Beowulf Alley Theatre Readers Theatre Presents Dachau by Jan-Ruth Mills

Beowulf Alley Theatre Readers Theatre Presents Dachau by Jan-Ruth Mills

 

(Tucson, AZ-June 30, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 S 6^th Avenue, 85701, downtown between Broadway and Congress, presents a reading of Dachau by Jan-Ruth Mills on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:15 p.m. Readers Theatre is a project to present nearly completed plays (mostly local Tucson playwrights) by actors reading the script before the public with a dialogue to follow providing comments and feedback for the playwright.

 

For additional information, please contact Jan Mills at jrmills@pima.edu or Gavin Kayner at brit4@mindspring.com.

Synopsis of Dachau -

Bavaria, Germany. July, 1947. A barrack in the former Nazi Concentration Camp Dachau now serves as courtroom for the US Military Tribunal prosecutions SS officers associated with the Gusen Concentration Camps in Austria. The council for the defense and the German civilian attorney can agree that their clients are guilty but disagree on everything from trial procedure to the legitimacy of the court itself. Despite the defendants’ unwitting confessions during their testimony, the defending attorney’s decades of experience defending murderers in the German criminal court system challenges the skills of Prosecutor, an inexperienced attorney from the States. complications arise with the presence in the court of the victims’ ghosts who are frustrated that they cannot give witness to the crimes against them in the court of the living and that their relationships to each other are complicated by their experiences at the hands of Nazi guards and by the choices they made in their failed attempts to survive. Caught between the living and the dead are an Austrian woman who still lives in the town near the Gusen camps and a Jewish woman whose two sons were murdered near the Austrian’s window. Both women find themselves transported in their dreams and daydreams to witness the trial among the ghosts. As the US court prosecutes the SS, the dead and the grieving mother conduct their own trial of the woman who witnessed their deaths but claims not to have been able to prevent them. Proceedings against the SS fail to bring the perfect justice the dead seek, the mother must accept she and her children will live with the guilt and consequences of her countrymen’s actions.

LNT@the Alley presents What Not To Do In Musical Theatre

LNT@the Alley presents What Not To Do In Musical Theatre

 

(Tucson, AZ-June 29, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre’s LNT@the Alley presents What Not To Do In Musical Theatre. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on July 24^th and 25^th ONLY! Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 7^th. This production contains adult content. Please leave the kids at home but bring all your friends.  

Ripe with satire and riddled with wit, “What Not To Do In Musical Theatre” is a (semi)original musical review that takes the “taboos” of musical theatre performance, and does them all. Hysterical, touching, and possibly offensive, “What Not To Do In Musical Theatre” has something for every type of theatergoer. It’s the super-spectacular summer sensation that is on a mission to prove that nothing is off limits when it comes to theatre.

Beowulf Alley Theatre is located at 11 South 6^th Avenue, 85701  (downtown between Broadway and Congress). Tickets are $8 cash at the door. Debit and credit cards may be used for online purchases at our website www.beowulfalley.org until 3 hours before each performance. For more information, please call (520) 245-9050 or (520) 882-0555.

LNT@the Alley presents Anthems by Lily Black, music by Naaji

LNT@the Alley presents Anthems by Lily Black, music by Naaji

 

(Tucson, AZ-June 29, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre’s LNT@the Alley presents Lily Black’s Anthems with music by Naaji, for your late night live theatre enjoyment.

 

Anthems tells the funny, sad, terrifying story of a group of friends affected by the Iraqi war. In one extended game of “I Have Never”, four friends confront their fears and losses. Songs composed by recording artist Naaji.

 

The play will run on July 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 10:30 PM, and July 12 at 7:30 PM. Beowulf Alley Theatre is located at 11 South 6^th Avenue, 85701  (downtown between Broadway and Congress). Tickets are $8 cash at the door. Debit and credit cards may be used for online purchases at our website www.beowulfalley.org until 3 hours before each performance. For more information, please call (520) 882-0555.

Beowulf Alley Theatre Readers Theatre Auditions

Beowulf Alley Theatre Readers Theatre Auditions for Dachau by Jan-Ruth Mills

 

Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 S 6^th Avenue, 85701, downtown between Broadway and Congress, is holding auditions on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Readers Theatre is a project to present new plays (mostly local Tucson playwrights) with actors reading the script before the public with a dialogue to follow providing comments and feedback for the playwright.

 

There are no props or set pieces, no blocking, lighting or sound effects. The goal is to hear the playwright’s words. We are seeking those who can offer the character a voice, providing emotion and a passion that brings the character to life.

 

There will be 1-3 rehearsals (to be scheduled with the cast and playwright) and the reading will be held on Tuesday, August 11, scheduled at 7:15 p.m. with an actor call time of 6:15.

