Tucson, AZ – Arizona Repertory Theatre presents Richard III, the tragic thriller by William Shakespeare, March 11-31, 2019 in the Marroney Theatre located at 1025 N. Olive Road (UA campus located near the SE corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard).

Richard III, directed by University of Arizona Professor and ART Artistic Director Brent Gibbs, is the wonderfully wicked and incredibly entertaining tale of Shakespeare’s most notorious villain.  Misshapen in both body and mind, the Duke of York conspires and kills his way to the crown.  Through cunning language and dastardly deeds, he seduces everyone in his path.  But can he maintain his ill-gotten reign or will the ghosts from Richard’s past pull him down?  Only a cataclysmic conflict will resolve whether evil will prevail or truth will triumph.

Ticket prices range from $17 to $28.  Discounts available for seniors, military, UA employee/alumni and groups of 10 or more.  Tickets can be purchased at tickets.arizona.edu or by calling the College of Fine Arts Box Office at (520) 621-1162 or in person at 1025 N. Olive Road.  Box office hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 12-4pm.

Richard III has a run time of 2 hours 19 minutes including one 15-minute intermission.  A pre-show discussion is scheduled on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 12:45pm.  A post-show discussion with members of the cast is scheduled on Friday, March 29, 2019 following the performance.  Richard III is sponsored by Greg Knopf.

For more information, visit theatre.arizona.edu.  Media photos available now at the ART Press Room.

About Arizona Repertory Theatre

Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART) is a unique theatre company within the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts School of Theatre, Film & Television.  ART presents six productions each season designed to educate and train theatre students while providing an incredibly entertaining experience for audiences.  ART performs over 100 performances each season from September through May.  ART is modeled after professional theatre companies and consists of students from the Acting and Musical Theatre program with students from the Design and Technology program providing production support. Arizona Repertory Theatre invites you to experience the future of theatre and “See Tomorrow’s Stars Today!”

For Immediate Release:  February 6, 2019

Media Contact:  Julie Vance, Marketing Director

(520) 626-2686 | julievance@email.arizona.edu

University of Arizona School of Theatre Film & Television Arizona Repertory Theatre Announces 2019/2020 Season

TUCSON, AZ – Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART) announces an outstanding line up of productions for the 2019/2020 season. The season assures the School’s long tradition of outstanding training for University of Arizona theatre students and advances its commitment to offering exceptional programming to the public.

Arizona Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present a season filled with joy, intellect, drama, heart, and most of all, a genuine reflection of humanity. It is a reflection that can be both beautiful and sad, but is always powerful and moving.

The Legend of Georgia McBride kicks off the theatrical journey with the funny and heartwarming story of an Elvis impersonator turned drag queen. After that, Stephen Schwartz’s modern musical classic, Pippin tells of a young prince and his quest for true happiness and fulfillment. The year comes to a close with The Last Night of Ballyhoo, a Tony Award winning play which finds the Freitag family confronting their own prejudices, desires and beliefs as they prepare for the social event of the year.

A finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for drama, The Wolves is a ferocious, smart and fun look into the world of young female competitors, their relationships to one another and the world around them. Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona tells the comedic tale of two long lost friends in love with the same woman. The season ends on a beautiful note with another Tony Award winner, The Light in the Piazza. Set in Italy, this romantic location is the perfect backdrop for exquisite songs and a delightful love story.

“Audiences and students will find the season is exciting in its clear intent toward diversifying representation on our stages,” said Deanna Fitzgerald, Interim Co-Director of the School of Theatre, Film & Television and Producer of Arizona Repertory Theatre. “Some of the productions may be familiar and some may be new, but we expect all of them to be entertaining and provide audiences with a theatrical experience they will not forget.”

Fitzgerald also noted, “The training of our students in the classics like Pippin and The Two Gentlemen of Verona continues to be a high priority, while newer works like The Legend of Georgia McBride and The Wolves provide them with the opportunity to challenge themselves with more contemporary and ambitious scripts. As an educational institution with a professional faculty and rigorous standards, we believe that all of these productions will positively shape the lives of our students, as they learn to create impact for our audiences, and prepare them to transition successfully into the theatre and entertainment fields.”

