DEATH: Coming to a Theatre Near You !
This is by Sun News Editorial writer Conlan Salgado
Theatre is not dead, but it is dying. In thirty years, cultural critics may have the unhappy duty of asking about...
Dr. Ruth: Love Your Penis
At age 91 Dr. Ruth is still feisty. When I met her in 2014, she was appearing at a special performance of a play written about her life, Becoming...
Sherlock Holmes in Tucson
The day is December 23, 1915. Dr. Watson, at a hotel in Paris, is writing letters to the press in London to announce the death of Sherlock Holmes. The...
The Norwegians
The 2013 play by C. Denby Swansen, The Norwegians, has arrived in Tucson. Should you care? In a word, yes. If you want to laugh pretty much non-stop for...
The Secret Santa
Gaslight Theatre is known for the finest productions of musical comedy, and their latest Holiday offering is no exception. The Secret Santa has everything one might hope for in...
The ‘Invisible’ Race Riot of 1969
This is a play that poignantly describes race relation in the United States, a topic that has dominated American life for more than 150 years. Like Middle East peace,...
Obsession and Fate: Moby Dick
At the outset patrons are treated to live music, and then a rendition by the cast of the old shanty tune It's Time For Us to Leave Her. Having...
New Theatre Company in Tucson
Tucson has a new theatre company! The Southern Arizona Performing Arts Company (SAPAC) was founded by Dennis Tamblyn and Danielle Wright, along with founding Artistic Advisor Kelli Workman. I...
Last Train to Nibroc
The meeting of Raleigh and May in this play, Last Train to Nibroc, reminds me of the 1938 movie Holiday. There Cary Grant meets a vivacious woman played by...
Angels Fall
What better place to see fallen angels than a chapel? The Saint Francis Chapel in Tucson is now hosting its first play, Angels Fall, which actually takes place in...
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World Premiere in Tucson
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Gretchen Wirges brought her one-woman show to the Invisible Theatre this week, marking its world premiere. Entitled...
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