Welcome to our 104th Season! As Arizona’s longest-running arts organization, we strive to push the limits of what's possible through our craft and now our campus venue through the Hormel Theatre’s highly anticipated metamorphosis into the Stephenson Theatre beginning this fall. Like our new season, we embrace the traditional while we progress toward a future of adventure, transformation, and prosperity.
Featuring titles you’ll remember fondly as well as some of the most innovative new plays out there, our 2023/2024 Season embraces powerful stories of resilience to anyone seeking the strength and knowledge within. Join The Phoenix Theatre Company on this incredible journey through moments of meaning…
Season ticket packages and single tickets for our 2023/2024 Season are on sale now!
Season Producing Sponsor: Ira Gaines and Cheryl Hintzen-Gaines
Elf the Musical Producing Sponsor: SRP
The Truth About Winnie Ruth Judd Producing Sponsor: Clear Commercial Advisors
Beautiful the Carole King Musical Producing Sponsor: Miracle Mile Deli
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Written By Lanie Robertson
Music + Lyrics By Various Artists
Directed By Chanel Bragg
Music Director Deryk George
Sep 6, 2023 to Nov 26, 2023
Judith Hardes Theatre
Have you ever witnessed a legend? Behold the tour-de-force portrait of the iconic jazz songstress.
In a tattered Philadelphia bar, it’s 1959 and Billie Holiday is performing, and storytelling, for one of the last times before her tragic...
Tiananmen: A New Musical
Book by Scott Elmegreen
Music + Lyrics by Drew Fornarola
Conceiver + Creative Consultation by Wu'er Kaixi
Directed by Darren Lee
Music Director Kevin White
Oct 4, 2023 to Oct 29, 2023
Mainstage Theatre
Experience the epic love story set against a moment in time that should not be forgotten
China, 1989. Hundreds of thousands of young university students realized the time was now to cry out for democracy and fair treatment for all. A student revolution began, led by a university student and her comrades, resulting in the crackdown known as the Tiananmen Square...
Elf The Musical
Music By Matthew Sklar
Lyrics By Chad Beguelin
Book By Thomas Meehan + Bob Martin
Based On The Film Written By David Berenbaum
Directed By D. Scott Withers
Music Director Kevin White
Choreographer Sam Hay
Nov 22, 2023 to Dec 30, 2023
Mainstage Theatre
A comedic confection that will make you want to spread Christmas cheer by singing loud for all to hear.
When Buddy, a stowaway orphan turned would-be elf, realizes he’s a larger-than-average human, a journey unfolds to find his birth father and true identity. Although New York City and his family unveil some harsh realities...
Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold
Written by Maripat Donovan
Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 30, 2023
Judith Hardes Theatre
It's "CSI: Bethlehem" in this holiday mystery extravaganza, from the author of Late Nite Catechism, as Sister takes on the mystery that has intrigued historians throughout the ages - whatever happened to the Magi's gold? ("We know that Mary used the frankincense and myrrh as a sort of potpourri - they were in a barn after all.") Retelling the story of the nativity, as only Sister can, this hilarious holiday production is bound to become a yearly classic. Employing her...
The 2024 Festival of New American Theatre
Jan 5, 2024 to Jan 21, 2024
The southwest’s premier new works theatre festival. Trust us, it’s a process.
Hosted annually by The Phoenix Theatre Company, the Festival of New American Theatre amplifies new voices and expands the canon of American theatre. The 2024...
No Evidence of Disease
Jan 5, 2024 to Jan 7, 2024
Judith Hardes Theatre
No Evidence of Disease
Play Reading
Directed by: Chanel Bragg
Written by: Elizabeth Dement
Performance Dates: January 5 at 7:00pm and January 7 at 3:00pm
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24 Hour Theatre Project
Jan 6, 2024
Judith Hardes Theatre
A collection of six 10-minute plays cast, written, rehearsed, and performed all within 24 hours!
Casting: Friday, January 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hardes Theatre (free!)
