Road House: The Play! is staged on a semi-annual basis, and it always sells out its run. But with the advent of a Road House movie remake (Jake Gyllenhaal is attached) one could be concerned that the Siren Theater may not be able to stage the parody work much longer. For posterity's sake, the Mercury sought out the playwrights to get an idea of Road House: The Play's unusual beginnings and unknown future.
Between Road House: The Play's 30 scene changes and unforgettable songs, like "Tai Chi Pants," the parody play surrounds the audience in a cacophony of fourth-wall-breaking satire that skewers ego-driven honor, violence, and what people in the '80s thought was sex. It both is and is not the 1989 Road House.
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White Electric, the eclectic coffee shop and cafe that has been a neighborhood institution for 20 years is under new ownership.
It s now a worker-owned cooperative, having been purchased by staff members, said Chloe Chassaing. The new owners posted the news on Instagram on Monday with a joyful photo. It was like asking for a horse for Christmas, she said. We didn’t believe it could happen.
They hope to reopen White Electric in early May, pending necessary licenses. It will remain takeout only for the time being but with the familiar lineup of coffee, sandwiches, salads, pastries, bagels and neighborly hospitality.