After several years on Tucson’s east side, renting space at the Episcopal church of St. Matthew, we had begun to outgrow the space available to us.

Our board put plans in motion, and we spent nearly 8 months looking for a suitable new home to house both our theatrical and visual arts offerings.

As of January 2011, we have moved to our new, larger space at Swan and River!  We are renting space from St. Francis in the Foothills.  Our theatrical productions will take place in the center, and theater classes will happen in rooms on the campus.  Additionally, the move has allowed us to rent space within the same campus specifically for our Visual Arts program!

We are also very pleased to announce that because of the move, we are now the only theater in the Foothills area of Tucson!

You can find us (or write to us) at 4625 E. River Road, in the grounds of St. Francis in the Foothills.  Our office hours change, depending on shows in production, but you are invited to email us at info@studioconnections.net and we will reply as soon as possible.

We thank you for your support during our years on Tucson’s east side, and hope you will continue to visit us at our new Foothills home.

The Reviews are in! Click Here to read what the Tucson Weekly had to say about All In The Timing!

Studio Connections presents:All In The Timing, written by David Ives, and brought to life by your favorite daVinci Players!This contemporary play is a series of one-acts that explores modern existential ideas through hilarious thought provoking scenarios.

Come spend an evening (or lazy Sunday afternoon!) watching a twisted, fragmented, highly amusing comedy of miscommunications told through tongue-tied wordplay and over-the-top antics. All In the Timing is an award-winning play sure to have you aching with laughter – especially when brought to life by our resident daVinci Players:
Teresa Vasquez, Brian Levario, Maria Alburtus, Steve Wood, Kristina Miranda Sloan, John Mussack, Elayna Direnfeld, Daniel Colecchia, Samantha Cormier, and Brian Scott Hale.

Dates and Show Times

Evening Performances:Thursday, January 28^th, 2010 @ 7:30pm (preview)

Friday, January 29^th, 2010 @ 7:30pm (opening)

January 30^th, February 6^th, 12^th, & 13^th @ 7:30pm

*Please note: There is no show on Friday, February 5^th, 2010*

Matinee Performances: January 31^st, February 7^th, & 14^th @ 2:00pm

Click here for tickets throughwww.brownpapertickets.comor reserve by phone at 520-731-1559.

$15.00 for adults; $10.00 students, seniors and military.

All In The Timingis a production of Studio Connections, a not for profit organization dedicated to helping youth initiate significant, positive personal and social change via the arts.

Studio Connections is located on the grounds of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, at:

9071 East Old Spanish Trail;Tucson,Arizona85710. (520) 731-1559.
Click here for a printable map!

Contact:   Elizabeth Ringlee
520 437 2028
kaeringlee@aol.com
studioconnections.net

Studio Connections Announces its 2009 Season!

Tucson, AZ; December 23, 2008 – Along with the New Year, Studio Connections ushers in eight new dramatic productions for your entertainment.

Join Director Robert Encila, and his da Vinci Players, for this year’s mixture of bittersweet and heartwarming plays. “I’m just so excited to be part of such an exhilarating endeavor,” quips Brian Levario, member of the Studio Connections artistic team. “I know you’re gonna love it!”

The season opens January 8th at Studio Connections’ Old Spanish Trail Playhouse — 9071 East Old Spanish Trail; Tucson, Arizona 85710.
Telephone 520 731 1559; studioconnections.net.

The Dining Room – Jan 8 – 18
Once Upon a Mattress – Feb 20 – Mar 1
Little Shop of Horrors – Apr 17 – 26
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – June 12 – 21
The Last Five Years – Jul 24 – Aug 2
TBA Playhouse Play – Sept 18 – 27
Angels in America Pt 1 – Oct 23 – Nov 1
1940′s Radio Program – Dec 11 – 20

The Dining Room – Jan 8 – 18
In this inspirational, Pulitzer Prize nominated comedy by A.R. Gurney, The Dining Room explores a vanishing species – the American middle class! Nothing is fixed forever in the dining room!

Once Upon a Mattress – Feb 20 – Mar 1
In a humorous reenactment of the popular fairy tale, the Princess and the Pea, authors Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller introduce Princess Winnifred (nicknamed Fred) and her struggles to complete intricate tests set down by her nemesis, Queen Aggravain.  The catch? Fred may be the most impetuous and unrefined princess in the entire kingdom!

