Sell Me: I am from North Korea is a one woman show inspired by the true stories of North Korean defectors, A profound portrait of people who risked everything to escape one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Premiered at the 2019 International Human Rights Art Festival in New York. Written by and performed by […]
The Emerson Theater Collaborative presents F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1940s radio broadcast in this spirited adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Characters come to life on stage of the WBFR radio station for a live broadcast, punctuated by 40s-era commercials. A story of triumph and tragedy that reflects the decadence of the Jazz Age and the perils […]
Coming to Sedona, Arizona is another "unforgettable live theater" produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative and Camilla Ross. A bitter public battle erupts when it is revealed that the site of a new museum enshrining American liberty is the ground on which George Washington's slaves' house once stood. An African-American political activist occupies the site, demanding […]
This play reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects, the play is a fresh […]
Join Emerson Theater Collaborative for this deeply moving play inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance—a play seen by some as a seminal work of Jewish culture, and by others as an act of traitorous libel. Indecent charts the history of an incendiary drama and the […]
Emerson Theater Collaborative is proud to bring Breaking Glass: a solo play inspired by the life of Julia Margaret Cameron to Mystic, Connecticut. Breaking Glass a staged reading of a new one-woman play, written and performed by Emma Palzere-Rae, inspired by the life of Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. Set in 1874, prior to Cameron's return to India, […]
Emerson Theater Collaborative presents another live in-theater experience, Lisa Kron's production of 2.5 Minute Ride. Lisa's father is 74, nearly blind, a Holocaust survivor, and addicted to roller coasters. 2.5 Minute Ride follows two very different father-daughter trips: the annual Kron family pilgrimage to roller-coaster heaven in Sandusky, Ohio, and Lisa's once-in-a-lifetime trip to Auschwitz […]
The Arts Academy of Sedona and Emerson Theater Collaborative are proud to bring Driving Miss Daisy to the stage on October 4-6, 2024 at Verde Valley School's Brady Hall. Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently […]
Emerson Theater Collaborative is proud to bring Driving Miss Daisy to the stage on February 21-23, 2025 at Prescott's The Hazeltine Theatre. This play is a winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently demolished another car, […]
Emerson Theater Collaborative is proud to present Silence is Not Golden coming to Sedona, AZ, September 12th-14th 2025. Before the days of Phil Donahue or Oprah, no one talked about domestic abuse or self-esteem -- it was a private and embarrassing subject. Linda, a young newlywed, is so in love with her husband Larry that […]
Emerson Theater Collaborative proudly presents an Original Production, The Dinner, a staged reading. The play tells the story of five friends who share their passions and lessons about life, relationships, children, and family with the younger generation. It’s the power of friendships that gets us through life’s toughest moments.. Believing that hearing and honoring each […]
Emerson Theater Collaborative is proud to bring Driving Miss Daisy | A Staged Reading on October 10-12, 2025 in Mystic, CT. This play is a winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently demolished another car, Daisy […]