OBERON Announces Events For Late June and July 2011

OBERON, the American Repertory Theater's destination for theater and nightlife on the fringe of Harvard Square, has been bringing exciting and original programming to the space in 2011. The home of the A.R.T.'s hit productions of The Donkey Show, Cabaret and Prometheus Bound, OBERON also presents the work of local and visiting talent. The end of June and month of July bring many exciting new events:

Sunday, June 26th at 8:00pm
SLOPPY SECONDS
Produced and Presented by Axe to Ice Productions
The twisted minds at Axe To Ice Productions are bringing a revolutionary show to OBERON in the form of a burlesque showdown AGAIN! Presenting the return of Sloppy Seconds, a high-concept burlesque show that offers two different takes on the same song.
Tickets $10-$30

Monday, June 27th at 8:00pm
THE BIG QUIZ THING
Presented by The Big Quiz Thing and OBERON
Having entertained thousands in New York and nationwide, the Big Quiz Thing now presents the ultimate multimedia test of useless knowledge at OBERON every month, with the very grand prize of $200.
FREE ADMISSION!!

Tuesday, June 28th at 6:30pm
THE HERO BASH
Join StageSource at this rousing celebration as they present the 2011 Theatre Hero Award to Jeff Poulos, former executive director of StageSource and current executive director of AssociaTed Grant Makers as the recipient of the 2011 StageSource Theatre Hero Award.
Tickets $15-$20

Friday, July 1st at 8:00pm
THE MARY DOLAN SHOW

Mary Dolan's one-woman show is making its Boston debut July 1st at OBERON! The grandmother you never had will be joined by a 7-piece band, and her partner, Michael-Come prepared to hear showtunes interpreted by one of the dirtiest mouths in the biz.
Tickets $12.50-$35

Tuesday, July 5th at 8:00pm

GROUP DOUEH (Boston debut!), KHAIRA ARBY AND HER BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE DEBO HORNS

Presented by Bowery Boston and End of an Empire in association with Feeding Tube Records,Weirdo Records and Uhuru Afrika.

An evening of hypnotic rhythms and searing melodies, direct from Mali and the Saharan Desert.

Tickets $18-$20
Thursday, July 7th at 8:00pm

OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS

Produced and Presented by Niki Luparelli (co-producer/founder of JERKUS CIRCUS and producer of James Bond CABARET)

An explosive cocktail of LIVE David Bowie covers and Burlesque!

Tickets $20-$25
Friday, July 8th at 8:00pm & 10:00pm

MORTIFIED

Hailed as a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and celebrated for years by the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, Esquire, The Onion AV Club, Daily Candy, Entertainment Weekly, and E!, Mortified is a comic excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids.

Tickets $15 for 8:00pm show, $12 for 10:00pm show

Friday, July 15th

FOXY

James Cerne and The Foxy Action Group bring Disco back to its roots with a multimedia performative tribute to the Genesis of Nightlife. Dancers, Musicians, Video projections, and 3 DJs join forces to provide an electrifying night for the curious, the confident and the proud.

Time and price TBD
Monday July 18th and Tuesday July 19th at 8:00pm, Wednesday July 20th and Thursday July 21st at 7:30 and 10:00pm

TONYA AND NANCY: THE ROCK OPERA

Libretto by Elizabeth Searle-Music by Michael Teoli

Directed/Choreographed by Janet Roston

A rock opera following the infamous events leading up to the 1994 Winter Olympics between figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.

"TONYA rocks the stage!" - Portland Oregonian

Tickets $25-$45
Friday, July 22nd

CLANDESTINO

Set aside your stereotypes of Latin music (is your list limited to salsa and merengue?) and come ready to experience the new sounds of Latin America. DJs will spin nouveau-eighties, electropop, vintage rock, and psychedelic cumbia, accompanied a percussionist ensemble. A guest band and VJ will round out the night, creating an event to die for.

Time and Tickets TBD
Monday, July 25th at 7:30pm

THE BIG QUIZ THING

After a triumphant engagement in the Boston area, the Big Quiz Thing brings its multimedia team-trivia spectacular back to OBERON. Quizmaster Noah Tarnow, the trivia king of NYC, joined by DJ-sidekick EDP and the B-Cuties, presents the ultimate test of useless knowledge, for a very grand prize of $200 cash. Featuring the Rebus in Peace video round, the Big Endings audio round, Smart-Ass Points for wrong but funny answers, the Lightning Round, the Three-Way Finale, and a whole lot more.

FREE ADMISSION!

Tuesday, July 26th at 7:00pm

MATCHMAKER MATCHMAKER I'M WILLING TO SETTLE!

A MUSICAL GUIDE TO INTERNET DATING

Music and Lyrics by Brandon James Gwinn, book by Kelvin Moon Loh and Nikki MacCallum.

A hilariously tragic and uplifting tale of one woman's experiences in Internet Dating.

Tickets $15-$20
Thursday, July 27th at 8:00pm

TRANIWRECK

TraniWreck is the legendary, award winning, cabaret variety show featuring genderbending irreverence; Drag, Burlesque, Aerials and Performance Art. Since 2004, TraniWreck has been twisting the status quo and creating space for the spectacular.

Tickets $15-$35
Thursday July 28th and Friday July 29th at 8:00pm

2010: OUR HIDEOUS FUTURE: THE MUSICAL!

Produced and Presented by Unreliable Narrator Theater Group

The way, far, future, A.D. 2010, New Malden: a time of techno-studded blechhiness. Lonely human freedom fighter Kate Brick plans a last stand against the oppressive Artas, artificial life forms who control humankind through torture, brainwashing, and Facebook. But judging by the complacence of her lover Dehnise Compuserve and the complacence of her former humans, it may be too late.

Tickets $15-20
Sunday July 31stth at 8:00pm

HOUSE OF DAVID...DELARIA+BOWIE = JAZZ

Lea DeLaria, of A.R.T.'s PROMETHEUS BOUND, does David Bowie. From the artist who gave you the acclaimed reinvention of The Ballad of Sweeney Todd and Blondie's Call Me comes a brand new look at one of pop music's most enduring singer songwriters.

Tickets $20
OBERON is located at 2 Arrow Street at the corner of Mass Ave. in Harvard Square.

For more info and tickets visit www.cluboberon.com

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