SPECIAL EVENT

Hole in the Sky
by Reed McColm
 
Sept 11, 2021
The Cabaret Theatre
at the Temple of Music & Art
 
Sept 12 – 30, 2021
Winding Road YouTube Channel
 
This award winning play explores the lives of various people trapped in the towers on Sept. 11, as they try to understand, escape, reach loved ones and, ultimately, survive or surrender. On the 20th anniversary of the attacks on America, this poignant piece uses both real and imagined moments to paint a picture of one of the most significant days in American history.
Our friends at Arizona Theatre Company have graciously donated the Cabaret Theatre at the Temple of Music & Art for this reading.
We will be taking precautions per CDC and ATC Covid-safety guidelines.
While the reading is free, donations are encouraged. Proceeds will be shared with Tunnel to Towers, a non-profit organization that supports Military and First Responders and their families in need of housing and other assistance.
Performance Dates and Times
  • ​September 11, 2021, Performance at 7:30p

THE PLAYWRIGHT

Reed McColm has worked in nearly every performing medium. He wrote for television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Growing Pains, Wings, Sister Kate, Dear John, Just the Ten of Us, including unsold pilots and several made-for-television movies (such as Cab to Canada, starring Maureen O'Hara). An award-winning playwright, his work includes the dark musical Could You Leave the Door Open, biographical play Permit Me Voyage, comedies Holding Patterns, and The Mediation. His first play was Together Again for the First Time, a domestic comedy/drama subtitled "A Family in Two Acts." Reed produced and co-authored the 2008 screen adaptation, starring Julia Duffy and David Ogden Stiers. Two years later, Reed wrote and directed a warm-hearted stage sequel, Together Again for the Next Time. Both Together Again plays have been performed at Script Salon. Reed's new comedy, The Wrong People Have Money, debuted at Shadow Theatre in April 2020. Reed was Artistic Director for Interplayers Theatre in Spokane, Washington, and has a Master's Degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Maria A. Caprile (Director) has served as Artistic Director since 2017. She appeared in Winding Road's main stage productions of Good People, United, and August: Osage County as well as several Winding Reads, including Monica Bauer's Christmas Break and Toni Press-Coffman's Consolation. Maria is a part-time resident of Spokane, Washington, where she was a resident artist at Interplayers Theatre. She was nominated for Arizona Star's MAC award for her direction of The Big Meal, Stupid F*!#ing Bird, and The Fantasticks, which also received a nomination for Best Musical of 2018. Maria was nominated for a Spokie for her direction of The Christmas Schooner for nationally acclaimed Spokane Civic Theatre. She is the author and director of the original play The Little Mermaid: A Tale of Aloha, produced by Spokane Children's Theatre.
Alex J. Alegria (Lighting Designer)​ is currently a junior at the University of Arizona, pursuing a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology: Lighting Emphasis. A native to Tucson, Arizona, he began his technical career at the beginning of his freshman year of high school as a Technician/Stagehand for the R/UHS Stage Crew, learning the basics of Tech and Design. Alex is currently a Freelance Lighting Designer, and a Resident Lighting Designer/Ensemble Member for Winding Road Theater Ensemble. Alex's Lighting Design of The Big Meal with Winding Road in 2019 received a 2019/2020 Carmen Awards nomination for Best Lighting Design. Select Lighting Design credits include: Stupid Fucking Bird, The Little Foxes, The Big Meal, and Angels Fall (Winding Road); The Secret Garden (Arts Express); and Encore (Spring 2021) (Arizona Repertory Theatre). Check him out online at: ltpalexj.weebly.com
