Beowulf Alley Theatre presents the 2007 Olivier Award-winner, Blackbird

Beowulf Alley Theatre  presents the 2007 Olivier Award-winner, Blackbird by David Harrower, Performance will be held at the theatre, 11 South 6^th Avenue, for three weekends only, December 3-19, 2010. Performance times are 7:30 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Directed by Laura Lippman, the cast includes Art Almquist, Elizabeth Leadon-Sonnenfelt and Chrissie Peterson.

 

From the time of Adam and Eve, we have been fascinated by that which is forbidden – and nothing more so than forbidden love. David Harrower's electrifying and explosive play, Blackbird, has Ray confronting his past when Una arrives unannounced at his office. Guilt and raw emotions run high as they recollect the passionate love affair they had fifteen years earlier. As tensions rise, we are left to question: When is love abuse? And can we ever break free from the shackles of the past? A hit of the Edinburgh Festival, and a critically acclaimed hit in New York and London, Blackbird is a provocative, no-holds-barred drama that both chills and thrills.

A fascinating and unnerving ninety-minute cat-and-mouse tale of revenge and sexual intrigue, with genuine theatricality and undeniable shock value. —Associated Press

Scottish playwright, David Harrower's plays include Knives in Hens; Kill the Old, Torture Their Young; Presence; and Dark Earth. Blackbird was shortlisted for the Saltire Society Book of the Year Award and won the 2007 Lawrence Olivier Award for Best New Play.

Laura Lippman, recently relocated to Tucson from Orlando, Florida. Recent Orlando directing credits include Rockaby and Endgame for Empty Spaces Theatre Company’s Beckett Festival and movement director for Equus at Rollins College. In addition, Laura has directed and developed new plays for over a decade, including recent works such as Charm and Letters to Sala at Orlando PlayFest, The Toymaker’s War for the National New Play Network Showcase, Upright Position, Destination: Reality and Transference with the Women Playwrights’ Initiative and Songs My Brother Sang for the GLBT New Works Series. She also adapted and directed Euripides’ Cyclops for the 2008 American Philological Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago along with her husband Mike. Laura studied acting at Bennington College and The Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Wales. She received her MFA in Directing from Carnegie Mellon University.

Box Office Information:

-       Box office volunteers are available by phone, (520) 882-0555, 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.

-       Reservations by phone are confirmed with payment using a VISA, MC or Discover card

-       All tickets are held at will call. All sales are final. Reservations are encouraged.

-       Due to mature themes, no one under 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian.

-       Run time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission

 

Ticket Prices and Discounts:

-       Preview Performance: December 3 (Friday)

$15      -           At door/by phone, VISA, MC, Discover, local check, cash (Reserved Ticket)

$13      -           Online Discount for anyone at www.beowulfalley.org up to 3 hours before

                        performance (Reserved Ticket)

$12      -           Student/Military/Senior 60+ Rush Ticket (Cash at-door, ID Proof of Status required,

15 min. before curtain, First Come-First Served, no advance reservation)

 

-       Full Run:        December 4, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

$23      -           At door/by phone, VISA, MC, Discover, local check, cash

            $21      -           Online Discount for anyone at www.beowulfalley.org up to 3 hours before

                        performance (Reserved Ticket)

 

December 9, 16 (Thrifty Thursdays), 11 and 18 (Saturdays, 2^nd Saturday and Parade of Lights Events, both starting at 6 p.m.)

$18      -           At door/by phone, VISA, MC, Discover, local check, cash or online up to 3 hours before performance at www.beowulfalley.org

 

-       Special Discount - All Performances

$12      -           Student/Military/Senior 60+ Rush Ticket (Cash at-door, ID Proof of Status required,

15 min. before curtain, First Come-First Served, no advance reservation)

 

Parking:

Park at the secure Pennington and Scott Parkwise Garage for just $2. After 5p weekdays and all day Saturdays and Sundays, meters are free. The lot at Broadway and 6th Avenue is available for our use after 5 p on weekdays and all day Saturdays and Sundays. For a Downtown Parking Map, go to http://parkwise.tucsonaz.gov/sites/default/files/parkwise/DT%20Parking%20Map.jpg or to our website at www.beowulfalley.org.

 

On event nights, we suggest that you leave home early to allow for traffic and parking as there may be road closures or traffic pattern adjustments. Come early to have fun or enjoy a pre-show meal.

 

Shel Silverstein: Adult Style | The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch

Shel Silverstein: Adult Style | The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch

DO THIS! Shel Silverstein: Adult Style
POSTED BY MARI HERRERAS ON THU, NOV 11, 2010

You can never go wrong with Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, a tale about a tree who loves a boy so much that she gives him everything he needs—even if it means she's left a stump. It's a sad story, but one I always loved, as well as Silverstein's children's poetry.

However, Silverstein is more than a kiddy author, even if that's what most of us love about the late poet and illustrator. He had an adult side, too (which has nothing to do with the cartoons he did forPlayboy in the late 1950s).

An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein opens Friday, Nov. 12 at Beowulf Alley's Late Night Theatre, 11 S. Sixth Ave., 8 p.m. The show continues Nov. 20. Tickets are $8 (cash only). For more info, call the theater at 882-0555.

The show is this series of shorts (full disclosure, my husband is in a couple, and is the guy at the end of the video touching his chi-chis. Hmm. But I've heard good things, really, I have.):

"One Tennis Shoe" — Harvey claims his wife is becoming a bag lady.
"Bus Stop" — Irwin stands on a corner with a "bust stop" sign.
"Going Once" — A woman auctions herself.
"The Best Daddy" — Lisa's daddy shot the pony he got for her birthday.
"The Lifeboat is Sinking" — Jen and Sherwin play a game of Who-Would-You-Save-If—the family was drowning.
"Smile" — Bender plans to punish the man responsible for the phrase "Have a nice day".
"Watch and Dry" — Marianne discovers her laundry hasn't been cleaned.
"Thinking Up a New Name for the Act" — Pete thinks "meat and potatoes" is the perfect name for a vaudeville act.
"Buy One, Get One Free" — Hookers offer a golden opportunity.
"Blind Willie and the Talking Dog" — Blind Willie's talking dog argues they could profit from his talent.

LNT Presents "An Adult Evening Of Shel Silverstein"

Beowulf Alley Theatre’s Late Night Presents

An Adult Evening Of Shel Silverstein

 

Beowulf Alley Theatre’s Late Night Theatre presents An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein, by the author, to be performed at the theatre at 11 South 6^th Avenue. Performances are at 8:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, November 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2010. Tickets are $8 at the door, cash only, with no advance reservations.

 

Beloved children's author Shel Silverstein (Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree) was also quick with a parable, a funny rhyme and amusing song for grown-ups. Late Night Theatre at Beowulf Alley performs these weird, wacky and madcap sketches, playlets and naughty punch lines from Silverstein's long and amazing career. Funny, subtle and visual like his cartoons, An Adult Evening Of Shel Silverstein gives the grownups a turn to laugh. This show is not recommended for children under sixteen.

 

For additional information, please call the theatre at (520) 882-0555.