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Theater: Comedy A Bench in the Sun Harold and Burt, longtime friends, live in a retirement home and spend their days on a bench in the garden bickering. A once famous actress has just moved in, giving them something new to argue over. When they learn that the home is about to be sold and th...	Don Bluth Front Row Theatre Scottsdale, AZ Thu 8/24/17 - Sat 8/26/17 at 7pm

Theater: Children's Theatre, Musical Valley Youth Theatre: Shrek the Musical Have a fairytale ending to your summer with a lovable Ogre who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking donkey and a feisty princess. Valley Youth Theatre returns to the Herberger with its first production of its 2017-18 season, Sh...	Herberger Theater Center Phoenix, AZ Thu 8/24/17 - Fri 8/25/17 at 7pm Sat 8/26/17 at 2pm and 7pm Sun 8/27/17 at 2pm

Theater: Comedy/Drama The Cemetery Club Three Jewish women meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husband's graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life, Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun, and Doris is priggish and judgmental, par...	Theatre Artists Studio Scottsdale, AZ Fri 8/25/17 - Sat 8/26/17 at 7:30pm Sun 8/27/17 at 2pm Fri 9/1/17 - Sat 9/2/17 at 7:30pm Sun 9/3/17 at 2pm Fri 9/8/17 - Sat 9/9/17 at 7:30pm Sun 9/10/17 at 2pm Fri 9/15/17 - Sat 9/16/17 at 7:30pm Sun 9/17/17 at 2pm

Theater: Comedy, Experimental/Perf. Art, Interactive, Mystery/Thriller The Dinner Detective Tucson America's largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner show. Solve a hilarious crime while you feast on a fantastic plated dinner. Just beware – the killer is hiding somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect. Our show is very...	Hilton Tucson East Tucson, AZ Sat 8/26/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 9/2/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 9/9/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 9/16/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 9/23/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 9/30/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 10/7/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 10/14/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 10/21/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 10/28/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 11/4/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 11/11/17 at 6pm-9pm Sat 11/18/17 at 6pm-9pm

Theater: Children's Theatre Music and Stories with Junie B. Jones and Friends Join the fun as Junie B, Herb, Lucille and all their friends read some of Junie's "Top Secret Personal Beeswax" Journal and sing and dance their favorite songs! Presented by Spotlight Youth Theatre. Please note: The library will open at noon. The lib...	Glendale Public Library - Foothills Branch Glendale, AZ Sat 8/26/17 at 11am-12pm

Theater: Children's Theatre The Rootin’ Tootin’ Tale of Little Red Riding Boots Once upon a time in the old west, lived a girl named Little Red Riding Boots. One day her father asks her to take some of his famous spicy-hot beef jerky to her Gran, because she’s stuck in bed with a terrible head cold. So, she puts on her red cowboy boot...	Live Theatre Workshop Tucson, AZ Sun 8/27/17 at 12:30pm Sun 9/3/17 at 12:30pm Sun 9/10/17 at 12:30pm Sun 9/17/17 at 12:30pm

Theater: Comedy, Musical Greasepaint Theatre: The Pajama Game Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful as sparks fly between new superintendent, Sid Sorokin, and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a...	Stagebrush Theatre Scottsdale, AZ Fri 9/1/17 - Sat 9/2/17 at 7pm Sun 9/3/17 at 2pm Fri 9/8/17 - Sat 9/9/17 at 7pm Sun 9/10/17 at 2pm

Theater: Musical Hands on a Hardbody Inspired by true events, 10 hard-luck Texans have an opportunity for a new lease on life… so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they’ll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand...	Arizona Broadway Theatre Peoria, AZ Fri 9/1/17 at 5:30pm Sat 9/2/17 - Sun 9/3/17 at 12pm and 5:30pm Tue 9/5/17 - Fri 9/8/17 at 5:30pm Sat 9/9/17 - Sun 9/10/17 at 12pm and 5:30pm Tue 9/12/17 - Wed 9/13/17 at 5:30pm Thu 9/14/17 at 12pm and 5:30pm Fri 9/15/17 at 5:30pm Sat 9/16/17 at 12pm and 5:30pm Sun 9/17/17 at 12pm Tue 9/19/17 - Wed 9/20/17 at 5:30pm Thu 9/21/17 at 12pm and 5:30pm Fri 9/22/17 at 5:30pm Sat 9/23/17 at 12pm and 5:30pm Sun 9/24/17 at 12pm

