Emerson Theater Collaborative

70 Scenes of Halloween
2024-10-26 19:00 - 2024-10-27 20:30 (America/Phoenix) | Verde Valley School|Brady Hall, 3511 Verde Valley School Road, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
Join the Arts Academy of Sedona for a quirky, inventive, and fun play in which time is out of joint as married couple Jeff and Joan contend with ghosts, beasts, and witches banging on their windows, wafting through their rooms, and wielding butcher knives. Marriage is scary! [Originally produced by Creation Production Company, New York]

Written by Jeffrey Jones. Produced by Camilla Ross. Directed by Craig Schneider.

October 26th | Friday | 7pm
October 27th | Saturday | 2pm & 7pm

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70 SCENES OF HALLOWEEN is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC

Driving Miss Daisy
2024-10-04 19:00 - 2024-10-06 20:30 | Verde Valley School|Brady Hall, 3511 Verde Valley School Road, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
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 demolished another car, Daisy Werthan, a rich, sharp-tongued Jewish widow of seventy-two, is informed by her son, Boolie, that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur. The person he hires for the job is a thoughtful, unemployed black man, Hoke, whom Miss Daisy immediately regards with disdain and who, in turn, is not impressed with his employer’s patronizing tone and, he believes, her latent prejudice. But, in a series of absorbing scenes spanning twenty-five years, the two, despite their mutual differences, grow ever closer to, and more dependent on, each other, until, eventually, they become almost a couple. Slowly and steadily the dignified, good-natured Hoke breaks down the stern defenses of the ornery old lady, as she teaches him to read and write and, in a gesture of good will and shared concern, invites him to join her at a banquet in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. As the play ends Hoke has a final visit with Miss Daisy, now ninety-seven and confined to a nursing home, and while it is evident that a vestige of her fierce independence and sense of position still remain, it is also movingly clear that they have both come to realize they have more in common than they ever believed possible—and that times and circumstances would ever allow them to publicly admit.
Driving Miss Daisy reinforces the lesson that every stage of our life is precious and should never be taken for granted.
Produced by Special Arrangement of Dramatist Play Service. Music by Robert Waldmen.
Playwright: Alfred Uhry
Director: Camilla Ross
Assistant Director: Craig Schneider

Cast:
Joan Westmoreland – Miss Daisy
James Yaw – Boolie
Ernest Pittman – Hoke
Crew:
Sound Designer: Jon Capozzoli
Lighting Designer: Maz Sailer
Alfred Uhry is the only playwright ever to win the Triple Crown: an Oscar, a Tony, and a Pulitzer Prize. He began his career as a lyric writer under contract to the late Frank Loesser. In that capacity he made his Broadway debut in 1968 with HERE’S WHERE I BELONG. He then wrote the book and lyrics for THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM and was nominated for a Tony Award. He followed that with five re-created musicals at the Goodspeed Opera House. In 1987 his first play, DRIVING MISS DAISY, opened at Playwrights Horizons Theatre in New York. It was subsequently moved to the John Houseman Theatre, where it ran for over 1300 performances. The play earned many awards, including the Outer Critics Circle Award and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. For the film version, he won an Academy Award and the film itself was voted Best Picture of the Year. Other films include “Mystic Pizza” and “Rich in Love.” Mr. Uhry’s second play, LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, which was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, opened on Broadway in February 1997. It has been chosen Best Play by the American Theatre Critics Association, The Outer Critics Circle, and the Drama League, and the 1997 Tony Award. He worked on PARADE, a musical play about the Leo Frank case, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and directed by Harold Prince. His film projects include a new adaptation of “Dodsworth” for Time Warner, “Cut Flowers” for Miramax, and “Taft,” commissioned by Morgan Freeman
Show Days/Times:
October 4th | Friday | 7pm
October 5th* | Saturday | 7pm
October 6th | Sunday | 2pm

Special Event of SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLING of the Southern Experience on Saturday, October 5th from 5pm to 6pm. Join us in the celebration of the Southern Experience displayed through theater, music, fried chicken, hush puppies, sweet potato pie & sweet tea. Food by John Ramagli of the Chophouse.

$20 with Driving Miss Daisy Show Ticket
$45 without Show Ticket

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Location:
Verde Valley School | Brady Hall
3511 Verde Valley School Rd
Sedona, AZ 86351

2.5 Minute Ride
2024-03-22 19:00 - 2024-03-24 20:30 | Verde Valley School|Brady Hall, 3511 Verde Valley School Road, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
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 with her father.

