ATC: Arizona Theatre Company Schedule
 THE CLEAN HOUSE SWEEPS INTO ATC
Southwest premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s hit Off-broadway comedy: Phoenix: Herberger Theater Center from May 1 through May 18.DUDES, DOLLS & DIVAS IN DOWNTOWN TUCSON
Theatrical fashion show to benefit Arizona Theatre Company’s educational programs on April 20, 2008. Continue reading...
 A great American classic and one of the most beloved coming-of-age stories ever written, Harper Lee’s moving tale of life in rural Alabama during the Depression is filled with heartache and joy, conflict and conciliation.
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout, a six-year-old tomboy, grows up quickly as her father, Atticus Finch, defends a legal battle that reveals fired of prejudice burning through the South where black and white, rich and poor, young and old struggle to find common ground and survive. To Kill A Mockingbird is the first production in ATC’s AMERICA PLAYS! Celebrating Great American Stories initiative. This ambitious multi-year series of American classics will include special public forums, readings, education programs and state-wide community-based events.
To Kill A Mockingbird, adapted by Christopher Sergel, is a co-production with Kansas City Repertory Theatre. It runs from March 1 – 22, 2008 in Tucson and March 27 – April 13, 2008 in Phoenix. Continue reading...
"The Clean House"
Matilde is the child of the two funniest people in Brazil. She has gotten a job as a cleaning woman for an American doctor with no sense of humor – which doesn’t really matter since all her jokes are in Portuguese anyway. And even though she’s a complete failure at dusting, ironing and vacuuming, she is still a catalyst for cleaning up the lives of the people she meets.
The Clean House is a mischievously comic look at the dark secrets we sweep under the rug. This off- Broadway hit was written by Sarah Ruhl, who this year was a McArthur Genius Award-winner and is one of the brightest new playwriting talents of the American stage.
The New York Times called it, “One of the finest and funniest new plays you’re likely to see this season ... a play that keeps revealing surprising insights, whimsical images and layers of rich feeling as it goes along.” The Clean House runs from April 5 – 26, 2008 in Tucson and May 1 – 18, 2008 in Phoenix.
“America Plays! Celebrating Great American Stories”
The following events are part of the “America Plays! Celebrating Great American Stories” initiative. All of these events are free and open to the public.
Mock Trial
A unique opportunity to watch local actors perform the trial scene from To Kill a Mockingbird as lawyers and judges illustrate how the legal system proved unsuccessful and biased for a black man in 1935.
Tuesday, March 18 at 7pm – Temple of Music and Art
From Page to Stage
A pre-show event where you can learn from director Samantha K. Wyer how To Kill a Mockingbird went from the literary page to the Arizona Theatre Company stage.
Saturday, March 22 at 1pm – Temple of Music and Art
Reader’s Theatre
Join Arizona Theatre Company as we lead reader’s theatre events that ask you to take on the exciting challenge of portraying some of America’s greatest literary characters with the guidance of trained acting professionals.
March 1 at 2:30 pm, Pima County Public Library – Murphy-Wilmot Branch
March 4 at 4:30 pm, Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Branch
March 11 at 12:00 pm, Pima County Public Library – Joel Valdez (Downtown) Branch
March 12 at 7:00 pm, Borders Books and Music (Park Place Mall)
March 12 at 1:00 pm, Pima County Public Library – Woods Memorial Branch
March 15 at 2:00 pm, Barnes and Noble Booksellers (5130 East Broadway)
March 16 at 2:00 pm, Borders Books and Music (4235 N. Oracle Rd.)
March 17 at 5:00 pm, Pima County Public Library – Geasa-Marana Branch
Post-Show Discussions
Ask questions of the show’s cast and ATC staff in this open-format discussion.
All post-show discussions take place in the Temple of Music and Art
Tuesday, March 11 following the 7:30pm performance
Wednesday, March 12 following the 7:30pm performance
Wednesday, and March 19 following the 2:00pm matinee
Book Club
Our Book Club, following the performance and open to the public, will discuss Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird in relation to the stage production.
Sunday, March 16 at 4:30pm – Cabaret Theatre at the Temple of Music and Art
Previous Performances
(Photo left: Ken Ruta in Arizona Theatre Company's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
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All Tucson, AZ performances take place at the Temple of Music and Art (330 S. Scott Avenue); call the Box Office at (520) 622-2823.
All Phoenix performances take place at the Herberger Theater Center (222 E. Monroe Street); call the Box Office at (602) 256-6995. Visit www.arizonatheatre.org for more information.
The season schedule for Tucson and Phoenix:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, adapted by Christopher Sergel. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee.
Tucson, March 1 – 22, 2008; Phoenix, March 27 – April 13, 2008
THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl
Tucson, April 5 – 26, 2008; Phoenix, May 1 – 18, 2008
Books on To Kill A Mockingbird
Movie DVDs on To Kill A Mockingbird
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