Ticket Information

Subscription renewals and new subscriptions on sale March 25, 2019. Subscriptions available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office by phone at (520) 621-1162 or in person at 1025 N. Olive Road, inside the Marroney Theatre on the University of Arizona campus. Hours of operation are Monday – Friday from 12-4pm.

Single tickets on sale Monday, August 26, 2019. Tickets may be purchased by phone at (520) 621-1162 or online at tickets.arizona.edu.

Learn more about Arizona Repertory Theatre at theatre.arizona.edu.

Arizona Repertory Theatre 2019-2020 Season

The Legend of Georgia McBride

by Matthew Lopez

September 21 – October 6, 2019 | Tornabene Theatre

Casey works as an Elvis impersonator at a local bar and life is good. He even has a new sequin jumpsuit for his act. But in one evening he loses his job, his landlord demands the rent and his wife announces that a baby is on the way. So when a drag show moves into his old place of employment “The King” transforms himself into a queen and with the help of his new friends, he finds a family he never expected. Filled with humor, love and more than a few production numbers, this comedy takes us on a delightful journey that will warm the heart.

Pippin

Book by Roger O. Hirson, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Originally produced on the Broadway stage by Stuart Ostrow

Originally directed on the Broadway stage by Bob Fosse

2013 Broadway revival directed by Diane Paulus

Theo Ending Originally Conceived In 1998 by Mitch Sebastian

October 19 – November 3, 2019 | Marroney Theatre

With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin tells the story of one young man’s journey to be extraordinary. Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power, but none of them supply him with the treasure he seeks. In the end Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the simple, ordinary moments that happen every day.

The Last Night of Ballyhoo

by Alfred Uhry

November 9 – 24, 2019 | Tornabene Theatre

The year is 1939 and while Hitler is invading Poland, Atlanta’s close-knit Jewish community is preparing for Ballyhoo, the social event of the year. The Freitag family hopes that the party will be a chance for their daughters to meet their future husbands–but when their uncle brings home his new employee, a handsome Eastern European bachelor from Brooklyn, everyone must confront their own prejudices, desires and beliefs. By turns heartbreaking and uplifting, The Last Night of Ballyhoo won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play.

The Wolves

by Sarah DeLappe

February 8 – 23, 2020 | Tornabene Theatre

The Wolves offers an unflinching, intimate glimpse into the world of a high school women’s soccer team. Nine diverse teammates navigate questions of identity, community, and society all while warming up for the last few games of their season. Playwright Sarah DeLappe’s unique, overlapping dialogue moves from moments that are deadly serious to awkwardly hilarious, but always true to life. With an ensemble of distinct female characters, this fast moving play offers audiences a window into the intense world of female adolescence. The Wolves was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by William Shakespeare

March 16 – 29, 2020 | Marroney Theatre

Best friends Valentine and Proteus embark on different paths in life only to run into each other again when they both fall in love with the same woman. The Two Gentlemen of Verona is one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, his first comedy and also one of the most rarely performed plays in the canon. The play centers on a host of themes that Shakespeare would spend the rest of his career wrestling with, betrayal, disguise and love. Featuring one of his most beloved clowns, The Two Gentlemen of Verona provides an opportunity to see a master playwright just beginning to flex his genius.

The Light in the Piazza

Book by Craig Lucas, Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel

Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co.

Owner of the original motion picture “The Light In The Piazza”

Based on the Novel by Elizabeth Spencer

April 11 – 26, 2020 | Tornabene Theatre

This Tony Award winning musical whisks you away to Italy for a captivating tale of passion and romance. It’s the summer of 1953, and Margaret Johnson is travelling the Tuscan countryside with her daughter Clara. When a handsome young Florentine captures Clara’s heart, Margaret must decide if she will risk revealing the truth that could threaten her daughter’s happiness and force her to confront her own choices and dreams. The Light in the Piazza features an intensely romantic score and a heartwarming story of love.

About Arizona Repertory Theatre

Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART) is a unique theatre company within the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts School of Theatre, Film & Television. ART presents six productions each season designed to educate and train theatre students while providing an incredibly entertaining experience for audiences. ART performs over 100 performances each season from September through May. ART is modeled after professional theatre companies and consists of students from the Acting and Musical Theatre program with students from the Design and Technology program providing production support. Arizona Repertory Theatre invites you to experience the future of theatre and “See Tomorrow’s Stars Today!”

