Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wallace Stegner (portrayed by Richard Scharine) is the dean of Western writers. Wallace Thurman (portrayed by Carleton Bluford) was a young, gay black man at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance. Both called Salt Lake City home.
Their lives intertwine in this rumination on the power of place and the meaning of home. Please visit http://planbtheatre.org/wallaceinfo for biographical information on the playwrights as well as essays on why they wrote WALLACE. Additional biographical information on Wallace Stegner and Wallace Thurman attached. WALLACE is comprised of two intertwined solo plays: FIRE! by Jenifer Nii (based on the writings Wallace Thurman, commissioned by Plan-B Theatre) and WHERE I COME FROM by Debora Threedy (based on the writings of Wallace Stegner, commissioned by the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment).
CAST
Richard Scharine as Wallace Stegner | Carleton Bluford as Wallace Thurman
CREATIVE
Written by Jenifer Nii and Debora Threedy, Directed by Jerry Rapier, Sound Design by Cheryl Ann Cluff, Costume Design by Phillip R. Lowe, Set Design by Randy Rasmussen, Lighting Design by Cory Thorell, Stage Managed by Jennifer Freed
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
March 4-14, Thursday-Friday at 8pm | Saturday at 4pm and 8pm | Sunday at 2pm
PEFORMANCE VENUE & TICKETS
Studio Theatre @ Rose Wagner | 138 West 300 South, Tickets $20 ($10 students) | 801-355-ARTS or http://planbtheatre.org, No late seating. Running time: 70 minutes without intermission.
Photo Credit: Rick Pollock
Carleton Bluford
Carleton Bluford
Richard Scharine
Richard Scharine
Richard Scharine and Carleton Bluford
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