ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH - An Off the Shelf reading

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 7:30pm
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Tacoma Little Theatre's Off the Shelf program is back and excited to present On A Note of Triumph, written by Norman Corwin and directed by Jennifer Rivers. It features some of the Pacific Northwest’s finest actors. This production will play Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 7:30pm.

Norman Corwin was one of the greatest writers in the English language, became known as America's "Poet Laureate of Radio". During the 1930's and '40's, he wrote and produced many of the most influential programs created for radio. On May 8, 1945, 60 million Americans tuned in to hear On A Note of Triumph, Norman Corwin's radio masterpiece marking the end of World War II in Europe. Lauded by Carl Sandburg as "one of the all-time great American poems," it was the most listened-to radio drama in U.S. history. TLT is excited to bring this Radio Play to the Off the Shelf program.

Tickets for the December 14, 2021 performance at 7:30pm are $10.00 for non TLT Members, and FREE for those who are members. Tickets may be purchased online at www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281.

TLT's OFF THE SHELF

We know that there is a tremendous amount of wonderful theatre that deserves to be heard but sometimes just doesn’t get an opportunity. With “Off the Shelf”, local directors and actors will be bringing some scripts to life that we hope you will find entertaining, challenging and educational to our stage. We hope that you’ll sit back and enjoy an evening of theatre. You never know, you might see one of these shows on our mainstage in the future.

AUTONOMOUS - An Off the Shelf reading

Thursday, September 28, 2021 at 7:30pm
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Tacoma Little Theatre's Off the Shelf program is back and excited to present Autonomous, written by Joe Fuller and directed by Pauls Macs. It features some of the Pacific Northwest’s finest actors. This production will play Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 7:30pm.

A new musical written in the Pacific Northwest, Autonomous tells the story of one man confronted by his addiction. Jimmy Toohigh wakes one morning in a hotel room surrounded by the drugs and alcohol he consumed the night before. Jimmy is about to hit rock bottom, but is visited by his Fairy Good Sponsor. She takes him on a magical journey where he can witness how his actions affect the lives of those he loves the most, empowering him to make a decision that will change the course of his life forever.

Tickets for the October 28, 2021 performance at 7:30pm are $10.00 for non TLT Members, and FREE for those who are members. Tickets may be purchased online at www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281.

TLT's OFF THE SHELF

We know that there is a tremendous amount of wonderful theatre that deserves to be heard but sometimes just doesn’t get an opportunity. With “Off the Shelf”, local directors and actors will be bringing some scripts to life that we hope you will find entertaining, challenging and educational to our stage. We hope that you’ll sit back and enjoy an evening of theatre. You never know, you might see one of these shows on our mainstage in the future.

BLAKE KREMER

BOARD TERM 2024-2027

Blake is a longtime Tacoma attorney who represents peace and environmental activists in a variety of state and federal trials. 

Blake’s legal practice is diverse and includes criminal defense and personal injury work. He does pro bono work related to victim advocacy, hospice work, and his work for a pediatric HIV/AIDS support organization. Blake’s work reflects his commitment to social justice, including one of Washington’s last death penalty defense trials and defense of Father Bill Bichsel, Sister Anne Montgomery and others who engaged in civil resistance against nuclear weapons.  Blake has also successfully represented many environmental activists in jury trials and serves on many boards dedicated to issues close to his heart.

Blake believes that theater has an important role in bringing our community together as we continue to suffer the effects of a pandemic, and considers the work of this board to be more vital to our community than ever. 

MARIA VALENZUELA, VICE PRESIDENT

BOARD TERM 2024-2027

A native of Tacoma, Maria has been involved in the performing arts throughout the US and abroad as a performer, director, educator, and administrator... but it all began as a performer and volunteer nearly 40 years ago at TLT. She is a veteran of the US Navy and has extensive background in both non-profit and public/government administration. Maria is a frequent coach, clinician, and adjudicator of student choral and theatrical groups, and is currently the Director of Music and Drama at Saint Patrick School. Maria is so pleased to be returning to TLT this time to serve this community and its legacy as a member of the Board of Directors.

PAMELA ROZA HAYES

BOARD TERM 2024-2027

Pamela Roza has been a member of the Lakewood community since early 2018, having moved from South Florida to the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 2017. In Miami, Pamela taught at the prestigious New World School of the Arts, featured in the New York Times and whose alumni include Tarrell Alvin McCraney (Oscar for Moonlight), Alex Lacamoire (Tony Award - Hamilton), and David Del Rio (Grease:Live on FOX). 

Pamela, who made her debut at Lakewood Playhouse last September as Kate in Brighton Beach Memoirs, has been a professional theatre artist for going on three decades, starting back in 1991 with her first professional role as Martha in Careless Love at Area Stage Company in Miami Beach. It was the Area Stage where she appeared with Oscar Isaac (Poe in Star Wars: The Last Jedi) in the world premiere of Sleepwalkers by Jorge Ignacio Cortinas. 

Pamela originated a second role in the world premiere of The Sunken Living Room, by David Caudle, where she played John Magaro’s (Orange is the New Black; The Good Wife) negligent mother, Lynette. John and David’s subsequent Q&A via teleconference with Pamela’s Scene Study class at New World was featured in Samuel French’s Breaking Character Magazine. Pamela was also a frequent featured artist at GableStage in the world famous Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, winning a Miami New Times Best Actress Award for her performance in Boy Gets Girl and a Carbonell Award for Killer Joe. 

Pamela teaches the Linklater Vocal Method and focuses on a combination of Uta Hagen and Sanford Meisner in her approach to acting instruction. She is also trained in Alexander Technique and the Fitzmaurice Vocal Method, although she prefers to use the Linklater when teaching voice for the stage.