Monday 07.08
Jane Fonda to reflect on legendary career
Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda will be in town to open up about her influential, and sometimes controversial, career. Known for her political activism and critically-acclaimed performances in classics like Klute, On Golden Pond and 9 to 5, Fonda will discuss her six decades in Hollywood, up to and including her current Netflix series Grace and Frankie and even her sexploitation gig portraying Barbarella, the seductive space-traveler who made Fonda a ’60s sex icon. She might even bring up her enormously popular aerobic exercise video series, which millions of fitness-crazed people watched in their living rooms during
the ’80s.
DEETS:
Winspear Opera House,
2403 Flora St. 7:30 p.m.
ATTPAC.org.
Friday 07.12 –Saturday 08.03
Queer plays dominate at Festival of Independent Theatres
Very Good Dance Theatre will premiere The 1st Annual Gay Show, its first full-length production, which features verbatim theater that presents a modern take on southern pageantry. The show explores ideas of LGBTQ visibility, diversity and inclusion while underlining the struggles queer and trans people of color face in America, as some revel in a glamourous artform. The 1st Annual Gay Show will be an opening feature at the 2019 Festival of Independent Theatres, but three other shows in the fest also touch on LGBTQ issues, including Dirty Dirty Night Squirrel, The Sky’s the Limit and
Jo & Louisa.
DEETS:
Bath House Cultural Center,
521 E. Lawther Drive.
FestivalOfIndependentTheatres.org.
Thursday 07.11 –Sunday 07.28
Jewish humor Borscht Belts it out at Eisemann
If raunchiness is your schtick, then Off-Broadway production Old Jews Telling Jokes might tickle some ribs. This show features five comedians who pay homage to the legacy of classic Jewish jokes told through both modern and vintage outlooks. With witty Yiddishisms and wisecracks delivered like comedic legends such as Mel Brooks and Woody Allen, Old Jews Telling Jokes is an ode to the stand-up comedy cooked up in the resort clubs of New York’s Catskills region. And although the performance is risqué, geared for adults, these kosher comedians are ready to make folks laugh with funny songs and perfectly timed zingers, all while preserving silly, but cherished, oral traditions.
DEETS:
Eisemann Center for Performing Arts,
2351 Performance Drive, Richardson.
EisemannCenter.com.
