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Scottsdale theater company to stage Juneteenth double feature
Original one-act plays coming to ASU Kerr Saturday, Sunday
(Photo provided by New Carpa Theater Co.)
Actors work a scene from “Lost Boys Found,” which will be one of two one-act plays going back to back this weekend in Scottsdale.
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IF YOU GO
What: “A Time for Healing, A Time for Change, A Time for Theater”
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22
Where: ASU Kerr, 6011 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Tickets: Available online at asukerr.com
More Information: Email info@newcarpa.org or call 602-460-1374
Special to Independent Newsmedia
New Carpa Theater Co. will host a special Juneteenth weekend performance featuring two short plays in Scottsdale.
“A Time for Healing, A Time for Change, A Time for Theater” will showcase “Lost Boys Found” and “The Moment.” The one-act plays will be staged back-to-back each evening at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 at ASU Kerr, 6011 N. Scottsdale Road. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Both plays are appropriate for general audiences.
“Lost Boys Found,” written by Julie Amparano Garcia and directed by Anatasia Levkun, tells the story of Sudanese refugees, thousands of whom relocated to Phoenix after fleeing their war-torn nation and spending years in squalid and dangerous refugee camps, a press release explains.
The play highlights the resilience of the human spirit and is based on the oral histories of Sudanese refugees who came to Arizona in search of a new life.
“The Moment,” written by James E. Garcia and directed by Rod Ambrose, follows Nina Floyd and her children, Billy and Kelsey, from the D.C. suburbs, and how their lives were transformed during the final year of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, New Carpa Theater Co. notes.
Despite her bookkeeping job at the White House and a 20-year career in government, Nina has never had much interest in politics — though her mother, Shirley, loves to reminisce about her days in the Black Panthers. The family’s life takes a turn in 2007 when an audacious young politician with “a funny name,” Barack Obama, announces his quest to become America’s first Black president. This is the story of one family’s awakening and ‘the moment’ that changes the course of their lives forever.
Tickets available online at asukerr.com. General admission, including all online fees, is $27, or $25 with the $2 promo code: JUNE.
Tickets purchased by phone or in person at the box office are $18 for general admission and $11 for students. Children under 12 are free but must have a reservation.
Founded in 2002 by James E. Garcia, New Carpa Theater Co. presents original multicultural theater. To learn more about New Carpa, email info@newcarpa.org or contact Garcia at 602-460-1374.
