S E A S O N S e V E N
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Join us for our 2023-24 Season at The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre!
A season celebrating the power and legacy of the spoken and written word, with plays, festivals, and readings examining creation and preservation of the stories that not only survive as tales, but serve as inspiration.
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FALL 2023
24/7 PLAY FESTIVAL @ THE SCOUNDREL AND SCAMP
August 11th-12th, 2023
Fall Festival
In just 24 hours, 7 new 10-minute plays are written and performed before an audience, with artists from theaters throughout the Tucson community invited to write, direct and act.
For Scoundrels 18+
A WRINKLE IN TIME
By Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by James Sie
October 26th - November 12th, 2023
Fall MainStage Play
The S&S brings this Newbery Award-winning tale from the beloved children’s book to life. One of literature's most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, joins forces with three mysterious witches and her extraordinary brother to battle the forces of evil — and rescue her father, save humanity, and find herself. L’Engle has described her novel as her “psalm of praise to life, [a] stand for life against death.”
For Scoundrels and Scamps 7+
RUSSIAN ROULETTE
(The Likelihood of a Casino Burning Down With Our Mother Inside It)
by Luis Guerrero, translated by Katherine Walker
Reading on November 11, 2023 @ 7:30 PM
Staged Reading & Discussion
In 2011, Saúl comes home to his mother and siblings in Monterrey, Mexico. He finds himself clashing with his mother, Irene, over her daily visits to the casino, which neither his brother nor sister discourage. Saúl is additionally appalled at the daily violence enacted by the cartels, and what he sees as the community’s resigned acceptance thereof. When Irene leaves for the casino on the fateful morning of August 25, timelines diverge and realities fracture. This gripping drama examines fate, chance, and luck against the backdrop of the question that plagues the characters to no end: what if…?
The Mexican play Russian Roulette dramatizes the story of the events of August 25, 2011, the day that members of a drug cartel set a casino on fire in Monterrey, Nuevo León, killing over 50 people. After the massacre, there were calls to address the cartel violence, as well as the corruption in politics and the gambling industry. The problems, however, have posed an ongoing challenge to activists.
For Scoundrels and Scamps 14+
SPRING 2024
THE INVENTION OF LOVE
By Tom Stoppard
Reading on February 11th, 2024
Spring Play Reading
An imaginative exploration of the life and afterlife of A.E. Housman, one of England's favorite poets. Housman is a genius who is completely articulate about academic and literary matters… but painfully unable to express his personal feelings and his unrequited passion for classmate Moses Jackson.
For Scoundrels and Scamps ages 15+
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THE BOOK OF WILL
By Lauren Gunderson
February 29th - March 17th, 2024
Spring MainStage Play
After the death of their friend and mentor, William Shakespeare, two of his friends and fellow actors are determined to compile his plays into a folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. However, fire, warring publishers, and death make bringing this book to print easier said than done. Amidst the noise and color of 1600s London, this hilarious, heartbreaking and award-winning play by the playwright of Ada and the Engine finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter.
For Scoundrels and Scamps ages 12+