Arts & Lit
 Alibi V.21 No.31 • Aug 2-8, 2012 
Ray Orley, Ed Chavez and Brian Haney are a comedic tour de force in   The Winter’s Tale  .

Performance Review

In the Head of Winter

Vortex cures a case of bipolar Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale is a fascinating yet problematic play. But director Paul Ford boldly tackles its challenges in The Vortex’s final installment of Will Power, the theater’s annual summer Shakespeare festival.
Media Literacy Project staff, including Rusita Avila (second from top right), with Roadside Theater’s Edward Wemytewa and Donna Porterfield (second and third from top left)

Performance Preview

Calls From the Pen

Media Literacy Project’s one-night extravaganza keeps the line open for inmates

Rusita Avila says she knows a simple way to keep people out of prison: Let them talk on the phone. This is one of the issues Avila and her organization hope to bring attention to on Saturday, Aug. 4, with a parade, theatrical performances, film, live music and poetry.