photos by Tim Trumble
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Cast announced for THE NERD at Order Chaos Theater Company
Rick Steadman: Nick Philips
Willum Cubbert: Nat Tilden
Tansy McGinnis: Harleigh Irizarry
Axel Hammond: Ryan Glover
Warnock Walgrave: Aaron Blanco
Clelia Walgrave: Lindsay Newhard
Thor Walgrave: Finn Newhard
Friday, September 11, 2026
Auditions announced for A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL at AZACT for October 16
Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he’s forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful “Happy Christmas” before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.
Featuring music by Alan Menken, this show breathes new life into a classic tale.
Auditions:
Friday, October 16, 2026 5:00-8:00 pm at:
AZACT
11011 S. 48th Street
Suite B-101
Phoenix, AZ, 85044
Casting:
Ages 6-Adult
Casting 35-40 members
Rehearsals will begin October 21st and run through December 17th.
General Rehearsal Schedule
Wednesdays 5:30-8:00
Fridays 5:30-8:00
Saturdays 10:00-2:00
No rehearsals Thanksgiving weekend (11/26-11/29)
Full rehearsal schedule will be avaiable at auditions
Tech/Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, December 17th 5:00-9:00 pm at NSAA
Stage Rehearsal: Friday, December 18th 4:00 pm at NSAA
Performances: December 19-20
Your first look at ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME: HIGH SCHOOL VERSION at Greasepaint Youth Theatre
photos by Bella Tindall and Sav Thompson/ Funny For a Girl Productions
Thursday, September 10, 2026
The Bridge Initiative Announces Joyful 2026-27 Season
The Bridge Initiative Announces Joyful 2026-27 Season
Plays, Musical and Cabarets to Play Scottsdale and Tempe
The Bridge Initiative’s new season brings plays, concerts, and more to ASU Kerr, 6110 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale and Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe. Artistic Director Amie Bjorklund says, “We are excited to announce our 11th season of high-quality, female-forward stories intended to make you smile, and also think and feel.”
The Bridge Cabaret PLUS series co-presented with ASU Kerr enters its third year at the historic Scottsdale venue. The partnership this season launches Monday, October 5th at 7pm with a “miscast” cabaret of music and scenes titled Beyond Type, featuring thirteen Valley favorites including Matravius Avent, Shana Bousard, Johanna Carlisle-Zepeda, and Rusty Ferracane. For 30 minutes before the show, the public is invited to the season’s first open mic “song share” where anyone can bring sheet music to perform with live accompaniment by the evening’s Collaborative Pianist Lincoln Wright. On Sunday, October 18th at 2pm, See Jane Run: An Indo Story features guest artist Jane Vogel Mantiri in her autobiographical one-woman play and community conversation to uplift her vanishing Dutch-Indonesian heritage and history. The holiday season kicks off Sunday, November 29th at 2pm and Monday, November 30th at 7pm with Oy to the World: A Hanukkah Cabaret RETURNS, a reprise and revision of last year’s inaugural funny and heart-warming musical celebration of the Jewish holiday by Rebecca and Josh Weinstein, featuring three singers and a full band.
As the series continues in 2027, a yet-to-be-named Broadway musical will be staged concert-style Sunday, February 7th at 2pm and Monday, February 8th at 7pm. Local vocal/band concert group Beyond Broadway founded by James Melberg and Zach Wetzel brings their signature musical finesse to a one-night-only show focused on women on Monday, March 22nd, at 7pm, with another pre-show community song share at 6:30pm. The Bridge Cabaret PLUS season concludes with a 90-minute full evening song share and musical singalong, in partnership with Musical Theatre Alliance of Arizona.
The Bridge Initiative is thrilled to also be returning to its long-standing home at Temps Center for the Arts from April 10th-18th with Sarah Ruhl’s Pulitzer Finalist In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play. This comedy set in the 1880s features a proper gentleman scientist who has innocently invented an extraordinary new device for treating “hysteria” in women (and sometimes men) that inspires his wife to examine the nature of their marriage and the meaning of true love.
Season details, ticket links, and audition information will be available at bridgeinit.org.
Cast announced for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON THE MUSICAL JR. at East Valley Children's Theatre
Hiccup: Jacob Hammond and Carter Waller
Astrid: Scarlett Hale and Ainsley Sherman
Snotlout: Ethan Bogert
Ruffnut: Amelia Bottomley
Tuffnut: Damian Scott Miller
Fishlegs: Harvey CasConi
Dane: Ben Van Gels
Frostbite: Carter Dixon
Lumi: Breanna Versaevel
Brita/Deathling: Annabelle Wahlig
Sungrass/Deathling: Parker Harris
Tig: Jaxon Parry
Stoick: Landon Patton
Gobber: Skyler Morris
Phlegma/Deathling: Lucia Squires
Burnthair: Justin Sanders
Hoarck: Micah Cobb
Ack: Theodore Thelen
Gudrun/Deathling: Abigail Stephens
Frida/Deathling: Amelia Bennett
Gertrud: Jayden Flickinger
Nore: Skyler Dumar
Darby: Mila Howell
Toothless, Head, Voice & Expression: Brayden Gleave
Toothless, Body & Movement: Colton Diaz
Husky (Gronckle): Rowan Buss
Musky (Gronckle): Bridget Smith
Lusky (Gronckle): Francisco Miguel
Farley (Zippleback): Hannah Johnson
Charley (Zippleback): Kate Johnson
Houdini (Monstrous Nightmare): Riley Bogert
Sweeney (Monstrous Nightmare): Claire Connett
Tuna (Timberjack): Adalyn De Jesus
Luna (Timberjack): Myka Ashleigh Tracy
Bruna (Timberjack): Leah Johnson
Belly (Thunderdrum): Avery Brown
Jelly (Thunderdrum): Charlotte King
The Red Death: Lydia Tran
Lash (Skrill): Hope Chahine
Dash (Skrill): Amelia Wiseman
Sparky (Scauldron): Tegan Chahine
Marky (Scauldron): Harry Abbruscato
Tuck (Changewing): Gwendolyn Richards
Huck (Changewing): Bentleigh Gleave
Blitz (Deadly Nadder): Arya Pearl Jones
Auditions for DANCE NATION at Valley Players announced for September 18
Dance Nation by Clare Barron
Directed by Kaitlyn Kief
Auditions: September 18th at 6:00 pm
Callbacks: September 19th at 10:00 am
Performances: November 6th - November 14th, 2026
Audition Location: 3400 N Arizona Ave Unit 105 Chandler, AZ 85225
Description: "Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay.
In this Pulitzer Prize-nominated play about ambition and growing up, these young dancers have more than choreography on their minds, as every turn and leap is a step toward finding themselves, and a fight to unleash their full potential."
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