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I watched their performance of "Rabbit Hole" last night. It is probably the best play I have ever seen, and their production of it was fabulous. The acting was superb with the intensity the story needed. It is a very moving play and it will get you thinking and talking. Go see it.

The facility itself is great. It is small and one has a good view of the stage from everywhere. I was way off to the side in the next to last row, and never felt like I was missing anything.

Posted by W. Boynton on November 7, 2009 at 6:46 AM |

FIND YOURSELF IN THIS "RABBIT HOLE" AT BEOWULF ALLEY

By Chuck Graham
www.tucsonstage.com

The characters spring to life in Beowulf Alley Theatre Company's intense presentation of David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize winning "Rabbit Hole." So real are the portrayals in this super-naturalistic family drama, you'll be wanting to jump onstage to calm down your favorite, assuring that person everything will be all right...eventually.

Izzy (Kristina Sloan) is my personal favorite. As an actress, Sloan catches all the nuance in one young woman's bravado juggling her own insecurities while dancing as fast as she can. It's a fascinating stage accomplishment for someone so young.

The central figure in this story of repressed heartbeat is Becca (Nell Summers), a wife in a less-than-satisfying marriage whose four-year-old son died in a tragic accident several months before the play begins. With no place to turn for genuine solace in her own family, Becca is trying to manage her grief by moving on, but doing so gently with feelings.

Izzy isn't helping any. As Becca's younger sister, Izzy is reluctant to give up her natural place as the family's energetic center of attention. So Izzy takes considerable pleasure in announcing she has become pregnant without the benefit of marriage, or even a serious boyfriend. She will raise this child by herself, providing everyone with copious details by the hour.

This emerging new life in Izzy's body represents the future, for sure, but what is Becca to do to find her own closure even as Izzy keeps wanting to rush the family forward even faster. Becca's future lies in how effectively she deals with the past.

That path is blocked by Becca's husband Howie (Gabriel Nagy), a broad-shouldered man's man uncomfortable with the subtleties of tenderness. Rather than face any part of the future, Howie wants to hole up in his memories.

Nourishing this reverence with more sorrow, Howie hangs on to every remnant of his little son's brief life. It is a safe place, albeit a sad one, but preferable to the vaguely shaped future where Howie and Becca will almost certainly have to decide if their now-childless marriage is worth preserving.

Hovering over this clanging jukebox of emotions is Becca's nit-picking mother Nat (Martie van der Voort). She sees Becca's inability to sort out her personal tragedies as proof of Nat's own failure as a mother. Perhaps she fears it is true the shortcomings of the parents are passed on to their children.

At least...that is my interpretation of this fascinating play whose balance points within a domestic setting reflect the complexities of every modern family's struggle for survival.

In these days of fragmented household responsibilities, who will provide the lifelines when there is big trouble? Who will speak the words of reason when everyone who should be trustworthy is even more stressed out? Where are the extended families that once provided the stability to weather difficult times?

Sure there is more freedom without the anchor of grandparents, without the compromises of marriage and the skirmishes of siblings. But what if Kris Kristofferson is right, what if freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose?

The price of security is different for each of us. Sara Falconer has done her part as director by drawing excellent work from each of these actors, balancing the personalities of the characters and setting their pace. Beneath the noisy conflicts of their arguments in the living room there is genuine insight wanting to get out.

Performances continue at Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 S. Sixth Ave., at 7:30 p.m.Thursdays-Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. Sundays, to Nov. 22. Tickets are $20. For details and reservations, 882-0555, or receive an online line ticket discount of $2 at www.beowulfalley.org

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Dive into 'Rabbit Hole' at Beowulf Alley Theatre

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.05.2009

Considering the tragedy at the center of "Rabbit Hole" — the sudden death of a 4-year-old boy — you'd think that David Lindsay-Abaire's play would be a major downer.

But there's nothing dispiriting about this incredibly human drama, which, if it's done right, also pulses with electric humor.

