TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

by Herbert Paine - December 08, 2025

REYKJAVIK is less a play to be solved rather than a mood to be inhabited. That may frustrate some, but for others, it’s the kind of theater that embraces mystery, that resists tidy endings, that thrives in the uncanny spaces between genres....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 03, 2025

Arizona Theatre Company has launched a call for submissions for the 2026 National Latine PlaywrightsAward. Now in the 29th year of the award, submissions will be accepted through January late January....

by A.A. Cristi - November 06, 2025

The Phoenix Children’s Chorus will present two festive holiday programs, Comfort and Joy and Season’s Greetings, showcasing more than 300 young voices from across the Valley....

by Herbert Paine - October 27, 2025

Patrick Hamilton’s Gas Light lit its first flame in 1938, a moody little stage thriller set in the fog-drenched backstreets of 1880s London. It was a venom-laced marital drama where domesticity was turned into a psychological trap. ...

by Herbert Paine - October 23, 2025

Change can be the hardest and perhaps even the most horrifying part of life, but it can also be the most rewarding. The Black Theatre Troupe’s performance of the musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE highlights the highs and lows of change with distinction....

by Herbert Paine - September 29, 2025

With a running time of two hours plus Jacobs-Jenkins's uneven script may waver at times, yet to the company’s credit, and to director Seth Tucker, this Stray Cat Theatre production remains impossible to ignore....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 19, 2025

Arizona Theatre Company will ramp up preparations for its 58th season opener Deceived by welcoming award winning artists from Broadway and Arizona. Learn more!...

by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2025

Black Theatre Troupe will present Caroline, or Change at Tempe Center for the Arts from October 17–November 2, 2025. With book and lyrics by Tony Kushner and music by Jeanine Tesori, the acclaimed musical explores race, class, and identity through a stirring blend of gospel, Motown, and Jewish melod...

by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2025

Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Arizona Artist Awards, honoring four Arizona-based artists with new funding and exhibition opportunities. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 23, 2025

Black Theatre Troupe has unveiled its 2025–2026 season, featuring poignant dramas, vibrant musicals, and BTT’s legendary holiday tradition and more. See the full lineup of shows here!...