The 2014-2015 Arizona Repertory Theatre Season is filled with classic & new comedies, as well as thought-provoking dramas, said Director of Marketing & Development, Lisa Pierce. The greatest thrill is that our audiences will get to see Tomorrow's Stars Today- on stage & will get to say they knew them when.
The Full Monty music & lyrics by David Yazbek, book by Terrence McNally
Co-Sponsored by: Jane Kivel +
November 9 - December 7, 2014
After seeing their wives' fervor for a Chippendales touring group, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers who are low on prospects and cash decide to create a strip act for a local club. Jerry, who leads the ensemble, claims their act will be better than the Chippendales, because they will go 'the full monty' - strip all the way. As they rehearse, each character decides if he will or he won't, and why. Funny and endearing, the men discover something that will not only change their lives financially, but will help them regain their self-esteem and enrich their bonds with those they love.
This by Melissa James Gibson
Sponsored by:
February 8 - March 1, 2015
In this comedy, four young, ambitious neighbors struggle to transition from the carefree 'that' of growing up to the tumultuous 'this' of adulthood. As they push the limits of their friendships, they show us that language can be a catalyst for intimacy as well as a weapon of defense. Capturing the experience of life happening while we make other plans, This gives us a humorous, wise and honest story about fallible - but bright - people in midlife who know that desire and misfortune don't automatically vanish after marriage.
Othello by William Shakespeare
Sponsored by: Pat Engels & Richard Medland
March 8 - April 5, 2015
Deemed the darkest tale of the human heart ever written, this is the story of a man who loves, yet cannot trust. The play centers on Othello, the Moorish General, whose valiant exploits have saved the state and won him the love of Desdemona, who defies social convention and her father's will to marry him. But Othello's ensign, Iago, harbors a secret resentment and plants the seed that will destroy Othello's love. Featuring some of Shakespeare's most beautiful poetry, Othello tells a timeless, tragic tale of love, deceit, jealousy and murder.
A Little Night Music music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler
Sponsored by: The Jacqueline Anne Morris Memorial Foundation
April 12 - May 3, 2015
This beloved, five-time, Tony Award-winning musical based on Ingmar Bergman's film, Smiles of a Summer Night, is a warm, humorous story of romantic attachments, detachments and mismatches, infused throughout with the flavor of a waltz. Romances are rekindled and new ones spring up around famous actress Desiree Armfeldt and an unforgettable cast of characters. Featuring a gorgeous score by Stephen Sondheim, including Send in the Clowns, this evening's complex twists and turns of love in all its many phases will touch and warm your heart.