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A Murder Is Announced
A Murder Is Announced
May 29 – Jun 7, 2026

An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s Victorian house. The victim is...



Review: THE ROOMMATE at Arizona Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - April 14, 2026

Silverman's dark and witty script, Mason's incisive direction, and two beautifully calibrated performances make this one of the season's more provocative and entertaining productions....

Review: THE NOTEBOOK at ASU Gammage


by Cheyenne Lewis - April 08, 2026

Love is one of the most wonderful parts of human existence; it is beautiful, but one of the hardest things a person can experience. Love is not just a feeling, but a venture that must constantly be worked at and put effort into to be maintained. THE NOTEBOOK, currently playing at ASU Gammage and bas...

Review: 009, LICENSE TO THRILL at The Gaslight Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - April 06, 2026

009, LICENSE TO THRILL is the latest melodrama to grace the stage at The Gaslight Theatre! Pure popcorn entertainment (with popcorn included!), this musical is filled with belly laughs and action! Written by Peter VanSlyke and adapted and directed by Katherine Byrnes and Mike Yarema, LICENSE TO THRI...

Review: ANITA at Borderlands Theater


by Zach Wetzel - April 05, 2026

ANITA is a joyful celebration of humanity....

Review: DADDY LONG LEGS at The Phoenix Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - April 04, 2026

A small, sincere musical that reaches for neither spectacle nor modernity....

Review: THE COCOANUTS at Fountain Hills Theater


by Herbert Paine - March 31, 2026

By the mid-1920s the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo) were already well known on the vaudeville circuit. Broadway gave their mayhem a larger canvas. Producer Sam Harris commissioned a musical comedy built around them, pairing their improvisational chaos with the polish of Berlin’s ...

Review: THREE SISTAHS at Black Theatre Troupe


by Herbert Paine - March 30, 2026

A tour de force, a musical perfectly crafted and performed, and directed by Dzifa Kwawu with remarkable precision. A must-see!...

Review: INSIDE OUT: MEN BEHIND BARS at The Invisible Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - March 28, 2026

INSIDE OUT is a truly moving piece of theatre....

Review: MOBY DICK at Southwest Shakespeare Company


by Herbert Paine - March 23, 2026

With four actors on a generally bare deck, and a whale that exists in our imagination, the old story of compulsion and the sea finds a fresh, unexpectedly playful life....

Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Live Theatre Workshop


by Zach Wetzel - March 22, 2026

This production is filled with sparkling wit and fantastic performances!...

Past Shows

Drinking Habits
Drinking Habits
Mar 13 – Mar 22, 2026

Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent’s doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and...

Little Women
Little Women
Jan 2 – Feb 1, 2026

Share this timeless and enduring classic about the March sisters’ journey from childhood to maturity during the American Civil War.  Meg, the eldest; Jo, the...

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
Dec 5 – Nov 22, 2025

The legend of the wonderful Nutcracker comes alive in this captivating play. At a gala Christmas Eve party, Clara’s godfather presents her with an amazing Nutcracker...

To The Moon
To The Moon
Sep 26 – Oct 5, 2025

 To the Moon is a stunning hour-long docudrama based on over 200 surveys and 20 in-person interviews with survivors of domestic violence, lifting up the riveting...

Puffs
Puffs
Aug 1 – Aug 24, 2025

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the...

Puffs
Puffs
Aug 1 – Aug 24, 2025

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the...

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
May 30 – Jun 8, 2025

This dramatization captures the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery’s enduring classic about an orphan girl, Anne Shirley, from her first encounter with her austere...

May The Farce Be With You
May The Farce Be With You
May 9 – May 17, 2025

Acrobatman. Albatross, H20 Girl, Astarte, Tapeman, Miss Invisowrap, Electroman, Gadzooks. And that’s only part of the cast of this comedy farce. They are members of...

The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story
Apr 24 – Apr 27, 2025

On his way to school, Bastian ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called “The Neverending Story,” Bastian begins reading...

Twelve Angry Jurors
Twelve Angry Jurors
Mar 14 – Mar 23, 2025

A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. “He doesn’t stand a chance,” mutters the guard as the 12...

Alibis
Alibis
Jan 3 – Jan 12, 2025

A mystery-comedy spoof. Whodunit, howdunit. When famous actress Primavera Donna throws a party and winds up dead, it’s up to the guests to figure out...

The Christmas Bus
The Christmas Bus
Dec 13 – Dec 21, 2024

It’s Christmas Eve, and Mrs. Frump, the director of the Peaceful Valley Orphanage, is planning what she believes will be the most special Christmas ever...

Life As Joby
Life As Joby
Dec 6 – Dec 7, 2024

A journey into the mind of a young alcoholic. The audience experiences how the actors playing Joby’s consciences work in his mind and ask the...

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