 

We are seeking the following volunteer readers:

 

5 or 6 m-50s – 60s, 8 or 9 m-late 20s-30s, 3 m-early teens;

2 f-20s, 1 f-40s-50s;

A narrator to read stage directions.

Some roles may be double/triple cast.

For additional information, please contact Jan Mills at jrmills@pima.edu or Gavin Kayner at brit4@mindspring.com.

Synopsis of Dachau by Jan-Ruth Mills

Bavaria, Germany. July, 1947. A barrack in the former Nazi Concentration Camp Dachau now serves as courtroom for the US Military Tribunal prosecutions SS officers associated with the Gusen Concentration Camps in Austria. The council for the defense and the German civilian attorney can agree that their clients are guilty but disagree on everything from trial procedure to the legitimacy of the court itself. Despite the defendants’ unwitting confessions during their testimony, the defending attorney’s decades of experience defending murderers in the German criminal court system challenges the skills of Prosecutor, an inexperienced attorney from the States. complications arise with the presence in the court of the victims’ ghosts who are frustrated that they cannot give witness to the crimes against them in the court of the living and that their relationships to each other are complicated by their experiences at the hands of Nazi guards and by the choices they made in their failed attempts to survive. Caught between the living and the dead are an Austrian woman who still lives in the town near the Gusen camps and a Jewish woman whose two sons were murdered near the Austrian’s window. Both women find themselves transported in their dreams and daydreams to witness the trial among the ghosts. As the US court prosecutes the SS, the dead and the grieving mother conduct their own trial of the woman who witnessed their deaths but claims not to have been able to prevent them. Proceedings against the SS fail to bring the perfect justice the dead seek, the mother must accept she and her children will live with the guilt and consequences of her countrymen’s actions.

 

Beowulf Alley Presents Takin' You Back with Liz Cracchiolo

Beowulf Alley Theatre

11 South 6th Avenue

For Immediate Release

 

Beowulf Alley Presents Takin' You Back with Liz Cracchiolo

 

(June 12, 2009 – Tucson, AZ) Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6^th Avenue, Tucson, 85701, invites you to join us as Liz Cracchiolo performs in her 5th annual cabaret for charity! The dates are July 10 & 11 at 7:30 p.m. and July 12 at 3:00 p.m.

 

Don't miss what has become a Tucson tradition. The songs may be familiar, but you'll be hearing them in a whole new way. With a style that's been compared to Annie Lennox, Sting, and Jamie Cullum, Liz once again brings her best to the Tucson stage to raise money for local non-profits, Tee Up For Tots and Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. Each performance includes a reception with food and drink generously provided by Elle Restaurant, The Cup Café at Hotel Congress and Jax Kitchen. The entire event is sponsored by Roadrunner Auto Glass and Window Tint.

 

“…a kick to watch, and even more fun to hear sing-she has a beautiful voice…”

Kathleen Allen, Arizona Daily Star

 

Tickets are $32.00. Call 882-0555 or go to www.beowulfalley.org. Online only discounts are available.

 

Beowulf Alley Theatre Summer Programs for Youth Ages 9-12 and 13-16

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company’s ActingKids@the Alley Presents….

 

Summer Programs for Youth Ages 9-12 and 13-16

 

Receptions for prospective parents and students for Sessions 2 and 3 will be held at Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6^th Avenue, Tucson, 85701 on Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 13 at 10:30 a.m. to introduce the Managing Director, Beth Dell and Summer Program Administrator, Dave Sewell and to tour the facility.

 

The remaining two 3-week sessions are June 22-July 10 and July 13-31. All classes will be from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 pm., Monday through Friday. Classes will explore the creativity of each child, teach fundamentals of performance and playwriting, teach methods of critical thinking and the etiquette of theatre. Students will prepare for performance of scenes and one-act plays culminating in a performance for family and friends on the final day of each session.

 

Fees are: 9-12 years old-$300 and 13-16 years old-$375.

 

For more information go to Beowulf Alley’s website, www.beowulfalley.org, call the theatre at (520) 622-4460 or e-mail theatre@beowulfalley.org.

 

Beowulf Alley Theatre ActingLab@the Alley Open Class Presentation This Friday

ActingLab@the Alley Open Class Presentation This Friday

 

(June 10, 2009-Tucson, AZ) Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, cordially invites the Tucson community to attend our first OPEN CLASS evening of improvisations and scene work in progress. This lively event is presented by the first year students of ActingLab@the Alley, our three-year professional training program in Stanislavski’s Ultimate Technique: Physical Action, under the instruction of Philip Bennett, Dean of Adult Education. Come and experience the journey that these talented actors are traveling as the very first in Tucson to receive Stanislavski’s Ultimate Technique!

