20 theaters in Phoenix, Arizona. 31 shows playing or coming up, 2 open auditions, 2 camps and classes, 3 crew calls.
Amon Dov Darling-Bond, Benjamin Donnel, Jonathan Gonzales, Shannon Labadie, T.D. Lang, Kelsea Ray, Antoinette Stallings
Walk-through anthology of six horror plays inspired by Irish legends, staged around the grounds of the Irish Cultural Center with small groups led by a guide.
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Micki Grant
Musical revue of gospel, jazz, funk, blues and soul numbers about everyday Black life, from love and family to social justice.
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The Murder Mystery Co.
The Murder Mystery Company (Phoenix)
Interactive comedic murder mystery over a three-course dinner where guests play detectives or suspects; the mystery changes each month.
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Joe Tracz (book), Rob Rokicki (music and lyrics)
Percy Jackson, a half-blood son of a Greek god, takes on monsters and a destiny he did not ask for in this rock musical adapted from Rick Riordan's novel.
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Artist-led musical cabaret following a lovable monster; its page says it is family-friendly and designed for young kids and families, with a costume contest.
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's romantic comedy reimagined in a contemporary Southwestern setting, with a Halloween Masquerade matinee.
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Musical Theatre Alliance of Arizona
Concert-style staging of the fairy-tale musical about an ogre sent on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona, performed by a community cast, chorus and orchestra.
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Langston Hughes
Holiday production of Langston Hughes' Nativity story told with gospel music, dance and storytelling; the theatre describes it as for audiences of all ages.
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James W. Rodgers
A 30-year VYT holiday tradition in which Pooh and friends in the Hundred Acre Wood help Eeyore find joy at Christmas.
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Order Chaos Theater Company (original)
Original holiday comedy, the company's annual Claus & Effect production.
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Alan Menken (music)
The annual family musical of Dickens's story of Scrooge and the three ghosts, with a cast of 35 to 40 ages 6 to adult.
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L. Frank Baum (adapted)
CYT Phoenix's winter family musical following Dorothy down the yellow brick road.
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Musical Theatre Alliance of Arizona
Concert-style staging of an updated Cinderella with a stronger focus on choice and voice, performed by a community cast, chorus and orchestra.
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Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler's collection of stories drawn from interviews with women about identity, bodily autonomy and resilience.
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Leslie Lee
Vignettes spanning nearly a century of African American history, from the eve of the Civil War through the Civil Rights Movement.
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ETA's production of Annie with its resident artists, who have disabilities.
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Kirt Shineman (after Sophocles)
World premiere interactive political thriller adapted from Sophocles' Philoctetes, in which the audience helps decide what happens.
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Based on the novel by L. M. Montgomery
VYT's mainstage production of the classic story of the red-haired orphan Anne Shirley.
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A one-act musical journey through the life and legacy of Nat King Cole, told through the eyes of someone connected to him.
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Musical Theatre Alliance of Arizona
Concert-style staging of the Dr. Seuss musical that weaves many of his stories together, performed by a community cast, chorus and orchestra.
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Tazewell Thompson
Musical drama inspired by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, formerly enslaved students who tour to save their school and share spirituals.
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Samuel Beckett
Beckett's tragicomedy of two men waiting by a roadside for someone who never arrives.
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Willie Reale (book and lyrics), Robert Reale (music)
VYT's spring production of the musical about the friendship of Frog and Toad through the seasons.
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Todd Olson
World premiere comedy about Hans Christian Andersen's five-week stay at Charles Dickens' household.
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Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil
CYT Phoenix's spring production of the school edition of the epic musical, at Mesa Arts Center.
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MoezArt high school youth class spring musical (Disney's High School Musical), shown by the North Central Valley class.
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A darkly tender one-act about two strangers in a park, a man with his dog's ashes and a woman who cannot feel her own grief, directed by Cody Goulder and John Perovich.
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MoezArt middle school class spring show, a comedy about a musical thrown together in two hours.
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Jennifer Lee (book), Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (music and lyrics)
VYT closes its season with the stage adaptation of the Disney film at the Herberger Theater Center.
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A word-and-music stage piece blending poetry, spoken word, comedy, song, dance and theatre on the history of Juneteenth, directed by James Garcia and Rod Ambrose.
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Steve Martin (adapted from Carl Sternheim)
Satirical comedy adapted by Steve Martin about a wife whose underpants fall in public.
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L. Frank Baum (adapted)
Note: Oct 23 3:00 to 9:00 pm vocal/acting appointments; Oct 24 9:00 am dance call ages 8-12, 9:45 am ages 13-18. Schedule tentative; casting may be limited.
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Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil
Note: Only the two audition dates are posted; times not stated.
