Season 6: When The Sunshine Comes Again

APRIL 2020

A digital adaptation of our Self Portraits series, filmed entirely in isolation while under quarantine. An exercise in controlled chaos, self-expression and honesty. So much honesty. An uncomfortable amount of honesty. Produced early on in the pandemic which kept us apart physically, but not artistically. ​

Written, Filmed and Performed by: Sid Holderbach, Cassidy Timms, Cyd Sanchez, Brittanie Esty, Amber Shantel Hales, Amber Wilson, Miki Johnson, Charisa Teinert, Amanda Branham Perales, Rai Gonzalez, Abigail Lucas, Paige Teryn Breese, Abigail Rose, Mick Primmer, Santiago Facundo III & Tiffany Navarro

Directed by Chris Fontanes

Poster Design by ​Emily Rankin

Nominations:

Outstanding Digital Production (Edited) - B. Iden Payne Awards

MAY - JUNE 2020

Our first ever Bottle Royale! A multi-month elimination-style artistic tournament for charity, curated by the audience. This first iteration pitted Bottle Alley, Pizza Chapel Theatre Company, Heartland Theatre Collective, New Faces BFA, American Beserk Theatre, Secret Door and Wooden Nickel Carnival in a winner-take-all battle. The tournament was eventually won by, well, us. ​​

Created & Produced by Sid Holderbach

AUGUST 2020

Bottle Alley x The VORTEX

The first of our series of collaborations with The VORTEX, Self Portraits: VORTEX Edition is the followup to our digital production of Self Portraits 2.5: Quarantine Edition and is a continuation in our digital adaptation of our Self Portraits series. Created and filmed in isolation while under quarantine. ​

Written, Filmed and Performed by: Emily Rankin, Corinna Browning, Liz Waters, Abigail Lucas, Cassidy Timms, Sid Holderbach, Justin West, Cyd Sanchez, Santiago Facundo III, Paige Teryn Breese, Amber Wilson, Charisa Teinert, Amber Shantel Hales, Mick Primmer, Rachael Shaw McNeil, Amanda Branham Perales, Kim Gifford, Danielle Bondurant & Brittanie Esty

​Directed by Chris Fontanes

Produced by​ The VORTEX

Poster Design by ​Emily Rankin

Nominations:

Outstanding Short Digital Production (Edited) for Sad Pikachu by Santiago J. Facundo III and Adriana Fontanez - B. Iden Payne Awards

Outstanding Digital Performer (Edited) for Emily Recites The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot by Emily Rankin - B. Iden Payne Awards

NOVEMBER 2020 AT THE VORTEX THEATRE

Bottle Alley x The VORTEX

Wildcraft is a site-specific, immersive and interactive one-person show, devised and conceptualized by Bottle Alley Theatre Company and starring Miki Johnson. The play took the form of an interactive class focusing on wildcrafting, a specific branch of green witchcraft which is described within the play as "a blend of the magical, the herbalist and the forager." Long-time followers of Bottle Alley recognize Wildcraft as the newest entry into their collection of plays revolving around the fictional Farm Road Coven

Starring Miki Johnson

Directed by Chris Fontanes ​

Written by Miki Johnson & Chris Fontanes

Production support by The VORTEX

Nominations:

Best Direction of a Play (Chris Fontanes) - Broadway World Austin

Best Performer in a Play (Miki Johnson) - Broadway World Austin

Best In Person Production of the Year - Broadway World Austin

Reviews: CTXLIVE Theatre

MAY 2021

Bottle Alley x The VORTEX

Dandelion is a collaboration between Bottle Alley and The VORTEX. This unique interactive experience took the form of an online digital auction with performance elements consisting of ephemera and occult objects from within the Farm Road Coven universe, curated by coven member Morgan Moxley.

Starring Danielle Grisko

Written by Chris Fontanes

Stage Managed by Amber Wilson

Production support by The VORTEX

Nominations:

Best Performer in a Streaming Play (Danielle Grisko) - Broadway World Austin

FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 12 2022 AT THE VORTEX

Peckin the Crown is what happens when you combine witchcraft, puppetry, psychedelic drugs and infuse it with imagery from the dark fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. A standalone work in Bottle Alley Theatre Company's Farm Road Coven storyline, Peckin the Crown revolves around one of the last remaining members of a coven of witches (Abigail Lucas) and her descent into multiple realities, guided by a manipulative demon named Peckin the Crown (Alison Talvacchio). Featuring Abigail Lucas, Alison Talvacchio, Amanda Aguirre Perales, and Sonika Butani.

Director: Chris Fontanes

Assistant Director(s): Marian Kansas & Sharlaina Lowry

Stage Manager: Sarah Hogestyn

Assistant Stage Manager(s): Amber Wilson & Ciarra Dortche

Choreography: Jelena Stojiljkovic Rhynes

Scenic Design: Katie Hamilton

Prop Design: Helen Parish

Lighting Design: Patrick Anthony

Sound Design/Composition: Johann Solo

Costume Design: Aaron Flynn

Makeup Design: Selena Franco

Graphic Design: Rachel Bostick

Photography: Errich Petersen

MAY 12-28 2022 AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Sam is ready for a new world full of possibility and rebirth but something hides in the dark. In this one-woman show, Sam must choose whether she will run or stand her ground. What would you do for a good night's rest? A collaboration with Just Friends. ​

Written by Allison Price, Abby Ferree & Jonah Fujikawa

Directed by Allison Price

Performed by Abby Ferree

Awards:

B. Iden Payne Awards Special Citation for Outstanding Technical Integration

Reviews: CTXLIVE Theatre - Broadway World Austin & San Antonio