Verge Theater has been entertaining for many successful seasons and the excitement continues into the spring! In Jessica Dickey’s quirky play, Row After Row, two hard-core Civil War reenactors show up for their annual Gettysburg beer and find a pretty stranger at their favorite table.
Having just left the battlefield, and with their friendship already in an uneasy place, the two men’s old allegiances come into question as they attempt to discern who the woman is, where she’s come from, and, most importantly, why she doesn’t care that her uniform is so historically inaccurate. Straddling 1863 and today, Row After Row is a dark comedy about choosing your cause and finding your courage. The New Yorker mentioned, “Jessica Dickey’s funny, sad, deep, and smart play is beautifully written…” TheaterMania said, “Row After Row is an intelligent look into heretofore unexplored dramatic territory. Dickey should be commended for tapping into the fertile soil of historical reenactors and the reasons why people would willingly abandon the present world to live more comfortably in the past…” Shows will run at 8pm Fridays and Saturdays through May 28th. Tickets are $14. Reservations online at vergetheater.com/ or in person at Cactus Records.
Come check out what Improv Comedy is all about! Once again Verge Theater is offering up a Monday Night sacrifice of the most daring, death defying type of live theater there is: Improv! They call it Improv on the Verge! Improv Monday Nights feature The Bozeman Improverts who will beguile you with their laser-like wits, sharp tongues, and obnoxiously large heads. These masterful, main stage players improvise sketches built around audience suggestions, play improv games similar to those you see on Who’s Line Is It Anyway?, and perform long form improv that is basically making up short plays on the spot. You have to experience this to believe it!! It’s a mere $7 to get in and laugh like hell at their team of S.W.A.T. trained Improv Players. (S.W.A.T. = SouthWest Alternative Theater). Upcoming shows on May 16th & 30th at 7pm. Reservations can be made online at vergetheater.com/ or in person at Cactus Records in Downtown Bozeman.
There is Family Stage in May at Verge Theater with Robin Hood (a Puppet Show). When the evil sheriff of Nottingham arrests Robin Hood’s niece, Red Riding Hood, it is up to Robin to save her. That is if he can only get past the earnest palace guards, Bert & Charlie who refuse to arrest Robin on moral grounds. At this rate, it may be easier, and quicker, for Red to save herself. Local writer, Ryan Cassavaugh, once again brings imagination and adventure to the stage in this original puppet show for all ages. Shows run at 2pm on Saturdays through May 28th. Tickets are $7, and reservations can be made online at vergetheater.com/ or in person at Cactus Records. Verge Theater is located at 2304 N. 7th Ave, in the strip mall across from Murdoch’s at the EXTREMELY FUN edge of Bozeman. Reservations for all shows can be made in person at Cactus Records, or online at vergetheater.com/. Visit the website for more information. See you at one of these exciting shows! •