Denise Blum (Annette Rosenbaum, Professor, Amelia Santos)​ has worked with several local theater companies including Winding Road, The Arizona Rose, Beowulf Alley, The Comedy Playhouse, El Rio Theatre Project, St. Francis in the Heights, SheWorxx, and Speak the Speech. Some of her favorite acting credits include Steel Magnolias, The Lady and the Clarinet (Luba), The Little Foxes, Upton Abbey, Pieces, The Mousetrap, and In The Shadow of My Son. Her directing credits include London Suite, Strawberry Jam, Pygmalion, A Long Trip, and The Elephant Man (Assistant Director). She is a co-producer for the Eight 10s in Tucson - ONLINE festival.
Tony Caprile (Jasper Noonan, Doug Barbuto, Milt Santos) has been a member of Winding Road Theater Ensemble since 2017. He has been seen in our productions of The Big Meal, Stupid F*!#ing Bird, Good People, The Fantasticks, United, Death of a Salesman, and August: Osage County. Tony is a part time resident of Spokane, Washington, where he was a resident artist of Interplayers Theatre. His appearance in Interplayers' production Rounding Third earned him a Best Actor in a drama nomination from the Spokane Inlander. Tony has conducted many a set build for Winding Road.
Gianbari Debora Deebom (Aisha, Gina, Diedre Wardley) is an aspiring entertainer and all-round artist in Tucson, AZ. A recent Grad from Pima Community College; some of her credits include Singin' in the Rain (Miss Dinsmore), Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Mr. and Miss Stapleton), Mamma Mia! (Rose), Tartuffe (Monsieur Loyal), and The Magic Rainforest: An Amazon Journey (Wakote and Turtle). Her professional work includes The Little Foxes (Addie), Moby Dick (Dagoo), Valerie: A Cosplay Monologue (Valerie), and Aristophanes v. Euripides: Dawn of Poetic Justice (Myrrhine), Sweeny Todd (Beggar Woman), and recently: Gloria: A Life at the Invisible Theatre. Special thanks to my family for putting up with my Zoom rehearsals.
Damian Garcia (Yesh Kaada, Damota, Skodra)​ is a native Tucsonan, who received his Associate's in Fine Arts from Pima in 2015. While enrolled, he was involved in several productions including The Mandrake (Ligurio), The Laramie Project (Jedidiah Schultz/Others) and The Diary of Anne Frank (Peter van Daan). Most recently, Damian was seen in Arts Express' production of A Chorus Line (Zach). Other credits include: Invisible Theatre's Trumbo (Christopher Trumbo), Last Train to Nibroc (Raleigh), and Dancing Lessons (Ever Montgomery [MAC Award Winner Best Actor, Comedy 2020]); Winding Road Theater Ensemble's The Big Meal (Man #3), The Little Foxes (Leo Hubbard) and The Fantasticks (Matt/The Boy); Something Something Theatre Company's Switzerland (Edward) and Constellations​ (Roland).
Tyler Gastelum (Eric Santos, Soli, Darrin Rosenbaum, Police Chief Hijelos) has been a member of Winding Road Theater Ensemble since 2019. A Tucson native, he graduated from the University of Arizona and the Bennett Theatrelab. He now works as a local drama teacher. Favorite roles with Winding Road include Dev in Stupid F***ing Bird and Moritz in Spring Awakening in Concert. Tyler directed shorts in Winding Road's Eight 10's festival in 2019 and 2020, as well as the Winding Read of Dusk​ in 2020.
Mike Saxon (Narrator, Blake Eaton) has been performing in the community theater scene since 2007. Throughout his career as an actor/stage manager/sound designer/director/teacher/enabler, Mike has been tossed around between Live Theatre Workshop, Something Something Theatre Co and more! His favorite personal theatrical experiences include Snoopy!, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Men on Boats. He's been teaching theater for the past 4 years at the Academy of Tucson High School. He would like to specifically thank his mom, brother and stepdad for their unflinching support.
Myani Watson (Cari Rosenbaum, Elaine, Tammy Sterling, 911 Operator)​ is a Tucson native and has been in a number of productions around town, the latest being A Chorus Line with Arts Express. She is probably most recognizable for her work at Old Tucson before its closure due to the pandemic. When she's not acting, she's juggling multiple jobs just to keep things interesting.