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SUMMARY:Stop Kiss by Diana Son
DESCRIPTION:Experience a story that’s as heartfelt as it is unforgettable. When Callie\, a New Yorker drifting through life\, meets Sara\, a spirited teacher new to the city\, an unexpected friendship blossoms into something deeper. But their first kiss triggers a violent attack that changes everything—forcing both women to confront love\, loss\, and what it means to be truly brave. \nTold with warmth\, wit\, and raw honesty\, Stop Kiss moves fluidly between moments of laughter and heartbreak\, showing how one instant can transform two lives forever. Hailed by Variety as “a poignant and funny play about the ways\, both sudden and slow\, that lives can change irrevocably\,” this production celebrates human resilience and the power of connection in the face of adversity. Stop Kiss is an emotional journey you won’t soon forget—poignant\, powerful\, and deeply human. \nContent Advisory: Stop Kiss explores themes of anti-LGBTQ+ violence. The play includes graphic description of a hate crime\, which is not depicted onstage; adult language and situations\, homophobia and homophobic slurs\, and sexism. \nDIRECTOR: Maren Maclean Mascarelli\nASST DIRECTOR: Jackie Horn\nCULTURAL CONSULTANT: Elaine “E.E.” Moe\nSTAGE MANAGER: Courtney Kenyon\nSCENIC DESIGN & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Cheryl Briley\nLIGHTING DESIGN: Justus Burkitt\nSOUND DESIGN: Clayton Caufman\nCOSTUME DESIGN: Mickey Courtney\nPROPS DESIGN: Dolores E. Mendoza\nCAST: Thommi A’mal\, Natalie Andrews\, Phillip Beaupre\, Mitchell Glass\, Kate Haas\, and Paul Perkins\, with UNDERSTUDY Erin Leigh Beale \nStop Kiss is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing\, LLC\,\nservicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com.\nThis production is partially funded by a City of Tempe – Community Arts Grant. \n       \nPhotos by Jason K. Walz
URL:https://bridgeinit.org/event/stop-kiss-by-diana-son-2/
LOCATION:Tempe Center for the Arts\, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bridge @ TCA
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SUMMARY:Stop Kiss by Diana Son
DESCRIPTION:Experience a story that’s as heartfelt as it is unforgettable. When Callie\, a New Yorker drifting through life\, meets Sara\, a spirited teacher new to the city\, an unexpected friendship blossoms into something deeper. But their first kiss triggers a violent attack that changes everything—forcing both women to confront love\, loss\, and what it means to be truly brave. \nTold with warmth\, wit\, and raw honesty\, Stop Kiss moves fluidly between moments of laughter and heartbreak\, showing how one instant can transform two lives forever. Hailed by Variety as “a poignant and funny play about the ways\, both sudden and slow\, that lives can change irrevocably\,” this production celebrates human resilience and the power of connection in the face of adversity. Stop Kiss is an emotional journey you won’t soon forget—poignant\, powerful\, and deeply human. \nContent Advisory: Stop Kiss explores themes of anti-LGBTQ+ violence. The play includes graphic description of a hate crime\, which is not depicted onstage; adult language and situations\, homophobia and homophobic slurs\, and sexism. \nDIRECTOR: Maren Maclean Mascarelli\nASST DIRECTOR: Jackie Horn\nCULTURAL CONSULTANT: Elaine “E.E.” Moe\nSTAGE MANAGER: Courtney Kenyon\nSCENIC DESIGN & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Cheryl Briley\nLIGHTING DESIGN: Justus Burkitt\nSOUND DESIGN: Clayton Caufman\nCOSTUME DESIGN: Mickey Courtney\nPROPS DESIGN: Dolores E. Mendoza\nCAST: Thommi A’mal\, Natalie Andrews\, Phillip Beaupre\, Mitchell Glass\, Kate Haas\, and Paul Perkins\, with UNDERSTUDY Erin Leigh Beale \nStop Kiss is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing\, LLC\,\nservicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com.\nThis production is partially funded by a City of Tempe – Community Arts Grant. \n      
URL:https://bridgeinit.org/event/stop-kiss-by-diana-son/
LOCATION:Tempe Center for the Arts\, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bridge @ TCA
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SUMMARY:Stop Kiss by Diana Son
DESCRIPTION:Experience a story that’s as heartfelt as it is unforgettable. When Callie\, a New Yorker drifting through life\, meets Sara\, a spirited teacher new to the city\, an unexpected friendship blossoms into something deeper. But their first kiss triggers a violent attack that changes everything—forcing both women to confront love\, loss\, and what it means to be truly brave. \nTold with warmth\, wit\, and raw honesty\, Stop Kiss moves fluidly between moments of laughter and heartbreak\, showing how one instant can transform two lives forever. Hailed by Variety as “a poignant and funny play about the ways\, both sudden and slow\, that lives can change irrevocably\,” this production celebrates human resilience and the power of connection in the face of adversity. Stop Kiss is an emotional journey you won’t soon forget—poignant\, powerful\, and deeply human. \nContent Advisory: Stop Kiss explores themes of anti-LGBTQ+ violence. The play includes graphic description of a hate crime\, which is not depicted onstage; adult language and situations\, homophobia and homophobic slurs\, and sexism. \nDIRECTOR: Maren Maclean Mascarelli\nASST DIRECTOR: Jackie Horn\nCULTURAL CONSULTANT: Elaine “E.E.” Moe\nSTAGE MANAGER: Courtney Kenyon\nSCENIC DESIGN & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Cheryl Briley\nLIGHTING DESIGN: Justus Burkitt\nSOUND DESIGN: Clayton Caufman\nCOSTUME DESIGN: Mickey Courtney\nPROPS DESIGN: Dolores E. Mendoza\nCAST: Thommi A’mal\, Natalie Andrews\, Phillip Beaupre\, Mitchell Glass\, Kate Haas\, and Paul Perkins\, with UNDERSTUDY Erin Leigh Beale \nStop Kiss is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing\, LLC\,\nservicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com.