Performance: Saturday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hardes Theatre
Witness the casting process on Friday, January 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hormel Theatre for free. Enjoy the outcome of The 24-Hour Theatre Project on Saturday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hormel Theatre for only $20. Join us for a wildly unique theatrical experience!
The 24 Hour Theatre Project is an...
The Lehman Trilogy
Written by Stefano Massini
Adapted by Ben Power
Directed by Rod Kaats
Jan 24, 2024 to Feb 11, 2024
Mainstage Theatre
From Bavarian brothers to fabled financiers — a poetically opulent play about a family dynasty that triggered the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
The Lehman Trilogy, Tony Award® winner for Best Play, makes its Arizona premiere following its captivating stints on London's West End and Broadway. This unconventional narrative...
The Truth About Winnie Ruth Judd
Written By Cathy Dresbach & Ben Tyler
Directed By Matthew Wiener
Feb 7, 2024 to Mar 24, 2024
Judith Hardes Theatre
From secretary to “trunk murderess”, this real-life Phoenix local bagged more than she bargained for.
Many have heard of Winnie Ruth Judd, a lovesick woman who killed her friends over a man’s affection before escaping the asylum six times. While you might think you know one of Arizona’s most notorious homicide cases, this is...
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Music + Lyrics By Gerry Goffin & Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Book By Douglas McGrath
Directed By Michael Barnard
Music Director Kevin White
Mar 6, 2024 to Apr 28, 2024
Mainstage Theatre
From young songwriter to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer… are you ready to feel the earth move with the incredible true story?
Before Carole King became one of the most successful solo artists in popular music, she was Carol Klein, a Brooklyn teenager striving to make it in the record business. By her 20s, King was composing for...
What the Constitution Means to Me
Written by Heidi Schreck
Directed by Michelle Chin
Apr 10, 2024 to May 26, 2024
Judith Hardes Theatre
A soul-stirring play of civic engagement that hilariously examines America’s fundamental document.
Earnestly polite high schooler, Heidi Schreck, put herself through college by winning Constitutional debates across the US. A quarter-century later, the now-writer reflects on how her younger self, four generations of female...
Fiddler on the Roof
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Book by Joseph Stein
Directed By Staś Kmieć
Music Director Kevin White
May 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 2024
Mainstage Theatre
Whether you’re a papa, mama, son, or daughter, this treasured musical is the miracle of miracles!
A poor and traditional milkman faces the duty of marrying off his five daughters, only to be made more difficult with turn-of-the-century Russian oppression. Set in a Jewish village, where romantic ideals are changing alongside...
Country Sunshine
Written by Katie Deal & Angela Ingersoll
Directed by Angela Ingersoll & Michael Ingersoll
May 29, 2024 to Jun 16, 2024
Judith Hardes Theatre
Country Sunshine: The Legendary Ladies of Nashville with Katie Deal
Celebrate the queens of classic country as award-winner Katie Deal honors a mighty lineage of artists: Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and more! Winner of Georgia Country Artist of the Year and a member of the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame, Deal leads a band of superb musicians and shares heartwarming stories with authentic southern charm. Critics declare, "She's got the licks, the looks, and...
Fully Committed
Written by Becky Mode
Directed by Chelsea Anderson
Jul 10, 2024 to Aug 11, 2024
Judith Hardes Theatre
Bribes, intimidation, histrionics — the best food always incites the worst behavior.
Follow the chaotic day in the life of Sam, an out-of-work actor who mans the frenzied reservation line at Manhattan’s hottest restaurant. As the only employee on shift, Sam alone must answer a slew of phone calls from absurd elite foodies...
Cabaret
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Joe Masteroff
Directed By Michael Barnard
Music Director Kevin White
Jul 31, 2024 to Sep 1, 2024
Mainstage Theatre
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome… to the legendary musical about Bohemian Berlin.
Narrated by a mischievous Master of Ceremonies, Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret follows a struggling American writer finding inspiration from the pleasure-filled Kit Kat Club and its vivacious English singer. As a shadow falls over the city with...
