Life, Or A Reasonable Approximation Thereof was written [Read it all...]]]> Is John Ellison living the same day over and over again? The same day over a thousand times? Or is it all in his head? Or is there a simpler explanation? Find out in the new original production Life, Or A Reasonable Approximation Thereof at the Overtime Theater.

Life, Or A Reasonable Approximation Thereof was written by Michael D. Burger and directed by Bryan Ortiz. Ortiz also directed several “webisodes” based on the events in the play. You can see the the full production in person at the Overtime Theater (1414 S. Alamo, #103) tonight or tomorrow night at 8:00 pm. The show runs through August 6, 2011.

Episode 1 “Greg’s Car”:

See webisodes 2 and 3 after the jump…

Episode 2 “I Quit”:

Episode 3 “Doctor Keller”:

Ticket prices are $12 general admission, and $9 for teachers, students, seniors 65+, active military, and SATCO members. For more information call the Overtime at (210) 557-7562 or check the Overtime’s web site.

What if your life wasn’t everything it seemed? What if that sense of déjà vu was really trying to tell you something more?

The Overtime Theater, San Antonio’s populist production company, presents the part comedy, part sci-fi drama [Read it all...]]]>

Life, Or a Reasonable Approximation Thereof premieres July 8th at the Overtime Theater (photo by Niki Aguirre)

What if your life wasn’t everything it seemed? What if that sense of déjà vu was really trying to tell you something more?

The Overtime Theater, San Antonio’s populist production company, presents the part comedy, part sci-fi drama original production Life, Or A Reasonable Approximation Thereof. The play tells the story of an ordinary day for John Ellison, but the day turns out not to be so ordinary. In the course of one morning, John Ellison quits his job, steals a car, and trashes his own kitchen. When his friends and fiancée try to intervene, his explanation is a little on the unexpected side. What’s his excuse? He claims he’s reliving the same day over and over again. But what is really behind John’s strange behavior? Is John reliving the same day, is it all in his head or is there a simpler explanation behind it all? Mysteries are revealed as the tale unfolds.

Life, Or A Reasonable Approximation Thereof was written by Michael D. Burger and directed by Bryan Ortiz. The cast includes Joshua Thomas as John Ellison along with Amanda Ireta, Sophie Bolles, Allen Dearborn and Charles A. Riley. The world premiere of this original SF dramedy is July 8th at 8:00 pm.

Show Dates are July 8 through August 6, 2011. Times are 8 pm Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; and there will be one 3 pm Sunday matinee on July 24. There will be no Friday show on August 5 which is First Friday art party nightin the Overtime’s neighborhood.

Ticket prices are $12 general admission, and $9 for teachers, students, seniors 65+, active military, and SATCO members. The Overtime Theater is located at 1414 S. Alamo, #103. For more information call the Overtime at (210) 557-7562 or check the Overtime’s web site.

Playwright Michael Burger pored himself into the story. “There’s a lot of me on those pages. I think there’s a lot of most people there,” he said. Burger is best known as an accomplished actor in San Antonio community theaters and he also works as a theater teacher at Taft High School.

“I wrote this play because I think most people feel like John at some point in their lives, and at some point, everyone feels like they need something more. One of the reasons I do theater is that I’m afraid of every day being exactly like the day before,” Burger said.  “This play lets me explore that fear, while exploring a bit about my favorite aspects of human nature.”

In business since 2007, the Overtime Theater is dedicated to providing innovative and accessible entertainment at an affordable price.  The shows are all new, original works or unconventional adaptations of old classics.  The Overtime Theater specializes in world premieres of works never before seen on stage!

In just three years, the Overtime has produced over 30 new shows, including four original musicals:  Sheer Bloody Lunacy!, Pirates Vs. Ninjas, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die: A New Musical, and Dr. “S” Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical.  Other notable productions have included The Good Samaritan, Poet Faustus, Sob! Choke…LOVE!, Action Philosophers, and most recently, the world premieres in 2010-2011 of The Hard Bargain, The Happy Couple, The Last Broadcast of Bailey & Long, Broken Record, All Good Things, and The Decorator. The Overtime Theater also collaborates with local visual artists, giving them a prominent local space in which to display their works in the Blue Star Complex.

The Overtime Theater is now a non-profit organization as determined by the IRS.  This decision has been made to extend the Overtime’s mission of “art for the people” to the greater community, including through low-cost workshops in acting, playwriting, comedy improv skills, and art by working professionals.

