Vinyl Grooves Lite Happenings!

 

From: Harriet Siskin <hspianogirl@msn.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2024 5:00 PM
Subject: Fw: Vinyl Grooves Lite Happenings!

 

Hi! One more chance to hear Vinyl Grooves Lite perform in January - Wednesday, Jan 31st.  AmberLee, Zac, and I will be singing and playing your favorite 60s songs at Noble Hops in Oro Valley from 5:00-8:00pm. Come out and join us for some good food, drinks and music out on the patio...no cover and the weather calls for a really nice night, so there's no reason for you not to be there!!

 

Noble Hops is located at 1335 W. Lambert La in Oro Valley.

 

We hope to see you there!

 

Stay tuned for more updates in February and March!

 

Harriet Siskin

7368 E. Placita De La Intriga
Tucson, AZ 85715
hspianogirl@msn.com

 

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Winding Road Theater Ensemble presents Amadeus

 

From: Winding Road Theater Ensemble <windingroadte@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2024 8:59 AM
Subject: How a rumor becomes a play

 

 

 

 

How a Rumor Becomes a Play

 

 

 

Amadeus

Peter Shaffer's Tony Award winning play of ambition and genius 

 

 

 

Peter Shaffer's play Amadeus is a work of fiction inspired by but not necessarily true to history. However, the rumor that Antonio Salieri might be responsible for poisoning one Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is not of Shaffer's invention. In fact that rumor had been going around since Mozart's death in 1790. The rumor was spread especially widely across the music community, showing up in Beethoven's conversation books and it was said that Rossini even joked about it to Salieri himself. While there is no evidence that the rumor is true it didn't stop people from speculating that the breakdown that led to Salieri spending his last year and a half of life in a hospital might have been caused by his guilt. Nor did a lack of evidence stop artists from dramatizing the events. The first theatrical work based on the rumor that Salieri killed Mozart was written only 6 years after Salieri's death by Russian playwright Alexander Pushkin. A 1898 opera (oh how fitting a medium for these characters) composed by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov was the next work. With each work, the characters became more exaggerated, the story filtered through more peoples' eyes changed and evolved, much in the same ways rumors naturally change as they are spread.  Shaffer's fictional account first premiered in London in 1979 and transferred to Broadway in 1980. It is remarkably well researched, chalk full of historical dates, figures, details, and, of course, music that offer credibility to his thrilling take on a story about the lengths a man might go to achieve fame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tickets for Amadeus are available now:

Evening performances are at 7:30 PM

February 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29,
March 1, 2

Matinee performances are at 2:00 PM

February 18, 24, 25,
March 2, 3 

All performances will take place at the Cabaret Theater at the Temple for Music and Art located at 330 S Scott Ave.

 

 

 

Buy tickets here!

 

 

 

 

Winding Road Theater Ensemble is supported through the strength of our community in both the metaphorical and literal sense. While we are an ensemble-run theater, we lean into the expertise of our Tucson theater neighbors when we hire our directors, actors, technicians, and other creatives. We believe in the power of that community and the strength of our unified storytelling.

You can help us by coming to see our shows or by clicking the button below to make a one-time donation. 

 

 

 

 

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Ballet Tucson Annual Summer Workshop in cooperation with The University of Arizona School of Dance

 

 

From: Ballet Tucson operations@ballettucson.org
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2024 2:05 PM
Subject:

 

 

Summer is coming!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The School of Ballet Tucson's Annual Summer Workshop in cooperation with The University of Arizona School of Dance was established in 1986 to provide serious dance students the opportunity to train and perform in a professional environment.

 

Housed in the UofA dance facility, the intensive workshop offers training for intermediate and advanced levels. Curriculum includes in depth study of ballet technique, pointe, jazz and modern dance. Special classes are offered in classical variations, men's class, partnering class, choreography, hip hop, stage makeup, conditioning and dance history.