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Tucson, AZ – Arizona Repertory Theatre presents Top Girls, by Obie Award winning playwright Caryl Churchill, February 3 – 24, 2019 in the Tornabene Theatre located at 1025 N. Olive Road (UA campus located near the SE corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard).

Top Girls, directed by UA Assistant Professor David Morden, explores what it means to be a successful woman in the 20^th century.  The play is set in 1982 and follows the character Marlene, who is driven by her desire to achieve professional success at a time when glass ceilings were starting to crack and women were finding their voice in the corporate and political world.

“Ms. Churchill paints a picture from a woman’s perspective that is, frankly, not all hearts, flowers and yellow brick roads.  On the contrary, the play is often unnerving and a little foreboding,” said Morden.  One of the most important playwrights of today, Caryl Churchill, has provided a brilliant script that celebrates women throughout history and brings to life a time when things seemed to be finally changing and reminds us of the distance still left to be traveled.

Ticket prices range from $17 to $28.  Discounts available for seniors, military, UA employee/alumni and groups of 10 or more.  Tickets can be purchased at tickets.arizona.edu or by calling the College of Fine Arts Box Office at (520) 621-1162 or in person at 1025 N. Olive Road.  Box office hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 12-4pm.

Top Girls has a run time of 2 hours 15 minutes including one 15-minute intermission.  A pre-show discussion is scheduled on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 12:45pm.  A post-show discussion with members of the cast is scheduled on Friday, February 22, 2019 immediately following the evening performance.

For more information, visit theatre.arizona.edu.  Media photos available Friday, January 25, 2019 at the ART Press Room.

About Arizona Repertory Theatre

Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART) is a unique theatre company within the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts School of Theatre, Film & Television.  ART presents six productions each season designed to educate and train theatre students while providing an incredibly entertaining experience for audiences.  ART performs over 100 performances each season from September through May.  ART is modeled after professional theatre companies and consists of students from the Acting and Musical Theatre program with students from the Design and Technology program providing production support. Arizona Repertory Theatre invites you to experience the future of theatre and “See Tomorrow’s Stars Today!”

Tucson, AZ – Arizona Repertory Theatre presents The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Oscar nominated writer and director Martin McDonagh, November 4 – December 2, 2018 in the Tornabene Theatre located at 1025 N. Olive Road (UA campus located near the SE corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard).

The Cripple of Inishmaan, directed by UA Assistant Professor Hank Stratton, is the story of “Cripple Billy,” an orphan in search of escape from the oppression of his daily life.  Set off the west coast of Ireland, on the remote Island of Inishmaan, the play begins as word arrives that a Hollywood film is to be shot on a neighboring island.  The one person who wants to be in the film more than anybody is young “Cripple Billy.”  Bringing his signature wry wit and biting social irony, playwright Martin McDonagh has crafted a painfully funny coming of age story that employs a series of whiplash reversals and false expectations.  From the writer of In Bruges and the recently Oscar nominated film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the poignant comic masterpiece is equal parts dark comedy and Irish fable.

Ticket prices range from $17 to $28.  Discounts available for seniors, military, UA employee/alumni and groups of 10 or more.  Tickets can be purchased at tickets.arizona.edu or by calling the College of Fine Arts Box Office at (520) 621-1162 or in person at 1025 N. Olive Road.  Box office hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 12-4pm.

The Cripple of Inishmaan has a run time of 2 hours 12 minutes including one 15-minute intermission.  A pre-show discussion is scheduled on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 12:45pm.  A post-show discussion with members of the cast is scheduled on Friday, November 30, 2018 following the performance.  The Cripple of Inishmaan is sponsored by Pat Engels and Richard Medland.

For more information, visit theatre.arizona.edu.  Media photos available Monday, October 29, 2018 at the ART Press Room.

