Open Space Cafe Theatre Worth Checking Out

I discovered Greensboro's Open Space Cafe Theatre earlier this summer, learning about it from a review of "The Mystery of Irma Vep." Leslie Mizell's review had made me curious about both the play and the theatre where it was being performed. While "Irma Vep" finished its run August 4th, the Open Space Cafe Theatre has since moved on to its next production.

"Vanities," a play by Jack Heifner, offers this basic plot: "Three women grow, or not, in this comic but biting look at the transformations from high school in the sixties, to college life, to real life in the seventies."

"Vanities" runs through September 1st, with these dates and and times remaining:

• Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 8:00 PM
  
• Friday, August 24, 2007 at 8:00 PM
  
• Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 8:00 PM
  
• Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 2:00 PM
  
• Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 8:00 PM
  
• Friday, August 31, 2007 at 8:00 PM
  
• Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 8:00 PM

Call the box office at (336)-292-2285. When I've gotten voice mail and left a message, someone has promptly gotten back in touch with me.

The theatre is located at 4609 West Market Street in Greensboro. (This is what the theatre looks like from outside.)

Tickets are $20.00 for adults and $17.00 for seniors and students.

There are special rates for groups of 8 or more. Also, there is a Student Rush--students can show up 30 minutes before show times and purchase tickets for $10.00 each (as long as there are still tickets left).

I'm thankful to Irma Vep introducing me to the Open Space Cafe Theatre. It's a small, intimate theatre, with small round tables facing the stage. You're welcome to arrive as early as an hour prior to the performance, with desserts and drinks available for you to purchase and take back to your table.

After "Vanities" finishes its run, the Open Space Cafe Theatre has three remaining shows for its 2007 inaugural season:

• "The Fantasticks" (September 13-October 6)
• "Death Trap" (October 18-November 3)
• "Plaid Tidings" (November 29-December 15 & December 27-31, with a special New Year's Eve Gala Performance)

Performances are Thursday through Saturday (at 8:00 PM) and Sunday (at 2:00 PM).

This theatre is a welcome addition to Greensboro's theatre community, and I encourage you to make plans to attend one of its plays and see how you like it for yourself.

Leslie Mizell pointed out that one of the theatre's weaknesses is not having its own website; for the time being at least, this post contains the basic information about remaining peformances, and hopefully the theatre will add its own website in the future.)