Written by Lisa Kron. Produced by Camilla Ross. Directed by Dev Ross. Performed by Mindy Mendelsohn.

March 22nd & 23rd | Friday & Saturday | 7pm
March 24th | Sunday | 2pm

There will be an after-show TALK BACK facilitated by Alicia Mcgall

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Breaking Glass
2024-03-01 08:00 - 2024-03-03 17:00 | The First Methodist Church of Mystic, 23 Willow Street, Mystic, CT, 06355, United States
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, the audience is invited into Julia’s Glass House studio to sit for one of her photographs.

Julia Margaret Cameron took up photography at the relatively late age of 48. She produced 900 photographs in a 12-year period, capturing ‘famous men and fair women’ in portraits and tableaus. By experimenting with the art form, she was among the first art photographers and credited with creating the first ‘close-ups.’ Yet, as a woman, she faced fierce criticism.

Breaking Glass is produced by Camilla Ross and Emerson Theater Collaborative; directed by Kato McNickle, with production stage management by Carin Jennie Estey. Cultural consultant is Sarbani Hazra. Palzere-Rae appears with permission of Actors’ Equity Association.

Performance Dates:

Friday, March 1 2024 7pm Eastern Time
Saturday, March 2 2024 7pm Eastern Time
Sunday, March 3 2024 3pm Eastern Time*

Ticket Fees:

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At-the-Door – $35

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Location:
First United Methodist Church
23 Willow Street, Mystic, CT 06355
*A panel discussion follows Breaking Glass Ceilings: Women in the Arts over 40, moderated by Eileen Donovan, Lyman Allyn Art Museum

Democracy & Fayettenam
2024-02-01 19:00 - 2024-02-03 20:30 | Verde Valley School | Brady Hall, 3511 Verde Valley School Rd, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
Emerson Theater Colaborative presents, Democracy & Fayettenam, a reflective solo performance from acclaimed performance artist Jay Ruby. The one-of-a-kind performance features spoken word and physical theater, addressing Early Settlement, American Transience/American Conscience, Water, Ghosts in the Mountain and Johnny Appleseed. Through the show, Ruby examines the roots and consequences of deep cultural conflict when approaching our relationship to the land, the future and each other. Produced by Camilla Ross
Jay Ruby is the founder and director of The Carpetbag Brigade, an international touring company specializing in acrobatic stilt walking. He also founded the Tsunami on the Square performing arts festival and Global Stilt Congress. He is currently based in Prescott, Arizona.

We are pleased to announce that Dahveed Nelsen will be in attendance of all three productions.

On May 19th, 1968, a little over a month after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr left this physical realm, Dahveed approached his understudy at the anti-poverty program (Abiodun Oyewole) along with Gylan Kain (currently living in Amsterdam) to head to Marcus Garvey Park on Malcolm X’s birthday. Due to the courage and consciousness associated with this brave act to stand up and speak up, The Last Poets were formed. Considered the fathers of rap along with their west coast colleagues (The Watts Prophets), The Last Poets have carved out their niche in this existence and continue their mission just as passionately as they did 55 years ago. Dahveed is the visionary, leader and elder of the association and has been called the 1st prophet of Hip Hop by the Cleveland Free Times.

When asked about himself and his work Dahveed replied, “I am searching for ways to give my writing the power and expressiveness of Black music and also for ways to express the divinity of the life force both in my writing and in myself”.

Dahveed spends most of his time between Detroit, Ghana and the Southwest (Sedona AZ and Salida CO).

Dates/Times:

Thursday, February 1st, 7pm
Friday, February 2nd, 7pm
Saturday, February 3rd, 2pm

Ticketing In-Person:

Advance Purchase / General Seating – $35
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At-the-Door – $45

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Location:
Verde Valley School | Brady Hall
3511 Verde Valley School Rd
Sedona, AZ 86351

Almost Maine
2023-12-01 19:00 - 2023-12-03 15:30 | Verde Valley School | Brady Hall, 3511 Verde Valley School Rd, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
Emerson Theater Collaborative presents Almost Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

Written by John Cariani. Produced by Camilla Ross

Dates/Times:
Friday, December 1st, 7pm
Saturday, December 2nd, 7pm
Sunday, December 3rd, 2pm

Ticketing In-Person:
Advance Purchase / General Seating – $35
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At-the-Door – $45

