RAT Rob Nash's "Senioritis" in Austin

[NashGay@aol.com]

Note we have shows on Xmas Eve and Day and New Year's Eve and Day
Off-Broadway bound with all four parts of the Holy Cross Quadrilogy, Spring 
2000!!!!!

-Rob

VORTEX Repertory Company presents
SENIORITIS
 (Part IV of the Holy Cross Quadrilogy)
A WORLD PREMIERE WORK-IN-PROGRESS

Written and performed by
Rob Nash
When:   December 23 (8:00, $9), 24 (8:00, $10), 25 (8:00, $12), 26 (8:00, 
$10), 
29 (8:00, $10), 30 (8:00, $11), 31 (8:00, $15). January 1 (5:00, $12 and 
8:00, $15)
Where:  The VORTEX (formerly "The Planet") 2307 Manor Rd. 
(Half a mile East of I-35 behind the blue Home Steam Cleaners building. Bus 
#20.)
Tickets:    (512) 454-TIXS.  
        General Admission.  Limited Seating.  Advanced purchase recommended.

The VORTEX Repertory Company proudly presents the World Premiere of Rob 
Nash's hilarious one-man play, Senioritis, the fourth and final installment 
of the Holy Cross Quadrilogy!!!

In each installment of the "Holy Cross Quadrilogy" the characters only age 
one year while the time around them changes significantly.  "Freshman Year 
Sucks!" was set in 1981, "Sophomore Slump" in 1992, "Junior Blues" in 2013, 
and part IV, "Senioritis" takes place in 1954/55.  It's theatre. We can do 
this. "In high school, we all want to be unique and still belong.  By 
skipping around in time, I hope to show the timelessness of high school rites 
of passage and the universal desire for individuality and community." says 
Nash.   (All the plays stand on their own, so you can see "Senioritis" 
without having seen others in the series).

"Senioritis" is an aliment that strikes many adolescents in their last year 
of secondary school.  Feelings of boredom toward high school coupled with 
feelings of anxiety toward the world beyond high school contribute to an 
inner climate of apathy, ambivalence and ennui.  Now, try going through that 
in the middle of the Eisenhower administration.  

The mid-50s provide an engaging turn in a saga which has, until now, only 
skipped forward in time.  When you revert to before the social revolution of 
the 60s (and the pop psychological revolution of the 70s, 80s and 90s), the 
old school "rules" dictated that many things, especially secrets, were 
handled quite differently-they were kept.  How does the 50s influence Ben's 
and Mr. Smith's homosexuality?  What happens when Johnny ponders marrying his 
Latina girlfriend, Maria?  What happens to George's and Julie Rose's 
secret-their son, who everyone assumes is Mr. Daly's?

Should Johnny, the restless proto-Beatnik, go smoke reefer and write poetry 
in New York or stay in Houston, marry Maria and teach high school?  Should 
Ben deal with his homosexuality and move to some Pre-Stonewall haven for 
queers (New York?  San Francisco?  Paris?) or heed the call of the cloth and 
go into the seminary?  Will George actually enlist in the Marines to find 
some structure in his life of underachievement?  All these questions and more 
will be answered or avoided in "Senioritis." 

Not standup, not monologue, not performance art, Nash describes his work as 
"serial ensemble theatre performed solo."  His previous works include "12 
Steps To A More Dysfunctional You," "12 Steps To A More Dysfunctional 
Christmas" and "12 Steps To A More Dysfunctional Family," which have enjoyed 
sold out houses and critically acclaimed runs across the country.  Nash has 
also been seen on VH1 "Stand-up Spotlight with Rosie O'Donnell" and Comedy 
Central's "Out There in Hollywood."

This production will mark the fourth World Premiere of Nash's work, produced 
by  The VORTEX.
Contacts: The VORTEX, 478-LAVA   or   Rob Nash at TheRobNash@aol.com.