 

The faculty consists of The School of Ballet Tucson's outstanding artistic staff and Ballet Tucson's professional artists. In addition, guest teachers are brought in from prestigious companies and schools to offer students the exposure to broaden the scope of their dance education.

 

A final performance will be presented at the close of the workshop at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre. Students who have attended the entire workshop have the opportunity to perform original choreography and classical repertoire. 

 

 

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Ballet Tucson world premiere of Eternal Love

 

 

From: Ballet Tucson <operations@ballettucson.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2024 2:05 PM
Subject: Only 2 weeks until showtime! ✨

 

Our Winter Concert is the perfect place to celebrate the season of love ❤️

 

 

 

 

 

Two weeks until showtime!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't miss our Winter Concert, a celebration of dance, song and romance just in time for Valentine's Day! ❤️

 

Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer Chieko Imada unveils another dazzling world premiere Eternal Love, featuring the music of Édith Piaf performed live onstage by Katherine Byrnes and Khris Dodge in partnership with the Tucson Desert Song Festival. Love conquers all in the magnificent and haunting classical ballet masterpiece Giselle Act II. Artistic Director Margaret Mullin brings her ethereal ballet Lost in Light to the stage, featuring original music by Tucson Symphony Orchestra Composer-in-Residence Dan Coleman. Christopher Wheeldon, Tony Award-winning choreographer of MJ The Musical and An American in Paris, shares his iconic After the Rain Pas de Deux with Arizona audiences for the first time. ⁣

 

February 9-11, 2024 at the Leo Rich Theater

Get your tickets now! https://ballettucson.org/winter-concert/

 

 

 

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Photos by Carlos Chavez of Chieko Imada's new work inspired by French Chanteuse Édith Piaf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OLD PUEBLO PLAYWRIGHTS AUDITION NOTICE Calling all actors!

 

From: cbsomer@gmail.com <cbsomer@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 12:11 PM

Calling All Actors to OPEN FEBRUARY AUDITION for

Old Pueblo Playwrights April NEW PLAY FESTIVAL!

Theatre, Culture and Lifestyle Editors

TUCSON, ARIZ.—Jan. 26, 2024—Old Pueblo Playwrights will hold OPEN AUDITIONS for its annual celebration of original theatre—The 2024 New Play Festival—Mon. and Tues., Feb. 5-6, at 7 PM at the St. Francis in the Foothills campus, 4625 E. River Road, Room 50, Tucson. St. Francis is handicapped-accessible with plenty of free parking. The performance venue is the St. Francis Community Center.

The spring Festival features staged readings of 11 original works—some short; most full-length—by ten (10) Tucson-area playwrights over two weekends in April. There are dozens of great roles for actors of all ages, color, gender, experience. Actors receive a small honorarium and must attend at least one rehearsal. Plays are performed just once, script in hand, with minimal blocking, props, set pieces, and lighting, followed by post-performance talkbacks.

Follow us on Facebook at oldpuebloplaywrights for more information.

