Out, Out, Brief Candle | Arts: Feature | Tucson Weekly

Out, Out, Brief Candle | Arts: Feature | Tucson Weekly

The closing of Beowulf Alley Theatre is a blow to the performing arts downtown

by Sherilyn Forrester

Downtown Tucson is undergoing dramatic changes. But one dramatic change is the loss of actual drama—and comedy and farce and original scripts and various experimental takes on what it means to be a theater company.

November saw the last flash of Beowulf Alley Theatre Company on South Sixth Avenue. The remaining shows of the 2013-2014 season have been canceled and there is at this time no plan for the company to reinvigorate itself at another location.  The essentials of theater production—sound equipment, light board, even the seats—have been auctioned off. 

So what happened?

Read more: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/out-out-brief-candle/Content?oid=3937834