Hip Pocket Theatre

Here’s our Backyard music lineup for closing weekend of a Big Love!

9/27 Keith Hays
9/28 Sam the Lion
9/29 Mollie Danel

See you there!

This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to catch “Big Love” at Hip Pocket Theatre!

Tickets at https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?event_id=14738

“You think you live in a world nowadays where you can throw out a promise just because you don’t feel like keeping it?” - Constantine

“Big Love” continues TONIGHT.
Join us for what Dallas Theatre Journal calls a “fiercely emotional and brutally sensual” show.

Full review at https://dallastheatrejournal.blogspot.com/2024/09/review-hip-pocket-theatres-big-love-is.html?m=1

Big Love continues tonight, and then you have only one weekend left to catch this show!

“There is only one question to ask: do we want to marry them or not? No, we don’t.” -Thyona

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Edit: Lily’s takeover last night was fantastic! If you missed it and want to experience the whole thing- click through the “BTS Big Love” highlight reel on our Instagram profile!

“Lily Seavey’s takeover of our instagram/facebook stories is live now! Click our profile photo to go behind the scenes of “Big Love.””

A huge Hip Pocket welcome to our translators tonight! .hildner9195

Time for a designer spotlight! We are very excited to welcome David Lanza to Hip Pocket this season. You probably recognize his sound design, because he has worked all over DFW, as well as nationwide, for theatres such as Kids Who Care, Amphibian Stage Productions, Jubilee Theatre, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Dallas Theater Center, Tarrant County College, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, and many others.

Q - How would you describe the style of Big Love?
A - “Big Love” lives in this very interesting place that at some times feels very grounded and realistic, and at others feels over the top and almost dreamlike. Meanwhile it is dealing with so many raw human emotions and ideas in an almost primal form.
Q - What inspiration have you drawn from with your design for this show?
A - From the beginning, this show almost felt to me like an opera, in the sense that so many moments seemed so grand and larger-than-life. I wanted to make big bold choices that would match the high octane script. I also enjoyed that early on, director Emily Scott Banks and myself decided that musically this show didn’t need to belong to one specific world. The theatricality of the play allowed us to jump around to whatever felt right for the moment without being locked in to one singular style.

Q - What should audiences expect from Big Love ?
A - To be surprised, challenged, and entertained underneath a beautiful sky!

Q - Tell us a bit about the kind of design work you do.

A - Plays like “Big Love” are right up my alley, but I also enjoy designing for musicals, events, visual media, physical sound systems, and more! I’ve designed locally in DFW for about 15 years for a wide variety of theaters and companies, as well as nationally for companies such as Alfalfa New York, and GFour Productions.Additionally I’ve been dipping my toes into the world of composing and music production in order to expand the capabilities of my sound design. Some of that work can be heard on my soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/david-lanza-sound-design

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to our goal this year! Your generosity honors a 48 year old legacy, and empowers Hip Pocket to keep this beautiful, magical thing going for years to come….
Much love and creativity to you all!

Meet the cast of “Metamorphosis”.
Written by Franz Kafka, adapted and directed by Christina Cranshaw, and music by Clint Niosi.
We open October 11th at 8:15pm!

Doak Rapp: Gregor
Nadia DeWolf: Grete
Kyle Van Swol: Father
Aja Jones: Mother
Paul Heyduck: Kafka
Vermont Horner: Kafka
Joseph Tully: Kafka
Francis Kahn: Kafka

We are almost 30% towards our goal for North Texas Giving day, and we have a Challenge Match of $15,000! Can you help us meet the challenge? Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Sara’s previous roles at Hip Pocket include Scorpy, “The Butterfly’s Evil Spell”, a puppeeter/acrobat in “Lili”, and Arlecchino/the cricket in 2014’s “Pinocchio”.

Hip Pocket Theatre simply would not exist without the generosity of our amazing patrons. Please consider donating to keep experimental theatre alive in Fort Worth.

Today’s the day! We are 20% towards our goal for North Texas Giving day, and we have a Challenge Match of $15,000! Help us meet the challenge! Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Christina Cranshaw has been working with Hip Pocket for over a decade. She has been in such plays as “Lake Worth Monster”, “Lili”, and “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”, and directed “Concrete Shoes” and the upcoming “Metamorphosis”.

