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Paul Vaughn, on February 1st, 2010
The Overtime Theater presents an onstage homage to comic-book romance. Adapted from actual romance comics from the 1960’s and early ’70’s, Sob Choke Love! 3D! will stage live versions of these classic, sappy stories in their full glory. The stories are acted out verbatim, comic book panel by panel, with all of the dialogue that [Read it all...]
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Paul Vaughn, on December 1st, 2009
It’s December, and you know what that means…it’s the time of year for the most famous ghost story of all: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Sure, you may be heading to the multiplex to catch Disney’s latest version starring multitudes of Jim Carreys, but if you are looking for a different take this year we [Read it all...]
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Paul Vaughn, on November 4th, 2009
Hey! Got some weird friends and you never know what to kind of presents to give them? How about some unique handcrafted props from the Overtime Theater? You can get ‘em this week only at our old location, 1216 West Avenue (corner of West and Olmos Avenues)
As they pack up for the [Read it all...]
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Mission Control, on October 23rd, 2009
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die shows at the Overtime Theater in San Antonio through Halloween night, October 31, 2009. This original musical production was written by Jon Gillespie and directed by Michael Burger and the cast includes Christie Walheim, Robert Jerdee, Jules Vaquera, Cary Farrow and Roy Thomas. We sent the Missions Unknown cameras to [Read it all...]
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Paul Vaughn, on October 22nd, 2009
The Brain That Wouldn't Die Poster
The Overtime Theater’s production of The Brain That Wouldn’t Die is playing tonight and you will only have this week and next to see this hilarious show. It’s 1959 Sci-Fi/Horror meets Comedy/Musical in a way that audiences have loved. This all-original show is a must-see for San Antonio Science [Read it all...]
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Paul Vaughn, on October 12th, 2009
I'll have what he's drinking
I caught a performance of the Overtime Theater’s production of The Brain That Wouldn’t Die: A New Musical this weekend and it was a very fun show. Funny and sexy, the show delivered a rollicking good time with genuine laughs from the audience and a sense of awe at the [Read it all...]
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Mission Control, on September 29th, 2009
We’ve been waiting for this! Considered one of the cult classics of bad movies, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die is an American film in the public domain that has enough melodramatic action, ludicrous dialogue, and incidental gore to make it perfect for adapting to the stage…and even turning into a musical! The Overtime Theater does [Read it all...]
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Paul Vaughn, on September 17th, 2009
Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam AKA Turkish Star Wars
After Saturday’s final performance of Action Philosophers, those crazy cats at The Overtime Theater will be showing a pair of rare cheesy movies that you don’t want to miss.
We’re talking about two gloriously weird, stupendously bad flicks. First up is Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World), [Read it all...]
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Paul Vaughn, on August 10th, 2009
Action Philosophers – Issue 2
The comic book series Action Philosophers astounded critics, comics readers, and philosophers with its hilarious and insightful look at the greatest Philosophers of Our Time, including Plato, John Stuart Mill, Ayn Rand, and others. Made possible by an exclusive contract with Evil Twins Comics, the creators of the comic [Read it all...]
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Paul Vaughn, on July 15th, 2009
The original "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" movie poster
The Overtime Theater has a new musical coming up and you could be a part of it! THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE is a new original horror/comedy/musical (and we need more of those) adapted from the ‘classic’ 1962 film of the same title. You may remember [Read it all...]