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Location:
Verde Valley School | Brady Hall
3511 Verde Valley School Rd
Sedona, AZ 86351

Indecent
2023-10-06 19:00 - 2023-10-07 20:30 | Verde Valley School | Brady Hall, 3511 Verde Valley School Rd, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
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 path of the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it.
Written by Paula Vogel. Produced by Jon Capozzoli and Camilla Ross

Dates/Times:

Friday, October 6th, 7pm
Saturday, October 7th, 2pm & 7pm

Ticketing In-Person:

Advance Purchase / General Seating – $35
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PLAYWRIGHT:
Paula Vogel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose plays are produced throughout the world. INDECENT opened on Broadway in April 2017 and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE received the Pulitzer Prize, Lortel Prize, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and New York Drama Critics awards for Best Play, and her second OBIE Award. Other plays include THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME, THE MINEOLA TWINS, THE BALTIMORE WALTZ, HOT ‘N’ THROBBING, DESDEMONA, AND BABY MAKES SEVEN, THE OLDEST PROFESSION, A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS, and DON JUAN COMES HOME FROM IRAQ. Most recent awards include the American Theater Hall of Fame Award, the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, the Lillys, the Thornton Wilder Prize, the OBIE Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the NY Drama Critics’ Circle Award. She is honored to have three awards dedicated to emerging playwrights in her name: the American College Theater Festival, the Paula Vogel Award given annually by the Vineyard Theatre, and the recent Paula Vogel mentor’s award by Young Playwrights of Philadelphia. Her plays are published in six volumes by TCG Press and she teaches playwriting workshops throughout the United States and abroad. For more, please visit www.paulavogelplaywright.com

ACTORS:

Elie Benhiyoun
Brad Burgess
Jerry Goralnick
Jeremy Goren
Emma Harris
Cathy Salit
Shoshana Wilder

S'mores n Stories: Friendships from around the world.
2023-07-28 19:00 - 2023-07-29 20:30 | The First Methodist Church of Mystic, 23 Willow Street, Mystic, CT, 06355, United States
S’mores N Stories: Friendships from around the world can be like pen pals that we greet and maybe one day we meet. An original play was written by the cast of S’more’s N Stories. Cast is part of Emerson Theater Collaborative’s 2023 Summer Youth Theatre Program. An Original Play by the cast of ETC’s Summer Youth Theatre Program. Directed by Stephanie Donnelly

DATES:

Friday, July 28th, 7pm
Saturday, July 29th, 2pm

TICKETING:

Adults – $20
Children (12 and under) – $12

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Summer Youth Theatre Program Cast:

Logan B, age 10
Oliver B, age 7
Clark B, age 8
Goldie B, age 6
Henry B, age 10
Lochlen G, age 7
Mia G, age 10
Analise L, age 7
Kailas M, age 7
Athena M, age 13
Riley M, age 14
Kyla O, age 12
Adeline P, age 6
Vanessa P, age 11
Viana R, age 8
Ella Y, age 6
Adisht S, age 8
Kendall W, age 10
Rowan W, age 8

LOCATION:
First United Methodist Church
23 Willow Street
Mystic, CT 06355

Summer Youth Theatre Camp
2023-07-03 09:00 - 2023-07-29 15:00 | Mystic, Connecticut, 23 Willow St, Mystic, CT, 06355, United States
Our theater camp is for kids, 6-14 years old, who have an interest in theater and the performing arts or would like to learn more about acting, directing, lighting, stage design, creative writing and more. Led by Stephanie Donnelly, Matt Donnelly, and Christian Marshall. Camp runs Monday thru Thursday, July 3rd to July 29th. Performance dates are Saturday 7pm and Sunday at 2pm

Kids should bring their lunch, reading material, blanket and pillow, if they choose.

Limited to 20! Pre-register your kid(s) TODAY!

Early Registration, register before June 15th – $225
Regular Registration, after June 15th – $275

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Eurydice
2023-05-05 19:00 - 2023-05-07 20:30 | Arts Academy of Sedona | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
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 look at a timeless love story.
Written by Sarah Ruhl. Produced by Camilla Ross and Jon Capozzoli. Directed by Jon Capozzoli.

May 5th & 6th | Friday & Saturday | 7pm
May 7th | Sunday | 2pm (LIVE STREAM AVAILABLE)
On-Demand (May 14th through May 28th) – $20.

