{"id":1315045,"date":"2019-09-26T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T02:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/trtcs-a-walk-in-the-woods-a-timely-look-back\/"},"modified":"2019-09-27T16:19:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T22:19:52","slug":"trtcs-a-walk-in-the-woods-a-timely-look-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/trtcs-a-walk-in-the-woods-a-timely-look-back\/","title":{"rendered":"TRTC\u2019s \u2018A Walk in the Woods\u2019 a timely look back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bob Moore and Wendy Tennisdebate politics, life and the future of the free world in Thunder River Theater Company’s production of “A Walk in the Woods.”<\/strong>
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Two arms negotiators \u2014 an American and a Soviet \u2014 take a stroll in the woods above Geneva, Switzerland, in the 1980s during the height of the Cold War. Along the way they debate politics, life and the future of the free world. But despite the gravity of their negotiations, and differences in temperament, they form an unlikely personal bond.<\/p>\n

That is the basis of Lee Blessing\u2019s play, \u201cA Walk in the Woods,\u201d which opens Thunder River Theater Company\u2019s 24th season this Friday at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Director Corey Simpson said that part of the reason TRTC chose the play was the timeliness of its subject matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always nice as a theater company to find a piece that is incredibly timely, that also combines drama and a lot of comedy,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cYou look at the politics that are involved in the piece, and though the play was written in 1988, unfortunately, all of the topics in this play are still completely relevant today when you look at the situation that\u2019s going on with Russia, and when you look at what\u2019s going on with other nuclear powers like India and Pakistan, North and South Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another reason Simpson wanted to do the play, he said, is that it showcases two talented local actors \u2014 Bob Moore and Wendy Tennis.<\/p>\n

Moore is a longtime valley resident and Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Award winner (Colorado\u2019s version of the Tony Awards) who is familiar to local audiences from his roles in TRTC productions including \u201cOf Mice and Men,\u201d \u201cThe Price,\u201d \u201cFreud\u2019s Last Session,\u201d \u201cThe Gin Game\u201d and \u201cRed Herring,\u201d as well as his one-man cabaret show. He also performed with the Glenwood Vaudeville Review from 2010 to 2013, and played Tevye in Defiance Community Theatre\u2019s \u201cFiddler on the Roof.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tennis is also a longtime valley resident and has been acting and directing in a variety of theaters for over 30 years. Some of her favorite roles have been in \u201cA Picasso,\u201d \u201cNoises Off,\u201d \u201cThe Laramie Project\u201d and \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d She also has directed \u201cOne Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest,\u201d \u201cThe Emperor\u2019s New Clothes,\u201d \u201cThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)\u201d and \u201cDeathtrap.\u201d She recently directed one of TRTC\u2019s Theater for Young Audiences productions.<\/p>\n

Thunder River Theatre Company has been gaining more recognition for its productions statewide over the past few years, and this summer it was nominated for 11 Henry Awards, winning four, including Owen O\u2019Farrell, Best Actor in a Play for \u201cOf Mice and Men\u201d; Brittany Dye, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play for \u201cEquus\u201d; Madeline Miles and Colin Tugwell, Outstanding Costume Design Tier 2 for \u201cEquus\u201d; and Sean Jeffries, Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 2 for \u201cEquus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us to be winning awards alongside big players like the Denver Center and the Arvada Center, that\u2019s really exciting,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cAnd for that to be happening in this tiny little mountain community is really unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

jbear@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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