Left-to-right: Scott Wichmann, Jude Fageas (rear), Lisa Kotula, Alia Bisharat. (Photograph by Jay Paul)

It’s BACK!

The Firehouse Theatre Cabaret, opens Thursday, April 24th.

SEE — the Firehouse interior transformed into an intimate cabaret-style setting!

BE ENTERTAINED — by Director Scott Wichmann, Alia Bisharat, Jude Fageas, and Lisa Kotula playing various roles in these ten-minute, one-act plays:

• “Clowning Around” by Jamie Brandli, in which two women compete for a job neither want, but both desperately need

• “Isabelle” by Ellen Melaver, in which a man projects his old dreams onto his ex-girlfriend’s new life

• “The Award” by Jeffrey Sweet, in which a scientist’s trophy becomes a catalyst for revenge

• “Ferris Wheel” by Mary Miller, in which two lonely souls are trapped on a stuck ferris wheel at a county fair

• “Date With a Stranger” by Cherie Vogelstein, in which two impetuous people meet in a diner and act out the rest of their lives over breakfast.

GROOVE — to the live music ensemble led by Ryan Corbitt playing jazz interludes.

April 24 - May 17, 2008 Special Events:

Thursday, April 24th: Opening night! Post-show reception provided by Davis & Main.

Friday, April 25th: Post-show talk back with cast and crew.

Friday, May 2: Doors open at 7:00 for a special wine tasting provided by Strawberry Street Vineyard. Show starts at 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 15: See Firehouse Fire Ball auction winners Caroline Gottwald and Debbie Walton in their debut performances on the Firehouse stage!

Tickets: Individual - $25; Seniors - $22; Student - $10 with valid ID.

Showtimes: 8 p.m. Thursdays - Saturdays; Sunday matinees at 4 p.m. Doors open a half-hour before showtime.

Founded in 1993, The Firehouse Theatre Project produces contemporary theater of the United States in an authentic urban space - the 101-year-old former Station House #10 of the Richmond Fire Department.

FTP’s presentation of recent Off-Broadway shows and original works, through main stage productions, readings, and the annual Festival of New American Plays, has brought to Richmond audiences a New York City black box theater experience - but at far lower ticket prices and with greater emphasis on the actor.

Click here to buy tickets online, or call the Firehouse at 355-2001.

– The information above was provided by Stacie Birchett with the Firehouse Theatre Project