The Deepest Yes: Stieglitz and O'Keefe

Kim and Valerie Nuzzo as Steiglitz and O'Keefe -- Zephyr Stage (Fruita, Colorado)

The Deepest Yes: Stieglitz & O’Keeffe was written and is performed by ZS Executive Director Valerie Nuzzo and Resident Actor Kim Nuzzo. Inspired by the lives and letters of artist Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband - the father of modern American photography, Alfred Stieglitz. This hour and twenty-minute-long chemical reaction blends a tempestuous love story with echoes of Faust and the spirit of modernist rebellion.

Alfred told Georgia that if she wanted to understand him, she'd need to read Faust. He meant it - navigating choices that blur fame and shame, love and legacy. Expect poetry, haunting imagery, addiction, a little nudity and a furious unraveling — artistic, spiritual and personal, all accompanied by one-man band, and Associate Director of  Zephyr Stage – Finn Benham.

ZEPHYR STAGE CAST & CREW

Kim Nuzzo (Stieglitz/Faust, Zephyr Stage Assoc. Director/Playwright) is a visual artist and poet. He has performed a variety of roles in Zephyr Stage productions, most notably as Walt Whitman, in Multitudes, a one-man show performed around the country and internationally at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. He most recently played the Fallen Angel in Zephyr’s original play, Johnny Jane.

Valerie Nuzzo (Georgia/Mephistopheles, Exec. Artistic Director/Playwright) has written several plays, including co-writing Multitudes – a one-man show about the American poet Walt Whitman with Kim Nuzzo. She has performed in more than 50 productions with Thunder River Theatre Company in Carbondale, Colorado, including playing all the big Greek girls - Lysistrata, Medea and Antigone. She most recently played a ticked-off Virgin Mary in Zephyr’s original play, Johnny Jane.

Finn Benham (The Drummer, Zephyr Stage Associate Artistic Director) has a background in musical composition, interpretive dance, writing, directing and producing for live theatre and film. They are a multi-instrumentalist specializing in percussion, keyboards and vocals. They release self-produced music under the name Finnjamin Benjamin, and they perform in two local bands called Paste (Punk/Rock) and The Stylotones (Electronic/Avant Garde). Their independent film Prysmion recently premiered at Orbit Artspace and will soon be available to the public online.

 WHAT:      The Deepest Yes: Stiegliz and O'Keefe, an original play written and performed by
                Valerie and Kim Nuzzo
WHEN      August 28-30, 2026
                  Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. /  Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

TICKETS: $30 General Admission, $15 Limited Income