On the first Friday night of every month (some holidays excepted), Studio Connections transforms into a unique neighborhood entertainment venue.
Coffeehouse Jams are fun-filled evenings of music in a friendly, relaxed café-style setting – with desserts and various beverages to please the whole family!
With local professional artists making frequent appearances, you don’t want to miss out. Past jams have featured everything from acappella vocal groups to stand up comedy.
Feel like performing? Whether you’re a musical soloist, a member of a group, an open mic aficionado, or a budding comedian, there’s room for you at the coffeehouse.
Admission is $5 per person, and all proceeds benefit the DaVinci Players, our resident theatre troupe.
Secure Your Slot!
Our Coffeehouse Jams are popular, so you need to book ahead. If you are interested in performing as a featured artist or securing an open mic slot, please contact Robert Encila, or call the Studio Connections office at 731-1559.
Studio Connections rocks with its latest production — Little Shop of Horrors
Welcome to a new season at Studio Connections—and to a brand new look of our website, thanks to our friend and designer, Blake Masters! Welcome also to Brian Hale, who is our newest addition to the Artistic Team. Brian will be updating the website and is in charge of publications, as well as a host of production jobs that ensure the quality of our productions.
The da Vinci Players recently closed Once Upon a Mattress, the most successful production we’ve had at the box office to date. We’re ahead of schedule for Little Shop of Horrors and tickets are going to sell fast, if our last turnout is any indication. Make sure to get connected and check out the rest of our challenging and ambitious season.
Summer camp is back!!! As many of you know, Studio Connections started out as a drama and visual art summer camp in 2002. It has since developed into a full-fledge fine arts center with a mission for peace and leadership through high quality arts programming. We took a break from camp last summer to develop our theatre company, and we’re eager to pick up where we left off with a solid curriculum and a fabulous staff. Space is limited to thirty students, so you’ll want to sign up soon if you’re interested.
If you’re not on our listserve, be sure to join us so we can continue to update you with information about shows, auditions, and classes. For more information, call us at 520-731-1559.
Studio Connections Summer Camp
Theme: BALANCE
June 8-26
Monday thru Friday
9:30 am –3:00 pm
Grades 2 through 8
(Age exceptions at the discretion of instructors)
9071 E. Old Spanish Trail, between Camino Seco and Harrison
Cost: $395 (all materials and daily snacks included)
Instructors:
Robert Encila – Drama
Ginny Encila – Visual Art
Space is limited. Register early.
Student registration on the bottom portion of the flyer page:
Name: Grade entering fall 2009:
Birthday: Parent or Guardian:
Address:
Phone Number: Email:
Home Phone: Cell Phone:
Please mail this registration form with a $50 non-refundable deposit (applied toward tuition) to:
Studio Connections
9700 E. 29th Street, Tucson, AZ 85748
From The AZ Daily Star:
The parody was performed at the Old Spanish Trail Playhouse in St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 9071 E. Old Spanish Trail. But the show has been extended an extra weekend with performances at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.Sunday.
Directed by Robert Encila, the cast of 20 portrayed the classic fairy tale as a humorous spoof incorporating witty and oddball main characters such as a mute King Sextimus, played by Todd Luethjohann, and a cheerfully quirky Princess Winnifred, played by Maria Alburtus and Samantha Cormier.
Our Production has been extended for an additional 2 showtimes!
*Photo by Janelle Montenegro for the AZ Star
Writes James Reel of the Tucson Weekly:
Once Upon a Mattress is remarkable–a second-string musical that somehow holds up much, much better than some other 50-year-old shows…the show started out in a small theater in 1959, so the Da Vinci Players’ tight space at Studio Connections has historical precedent. The local version brims with good cheer, solid characterizations and fine vocalizations in the most important roles, of which there are surprisingly many… the Da Vinci Players do it justice.
Come see the show!
Once Upon a Mattress presented by the Da Vinci Players
Sat. March 7th at 7:30 and Sunday March 8th at 2:00. Doors open 30 minutes before show.
$22 adults; $17 students, seniors and military
(520) 731-1559
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