Architect’s rendering of the new theatre as seen from the stage
Architect’s rendering of the new theatre as seen from the stage
Architectural project renderings
Architectural project renderings
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500 SEAT THEATRE
We enjoy a strong reputation for excellence among national producers and playwrights and we field multiple serious inquiries from Broadway producers every season about The Phoenix Theatre’s Company’s capacity to bring pre-Broadway development investment to Arizona. To compete for these projects, we need a theatre with a full fly loft, below-stage traps and the infrastructure to model a Broadway production, as well as 500 seats to make the revenue side work.
It’s something I believe in and it’s something I know is going to be here in the next 100 years. That’s why I invest in this theatre.
CALEB REESE
Philanthropist
ARTS INNOVATION AND TRAINING WING
Renovation of our existing Hardes Theatre complex into an Arts Innovation and Training Wing will create much-needed classroom, rehearsal and training space. This provides an immediate, positive and substantial benefit to the community by supporting our signature programs dedicated to healing through the arts.
The Arts Innovation and Training Wing will support:
The national headquarters for our Partners That Heal program – a powerful direct-service program using interactive improvisation interventions with heart patients, cancer patients, patients in ICU, virtually anyone in a vulnerable situation. The program has been hugely popular locally with area hospitals and trauma centers and is now poised for exponential growth as a national training program for health care professionals.
Our inclusive Summer Theatre Camp, which provides more accommodation of physical, neurological and emotional special needs than any arts camp in the state. This program consistently earns the highest praise from the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center for its ability to support children with Down syndrome, autism, mobility issues, emotional diagnoses, severe allergies and other challenges. These children attend camp alongside neurotypical peers and the program continues to demonstrate the remarkable impact that arts intervention can have.
History is manifested either through man’s wars or man’s arts. I have a tendency to want to believe that the arts are the more passionate, more caring, more loving, and also more enduring legacy.
MICHAEL BARNARD
Producing Artistic Director
WE ARE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THE ENTIRE VALLEY
The Phoenix Theatre Company has an annual operating budget of $12 million, with sophisticated in-house production facilities capable of making everything you see on our stages in our own facility. We are not a theatre that brings in out-of-state shows. We produce everything associated with our performances here in Phoenix, creating work for hundreds of artists, waiters, bartenders and administrative staff each year. We employ the region’s finest artisans and tradespeople and are fully capable of producing Broadway-level productions once we have a stage that has the technical capabilities.
OUR NATIONAL REPUTATION IS STRONG, AND GROWING
We are well known to actors, directors and producers in NYC for the extremely high caliber of our productions, and Broadway producers are already approaching us as a place to develop their newest properties. We are approached by more of these projects every season – it is clear that the “pipeline” of pre-Broadway show development is ready to flow to The Phoenix Theatre Company, but we need an industry-standard theatre. This would benefit the community through significantly higher production values, potentially millions in project enhancement investments, and access to the newest and most exciting shows – before they get to Broadway!
WE THINK ENTREPRENEURIALLY
We have one of the strongest balance sheets of any nonprofit theatre in the country because we think entrepreneurially. We run our own successful bar and bistro, which produces significant supplemental revenue – something very few theatres, non-profit or commercial, have managed. We invested in a 24-unit apartment complex and use rental income to subsidize our guest artist and apprentice units. The energy and innovation on our campus is unmatched, and it shows on our bottom line.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Phoenix Theatre Company is to create exceptional theatrical experiences by using the arts to articulate messages that inspire hope and understanding.
Our Values
The Phoenix Theatre Company believes the arts are essential because they foster the hero within, create greater understanding of cultural and political differences and, in an era of simulated virtual gatherings, continue to provide a forum in which the community from all walks of life can gather, live and in person.
We value theatre as a place where people can be accepted regardless of race, creed, orientation or color. The arts are where anyone can go — popular, geeky, broken down or affluent — and be welcomed. Theatre lives where we wish the whole world lived. By inspiring empathy and the ability to see things from another’s point of view, we encourage qualities that lead to visionary leadership and build communities in which we are proud to work and live.
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Join us
There are ways to give that fit every budget. We want everyone to have the opportunity to elevate our community by participating in this exciting and historic expansion project!
Giving a gift of any size supports all of our Campaign initiatives. Or, if you prefer, you may designate your support to a specific aspect of the Campaign. Either way, you will be making a powerful investment in the future of the Phoenix Theatre Company and helping to position Arizona as a major player on the national stage.
For those on fixed incomes, a bequest can be a perfect way to support this Campaign. We will be happy to talk with you about tax benefits and how to leave a living legacy of your love for the theatre. Visit phoenixtheatre.giftlegacy.com
We are happy to acknowledge major contributions to this Campaign with naming opportunities. Every unnamed space in our new and existing buildings represents a chance to celebrate your gift! Contact Marisa Butler, Director of Development at m.butler@phoenixtheatre.com or call 602–889–5288 to learn more.
CENTENNIAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Robert Machiz – Honorary Chair
CEO, Weight Watchers of Arizona
In memoriam
William Pope – Co-Chair
CEO, Sun Chase Holdings
Reed Glick – Co-Chair
Founder, Principal R Entertainment
Patty Johnson – Co-Chair
Owner, Connections Marketing & Communications
Robert Meza – Member
Representative, State of Arizona
Dr. Angela DeRosa – Member
President/CEO, DRM Integrative Health, LLC and Hormonal Health Institute, LLC
Michael Barnard – Member
Producing Artistic Director, The Phoenix Theatre Company
Vincent VanVleet – Member
Executive Director, The Phoenix Theatre Company
Laurie Lemley – Member
Director of Special Projects, The Phoenix Theatre Company
Marisa Butler – Member
Director of Development, The Phoenix Theatre Company