About Arizona Repertory Theatre

Arizona Repertory Theatre(ART) is a unique theatre company within the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts School of Theatre, Film & Television.  ART presents six productions each season designed to educate and train theatre students while providing an incredibly entertaining experience for audiences.  ART performs over 100 performances each season from September through May.  ART is modeled after professional theatre companies and consists of students from the Acting and Musical Theatre program with students from the Design and Technology program providing production support. Arizona Repertory Theatre invites you to experience the future of theatre and “See Tomorrow’s Stars Today!”

Tucson, AZ – Arizona Repertory Theatre presents Sister Act, the 2011 Tony nominated musical, October 14 – November 4, 2018 in the Marroney Theatre located at 1025 N. Olive Road (UA campus located near the SE corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard).

Sister Act, directed by UA Assistant Professor Christie Kerr, is the story of up-and-coming singer Deloris Van Cartier who aspires to be the next Donna Summer in 1970s Philadelphia.  Her life is changed forever when she witnesses her gangster boyfriend, Curtis, commit murder.  She is ordered by the police to take refuge in a convent whose parish has fallen on hard times.  Though the sequin-free lifestyle doesn’t agree with her, Deloris finds her calling working with the choir.  She breathes new life into the dusty convent and discovers a sisterhood she’s never had before.  Based on the hit 1992 film of the same name, this 2011 Tony nominee will raise the roof!

Ticket prices range from $20 to $31.  Discounts available for seniors, military, UA employee/alumni and groups of 10 or more.  Tickets can be purchased at tickets.arizona.edu or by calling the College of Fine Arts Box Office at (520) 621-1162 or in person at 1025 N. Olive Road.  Box office hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 12-4pm.

Sister Act has a run time of 2 hours and 15 minutes including one 15-minute intermission.  A pre-show discussion is scheduled on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 12:45pm.  A post-show discussion with members of the cast is scheduled on Friday, November 2, 2018 following the performance.  Sister Act is sponsored by Jane Kivel.

For more information, visit theatre.arizona.edu.  Media photos available now at the ART Press Room.

About Arizona Repertory Theatre

Arizona Repertory Theatre(ART) is a unique theatre company within the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts School of Theatre, Film & Television.  ART presents six productions each season designed to educate and train theatre students while providing an incredibly entertaining experience for audiences.  ART performs over 100 performances each season from September through May.  ART is modeled after professional theatre companies and consists of students from the Acting and Musical Theatre program with students from the Design and Technology program providing production support. Arizona Repertory Theatre invites you to experience the future of theatre and “See Tomorrow’s Stars Today!”

TUCSON, AZ – Like Heaven is a new comedy by award-winning playwright and University of Arizona Professor Elaine Romero.  The play is filled with heart and humor and centers around four women struggling to discover who they truly are as individuals.  Director Brent Gibbs explains it best, “Everyone in this play is struggling to find their authentic voice rather than the ones they grew up being told they should use.”

“Like Heaven represents an important project for the Arizona Repertory Theatre.  It is the first time since we opened the Tornabene Theatre almost two decades ago, with two original scripts, that we will have the opportunity to produce a new work in conjunction with the playwright,” notes Gibbs.  He goes on to say, “The process of working with a writer of Elaine Romero’s status has been an incredible opportunity for our students.”  During the rehearsal process, students have had the unique opportunity to work through the script with both the director and the playwright.  This type of artistic collaboration generates an exciting learning environment for students that results in fully developed characters and a beautiful piece of theatre.

Romero says of her play, “If you know my body of work, you might see Like Heaven as my anomaly play.”  But the play is close to her heart and she is proud to say that, “I fell in love.  I fell in love with each of these women and their plights.”  It is the plight of these wonderful women from Independence, Kansas that draws the audience into the play and leads them through an emotional and amusing journey to self-acceptance proving, once and for all, that there is no place like home.

TUCSON, AZ – Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART) is proud to announce the 2018-2019 season, designed to train, educate, and inspire University of Arizona students while entertaining dedicated audience members.  Each season, Arizona Repertory Theatre presents a variety of productions filled with intriguing dramas, delightful humor, and stories that seek to explore what it means to be human.  The 2018-2019 season continues this tradition with another extraordinary line up.