A terrifying clash between the past and future threatens the entire human race and plunges the Doctor and [Read it all...]]]> Join Doctor Who Fans Unite at the Overtime Theater Friday night for a screening of the classic Doctor Who tale The Time Warrior. This storyline features John Pertwee as the third Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and The Brigadier.

A terrifying clash between the past and future threatens the entire human race and plunges the Doctor and Sarah into a chilling race against time. When top scientists begin to mysteriously vanish, the Doctor finds himself headed back in time to the middle ages and not-so-merry England. Linx, a war-loving Sontaren fleet commander, has crash-landed near a medieval castle and is supplying the feuding Irongron with advanced weapons that could totally change the course of human evolution. He is also using the kidnapped scientists to repair his ship. Linx is determined to return to his squadron – and nothing will stop him. As Irongron gets ready for battle, the Doctor makes his move. Can he save the doomed scientists, outwit Irongron and stop Linx from completing his catastrophic plan? The future of mankind depends on our favorite time lord.

This event is at the Overtime Theater (1414 S. Alamo St San Antonio, TX) on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 10:00 PM. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. BYOB.

Want to know more about Doctor Who Fans Unite? Check out this great article on MySanAntonio.com by their top geek scribe Rene Guzman.

It’s time to step out of the shower and bring your singing voice down to the Overtime Theater for a fantastic singalong event featuring two of Joss Whedon’s most musical creations. [Read it all...]]]> [[Editor's Note: This event has been cancelled in compliance with a Cease and Desist order from FOX, killers of all things related to Firefly.]]

It’s time to step out of the shower and bring your singing voice down to the Overtime Theater for a fantastic singalong event featuring two of Joss Whedon’s most musical creations. Brought to you by the San Antonio Browncoats and Whedonist’s Unite, you will be able to watch the musical Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Once More, With Feeling” and enjoy for Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day, and Firefly’s Nathan Fillion in the three-part series Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.

Showtime is Friday April 15th at 10:00 PM. Admission is free, but seating is limited so show up early to reserve your spot. The Overtime Theater is located at 1414 S. Alamo St San Antonio, TX in the Blue Star Arts Complex.

About the Episodes:

“Once More With Feeling” – Nominated for both Emmy and Hugo awards, this critically acclaimed episode of the flagship show of the Whedonverse combined drama, comedy, witty dialogue, clever characters and various musical styles to create a show that has stood the test of time. “Once More, with Feeling” combines demons and dancing, slaying and singing in an episode critics described as “rhapsodic, original, deeply affecting, and ultimately, transcendental. Quite simply, television at its best.” You’ll find yourself singing about bunnies for years to come.

Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog – Filmed in just six days on a shoestring budget during the Writer’s Strike of 2007, Doctor Horrible has gone on to win an Emmy Award, Hugo Award, People’s Choice Award, and was named among the top 20 of Time Magazine’s “Greatest Inventions of 2008″ and #4 on their list of the best television shows of the year even though it was never shown on TV! A short-film in three parts, Doctor Horrible tells the story of an aspiring super villain (Harris), the girl of his dreams (Day), and his egotistical super hero arch nemesis (Fillion, Captain Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly).

The Overtime Theater’s serial space comedy is back with a new episode this Friday and Saturday nights. Performed exclusively at the Overtime, The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade takes place far in the future when mankind has made its way to the stars. [Read it all...]]]>

The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade

The Overtime Theater’s serial space comedy is back with a new episode this Friday and Saturday nights. Performed exclusively at the Overtime, The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade takes place far in the future when mankind has made its way to the stars. This week’s episode is titled In the Belly of the Beast and the race is on for an ancient alien artifact that everyone wants. Captain Cortez and his daring space marines are hired to keep it out of the wrong hands.

Show dates are March 25-26, 2011 at 10:30 p.m and tickets are only $5 at the door! As always, the Overtime is a BYOB venue.

Show up early and you can catch the Overtime Comedy Hour at 8:00 PM featuring the comedy stylings of The Denials.

Since 2006, the Overtime Theater has been dedicated to providing innovative and accessible entertainment at an affordable price. The shows are all new, original works, or unconventional adaptations of old classics. In just three years, the Overtime has produced over 30 new shows.

The Overtime Theater has now moved to non-profit status pending approval by the IRS. This decision has been made to extend the Overtime’s mission of “art for the people” to the greater community, including low-cost workshops in acting, playwriting, comedy improv skills, and art by working professionals.

