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EMERSON THEATER COLLABORATIVE

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Sedona, AZ 86336



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!...

Review: THE ROOMMATE at Arizona Theatre Company


by Zach Wetzel - March 21, 2026

THE ROOMMATE is a clever and well-acted production....

Review: SIX at ASU Gammage


by Herbert Paine - March 18, 2026

What’s more satisfying than watching six wronged women reclaim their power? Watching them do it in rhinestone corsets, backed by a thunderous girl band and enough LED lighting to short-circuit Times Square. SIX, the British import that’s barreled from university revue to Broadway headliner like ...

Review: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Arizona Broadway Theatre


by Herbert Paine - March 17, 2026

Stephen Casey, the director and choreographer of Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, understands something essential about adapting a modern fairy tale, especially one rooted in a Rodeo Drive fantasy, for the stage: unless the performers anchor the story in authenti...

Review: OUR AMERICAN TRAGEDY at Sunny Gingham And Banzerini House


by Cheyenne Lewis - March 15, 2026

Nearly 161 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre as he watched a production of OUR AMERICA COUSIN. Every American knows this famous and tragic tale, but not everyone will know the story of those on stage that night. Making its full-length premie...

Review: STOP KISS at The Bridge Initiative


by Cheyenne Lewis - March 13, 2026

Every couple deserves a space to feel safe, accepted, celebrated, and normal. Although a milestone was crossed in 2015 with the legalization of gay marriage in the United States, many people, both in and outside of the United States, are still unable to love freely. The Bridge Initiative’s perform...

Past Shows

Black Irish
Black Irish
Feb 6 – Feb 8, 2026

Black Irish follows Ruairí Phelan, a young African-American man who crosses the ocean to a small Irish farming town in search of the Phelans—his grandfather’s...

The Dinner
The Dinner
Oct 3 – Oct 5, 2025

Emerson Theater Collaborative presents: The Dinner A Staged reading:Written by Ross & Palumbo. Produced by Ross. Directed by Ross & PalumboThe play tells the story...

Silence is Not Golden
Silence is Not Golden
Sep 12 – Sep 14, 2025

Before the days of Phil Donahue or Oprah, no one talked about domestic abuse or self-esteem -- it was a private and embarrassing subject. Each...

Holidays On Ice
Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2024

Emerson Theater Collaborative presents Holidays on Ice, a selection of darkly comedic vignettes by David Sedaris that redefines the holiday season. Directed by Camilla Ross,...

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
Oct 4 – Oct 6, 2024

The Arts Academy of Sedona and Emerson Theater Collaborative are proud to bring Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry to the stage on October 4-6,...

Almost Maine
Almost Maine
Dec 1 – Dec 3, 2023

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite...

EURYDICE
EURYDICE
May 5 – May 7, 2023

This play reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to...

Sell Me I Am From North Korea
Sell Me I Am From North Korea
Oct 13 – Oct 15, 2022

 Sell Me: I am from North Korea is a one woman show inspired by the true stories of North Korean women defectors, A profound portrait...

Sell Me I Am From North Korea
Sell Me I Am From North Korea
Oct 15

LIVESTREAM: Sell Me: I am from North Korea is a one woman show inspired by the true stories of North Korean women defectors, A profound...

True Nature of All Being
True Nature of All Being
May 6 – May 8, 2022

During 1970, in Minamata a small fishing village in Japan, a fisherman, Teru Moriya is struggling to make ends meet and to care for his...

True Nature of All Being
True Nature of All Being
May 6

Emerson Theater Collaborative presents: True Nature of All Being by Lisa 7pm PDTDuring 1970, in Minamata a small fishing village in Japan, a fisherman, Teru...

Underneath The Lintel
Underneath The Lintel
Apr 15 – Apr 16, 2022

Emerson Theater Collaborative presents Underneath The Lintel by Glen Berger. Produced by special arrangement of Broadway Publishing.DaVinci Code meets the Dewey decimal systemIn this gripping...

The American Solider
The American Solider
Oct 21 – Oct 23, 2021

The American Soldier is based and inspired by real stories and letters written by veterans and their families from the American Revolution through the current...

Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt
Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt
Sep 23 – Oct 7, 2021

Josh Rivedal's one man, live Broadway-style play Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt includes fifteen characters and seven songs and is both comedic and...

Raging Skillet
Raging Skillet
Oct 1 – Oct 3, 2021

Based on the true life story of Chef Rossi.When Rossis mother discovers the microwave, home cooked meals become a thing of the past. What starts...

Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt
Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt
Sep 23 – Sep 25, 2021

Josh Rivedal's one man, live Broadway-style play Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt includes fifteen characters and seven songs and is both comedic and...

Bee Luther Hatchee
Bee Luther Hatchee
Feb 5 – Feb 14, 2021

Produced & Directed by Camilla Ross, and Assistant Director, Denise Royal. Special Arrangement by Playscripts. This show is funded in part by AZ Humanities.Shelita Burns,...

Every Christmas Story Ever Told ( And Then Some!)
Every Christmas Story Ever Told ( And Then Some!)
Dec 4 – Dec 13, 2020

Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, Emerson Theater Collaborative and three actors, Josh Rivedal, Jimmy Shoffman & William Gabriel...

Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt
Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt
Sep 24 – Sep 26, 2020

A one-man show by Josh Rivedal. His live Broadway-style play Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt includes fifteen characters and seven songs and is...

Vivian's Music 1969
Vivian's Music 1969
Feb 7 – Feb 16, 2020

In 1969, the police shooting of a 14-year-old girl sparked some of the worst riots in Omaha's history... ETC presents Vivian's Music, 1969 - a...

Christmas Thieves
Christmas Thieves
Dec 5 – Dec 15, 2019

It's Christmas Eve in America's heartland, and radio host Bjorn Gundlarrsen is preparing for the telethon performance that will keep his tiny polka station afloat....

The Hare and the Tortoise Race Again
The Hare and the Tortoise Race Again
Jul 12 – Jul 13, 2019

If only... has been the story of Rabbits life ever since he lost that race to Tortoise. Hes sure he could win if they raced...

Vesta
Vesta
Apr 12 – Apr 13, 2019

SEDONA, AZ: Coming & , in cooperation with Accord Hospice, Emerson Theater Collaborative presents , a play by Bryan Harnetiaux, at Sedona United Methodist Church.Tickets...

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