DAVINCI PLAYERS

posted by James Reel

My contribution to the Tucson Weekly this weekend is a look at the Da Vinci Players:

In a recent lunchtime chat about his work, the only word Robert Encila used more than "community" was some variant of "connection." It's even in the name of his arts-education organization: Studio Connections. Consider his choice of namesake for Studio Connections' acting troupe, the Da Vinci Players: "Leonardo was the inspiration, because he worked in almost every artistic and scientific discipline in the Renaissance," he said. "The Da Vinci Players and Studio Connections are about integrating disciplines. We're making connections with artists in a lot of different fields."

You can read more and find out about the group’s production of Barefoot in the Park, opening this weekend, here.