The Bridge Initiative announces Building Bridges @ ASU Kerr, a new collaboration of twice-monthly offerings through May 2022. This two-pronged series centers community conversation using theatre as the lens to interrogate our world and relationships to each other. Monthly Muse will be offered one Sunday each month, at 6pm. The Broadway Book Club... TODAY! will be presented one Thursday each month. All programming takes place at ASU Kerr, 6110 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85253.
With the division and fracturing caused by the COVID pandemic and current political climate, The Bridge Initiative aims to be the bridge in our community, creating a safe space for audiences and artists to engage in dialogue and healing. ASU Kerr has strict COVID protocols including mandatory masking and its intimate venue dictates smaller attendance and additional reassurance of a safe space.
Artistic expression and exploration as well as theatre's role in empathy building have perhaps never
been more vital as we return to communal spaces. Building Bridges is emblematic of the
nontraditional programming The Bridge Initiative is exploring as it spends 2021-22 redefining what theatre is and can be.
For the holidays, both December events will be iterations of The Broadway Book Club... TODAY! hosted by Brenda Jean Foley and Will Rogers. Special guest on Sunday, December 12th at 6pm will be Kelli James Chase whose professional career highlights include the original Broadway production of Les Miserables, with musical director James May whose Broadway credits include The Lion King, Beauty & the Beast, and A Chorus Line. Thursday, December 16th at 11am will feature local performer and theatre leader Jacqueline Castillo (Dreamgirls, Hairspray) with musical director Alicia Ferrin. The show's format will include live performance and conversation, including opportunities for the audience to be in dialogue with the artists.
Building Bridges is produced by The Bridge Initiative in collaboration with ASU Kerr and funded in
part by Scottsdale Arts. Tickets pay-what-you-can from $10 general admission, $5 for students (plus fees): https://www.ticketmaster.com/ASU-Kerr-Cultural-Center-tickets-Scottsdale/venue/204827
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