Theater: Musical Fun Home When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison Bechdel dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alis...	ASU Gammage Tempe, AZ Tue 9/5/17 at 7:30pm Wed 9/6/17 at 7:30pm Thu 9/7/17 at 7:30pm Fri 9/8/17 at 7:30pm Sat 9/9/17 at 7:30pm Sat 9/9/17 at 2pm Sun 9/10/17 at 6:30pm Sun 9/10/17 at 1pm

Theater: Play, Staged Reading, Seniors Senior Readers Theatre Acting and performing plays while holding the script. All the fun without the memorization! Taught by Janet Arnold.	Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center Scottsdale, AZ Tue 9/5/17 at 10am-11:30am Tue 9/12/17 at 10am-11:30am Tue 9/19/17 at 10am-11:30am Tue 9/26/17 at 10am-11:30am Tue 10/3/17 at 10am-11:30am Tue 10/10/17 at 10am-11:30am Tue 10/17/17 at 10am-11:30am Tue 10/24/17 at 10am-11:30am

Theater: Drama Celia, A Slave Winner of the prestigious 2015 Yale Drama Series playwriting competition. Based on court records of an 1855 case of the killing of a slaveholder by one of his slaves that he had repeatedly raped over the course of years. Runs Thu-Sun Sept 7-24. Matinee and...	The Rogue Theatre Tucson, AZ Thu 9/7/17 - Fri 9/8/17 at 7:30pm-10pm Sat 9/9/17 at 7:30pm-10pm Sun 9/10/17 at 2pm-4:30pm Thu 9/14/17 - Fri 9/15/17 at 7:30pm-10pm Sat 9/16/17 at 2pm till 4:30pm, 7:30pm till 10pm Sun 9/17/17 at 2pm-4:30pm Thu 9/21/17 - Fri 9/22/17 at 7:30pm-10pm Sat 9/23/17 at 2pm till 4:30pm, 7:30pm till 10pm Sun 9/24/17 at 2pm-4:30pm

Theater: Play Ear Space 55 kicks off its 12th season with "Ear," a theatrical world premiere! Written by local author and Space 55 ensemble member Ashley Naftule, "Ear" is a surreal love story inspired by Vincent Van Gogh. After giving his girlfriend his ear as an anniversa...	Space 55 Phoenix, AZ Fri 9/8/17 - Sat 9/9/17 at 8pm Sun 9/10/17 at 2pm Fri 9/15/17 - Sat 9/16/17 at 8pm Sun 9/17/17 at 2pm Fri 9/22/17 - Sat 9/23/17 at 8pm Sun 9/24/17 at 2pm Fri 9/29/17 - Sat 9/30/17 at 8pm Sun 10/1/17 at 2pm

Theater: Musical Gypsy One of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time, "Gypsy" and its phenomenal Overture is recognizable to all theatre fans. Loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, "Gypsy" tells the story of the dreams and efforts of one hung...	Theater Works at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts Peoria, AZ Fri 9/8/17 at 7:30pm Sat 9/9/17 at 7:30pm Sun 9/10/17 at 2pm Wed 9/13/17 at 2pm Fri 9/15/17 at 7:30pm Sat 9/16/17 at 3pm and 7:30pm Sun 9/17/17 at 2pm Fri 9/22/17 at 7:30pm Sat 9/23/17 at 3pm and 7:30pm Sun 9/24/17 at 2pm

