BRÜKA THEATRE’S 32nd  SEASON – TRANSCENDENCE

THE BABY

“The Bizarre 70’s Cult Horror/Comedy, Live On Stage!”

 OCTOBER 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 16(A),17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26 @ 7:30 PM  2024
SUNDAY Matinee: October 13 @ 2 PM

 TICKETS:  Senior/Student/Military $26  General Tickets $30  All Tickets $35 at the Door

A = Artist Night $17 All Tickets

THE BABY ONLINE TICKET LINK: https://www.bruka.org/boxoffice

Reno, NV. Bruka’s 32nd season opens with THE BABY “The Bizarre 70’s Cult Horror/Comedy, Live On Stage!”  The Baby is written by Dan Spurgeon based on the screenplay of The Baby by Abe Polsky and directed by Michael Grimm.  The Baby follows social worker Ann Gentry as she finds herself with a very unusual case: the Wadsworth family, whose youngest member, Baby, is an adult man who sleeps in a crib and acts like an infant. Is Ann on the case to help the disabled Baby escape his abusive mother and sisters, or is her interest in him more…special? Part bizarre love story, part twisted fairy tale, part mystery thriller and all outrageous and offensive, the 70s cult film comes to the stage with a story so strange and shocking, you won’t believe it’s happening right in front of you!

The Baby was originally produced by The Visceral Company and had its world premiere on June 12, 2013 as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. “A satiric production of the 1973 film, a demented, often campy, psychological thriller, with elements of macabre horror.” – Bonnie Priever, Tolucan Times. Andrew Moore from Mad Theatrics calls it “A loving farce of an obscure and obscene film”. The Baby opens Brüka’s 32nd  season on Friday, October 4, 2024 followed by an opening night champagne & appetizer reception.  Individual tickets for The Baby go on sale on September 5, 2024.

EXPLICIT THEATRE WARNING – Due to language, drug references, other adult themes, and overall perversity, The Baby is not appropriate for children or uptight squares, man!

SEASON TICKETS – Brüka Theatre announces its 32nd Season of live theatre: Transcendence.   Season tickets are officially on sale September 1, 2024 at:  www.bruka.org.  This early opportunity to purchase Brüka Season Tickets helps fund the opening of the Brüka season while giving our Season Ticket holders lots of perks, savings and includes advanced ticket reservations before tickets go on sale to the general public, an invitation to our annual Martini Party, tickets to our Theatre For Children Production and for our BIGGEST little Theatre Festival – in January, 2025.

In addition, for our Patron Gold Season Ticket Holders – special seating of their choice and a souvenir Bruka cozy cup. Each production enjoys an opening night reception and a talkback on the final matinee of each show

SHOW TIMES – All Brüka mainstage evening shows begin at 7:30 PM. Matinees begin at 2:00 PM. Doors open 30 minutes before curtain time.   The Sunday matinee on October 13 is followed by a talkback with the company and audience.

PRICES – General admission: $30.  Admission for Students/Seniors/Military: $26.  All tickets are $35 at the door.   Additional Ticket fees will be incurred on all online and phone ticket transactions.  All sales are final.  Ticket exchanges incur a $3.66 per ticket fee, space permitting. There is NO late seating. Run time: 75 Minute with NO intermission.

RESERVATIONS –  In person or by phone through the Brüka Box Office (775) 323-3221.   Online at www.bruka.org or at Bruka Studio 44 @ 44 W. First Street, Reno.  Our box office is open Fridays and Saturdays in September 2024. Come by Studio 44 for tickets, including Season Tickets, browsing or purchasing from our theatrical library and Bruka Merchandise.

PARKING –  Court Street parking lot across from The Pioneer Theater. FREE after 5:00 PM on weekdays and NO CHARGE on weekends.  We validate 5-hour parking at the Parking Gallery on First and Sierra Street. Fee is $1 for the first 5 hours and $3 for every additional hour.

ABOUT BRÜKA THEATRE – Brüka Theatre celebrates its 32nd season of live theatre in downtown Reno – Transcendence is the theme for the 2024/2025 season.  As an artistic leader in the region, Brüka is recognized for innovative productions, exceptionally talented artists and an acclaimed Theatre for Children touring series since its founding in 1992. Central to Brüka is the commitment to the re-investigation of contemporary and classic plays and developing new plays within Brüka’s Artistic Collective, a group that includes winners of the Nevada Arts Council and Sierra Arts Foundation artist grants and nine local best actor honors.  Brüka was named “Best Theatre Company” by Reno News and Review for twenty-one years. Brüka is a non-equity, small, not-for-profit member theater company and is a constituent of the national TCG (Theatre Communications Group).  Brüka Theatre has produced hundreds of live shows in our downtown Reno location. Sign up for our newsletter by going to our website at www.bruka.org.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR – MICHAEL GRIMM
Michael Grimm studied Theatre Arts at SUNY Suffolk in New York. Since 1997 Michael has been acting, writing and directing with Brüka Theatre. His credits as an actor include: Bent, Waiting For Gadot, Noises Off!, Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, Tartuffe, True West, & Reefer Madness. He directed Brüka’s productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Titus Andronicus, Little Murders, & On The Verge. In addition to his work on the stage, Michael designs many of the posters for Brüka’s shows. When he’s not at Brüka, he’s spending time with his two children and his dogs, drawing comics and attending comic cons