Tulsa Community College Theatre will present “The Grizzly Bear of Birds Creek” by student Ashley Dawson. The play is scheduled for the PACE Studio Theatre on the Southeast campus on April 17 – 19 at 8 p.m. and April 20 at 2 p.m. The play is rated PG for violence. 

The student-produced play, written by Ashley Dawson, is directed by Melanie Torres. 

“The Grizzly Bear of Birds Creek” welcomes the audience to Pendulum, a timeless land where convicts are sent to be rehabilitated and wear soul lights for survival. Inmate Sky breaks her soul light when she encounters Grizzly, a giant, vicious bear. She has 24 hours to get it back or cease to exist. 

Her sister, Mel, follows Sky as she reunites with old friends, makes questionable decisions, and remembers a past best left forgotten. “The Grizzly Bear of Birds Creek” is an official Associate Production entry into the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and will be adjudicated by Associate Professor of Theatre Technology and Design, Alex Webster, at Oklahoma Baptist University.

The cast includes the following:

               Actor                                 Character

The student designers are Alondra Busse-Jones, sound; Braydon Richards, props; Dominic Diamond, set and projections; Valentine Tarpley, hair and make-up; Kat Homme, costumes; and Alex Ryals, lights. The stage managers are Alondra Busse-Jones and Canyon Garner.

Faculty mentors for design are Aaron Kennedy, assistant professor in the Theatre Department, and Emily Westerfield, assistant professor of Theatre. The script supervisor and the faculty mentor for the direction is Mark Frank, coordinator/director of Theatre and associate professor in the Theatre Department.

For tickets or more information, see https://pacetickets.tulsacc.edu/33307, contact Mark Frank at mark.frank@tulsacc.edu, call (918) 595-7777, or visit https://www.tulsacc.edu/about-tcc/events/grizzly-bear-birds-creek.