Theater: Musical Mesa Encore Theatre: Chicago Set in the roaring ‘20s in Chicago, this sharp-edged satire from Kander and Ebb features a dazzling score that sparked original staging by Bob Fosse. The story, still relevant today, explores how the media manipulates the public’s fascination with murderer...	Mesa Arts Center (MAC) Mesa, AZ Fri 9/8/17 - Sat 9/9/17 at 7:30pm Sun 9/10/17 at 2:30pm Thu 9/14/17 - Fri 9/15/17 at 7:30pm Sat 9/16/17 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm Sun 9/17/17 at 2:30pm Thu 9/21/17 at 7:30pm Sat 9/23/17 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm Sun 9/24/17 at 2:30pm

Theater: Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Musical Ain't Always Been Saved A spiritually uplifting, hilarious, powerful and timely new gospel musical comedy stage play, Ain’t Always Been Saved, is coming to the city. In Ain’t Always Been Saved, we follow the story of Vicki Lorraine Morgans, a former pop star who had the career, t...	The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Phoenix, AZ Sat 9/9/17 at 8pm-10pm

Theater: Play, Volunteer Event Herberger Theater: Volunteer Usher Training Watch live theater for free. New to the area? Passionate about the arts? Herberger Theater Volunteer Ushers not only support the arts in Phoenix, but also have the opportunity to enjoy performances for free! Complete a brief online application, and one on...	Herberger Theater Center Phoenix, AZ Sat 9/9/17 at 10am-1pm

Theater: Drama, Staged Reading, Seniors Senior Readers Theatre Classes Learn the ins and outs of acting and performing plays, while holding the script. All the fun without the memorization!	Temple Beth Shalom Phoenix, AZ Mon 9/11/17 at 10am-12pm Mon 9/18/17 at 10am-12pm Mon 9/25/17 at 10am-12pm Mon 10/2/17 at 10am-12pm Mon 10/9/17 at 10am-12pm Mon 10/16/17 at 10am-12pm Mon 10/23/17 at 10am-12pm

Theater: Musical Black Theatre Troupe: Caroline, or Change The time is 1963 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Caroline Thibodeaux, an African-American mother of three works for a Southern Jewish family. She and their eight-year old son Noah, find themselves in the middle of a family conflict during the Christmas and Cha...	Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center Phoenix, AZ Fri 9/15/17 at 8pm Sat 9/16/17 at 2pm and 8pm Sun 9/17/17 at 3pm Thu 9/21/17 at 2pm Fri 9/22/17 at 8pm Sat 9/23/17 at 2pm and 8pm Sun 9/24/17 at 3pm Fri 9/29/17 at 8pm Sat 9/30/17 at 2pm and 8pm Sun 10/1/17 at 3pm

Theater: Children's Theatre, Play PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue PAW Patrol Live! "Race to the Rescue" is an action-packed, high-energy adventure featuring up-tempo show music that is set around the day of the Great Race between Adventure Bay's Mayor Goodway and Foggy Bottom's Mayor Humdinger. With the race about to beg...	Comerica Theatre Phoenix, AZ Sat 9/16/17 at 2pm, 2pm, and 6pm Sat 9/16/17 at 10am Sat 9/16/17 at 6pm Sun 9/17/17 at 10am Sun 9/17/17 at 2pm and 2pm

Theater: Children's Theatre, Puppet Theater Childsplay: The Phantom Tollbooth "The Phantom Tollbooth's" fantastical adventures and quirky characters will soon leap from the page to the stage, as the beloved children’s book opens Childsplay’s 41st season of theatre for young audiences. Using puppets, mysteriously fun set design and s...	Tempe Center for the Arts Tempe, AZ Sun 9/17/17 at 1pm Sat 9/23/17 at 1pm and 4pm Sun 9/24/17 at 1pm Sat 9/30/17 at 1pm and 4pm Sun 10/1/17 at 1pm Sat 10/7/17 at 1pm and 4pm Sun 10/8/17 at 1pm Sat 10/14/17 at 1pm and 4pm Sun 10/15/17 at 1pm

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