 

Konstantin Stanislavski, actor, director and theatrical reformer spent forty years searching for the “key” that would unlock an actor’s creative state and give the talented actor the means to approach genius during a live performance on stage.  During his search he discovered many elements of human behavior that facilitated the actors work; however, during the last three years of his life he experimented with a “new” technique which he called Active Analysis through Physical Actions.  His new training methods unlock the door leading to his greatest achievement.

 

 

Place:  Beowulf Alley Theatre Company

Address:  11 S. 6^th Avenue, downtown between Broadway and Congress

Contact:  Box Office 520-882-0555

Price: Suggested donation $10 or pay what you will. Purchase tickets online at www.beowulfalley.org, by phone at 882-0555 or at the door.

Time:  7:30 pm

Date:  Friday, June 12, 2009

Parking: Street parking is free after 5:00 p.m. weeknights and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. The lot at Broadway and 6^th may be used after 5:00 p.m. The Pennington Street garage charges a minimal fee for its use.

FW: Tucson: Beowulf Alley Theatre Summer Programs for Youth Ages 9-12 and 13-16

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company’s ActingKids@the Alley Presents….

 

Summer Programs for Youth Ages 9-12 and 13-16

 

Receptions for prospective parents and students for Sessions 2 and 3 will be held at Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6^th Avenue, Tucson, 85701 on Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 13 at 10:30 a.m. to introduce the Managing Director, Beth Dell and Summer Program Administrator, Dave Sewell and to tour the facility.

 

The remaining two 3-week sessions are June 22-July 10 and July 13-31. All classes will be from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 pm., Monday through Friday. Classes will explore the creativity of each child, teach fundamentals of performance and playwriting, teach methods of critical thinking and the etiquette of theatre. Students will prepare for performance of scenes and one-act plays culminating in a performance for family and friends on the final day of each session.

 

Fees are: 9-12 years old-$300 and 13-16 years old-$375.

 

For more information go to Beowulf Alley’s website, www.beowulfalley.org, call the theatre at (520) 622-4460 or e-mail theatre@beowulfalley.org.

 

LATE-NIGHT THEATER DOCUMENTS A BROKEN HEART

LATE-NIGHT THEATER DOCUMENTS A BROKEN HEART

Review
By Chuck Graham
Let The Show Begin

The idea is fascinating behind Alice Trumbo’s “And Then She Left Me.” A late night production is playing downtown at Beowulf Alley Theater, presented by LNT@The Alley.

 What if you could find out why your girlfriend dumped you by documenting the breakup – on video. It would be like those PBS documentaries about Winston Churchill’s secret love life, or Joseph Stalin executing all the guys he hated in high school.

Only it could be about you!

The filmmaker would be your best friend with a video camera, dissecting the personalities of all your ex-girlfriend’s friends, getting to the real truth. Maybe asking probing questions of your ex-girlfriend’s parents that revealed character flaws when she was a little girl.

Then there would be the noble side, that’s the part about you. What if you could go to Casa Video and find rows of DVDs detailing the lives and hard times of all your friends. Watching them would be like a history lesson, only about people you actually know. The short clips on YouTube could be even more immediate.

Playwright Alice Trumbo goes exploring this landscape in her satire of the “my face” generation – the first generation with the technology to see themselves whenever they want on TV.

Well, yes, the laptop computer screen isn’t exactly TV. And the internet isn’t exactly network television. But both are close enough. Most of the time a guy’s ego gets stroked just seeing himself doing something stupid for laughs on a cell phone.

Maybe those aging boomers were the first generation to grow up with TV, but computer screens have the advantage of being more personal.  Which is where Trumbo’s play comes in.

 There is power in knowing low-cost digital technology now makes it possible to accurately document the most trivial life. Small deeds can be broadcast just like great deeds.

So, ladies, keep your cell phones handy if it seems like that guy is about to dump you. Capture the moment and put his face online so the world can see what he’s really like.

But back to Trumbo’s play. The production directed by Lydia Borowicz is a laid-back affair. Taking a casual approach to their craft, the actors deliver their lines in offhand ways which do seem natural, though they lack focused intensity.

Marcus Palm in a small role as Tim provides the comic relief and steals the show. Talent-wise he looks about ready to join Tucson’s prime time players.

Josh Parra is solid as Sean the documentary filmmaker. Evan Engle as Caleb gets the role with the most emotional range.

A video camera on a tripod practically becomes a character, using a clever bit of technology to project onto a large screen whatever image the camera is “seeing” at the moment.

Structurally, we follow Sean and then Caleb as they do their own investigation of what actually led up to that fateful moment when two hearts were badly broken. Then comes the plot twist.

