Crooked Shadows
CROOKED SHADOWS
Written & Performed by Guest Artist Shawneen Rowe
Directed by Daniela Crispo
Tempe Center for the Arts
700 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281
February 1 @ 7:30pm * post-show talkback
February 2 @ 4pm
February 5 @ 2pm
February 5 @ 7:30pm
$25* General Admission
$18* Students, Seniors, Artists, Educators, Veterans
*plus fees
NOTE: If ticket price is a barrier, please email info@bridgeinit.org and we will work with you
Grandma Rosa: Woman. Mother. Warrior. Curator of Family Herstory. Crooked Shadows ]offers heartfelt stories of a vibrant Italian American home from childhood hijinks to haunting moments of pain. As a granddaughter pieces together the stories of her grandma to solve a family mystery, she reaches a deeper understanding of her own experiences and uncovers a legacy of silent trauma.
Stories are gifts we give to each other. We laugh together. We cry together. We heal together. Loved ones are kept alive for generations through the retelling of their tales. This play is about the power of storytelling and the importance of sharing our lives in all their joy and pain. Shining a light in our darkest corners can unite our experiences through time and help recognize and break destructive cycles. We need to step out of the shadows.
In honor of the stories told in our play, The Bridge Initiative will be collecting new/UNused household goods to donate to A New Leaf. See a list of items on this page: https://turnanewleaf.org/get-involved/donate-items/
CONTENT TRANSPARENCY: Crooked Shadows features mature language and discussion of sexual assault, child abuse, and other sensitive topics related to trauma
SCENIC DESIGN: Daniela Crispo
LIGHTING DESIGN: Aurora J. Winger
COSTUME DESIGN: Shawneen Rowe
PROPS DESIGN: Daniela Crispo and Kelly Jones
SOUND DESIGN: David Rumble Moore
PROJECTION DESIGN: Dennis Tamblyn
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: Amie Bjorklund, Brenda Foley
ARTIST BIOS
Shawneen Rowe (writer/performer) Shawneen is a lifelong theatre professional. She is simply giddy and grateful to be working with the lovely artists of the Bridge Initiative. Shawneen is an actor, educator, playwright, dramaturg, activist, and granddaughter of the witches that wouldn’t burn. She has a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MA in Theatre with distinction from Villanova University. Recent favorite roles are: Annie Cannon/Silent Sky, Barbara/August, Osage County, Lady Macbeth/Macbeth, Leonato/Much Ado About Nothing, Bella/Lost in Yonkers, Mrs. Allonby/A Woman of No Importance, Performer ‘Erika’/Accomplice, Lisa Simpson/Mr. Burns. Shawneen has developed educational Shakespeare programs for K-12 classrooms and teaches acting, audition technique, text analysis and Dramaturgy at the high school and undergraduate levels. She began work on Crooked Shadows for her Master’s degree and continues to write celebrating the small stories we live every day. She is mom to two feisty, funny, groovy young women who inspire her heart – always. Ain’t nothing gonna break my stride….
Daniela Crispo is a theatre director and actor. Originally from the New York metropolitan area, Daniela has been involved in theatre since childhood. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she has worked in New York City as a director and actor with various critically acclaimed theatre companies and artists. She also earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Fordham University at Lincoln Center. Upon moving to Arizona in 1998, she worked as a social worker and subsequently created her private practice. She joined the theatre community here in 2006, and has worked in various theatres around the valley as a director and actor. Daniela has been an active artistic and board member of The Bridge Initiative since 2015. With them she has found her theatrical and social awareness kindred spirits.
The Bridge Initiative is thrilled to be producing in rep this winter –
join us for TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS too!
Jan 31 @ 7:30pm Feb 1&2 @ 2pm Feb 6 &7 @7:30pm
Your ticket to TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS will be 50% off with a discount code announced at the CROOKED SHADOWS performance
This project is partially funded by a City of Tempe – Community Arts Grant and supported in part by General Operating funds from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which receives support from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.