The season begins with the Arizona premiere of the humorous and heartwarming play, Like Heaven, written by UA Professor Elaine Romero.  The season continues with, Sister Act, based on the 1993 hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.  This uplifting musical is the story of Deloris Van Cartier, who breathes hilarious life into a convent and discovers a new sisterhood.  The third production of the season brings the work of Martin McDonagh to the stage in The Cripple of Inishmaan.  Known for the recently Oscar nominated film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, McDonagh presents a poignant comic masterpiece that is equal parts dark comedy and Irish fable.

Arizona Repertory Theatre kicks off 2019 with a celebration of women throughout history and reminds us of the distance still left to be traveled in Top Girls by Caryl Churchill.  Considered one of the most important playwrights of today, Churchill presents a brilliantly written script and captures the exhilaration of an era.  This story of great women is followed by the story of a great, yet wicked man, Richard III. In this historical tale, Shakespeare’s most notorious villain conspires and kills his way to the crown.  The season comes to a close in dynamic fashion with the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical, Spring Awakening.  This landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock-n-roll.

See Tomorrow’s Stars Today use their extraordinary talent to create an extraordinary season!

About Arizona Repertory Theatre

Arizona Repertory Theatre is made up of students who constitute the resident actor training program from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Acting and Musical Theatre.  The students perform over 100 performances as part of their season for approximately 20,000 audience members each year.  Arizona Repertory Theatre is also produced with the hard work and dedication of the students enrolled in the Design and Technology program.  These students serve as designers and provide all production support throughout the season while being guided by dedicated theatre faculty.

The School of Theatre, Film & Television was recently “ranked 33 out of 306 nationwide” by College Factual for their “drama & theater arts program.”  This makes the University of Arizona “one of the top programs in the U.S. to study drama & theater arts.”  This ranking not only recognizes the program as one of the best in the nation, but also acknowledges it as the best in the state.  Learn more about the 2018 ranking at https://goo.gl/Ucq1Kf.

Ticket Information

Subscription renewals and new subscriptions available now!  Subscriptions available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office by phone at (520) 621-1162 or in person at 1025 N. Olive Road, inside the Marroney Theatre on the University of Arizona campus.  Hours of operation are Monday – Friday, 12-4pm.

Single tickets on sale Monday, August 20, 2018.  Tickets may be purchased by phone or online at tickets.arizona.edu.

Learn more about Arizona Repertory Theatre at theatre.arizona.edu.

Arizona Repertory Theatre 2018-2019 Season

LIKE HEAVEN

by Elaine Romero

September 16 – October 7, 2018 • Tornabene Theatre

SISTER ACT

Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Glenn Slater, Book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner, Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane

Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture “Sister Act” written by Joseph Howard

October 14 – November 4, 2018 • Marroney Theatre

Sponsored by Jane Kivel

THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN

by Martin McDonagh

November 4 – December 2, 2018 • Tornabene Theatre

Sponsored by Pat Engels & Richard Medland

TOP GIRLS

by Caryl Churchill

February 3 – 24, 2019 • Tornabene Theatre

RICHARD III

by William Shakespeare

March 11 – 31, 2019 • Marroney Theatre

SPRING AWAKENING

Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik

Based on the play by Frank Wedekind

April 7 – 28, 2019 • Tornabene Theatre

Sponsored by Richard and Yvonne Morris

TUCSON, AZ – The Pajama Game is a Tony Award–winning musical that tells the story of the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory, where conditions are anything but tranquil.  Sparks fly between the new superintendent, Sid Sorokin, and the leader of the union grievance committee, Babe Williams.  Their rocky relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7 ½ cent pay increase, causing a conflict between labor and management, as well as a battle of the sexes. Jealousy, intrigue, knife-throwing and romance combine to impress and entertain audiences of all ages.

“The Pajama Game has a romantic and joyful look and feel, but it’s really filled with heartache,” explains director Danny Gurwin.  “Not to say it’s sad, by any means.  It’s the pining for love, happiness, equality, and fair wages that gives the show such a beautiful timelessness and urgency.  And the music is some the best we have from the end of the Golden Age.  I hope audiences can enjoy the show and hum along, but still watch a young polka-dotted America fight for all of the things we still strive to find today.”

See Tomorrow’s Stars Today bring a classic musical full of fun and entertainment to the stage at Arizona Repertory Theatre!

TUCSON, AZ – The Merchant of Venice takes us on a journey into the best and worst of human nature. Portia remains one of Shakespeare’s strongest heroines and Shylock represents a crowning achievement in dramatic literature. Containing some of the most beautiful language ever written, The Merchant of Venice offers us a chance to spend time in the presence of a genius who continues to hold, as it were, a mirror where we can view ourselves.

Director Brent Gibbs observes, “The Merchant of Venice is a study in contrasts.  Hatred vies with love, mercy duels with cruelty, and the good in this world struggles against the evil that people carry within their hearts.  But this play is a study in contrast in other ways too.  Hilarious comedy gives way to searing drama as romantic passages collide with bitter truths, and through it all, Shakespeare steers the way with his stunning language and poignant observations of both the beautiful possibilities and the ugly shortfalls of human nature.”

Gibbs is proud to be directing his 19th Shakespeare production at Arizona Repertory Theatre.  In this latest creation, he guides our talented students through one of the Bard’s most complicated and powerful creations to give audiences a fascinating night at the theatre.

Dates & Times:

Previews:  Mar 12-13 at 7:30pm

Evenings:  March 14-17, March 22-24, Mar 30-31 at 7:30pm

Matinees:  Mar 18, Mar 24-25, Apr 1 at 1:30pm

Place: Tornabene Theatre on the UA campus located near the SE corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard.

Cost/Admission: Regular $28, Senior/UA Employee/Military $26, Student $15, Preview $17, Alumni discount $6 off qualifying rate | Deeper discounts apply to groups (other than students) numbering 10+. UA Student Rush 30 minutes before each performance is $10 cash only for available seats (must show CatCard).

Ticket Information: UA Fine Arts Box Office, (520) 621-1162

12p-4p | M-F | theatre.arizona.edu | tftv.arizona.edu | tickets.arizona.edu

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: Julie Vance, (520) 626-2686, julievance@email.arizona.edu

Production Sponsor: Pat Engels & Richard Medland      

Tucson, AZ – Chekhov’s classic portrait of three sisters – Olga, Masha, and Irina – tells the story of love and loss.  MFA Generative Dramaturgy students, Fly Steffens and Anna Jennings, team up to create this fresh adaptation for the Studio Series.

Fly Steffen’s new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters titled, Insignificance is sickening and love means nothing at all; all it is is the strength to keep going on no matter what happens, explores the radical possibility of choice.  Characters driven by the strength of family, power of love and the ever-present hope for a better life are set in a world that is falling apart around them.  They face their individual addictions, anxieties, depression, fracturing relationships, and inability to change both symbolically and literally.  It is through love, hope and our personal choices that we are fated to exist in our realities.

“Elements of Chekhov’s Three Sisters remain visible in Insignificance is sickening and love means nothing at all; all it is is the strength to keep going on no matter what happens,” explained Dramaturg Anna Jennings.  “Steffens’ voice strikes a remarkable harmony with Chekhov’s, illustrating the human capacity for love and destruction through haunting images and poetic language.”

This new production continues the tradition of the Studio Series of pushing the boundaries of creativity, imagination and unpredictability.  Director John Muszynski is tasked with bringing this creative endeavor to the stage and excited to be a part of the process.  “I am always thrilled to be able to work on a brand new piece. There is so much value for student actors, designers and technicians to experience the challenges of new theatre with the playwright in the room. It is art in the making where we as artists share in its creation and eventual performance. This excitement of new work is transferred to our audiences in a shared experience.”  (This production contains mature subject matter and is not meant for children.)

Dates & Times:  Evenings:  Feb 22-24 at 8pm | Matinee:  Feb 25 at 2pm

Place: Harold Dixon Directing Studio, Drama Bldg., Rm 116 on the UA campus located near the SE corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard.

Cost/Admission: General Admission | $7

Ticket Information: UA Fine Arts Box Office, (520) 621-1162

12p-4p | M-F | tickets.arizona.edu

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: Julie Vance, (520) 626-2686, julievance@email.arizona.edu