It's no wonder that it won the 2006 Tony Award for best new play and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Beowulf Alley Theatre's production of "Rabbit Hole," directed by Sara Falconer, opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the downtown theater, 11 S. Sixth Ave.

A preview performance (tickets $10) is Friday night at 7:30 p.m., and the run continues Thursdays through Sundays through Nov. 22

Tickets are $20, available by calling 882-0555. Tickets are $18 if purchased online at www.beowulfalley.org

Sunday's matinee performance at 1:30 p.m. will be followed by a discussion with the actors, director and production team.

The cast includes (above, from left) Martie van der Voort, Kristina Sloane, Ian Mortensen, Nell Summers and Gabe Nagy.

See next Friday's Arts section for a review.

Rabbit Hole opens this weekend

Beowulf Alley Presents Rabbit Hole in November

Beowulf Alley Theatre at 11 South 6^th Avenue, Downtown Tucson between Broadway and Congress, presents Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire. Sara Falconer makes her directorial debut at Beowulf Alley with this powerful production that earned the 2006 Tony Award for Best New Play and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Tickets are selling briskly and are available online and by phone. The preview performance is on November 6 at 7:30 p.m. The play runs from November 7 through the 22 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the preview only and are $20 for the run with an online only discount price of $18 at www.beowulfalley.org. The box office phone number is 882-0555.

The Sunday, November 8 performance will be followed by Dialogues with…, our discussion session with the actors, director and production team. On Thursday, November 12, there will be a benefit performance and post-play reception, hosted by Delectables Restaurant and Catering, for Ben’s Bells Project whose mission is to inspire, educate and motivate each other to realize the impact of intentional kindness and to empower individuals to act according to that awareness, thereby changing our world (www.bensbells.org). Tickets for this evening are $30 with an online only discount price of $28 at www.beowulfalley.org. $10 of every ticket sold will be donated to Ben’s Bells for their meaningful work.

The cast includes Ian Mortensen, Gabe Nagy, Kristina Sloane, Nell Summers, and Marti Van der Voort. The design/production team includes Lydia Borowicz, Joel Charles, Sara Falconer, Bill Galbreath, Hilary Lyons, Dave Sewell, Noah Trimm and Angela Walker.

 

When asked about why she wanted to direct Rabbit Hole, Falconer said, “I saw Rabbit Hole on a snowy night in February 2006. I left the theatre and was halfway to my hotel before I realized I had forgotten to retrieve my coat. I had been struck to the core with the beautiful honesty and simplicity of the story, and not just because I had recently lost seven close family members. With stunning accuracy, Rabbit Hole illustrates how each of us gets through the day, despite the pain that sears our lives, and how circumstances, mundane as well as extraordinary, enrich and fulfill our humanity. The play is bittersweet; full of despair, tragedy, sadness, yet it is the funny, gentle moments, and the smiles that allow us to keep hoping.  We carry on every day, with the fervent hope that someday, somewhere the sadness and pain will end.  And without hope, what else is there? I came down with a cold after that night in February, and Rabbit Hole has burned like a fever in my heart ever since.”

Rabbit Hole is produced by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service and funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Tucson Pima Arts Council, the Janet S. Brunel Residuary Trust. This production may be inappropriate for persons under 13 years old.

 

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Published: 10.30.2009

'Rabbit Hole' digs 'into the loss and pain'

Beowulf play is about couple whose 4-year-old son is killed

By Alexa Miller

SPECIAL TO THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR

When you've hit bottom, there's only one — well, you know how the saying goes.

The characters in David Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole," opening at Beowulf Alley Theatre Company next week, have hit bottom. The story centers on a married couple desperately trying to piece their lives back together after their 4-year-old son is killed in an auto accident.



Cast members of "The Rabbit Hole" are, from left, Martie van der Voort, Kristina Sloane, Ian Mortensen, Nell Summers and Gabe Nagy.

