WTT Announces Out of the Loop Headliner...

Headlining the 2007 Out of the Loop Festival will be WaterTower Theatre’s production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical, written by Betsy Kelso and David Nehls.

There's a new tenant in Armadillo Acres, and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park! The double-wide divas of this fine housing establishment have survived everything from kidnapping to no-good men to bad perms. But when Pippi, a “stripper on the run,” comes between agoraphobic housewife Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband, a storm begins to brew that will shake these manufactured homes right down to their mobile foundations. Please note: This musical contains tacky outfits, bad wigs, crude language, adultery, road kill, electrocution and spray cheese.

A 10-day celebration of theatre, dance, music and art, the Out of the Loop Festival features performances by WaterTower Theatre as well as other arts organizations from the local area and the region. The festival will run March 1 – 11, 2007. Performances will be held at the Addison Theatre Centre, which contains three performance venues: the Festival Main Stage (seating approximately 100), the Studio Theatre (seating approximately 70), and the Stone Cottage (seating approximately 50).

In 2002, the Out of the Loop Festival was named “Best Inaugural Festival” by D Magazine in its “Best of Big D” issue. The 2004 Dallas/Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum awarded the festival with a special citation for providing performance opportunities to new works and new production companies. In 2005, festival attendance increased by 25% from the previous year to more than 4,000 patrons over the 10-day period. The 2007 Out of the Loop Festival will take place March 1 – 11.

Tickets to The Great American Trailer Park Musical are $15 each and go onsale February 20. Festival Passes, which include one admission to each festival event and an advance reservation option, are currently available now for $50 by calling the WaterTower Theatre Box Office at 972.450.6232 or www.watertowertheatre.org/outoftheloop.asp