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One week onlyOct 21 to 25
Number the Stars (homeschool advanced class production)
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Play
Homeschool advanced-class students present a stage adaptation set in occupied Denmark.
- Dates
- Wed Oct 21, 7pm
Thu Oct 22, 7pm
Fri Oct 23, 7pm
Sat Oct 24, 2pm2 more dates
Sat Oct 24, 7pm
Sun Oct 25, 2pm - Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
- Tickets
- Adults $18, youth 10 and under $12, plus VIP sofa seats ($50 for 2, $75 for 3); fees extra (read from the Ludus seat selection)
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One week onlyOct 22 to 24
Steel Magnolias
Robert Harling
The 602 Stage
Play
The comedy-drama set in Truvy's Louisiana beauty salon follows a close circle of women through friendship, humor and loss. It is The 602 Stage's first fully staged production.
- Dates
- Thu Oct 22, 6:30pm
Fri Oct 23, 6:30pm
Sat Oct 24, 1pm
Sat Oct 24, 6:30pm - Where
- Arts HQ Gallery (West Valley Arts Council), 16126 N Civic Center Plaza, Suite 102, Surprise, AZ 85374
- Tickets
- General admission $25; VIP seating $30
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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OpensOct 29
The Jungle Book (homeschool class performances)
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Musical
Students from the company's Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday homeschool classes perform The Jungle Book for family and friends.
- Dates
- Thu Oct 29, 7pm
Fri Oct 30, 7pm
Fri Nov 6, 7pm
Sat Nov 7, 2pm2 more dates
Fri Nov 13, 7pm
Sat Nov 14, 2pm - Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
- Tickets
- Adults $15, youth lower; $60 and $40 for VIP sofa seats (read from the Nov 6 selection page, fees extra)
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One week onlyNov 19 to 22
Cabaret Players: Surprise! Surprise!! Surprise!!!
The Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Play
Six short comedies performed script in hand in the intimate Cimarron Theater by the club's Cabaret Players.
- Dates
- Thu Nov 19, 7pm
Fri Nov 20, 7pm
Sat Nov 21, 7pm
Sun Nov 22, 2pm - Where
- Cimarron Theater, 17100 W Clearview Blvd, Surprise, AZ 85374
- Tickets
- $15
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One week onlyNov 20 to 22
Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS
Disney (stage adaptation of the animated film)
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Musical
Mowgli, Bagheera, Baloo and the jungle animals sing their way through a youth-cast Disney adaptation, with a sensory-friendly matinee.
- Dates
- Fri Nov 20, 7pm
Sat Nov 21, 2pm
Sat Nov 21, 7pm
Sun Nov 22, 2pm - Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
- Tickets
- Adults $18, youth 10 and under $12, plus VIP sofa seats ($50 for 2, $75 for 3); fees extra (read from the Ludus seat selection); sensory performance Nov 21 at 2:00 p.m. is $6 per ticket
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One week onlyDec 3 to 6
Arsenic and Old Lace
Joseph Kesselring
The Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Play
A dark comedy in which Mortimer Brewster discovers his charming aunts' deadly family secret.
- Dates
- Thu Dec 3, 7pm
Fri Dec 4, 7pm
Sat Dec 5, 7pm
Sun Dec 6, 3pm - Where
- Sagebrush Theater, Sonoran Plaza, 19726 N Remington Dr, Surprise, AZ 85374
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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OpensDec 4
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Barbara Robinson
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Play
The Herdman kids crash a church Christmas pageant in this holiday comedy, cast with youth and adults.
- Dates
- Fri Dec 4, 7pm
Sat Dec 5, 7pm
Sun Dec 6, 2pm
Fri Dec 11, 7pm4 more dates
Sat Dec 12, 2pm
Sun Dec 13, 2pm
Fri Dec 18, 7pm
Sat Dec 19, 2pm - Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
- Tickets
- Adults $18, youth 10 and under $12, plus VIP sofa seats ($50 for 2, $75 for 3); fees extra (read from the Ludus seat selection)
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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OpensJan 2
Arsenic and Old Lace
Joseph Kesselring
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Play
Classic dark comedy about two sweet aunts, a corpse in the window seat and a very strange family, with separate adult and youth casts.
