Arizona Onstage Productions

Great American Trailer Park Musical Photos by Patrick McArdle. Copyright protected, may not be reproduced without express permission from Patrick McArdle

The January run of Trailer Park provided a dozen sold out shows at the Cabaret Space at the Temple of Music and Art. Nathan Christensen in The Tucson Weekly said, “The outrageous plot takes as many hairpin turns as a fun-house ride . . .” And Kathy Allen’s headline in The Arizona Daily Star read “‘Great American Trailer Park Musical’ will have you squealing with laughter,” and she went on to say, “. . . there sat a sold-out crowd that could not stop squealing. We don’t mean like pigs, We mean squealing with laughter at this musical . . .”

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Photos by Patrick McArdle. Copyright protected, may not be reproduced without express permission from Patrick McArdle

The Arizona Onstage Production summer musical proved a solid hit with sold out shows and happy audiences, some of whom got to participate (four each show). They were good sports, even when the pronouncer Steve McKee was forced to work hard to eliminate those who showed themselves to be great spellers. Sherilyn Forrester, writing in The Tucson Weekly, opined that “It’s not likely that you’ll find a more effective and totally pleasant way to maintain your good nature as the summer drags on than by signing up for this Spelling Bee. Arizona Onstage’s productions is fresh, fun and totally well-done. Can you spell H-I-T?” And Kathy Allen echoed these sentiments in The Arizona Daily Star – “Spelling Bee” is a complete hoot. You love these characters . . ..”