Hip Pocket Theatre simply would not exist without the generosity of our amazing patrons. Please consider donating to keep experimental theatre alive in Fort Worth.

We are 20% towards our goal for North Texas Giving day, and we currently have a Challenge Match of $15,000! Can you help us meet the challenge? Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Amanda has been with Hip Pocket since 2022, performing in plays such as “Big Love,” “Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and “Butterfly’s Evil Spell”.

Hip Pocket Theatre simply would not exist as a home to these incredible artists without the generosity of our amazing patrons. Please consider donating to keep experimental theatre alive in Fort Worth.

Here’s the music lineup for this weekend’s performances of Big Love!

9/20 Darrin Kobetich
9/21 Claire Hinkle
9/22 Tribe and King

Big Love continues this weekend, and we are excited to have ASL Interpreters provided by the Sign Language Interpreting Program at Tarrant County College for Friday’s performance!
Share with your friends!

**This production is for mature audience members.**
TW: onstage intimacy & violence, adult language, references to sexual violence & torture.

North Texas Giving Day is TOMORORW and early giving is open! Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Tyler has been with Hip Pocket Theatre for four seasons now, performing most recently in “Big Love”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and “A Twisty Intergalactic Spectacle”.

Hip Pocket Theatre simply would not be able to create the alternative works we do every year without the generosity of our amazing patrons. Please consider donating to keep experimental theatre alive in Fort Worth.

Keep it up Hip Pocketeers!
Over the last 12 hours we went from 7% to 14% toward our NTGD Goal! And what is that- a live match of $15,000? Make your donation go twice as far- give before the end of day September 19th on the NTGD website!

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Exciting news: Hip Pocket’s famous Puppet Pageant is returning the weekend of October 31st! Mark your calendars and prepare for a magical weekend at the close of our 48th season!

Interested in building puppets and/or performing with them? Email us at [email protected].

North Texas Giving Day early giving is open! Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Lauren has been part of Hip Pocket since 2015, in roles such as Anne Craigis in “Killer Shrews”, Jane Withersteen in “Riders of the Purple Sage”, and Olympia in “Big Love”. She’s also managed Hip Pocket’s social media since 2022.

Hip Pocket Theatre simply would not exist as the community of artists we are without the generosity of our amazing patrons. Please consider donating to keep experimental theatre alive in Fort Worth.

North Texas Giving Day is officially Thursday, 9/19/2024, but you can GIVE NOW at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Ron joined Hip Pocket Theatre in 2022. He has appeared in numerous productions including “Savage Love”, “The Butterfly’s Evil Spell”, “Big Love”, and “The Diaries of Adam and Eve”.

Hip Pocket Theatre’s comfy corner of Fort Worth would not exist without the generosity of our amazing patrons. Please consider donating to keep experimental theatre alive in Fort Worth this North Texas Giving Day.

This Saturday, check out Hip Pocket’s social media stories for a takeover by Lily Seavey, who plays “Cleo” in “Big Love”. Tune in for the behind the scenes experience!

North Texas Giving Day is going on right now! Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Gianina has been at Hip Pocket for three seasons! This season she stage managed “A Twisty Intergalactic Spectacle”, “a Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Big Love”.

Hip Pocket Theatre simply would not exist as a summer home to local artists and technicians without the generosity of our amazing patrons. Please consider donating to keep experimental theatre alive in Fort Worth.

Help the legacy continue! Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Hip-Pocket-Theatre

Jeffrey has been with Hip Pocket Theatre since 2010 and has appeared in such favorites as The Hawkline Monster, Don Quixote, The Lake Worth Monster, and Loop the Loop.

Hip Pocket Theatre simply would not exist as a haven for artists without the generosity of our amazing patrons. Please consider donating to keep experimental theatre alive in Fort Worth.

“You think you live in a world nowadays where you can throw out a promise just because you don’t feel like keeping it?” - Constantine

“Big Love” continues TONIGHT.
Join us for what Dallas Theatre Journal calls a “fiercely emotional and brutally sensual” show.

Full review at https://dallastheatrejournal.blogspot.com/2024/09/review-hip-pocket-theatres-big-love-is.html?m=1