Little Shop of Horrors – Apr 17 – 26
In this award winning black comedy written by Howard Ashman, florist assistant Seymour Krelborn finds a mysterious plant during a solar eclipse. But when the plant begins to speak, suck blood, and devour customers, Seymour realizes he has more than getting the girl of his dreams, Audrey, to worry about!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – June 12 – 21
In this timeless romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, Oberon, the jealous king of the Faeries, sends his faithful servant Puck to enchant Titania, Oberon’s queen, with a love potion. However, during the course of this magical midsummer night, not only does Titania fall in love with a common laborer enchanted to have a head of a donkey, two human couples get caught in the mix.

The Last Five Years – Jul 24 – Aug 2
In this one act musical, written by Jason Robert Brown, Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress, fall deeply in love. But within five years, Jamie and Cathy have broken apart, and both of them reflect on what happened during those last five years.

Playhouse Play — To Be Announced– Sept 18 – 27

Angels in America: Millennium Approaches – Oct 23 – Nov 1
In this Tony award-winning drama written by Tony Kushner, two couples, one gay, one straight, struggle through AIDS, drug addiction, and conflict about personal identity.

1940’s Radio Hour – Dec 11 – 20
A compilation of radio shows.

Tickets are available through www.brownpapertickets.com or by phone at 520 731 1559. Make your reservations today!

Teaching leadership through the Arts…
Studio Connections…a not-for-profit organization

Contact:   Elizabeth Ringlee
520 437 2028
kaeringlee@aol.com
studioconnections.net

Studio Connections’ da Vinci Players cater to a whole new group of customers with A.R. Gurney’s – The Dining Room!

Tucson, AZ; December 19, 2008 – In a whole new take on family dinners, Studio Connections presents A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize nominated comedy, The Dining Room, beginning Thursday January 8th, 2009 at their Old Spanish Trail playhouse!

Tag along, as director John Mussack and his troupe of six, lead the way through fifty different roles in eighteen unique scenes, exploring the goings-on of the American middle class over the course of fifty years.

Eavesdrop on the comings and goings in the central room of any home, the dining room – where birthday parties, celebrations, dinners and holidays occur – and ignite a whirlwind of a play. At times humorous, meaningful, witty and touching, The Dining Room is always an engaging story of the American family!

Dates and Show times:

Preview Performance:      Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 7.30pm
Evening Performances:      January 9 and 10 @ 7.30pm
January 16 and 17 @ 7.30pm
Matinee Performances:     January 11 & 18 @ 2.00pm

Tickets are available through www.brownpapertickets.com or by phone at 520 731 1559.  $15.00 for adults; $12.00 for students and seniors; $7.00 for children 12 and under.

Teaching leadership through the Arts…
Studio Connections…a not-for-profit organization

Contact:   Elizabeth Ringlee
Company:    Studio Connections
Address: 9071 East Old Spanish Trail Tucson AZ 85710
Phone: 520 437 2028;  email:kaeringlee@aol.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD PREMIERES THURSDAY OCTOBER 23RD

Studio Connections’ da Vinci Players present A Year with Frog and Toad commencing Thursday October  23rd at the their Spanish Trail playhouse.  Join Tucson’s hottest young acting troupe as they frolic through an enchanting production of this award winning musical crafted by Robert and Willie Reale.

Conceived by Adrianne Lobel, A Year With Frog And Toad remains true to the spirit of the original Newbery and Caldecott award winning stories.

Join Frog and Toad as they hop from the page to the stage in four fun filled seasons of antics and discovery.  With clever dialogue, lyrics, and snazzy music, Frog and Toad serve as a great introduction to theatre for youngsters, while keeping adults entertained.   Destined to become a classic, A Year With Frog And Toad –  inventive, exuberant and totally enchanting.

Tickets are available through www.brownpapertickets.com or by phone at  520 270 7049.
Dates and show times:  October 23, 24, 25, 31 & November 1st 7.30pm; October 25 & November 1st 3pm;       October 26 & November 2nd 2pm.  $15.00 Adults; $7.00 Children 12 and under.

Teaching leadership through the Arts …
Studio Connections … a not for profit organization