"Rabbit Hole is real and truthful," said director Sara Falconer. "It would be easy to make this into a tear-jerker, but I really wanted to dig into the loss and pain."

When accidents happen, it is easy to obsess over the event itself. This play turns around the focus and cogitates the distinctly separate emotions that each member of the boy's family feels in dealing with his unexpected death.

"One of the ideas in the play is how we are all suffering in our own separate ways," said Falconer. And, she added, the audience will find much to identify with in each of the characters.

In the mother's, father's, aunt's and grandmother's complicated and abundant emotions, there are universal feelings.

"Everyone wants stability," said Falconer. "Everyone sometimes feels like the carpet is sliding out from under them and that any moment they could be pushed over and fall down."

Unsteadiness and uncertainty are feelings that are familiar to Lindsay-Abaire himself.

"David Lindsay-Abaire took a playwriting class in which one of the assignments was to write about something that terrifies the hell out of you," said Falconer. "And this was what he came up with."

"Rabbit Hole" isn't just about angst and fear: Hope is woven into the story, too.

"It doesn't have a happy ending," said Falconer. "The playwright is very specific in that he wants audiences to leave the theater hoping (the couple) will be OK and that they find a path to recovery."

If You Go

"Rabbit Hole"

• Presented by: Beowulf Alley Theatre Company.

• Playwright: David Lindsay-Abaire.

• Director: Sara Falconer

• Where: Beowulf Alley, 11 S. Sixth Ave.

• When: Preview, 7:30 p.m. next Friday; opens 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7. Regular performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 22.

• Tickets: Preview, $10; regular performances, $20; $18 if purchased online at www.beowulfalley.org

• Information: 882-0555

• Cast: Nell Summers, Gabe Nagy, Martie van der Voort, Kristina Sloan, Ian Mortensen.

• Running time: 2 1/2 hours, with one intermission.

Alexa Miller is a University of Arizona student who's apprenticing at the Star. Contact her at 573-4128 or at starapprentice@azstarnet.com

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Vampire flick at Beowulf Alley Theatre
Tucson, Arizona Published: 10.29.2009

You didn't think Halloween could come and go without about another vampire flick, didya? "Netherbeast Incorporated" is screening at 9 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday at Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, 11 S. Sixth Ave.

Created by Dean and Brian Ronalds of Phoenix, it's part of the Inde Fliks series. It's described as a "quirky twist on the vampire tale." Tickets are $5.

IndeFliks@theAlley presents Netherbeast Incorporated, by Phoenix's Ronalds Brothers

Netherbeast Incorporated, by Phoenix’s Ronalds Brothers,

Showing at Beowulf Alley Theatre Company Halloween Weekend

 

The uproarious monster comedy, Netherbeast Incorporated, by Phoenix director/producer team, brothers Dean and Brian Ronalds, will be shown Halloween weekend at the Beowulf Alley Theatre Company (www.beowulfalley.org) in downtown Tucson, as the next installment of IndeFliks@theAlley, in partnership with the Independent Film Association of Southern Arizona (www.ifasa.net).

 

NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED

Saturday, October 31, 9:00 PM

Sunday, November 1, 7:00 PM

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company

11 S. 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ

Admission - $5

 

Dean and Brian Ronalds were the Phoenix Film Foundation 2005 Arizona Filmmakers of the Year.  They teamed with writer Bruce Dellis, the 2006 Arizona Filmmaker of the Year, on the award-winning short film, The Netherbeast of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc., which was the basis for the feature Netherbeast Incorporated.

 

The star-studded cast includes Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live), Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club), Amy Davidson (8 Simple Rules), Dave Foley (NewsRadio, Will & Grace), Jason Mewes (Clerks I & II, Zack and Miri Make a Porno), Steve Burns (Blue’s Clues), and Robert Wagner (Austin Powers), along with many Arizona actors and crew.

