Hey, teachers! Hot off the presses, we've got the study guide for "The Inner Circle", now available for download

You are cordially invited to TBA Theatre's Open House Celebration!

Join the staff of TBA Theatre as we christen our brand new studio. This Friday, February 16th from 7pm-9pm. See where our offices are, where rehearsals will be, and where our Theatre Store classes are held. There will be food, fun door prizes, a silent auction, entertainment and a sing-a-long with the cast of Rail Tales. Maybe you could win TBA gear, tickets to upcoming shows, hand knitted and crocheted items, dresses from the "Always a Bridesmaid" Collection, or maybe your very own rubber chicken. And these are just some of the door prizes and silent auction items we have available!

If you have any items that you would like to donate for the silent auction or for door prizes, please call 677-PLAY (7529) or email play@tbatheatre.org


Driving Directions to the TBA Studio:

From the New Seward Highway;
- Exit heading west (toward the Dimond Center) on Dimond Blvd
- Take the first right after Denny's (a driveway between Denny's & Sicily's)
- You will see a office building in front of you
- Turn right in front of Bagoy's Flourist
- Take a left just past Bagoy's and you will drive into our parking lot
- The building is on your left and we are the second suite.

Additional Notes:
If you are headed east Dimond, you can make a left hand turn across traffic onto Briarwood drive before Sicily's.
If you are traveling South on the New Seward, you will see the TBA Studio on your right as you exit on the Dimond ramp.

Rail Tales is pulling into Grant Hall station!

Hop on board as some of Anchorage's favorite storytellers and balladeers share tunes & tales of the great American railroad. A hand-clapping, foot-stomping, sing-along good time for the whole family.



February 9-11
Friday & Saturday at 7pm * Saturday & Sunday at 3pm
APU's E.R.Brown Auditorium in Grant Hall

Tickets are $5-$7 and available at the door.
For reservations, email play@tbatheatre.org or call 677-PLAY.

There's also still space available in our school shows on Thursday, February 8th at 10am & 12pm and Friday, February 9th at 12pm. For more information email play@tbatheatre.org or call 677-PLAY.

Teachers, download the study form for your classroom.

It's time to hit the slopes as TBA Theatre and Polaris K-12 join forces for another hilarious physical comedy adventure in YODEL-LAY-HE-HOO.



This time the Abominable Snowman is loose in the Alps and there is nothing that the Burgermeister, his wife, the ski patrol or the guests staying at Alpine Oops can do!

YODEL-LAY-HE-HOO features the talents of students from Polaris K-12 as well as critically acclaimed Anchorage comedians Shane Mitchell, Petra Banks, Audra Nabinger, Kristin Fernandez and Carl Bright, and is directed by the internationally celebrated comic maestro, Wayne Mitchell.

YODEL-LAY-HE-HOO is one third less serious than other shows.

YODEL-LAY-HE-HOO plays January 19th & 20th at APU's Grant Hall. Friday & Saturday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm. Tickets are $5 and available at the door. Call 677-PLAY(7529) for more information.


Click Read More to see additional sightings of the Abominable Snowman!

The Anchorage Daily News sent reviewer Sarah Henning to cover our Saturday night festivities, and the resulting review lauds the efforts of all the brave participants in Alaska Overnighters 10. Congratulations to all of you for another successful, collaborative effort by the Anchorage theater community. On behalf of TBA Theatre, Three Wise Moose and your delighted audiences: Thanks for a wild ride!

Click "Read More" below for the complete text of the review.

Alaska Overnighters 10:
10 plays, 10 Commandments, $10 per night!

Hailed as Alaska's best theatre experience, it's the 10th installment of Alaska Overnighters, theatre conceived, written, rehearsed and fully produced in the space of 24 hours! Join some of Alaska's most prominent actors, directors and playwrights as Three Wise Moose and TBA present 10 world premier productions in 2 days! There will be five plays Saturday and five more on Sunday, each script based on one of the 10 Commandments. Which playwright will get which commandment? Come to the shows and find out!

WHO: Three Wise Moose & TBA
WHAT: Alaska Overnighters 10
WHEN: January 6 & 7, Saturday & Sunday at 8pm
WHERE: UAA's Williamson Auditorium (corner of Lake Otis & Providence Dr.)
TICKETS: $10 available at the door

Some material may contain mature themes. Parental discretion is advised.
Call 677-PLAY for more information!

How does it work? Playwrights receive their topics at 8pm, write a 10-20 min play overnight and turn in the script at 8am the next morning. Then directors, actors, and technicians spend the day preparing for a fully staged production at 8am that evening.

The Playwrights: Arlitia Jones, Ann Reddig, Mike Daniels, Linda Billington, Adam Warwas, Wendy Withrow, Paul Schweigert, Mark Muro, Schatzie Schaefers and Shane Mitchell

The Directors: Erin Dagon, Kary Mote, David Block, Cedar Cousins, Codie Costello, Jill Yarbrough, Paul Brynner, Mike Faust and Megan Bladow.

"Alaska Overnighters" is produced by TBA Theatre and Three Wise Moose.

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Many Thanks to all who auditioned you were absolutely wonderful! I wish I could have cast everyone, but the dressing rooms are just too small! I encourage those not cast to audition for our spring musical TREASURE ISLAND. For those cast our first rehearsal will be Monday, November 6 at St. Marks Lutheran Church on Lake Otis across from Lake Otis Elementary at 6pm. Please post a comment to except your role!

Thanks again to everyone - click read more to see the cast list!


Erin

Many thanks to everyone who braved the bad driving conditions and came to auditions!

Remember, just because you are not called back doesn’t mean you are not cast. There are actors not called back who will be cast in the show and actors called back who might not be cast. And don't forget that there are many factors that decide casting besides acting ability including; schedule conflicts, height, appearance, age, etc. The final cast list will be posted at Noon on Thursday Nov 2. Please check back to see if you are cast.

Callbacks will be held Wednesday, November 1 from 6-8:30pm at APU Grant Hall. If you cannot make callbacks and are listed please call us at 677-PLAY or email play@tbatheatre.org

Please click on read more to see the callback list!

Beware the Curse of the Mummy! Do you dare cast your eyes upon his dessicated form?

Terror has waited 3,000 years to rise from the tomb! Travel with us to Egypt as award- winning playwright P. Shane Mitchell resurrects Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic work of horror and suspense.

Perfect for the Halloween season for ages 10 and up or those who can handle a good scare.


October 27 – 29 • Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm • Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm
October 31, Halloween • 7pm & 9pm
E.R. Brown Auditorium
APU's Grant Hall


Teachers, download the study form for your classroom.