Goodbye, Z.

The 2009 incarnation of MISTER Z LOVES COMPANY has come and gone. Thanks to everyone who packed the house on closing weekend. We sincerely apologize for any Crisco that might have made its way onto your person. Here are some choice pictures of the festivities (CLICK to enlarge), courtesy of Austin gentleman Harrison Witt. Critical responses to the show can be found here, here, and here (and maybe a few other places if you go diggin'). You probably won't hear much from us for a while now, but as always, we welcome your correspondence at rubberrep@gmail.com

The Party's (Almost) Over

MISTER Z must close April 25th. Barring a surprise transfer to Broadway, this is your last chance to see the show the Chronicle calls a "marriage of depravity and delight, of filth and fantasy, of turds and technical genius." Ticket info here.

The Chronicle review is up. A QUOTE that will be particularly tough to live up to: "Hislope and Meyer as Mister Z and his doppelganger are instruments of terpsichorean precision... In between (and sometimes while) abusing and/or pleasuring each other via stimulation of various orifices with various implements, the dapper pair performs dances with the sort of audience-thrilling synchronicity exemplified by martial artists Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung in the initial fight sequence from the chop-socky classic Project A – to the same impressive comedic effect. We're suggesting here that Hislope and Meyer, as creators and performers, have reached a level of supreme martial artistry..." 

turn to pg. 12

Mister Z pops up on pg. 12 of this month's American Theatre magazine, as part of a preview of Austin's burgeoning Fusebox Festival. (As a side note, why has this magazine become so hard to find? In all of Austin, the only place that had a copy was a Barnes and Noble on the outskirts of town. I put in a request for BookPeople to start carrying it again, so here's hoping...)

The View from the Audience

Thanks to Joncory for sending these our way.