 

Netherbeast Incorporated is an offbeat, hilarious comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale, set in modern day corporate America.  Employees of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. have kept the family secret for a long time.  For years, it has been business as usual, until the top vampire in charge contracts a dreaded disease, becomes senile, forgetting that he's a vampire, and starts killing off other vampire colleagues.  A human efficiency expert and "Dead Mike's" replacement are invited to work at Berm-Tech, but soon they discover that some of their associates are not what they appear to be.

 

The film was an official selection of about 20 film festivals, including Tribeca, Shriekfest, AFI Dallas, Phoenix, Sci-Fi-London, Toronto After Dark, and the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival.

 

For more information call Brian McLaughlin at 520-349-8249 or email at mclaff9@earthlink.net.  See also www.netherbeastmovie.com

 

IndeFliks@theAlley presents Netherbeast Incorporated, by Phoenix's Ronalds Brothers,

Netherbeast Incorporated, by Phoenix’s Ronalds Brothers,

Showing at Beowulf Alley Theatre Company Halloween Weekend

The uproarious monster comedy, Netherbeast Incorporated, by Phoenix director/producer team, brothers Dean and Brian Ronalds, will be shown Halloween weekend at the Beowulf Alley Theatre Company (www.beowulfalley.org) in downtown Tucson, as the next installment of IndeFliks@theAlley, in partnership with the Independent Film Association of Southern Arizona (www.ifasa.net).

NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED

Saturday, October 31, 9:00 PM

Sunday, November 1, 7:00 PM

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company

11 S. 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ

Admission - $5

Dean and Brian Ronalds were the Phoenix Film Foundation 2005 Arizona Filmmakers of the Year. They teamed with writer Bruce Dellis, the 2006 Arizona Filmmaker of the Year, on the award-winning short film, The Netherbeast of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc., which was the basis for the feature Netherbeast Incorporated.

The star-studded cast includes Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live), Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club), Amy Davidson (8 Simple Rules), Dave Foley (NewsRadio, Will & Grace), Jason Mewes (Clerks I & II, Zack and Miri Make a Porno), Steve Burns (Blue’s Clues), and Robert Wagner (Austin Powers), along with many Arizona actors and crew.

Netherbeast Incorporated is an offbeat, hilarious comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale, set in modern day corporate America. Employees of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. have kept the family secret for a long time. For years, it has been business as usual, until the top vampire in charge contracts a dreaded disease, becomes senile, forgetting that he's a vampire, and starts killing off other vampire colleagues. A human efficiency expert and "Dead Mike's" replacement are invited to work at Berm-Tech, but soon they discover that some of their associates are not what they appear to be.

The film was an official selection of about 20 film festivals, including Tribeca, Shriekfest, AFI Dallas, Phoenix, Sci-Fi-London, Toronto After Dark, and the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival.

For more information call Brian McLaughlin at 520-349-8249 or email at mclaff9@earthlink.net. See also www.netherbeastmovie.com

LNT@the Alley - Auditions

Beowulf Alley’s LNT@the Alley Holds Auditions

Phyro-Giants! by Michael Blieden

 

(Tucson, AZ - October 20, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre’s Late Night Theatre, LNT@the Alley will hold open auditions for Phyro-Giants! on Monday Oct. 26 and Tuesday Oct. 27 from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the theatre, 11 South 6^th Avenue (Downtown between Broadway and Congress). Please bring a headshot and resume. The audition will consist of a cold reading from the script.

 

Rehearsals begin November 9 and will be scheduled according the production team’s availability, usually some late nights, weekday evenings and weekends. Performance dates are Dec. 4, 5, 11 and 12.

 

Looking for:

Female (2) - mid 20s to early 30s

Male (2) - mid 20s to early 30s

 

Email Lydia at lydia.borowicz@gmail.com with questions or for more information.

 

Phyro-Giants! takes on marriage, fidelity, ghosts, God, and long-distance phone services during a dizzying dinner between four friends and strangers who reveal more than they bargained for. Michael Blieden’s Phyro-Giants! explores the phenomenon of restaurant intimacy – that strange sense of comfort and honesty experienced at a dinner with acquaintances who, for one night, become a person's closest confidants. Wine flows, desserts are shared and four loosely connected individuals share their hopes, dreams, fears, fantasies and secrets in this modern day fable told in real time.

