National Estate Planning Week 2026

National Estate Planning Awareness Week is observed each year during the third full week of October and offers a meaningful opportunity to reflect on the values and causes that matter most to you and hopefully inspires you to create or update your estate plan. Through thoughtful estate planning, you can care for your loved ones…

Suffs Director’s Download: Chelsea Anderson

Suffs Director’s Download: Chelsea Anderson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_PyIyJ7cWw How do you make the suffragist movement upbeat and exciting? Director Chelsea Anderson is taking history from the page to the stage with a contemporary twist! Discover how Chelsea is approaching her rendition of the Tony Award-winning musical Suffs, including some hints for who and what you may see…

National Stage Manager Day

  By Sabrina Custer Stage Managers are the ones that keep everything running smoothly backstage so the actors can give you their all on stage! No show would be complete without them. We would like to introduce some of the talented Stage Managers working behind the scenes to make this season the best it can…

The Suffragist Behind The Phoenix Theatre Company

Original Heard Carriage House By Jen Barraza The fight for women’s right to vote has a surprising connection to The Phoenix Theatre Company. One of the women helping move the suffrage movement forward in Arizona would later help build the theatre we know today. Her name was Maie Bartlett Heard. Heard was one of the…

Bringing the Barricade to Life

  By Sabrina Custer Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Les Misérables tells a timeless story of courage, love, and sacrifice, set against the backdrop of 19th-century France. Each character has an arc of their own, but without the talented actors’ hard work and dedication those emotional journeys would fall flat. We sat…

Creative Conversations: Alanna Maniscalco, Company Properties Manager

    By Sabrina Custer Props are key to bringing a story to life. It takes creativity, imagination and skill to take ideas from the page to the stage, and our Properties Manager, Alanna Maniscalco has an abundance of all three! We had the opportunity to sit down and talk about her experience working in…

Suffs: Not So Distant History

  By Jen Barraza What do Star Wars, Elvis Presley and one of America’s most famous suffragists have in common? 1977  In 1977, audiences were introduced to Luke Skywalker, the world mourned Elvis Presley, NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 into space, and Alice Paul, who had been arrested and imprisoned while fighting for…

Creative Conversation: Douglas Clarke, Scenic Designer

Creative Conversation: Douglas Clarke, Scenic Designer If you have attended a production at The Phoenix Theatre Company in the past eleven years, the name Douglas Clarke may ring a bell. Douglas has graced The Phoenix Theatre Company stages for 37 productions and will be joining the theatre for a 38th production this season with Unlock’d.…

Actor’s Process: Toby Yatso* and Terey Summers Talk Thénardiers

Actor’s Process: Toby Yatso* and Terey Summers Talk Thénardiers  The Thénardiers are the greedy, conniving innkeepers in Les Misérables. We had the opportunity to sit down with the wonderful pair of actors bringing them to life! Phoenix favorites, Toby Yatso* and Terey Summers, share how they developed their roles, what advice has helped their careers, and the…

Creative Conversation: Aaron Blanco, Fight Director for Les Misérables

Creative Conversation: Aaron Blanco, Fight Director for Les Misérables How do you stage a revolution several times a week without anyone actually getting hurt? Fight Director Aaron Blanco talks about the work behind the battles, from building fight sequences to the safety checks that keep every performance precise and believable. Click here or below to watch his interview. See…