Limited Return Engagement: August 20-30
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Arizona Onstage Productions presents the Limited Return Engagement of The Bible Belt and Other Accessories (2009 Tucson Mac Award Winner For Best Comedy) starring the 2009 Tucson Mac Award Winner for Best Actor, Ryan Deluca.
The continuing story of Johnny Hobson, still working at The Dairy Queen, having needs past the city limits of his small Texas town and looking for love, with his driving passion to become the next big fashion designer and to meet the mysterious shirtless man in the convertible. THE BIBLE BELT stands on its own as an 85-minute joyous exploration of acceptance, denial and reflection.
The Envelope Please …As Queen Elizabeth might say, 2008 has been an annus horribilis. The economy, war, hunger. Horrible year, indeed. • Thank goodness for theater. • Shows on Tucson stages managed to make us laugh, sing, dream, groan, think and escape for a few hours from everyday life. • It is those shows that did that particularly well that we present with our 2009 Mac Awards, named after the late Mary MacMurtrie, who spent much of the last century turning Tucson children into actors, directors, stage technicians and audiences who appreciate heart, honesty and intent as well as excellence
AND THE WINNER FOR BEST COMEDY… “The Bible Belt . . . and Other Accessories,” Arizona Onstage Productions’ one-man play about a gay teenager working at a Dairy Queen in a small Texas town, takes the Mac. Kevin Johnson directed with a sense of humor strongly laced with pathos. So the play fed the audience some real meat with the fluff.
AND THE WINNER FOR BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA… But it is brave, talented Ryan DeLuca, who played Johnny in Arizona Onstage Productions’ “The Bible Belt . . . And Other Accessories,” who wins the Mac. He gave his character in the solo show energy, innocence and a big, big heart.
By Kathleen Allen
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