Beowulf Alley Theatre Presents Rabbit Hole

Beowulf Alley Presents Rabbit Hole in November

(Tucson, AZ - October 15, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre at 11 South 6^th Avenue, Downtown Tucson between Broadway and Congress, presents Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire. Sara Falconer makes her directorial debut at Beowulf Alley with this powerful production that earned the 2006 Tony Award for Best New Play and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Tickets are selling briskly and are available online and by phone. The preview performance is on November 6 at 7:30 p.m. The play runs from November 7 through the 22 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the preview only and are $20 for the run with an online only discount price of $18 at www.beowulfalley.org. The box office phone number is 882-0555.

The Sunday, November 8 performance will be followed by Dialogues with…, our discussion session with the actors, director and production team. On Thursday, November 12, there will be a benefit performance and post-play reception, hosted by Delectables Restaurant and Catering, for Ben’s Bells Project whose mission is to inspire, educate and motivate each other to realize the impact of intentional kindness and to empower individuals to act according to that awareness, thereby changing our world (www.bensbells.org). Tickets for this evening are $30 with an online only discount price of $28 at www.beowulfalley.org. $10 of every ticket sold will be donated to Ben’s Bells for their meaningful work.

The cast includes Ian Mortensen, Gabe Nagy, Kristina Sloane, Nell Summers, and Marti Van der Voort. The design/production team includes Lydia Borowicz, Joel Charles, Sara Falconer, Bill Galbreath, Hilary Lyons, Dave Sewell, Noah Trimm and Angela Walker.

 

When asked about why she wanted to direct Rabbit Hole, Falconer said, “I saw Rabbit Hole on a snowy night in February 2006. I left the theatre and was halfway to my hotel before I realized I had forgotten to retrieve my coat. I had been struck to the core with the beautiful honesty and simplicity of the story, and not just because I had recently lost seven close family members. With stunning accuracy, Rabbit Hole illustrates how each of us gets through the day, despite the pain that sears our lives, and how circumstances, mundane as well as extraordinary, enrich and fulfill our humanity. The play is bittersweet; full of despair, tragedy, sadness, yet it is the funny, gentle moments, and the smiles that allow us to keep hoping.  We carry on every day, with the fervent hope that someday, somewhere the sadness and pain will end.  And without hope, what else is there? I came down with a cold after that night in February, and Rabbit Hole has burned like a fever in my heart ever since.”

Rabbit Hole is produced by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service and funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Tucson Pima Arts Council, the Janet S. Brunel Residuary Trust. This production may be inappropriate for persons under 13 years old.

 

ActingLab@the Alley Presents Two Adult Education Programs

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company

11 South 6^th Avenue · Tucson, AZ   85701

Administration (520) 622-4460 · Reservations (520) 882-0555

www.beowulfalley.org

theatre@beowulfalley.org

 

 

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company’s ActingLab@the Alley

Presents Two Adult Education Programs

 

(Tucson, AZ – October 8, 2009) Philip G. Bennett, Dean of Adult Education at Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6^th Ave, between Broadway and Congress in Downtown Tucson, announced two adult education programs beginning in October, 2009. The first is an introductory symposium, Stanislavski’s Ultimate Acting Technique (An introduction to Stanislavski’s greatest discovery!) on Saturday, October 24, 2009, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The course, for actors, director and instructors of acting, is called Stanislavski’s Lost Term… And How to Use the Method of Physical Actions and Active Analysis. The fee for this 3- hour course is $25 for active participants (wear comfortable clothing for movement) and $15 for observers.

Join us as either an observer or jump in the fun as an acting participant. Non-Actors, Novice and Professionals are all WELCOME! Space is limited. Call to reserve your place for this exciting event at 520-622-4460, ext 3.

