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Comedy at the Capitol at Mother Egan’s
The movie-makers had triumphed. And not just on screen.
Anne Wolfe-Andersen, Richard Dillard, Elena Weinberg
Supporters of Texas’ film industry scored recently with a bill that allows the governor’s office to tailor incentives to the project, rather than stick with strict, low percentages of the local budgets.
Chrystal Roberson, Cody Kirk, Lill Gentry
To celebrate, actors Marco Perella and CK McFarland gathered some players at Mother Egan’s to reenact the spoofs they had performed on lobbying days at the Capitol.
Felix Rivas, Leron Minor
You’d recognize either actor from their many stage and screen incarnations. Along with colleagues, they staged burlesques of “Miss Congeniality” and other Texas-made movies. Gentle ribbing was aimed at figures such as Sandra Bullock, for her rockers, bikers and houses.
Anne Schultz, Michelle Atkins
Another sketch, “The Last Picture Show,” threatened Texans with bad street theater if films moved elsewhere. (Actors and crews would be left with nothing else to do.) Many see-it-from-a-mile away cracks were made on the Larry McMurtry title.
John Hafner, Chris Sturgeon
The industry-thick audience, relaxing over beers and ales, got the inside jokes. Time to retire the Comedy at the Capitol players. Victory is here. I hear the mighty cheer. On the side of …
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