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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

NEW SUMMER SHORTS by Studio Playwrights
NEW SUMMER SHORTS by Studio Playwrights
Jun 6 – Jun 22, 2025

NEW SUMMER SHORTS  by Studio Playwrights (June  6 - 22)Enjoy 10 minute original plays by our Studio Playwrights.  There's alway a surprise in store!Fri., Sat....

NEW SUMMER SHORTS by Studio Playwrights
NEW SUMMER SHORTS by Studio Playwrights
Jun 6 – Jun 22, 2025

NEW SUMMER SHORTS  by Studio Playwrights (June  6 - 22)Enjoy 10 minute original plays by our Studio Playwrights.  There's alway a surprise in store!Fri., Sat....

NEW SUMMER SHORTS by Studio Playwrights
NEW SUMMER SHORTS by Studio Playwrights
Jun 6 – Jun 22, 2025

NEW SUMMER SHORTS  by Studio Playwrights (June  6 - 22)Enjoy 10 minute original plays by our Studio Playwrights.  There's alway a surprise in store!Fri., Sat....

THE MEMORY OF WATER  by Shelagh Stephenson
THE MEMORY OF WATER  by Shelagh Stephenson
May 2 – May 18, 2025

THE MEMORY OF WATER  by Shelagh Stephenson (May 2 - 18)This engaging and hugely entertaining play provides an insight into the lives of three sisters...

ART by Yasmina Reza
ART by Yasmina Reza
Mar 28 – Apr 13, 2025

ART by Yasmina Reza  (March 28 - April 13)A sophisticated, stylish, stimulating, dazzling comedy and yet a moving, disturbing and provocative look at the serious...

THE CLEAN HOUSE  by Sarah Ruhl
THE CLEAN HOUSE  by Sarah Ruhl
Feb 21 – Mar 9, 2025

THE CLEAN HOUSE  by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Suze St. John (February 21 - March 9)                      ...

BIRTHDAY CANDLES  by Noah Haidle
BIRTHDAY CANDLES  by Noah Haidle
Jan 17 – Feb 2, 2025

BIRTHDAY CANDLES  by Noah Haidle, directed by Ron May (January 17 - February 2)Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe....

TWIST OF THE MAGI  by Debra Rich Gettleman
TWIST OF THE MAGI  by Debra Rich Gettleman
Dec 6 – Dec 22, 2024

TWIST OF THE MAGI  by Debra Rich Gettleman ( December 6 – 22)Inspired by O’Henry’s classic tale, “Gift of the Magi,” “Twist” takes place in a...

THIS  by Melissa James Gibson
THIS  by Melissa James Gibson
Oct 18 – Nov 3, 2024

THIS  by Melissa James Gibson (October18 - November 3)  Jane is not ok. She is a poet without a muse, a single mother without a...

STELLA & LOU
STELLA & LOU
Sep 13 – Sep 29, 2024

The Studio Presents: STELLA AND LOU by Bruce GrahamAn Intimate Dance. Humorous. Romantic. Tragic. Surprising!On a quiet night at Lou’s bar, three kindred spirits seek...

New Summer Shorts
New Summer Shorts
Jun 6 – Jun 16, 2024

by Studio PlaywrightsOriginal! Fun! Surprising!  You never know what to expect from our Studio Playwrights:Blank Canvas by Debra Rich GettlemanThe Encounter by Al BenneianExecutive Decision...

Encore: Matt Rollings and Friends
Encore: Matt Rollings and Friends
May 11

Theatre Artists Studio annual fundraising event with refreshments, a raffle and wonderful music presented by Matt Rollings, Ray Herdon, Renee Patrick, J. David Sloan and more.......

The Subject Was Roses
The Subject Was Roses
Apr 19 – May 5, 2024

by Frank D. GilroyDirected by Carol MacLeodFeaturing: Shari Watts, Tom Koelbel & Spencer BorschelTim Cleary returns home to his parents after World War 2 only...

Marjorie Prime
Marjorie Prime
Mar 1 – Mar 24, 2024

Directed by Kathleen ButlerFeaturing: Judy Lebeau, Laura Munoz Bottini, Tom Koelbel, Aaron SeeverSometime in the near future: What do we remember and what do we...

THE PERFECT PARTY
THE PERFECT PARTY
Mar 3 – Mar 26, 2023

Theatre Artists Studio presents A.R. Gurney's THE PERFECT PARTY, March 3-26, 2023.For most of his career, Gurney has aimed his sharp, comedic arrows at the...

2021 New Summer Shorts
2021 New Summer Shorts
Jun 16 – Jun 26, 2022

Our annual festival of ten-minute plays from our talented Studio playwrights is always a highlight of our season. We look forward to once again sharing...

The Children
The Children
May 13 – May 29, 2022

Two married and retired nuclear scientists have chosen to live life in isolation until an old friend arrives with a frightening request. This compelling and...

By the Water
By the Water
Apr 1 – Apr 24, 2022

This engaging and relevant play looks at a family and a community dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster. Relationships and reality, revelations and...

A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
Feb 18 – Mar 13, 2022

From the Treasury of American Theatre comes one of Albees classic masterpieces. As a family and their neighbors deal with fears from without and conflicts...

A Doll's House, Part 2
A Doll's House, Part 2
Jan 7 – Jan 30, 2022

So what happened to Nora after her iconic door slam at the end of Ibsens classic, A Dolls House? Well, 15 years later, she is...

Words for Music: Irving Berlin
Words for Music: Irving Berlin
Dec 3 – Dec 12, 2021

Happy Holidays! Lets party with the music and lyrics of one of Americas most beloved song writers, Irving Berlin! Let Yourself Go! A little singing,...

The Mysterious Disappearance
The Mysterious Disappearance
Oct 29 – Nov 21, 2021

In her old age, will the queen of fiction mysteries, Agatha Christie, decide to do the one thing she's never done: Commit a real murder?...

POUND
POUND
Sep 17 – Oct 10, 2021

Ezra Pound: Poet! Fascist! Literary Icon! Madman! About to be released from St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospital after 12 years, Pound finds himself challenged by a...

Rathmines Road
Rathmines Road
Sep 27 – Oct 20, 2019

What happened on Rathmines Road? After the passing of her mother, a woman returns to the small town in Ireland where she was raised, intending...

Bakersfield Mist
Bakersfield Mist
Jan 13 – Jan 29, 2017

Maude, a fifty-something unemployed bartender living in a trailer park, has bought a painting for a few bucks from a thrift store. Despite almost trashing...

The Herd
The Herd
Nov 25 – Dec 11, 2016

The Herd is a witty and heartfelt look at family life when it doesn’t turn out quite the way you imagined. It's Andy's 21st birthday...

Great Playwright Series: Arthur Miller – The Later Years
Great Playwright Series: Arthur Miller – The Later Years
Sep 7 – Sep 23, 2012

This year’s offering in The Studio’s annual Great Playwright Series features two one-act plays by Arthur Miller. At the end of his career, Miller reflects...

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