Theater

Finding art in Fountain Hills

Looking ahead to this weekend's Fountain Hills Great Fair, Lynn Trimble shares news of other opportunities to enjoy arts and culture in the area -- including a theater, art walk and museum.

Art awakenings

Art Awakenings is exhibiting works by local artists at ASU Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale through Feb. 28. All were created by adults living with mental illness as part of the PSA Behavorial Health Agency program that seeks to promote empowerment and recovery through creative expression.

A real high school musical

Saguaro High School in Scottsdale brings theater, choir, dance, orchestra and band students together to perform "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" Feb. 29-March 2. Lynn Trimble shares thoughts from the show's director, Marilyn Mumaw.

Camp meets creativity

Parents eager to find the best summer camp fit for their children and teens need to start searching now. Lynn Trimble shares news of Valley resources that make exploring summer camps easy and fun.

Broadway Rocks!

Lynn Trimble shares news of two Phoenix Symphony concerts featuring Broadway fare -- plus a pair of touring musical theater productions blending Broadway with rock and roll.

The course of true love

Lynn Trimble shares news of the 2012 Utah Shakespeare Festival tour, which makes several stops in Arizona in coming days to perform a 45-minute production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

I really stepped in it this time…

As if high heels weren't dangerous enough, now Lynn Trimble has decided to vicariously enjoy the thrill of a British spy novel adapted for the stage.

Beware the green elixer

After meeting several students at a recent performance of "Wicked" at ASU Gammage, Lynn Trimble gets to wondering why more people don't appreciate the role of arts in fostering academic and life skills.

The devil wears Gucci

While many mourn the loss of Whitney Houston, Lynn Trimble remembers one of her professors, John Hick, a world renowned philosopher of religion who also died earlier this month -- and whose work involved many of the themes addressed in a play called "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot."

Reds versus blues

Forget the red and blue of partisan politics in America and enjoy a bit of simple storytelling as Phoenix Theatre's Cookie Company presents Peacemaker, the tale of the Reds and the Blues -- and the wall between them that only children seem willing to tear down.

Shakespeare meets Grand Canyon?

Enjoy Shakespeare this weekend on the stage of Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre, and find links to Utah Shakespeare Festival study guides that'll help you learn more about Shakespeare and plenty of other playwrights.

Once upon a stage mom

Lynn Trimble chats with Kathy Fitzgerald, who'll perform the role of Mama Rose in the Phoenix Theatre production of "Gypsy" opening next month.

That’s what friends are for

Lynn Trimble shares news of a very special friendship between a pair of actors -- one in L.A. and another in Phoenix -- and ways you can support the causes near and dear to their hearts.

New York state of mind

Lynn Trimble shares three bits of news with an NYC-spin for those of you who dream of riding subways and eating pasta pizza -- plus images from an NYC theme mural painted on one wall of a Starbucks in Lower Manhattan.

To protect and preserve

Lynn Trimble shares reflections on the latest world premiere from Childsplay -- a musical homage to our nation's presidents called "Rock the Presidents" -- which is every bit as fun for adults and it is for children.

I'm just a bill…

Lynn Trimble shares news of two arts-related bills being considered by the Arizona legislature, plus possible cuts to arts-related funding, and shares resources for parents who want to get involved in arts advocacy.

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