BECOMING OTHELLO: A BLACK GIRL'S JOURNEY - Southwest Shakespeare Company - February 22-March 29, 2020

A 90 minute, 5-Act, living memoir which explores a young woman’s acting journey on the road to becoming Othello, her trials and triumphs with race and the classics, some memorable experiences on her gender flipped journey and her fun-loving and tumultuous youth; complete with moving multimedia images, lyrical language from Black women playwrights, William Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and the King James Bible, along with soulful songs and the music that shaped her life in her beloved Harlem.

Starring Harlem Shakespeare Festival founder, Debra Ann Byrd.

FEB. 22, 27
MAR. 27, 29

at Phoenix Art Museum

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LADIES IN WAITING: THE JUDGEMENT OF HENRY VIII - Southwest Shakespeare Company - September 20-29, 2019

by James Cougar Canfield

What’s a Tudor monarch to do when he has to face his 6 wives in the afterlife?

performances at Taliesin West
12621 N, Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ  85259

Sept 20, 21, 27, 28, 2019 – 7:30p

Sept 22, 29, 2019 – 6:00p

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MACBETH - Southwest Shakespeare Company - October 25-November 9, 2019

by William Shakespeare

Performances at Mesa Arts Center

Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy of blood and ambition, witchcraft and war.

Performances on:
Oct 25, 31, Nov 2, 9, 2019 – 7:30p
Oct 27, Nov 3, 2019 – 2:00p
STOP ACTION performance at 7:30 on Oct. 31 - $10 tickets, play is not shown in its entirety.

Appropriate for children age 8 and up.

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THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP - Southwest Shakespeare Company - October 26 - November 9, 2019

by Charles Ludlam

A Gothic Mystery wrapped in comic absurdity that The New York Times called “Far and away the funniest two hours on a New York Stage…”  Producing Artistic Directors Betsy Mugavero and Quinn Mattfeld play all the characters in this hilarious whirlwind spoof of Gothic Melodrama you will not want to miss!  The Mystery of Irma Vep is the first production in our Blackfriars Series, inspired by the original principles of Shakespeare's indoor winter theater of the same name."

Performances on: Oct. 26, Nov. 1, Nov.2, Nov. 8, Nov. 9
Oct 26, Nov 1, 8,  2019 – 7:30p
Nov 2, 9, 2019 – 2:00p

Appropriate for children age 8 and up.

Performances at Mesa Arts Center

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THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) - Southwest Shakespeare Company - December 20-22, 2019

by Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin

Performances at The Madison Center for the Performing Arts
5601 N 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016

From the people that brought us the Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged, the internationally famous Reduced Shakespeare Company bring us an irreverent yet heartwarming romp through tradition. The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) bursts with festive, slapstick fun as these cheerfully ridiculous clowns celebrate all of our favorite holiday traditions—at once.

Friday, December 20th, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 21st, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Saturday, December 21st, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 at 2:00 pm

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MEG, JO, BETH, AMY, & LOUISA - Southwest Shakespeare Company - January 24-February 2, 2020

by James Cougar Canfield

As Louisa May Alcott turns to figures and stories from her own life for inspiration, the lines between fact and fiction begin to blur. Her novel comes to life before her and things get a little weird. Part adaptation, part biography, but definitely NOT your Marmee’s Little Women.

Performances at Taliesin West
12621 N, Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ  85259

January 24, 25, 31, Feb 1, 2020 – 7:30p
January 26, Feb 2 – 6:00p

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Southwest Shakespeare Company - February 21-March 7, 2020

by William Shakespeare

Performances at Mesa Arts Center

Shakespeare’s fantastical romantic comedy filled with lovers, dreamers, fairies, magic, and laughter from top to Bottom!

Feb 21, 22, 29, March 7, 2020 – 7:30 PM
Feb 23, 29, March 7, 2020 –  2:00 PM

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RICHARD THE II - Southwest Shakespeare Company - February 28-March 7, 2020

by William Shakespeare

Performances at Mesa Arts Center

The prequel to Shakespeare's most famous historical trilogy, Richard the Second is a thrilling political drama that still resonates today with national and personal themes of leadership, loyalty, and legitimacy. An all-female cast brings new life and vision to this classic work, re-imagining the usurpation of Richard's throne by the banished upstart Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry the Fourth). Richard the Second is the second production in our Blackfriars Series, inspired by the original principles of Shakespeare's indoor winter theater of the same name.

Performances on: Feb. 28, Mar. 1, Mar. 6, Mar. 7

Feb 28, March 6, 2020 – 7:30 PM
March 1, 7, 2020 –  2:00 PM

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HUDSON: A HISTORICAL MUSICAL - Southwest Shakespeare Company - April 9-25, 2020

by Quinn Mattfeld and Danny Tieger

The untold and untrue story of the mutiny of 1611 and the fate of Henry Hudson, his son, his brave crew, and his name.

Performances at The Madison Center for the Performing Arts
5601 N 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Thursday, April 9th, 2020 at 7:30 pm (preview)
Friday, April 10th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 11th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Friday, April 17th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 19th, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Friday, April 24th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 25th, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Saturday, April 25th, 2020 at 7:30 pm

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Southwest Shakespeare Company's 2019 / 2020 Season!

Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII
by James Cougar Canfield
Sept 20 - 29 @ Taliesin West

“What’s a Tudor monarch to do when he has to face his 6 wives in the
afterlife?”

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Oct 25 - Nov 9 @ Mesa Arts Center

“Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy of blood and ambition.”

The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged)
by Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin
Dec 20, 21, 22 @ The Madison Center for the Performing Arts

“An irreverent yet heartwarming romp through tradition, The Ultimate
Christmas Show (abridged) bursts with festive, slapstick fun as these cheerfully
ridiculous clowns celebrate all of our favorite holiday traditions—at once.”

Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, & Louisa
by James Cougar Canfield
Jan 24 - Feb 2 @ Taliesin West

“Assigned with the super boring task of writing a novel for young girls, Louisa
May Alcott turns to figures and stories from her own life for inspiration. The
lines between fact and fiction begin to blur, as her novel comes to life before
her and things get a little weird. Part adaptation, part biography, but definitely
NOT your Marmee’s Little Women.”

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
Feb 21 - Mar 2 @ Mesa Arts Center

“Shakespeare’s fantastical romantic comedy filled with lovers, dreamers,
fairies, magic, and laughter from top to Bottom!”

Hudson: A Historical Musical
by Quinn Mattfeld and Danny Tieger
Apr 9 - 25 @ The Madison Center for the Performing Arts

“The untold and untrue story of the mutiny of 1611 and the fate of Henry
Hudson, his son, his brave crew, and his name.”


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