Tongues

a scene from Reykjavík

Santa Fe Playhouse, in collaboration with form & concept, is proud to present “Tongues,” a scene from Reykjavík by award-winning queer playwright and screenwriter Steve Yockey. “Tongues,” directed by Santa Fe Playhouse Board President, Kent Kirkpatrick, premieres in Santa Fe within form & concept’s immersive exhibition Family Room.

Friday • April 16: 12:00 p.m. • 12:30 p.m. • 1:00 p.m. • 1:30 p.m.
Saturday • April 17: 12:00 p.m. • 12:30 p.m. • 1:00 p.m. • 1:30 p.m.
Friday • April 23: 12:00 p.m. • 12:30 p.m. • 1:00 p.m. • 1:30 p.m.
Saturday • April 24: 12:00 p.m. • 12:30 p.m. • 1:00 p.m. • 1:30 p.m.

FREE, live and in-person, six guests allowed per time-slot.

Performed with a limited in-person audience within the Family Room installation at form & concept gallery, Reykjavík is a series of interconnected vignettes featuring charged interactions between tourists and the (sometimes supernatural) Icelandic locals. We eavesdrop on the private lives of lovers, hospitality workers, party goers, and even a really handsome bird or two. Workshopped at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and produced by renowned theaters such as Rorschach Theater and Southern Reperatory Theater, Reykjavík is a celebration and exploration of queer love, domestic horror, and both the excitement and banality of self-discovery. In “Tongues,” the Playhouse invites viewers to experience the tender blossoming of new love within the queer domestic space of Family Room.

On “Tongues,” Director Kent Kirkpatrick says the scene “reveals two men in a new romantic relationship as they share their most private and secret selves. It is a charming take on new love, but a sense of potential heartbreak is not far from the surface. In the first rushes of romance, it is somehow important to reveal the deeper, most private facts to the lover. These two men both reveal something they had never told another person before. The two lovers reveal their secrets and both come out as being ‘two people.’ But the question remains—will this be a long term relationship?”

To ensure the safety of the gallery, the performers, and the audience, Santa Fe Playhouse and form & concept are allowing four time slots each performance date wherein six guests can view “Tongues.” Due to this limited capacity, we encourage an early booking of this event.

This production will be available for FREE on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please call 505.780.8312 or email info@formandconcept.center with your preferred day and time of visitation.

form & concept is located at 435 South Guadalupe Street, in the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District.