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Fake Radio presents The Maltese Falcon

The Vault Theater and Event Space 350 E Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States

Lynne Stewart, star of PeeWee's Playhouse and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia joins the cast of Fake Radio for the third show of their 2019 season. In 1941, Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor lit up the screen with John Huston’s masterpiece, The Maltese Falcon. A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. The film won three Academy Award nominations and grossed nearly $1 million at the box office, a massive sum for its era. It cemented Humphrey Bogart as the biggest star of the decade, and remains to this day one of the best-known film noir classics. In 1943, The Lux Radio Theater presented their version of the Dashiell…

$20

B&B Book Club: A Clockwork Orange

The Vault Theater and Event Space 350 E Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States

B&B is partnering with the Hillsboro Public Library this season to dig even deeper into the literature that complements our shows. Join our Book Club for A Clockwork Orange this October, where we’ll discuss the novel that inspired B&B’s fall production (as well as the classic and controversial Stanley Kubrick film adaptation), and the similarities and differences between Burgess’ literary piece and the story as told on the B&B stage. Wednesday, October 16th – comparing and contrasting the novel and the stage production 6:00-7:30pm The Vault Theater Lobby 350 E. Main St. Hillsboro, OR 97123 *note: Book Club participants must register for each Book Club meeting separately! To register for the Wednesday, October 9th meeting, click here Registered Book Club participants receive $5 off tickets to opening…

Free

CANCELED – Fake Radio presents “The Day The Earth Stood Still”

The Vault Theater and Event Space 350 E Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States

Fake Radio returns to The Vault to present a live recreation of Lux Radio Theater’s 1954 Broadcast of The Day The Earth Stood Still! An alien named Klaatu lands his spacecraft on Earth just after the end of World War II. He brings an important message to the planet that he wishes to share with representatives of all nations. However, because communication is difficult due to Cold War fears, Klaatu is forced to try an alternative approach: he disguises himself as a common human on Earth. Then, after finding help from a few unlikely Earthlings, Klaatu shocks the entire planet into finally listening to his important message about the future of humanity. Our previous guest star Kevin McDonald from "The Kids in the Hall" has…

$20 – $40