma. He comes back in his dream where he is visited by folk legend, Sven Yorgenson who is in turn, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. This hilarious spoof of Charles Dickens’ classic tale A Christmas Carol is sure to delight with the quirks and musical numbers!
Show Dates:
Friday, 12/2/11
Saturday, 12/3/11
Friday, 12/9/11 &
Saturday, 12/10/11
Dinner: 7PM/Show: 8PM
1 Matinee:
Sunday, 12/11/11
Lunch: 1:30PM/Show: 2:30PM
Dinner Seats: $45/$40 in advance –
online through PayPal @ www.vertigotheatrics.com or by calling (810) 239-7469
Performance only Seats: $20
A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. 45 West 25th Street New York, NY. 10010
January, 2012
Dinner Theatre
Marriage Is Murder
By Nick Hall
Ex-spouses Paul and Polly Butler write murder mysteries together. They act out the crimes in Paul’s apartment: poisoned chocolates and lethal martini’s, alibis and fingerprints, bodies in a truck or tied up, daggers, guns and even an axe all contribute to the hilarity and plot. Nobody gets hurt but their egos take some hits as they find their marriage was mixed up with their work realize making it all work, like murder is in the details.
Show Dates:
Friday, 1/20/12
Saturday, 1/21/12
Friday, 1/27/12 &
Saturday, 1/28/12
Dinner: 7PM/Show: 8PM
1 Matinee:
Sunday, 1/29/12
Lunch: 1:30PM/Show: 2:30PM
Dinner Seats: $35/$30 in advance –
online through PayPal @ www.vertigotheatrics.com or by calling (810) 239-7469
Performance only Seats: $20
Marriage Is Murder is presented by special arrangement with
Samuel French, Inc. 45 West 25th Street New York, NY. 10010
February 2012
Special Event
Friday, February 10, 2012
50th Birthday Roast & Toast – Honoring Vertigo’s own Ted Valley
Ted is turning 50! That’s right folks our very own Executive Director/Producer Ted Valley is rounding the corner of a major milestone in his life. What kind of theatrical production company would we be if we let this go unnoticed? So…we are Roasting and Toasting Ted on the 50th anniversary of the day of his birth. Join the fun as we celebrate in the style of one of Ted’s all time favorites, Dean Martin, and bring in Ted’s friends and colleagues to let us in on the laughs.
The evening’s festivities will include heavy hors ‘d oeuvres, a cash bar, the Roast and a DJ for mingling and dancing once we’ve had our fun at Ted’s expense. Doors open @ 7PM.
Tickets are just $20 in advance online through PayPal
@ www.vertigotheatrics.com or by calling (810) 239-7469
$25 At The Door
We hope you will join us for this momentous, once in a lifetime occasion.
21 and over only—ID’s will be checked at the door.
March 2012
Dinner Theatre
33 Variations
By Moises Kaufman
A mother coming to terms with her daughter. A composer coming to terms with his genius. And even though they’re separated by 200 years, these two people share an obsession that might, just for a moment make time stand still. Drama, memory and music combine to transport you from present day New York to 19th century Austria in this extraordinary story of passion, parenthood and the moments of beauty that can transform a life.
Show Dates:
Friday, 3/23/12
Saturday, 3/24/12
Friday, 3/30/12 &
Saturday, 3/31/12
Dinner: 7PM/Show: 8PM
1 Matinee:
Sunday, 4/1/12
Lunch: 1:30PM/Show: 2:30PM
Dinner Seats: $35/$30 in advance – online through PayPal
@ www.vertigotheatrics.com or by calling (810) 239-7469
Performance only Seats: $30
33 Variations is presented through special arrangement with
Dramatists Play Service
440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY. 10016
Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-683-8960
April 2012
Special Event
Saturday, April 21, 2012
3rd Annual Bryan McCree Comedy Birthday Bash
We began this event with Flint’s very own nationally famous comedian Bryan McCree to celebrate his 50th birthday. We had so much fun we just had to turn into an annual event! Please join us for a night of comedy, music and more as we once again bring Bryan and his hilarious, zany friends back to our stage. Cash Bar available.
Tickets are just $10 in advance online through PayPal
@ www.vertigotheatrics.com or by calling (810) 239-7469
$15 At The Door
21 and over only—ID’s will be checked at the door.
