Montgomery Street

Hi folks,

Holly Johnson of The Oregonian chimed in with a review of A Bawdy Tale this past weekend.

We have one weekend of performances remaining, and would love to see you at the show (or see you again, if you’ve already seen it).

Many thanks to all.

Scott

Hi folks, you can now buy tickets online for A Bawdy Tale.

Head over to The Woods to buy tickets for our preview shows on September 9th and 10th. Preview shows are $5.

Or head over to Curious Comedy to grab tickets for our full run September 16 through September 25. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

Or do both.

Also, if you are one of our Kickstarter friends with complimentary tickets awaiting you, please contact Scott to arrange the date you’d like to come see the show.

Montgomery Street brings its second production to the stage.

PORTLAND, ORE. – August. 16, 2010 – Montgomery Street, a performance group comprised of graduates from Portland Actors Conservatory, is bringing its second production, A Bawdy Tale, to the stage in September.

A Bawdy Tale is inspired by the 16th Century poetry of John Skelton, and tells the story of modern twenty and thirty-somethings sent to die at an island resort after contracting a rampant plague. The resort’s immune bartender serves wisdom and drinks while the dying deal with their impending demises by seemingly not dealing with them at all. They try to drink, screw and fight their way to happiness as they wrestle with how to make their final exits.

A Bawdy Tale was written and is directed by Connor Kerns, Artistic Director of Portland’s Quintessence and Language Theatre. “I sought to capture Skelton’s harum-scarum wit and dark sense of humor, and combine those qualities with spare, gritty realism,” says Kerns. “I wanted to create a dirty, pretty play as well as a dark comedy that had make-believe elements such as ghosts and swashbuckling with some poetry and a little sex.”

Scott Rogers, one of Montgomery Street’s founders, says, “A Bawdy Tale is the kind of work that excites us; it’s very raw, very visceral, it mixes stylized verse with modern prose, it’s less concrete and is a challenging work to produce.”

A Bawdy Tale features six Portland Actors Conservatory graduates: Robert Ciardi (Class of 2008), Spencer Conway (Class of 1994), Tom Mounsey (Class of 2008), Scott Rogers (Class of 2008), Natasha Terranova (Class of 2010) and Nicole Yoba (Class of 2009). Juliana Wheeler, a first year student at the conservatory, also joins the cast. A Bawdy Tale will be performed at Curious Comedy Theater Thursdays through Saturdays, September 16-25 at 8:00PM with a second show on Saturdays at 10:00PM. A Bawdy Tale will also be previewed at The Woods on September 9 and 10 at 8:00PM.

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ABOUT MONTGOMERY STREET Montgomery Street was formed in 2009 as a means for Portland Actors Conservatory alumni to continue to work in a collaborative fashion. Its first show, Stay for the Cake, was a series of one act plays that were written, workshopped, designed, produced and performed by twelve of the conservatory’s graduates and two guest artists. A Bawdy Tale is the group’s second production.

ABOUT PORTLAND ACTORS CONSERVATORY Portland Actors Conservatory is the premiere school for professional actor training in the Pacific Northwest. Artistic director Beth Harper leads the Conservatory’s multiple offerings including its fulltime, Two Year Professional Training Program, ongoing Studio Class offerings, and the Summer on Stage youth theatre program. Portland Actors Conservatory provides the highest standard in actor training with distinguished faculty. The Conservatory is located near Portland’s city center in the historic Firehouse Theatre, housing an upstairs studio space as well an intimate 70-seat theatre. Portland Actors Conservatory annually produces a three show season featuring its second year students working alongside professional guest artists, in addition to two student showcases. Portland Actors Conservatory is Oregon’s only independent professional actor training school accredited with the National Association of Schools of Theatre.

ABOUT CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER Curious Comedy Theater is the first non-profit theater in Portland devoted entirely to the art of comedy and is a a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation. Its mission is to further the art of comedy through new and creative approaches to improv, sketch, and film comedy for both adults and children. It’s located at 5225 NE Martin Luther King Blvd Portland, OR 97211.

ABOUT THE WOODS The Woods is located in historic Sellwood in a former funeral parlor. The hardwood floors, chandeliers and spacious elegance evoke the lobby of a Western hotel, reborn as a music hall and art nouveau lounge. It’s a place to sit and have a glass of wine in a serene environment, entertained by renowned local and national musicians and performers. It’s located at 6637 Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97202.

We’ve crafted A Bawdy Word Find for those folks that like circling dirty words or giggling when they see dirty words. Most of these words appear in A Bawdy Tale, and many of them appear repeatedly. A warning, we do mean dirty words.

You can use the image below or download the PDF.

Spencer and Juliana took a few moments to pose for Max McMillen. This lovely picture is…well, lovely. Oh, the foul-mouthed, drink-fueled depravity that it doesn’t capture…