WHAT	2024 OPP NEW PLAY FESTIVAL (NPF)
SHOWTIMES	LINE-UP
Thur., April 4: 7 PM	§ DEBRA VASSALLO: Gathering the Flock—Bethany is frantic. Her dad is about to make decisions that could sever family bonds, ruin his evangelical empire, and send him to prison.
Fri., April 5: 7 PM	§ GAVIN KAYNER: The Unpronounceable Name of God—A script found in the trash permeates a custodian's thoughts to devastating effect.
Sat. April 6: 2 PM	§ VINCE FLYNN: The Crush of Sally Tarish—Sally used to love Bob but now she loves Mateo—or does she? § SYDNEY FLYNN: Plan B—Don tries to get rid of his wife Rita. High jinks ensue. § GAVIN KAYNER: Two Persons Singular. A couple deals with the residue of their marriage.
Sat. April 7: 7 PM	§ LARRY GUTMAN: Danish Pastry—A young man and his family—and on-again, off-again girlfriend—try to make a life for themselves from Vietnam era to Ronald Reagan heyday.
Sun. April 7: 2 PM	§ MEL HECTOR: Anything that Doesn't Kill You—For teens, growing up is harder than it used to be—or has to be.
Fri. April 12: 7 PM	§ LIISA ROSE: Exit Bag—Family drama explores the challenges faced by the sandwich generation, multi-generational household dynamics, and the ripple effects of assisted suicide.
Sat. April 13: 2 PM	§ DAVE SEWELL: The Benevolency Provides—Daily existence under a brutal regime is more precarious for siblings Len and Arwen than their parents could have ever imagined.
Sat. April 13: 7 PM	§ SCOTT BERG: There but by the Grace—It's not easy to care for a loved one with Alzheimer's and try to repair a troubled relationship and rediscover the importance of family.
Sun. April 14: 2 PM	§ DAVID ZINKE: Ripples—Loosely based on how a gay man's 1976 murder impacted Tucson's gay community, this drama is unfortunately still timely.
CONTACT	§ OPP/President/2024 Festival Coordinator John Vornholt: 520-548-3484 or johnvorn@aol.com § OPP/CBS Communications/Carol Somer: 858-204-7424 or cbsomer@gmail.com

 

 

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Unscrewed Theater: Celebrate our 10th Anniversary with Brand-New Laughs! 🎉😅

 

From: Unscrewed Theater <unscrewedtheater@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 11:02 AM
Subject: Celebrate our 10th Anniversary with Brand-New Laughs! 🎉😅

 

 

 

A Weekend Ten Years In The Making!

 

 

 

A Decade of Bringing the Funny!

We have three shows celebrating 120 Consecutive Months of making Tucson laugh! 

 

Three shows this week:

• Friday, January 26th @ 7:30PM (MST): 10th Anniversary Super-Sized Improv Extravaganza! A performance appropriate for all ages! Tickets $5.00/kids & $10.00/adults. Live Stream tickets $10.00 per household.
• Saturday, January 27th @ 7:30PM (MST): 10th Anniversary Family-Friendly Improv Extravaganza! A performance appropriate for all ages!! Tickets $5.00/kids & $10.00/adults. Live Stream tickets $10.00 per household.
• Saturday, January 27th @ 9:00PM (MST): 10th Anniversary UNCENSORED Improv Blowout! An unfiltered show for ages 17+! Tickets $10.00/adults. Live Stream tickets $10.00 per household.

Enjoy all our shows LIVE & IN PERSON or LIVE STREAM from home!

 

 

 

Your Weekend Funny

 

 

Friday, 1/26

7:30PM (MST)
10th Anniversary Super-Sized Improv Extravaganza!

Family-Friendly Improv Comedy

In-Person Tickets: $5 Kids/$10 Adults
Live Stream Pass: $10 per household

 

 

 

We're celebrating our 10th anniversary on Friday night with a laugh-out-loud Improv extravaganza! Join us for this all-age-appropriate Super Sized Show and celebration! 

Michael Pierce will be hosting the evening festivities that will feature performances from our roster of current House Teams! 

• Comic Chaos will delight you by creating a brand-new superhero story right before your eyes!
• From The Top will conjure up a toe-tapping musical to be seen once, then never again!
• Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed will create a flurry of fast-paced and funny scenes and games inspired by your suggestions!

You won't want to miss this once-in-a-decade evening of fun and laughter! You can laugh with us in person or online!

 

 

 

Get Your SUPER-Sized Tickets Here!

 

 

 

 

Saturday, 1/27

7:30PM (MST)
10th Anniversary Family Friendly Improv Extravaganza! 

Family-Friendly Improv Comedy

In-Person Tickets: $5 Kids/$10 Adults
Live Stream Pass: $10 per household

 

 

 

Saturday night, we're mixing & matching current and past players from ALL our House Teams to create mega teams of improv comedy veterans ready to put their decade's worth of experience into making you laugh! The 7:30 is All Ages appropriate so bring the whole family!

