Kathleen Allen
About a year ago, some folks from Beowulf Alley Theatre got together to discuss plays.
But just days before, six people were killed and 13 wounded, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in a shooting outside a northwest-side Safeway.
Discussing plays is not what this group wanted to do.
But writing one in response to the Jan. 8 tragedy - that was a different story.
The result was "Word Clouds," which Beowulf Alley will stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
"The play is about Tucson's reactions: the ordinary and extraordinary people that make up our city and how we came together with dignity and love in the face of terrible violence," wrote the company's artistic director, Michael Fenlason, in an email.
"In some ways, the play turned out to be prescient one year later. As a theatre guy, I can tell you that every tragedy has a love story. This one had about a million."
Tickets are $12. Beowulf is at 11 S. Sixth Ave. Call 882-0555 or go to Beowulf's website, beowulfalley.org for more information.
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