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IT: Aren’t You….?
December 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - December 15, 2024 @ 2:00 pm MST
Aren’t You….? Written and performed by Fred Pitts
December 12 – 15th, 2024
Invisible Theatre
1400 N First Avenue
Tucson, AZ. 85719
Ticket Prices – $44.00
Ticket Link – https://ci.ovationtix.com/32555
In this lauded solo work, Pitts recounts his hilarious journey to visit all 21 California Mission churches, where he discovers that being Black makes him an instant celebrity – the question is which one?
Aren’t You…? follows Pitts on a summer-long tour to one Mission after the next, experiencing docents and fellow tourists. In this riotous reflective solo show, Pitts describes his startling encounters with experts on the Catholic Church, Native American history, and practically everything else, who all have one thing in common: they are all pros on which famous Black person he resembles. Full of Pitts’ personal experiences and love of history, Aren’t You…? perfectly blends delightful insights into the Missions, cogent thoughts on early California settlers’ interactions with Native Americans, and the experience of walking in the shoes of an African American male. Aren’t You…?
Fred Pitts’ first solo show (under an earlier title) had its debut at PlayGround Solo Performance Festival in January 2019. It went on to be featured at The Marsh as part of its Marsh Rising Series (May 2019), Dragon Productions Theatre’s Inaugural Singular Stories (August 2019), and PianoFight (August 2019). Since then, it has performed in several Bay Area venues, including a limited run with Palo Alto Players in fall 2021, a five-week run at The Marsh Berkeley in spring 2023 followed by a transfer to The Marsh San Francisco summer 2023.
Aren’t You…? has captured raves from local critics, with Metro Silicon Valley calling it a “timely examination of both conscious racism and unconscious bias,” while Theatrius hailed it as “a timely, important show, offering surprises, factoids, and existential awareness.”
The invisible Theatre’s community partner for this production is Patronato San Xavier. Patronato funds and directs ethical conservation, conducts scientific research, and conveys the significance of Mission San Xavier del Bac, a National Historic Landmark, in the community of Wa:k, part of the Tohono O’odham Nation. PSX is a non-sectarian, non-denominational 501(c)(3) and does not receive sustaining support from any government or religious organization.
PERFORMANCE DATES
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 7:30PM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 7:30PM
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 2:00 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2:00PM