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youth theater
Founded in 2000 as Ahwatukee Children's Theatre, AZ ACT (Arizona Community Theatrical Company) is a nonprofit youth and family theater with classes, show choirs and one annual mainstage musical, casting ages 6 to adult. The mainstage plays at New School for the Arts and Academics in Tempe.
A Christmas Carol opens Dec 18
Founded in 2012 by casting directors Jan and Garth Williams, Almost Famous Theatre Company is a nonprofit that develops youth and adult actors. It has performed at the Herberger Theater Center and Playhouse on the Park.
Nothing announced right now
youth theater
Arizona Homeschool Theatre Group is a homeschool youth theater group in Phoenix, directed by Kerri Christie.
Nothing announced right now
B3 Theater is a Phoenix nonprofit producing new and socially relevant works, most recently at Shadow Rock United Church of Christ.
Nothing announced right now
Founded in 1970, Black Theatre Troupe is Arizona's oldest continuously operating African American theater. It stages its mainstage season in its own Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center in Phoenix.
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope opens Oct 23 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
youth theater
CYT Phoenix is the Phoenix chapter of Christian Youth Theater, offering after-school classes for ages 4 to 18 and one Broadway-style family musical each session with a cast of ages 8 to 18. Auditions are open to enrolled students, and mainstage shows play in Mesa.
The Wizard of Oz opens Jan 15 · 1 more show coming up · 2 open auditions
An inclusive nonprofit theater company where artists with disabilities perform in full productions and cabarets. It stages its work at venues around the Phoenix and Scottsdale area.
Barnaby's Big Heart: A Halloween Cabaret opens Oct 29 · 1 more show coming up
MoezArt Productions is a Christian theater education company serving mainly homeschool families since 2002. It has a Community Theatre branch for adult and college-age actors, about three shows a year since 2008, and weekly youth classes at several Valley locations.
High School Musical opens May 6 · 1 more show coming up · 2 camps and classes
Musical Theatre Alliance of Arizona is a nonprofit staging concert-style Broadway musical showcases. The community cast, chorus and orchestra are selected by application, and shows play at All Saints Lutheran Church in Phoenix.
Shrek The Musical opens Nov 7 · 2 more shows coming up
Founded in Phoenix in 2002 by playwright James E. Garcia, New Carpa Theater Company is a Latino and multicultural theater company. It also appears in the Herberger Theater Center's Lunch Time Theater series.
A Juneteenth Jubilee opens Jun 14 · 1 crew call
Founded in 2022, Order Chaos Theater Company is a nonprofit community theater and a Resident Company of the Herberger Theater Center. It performs on the Kax Stage and builds each season's company from an open talent pool.
Claus & Effect: An Elf Union Reunion opens Dec 10 · 4 more shows coming up
youth theater
Rising Youth Theatre is a youth leadership and theater company based at the Phoenix Center for the Arts. It makes youth-led original plays and offers open rehearsals and school-break camps for grades K to 6.
Nothing announced right now
Founded in 2020, Ronin Theatre Collaborative is a traveling company staging new and rarely done plays, most often at the Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library in Phoenix.
Haunted Castle: Memento Mori opens Oct 21 · 1 more show coming up
Sonoran Repertory Theatre is a new nonprofit classical theater launching its inaugural season as a resident company at Third Street Theatre.
Much Ado About Nothing opens Oct 30 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
Founded in 2006, Space 55 Theatre Ensemble is a Phoenix nonprofit that develops new and under-represented work. Its recent shows play at Metro Arts.
Nothing announced right now
Starlight Community Theater is a nonprofit community theater in north Phoenix producing shows for kids, teens and adults, plus summer camps and classes.
Nothing announced right now
youth theater
The Academy Theatre is a youth arts education program and community venue in Phoenix. It offers peer-led membership academies for ages 10 to 16, an eight-week summer drama program ending in a production, and an adult drama program; members are cast in its productions.
Nothing announced right now
The Murder Mystery Company (Phoenix) is the Phoenix show of the national Murder Mystery Co., playing monthly Friday and Saturday dinners at The Old Spaghetti Factory. It recruits local actors through in-person open auditions.
Now playing: Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Show through Dec 18
youth theater
The Phoenix Theatre Company Education is the public youth academy of The Phoenix Theatre Company. It offers Saturday-morning youth musical theater classes (Little Playmakers ages 4 to 7, Junior Troupers ages 8 to 17), weekly summer camps, and an inclusive class with SARRC.
Nothing announced right now
youth theater
Valley Youth Theatre has produced youth theater in downtown Phoenix since 1989, with six mainstage shows a season cast with performers under age 20, plus classes and camps. It opens and closes each season at the Herberger Theater Center.
Now playing: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical through Oct 25 · 4 more shows coming up
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