Balagula Theatre announces 2011-2012 season
June 3, 2011
by Rich Copley
Balagula Theatre, the troupe based at Natasha’s Bistro and Bar, has announced its 2011-12 season, which it dubs “Eternity in an Hour,” using a term coined by William Blake.
The season includes two modern American plays and the world premiere of the winner of the Kentucky Women Writers Conference Prize for Women Playwrights.
The season is as follows:
One Flea Spare by Prospect native Naomi Wallace, Sept. 1 to 14. An award-winning play set in plague-ravaged 17th-century London.
A Steady Rain by Keith Huff, Oct. 9 to 19. Two Chicago policemen inadvertently return a Vietnamese boy to a serial killer who claims to be the child’s uncle.
The Book of Liz by Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris, Nov. 27 to Dec. 7. A comedy from the famed sibling comedy writers about a cheese ball-making nun who ventures outside her secluded religious convent.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Jan. 29 to Feb. 8. A stage adaptation of the acclaimed 1953 novel about book burning.
Winner of KWWC playwrighting prize, March 25 to April 4. Title to be announced after the conference in September.
Caligula by Albert Camus, June 3 to 13, 2011. About the mad Roman emperor who deliberately manipulates his own assassination after the death of his sister and lover, Drusilla.
The season will include four “pay what you can” shows and seven regular performances of each play. The theater also will continue its partnerships with community-based non-profits by donating parts of its proceeds to support the groups, which this year include the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, the Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Latitude, ProgressLex, the Holler Poets, the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization, and Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth.
Balagula will have auditions for all six plays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25 at Natasha’s. 112 Esplanade. Season tickets go on sale June 15 for $45 and $75. Contact the theater for more information: Balagula.com or (859) 621-8694