PRESS RELEASE-The Happiest Song Plays Last at Tacoma Little Theatre
Press Release
210 North I Street, Tacoma, WA 98403 253-272-2281
www.tacomalittletheatre.com
For more information please contact:
Chris Serface, Managing Artistic Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE End
Date: May 16, 2022
TACOMA LITTLE THEATRE PRESENTS
THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST
Tacoma, WA- Tacoma Little Theatre in partnership with University of
Washington-Tacoma and Toy Boat Theatre, present *The Happiest Song Plays
Last, *by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and directed by Marilyn Bennett.
In a barrio living room in North Philly, an activist-turned-music-professor
moonlights as the local soup kitchen queen, cooking free rice and beans for
any hungry neighbor. Halfway around the world, her cousin relives his
military trauma on the set of a docudrama that’s filming in Jordan. With
the Egyptian revolution booming in the distance, these two young adults try
to sing a defiant song of legacy and love in the face of local and global
unrest.
This production of The Happiest Song Plays Last features Maria-Tania
Bandes B. Weingarden as Yaz, Katie Jones as Shar, Jesús Villegas as
Agustin, Wade Hicks as Lefty, Terence Mejos as Elliot, and Shailendra P.
Jain as Ali. Live on-stage music will be provided by Anand Landon and
Storm Tucker.
*The Happiest Song Plays Last *will run Friday, April 29, 2022, through
Sunday, May 15, 2022. Friday and Saturday showings are at 7:30pm and
Sundays at 2:00pm. *The Happiest Song Plays Last *is recommended for ages
12 and up. There will be an ASL interpreted performance on Sunday, May 15,
2022 at 2:00pm.
Tickets are $27.00 (Adults), $25.00 (Seniors 60+/Students/Military), and
$20.00 (Children 12 and under). Tickets may be purchased online at
www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253)
272-2281. Group rates are available for 10 or more, and special FLEX
passes for 6 are only $145.00.
TLT currently requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination at the door for all
audience members and masks will also be required while inside the
building. For our most up-to-date COVID-19 protocols please visit
www.tacomalittletheatre.com/covid.
There will be a special “Pay What You Can” performance on Thursday, May 12,
2022. Tickets for that performance are only available in person or over
the phone.
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