“Tell Me What You Learned Tuesday” is an irreverent and reverential journey into a queer boy’s life, and the joys and sorrows of his family. Through physical theater, monologues and multiple parts, Tom Truss becomes the Johnsons, a quirky and troubled family, as they unpack treasures and tragedies around their dining room table.

This work is a 4 year journey with Amy Brentano, 3 showings, a pandemic and suitcases Tom has been hoarding.  He got tired of creating autobiographical dance and theater pieces, so let his psyche loose and imagination run wild and birthed Tell Me What You Learned Tuesday, that’s almost not about his life.

About Tom Truss:
Tom Truss is a performer, creator and educator.  His thirty plus year career includes dancing, acting, choreographing, directing, devising and teaching.  He toured with the Liz Lerman/Dance Exchange(’89-’94); ran his own dance company (’94-’01); was a community artist at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (’94-’99) where he taught at schools and various communities throughout Berkshire County; and taught at American Dance Festival (’93-’98).  He has been published in Dance Magazine and was a frequent contributor to OutRightRadio an award winning radio show on PRI.  He has performed all around the world and his work has been seen at the Kennedy Center, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, New Zealand’s Wellington Fringe, American Dance Festival, On the Boards, Dance Place and The Foundry to name a few, as well as in parking lots, rivers, furniture stores and cars.  Truss graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from the University of Texas, obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in dance from the University of Iowa, a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the College of Wooster, is an AmSAT certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and just finished the level one training for Internal Family Systems.  Some awards he has received are Best Choreography – Austin Critics Table Awards (HAIR), Best Actor- Austin Critics Table Awards (The Idiot), Best Actor Nominee – B. Iden Payne Awards (The Idiot).  Currently he leads classes through Berkshire Pulse with the immigrant community, is a freelance director and choreographer, and has started a practice as an Internal Family Systems practitioner.  He is also touring ReWritten, a multimedia evening length duet co-created with Matthew Cumbie.  ReWritten uses the intimate relationship between American authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville as a portal to examine love, loss, when you say no to dreams, queerness and the power of stories.

This show contains themes of sexual abuse and is recommended for mature audiences only.

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Tickets: $15 in advance / $20 at door

Seating: 7:45 PM   Show:  8:00 PM

This event is indoors.

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Parking is limited at the venue so please utilize the three public parking lots in Town. One is across from the Post Office, one is behind Berkshire Bank and the other is just off Main Street. They are clearly marked. Do not park at Trúc Orient Express Restaurant or the Post Office or you might receive a ticket.