Thursday, May 14, 2026

Arizona Theatre Matter's 2026 Season



SEASON 2026

Welcome to ATM’s 2026 Season

Our 14th year brings solo stunners, spectral satire, operatic chaos, and untold histories to vivid theatrical life. These are stories worth keeping. These are performances made to matter.

Even Unto Death
by Jeanmarie Simpson
Premieres May 30

After Joan of Arc’s execution, her mother struggles with grief and powerlessness. In her quiet kitchen, family tensions are palpable. Unspoken memories weigh heavy. Each member wrestles with the loss in their own way.


Mackers
Adapted and Directed by Jeanmarie Simpson (from William Shakespeare).
Premieres October 31

During a preview performance of “The Scottish Play,” a stage manager documents a production unraveling in real time as everything that can go wrong does.


Lear — a solo adaptation
Adapted & directed by Jeanmarie Simpson • with Michael Rawley
Available to stream now

Lear confronts memory, regret, and ghosts — a minimalist tour-de-force of language and loss.


Ghosts of the Gilded Stage
written & directed by Jeanmarie Simpson • with Michael Rawley
Available to stream now

An aging, queer theatre artist opens a trunk of memories — confession, eulogy, and celebration.


Great Divide — A Clara Barton Story
by Jeanmarie Simpson Directed by Diana Kimmeto • with Angelica Linares
Available to stream now

Clara Barton across war, floods, and epidemics. Lyrical, unsentimental, and urgent.


Midnight at the Algorithm & Blues
by Gary Wright
Premieres December 26

Grant and Julia haunt Grant’s Tomb — a whip-smart, haunted comedy about legacy and memory.

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