The second program is A Professional Actor Training Program in Stanislavski’s Ultimate Technique, The Method of Physical Actions and Active Analysis

Courses -

Wednesdays	A.    Introduction to the System  “The Actor Works on Himself” B.    Introduction to Scene work through Physical Action and Active Analysis November 4 – December 19, 2009 (With added classes December 17 and 18th) A combined class, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturdays	B.    Introduction to Scene work through Physical Actions and Active Analysis October 31 – December 19, 2009 (With added classes December 17 and 18th – All levels combined) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

 

A practical introduction to the elements of stage action, improvisation, breath work, voice production and preparatory scene work. The term will culminate in an “Open Class Performance” for the public on December 19, 2009. 

The fees for this course are:

1. Once class a week for 1^st term students only. Fee:  $399.00
2. 2nd and 3rd term scene students are required to attend 2 classes per week. Fee:  $499.00

(Symposia Fee will be credited for each term program.)

Class Size is Limited – Register on line NOW for the Fall Term -  beowulfalley.org

For further Information Call:  Philip Bennett at 520-622-4460 ext. 3

Although the name of Stanislavski has dominated theatrical methodology for nearly a century, many misunderstandings, assumptions and distortions have taken place. In the United States, Stanislavski has been identified with Strasberg’s Method Acting and psychological realism.  The “Cold War” and “Iron Curtain” prevented Stanislavski’s greatest Ultimate Acting Technique from reaching the West for decades.  In Russia, the Marxist Revisionists censored nearly 50% of the System’s basis in Buddhism and Raja Yoga, subjugating the Master’s teachings to the Materialistic designs of the Soviet State.

Philip G. Bennett is an award winning actor, director and instructor of the Stanislavski System of Acting. He is a founding member of the American Stanislavski Theatre (AST) in New York City and a protégé of Russian émigré teacher and director, Sonia Moore.  Phil served as the Assistant Artistic Director of AST where he was both an actor and instructor. In 1976, he founded the San Francisco Theatre Academy at Fort Mason, and subsequently the Bennett Theatre Lab, an avant-garde actor training company.  He has been internationally acknowledged for his expertise in both classical and contemporary theatre.  He lectures and conducts workshops at prominent universities and conventions.  Graduates appear regularly in films, on television and the professional stage.

Out to Lunch Theatre Back by Popular Demand!

Out to Lunch Theatre Back by Popular Demand!

 

(Tucson, AZ – October 5, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6^th Ave, between Broadway and Congress in Downtown Tucson, will launch the Fall season of Out to Lunch Theatre in the month of October with John Vornholt’s 30-minute lighthearted play, Off Leash, directed by Sheldon Metz. Performances will be each Wednesday, October 7, 14, 21,and 28, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. Tickets for the play are $6. Bring a lunch and enjoy it while we entertain you or pre-order a brown bag lunch the day before made by Chris’ Cafe when you purchase your ticket with a credit/debit card by phone or online (http://www.beowulfalley.org/html/out_to_lunch_theatre.html) or at the door, cash only. Contains some strong language but suitable for ages 10 and older.

 

Take a lunchtime break to have a little fun and share a laugh or two, all within an hour. If you drive into town, the first hour is free at the City garage at Pennington and Scott. Just 2 ½ blocks from the theatre. An hour at a meter is just 50 cents. We’re just an easy walk from most downtown offices.

 

The cast includes Chris Farishon, Harris Kendall and Daved Wilkins.

The Story: Going though a divorce, Bill seeks solace for himself and his dog, Roscoe, at the local dog park.  He's surprised to find women there who consider the dog park to be more than a place to pick up poop.  Ella has used the excuse of her dying dog to put her life on hold, but meeting Bill challenges her to embrace life and romance again.

