Stray Cat brings old spirit to new digs in 'Everything'

Friday, October 3, 2008
AZCentral.com / The Arizona Republic

You can take the cat out of the alley, but you can't take the alley out of the cat.



Stray Cat Theatre has moved into new digs for the 2008-09 season, at the Tempe Performing Arts Center. The venue is not to be confused with the $63 million Tempe Center for the Arts, but it's a vast improvement over the alternative troupe's last theater, with better lighting and sight lines. And you no longer can touch the ceiling.



Such luxuries, however, haven't changed the company's artistic mission, which has never been about making the audience comfortable. The season opener, Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy, isn't always easy to watch.



Both an intimate exploration of character and a compelling critique of contemporary culture, Everything Will Be Different is exactly the kind of work that has helped Stray Cat claw out a unique niche in Valley theater.



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Everything Will Be Different