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EURYDICE SHOW PROGRAM

House with No Walls
2023-02-03 19:00 - 2023-02-05 20:30
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 that the house be recreated as a reminder of the reality of slavery in our history and a memorial to the slaves’ lives. He is opposed by a controversial African-American conservative author, who argues that blacks must lay aside their pursuit of victimhood if they are to achieve true equality. Their conflict is juxtaposed against the story of Oney Judge, one of Washington’s slaves, as she struggles with the decision of whether to risk everything to escape her bondage. Moving in time between the present and the past, the play explores our relationship to troubling historical reality. How do we decide which elements of our history will be commemorated and which will be forgotten?

House with No Walls is a special arrangement by Playscripts. Directed by Ashley Adelman

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The Great Gatsby - Live Radio Play
2022-12-02 19:00 - 2022-12-04 20:30 | Arts Academy of Sedona | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
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 of the American Dream. Special arrangement by Playscripts. Produced by Camilla Ross. Directed by Ashley Adelman.

Event Dates – February 2-4, 2023

Friday & Saturday – 7pm (In-Theater Only)
Sunday* – 2pm (In-theater and Live-Stream/Audio Only available)

Tickets:
In-Person theater costs. Choose your seats with our new “seating” map.

Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
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At Door – $45

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Sell Me: I am from North Korea
2022-10-13 19:00 - 2022-10-15 20:30 | Arts Academy of Sedona | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, AZ, 86351, United States
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 Korean-born playwright, Sora Baek. Produced by Camilla Ross and Emerson Theater Collaborative.

Show dates:
October 13-14th – 7pm
October 15th – 2pm & 7pm

You may also want to attend our SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the Korean-American Experience on Wednesday, October 12th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm for a truly immersive cultural journey. Details coming soon !

In-Theater Ticket Prices:
Enjoy our upcoming production of unforgettable live theater on October 13th-15th.

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Actor:
SORA BAEK (Writer/Performer) is an award winning actor, writer and producer from South Korea. She has been featured on the New York Times, News 12 NJ and Voice of America. Select acting theater credits include: SELL ME: I am from North Korea (International Human Rights Festival, NYC, Jersey City Theater Center), The Storm, A Christmas Carol, and Sworn Virgin (NY and International Tour) with Blessed Unrest, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Calaveras Repertory Theatre), Odd Couple, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Curious Frog). Sora received Best Actress at the Epidemic Film Festival in San Francisco. She works with Only Make Believe where she creates interactive theater with children in hospitals and is an associate member of an internationally acclaimed theater company, Blessed Unrest. www.sorabaek.com

Director:
AMANDA KATE JOSHI (Director) is a NYC-based director, producer. Amanda has spent the last 15 years working on new and developing plays, as a director and an independent producer. She sat on the Lark Play Development Company’s Literary Wing, was a reader for the Princess Grace Award in Playwrighting, and spent two years as the Colony Coordinator at for the Johnny Mercer Writers’ Colony at Goodspeed. In 2005 she founded Wizard Oil Productions and was their Artistic Director until 2010. She has also partnered with New Georges as a Line Producer, producing close to 20 productions for the three companies. New Georges’ A Beautiful Day in November…Great Lakes won an OBIE in 2015, and Wizard Oil’s Empire of the Tree was nominated for an Innovative Theatre Award in 2010. Additionally, she has been an evaluator for the SDC Observership Program, been nominated for both a National Directors Fellowship and an SDC Mike Ockrent Directing Fellowship. www.amandakatejoshi.com.

True Nature of All Being
2022-05-06 19:00 - 2022-05-08 20:30 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
During 1970, in Minamata a small fishing village in Japan, a fisherman, Teru Moriya is struggling to make ends meet and to care for his family especially his young, severely disabled daughter. The livelihood of all the fishermen in the village is at stake since many people are falling ill, and the suspected culprit is mercury being drained from a nearby chemical plant and polluting the waters. People in the village are at odds since some in the village are dependent on the chemical plant for their livelihood. The illness is dividing the town, families including Teru Moriya’s and destroying individual lives. Women in the village have banded together to discover the truth, save their children and spark the global environmental movement.

Written by Lisa A. Giordano. Produced by Camilla Ross. Directed by Ashely Adelman.

