iTheatre Collaborative has just announced their 2017 / 2018 Season! All performances at the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix.
The Effect
by Lucy Prebble
Sept. 8-23, 2017
Hearts racing. Minds reeling. Knees buckling. Connie and Tristan have palpable chemistry—or is it a side effect of a new antidepressant? They are volunteers in a clinical trial, but their sudden and illicit romance forces the supervising doctors to face off over the ethical consequences of their work. The Effect takes on our pill-popping culture with humor and scintillating drama.
Building the Wall
by Robert Schenkkan
Oct. 20-Nov. 4, 2017
From Pulitzer & Tony winning Robert Schenkkan, comes a provocative theatrical event set in the near future and deals with one of the most talked about topics of this past election. In a time when campaign rhetoric turns into real policies, Building the Wall reveals the power of theater to question who we are and where we might be going.
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney
by Lucas Hnath
Feb 23-March 10, 2018
A bold and unflinching portrait of the man behind the legend, Walt Disney. Walt is going to read you a screenplay he wrote. It’s about his last days on earth. It’s about a city he’s going to build that’s going to change the world. And it’s about his brother. It’s about everyone who loves him so much, and it’s about how sad they’re going to be when he’s gone. After all, how can they live without him? How can anyone live without him?
Church & State
by Jason Odell Williams
May 4-19, 2018
In the wake of a school shooting in his hometown, a Republican U.S. senator makes an off-the-cuff comment that calls into question his stance on gun control and God-- three days before his bid for re-election. As his wife and campaign manager try to contain the damage, this look at how religion, guns, and social media influence our political system is simultaneously funny, honest, heartbreaking, and uplifting.
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