Old Pueblo Playwrights' 2024 Celebration of Literary Theatre Boasts 11 New Plays by 10 Playwrights

DAVID "Zink" ZINKE: “Ripples” Music by Pat Bracken. Richard Heakin, a 21-year-old Nebraska man, was beaten to death by 13 teenagers after leaving a local gay bar. Only four were convicted, prompting LGBTQ activists to demand better protection. The 1976 hate crime--and Zink's serendipitous encounter with the now-vacant bar and bartender working that fateful night--prompted the Old Pueblo Playwrights board member and veteran Tucson actor* to explore the murder's impact on Tucson’s gay community. Joanne Anderson directs Scott Berg (JAKE JOHNSON/IONA JOHNSON), Eric Everts (RICHARD WATSON/RICHARD JOHNSON), Tim Foran (WILLY COX/BUBBA, BILLY BROWN/BRAD/TOMMY THOMPSON), Audrey Gambach (MIKEY SALINAS/JANET), Lanette Kallal (GLADYS WATSON), Dan Reichel (ZACH/STEVE MURRAY/JACKIE FURNHAM), Lisa Rose (MONA BROWN/SARAH), Ina Shivack (JIMMY DAWSON), Michael Singervalt (SOFONDA COX/ JUAN COX/WAITER), Jeffrey Webster (JARED ROWE/MAYOR ROWE/BILL WOODS/ DOORMAN), Amber Weinstock (RACHEL WATSON), and Mia Zuniga (SHELITA RODD/ KAREN/HANK ANDREWS); Barb Tobiasson (STAGE MANAGER). Staging/narration by Pat Timm. ALL PERFORMANCES ARE PAY-WHAT-YOU-WILL *The Wisconsin native has appeared in more than 30 plays and musicals on Tucson stages, performing with Arts Express, Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, Community Players, Festival Repertory Theatre, Live Theatre Workshop, Red Barn Theatre Company, RoadRunner Theatre Company, Speak the Speech Theater, Strada Company, and Studio Connections. He studied theatre and dramatic arts at the University of Arizona and Pima Community College and earned a bachelor’s in performing arts degree at UA at age 62. . NOTE: Our 2024 Festival is dedicated to the memory of Phil Levere, a well-loved and respected playwright who took up acting, playwriting, and screenwriting after a notable culinary career.

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