Invisible Theatre News

Faux Bard of 'Premier!' tickles | Invisible Theatre A fun script and one of Tucson's favorite actors Posted May 5, 2011, 7:33 pm Dave Irwin TucsonSentinel.com The Invisible Theatre production of “Premier!” is billed as “a charming comedy.” And it certainly is. It also has just enough gravitas in its post-modern musings to make it a bit more than that without interfering with the laughs. Read the entire review here: Faux Bard of 'Premier!' tickles

ART IMITATES SHAKESPEARE IN "PREMIERE!" by Chuck Graham TucsonStage.com Any actor will tell you light comedy is as difficult to pull off as heavy drama. To draw out those gentle laughs while maintaining a buoyant congeniality is to walk a tightrope high above the crowd, that little internal gyroscope spinning faster and faster -- all the while charming everyone with a warm and winning smile. "Premiere!" ups the ante by also asking the actors to keep everyone's attention by talking about how there's no such thing as art. Dallas Thomas generates a magnetic presence as Rebecca, the wife of grumpy albeit very successful playwright Gil Fryman (Robert Anthony Peters). She gets in some convincing mood changes as the ambitious woman who encourages her husband to pass off his work as Shakespeare's own. Then gets antsy when the high-falutin' scam looks like it might actually work. Also making a big impression is Victoria McGee as Professor Justinia Hawkins, th...

THE INVISIBLE THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR "CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION" "Annie Baker's new play is absorbing, unblinking and sharply funny." -   New York Times Invisible Theatre will hold auditions for the 2011-2012 Season on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 6:00 pm at the Invisible Theatre (1400 N. First Ave at Drachman).  Our 2011-2012 Season includes CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker.  Performances are slated for November 2 – 20, 2011 and will be directed by Betsy Kruse Craig.  Available roles include Marty (female, 50-60), Lauren (female 14-16), James (Male, 50-60) and Schultz (male, 45-50).  Sides from the play will be available at the Invisible Theatre office. We are also looking for actors for LOOK MA WE'RE DANCING by Janet Neipris and BAKERSFIELD MIST by Steven Sachs.  Directors from these plays will set up individual callbacks.  Please bring a headshot and resume.  Call (520) 882-9721 with your name and phone contact to confi...

Painting the Town Red INVISIBLE THEATRE STOPS THE WORLD WITH ITS 40 TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION By Chuck Graham TucsonStage.com Wow!! What an amazing show! The Invisible Theatre's 40th anniversary "Retro-Spectacular Cabaret" called Painting the Town Red! made that word "Spectacular" feel even bigger. The red and black stage setting at the Berger Performing Arts Center was glowing with magic. There was so much heart, so much sincerity, so much to celebrate in the 40 years that Invisible Theatre grew from, literally, a handful of college kids putting on shows to an organization that successfully presented performances by some of the most talented people in show business. Taking breaks from their complicated schedules to make personal appearances that meant so much to them as individuals were Ken Page, Kathleen Chalfant, Amanda McBroom and Michele Brourman. Each of them poured their prodigious talents into the time they had onstage, giving all of themselv...

Amanda McBroom - Tucson Morning Blend Amanda McBroom Friday, Apr 8, 2011 Amanda McBroom has been called "the greatest cabaret performer of her generation, an urban poet who writes like an angel and has a voice to match." Her name first came to the attention of the music public when Bette Midler's version of Amanda's song "The Rose" hit number one all over the world in 1979. But it was Amanda's performance of her own song on the Golden Globes (she won), Grammys (she didn't) and The Tonight Show that launched her career as a singer as well as songwriter. Go here to view the video: Amanda McBroom - Tucson Morning Blend

Ken Page, Kathleen Chalfant, Ann Hampton Callaway to Perform at Invisible Theatre Gala - Playbill.com Ken Page, Kathleen Chalfant, Ann Hampton Callaway to Perform at Invisible Theatre Gala By Adam Hetrick Playbill.com 31 Mar 2011 Tony Award winner Ken Page and Tony nominees Kathleen Chalfant and Ann Hampton Callaway will be part of Painting the Town Red , a gala concert event for Arizona's Invisible Theatre. Presented April 9 and 10 on the campus of the AZ School for the Deaf and Blind in Tucson, the concerts will highlight the Invisible Theatre's 40-year history. The evening is conceived, directed and written by Susan Claassen. In addition to Page ( Cats ), Chalfant ( W;t, Angels in America ) and Callaway ( Swing ), appearances will be made by Golden Globe winner Amanda McBroom, Mary Baker, Nancy Davis Booth, Betsy Kruse Craig, Jeffrey Haskell, Carrie Hill, Liz McMahon, Larry "Lucinda Holiday" Moore, Jack Neubeck, Stuart "Carol Channing" Moulton, Robert Sha...

Screening at Loft of 'The Birds' AWARD-WINNING STAR OF HITCHCOCK'S FILM WILL SIGN AUTOGRAPHS AT SUNDAY'S EVENT Screening at Loft of 'The Birds'" Phil Villarreal Pvillarreal@azstarnet.com | Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2011 ILL DOW PHOTOGRAPHY Tippi Hedren won a Golden Globe for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963). Tippi Hedren will be in Tucson this weekend for a screening of "The Birds" at The Loft Cinema. Proceeds from the screening benefit the Invisible Theatre, the Loft and Hedren's Roar Foundation, which protects exotic cats. All proceeds from an autograph session before and after the screening benefit Roar. Another chance to see Tippi Hedren in Tucson Tippi Hedren also will attend Saturday's sold-out performance of "A Conversation with Edith Head," at the Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Ave. Susan Claassen stars as the Hollywood costume-design diva, whose long and illustrious care...