Beowulf Alley Theatre's Old Time Radio Theatre Co Presents A Classic & An Original

On Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., Beowulf Alley Theatre's Old Time Radio Theatre Company will present a classic production from the golden days of radio, as well as an original radio play written for us by a member of Old Pueblo Playwrights. (Please note that there will not be a presentation on Tuesday October 19 to prepare for the upcoming main stage production, The Transylvanian Clockworks). Geared to all age groups is one of radio's favorite, long-running serials, Fibber McGee and Molly. This episode, The Census Enumerator was first aired on April 4, 1950 and will be followed by the premiere of Time Travel, Inc., by OPP's Kelly Hardesty.

"T'ain't funny, McGee!!" Fibber McGee and Molly, starring Jim and Marion Jordan as the beloved couple. premiered in 1935 and ran until 1959, long after radio's golden days had passed. It is considered by many to be the origin of situation comedy itself. In this episode, Fibber becomes an official census taker, enjoying his position as a "Government Official." Fibber is afraid it may be awfully dull, but Molly reassures him...

FIBBER:

Yeah, and I'm gonna have a circus with it, too. I may switch the questions around a little of course, when I get the hang of it. Liable to sound pretty dull, askin' the same questions all day long.

MOLLY:

Oh, you can handle it, dearie - you've had experience.

FIBBER:

Askin' questions?
MOLLY:

Sounding dull...
During the day, radio provided listeners with excitement and thrills as well as laughs. One of radio's strangest, spookiest and spine-chilling shows was Lights Out, dedicated to horror and the supernatural. Time Travel, Inc., written for Beowulf Alley Theatre's Old Time Radio Theatre Company by Tucson playwright, Kelly Hardesty, is part of a new collaboration between BATC and Old Pueblo Playwrights in the new/old radio format. It will entertain and intrigue the audience in the way shows like Lights Out of the 1930's and 1940's once did. It's a romantic science fiction play, set in the future as time travel becomes a way of life. We will be presenting many more scripts that are original in upcoming shows.
Beowulf Alley Theatre is located at 11 South 6th Avenue, just off-Broadway in Downtown Tucson, Admission is cash at the door, $8 for ages 13 and older and $5 for the first two children in a family, ages 6-12 years. Reservations are not needed. The box office phone number is (520) 882-0555. An evening of Old Time Radio Theatre runs approximately one hour.

Directed by Sheldon Metz, the OTRT's ensemble includes Jon Benda, Jacob Brown, Janet Bruce, Butch Bryant, Joel Charles, Samantha Cormier, Gerri Courtney-Austein, Laura Davenport, Sydney Flynn, Vince Flynn, Audrey Ann Gambach, Barbara Glover, Bill La Pointe, Elizabeth Leadon, Steve McKee, Mark McLemore, Bruce Morganti, Joan O'Dwyer, Mike Saxon, Ina Shivack, Pat Timm, Jeff Scotland, JarEd Stokes, Brian Wees, John Vornholt, and supported by the sound wizardry of Samuel De Jesus.

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, a 501 (c)(3) organization, is committed to enriching the community and enhancing appreciation of the arts through the production of innovative, invigorating theatre and theatrical education with the highest standards for acting and production. Equal and fair treatment will be provided to all participants regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status and/or marital status. Founded on the basis of dialogues with local theatre artists who wanted a permanent home to practice their craft, its intimate 95-seat theatre provides a facility that meets professional standards where performing artists, educators, and technicians can present their skills. Because Beowulf Alley engages a talent and volunteer pool that calls Tucson "home" for its productions, the Theatre is committed to helping grow a new generation of Tucson talent with its programs including education for adults and youth, late night theatre to experiment with and gain experience, readers theatre for playwrights' unpublished works, lunchtime theatre to bring art to the workday and screenings of independent film artists. And true to its roots, the Theatre maintains ongoing dialogues with the community, including Dialogues with theatergoers after the first Sunday matinee performance of each of its main stage plays, at Readers' Theatre nights, and other presentations, providing an opportunity for theatergoers to discuss the plays with the director and artists. Writers who cover the Tucson arts scene say the Theatre provides its audiences with "the best total package"-plays, performances and productions that are high in artistic and technical quality. Beowulf Alley has received critical acclaim, including two Mac Awards and nine MAC nominations. The company has presented over 350 performances to Tucson audiences since 2002 and has served hundreds of theatre artists. The theater also provides performance and rehearsal space for other Tucson theater companies. For more information, log on to www.beowulfalley.org. We thank the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Tucson Pima Arts Council, the Janet S. Brunel Residuary Trust, and our business sponsors for their support

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