Shelterbelt Announces Two Upcoming Events

Shelterbelt Presents Instant Theatre 3 on Jan 8-9

The insanity and fun of Instant Theatre is back! Original plays written, rehearsed and performed in a 24 hour period. Writers will meet at the Shelterbelt Theatre by 8:30 pm Friday, Jan. 8 and begin writing soon after. Directors will meet by 6:30 am Saturday, Jan. 9 to read scripts and prepare. All actors will be at the theatre by 8 am to be cast and begin rehearsal.

Performances will be that night at 8 pm and at 10 pm. Tickets are only $10, available at the door.
Come challenge yourself and have an unforgettable experience! We need writers, directors, actors and tech crew.

SIGN UP NOW!! Email executive@shelterbelt.org to sign up or to get more information.

The Shelterbelt Theatre is proud to announce that our annual anthology of short plays dealing with love, loss and relationships is back - with a bonus!

Come celebrate From Shelterbelt With Love 9, running from January 21 through February 14 at the Shelterbelt Theatre. Show times are 8 pm Thurs-Sat, 6 pm on Sundays, with a 2 pm show on the Feb 14 show.

We are also featuring a new adults-only late night show to go with it, After-Hours, featuring tales on the naughtier side. After-Hours runs Fridays and Saturdays at 11 pm, after the regular From Shelterbelt With Love show.

There will be a TAG Nite Out on Thursday, January 21. We will also be having $8 single and 2-for-$15 tickets opening weekend, and $10 Thursdays Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11. Roses and champagne will be given to those attending the Feb. 14 show.

The play lineup includes:

From Shelterbelt With Love
* Shiny Complications, by J. Stephen Brantley
* Smooth Operator, by Rich Rubin
* Take Our Picture, by Mark Harvey Levine
* In a Trembling Hand, by Steven Korbar
* Kleptomania, by Mark Cornell
* To Put Away Childish Things?, by John Menaghen
* Context, by John C. Davenport
* The Art of Fishing, by Elbert Traylor
* Blind Dates for the Down-Sized, by Denis Meadows

After-Hours
* Have Your Cake, by Sara Ilyse Jacobson
* The Man-Gift, by Marie Elliott
* Waiting for Heather, by Chris Shaw Swanson and John L. Martin
* No Strings Attached, by Karla Sorenson
* No Talking on the First Date, by Steven Schutzman
* Coming out of the Closet, by John Zygmunt

Production Staff
Stage Manager - JoAnn Goodhew
Lighting Design - Homero Vela
Costume Design - Megan Whitaker
Sound Design - Dave Podendorf
Producers - McClain Smouse, Adam Nathan, Gary Planck
Directors - Derrick Crawfork, Emily Neve, Eric Salonis, Fred Goodhew, Melissa Linn, Demian Ryder, Gary Planck, John Hatcher

Cast
Daniel Baye, Alex Cass, John Gallop, Meganne Horrocks, Michael Juarez, Mark Kocsis, Kathleen Lomax, Chelsea Long, Patrick McCaslin, Taylor Melone, Liz Mulhern, Laci Neal, Andy Niess, Miranda Goure, Tyler Swain, MerEdith White, Demian Ryder, John Hatcher

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