balogna pogna Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 http://www.openfist.org/The Open Fist Theatre Company in California will present the world premiere of Joe's Garage, a new stage production based on the Frank Zappa album of the same name.Directed by Pat Towne, the production will begin previews at the Open Fist Theatre Sept. 18 with an official opening Sept. 26. The limited engagement will run through Nov. 22.Joe's Garage was adapted by Pat Towne and Michael Franco and features musical direction by Ross Wright and choreography by Jennifer Lettelleir. Producers are Michael Franco, Charlie Otte and Pat Towne with permission from the Zappa Family Trust.The musical event, according to press notes, tells "the story of Joe – a simple guitar player in a garage band – as he is drawn into the dark and nightmarish world of the music business. As Joe deteriorates from betrayal, disease, and madness, our narrator, the Central Scrutinizer asserts that music is responsible for his demise, and is therefore evil. [The production] is a cautionary tale about the oppression of government and its desire to make its citizenry conform and obey. It ponders a world where the government controls the masses by making music a crime. Masked in the simplicity of a high school musical, the play's attacks on government's surveillance of its own citizenry, the sexual escapades of the Catholic Church, the ridiculousness of Scientology, the avarice of the music business, self serving journalism, mindless consumerism and bad boy rock and roll behavior in general, makes for a wicked and timely satire – all this wrapped in the brilliant music of legendary rock icon Frank Zappa."Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 7 PM.The New Open Fist Theatre is located at 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor's Gang) in Hollywood, CA. Tickets, priced $15-$30, are available by calling (323) 882-6912 or by visiting www.openfist.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Nice. I'd go to that in a heartbeat. That album was what first got me into Zappa. The white zone is for loading and unloading only ... Later . . . Central Scrutinizer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Hopefully if it's a success they will take the show on the road. If not hopefully someone films the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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