Also cast are: Irina Skaya, Geri Courtney-Austein, Ashley Kahhat, Tristyn Tucci, and Jasmine Williamson.

Performances at Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 S. Sixth  Ave., are June 12 and 13 at 10 p.m., also June 7 at 7:30 p.m. All tickets $8, details at www.beowulfalley.org

 

Tucson: OTL@the Alley presents Singer-Storyteller To-Ree-Nee Wolf

 

Beowulf Alley Theatre

11 South 6^th Avenue · Tucson, AZ   85701

 

OTL@the Alley presents Singer-Storyteller To-Ree-Nee Wolf

 

(Tucson, AZ-June 2, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre’s Out to Lunch Theatre presents To-Ree-Nee Wolf for your lunchtime live entertainment on Wednesday June 3 at 12:15 p.m. A multi-faceted artist who mosaic artwork is seen throughout Arizona, To-Ree-Nee is also an accomplished actress, poet, singer, songwriter and storyteller.

 

Out to Lunch Theatre is a lunchtime program developed by Beowulf Alley Theatre to enhance the lunch hour for our Tucson workforce, those who prefer the daylight hours or are on a limited budget. The cost for the 30 minute performance and a bag lunch prepared by Chris’ Café is $12 (when ordered before 9a the day of performance) and without lunch is $6. For more information, please call (520) 882-0555.

 

Beowulf Alley Theatre is located at 11 South 6^th Avenue, 85701  (downtown between Broadway and Congress).

Tucson: LNT@the Alley presents "And Then She Left Me"

Beowulf Alley Theatre’s

11 South 6^th Avenue · Tucson, AZ   85701

 

LNT@the Alley presents  And Then She Left Me

 

(Tucson, AZ-May 29, 2009) Beowulf Alley Theatre’s LNT@the Alley presents Alice Trumbo’s, And Then She Left Me, for your late night live theatre enjoyment.

 

Caleb's girlfriend has left and his only recourse is to engage his friend Sean, a documentary filmmaker, to find out why? Can the mysteries of love and loss be solved in a documentary? Alice Trumbo's social satire on the "my face" generation includes post-show opportunities for the audience to weigh in on Caleb, Anna Lisa and how one wins and loses and love on digital video.

 

Directed by Lydia Borowicz, the play will run on June 5, 6, 12, 13 at 10:00 PM, and June 7 at 7:30 PM. Beowulf Alley Theatre is located at 11 South 6^th Avenue, 85701  (downtown between Broadway and Congress). Ticket are $8 cash at the door. Debit and credit cards may be used for online purchases at our website www.beowulfalley.org until 3 hours before each performance. For more information, please call (520) 882-0555.

 

Castmembers include Irina Chausovskaya, Geri Courtney-Austein, Evan Engle, Ashley Kahhat, Marcus Palm, Josh Parra, Tristyn Tucci, and Jasmine Williamson.

ActingLab@the Alley "OPEN CLASS" evening

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, cordially invites the Tucson community to attend our first “OPEN CLASS” evening of improvisations and scene work in progress. This lively event is presented by the first year students of ActingLab@the Alley, our three-year professional training program in Stanislavski’s Ultimate Technique: Physical Action, under the instruction of Philip Bennett, Dean of Adult Education. Come and experience the journey that these talented actors are traveling as the very first in Tucson to receive Stanislavski’s Ultimate Technique!

 

Konstantine Stanislavski, actor, director and theatrical reformer spent forty years searching for the “key” that would unlock an actor’s creative state and give the talented actor the means to approach genius during a live performance on stage.  During his search he discovered many elements of human behavior that facilitated the actors work; however, during the last three years of his life he experimented with a “new” technique based which he called Active Analysis through Physical Actions.  His new training methods unlock the door leading to his greatest achievement.

 

 

Place:  Beowulf Alley Theatre Company

Address:  11 S. 6^th Avenue, downtown between Broadway and Congress

Contact:  Box Office 520-882-0555

Price: Suggested donation $10 or pay what you will. Purchase tickets online at www.beowulfalley.org, by phone at 882-0555 or at the door.

 

Time:  7:30 pm

Date:  Friday, June 12, 2009

Parking: Street parking is free after 5:00 p.m. weeknights and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. The lot at Broadway and 6^th may be used after 5:00 p.m. The Pennington Street garage charges a minimal fee for its use.

 

 

Beth Dell

Managing Director

Beowulf Alley Theatre

11 South 6th Avenue

Tucson, AZ 85701

(520) 622-4460 Admin.

(520) 882-0555 Box Office

theatre@beowulfalley.org

www.beowulfalley.org