THEATRE + COMEDY

DiverseWorks presents Action Hero: A Western presented with FuseBox Festival (Austin) and the British Council.

Experimental UK Theatre company Action Hero presents their latest performance A Western to Houston bar goers in April. A Western is a performance and collaboration between the audience and the actors where the immediacy and intimacy of live performance collide with the epic emotional experience of the cinematic blockbuster, a celebration of failure to capture the true size and majesty of the Wild West.

Like any good ol' Western, there will be a saloon, a scene where someone walks into a bar and everyone stops talking, cowboy hats and ketchup blood, someone cheating at cards, a whore that begs to be loved, a scene where someone dies in a long and drawn out death. Performances are Sunday, April 18 & Monday, April 19, at Rudyard's British Pub, at 7:30pm. 

UPDATED NOTE:  DiverseWorks has had to cancel all Action Hero: A Western performances to the company flying out of the UK. The Iceland volcano has caused delays. 

“Resolutely off-kilter but entirely accessible...brilliant” Metro

ABOUT ACTION HERO:  Action Hero make live art and performance that seeks to use audiences as collaborators and co-conspirators. Action Hero are interested in creating work that links audiences together and unifies them as part of the live event, building a temporary community. Their process has been defined by necessity: a raw aesthetic has become central to their work. While exploring the epic, they create performance that is intimate, distinctive and invigorating.

Action Hero is the collaboration between artists Gemma Paintin and James Stenhouse. They have been making performance together as Action Hero since 2005, and they live and work in Bristol, England where they are Arnolfini Associate Artists and members of Residence.

TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets, location and times are to be determined. Please note that since the location has not been determined, it’s possible that age restrictions may be applied later. For more information, please visit our website www.diverseworks.org  or by calling 713.335.3445.

ABOUT DIVERSEWORKS ARTSPACE: Known for its groundbreaking artistic and education programs, DiverseWorks is one of the premiere contemporary arts centers in the United States. DiverseWorks has been a hub for the presentation of daring and innovative work, a commissioner of major artistic projects in all disciplines, and an advocate for artists worldwide. Founded by artists for artists, DiverseWorks continues its commitment to bold artistic exploration, creative risk-taking, and building audiences for contemporary art.

Funding for A Western provided in part by Arts Council England, Fusebox Festival (Austin) and support from the British Council. FUNDING CREDITS: Programming for the DiverseWorks’ 2009-2010 season is generously supported by: Major Donors: Academy for Educational Development; The Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Anonymous Artadia: The Fund for Art & Dialogue, Husnain Bajwa, British Council, The Brown Foundation, Inc., Rosalie Buggs, The City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, Michael Clark & Sallie Morian, The Clorox Company, Brian & Shirley Colona, Cox Hardware Inc., The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, James Dannenbaum, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Glen Gonzalez, Greater East End Management District, John Guess, Jr & Melanie Lawson, Houston Community College-Eastside Annex, Houston Endowment Inc., Patrick & Tracey Keegan, Fritz Lanham & Kellye Sanford, Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee, Louisa Stude Sarofim Foundation, MAP Fund/Creative Capital Foundation, Mid-America Arts Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency), National Performance Network, New England Foundation for the Arts, Sacha Nelson & Iris Trent Siff, New England Foundation for the Arts, Nightingale Code Foundation, Nimoy Foundation, Regulatory Economics Group LLC, RoachGannon, LLP, Shell, John & Pauline Smart, Texas Commission on the Arts, Susan Vaughan Foundation, Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Visual Artists Network, Bob & Lillian H. Warren, The Wortham Foundation, Inc., University of Houston Additional Support Provided by: Nancy C. Allen, American Express Charitable Fund, Paolo & Surpik Angelini, Art Colony Association/ Bayou City Arts Festival, BGH Garver, Diane Barber & Karen Niemeier, Jorge & Cara Barer, William Betts, Black Swan Screenprinting Studio, Adam Brackman, Dr. Robert & Karol Kreymer, CenterPoint/June Deadrick, Central Houston Civic Improvement, Cindy Clifford, Jason Roth Fuller, Greater Houston Visitors & Convention Bureau, George & Mary Hawkins, JBD Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. I. H. Kempner, III, Lester Marks, Paul & Valerie McSweeney, Marshal & Victoria Lightman, Tod Noel, Lan Norwood, J. Douglas Parker, Jim Petersen Jr./Red Claw LLC, Kaneem Smith, Christina Solis, Brad & Deborah Sondock, Tahamia Spain, Chuy Terrazas, Emily Todd, Birgitt Van Wijk, Sixto Wagan & Matthew Dirst, Sarah Walters, Josh & Tina Zulu In-Kind Support provided by: Kelly Alison, Salli Babbitt, BCCKT Collaborative, Andy Biggs, Booker-Lowe Gallery, Margarita Cabrera, Lucinda Cobley, Grayson Coffee, Tara Conley, DJ Danny B, Dripping Springs Texas Vodka, Ryan Geiger, Carol Gerhardt, GONZO247, Leamon Green, Guitar Center, Houston Chronicle, Allison Hunter, Ben Johnston & Roberto Cervantes, KUHF/88.7, Zane Lewis, Barbara Friedel McKnight & Catering By Cullinire, Tierney Malone, Lori Nix, Melissa Noble, Bob Pahlka, PaperCity Magazine, Aaron Parazette, Nicola Parente, Jon Read, Real Ale Brewing Company, Susie Rosmarin, Howard Sherman, Kim Thompson, Gabriela Trzebinski, Wade Wilson Art, Wendy Wagner, Frank White, Whole Foods, Kaneem Smith, Theo Westenberger, Eric Zimmerman.