When:

May 6th, Friday – LIVE STREAM & IN-HOUSE
May 7th, Saturday, 7pm IN-HOUSE
May 8th, Sunday, 2pm IN-HOUSE

Where:

Emerson Theater Collaborative at The Collective Sedona in Village of Oak Creek

In-House Tickets:

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Prices –

Advance Purchase – $35
At-the-Door – $45
Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service

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Click here to learn more about our Pre-Show Event, SIGHTS SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the Asian-American Experience, on May 4th!
Grantors:

Arizona Humanities
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Puffin Foundation, LTD

Cast:

Asuka Morinaga Derfler (MICHIKO MORIYA)
Asuka Morinaga Derfler is from Hiroshima, graduated from the Toho Gakuen drama department and was a member of the Haiyuza Theater Company in Tokyo. Japan credits include: Seagull (Nina) at Haiyuza Theater, Chidori (Chidori) at Kinokuniya Southern Theater, Ino Tadaka Story (Ino Shino) at the New National Theater in Tokyo and others as well as voice over works at NHK, movies, and Play Station games. She was trained at Herbert Berkoff Studio as a scholarship student from the Japanese Government. She has performed in plays, readings, at HERE, Flea Theater,Theater@DNA and others. Voice over work at FCI and USN. She is a teaching artist at Ping Chong + Company and has also been working to develop a theater education program between NYC and Japan.

Zak Ma (HIROSHI MURASAKI & MONKEY TRAINER)
Zak Ma is a New York based actor and physical theatre artist from Southern California. He believes in the healing power of art and aims to erase the limitations from the culmination of societal, ancestral, and cultural dictations. Zak recently created, produced, and performed in his solo show, Ma: The Exodus, an exploration of his personal experience as a Asian American immigrant. He obtained his Master’s in Acting at The Actors Studio Drama School, and his Butoh training with RenGyoSoh Butoh theatre company, where he officially became a core member since 2020. Recent performances include Ikigai (Hollywood Fringe Encore Producers’ Award), EN:2021, Ma on the Edge, and Watch Me (An Original Play by Kervigo Ensemble). zak-ma.com

Samantha Shen (FUMIKO MURASAKI)
Raised in the Bay Area of California, Samantha was heavily involved in theater and music ministry. Her love for the arts continued to grow, so she moved to Los Angeles to earn her BA in Ethnomusicology at UCLA. Now, she resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she has found a balance between her life and her life’s work. Samantha shares her love of storytelling and music through releasing original songs as well as playing characters that portray minority stories, uplifting the voices that have been silenced for far too long. Instagram: @samanthashen_. Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/samanthashenmusic

Shoko Rice (HANA MORIYA)
Shoko Rice was born and raised in Niigata, Japan. She moved to the states by herself without speaking English in 2006. She has been living in Los Angeles since, now it’s her second home. She has worked on many films and TV shows in Hollywood over a decade. Her recent film credits include her leading feature film “Call Me Emanuelle” “A Wiseguy Christmas” ”The Awakening of Emanuelle” “Kill Plan”. She proved that an immigrant with English as their second language could lead in a Hollywood film. True Nature Of All Being is her theater debut production. She is also a singer and painter, she puts so much passion into each of her works. Instagram@shokorice

Koji Ono (TERU MORIYA)
Koji Ono is originally from Japan and has been performing as a professional actor for 11 years in Shiki Theatre Company which is the most famous theatre company in Japan. Koji has performed with such shows as A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Aida, Lion King, Evita and so many other shows. He is so excited to join this amazing project “True Nature of All Being”!

Facebook:@kojiono0427 Instagram:@koji_ono1981 Twitter:@kojiono7 Website:kojiono.com

Julie Rhee (AUNT YOSHIKO)
Julie Rhee is a writer, director and actress from NYC. Her one-act plays including Mother’s Day, Blind Date, have been presented and she has also directed short plays in NYC play festivals. As an actress, she has played “Lauren” in Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, and “Juror #8” in Twelve Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose. She also enjoys stand-up comedy, and has competed at the She-Devil Comedy Fest in NYC along with forty-seven women comedians selected across the country.

Junko Nishiguchi Cheng (AUNT YUIKO)
Junko Nishiguchi Cheng was raised in Osaka, New York, and Southern California where she now resides with her husband of 34 years and their two grown children. After 30+ years as an international recording artist, she switched to acting in 2018 when she was cast as the “lipstick lady” in Taylor Swift’s music video Delicate. She has since appeared in several films, commercials, and TV shows, and she is excited to be cast in her first stage production since her musical theater days in college. Junko and David are looking forward to their upcoming trip to Aruba which she won on Wheel of Fortune. IG and Twitter @junkocheng

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkousa or https://www.facebook.com/JunkoCheng
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SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the Asian-American Experience
2022-05-04 16:30 - 18:30 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
Join us on Wednesday, May 4th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm for our SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the Asian-American Experience.
This event is intended to be a learning adventure of the Asian culture in conjunction with Emerson Theater Collaborative’s upcoming production of True Nature of All Being produced by Camilla Ross, written by Lisa Giordano and directed by Ashley Adelman on May 6th-8th.

