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FEBRUARY 2011

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 ABOUT US
Actors Company of Tulsa is a Tulsa-based actor managed
theatre company with a commitment to education
through the production of theatrical performances, the
establishment of a training center for the theatre artist
and interaction with the community to increase the city
of Tulsa's involvement in the performing arts.
www.actorsoftulsa.org
actorsoftulsa@gmail.com COMPANY
@actorsoftulsa
Since 2008, Actors Company of Tulsa has produced
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
collaborative ensemble based productions that have
Starr Hardgrove entertained, informed and enlightened Tulsa audiences.
Bonny Downs Our first major production of "The Visit" by Friedrich
Durrenmatt will premiere on June 24th, 2010 at the Tulsa
SPONSORS Performing Arts Center during the 25th Anniversary
Arts and Humanities Season of the Tulsa SummerStage Festival 2010.
Council of Tulsa
Tulsa Performing Arts Our immediate goals for the next year are:
Center Trust
Brady Merchants -Produce a season of 5 shows(1 Large Cast Show, 2 Full
Association
Length Ensemble Productions and 2 actor showcase)
Tulsa Creative
Network -Establish a learning center for theatrical artists that
would offer daily classes in the various areas of theatre
-Encourage community support of the theatrical arts
through three or more events that break out of the box
and into the community.

“ a tight ensemble of actors who worked together

like a well-oiled machine” ~ Tulsa World
 EDUCATION
Education is at the heart of
what we do. The rehearsal
process allows for
ensemble members to
work with the less
experienced, thereby
increasing their awareness
of the theatrical arts.

Our partnership with high

schools such as Central High
School in North Tulsa allow
for opportunities for their
students to work with us to
increase their skill level and
experience in the professional
theatre world.

Adhering to a strict rehearsal

schedule, we hope to train the
theatre artist with the skills
needed to fully participate in
a professional and
dependable manner.
Education and training is at
the heart of everything we do.
IN THE COMMUNITY...
 THE
THREEPENNY OPERA
By Bertolt Brecht

“It's not the kind of play you leave clutching your sides, but if
you're familiar with the conventions of theater then you're likely to
be amused by Brecht's, and by Hardgrove's, demolition of those
conventions.” ~ Paul Sheckarski (Urban Tulsa Weekly)
The Visit
By Friedrich Durrenmatt

“If hell has no fury like a

woman scorned, imagine
the sort of devastation a
woman who has had
decades to plan her
vengeance might wreak”
~James Watts (Tulsa
World)
 RUMORS By Neil Simon

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actors wh emble of
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together
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through S ine, riffing
imon's
rapid-pat
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and mak r dialogue
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exaggera these
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up crackle d, amped-
venom... with comic
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r i t's women
t he
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swappin ng husbands a
ti n
confron rtcomings, me
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their sh at's left of the very
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losing w or a roomful o
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guilty p d by a couple es
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confron le cops. “ ~Jam
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 ACTORS COMPANY OF TULSA
EDUCATION – COMMUNITY - PRODUCTION

If you would like further information on how to

contact Actors Company of Tulsa with an
interview for your blog, paper, or any television
or radio media. Please contact our artistic director
at the information below:

Starr Hardgrove
(918)409-0571
actorsoftulsa@gmail.com
If you would like to become a financial partner
with any of our current shows or upcoming
productions, please visit our website and click on
“CONTRIBUTE” at:

www.actorsoftulsa.org