 

IndeFliks@the Alley presents Patrick Roddy's Good Boy

Beowulf Alley Theatre and the Independent Filmmakers Association of Southern Arizona

Present the Grand Premiere of IndeFliks@the Alley with

Patrick Roddy’s Good Boy

 

(Tucson, AZ – October 4, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6^th Ave, between Broadway and Congress in Downtown Tucson, known for its high quality theatrical productions, has added screening equipment to its beautiful 95-seat air-conditioned theatre and, in partnership with the Independent Filmmakers Association of Southern Arizona (IFASA), presents local film artist, Patrick Roddy’s, Good Boy. Showings will take place on Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets for this weekend event are $5.00 general admission. IFASA members and Beowulf Alley Theatre volunteers and paid subscribers (Season and Flex Pass) will receive a cold drink or snack item from concessions for free. For more information, see www.beowulfalley.org or call (520) 882-0555. Appropriate for 16 years and older. For information about IFASA, see www.ifasa.net. IndeFliks@the Alley is sponsored by Cox Communications and Pastiche Modern Eatery.

 

The plot follows a young man who attempts to escape his trapped existence by stealing money from his work and heading to California, hopefully to find a better life.  But, he stumbles into an unimaginable world along the way, ruled by a depraved man who controls everything and everyone around him.

 

Patrick Roddy's (www.patrickroddy.com) third film has won an Accolade Award of Excellence-Feature Film, in addition to two Accolade Awards of Merit (Direction and Lead Actor) and has received very favorable reviews (see below).  Good Boy is a psychological thriller written by Nicholl Fellowship semifinalist Ken Henderson.  Horror star Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man) plays a key role in the film.

 

Good Boy is a stunning film ... couldn't take my eyes off the screen! – FatallyYours.com

Good Boy is a riveting thriller – 10KBullets.com

4 out of 4 cigars, it's well written, the acting is great – RogueCinema.com

 

Late Night Theatre presents Athene by Michael Fenlason

Beowulf Alley’s Late Night Theatre

Athene by Michael Fenlason

Therapy, Flights of Fantasy and Comic Rants

 

(Tucson, AZ – October 7, 2009) Late Night Theatre at Beowulf Alley, 11 South 6^th Avenue, Downtown between Broadway and Congress, presents Athene by Michael Fenlason. Performances are on Friday and Saturday October 23^rd and 24^th, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, October 25^th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 cash at the door. For additional information, please call (520) 977-5218.

 

Athene has been ordered by the court to attend therapy session or face incarceration. Foul-mouthed, given to flights of fantasy and comic rants, her psychiatrist must determine if she’d crazy or well-suited to modern life. This play has adult themes and language.

 

Athene  was developed by the Arizona Theatre Company’s Genesis project and was performed at Raw Space, the home of the Group Theatre in New York. Athene features Tristyn Tucci and Donovan Stole.

 

Old Time Radio Theatre & FREE performance

Beowulf Alley Theatre

Old Time Radio Theatre

A Flash from the Past!

(Tucson, AZ - October 8, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre at 11 South 6^th Avenue, announces its newest program, Old Time Radio Theatre.

We take you back to another time...another place. Things were simpler then -- or were they?

Join us on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. for a FREE performance of our new Old Time Radio Theatre ensemble, under the direction of Sheldon Metz, who will present an episode of Gunsmoke as well as My Friend Irma. These performances usually only run about 1 hour total.

In months to come, we’ll be at the theatre a few times a month for evening and matinees performances, sharing nostalgic tales of days gone by the way the stories used to be told.

Tickets for performances at the theatre, beginning in November, are just $8 for the general public and $6 for Beowulf Alley Subscribers and Flex Pass Holders. IFASA members who present their IFASA cards at the box office when purchasing their tickets will receive the Beowulf Alley subscriber discount.

For more information about performances at Beowulf, call go to our website at www.beowulfalley.org or call the box office at (520) 882-0555. Appropriate for 8 years and older.

We are also available for community outreach, social events and fundraisers. Would you like to sponsor this program to reach more people in our community? Let us know! Call 622-4460.