Tucson: UA's Studio Series presents Short Attention Span Theatre

 

From: Pierce, Lisa Ann - (lisapierce) [mailto:lisapierce@email.arizona.edu]
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F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E

CONTACT: Lisa Pierce, Dir. of Marketing & Development • 520.626.2686 • lisapierce@email.arizona.edu
University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television

Approx Run Time: 60 minutes • Laura Lippman • 520.621-3356 • lauraL3@email.arizona.edu

November 1, 2011

UA’s Studio Series presents Short Attention Span Theatre by UA Theatre Students, directed by Laura Lippman, Adjunct Instructor for the School of Theatre, Film & Television

Using the format of the Chicago Neo-Futurists – meaning actors play themselves and topics will cover a wide range of varying genres and tones – students will engage their audience with up to 30 short plays in just one hour. The show is designed as an homage to the famous Neo-Futurists of Chicago, whose signature show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, serves as the students’ performance model. For this production, the theme of secrets is the common thread among all the plays.

For each performance of Short Attention Span Theatre, the audience will choose the order of the plays at random. The cast has NO IDEA how each performance will turn out. Actors will only have 60 minutes to perform all of them. If they succeed in performing all plays within an hour, the actors are treated to delicious pizza and the audience feels good about themselves. However, if the actors fail to complete all 30 plays within the allotted hour, the audience gets to eat delicious pizza – and the actors go hungry – but they’re going to try to finish all the plays because, well, they need to eat.

(Adult themes and profanity).

Short Attention Span Theatre contains adult themes and harsh language, and is intended for mature audiences. If you are upset or offended by any of the following things: drug references, lawyers, profanity, passive-aggressive waiters, free form expressions of modern dance, violence, mockery and/or self-loathing, flashing lights, dangerous weaponry, dangerous liaisons, issues of race and religion, loud noises, soft noises, homosexual references, or heterosexual references, then Short Attention Span Theatre is not for you. Go home and watch TV. It's much safer in your living room.

Dates & Times:

Evenings: Nov 17-19 at 8pm Matinee: Nov 20 at 2pm

Place: Harold Dixon Directing Studio, Drama Bldg, Rm #116, on the UA campus (SE corner of Speedway Blvd/Park) Cost/Admission: All seats $7

Ticket Information:

UA Fine Arts Box Office, (520) 621-1162 or arizona.tix.com

Parking: Park Avenue Garage, located on Park Avenue just north of Speedway Blvd. Pre-paid parking is available for weekday evening performances. Saturday and Sunday there is no charge to park.

If you have special needs for parking, please call UA Parking & Transportation Services at (520) 621-3550.

Media Contact: Lisa Pierce, (520) 626-2686, lisapierce@email.arizona.edu

 

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