National Pastime Theater

Now at a new location in the Uptown area, preston Bradley Center, 4^th floor. Very interesting space.

I am following up on my review regarding the return of deposit.
Sadly, I had to mention legal action to set the wheels in motion, but my deposit was indeed finally returned.
However, communication throughout the process was difficult with this organization. I hope they improve their business practices (be it a volunteer or professional organization), because their space is unique.
I do in the end wish them well.

I always have a good time at NPT. Whether that is because of the artistic integrity of the programming or simply for the donation based bar– well, I can’t remember.

I recently submitted some of my artwork to be displayed in the lobby of a local theatre production (thank you, craigslist, once again!).
my painting got accepted as a part of this «show», and the owner comped me 2 free tickets to a show at the national pastime theatre as a nice gesture for hanging my art there. YAY!
upon arriving at the theatre we were informed that the npt had a deal going on with a pizzeria down the street — michael’s pizzeria — that they’d buy your 2^nd drink for FREE! BINGO!
we headed down to michael’s and found their vibe and prices AMAZING! tons of flat-​screen tv’s all over the place and my SO and i each ate a dinner for approx $ 5 each… + a few drinks. + our «free» drinks. overall it was about $ 20 total and we were FULL. yummy!
then we headed back to the theatre, which was starting to fill up. the lobby had a ton of artwork (MY PAINTING INCLUDED!) and an older russian woman was belting out the tunes on the piano while we waited to go into the theatre.
we had the option of beer/​wine to drink during the show. but we were too full from our awesome dinner /​couple of beers at michael’s.
the theatre had a nice seating arrangement so that everyone had a spectacular view and a good temperature — not too hot or cold.
the play (EROS) was great! the characters were really into it, they were entertaining and, of course, nudity never hurt anyone! :P
overall — go support your local pizzerias, theatre and art! it’s a great, casual night out for cheap!

The theater holds a total of 40 attendees. There’s a «concession» area or you’re welcome to bring your own alcohol which is kind of fun. There are liquor and grocery stores within walking distance also on Broadway. There is just one bathroom so if you might want to consider going before you leave home.
Nice setup for audiences… chairs are on different levels and there are great views of the stage for everyone.

I wish I had known about this theater last year for Halloween! They do a musical comedy of a horror movie every year, and this year’s was The Texas Chainsaw Musical! It was hysterically funny. The cast was awesome, the music was inspired by Tool, and it was only shown late night, which so rocks! So, I’m going to keep my eyes and ears open for future fun productions at this theater. Yay for local talent!

My Memorial Day weekend part 5: Is that guy wearing sweatpants as a costume.
Completely new theater for me which was cool. A friend and I went the opening night for the play «Villains», it was nice the people were very welcoming and their was free PBR whoo hoo (I don’t drink beer but I did that night) and snacks. You walk in and it looks like a office and then through a door is the small theater maybe holding 60 people. It looks like they have been around for awhile, hosting a wide arrange of performances.
The play «Villains» had some humor but really lacked in every way; very low-​budget and it looked like a high-​school performance. The actors except for one «The Fate» gave such a poor performance that I wanted to leave. I understand that it was opening night so all the bugs weren’t worked out yet, so I will say that it was ok enough to give it a second chance. But for $ 13 it was worth it, plus I probably drank $ 13 worth of PBR… yuk. And I could always hit up THE SPOT after!!!
Part 6 is guess: Then we hit up Charlie’s, Edgewater Tap, and then El Norte for some late night tacos.

My husband and I absolutely loved the production of «Villains» that we stumbled upon at this little theater. For about the cost of a movie we laughed like we were crazy. Sure the props were kind of high-​school and low budget, which I think was kind of the point. The energy in the theater space is incredible, probably due to its rich history as a legendary speakeasy. We’ll definitely be keeping a close eye on this theater for their upcoming productions, and we’re gathering a small army to see «Texas Chainsaw Musical» when it opens.

Saw ‘The Magician’ here yesterday and overall thought it was a pretty good production. The cast was excellent and the production itself was very well done. The performances were done well with Django and Mercedes Rohlfs being standouts in my opinion. I would definitely go back again.

Last night I was lucky enough to get an invitation to the opening of the play, The Past’s Present, at National Pastime Theater. It was an amazing show — it was funny and dramatic. The acting was wonderful, and the 80s music and 80s movie references intertwined into the story were really fun!