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STRAY CAT THEATRE

Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Dr, Tempe 85281
Tempe, AZ

Upcoming Shows

ANGELS IN AMERICA PARTS I AND II
ANGELS IN AMERICA PARTS I AND II
May 1 – May 16, 2026

Tempe, AZ  - Stray Cat Theatre is proud to announce its upcoming production of ANGELS IN AMERICA, Tony Kushner’s groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning play that remains one...



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

HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF
HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF
Feb 13 – Feb 28, 2026

Liliana Padilla's Award-Winning Play HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF Explodes Onto Stray Cat Stage with Raw Power and Fierce UrgencyThe Yale Drama Series Prize-winning drama that...

REYKJAVÍK by Steve Yockey
REYKJAVÍK by Steve Yockey
Dec 5 – Dec 20, 2025

Stray Cat invites you to spend the holidays where cold takes on an entirely new definition as they proudly continue season 24 with our sixth...

THE COMEUPPANCE
THE COMEUPPANCE
Sep 26 – Oct 11, 2025

Stray Cat proudly opens season 24 with the latest play from Pulitzer and Tony Award Winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. We invite you to join the...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
May 2 – May 17, 2025

Stray Cat proudly concludes season 23 with a distinctly Stray Cat approach to a beloved favorite - the camp-tastic sci-fi classic musical LITTLE SHOP OF...

FETAL
FETAL
Feb 14 – Mar 1, 2025

Stray Cat proudly continues season 23 with Trista Baldwin’s FETAL - a ripped-from-the-headlines new play that enjoyed a sold-out and extended run in Minnesota that...

THE MINUTES
THE MINUTES
Sep 27 – Oct 12, 2024

Stray Cat proudly opens season 23 with a production of Tracy Letts’ explosive Tony-nominated dark Broadway comedy taking a look behind the scenes of our...

SLEEPING GIANT by Steve Yockey
SLEEPING GIANT by Steve Yockey
May 3 – May 18, 2024

SLEEPING GIANTby Steve Yockeydirected by Ron MayTempe Center for the Arts Studio TheatreMay 3 - 18, 2024The newest play from Stray Cat fave and now...

UNTIL THE FLOOD
UNTIL THE FLOOD
Feb 16 – Mar 2, 2024

UNTIL THE FLOODby Dael Orlandersmithdirected by Elena ContiTempe Center for the Arts Studio TheatreFebruary 16 – March 2, 2024After Ferguson, the ghosts of Michael BrownUNTIL...

POTUS, OR BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE
POTUS, OR BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE
Dec 1 – Dec 16, 2023

POTUS, OR BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVEby Selina Fillingerdirected by Katie McFadzenTempe Center for the Arts Studio TheatreDecember 1...

GLORIA by Brendan Jacobs-Jenkins
GLORIA by Brendan Jacobs-Jenkins
Sep 29 – Oct 14, 2023

A group of twenty-something editorial assistants are pursuing it all at one of New York’s most esteemed cultural magazines. When a seemingly normal day at...

FAIRVIEW
FAIRVIEW
Apr 28 – May 6, 2023

Stray Cat continues Season 21’s celebration of BIPOC voices with the 2019 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama - FAIRVIEW by Jackie Sibblies Drury....

ASSASSINS
ASSASSINS
May 6 – May 21, 2022

The controversial Tony Award-winning theatrical triumph, ASSASSINS combines Sondheim's signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's...

Chicks with Dicks
Apr 19 – May 11, 2013

It’s time. The cult hit that was the first show head kitty Ron May was ever involved with out here (playing Joe aka DogBoy)…is coming...

Sons of the Prophet
Sons of the Prophet
Feb 15 – Mar 2, 2013

Their tragedy. Your comedy. A 2012 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and hailed as one of the Top 10 Plays of 2011 from The New York Times,...

Wolves
Wolves
Nov 30 – Dec 16, 2012

Yep…thanks in part to support from the National New Play Network, you can say you saw it here first. From the writer of the crazy-trippy-cool...

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