NATIVE GARDENS and THE SEVEN Two Show EZ Pass!
Two Show EZ Passes including FUSION's productions of NATIVE GARDENS by Karen Zacarias and THE SEVEN Short Works Fest are now available for purchase! With this EZ pass, you can choose the date and time you wish to attend for each production. NATIVE GARDENS runs March 27–April 6 and THE SEVEN for only one weekend, June 5–8.
The ONLY way to guarantee you secure a seat at THE SEVEN is to purchase a Two Show EZ Pass.
NATIVE GARDENS
by Karen Zacarias | March 27–April 6
"A biting, perceptive, and ultimately hopeful sendup to our fraught relationships with those around us – even right next door." —DC Theatre Scene
"The story is as carefully carpentered as an episode of 'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour’." —L.A. Times
"NATIVE GARDENS is just what the theater doctor ordered as an antidote to the flow of apocalyptic news. The play isn’t theater of the absurd, but it’s absurdly hilarious." —ARTBURST Miami
You can’t choose your neighbors. In this brilliantly clever comedy, cultures and gardens clash, turning well-intentioned neighbors into feuding frenemies. Pablo, an ambitious attorney, and his wife Tania, an Albuquerque native, have just purchased a home next to Frank and Virginia, a well-established D.C. couple. Ever grooming their prize-worthy English garden, Frank and Virginia harbor high hopes of winning the annual Garden Society prize. But an impending outdoor gathering for Pablo’s colleagues and a delicate disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out border dispute exposing notions of race, taste, class, and privilege. In the end, the turf of communication, respect, and love triumphs over all.
Performances will be from March 27th–April 6th on Thursdays & Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM & 7 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM. Opening night features a pre-show reception with doors opening one hour prior to curtain.
THE SEVEN Short Works Fest
THE 19TH ANNUAL FEST | JUNE 5–8
FUSION Theatre Company presents The Seven! The Seven is one of the nation's premiere short works festivals. The Seven features seven fully produced world premieres, utilizing seven different directors and a professional ensemble cast. The scripts are read by a jury of theatre professionals (blindly, without any identification of the playwright), and the seven highest scoring scripts will be produced. This year, the jury will select from scripts based on the theme: “When Nobody’s Watching.” This short works festival culminates in one evening of theatre featuring seven world-premiere plays! You won’t want to miss Albuquerque’s beloved annual theatrical event!
Performances will be from June 5th–8th on Thursday & Friday at 7 PM, Saturday at 2 PM & 7 PM, and Sunday at 3 PM.
Actors' Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence.