Hallie Harris performs in Dog Gone, a new one-woman play by Brenda McFarlane presented at the historic El Sol Theatre in Silver City. Photo by Val Weston.Silver City, NM — Local playwright Brenda McFarlane will premiere her new one-woman comedy Dog Gone this April at the historic El Sol Theatre in downtown Silver City.
Performed by Silver City actor Hallie Harris, the 60-minute play follows Alice, a woman who heads north after a fight and keeps driving until somewhere in the Arizona desert she loses her dog. What begins as a search for the missing animal turns into an unexpected journey involving animal control, desert encounters, and a woman forced to confront the gap between the life she has and the life she longs for.
Hallie Harris is an actor, writer and teacher who has been teaching improv and theater to students of all ages since 2013. She performs with several local groups including Silver City Theatre, Silver City Improv and Virus. She was most recently seen onstage in Silver City in DitchSpeare, which she also directs, and in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, directed by Brenda McFarlane. Harris has studied improv and acting at institutions including Jet City, The PIT, Washington Improv Theater, Second City, The Groundlings and the American Conservatory Theater Studio.
Written by McFarlane and produced by Far Fetched Productions in association with Silver City Theatre, Dog Gone blends humor and storytelling in an intimate one-actor format designed to create an engaging and accessible theatre experience.
McFarlane is a Best Teleplay winner at the Austin Film Festival and a published playwright whose work has appeared in festivals and theatres across North America, including the Toronto Fringe Festival, NYC Fringe Festival and Los Angeles Edgefest. She trained at the Canadian Film Centre before relocating to Silver City.
Two Tuesday evening performances will offer free admission for local high school students, an initiative supported by the Mimbres Region Arts Council. Partial proceeds from the production will benefit the High Desert Humane Society.
Performances will take place at the historic El Sol Theatre, 406 N Bullard Street in Silver City, on the following dates.
Friday, April 3 — 7 PM
Saturday, April 4 — 7 PM
Sunday, April 5 — 2 PM
Tuesday, April 7 — 5 PM (High school students admitted free)
Friday, April 10 — 7 PM
Saturday, April 11 — 7 PM
Sunday, April 12 — 2 PM
Tuesday, April 14 — 5 PM (High school students admitted free)
Thursday, April 16 — 7 PM
Friday, April 17 — 7 PM
Saturday, April 18 — 7 PM
Sunday, April 19 — 2 PM
Tickets are $15, with discounts available for students, seniors, veterans, Tuesday performances and Silver City Theatre members.
Tickets and additional information are available at www.SilverCityTheatre.com.
