Hitting the Stage Once Again Arizona Theatre Co. unveils its 54th season BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Arizona Theatre Company’s 54th season will feature six productions each in Tucson and Phoenix from September through June 2022. “To say that we’re ecstatic to be back creating live, in-person theater is an understatement,” says Sean Daniels, the Kasser Family artistic director. “We can’t wait for the curtain to go up and for audiences to feel the thrill of a world-class play or musical.” As Arizonans emerge from the pandemic, ATC curated stories of reemergence, rebirth and rejuvenation. ATC’s lineup includes two world premieres: “Justice,” a musical about Supreme Court justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and “How to Make an American Son,” a new play about the complexities of privilege, citizenship and family. “This is just the beginning of shows starting in Arizona before they play the rest of the world,” Daniels says. “‘How to Make an American Son’ received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and will go off-Broadway after its run here. ‘Justice’ already has theaters lining up to produce it. These are true examples of ATC becoming the local theater the world pays attention to, and I’m excited for other states to see what starts in Arizona.” In his third season at ATC, where he first fell in love with theater growing up in Mesa, Daniels brings a wealth of national and international resources and connections to his first fully programmed season on stage since joining ATC. The 54th season includes three plays and three musicals, five of which are written or created by female artists. Daniels will direct three performances, while the other three will feature nationally noted directors, including Kimberly Senior, who is the director of Broadway’s Pulitwww.LovinLife.com
zer Prize-winning “Disgraced” and will direct ATC’s “How to Make an American Son,” and Tiffany Nichole Greene, resident director of Broadway’s “Hamilton” and director of “Nina Simone: Four Women.” The director of “Justice” will be announced shortly. “Based on the amazing support we have seen from our subscribers and overall excitement and anticipation to attend live performances once again, we are very enthusiastic about our reopening to live stage this fall,” says Geri Wright, Arizona Theatre Company’s managing director. “We have worked hard to position ourselves stronger than ever to be ready for our patrons and provide them with high-quality entertainment while contributing to their journey of life-long learning.” With opening night still months away, ATC is committed to protecting the health of its audiences, artists and staff. The theater will communicate information about safety requirements to ticket holders as the first show date approaches. For ticket holders who are unready to return to the theater, all mainstage plays will be professionally recorded with three cameras on opening night. Although ATC’s stages have been dark, audiences nationwide have tuned in to the theater’s digital play readings for more than a year. With more than 250,000 views of its digital work and 5,000-plus students at 70 schools across the state watching, these offerings gave audiences a peek into the playmaking process and
provided a welcomed option when live theater was not possible. In addition to its mainstage productions, ATC will continue to provide digital play readings and access points throughout the coming season. “Part of this new chapter for ATC is a focus on lifting up local voices,” Daniels says. “This last year, we hired local legend Chanel Bragg to become our associate artistic director and presented our monthlong salute to Tucson playwright Elaine Romero. That type of home state love will
continue as this season showcases local designers Connie Furr, William Kirkham and Kish Finnegan; local music director Alan Plado; and local actors Seth Tucker, Chanel Bragg, Veronika Duerr, Cyndii Johnson, Lena Quach and so many more. Part of being the state theater is showing that the best in the country want to come work here — and also live here.”
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