Starting tonight, the Overtime Theater presents a new serial space comedy, The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade. This series will run for six live episodes with a new one premiering on the last weekend of the moth from now until June. The [Read it all...]]]>

The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade

Starting tonight, the Overtime Theater presents a new serial space comedy, The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade. This series will run for six live episodes with a new one premiering on the last weekend of the moth from now until June. The first installment runs Friday January 28th and Saturday the 29th at 10:00 PM at the Overtime Theater (1414 S. Alamo, #103, San Antonio, TX 78210).

This show was written by Scott McDowell and features the exceedingly humorous Cary Farrow as the titular Captain Cortez, Alexander Berkowitz as Sgt. Darling, Morgan Scharff as Sgt. Thorndyke, Michael Burger as The Lightning Baron, Chuck Wigginton as Mr. Adigate and Ben Scharff as Stiebing. Rounding out the cast are Carl Adair, Dru Barkus, Joshua Gonzales, and Ramona Villarreal.

Ticket prices are just $5 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at www.theovertimetheater.net.

Hit the theater early and catch the 8:00 showing of All Good Things, the Overtime’s third installment of their “stage noir” series written by Scott McDowell and directed by Andrew Thornton.

Check after the jump for the seriously awesome trailer to The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAvGzs-l12E

(Thanks Crystal for pointing us to the trailer!)

Classic Doctor Who Meetup: Be at the Overtime Theater tonight (Friday January 21) at 10:00 for a showing of the classic Doctor Who tale The Caves of Androzani featuring Peter Davison in the role of the fifth Doctor. Originally broadcast [Read it all...]]]> Lots to do this weekend in San Antonio for the SF fan. A small sampling:

Classic Doctor Who Meetup: Be at the Overtime Theater tonight (Friday January 21) at 10:00 for a showing of the classic Doctor Who tale The Caves of Androzani featuring Peter Davison in the role of the fifth Doctor. Originally broadcast in 1984, this was Davison’s last regular appearance as the Doctor and marks the beginning of Colin Baker’s tenure as SF’s favorite time traveller. Admission is free (donations are accepted) and their will be a raffle of Doctor Who goodies. Sponsored by Doctor Who Fans Unite and United Fandoms of San Antonio.

Show up early and catch All Good Things, the Overtime’s third installment of their “stage noir” series written by Scott McDowell and directed by Andrew Thornton.

Mezasu Mini-Con: Head over to C4 Workspace (108 King William Street) on Saturday, January 22, for First Storm Manga’s first-ever Mezasu Mini-Con. This con is aimed at showcasing local manga artists and writers and provides workshops for those wanting to hone their chops. You can read more about the con in our interview with First Storm’s Austin Rogers. The con runs from 1:00 to 6:00 PM.

Eckman’s Card, Comic and Toy Show: The longest running show of it’s kind in South Texas is back at the Live Oak Civic Center (8101 Pat Booker Road). Admission is only $4 and children under 12 are free. Expect over 200 dealer tables, celebs like Anthony Guajardo (AMC’s The Walking Dead) and Jonathan Joss (King of the Hill, Jonah Hex), the Star Wars Society of San Antonio, the Sith Shadow Council, Big Epsilon Comics, Ju Gomez (Psycho Hunter, Son of 6) and Goofaman Comics. This show is lots of fun and worth checking out. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Looking to stuff yourself on a free pre-Turkey Day serving of Z-grade cinema with a side of snarky comments?

This eventing, Overtime Theater is presenting its monthly free screening of a classic “Mystery Science Theater 3000” episode, and [Read it all...]]]>

The original poster for "Night of the Blood Beast." Yeah, it's way cooler than the movie itself.

Looking to stuff yourself on a free pre-Turkey Day serving of Z-grade cinema with a side of snarky comments?

This eventing, Overtime Theater is presenting its monthly free screening of a classic “Mystery Science Theater 3000” episode, and it seems to fit all the above specifications. This month, Mike Nelson and his wisecracking robot companions skewer the awful “Night of the Blood Beast.”

The screening gets underway at 10 p.m., and as usual, it’s hosted by Joey Carrillo.

The movie screening is free, but donations are gladly accepted. Beer, wine and popcorn will be available — and according to Overtime’s website, “B.Y.O.B. is cool.” (Yeah, we think so too.)