Over 18 and want to see the 9:00pm UNCENSORED show as well? Purchase a Laughing Pass and see both shows for just $15! (ADULTS ONLY!)

 

 

 

Get Your Family-Friendly Funny Tickets Here!

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, 1/27

9:00PM (MST)
UNCENSORED COMEDY
Uncensored 10th Anniversary Improv Blowout! 

In-Person & Live Stream Tickets: $10.00
Adults Only!

 

 

 

The 10th anniversary laughs keep on rolling! This UNCENSORED will be full of hilarious Improv skits, games, and scenes! Members from all house teams will join in on the fun. You won't want to miss out on the late-night, ADULTS-ONLY laughs!

 

 

 

Get your UNCENSORED tickets here!

 

 

 

 

Unscrewed Theater

4500 E Speedway Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85712

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Tucson Improv Movement last week to catch 4th Avenue Confessions

From: Tucson Improv Movement <justin@tucsonimprov.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 10:32 AM
Subject: Yes and News - 1/25/24

 

 

This is your last week to catch 4th Avenue Confessions until June.  You don't want to miss this hilarious show, where they take your anonymous confessions and turn them into a hilarious comedy show.  Does anybody remember PostSeceret?  It's like that but funnier and live!  This weekend also features the premier of Set Unlisted!  After a long hiatus, we are bringing back this fun show on Friday nights at 9pm on the 4th Friday of the month.  In Set Unlisted local stand up comedians perform their stand up sets, and then we take their set list and hand it over to our improvisers who didn't see the stand up set, to do an improv scenes.  The amazing mix of improv and stand up represents double the jokes in one funny show. 

Also on Saturday night Tootpole: A Musical Comedy Extravaganza and Finding the Words will entertain you with a hilarious show Saturday at 7:30.  And you can't forget The Jam Friday at 6:30pm.  Don't miss out on all the funny things happening this weekend at the theater!  Get out and support live and local comedy!

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Shows

 

 

 

 

Thursday Night

7:30pm - Stand Up 201 Showcase
 

Friday Night

6:30pm - The Improv Jam
7:30pm - The Soapbox w/Eric Aldrich
9:00pm - Set Unlisted
 

Saturday Night

7:30pm - Tootpole  + Finding the Words
9:00pm - 4th Avenue Confessions

 

 

 

 

Secure Your Seats at This Weekend's Shows!

 

 

 

Upcoming Classes

 

 

 

 

Improv Comedy 

101 - Tuesday, February 3rd w/Sara Alcazar Silva

Stand Up Comedy 

201 -Sunday, February 25th w/Mo Urban

Sketch Comedy 

Coming Soon!

 

 

 

 

Register for Class Now

 

 

The Soapbox With Eric Aldrich
(Re)Telling Tucson's Story
Friday Night at 7:30pm

Eric Aldrich is a writer. He's a bunch of other stuff, too, like an English professor at Pima Community College and an animal lover. You can read Eric's writing in Terrain.org, Borderlore, Essay Daily, Maudlin House, and forthcoming in Diagram. His website is ericaldrich.net.  

Everyone has a story to tell. Four short and personal stories from our special guest at 7:30pm will inspire Tucson's premier improv comedy team.

 

 

 

Come try out improv in a fun safe environment at the Jam Friday at 6:30pm!  Then stay for the Soapbox for just $5!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tucson Improv Movement

414 E 9th Street

Tucson, AZ 85705

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Old Pueblo Playwrights weekly meeting 1-29-24

 

From: David Zinke <dzinkmeister@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 8:51 PM
Subject: Reminder/Invitation to attend OPP weekly meeting 1-29-24

 

Old Pueblo Playwrights cordially invite you to join them for their weekly Zoom meeting, Monday, January 29, beginning at 7pm.  (Zoom link below)

 

A reading of a play written by an OPP past and now current member, William Cordiero is scheduled.  Will is in Guadalajara, Mexico and will present his play from there. 

