Richard Powers News

Resisting Irrelevancy: A Quirky Collection of Quick Comedies comes to Theatre Artists Studio, 12406 N. Paradise Village Pkwy East, Scottsdale, AZ 85254. Written by Debra Rich Gettleman and directed by Richard Powers Hardt, the show plays August 16 a?" September 1, 2019.

In celebration of the holiday season, TheaterWorks' MasterWorks series reawakens our original production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by local playwright Richard Powers Hardt opens Friday, December 7, 2018 at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts.

During Intermission, a couple dances the Jitterbug and discovers they may have An OLFJKJJJLJTY Issue, so they take The Rental Car to see The Good Doctor in Room 217, who says Call Me Vinnie! and prescribes A Life Assembled to beat the heat. Nonsensical non-sequitur? No! It's time for The Studio's annual 10-minute play festival featuring new works written and directed by Studio members! This year's selections:

As the Holiday MasterWorks installment, we proudly resurrect our original production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Richard Powers Hardt and directed by Chris Hamby. See this ghostly retelling of the legendary transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge as he is led by three mysterious Christmas apparitions on a journey of self-redemption and true rediscovery.

As the Holiday MasterWorks installment, we proudly resurrect our original production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Richard Powers Hardt and directed by Chris Hamby. See this ghostly retelling of the legendary transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge as he is led by three mysterious Christmas apparitions on a journey of self-redemption and true rediscovery.

Summer in Arizona means two things: Triple digit temperatures and blazing creativity at Theatre Artists Studio as we present our 11th annual 'New Summer Shorts' festival of 10-minute plays!

The 2017 - 18 Black Box Season at Mesa Encore Theatre has been announced. See the full lineup below:

BAKERSFIELD MIST, Stephen Sachs's adaptation of the true story of Teri Horton's quest to authenticate a Jackson Pollock painting, is the featured offering at Theatre Artists Studio in Phoenix.

The Studio proudly presents Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs. This play is a hilarious and thought-provoking comedy-drama that asks vital questions about what makes art - and people - truly authentic.

 Theater Works presents the comedic farce NOISES OFF opening October 7, 2016. Earning five Tony Award® nominations this year for the revival, Michael Frayn's play within a play is a hilarious send-up of the making of a stage production.  An overly ambitious director and his troupe of journeyman actors and crew are putting together a silly, bawdy comedy titled, Nothing On - a single-set farce in which lovers frolic, doors slam, clothes are tossed away, and embarrassing hi-jinx ensue.

 Theater Works presents the comedic farce NOISES OFF opening October 7, 2016. Earning five Tony Award® nominations this year for the revival, Michael Frayn's play within a play is a hilarious send-up of the making of a stage production.  An overly ambitious director and his troupe of journeyman actors and crew are putting together a silly, bawdy comedy titled, Nothing On - a single-set farce in which lovers frolic, doors slam, clothes are tossed away, and embarrassing hi-jinx ensue.

Sundance Institute announced today awards for the most promising new independent films about science and technology, including Embrace of the Serpent directed by Ciro Guerra as the recipient of the Sloan Science-in Film-Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Director Richard Powers-Hardt and his solid cast ~ Debra Rich, Shelby Daeffler, Tom Noga, and Luke Gomez ~ deliver a perfectly balanced and inspired production of GRAND CONCOURSE, Heidi Schreck's provocative and immensely relevant masterwork. GRAND CONCOURSE will stand as one of Theatre Artists Studio's most powerful and memorable productions. The show runs through January 31st.

With keen humor and startling compassion, this fascinating play written by Heidi Schreck, a writer and actress, known for Nurse Jackie, Hedda Gabler and Perfidy, navigates the mystery of faith, the limits of forgiveness, and the pursuit of something resembling joy.

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Connecticut, Omaha, South Africa, and more. Check out our top 10 spooky stories around our Broadway World below, which include DISGRADED in Connecticut, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE in Omaha, and SWEENEY TOOD in South Africa, just to name a few.

The glory of Theater Works' staging of ALMOST, MAINE, directed by Richard Powers Hardt, lies in the amazing ability of its four stars to shift seamlessly from one scene to another and to sculpt, at each new turn, distinctly different characters. It's a glorious interpretation of John Cariani's work.

Theater Works 30th Season continues with the Master Works production Almost Maine opening Friday, October 30.

Theater Works at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts opens its third annual NewWorks Festival 'WESTival' today, July 11, 2015.

Robyn Allen and Alexandra Utpadel deliver singularly powerful turns in Theatre artists Studio's production of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN