Beowulf Alley’s 2011 Winter-Spring Live Performances including Music and Theatre
Beowulf Alley Theatre presents its schedule of programming for the winter and spring through April 2011. Additional programming will be announced as the season progresses.
Main Stage
Reservations recommended. Plays suitable for 13 years and older.
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, Directed by Lydia Borowicz, (lydia.borowicz@gmail.com, (262) 339-6032) January 21-February 6, 2011
Ms. Ruhl re-imagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine, with characters you might meet on a NY subway, quirky plot twists, and breathtaking imagery … a magical dip in the flow the unconscious.
The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Directed by Sheldon Metz, (thedrektor@gmail.com, (310) 367-5640) February 25-March 13, 2011
“… a proper, perfectly plotted drama…” that looks at the malevolence of people leading hopeless lives, loaded with savage irony, surreal humor and a touch of melodrama. The play is a blend of black comedy, melodrama, horror and bleak tragedy. The story is set in an Irish village, Leenane, Connemara in the early 1990s.
Ticket Prices:
$23 | - | At door/by phone, VISA, MC, Discover, local check, cash |
$18 | - | Thrifty Thursdays |
$15 | - | Preview Performance (Night before official opening) |
$12 | - | Student/Military/Senior 60+ Rush Ticket (cash at-door, ID Proof of Status required, 5 min. before curtain) |
| - | ONLINE ONLY DISCOUNTED SINGLE TICKET FOR EVERYONE at www.beowulfalley.org. Use any credit/debit card accepted by PayPal and Google. (not available by phone or at the door) |
Performance Times and Box Office Information:
7:30 p.m. | - | Thursdays – Saturdays Curtain (no late seating) |
2:30 p.m. | - | Sunday Curtain (no late seating) |
| | Box office volunteers are available by phone Tuesday – Friday, noon to 4 p.m. and in person 45 minutes prior to each performance at the box office when the lobby doors open. |
| | All tickets are held at will call and not mailed. |
| | All sales are final. |
Late Night Theatre, LNT@the Alley
No advance reservations, cash at the door, Mature audiences
Late Night Theatre at Beowulf Alley presents original, cutting edge theatre for the up-late crowd. Whether new plays or classic literature with a twist, Late Night Theatre at Beowulf Alley challenges, intrigues, charms and shocks. Winter-spring productions currently under consideration. Announcements will be made as rights are secured.
INTERROGATING THE NUDE by Doug Wright, directed by Scott O’Brien, Jan. 28, 29, Feb 4, 5, 2011.
A play about Marcel Duchamp and his famous painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" that so shocked and horrified the public at the 1913 Armory Show in New York City. The play stars Duchamp himself and the photographer Man Ray, as Duchamp turns himself in to the police station, confessing that he has murdered Rose Selavy, whom he claims is his sister and who has been having an affair with Man Ray. The play is surreal, fluid, and very visual, with excellent stage directions that allow the reader to see the play clearly in the mind's eye. The playwright has managed to create in a drama what Duchamp created on canvas, a new way of perceiving a well-known subject. INTERROGATING THE NUDE is a lively, funny, and fascinating experimental play that is clear enough to grab any reasonably intelligent audience yet complex enough to intrigue the more demanding viewer.
Ticket Prices, Performance Times and Box Office Information:
$8 | - | All Tickets – At the door the night of performance |
10:30 p.m. | - | Fridays – Saturdays Curtain, Doors open 45 minutes before |
| | All sales are final. |
Old Time Radio Theatre, directed by Sheldon Metz
Family-Friendly, portability allows the troupe to perform in off-site venues, giving us a vehicle for outreach to the community.
Presenting an hour of radio classics from the 30's, 40's and early 50's, PLUS a few newly-written "Old Fashioned" radio shows, presented in conjunction with Old Pueblo Playwrights and other local writers. Please check our website, www.beowulfalley.org, for specific performances.
Ticket Prices, Performance Times and Box Office Information:
$8 | - | Ages 13 and older |
$5 | - | Ages 6-12 –First two children, other children free |
7:00 p.m. | - | Usually the First and Third Tuesdays but check our online calendar at www.beowulfalley.org for more information each time. Doors open 45 minutes before curtain |
| | All sales are final. |
Active Imagination Theatre, directed by John Vornholt
Family-friendly. Portability allows the troupe to perform in schools, museums, and other off-site venues, giving us a vehicle for outreach to the community.
Participatory, improvisational theater for children, ages 4-8. Each play is developed by AIT’s actors. Children in the audience are invited to participate in scenes with only a bag of silly hats and costumes for props, allowing for the most fun, flexibility, and creativity. Portability allows the troupe to perform in schools, museums, and other off-site venues, giving us a vehicle for outreach to the community. A great way to have a birthday party! Please check our website for specific performances.
THE DAY SOMETHING HAPPENED IN TUCSON, January 22, 23, 29, 30, February 5 & 6, 2011
While playing in the desert, a youngster named Ashley runs across a hideous space monster whose ship has crash-landed. Snork looks big and ugly, but he's really quite friendly -- and he has come to save Earth from a really nasty alien who wants to destroy the planet. This evil alien, Bozco, is a shape-shifter who prefers to take the form of a kitty, a pony, a goat, or something equally innocent, so he will be very hard to find. Can Snork avoid capture by misguided humans long enough to help Ashley find the evil alien and save Earth from destruction?
Ticket Prices, Performance Times and Box Office Information:
$5 | - | Children 4-11 (3 and under free in parent’s lap) |
$8 | - | Children and Adults 12 years and Older |
12:00 noon | - | Saturdays and Sundays, check the website at www.beowulfalley.org. Doors open 20 minutes before curtain |
| | All sales are final. |
Special Event - Amber Noorgard Concert, http://www.ambernorgaard.com/,
January 30, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
“One of Tucson’s great musical trailblazers…” Tucson Lifestyle Magazine
“…the emotions are heartfelt, delivered with a quiet passion and authenticity.” Tucson Weekly
“Her lyrics don't paint a picture they grab your arm." The Iowa Entertainer
Ticket Prices, Performance Times and Box Office Information:
$12 | - | Advance sale (online at www.beowulfalley.org or by phone at 882-0555) |
$15 | - | Day of performance, by phone or at door |
| | All sales are final. |
Fronting the Order by Warren Bodow, directed by Sheldon Metz,
(thedrektor@gmail.com, (310) 367-5640), April 8-23, 2011. (A co-production of Beowulf Alley Theatre and Wellangood Productions)
Summer, 1959. The Eisenhower era is drawing to a close while the U.S. feels the sting of space dominance as the Russians launch Sputnik. Americans are determined to take back world leadership. The solution? Education, say many: better schools, bigger libraries, education in the home will ensure that we regain leadership in everything! So on a rainy August Friday afternoon, a crew of four encyclopedia salesman set about the task to sell knowledge to the families of our future leaders. We witness the humorous and bombastic interplay of the four salesmen, as we feel the underlying tensions festering in late-50s America. We witness how the men represent their wares to their prospects. Even as we laugh, our sense of right and wrong is buffeted as the play forces us to consider whether deception must always be negative, or in the service of a greater good, it is simply a handy tool.
Events may be subject to change. We will provide press releases or media advisories of activities as the season progresses. Please refer to our website or contact us for confirmation or questions.
