CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD - Order Chaos Theater Company - September 8-24, 2023

by Mark Medoff

The Herberger Theater Center The Kax Stage

Order Chaos Theater Company in collaboration with Phoenix Day School for the Deaf is proud to present Children of a Lesser God.

After three years in the Peace Corps, James, a young speech therapist, joins the faculty of a school for the deaf, where he is to teach lip-reading. He meets Sarah, a school dropout, deaf from birth, and estranged both from the world of hearing and from those who would compromise to enter that world. At first their relationship is a happy and glowing one, as the gulf of silence between them seems to be bridged by their desire to understand each other’s needs and feelings, but discord soon develops as Sarah becomes militant for the rights of the deaf and rejects any hint that she is being patronized and pitied. In the end the chasm between the worlds of sound and silence seems too great to cross…but love and compassion hold the hope of reconciliation, and a deeper, fuller understanding of differences that, in the final essence, can unite as well as divide.

Friday, September 8, 2023 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, September 9, 2023 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, September 10, 2023 - 3:00 pm

Friday, September 15, 2023 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, September 16, 2023 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 3:00 pm

Friday, September 22, 2023 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, September 23, 2023 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, September 24, 2023 - 3:00 pm

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THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS - Order Chaos Theater Company - November 3 – 19, 2023

By David Rambo

The Herberger Theater Center The Kax Stage

“Dear Ann Landers"…For decades, renowned advice columnist Ann Landers answered countless letters from lovelorn teens, confused couples and a multitude of others in need of advice. No topic was off-limits. Landers regaled her readers with direct, insightful, and often humorously honest responses. Late on a 1975 night in Landers’ Chicago apartment, an ironic twist of events confronts her with a looming deadline for a column dealing with a new kind of heartbreak: her own. As she shares her struggles to complete the column with us, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about the wise, funny, no-nonsense woman whose daily dialogue with America helped shape the social and sexual landscapes of the last half-century.

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Saturday, November 4, 2023 - 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, November 5, 2023 - 3:00 pm

Friday, November 10, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Saturday, November 11, 2023- 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, November 12, 2023 - 3:00 pm 

Thurday, November 16, 2023  - 7:00 pm

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Sunday, November 19, 2023 - 3:00 pm

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CLAUS AND EFFECT: A HOLIDAY CABARET - Order Chaos Theater Company - December 14-23, 2023

By Jean-Paoul Clemente.

The Herberger Theater Center The Kax Stage

T'was the night before Christmas... but this story is way before you've even opened the book.

This is the untold story with Wit and Music as Mrs. Claus prepares for the Big Day and we see who really runs the show! So, on Prancer, on Dancer and get ready for a ride and sign along (if she'll let you) in this Holiday Musical Cabaret.

Thurday, December 14, 2023 -7:00 pm

Friday, December 15, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 16, 2023 - 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, December 17, 2023 - 3:00 pm

Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Friday, December 22, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 23, 2023 - 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

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KINDERTRANSPORT - Order Chaos Theater Company - January 5 – 21, 2024

by Diane Samuels

The Herberger Theater Center The Kax Stage

The story of how nine-year-old Eva, a German Jewish girl, is sent by her parents on the Kindertransport to start a new life with a foster family in Britain just before the outbreak of World War Two. Over forty years later, she has changed her name to Evelyn and denied her roots. When her own daughter discovers some old letters and photos in the attic, she is forced to confront the truth about who she really is and to reveal a dark secret that she has done everything to keep hidden. Diane Samuels investigates the historical background, drawing on the personal testimony of those whose lives were transformed by the Kindertransport.

Friday, January 5, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, January 6, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, January 7, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Friday, January 12, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, January 13, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Friday, January 19, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, January 20, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, January 21, 2024 - 3:00 pm

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LOVE NOTES: A CABARET OF WORDS & MUSIC - Order Chaos Theater Company - February 16 – March 3, 2024

The Herberger Theater Center The Kax Stage

What is your love song? Is it “A Fine Romance” or “Bad Romance.” These and many more “Love Notes” of music are performed in this OCTC Cabaret. Love Notes is a collection of Monologues and Poems written by Phoenix based Playwrights and Writers accompanied by original songs by Phoenix based Composers, and well-known tunes ranging from “Isn’t it Romantic,” “What’s Love Got to Do with it.”

Order Chaos Theater Company welcomes all Artist to showcase their work in all our productions. The Valley is home to these many artists and OCTC is honored to be able to present their works to you.

Friday, February 16, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, February 17, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Friday, February 23, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, February 24, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, February 25, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Friday, March 1, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, March 2, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 3, 2024 - 3:00 pm

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EDUCATING RITA - Order Chaos Theater Company - March 22 – April 7, 2024

by Willy Russel.

The Herberger Theater Center The Kax Stage

Frank is a tutor of English whose disillusioned outlook on life drives him to drink and bury himself in his books.

Enter Rita, a forthright 26-year-old hairdresser who is eager to learn.

After weeks of cajoling, Rita slowly wins over the very hesitant Frank with her innate insight and refusal to accept no for an answer. Their relationship as teacher and student blossoms, ultimately giving Frank a new sense of self and Rita the knowledge she so craves.

Friday, March 22, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, March 23, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 24, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Friday, March 29, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, March 30, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 31, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Friday, April 5, 2024 • 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 6, 2024 -3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 3:00 pm

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Order Chaos Theater Company's 2023/2024 Season!

Order Chaos Theater Company Announces 2023/24 Season

Herberger Theater Center: KAX Stage

Children of a Lesser God

by Mark Medoff 

September 8th - 24th 2023

The Lady with All the Answers 

by David Rambo

November 3rd - 19th 2023

Claus and Effect - A Holiday Cabaret

December 14th - 23rd 2023

Seeing Maya

An original play written by Phoenix based playwright Joseph Bardin

January 5th - 21st 2024

*this production is also part ot the OCTC Outreach Program

Love Notes - Words of Love and Music

A Collection of Monologues/Scenes by Arizona Playwrights

with Original Songs by Phoenix based Composers

and a few recognizable tunes

Educating Rita 

by Willy Russel

March 22nd - April 7th 2024

If you are interested in getting involved with an Order Chaos production or Outreach program, send your headshot and resume to orderchaostheater@gmail.com