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NOW THAT YOU’VE DONE THAT, WE THINK YOU SHOULD BID TO WIN
TWO AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL PRODUCERS PASSES!
That’s right – AFF just donated two Producers Passes valued at $675 each to Rude Mechs. The festival starts October 13th, so in order to let you take full advantage, we are auctioning off those passes BEFORE The Eye Ball. We’re doing it online starting RIGHT NOW UNTIL 11:59PM ON OCTOBER 10th.
Click here to bid on these badges, or to Buy Both Now for a total of $750.00.
 The Producers Badge includes: All Four Days of Conference Panels; All Eight Days of Festival Screenings; Access to the Exhibit Hall; Access to the “Badge Line” for priority* entry into theaters; and Access to a ton of parties. Click here for the details.
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OKAY – UPDATES ON THINGS THAT MAKE THIS
EYE BALL THE BEST F#$@KING PARTY EVER.
 The Early Bird Special at 7:30pm gets you free signature cocktails in your very own rude mechs rocks glass (refillable) before the cash bar opens, special VIP appetizers by Queen Leilah, Princess Ellie and their court of rude food geniuses, and a very special secret moment with Graham Reynolds and Rebecca Havemeyer to call your very own. We’re thrilled to announce that 9 Banded Whiskey has donated to the cause to make the half-hour 9 times as fun.
The Silent Auction and Grab Bag Extravaganza are filled with awesome swag from all the places that we love! For instance, Austin Yellow Bike Project has donated a sturdy bike of your choosing! We’ve got two nights at The Plant at Kyle, beautiful oddities from Uncommon Objects, and a gift certificate fromStitch Lab that will make someone SEW happy. And the list goes on with goodies from generous amazing Austin businesses including (but definitely not limited to): Avant Salon & Spa, Slate Hair Salon, Uchi/Uchiko, L’Oca D’Oro, Dai Due, Bufalina, and Salt & Time. Stay tuned to our Facebook pagefor more!
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When: Saturday, October 15th, 8:00pm til we’re knighted
Where: The Off Center, 2211A Hidalgo St., 78702
Event Tickets – we have two kinds:
$50 for one person to get in at 8:00pm
$70 for one person to get there at 7:30 for a special cocktail, hors d’oeuvres, and a surprise
Buy online: http://rudemechs.com/kingandeyeball
Ooh and Ahh at the room decorated by Aaron Flynn and Sarah Stacey with goodies from The Neon Jungle. Love us Tender at our noble Silent Auction. Throw in on our fancy Raffle for a Trip for 2 to the Destination Of Your Dreams. Feast at the One Night in Bangkok, One Morning in Memphis Buffet. Belly up to the Jungle Room Bar (cash bar from the side bar) for the evening’s signature drink, the Rude Royale. Ride the Elvis Pelvis. Capture every moment with “photos” by Quick Draw Photo Booth. Or take a run at future moments with Tarot Card Readings by the granddaughters of Priscilla’s own psychic. Work up an appetite at the end-of-an-era Elvis/Yul/Henry VIII-style Dance Party (starts at 10:30) – There’s a Dance Off at 11:00 and then $5 Crepes at Midnight, created and served by the men of Rude Mechs wearing nothing but their chef’s aprons. Yes. Naked Crepes.
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| Ticketing fee: There is a $2/ticket credit card processing fee for tickets bought online. If you would like to avoid the fee, you can email us at staff “at” rudemechs.com, and we can do the transaction with you over the phone, or you can do it ye olde-fashioned way by mailing us a check with your reservation request by October 8. |
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Wonder what we are even celebrating?
Check out the feature article on Rude Mechs in the October issue of Austin Monthly.
photo by Annie Ray |
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Eye Ball Co-Chairs
Shawn Sides & Sarah Stacey
Eye Ball Host Committee
Nicole Blair • Bobby Garza • Blanca Leahy • Mark Holzbach • Mike Martinez
Angeliska Polacheck • Sarah Richardson
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| BIG THANKS TO OUR KING AND EYE BALL EVENT SPONSORS |
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About Rude Mechs
Rude Mechs is a collective theatre company that has created a genre-defying cocktail of 26 original plays that we produce at our venue, The Off Center, in Austin, TX. Our repertory includes Stop Hitting Yourself, commissioned by and premiered at Lincoln Center, Now Now Oh Now, a National Theatre Pilot winner, I’ve Never Been So Happy, our western extravaganza, and The Method Gun, which has toured to such far-flung destinations as Brisbane (Australia), and Houston, Texas.
If you are interested in learning more:
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The 20th Anniversary Season
The company is overjoyed to have made it this far together, and we are commemorating our 20th year by celebrating with our community each month from October 2016 to June 2017. Join us!
October 15: THE KING AND EYE BALL
We’re bringing back our old-school annual fundraiser “The Eye Ball”
November 6 – 13: FIXING TROILUS & CRESSIDA
A staged reading of Kirk Lynn’s latest stab at fixing Shakespeare’s worst plays
December 1 – 18: REQUIEM FOR TESLA
you heard it here first, we picked Tesla
January 22: OFF CENTER ON SCREEN
A night of boozy games and screenings of Rude Mechs chestnuts
February: SYMPOSIUM ON COLLECTIVE ART-MAKING
Let’s talk about why it’s radical to just make art together
March: PERVERSE RESULTS
A first look at the 27th original play from Rude Mechs
April 13 – 16: GUERILLA ARTIFACTS PROJECT (shhhhh)
May 12: BUH-BYE “BONFIRE” PARTY
Save the Date – it’s the Raffle Drawing too!
June: OFF CENTER TEENS
Our award-winning theatre camp for teens |
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