 

"Pop Goes the Ferret" is a full length play.  It was written by Will and a friend whose name has not bee provided.  I also have no cast list or roster of readers.  I hope all works out for us come Monday. 

 

I am sending this invitation early since I will be having bypass surgery in the morning and I'm not sure I be up to sending this on Sunday.  Mel Hector will host the meeting and provide me with notes for the "Minutes of the Meeting" email later next week. 

 

 

O.P.P. ZOOM MEETING ETIQUETTE   ENABLE AUDIO AND VIDEO TO PARTICIPATE IN OPENING GREETING SECTION Of MEETING.TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO AND AUDIO WHILE A READING IS IN PROGRESS  (ONLY THE ACTORS SHOULD BE HEARD AND SEEN DURING A READING) TURN ON YOUR VIDEO AND AUDIO TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS AFTER EACH READING.

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.Regarding our ZOOM calls - you may find it easier to have ZOOM downloaded on your computer OR your phone. It is a free application. [GO TO http://www.ZOOM.US TO ACQUIRE THE PROGRAM] 

 

EVERY Monday, we will again present a "regular" OPP meeting via ZOOM. Here are the instruction of how to tune in.  NOTE: THIS IS UNLIMITED TIME USE. The link is the same every week.

Melvin Hector is Treasurer and host of Old Pueblo Playwrights meetings.  

Melvin Hector is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

MEL HECTORS PHONE  (520)488-9229

   just click on the link below.

 

 

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 878 2574 8620

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COMING ATTRACTIONS: 

 

FEB   5 and 6     NPF  AUDITIONS   6 pm  (55 DAYS TO FESTIVAL)

FEB    12        ZOOM 

FEB    19        HYBRID     "His Father's Son" by Zink (3^rd read – vote)

FEB    26        ZOOM  "The Writer, the Nurse, and the Teacher" by Jeff Webster

MAR  4          HYBRID   22 DAYS  TO FESTIVAL 

                        "Fade To Black"  by Mel Hector   (10 minute play)

MAR   11        ZOOM

MAR   18        HYBRID

MAR   25        ZOOM

APRIL  1        HYBRID  (FESTIVAL IN FOUR DAYS)

APRIL 3    WED   TECH REHEARSAL FOR FIRST WEEKEND (TIME TBA)                      

APRIL  4   THURS 7 PM  Debra Vassalo "Gathering the Flock" 

APRIL  5   FRI 7 PM Gavin Kayner "The Unpronounceable Name of God"

APRIL 6         SAT  2 PM  MATINEE  3 SHORTS                                                            Vince Flynn "Crush of Sally Tarrish"

Gavin Kayner "Two Persons Singular"

Sydney Flynn "Plan B"    

          SAT  7 PM Larry Gutman "Danish Pastry"

APRIL  7  SUN  2 PM  MATINEE    Mel Hector "Anything that Doesn't Kill You" 

APRIL  11         THURS  TECH REHEARSAL FOR SECOND WEEKEND TIME TBA

APRIL  12         FRI  7 PM Liisa Rose "Exit Bag"

APRIL 13          SAT MATINEE  2 PM Dave Sewell "The Benevolency Provides"

                  SAT  7 PM Scott Berg "There but by the Grace"

APRIL 14          SUN  2 PM MATINEE  David Zinke "Ripples" 

APRIL 15  HYBRID  POST FESTIVAL RE-CAP

APRIL 22  ZOOM    OPEN

APRIL 29  ZOOM    OPEN

MAY  6     HYBRID  OPEN

MAY 13    ZOOM     OPEN

MAY 20   HYBRID   "TRUE WEST" OPEN DISCUSSION  JOHN HEYL MODERATOR?

MAY 27   ZOOM    OPEN

 

Secretary

David Zinke 

 

 

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