DOUBLE FEATURE: D.O.A. & NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD UPDATE 11.13.23
RESCHEDULED performances:
Thurs. Dec. 7, Fri. Dec. 8, and Sat. Dec. 9 at 7:00 P.M.
No matinee performance.
Pending approval from rights & licensing, building reservations, etc.
Information has been emailed to patrons who have already purchased tickets with updated information on new dates and how to exchange tickets. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL'S
OPENING ACT THEATRE COMPANY
SEASON 2023-2024
“FROM SCREEN TO STAGE"
Many theatrical works have inspired film versions. However, the plays selected this year are inspired by various media, later translated to film, television or radio, and then developed for the stage.
CONTENT ADVISORIES regarding mature subject matter and language, and/or sensory effects, are indicated on posters. Typically, Acting Showcase and Senior Shorts are our "edgier" nights of student work. Announcements are made prior to the performances beginning when applicable.
Roosevelt's ROUGHRIDER RUCKUS*
Comedy and Improvisation Night
"Where the points are fake, but the laughs are real!"
During Back to School Night
Black Box Theatre
General admission: FREE.
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DOUBLE FEATURE!
Night of the Living Dead
Adapted by Lisa Allen Ohm
Based on the screenplay of
George Romero / John Russo's original classic film
AND
D.O.A.
by Elizabeth Lovelady
Based on the screenplay by
Russel Rouse and Clarence Greene
Original dates (rescheduled - see below):
Thurs.-Fri. Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 at 7:00 P.M.
Sat. Nov. 4 at 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M.
RESCHEDULED TO:
No performance Tues. Nov. 14.
Wed.-Thurs. Nov. 15-16 @ 7:00 P.M.
As of 11.12.23, these dates may change again.
Roosevelt HS Main Stage Theatre
Tickets: $6-$10
Produced by special arrangement with
THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
Night of the Living Dead
Fall out from a satellite probe shot to Venus returns to Earth carrying a mysterious radiation that transforms the unburied dead into flesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ravenous ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the dead encroach. A gripping terror-filled monochromatic play that brings all the fright of the cult classic to life. This blend of thrilling horror laced with touches of black humor envelops the audience in the action and unfolds into a shocking theatrical ending. (Roosevelt's Opening Act Theatre Company)
D.O.A.
Frank Bigelow walks into a police station to report a murder: his own. One day earlier, the small-time accountant kissed his girlfriend and secretary, Paula, goodbye and left on a trip to San Francisco with mysterious intentions. Shortly after he arrives, he's invited to join a group of rowdy businessmen celebrating with their clients after a successful market week. After a wild night of drinking at jazz clubs with sexy women, he wakes feeling ill. A doctor and detective arrive to deliver tragic news—Bigelow has been poisoned, and he only has hours left to live. Bigelow frantically searches the city for his killer and the reason he was targeted. Each person he encounters gives him a piece of the story that includes a mysterious suicide, a shady business deal gone wrong, and conniving women. But can he believe anything he hears? Paula desperately searches for answers as Frank phones home with cryptic questions and an ever-increasing sense of doom. Will he unravel the mystery before his time runs out? Will the killer be brought to justice? An adaptation of the 1950s classic noir film, D.O.A. is a swiftly moving thriller that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. With cigar-smoking detectives and gun-toting femme fatales, D.O.A. includes all the noir tropes plus updates to the story that will appeal to modern audiences. (Stage Left PDX production -- that's our alumni group)
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Acting Showcase*
Movement, monologues, scenes, and songs for upcoming competitions
Thurs. Feb. 1 at 7:00 P.M.
Black Box Theatre
General admission: FREE.
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THE ADDAMS FAMILY
A NEW MUSICAL
Book by MARSHALL BRICKMAN and RICK ELICE
Music and Lyrics by ANDREW LIPPA
Orchestrations by Larry Hochman
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
The Addams Family is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by
Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com
Fri. Feb. 23, 24, 29, and Mar. 1 @ 7:00 P.M.
Sat. Mar. 2 @ 2:00 P.M. -- MATINEE CLOSING (No evening show)
Roosevelt HS Main Stage Theatre
Tickets: $8-$15
Produced by special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide.
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. (Roosevelt's Opening Act Theatre Company)
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Senior Shorts*
senior-written and directed one-act play & film festival
Thurs. May 2 at 7:00 P.M.
Black Box Theatre and Main Stage Studio
General admission: $8.
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*RUCKUS Improv also often is seen at Acting Showcase, Senior Shorts, during March for Theatre In Our Schools Month, and available for hire to perform. Booking fees go toward student scholarships.