- Dates
- Sat Jan 2, 7pm
Sun Jan 3, 2pm
Fri Jan 8, 7pm
Sat Jan 9, 7pm
Sun Jan 10, 2pm - Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
- Tickets
- Adults $21 (mainstage), youth 10 and under $12, plus VIP sofa seats ($56 for 2, $84 for 3); fees extra (read from the Ludus seat selection)
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One week onlyJan 21 to 24
Cabaret Players: "LET'S MAKE A DEAL"
The Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Play
Cabaret Players' January bill of five short comedies, performed with scripts in hand at the Cimarron Theater by Sun City Grand residents.
- Dates
- Thu Jan 21, 7pm
Fri Jan 22, 7pm
Sat Jan 23, 7pm
Sun Jan 24, 2pm - Where
- Cimarron Theater, Cimarron Center, 17100 W Clearview Blvd, Surprise, AZ 85387
- Tickets
- $15 per person (open table seating)
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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OpensFeb 18
The Addams Family Musical
Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (book), Andrew Lippa (music and lyrics)
The Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Musical
The spooky Addams household faces a dilemma when it opens its doors to outsiders for one unusual evening.
- Dates
- Thu Feb 18, 7pm
Fri Feb 19, 7pm
Sat Feb 20, 7pm
Sun Feb 21, 2pm3 more dates
Fri Feb 26, 7pm
Sat Feb 27, 7pm
Sun Feb 28, 3pm - Where
- Sagebrush Theater, Sonoran Plaza, 19726 N Remington Dr, Surprise, AZ 85374
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One nightFeb 27
Fantastic Mr. Fox (sensory-friendly performance)
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Play
Sensory-friendly performance of the family story of the clever fox, listed on the company's Ludus calendar.
- Dates
- Sat Feb 27, 2pm
- Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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OpensMar 12
Suite Surrender
Michael McKeever
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Play
Farce set in a Palm Beach hotel where two rival divas are booked into the same suite, on the company's mainstage.
- Dates
- Fri Mar 12, 7pm
Sat Mar 13, 7pm
Sun Mar 14, 2pm
Fri Mar 19, 7pm2 more dates
Sat Mar 20, 7pm
Sun Mar 21, 2pm - Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
- Tickets
- Adults $21 (mainstage), youth 10 and under $12, plus VIP sofa seats ($56 for 2, $84 for 3); fees extra (read from the Ludus seat selection)
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One week onlyMar 18 to 21
Exit Laughing
Paul Elliott
The Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Play
Four friends who have played bridge together for thirty years share one unexpectedly mischievous night.
- Dates
- Thu Mar 18, 7pm
Fri Mar 19, 7pm
Sat Mar 20, 7pm
Sun Mar 21, 2pm - Where
- Sagebrush Theater, Sonoran Plaza, 19726 N Remington Dr, Surprise, AZ 85374
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One week onlyApr 8 to 11
Cabaret Players: "CRAZY FOR LOVE"
The Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Play
Cabaret Players' final bill of the season: six short comedies performed with scripts in hand at the Cimarron Theater by Sun City Grand residents.
- Dates
- Thu Apr 8, 7pm
Fri Apr 9, 7pm
Sat Apr 10, 7pm
Sun Apr 11, 2pm - Where
- Cimarron Theater, Cimarron Center, 17100 W Clearview Blvd, Surprise, AZ 85387
- Tickets
- $15 per person (open table seating)
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One week onlyApr 15 to 18
28th Annual Variety Show
The Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Revue
Vocalists, comedy acts and the club's Grandettes dancers close the 2026-27 season.
- Dates
- Thu Apr 15, 7pm
Fri Apr 16, 7pm
Sat Apr 17, 7pm
Sun Apr 18, 3pm - Where
- Sagebrush Theater, Sonoran Plaza, 19726 N Remington Dr, Surprise, AZ 85374
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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One nightApr 17
A Little Princess (sensory-friendly performance)
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Play
Sensory-friendly performance of the stage story of Sara Crewe, listed on the company's Ludus calendar.
- Dates
- Sat Apr 17, 2pm
- Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
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Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10
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OpensMay 1
Pride and Prejudice
Actors PLAYground Theater Company
Play
Stage adaptation of Jane Austen's novel on the company's mainstage.
- Dates
- Sat May 1, 7pm
Sun May 2, 2pm
Fri May 7, 7pm
Sat May 8, 7pm
Sun May 9, 2pm - Where
- Actors PLAYground, 11340 W Bell Rd., Suite 105, Surprise, AZ 85378
- Tickets
- Adults $21 (mainstage), youth 10 and under $12, plus VIP sofa seats ($56 for 2, $84 for 3); fees extra (read from the Ludus seat selection)
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Sat Oct 10