July 17 details below.
July/August Theater Events
13th Annual Hormel New Works Festival – Presented by Phoenix Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix. The festival will run from July 9-August 1 and will feature staged readings of new plays. The Festival was founded to introduce Phoenix audiences to the new works of emerging and established playwrights. In this invitational festival, the audience, performers and writer all take part in the play development process. The writer creates the script, the actors translate the page to the stage, and audience members exchange immediate and uncensored reaction to the play, providing all with insight into further development of the product. Tickets: $10.00 per reading. Purchase your own ticket(s) by calling the Box Office, (602) 254-2151. Various SFA Theater Committee members will host a pre-show dinner for 7:30 PM shows on Saturday, 7/10 and 7/17, (dinner at about 5:00 p.m.) and a pre-show lunch on Sunday, 7/25 prior to a 3:00 p.m. matinee. See individual dates in this Newsletter. Call the host/ess listed below one (1) week in advance of each performance for dinner reservations. www.phoenixtheatre.com
Jul 17, Sat., 7:30 p.m. “Living in the Spaces” by Rod Hayward, directed by Daniel L. Schay - Nine-year-old Midge, forced to learn piano, arrives at William’s apartment for her first lesson. A strong bond develops between the feisty Midge and the reclusive William as he leads her to an appreciation of music while helping her to confront the turmoil of her home life. Four years later, the attachment between Midge and William has deepened, and an adolescent crush leads them both to the brink of a dangerous predicament. In the final act, William struggles to control his romantic feelings for Midge, now nineteen, as she wrestles with her musical future. This play celebrates the impact of the teacher-student relationship on both teacher and student while exploring its inherent dangers when unresolved personal issues insert themselves into that complex relationship.. See information above under July/August Theater Events. Pre-show dining at 5:00 p.m., Alexi’s Grille, 3550 North Central Avenue, Suite 120, Phoenix. For dinner reservations, call Carole Sobel, (480) 946-2282, or email: cesobel@yahoo.com.
