Late Night Theatre at Beowulf Alley Presents
Word Clouds
by Tomas Ulises-Soto and Michael Fenlason
Tales of Tragedy and Triumph in Tucson
Beowulf Alley Theatre’s Late Night Theatre will present five performances only of a new play, Word Clouds, by Tomas Ulises-Soto, directed by Michael Fenlason. Performances are on March 4, 5 11, 12 at 10:30 p.m. and March 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 online at http://www.beowulfalley.org/html/tickets.html at least the day before each performance and $10 by phone (520) 882-0555, or at the door the night of performance. A portion of each ticket will be donated to the Community Food Bank.
Word Clouds is about the reactions, feelings and responses of a community, our leaders and our nation resulting from the tragic attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and other community members and the death of others in our community at the Tucson Oracle Road Safeway. Community theatres around the country tend to represent popular plays and offer the opportunity to watch, participate and learn from the theatrical process. Late Night Theatre does this as well, but we also believe it is important to tell our City’s many stories, to address our community’s challenges and to inspire our audiences to think, feel and discuss these issues of the day.
Following each performance, at the request of the audience members, we will hold a discussion to help bring about understanding, healing and connection. These discussions will be moderated by two local counselors and performing artists, Carrie Hill and Pete Swan.
The characters in this new play are not politicized. They’re Tucsonans: a trauma nurse; a pastor; a teacher; and an aspiring singer. By presenting real people and their reactions to those tragic events with compassion, honesty, and community, we hope to inspire our audience and your fellow southern Arizonans to come together and to remember the events of that day and those times - in short, to remember and to find a way to heal, to hope, to grow and to learn.