\nThis production is partially funded by a City of Tempe – Community Arts Grant. \n       \nPhotos by Jason K. Walz
URL:https://bridgeinit.org/event/stop-kiss-by-diana-son-3/
LOCATION:Tempe Center for the Arts\, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bridge @ TCA
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SUMMARY:Stop Kiss by Diana Son
DESCRIPTION:Experience a story that’s as heartfelt as it is unforgettable. When Callie\, a New Yorker drifting through life\, meets Sara\, a spirited teacher new to the city\, an unexpected friendship blossoms into something deeper. But their first kiss triggers a violent attack that changes everything—forcing both women to confront love\, loss\, and what it means to be truly brave. \nTold with warmth\, wit\, and raw honesty\, Stop Kiss moves fluidly between moments of laughter and heartbreak\, showing how one instant can transform two lives forever. Hailed by Variety as “a poignant and funny play about the ways\, both sudden and slow\, that lives can change irrevocably\,” this production celebrates human resilience and the power of connection in the face of adversity. Stop Kiss is an emotional journey you won’t soon forget—poignant\, powerful\, and deeply human. \nContent Advisory: Stop Kiss explores themes of anti-LGBTQ+ violence. The play includes graphic description of a hate crime\, which is not depicted onstage; adult language and situations\, homophobia and homophobic slurs\, and sexism. \nDIRECTOR: Maren Maclean Mascarelli\nASST DIRECTOR: Jackie Horn\nCULTURAL CONSULTANT: Elaine “E.E.” Moe\nSTAGE MANAGER: Courtney Kenyon\nSCENIC DESIGN & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Cheryl Briley\nLIGHTING DESIGN: Justus Burkitt\nSOUND DESIGN: Clayton Caufman\nCOSTUME DESIGN: Mickey Courtney\nPROPS DESIGN: Dolores E. Mendoza\nCAST: Thommi A’mal\, Natalie Andrews\, Phillip Beaupre\, Mitchell Glass\, Kate Haas\, and Paul Perkins\, with UNDERSTUDY Erin Leigh Beale \nStop Kiss is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing\, LLC\,\nservicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com.\nThis production is partially funded by a City of Tempe – Community Arts Grant. \n       \nPhotos by Jason K. Walz
URL:https://bridgeinit.org/event/stop-kiss-by-diana-son-4/
LOCATION:Tempe Center for the Arts\, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bridge @ TCA
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SUMMARY:Stop Kiss by Diana Son
DESCRIPTION:Experience a story that’s as heartfelt as it is unforgettable. When Callie\, a New Yorker drifting through life\, meets Sara\, a spirited teacher new to the city\, an unexpected friendship blossoms into something deeper. But their first kiss triggers a violent attack that changes everything—forcing both women to confront love\, loss\, and what it means to be truly brave. \nTold with warmth\, wit\, and raw honesty\, Stop Kiss moves fluidly between moments of laughter and heartbreak\, showing how one instant can transform two lives forever. Hailed by Variety as “a poignant and funny play about the ways\, both sudden and slow\, that lives can change irrevocably\,” this production celebrates human resilience and the power of connection in the face of adversity. Stop Kiss is an emotional journey you won’t soon forget—poignant\, powerful\, and deeply human. \nContent Advisory: Stop Kiss explores themes of anti-LGBTQ+ violence. The play includes graphic description of a hate crime\, which is not depicted onstage; adult language and situations\, homophobia and homophobic slurs\, and sexism. \nDIRECTOR: Maren Maclean Mascarelli\nASST DIRECTOR: Jackie Horn\nCULTURAL CONSULTANT: Elaine “E.E.” Moe\nSTAGE MANAGER: Courtney Kenyon\nSCENIC DESIGN & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Cheryl Briley\nLIGHTING DESIGN: Justus Burkitt\nSOUND DESIGN: Clayton Caufman\nCOSTUME DESIGN: Mickey Courtney\nPROPS DESIGN: Dolores E. Mendoza\nCAST: Thommi A’mal\, Natalie Andrews\, Phillip Beaupre\, Mitchell Glass\, Kate Haas\, and Paul Perkins\, with UNDERSTUDY Erin Leigh Beale \nStop Kiss is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing\, LLC\,\nservicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com.\nThis production is partially funded by a City of Tempe – Community Arts Grant. \n       \nPhotos by Jason K. Walz
URL:https://bridgeinit.org/event/stop-kiss-by-diana-son-5/
LOCATION:Tempe Center for the Arts\, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bridge @ TCA
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