FUSION Theatre Company 2024 Autumn Season
FUSION Theatre Company is elated to announce our 2024 Autumn Season! Included in the lineup are TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard, 1st STREET CABARET curated by FUSION, and THE CHILDREN by Lucy Kirkwood.
General Admission: $110 | Seniors over 65: $95 | Students: $55
TRUE WEST
by SAM SHEPARD | SEPTEMBER 12–22
Performances will be Thursdays & Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM & 7 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM. Opening nights feature a pre-show reception with doors opening one hour prior to curtain.
“Sam liked being on the move. He’d throw a fishing rod or an old acoustic guitar in the back seat of his truck, maybe take a dog, but for sure a notebook, and a pen, and a pile of books. He liked packing up and leaving just like that, going west. “—Patti Smith in “My Buddy (Sam Shepard)” The New Yorker
When to step down…when to step up…when to move close…when to run away? The human dance begins on September 12th with FUSION’s production of Sam Shepard’s award-winning play, TRUE WEST. Co-founder Jacqueline Reid directs the production, starring Laurie Thomas, Ryan Jason Cook, Josh Heard, and Matthew Yde.
Set in the searing heat of the California desert, two brothers face off. Austin, son of a desert-dwelling alcoholic, is working on a screenplay that he’s sold to producer Saul Kimmer. Just when the deal looks sealed, Austin’s petty thief brother Lee stumbles back into his life. Never content to watch from the sidelines, Lee pitches his own film epiphany to Kimmer, a Western tale of trashy proportions. Will Hollywood bite? Will the American Dream last through the night? Shepard keeps you on the edge of your seat and your own desires as he exposes the cracks and tears in us all.
1st STREET CABARET
October 13 | Time/Location TBA
Curated by FUSION.
1st STREET CABARET: Featuring Albuquerque's Finest Local Talent
Join FUSION friends and special guests for a celebration of the performing arts, honoring the finest local talent in a production that will showcase the Best of Albuquerque!
THE CHILDREN
by Lucy Kirkwood | NOVEMBER 14–24
Performances will be Thursdays & Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM & 7 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM. Opening nights feature a pre-show reception with doors opening one hour prior to curtain.
"A richly suggestive and beautifully written piece of work.... Kirkwood is the most rewarding dramatist of her generation." Paul Taylor, The Independent
FUSION will lead you into the apocalyptic world of playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s THE CHILDREN beginning November 14th. FUSION co-founder Jacqueline Reid directs the play, which stars Beth Bailey, Danny Kovacs, and Laurie Thomas.
Speaking at a live interview in London, Lucy Kirkwood shared, “The play came to me as a sort of chemical reaction over time…with characters looking extinction in the face and our human instinct to grow.” Populating the world of her play are three nuclear scientist pals Hazel, Robin, and Rose. They convene in a cottage on the outskirts of a melting nuclear plant. They reminisce, toss a lot of salad, dance, do a little yoga and… take each other to task with the ultimate existential question “who is responsible for this shit?” Several surprises are set into action as the day grows long and time grows short.
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