Participants of the public workshop of "Noche de los Muertos" a new play by local award-winning playwright, Gavin Kayner.
"Noche de los Muertos" is a highly theatrical, classically based, culturally appropriate drama. Set in a provincial village in the Sonoran Desert in the 1920's, Noche explores the power of rites and rituals that influence thought to the point of irrationality and how passionate individuals deal with devastating conflicts.
Beowulf Alley Theatre, through grants from Tucson Pima Arts Council and Arizona Commission on the Arts, conducted the workshop to allow the characters of the play to come to life. When a play is written, its voices are inside the head of a playwright. By giving the characters the voices of actors, new discoveries are made and this allows the playwright to make refinements and further develop its richness. We are proud to be the theatre in Tucson that was given the opportunity to share these homegrown talents with our community in the month of August and look forward to having everyone come to see this marvelous piece fully mounted as our second production of the season, November 1-16, 2008.
The photo was taken by Bill Dell
Back Row L-R:
Tenoch Gomez, Renaldo; Jordana Franco, Catalina; Alex Samaniego, Priest; Bardo Padilla, Tomas;
Jan Henderson, Pelancha; Esteban Oropeza, Narrator
Front Row L-R: Mike Sultzbach, Director; Angelica Rodenbeck, Irma; Gavin Kayner, Playwright