SIGHTS – Japanese Karate, Seido, demo byThird Degree Black Belt,Ashley Adelman. The art of making sushi demo by Minyan Zhu. African art will also be displayed.

SOUNDS – The musical sounds of Shoko Rice , actress, will perfectly complement this very special event.

SAMPLINGS – Enjoy of Nigori and Junmai Sake accompanying a wide variety of Tuna and Salmon Sushi and more. Learn more about their unique cuisine.

Karreemah (Kay) Muhammad of KAYZ Oilz share information about trauma that we inherit from our predecessors and how essential oils can help support and balance our body systems.

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS – $45 per person in advance or $55 at door.

For more information on Emerson Theater Collaborative’s production of True Nature of All Being, click here!

Underneath the Lintel
2022-04-15 19:00 - 2022-04-16 20:30 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
Davinci Code meets the dewy decimal system

In this gripping ghost story an eccentric librarian discovers a weather-beaten book in a return bin — 113 years overdue. Sparked by a message left in its margins, he embarks on a magical quest that takes him around the world and 2,000 years into the past. With astonishing twists and turns, UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL draws us into an unforgettable odyssey.

Underneath the Lintel is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC www.broadwayplaypub.com

Originally produced professionally Off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse!

When:

April 15-16
Friday & Saturday
7pm

Where:

Emerson Theater Collaborative at The Collective Sedona in Village of Oak Creek

Tickets:

Click here to buy tickets!
Prices –

Advance Purchase – $35
At-the-Door – $45
Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service

Producer:

Camilla Ross

Director:

Ashley Adelman

Cast:

The Librarian – Craig Schneider

Crew:

Jon Capozzoli – Lighting Designer
Matt – Egan – Sound
Melinda McElroy – Stage Manager

Permanent Collection
2022-02-04 19:00 - 2022-02-06 15:00 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
Written by Thomas Gibbons
Produced by Camilla Ross
Directed by Ashley Adelman
Produced by Special Arrangements of Playscripts
Starring – Elijah Manning, Cat Ransom, James Yaw, La Rivers, Racquel McKenzie and Larry Cohen

Sponsors – City of Sedona & Caldwell Banker

Synopsis

Permanent Collection is a searing examination of racial politics that ultimately asks how much space — literally and figuratively — the white world gives to African-Americans. What is the cost of failing to view the world through another’s eyes?

Soon after African-American businessman Sterling North becomes the new director of the Morris Foundation, he discovers that this world-famous art collection includes several significant African sculptures tucked away in storage. His proposal to add them to the public galleries is opposed by the foundation’s long-time education director, who is loyal to the idiosyncratic wishes of the late Dr. Morris. Spurred on by a zealous local journalist, this clash quickly escalates to public accusations of racism and a bitter struggle for control of the collection.

When

Friday, February 4th @ 7pm
Saturday, February 5th @ 7pm
Sunday, February 6th @ 2pm

Ticketing
In-Person theater costs. For the first time ever, pick your seats with our new “seating” map.

Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
Advance Purchase – $35
At-the-Door – $45

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS!

Where
Emerson Theater Collaborative @ The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 Suite C-100, Sedona AZ 86351

Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations for social distancing, masks and vaccinations.

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some)
2021-12-02 19:00 - 2021-12-04 20:30 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told — plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season! The Emerson Theater Collaborative’s mission is to serve youth, under-represented communities and artists with an emphasis on diversity, by producing innovative and exhilarating theater in Northern Arizona.

Starring Josh Rivedal, Jimmy Shoffman & William “Gabriel” Grier.

Ticketing
In-Person theater costs. For the first time ever, pick your seats with our new “seating” map.

Advance – $35
At Door – $45
Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS!

Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations for masks and vaccinations. No Refunds!

SPONSORS:

City of Sedona
Debra Gallaway – Caldwell Banker
Sedona Monthly

The American Soldier
2021-10-21 19:00 - 2021-10-22 15:30 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
The American Soldier is based and inspired by real stories and letters written by veterans and their families from the American Revolution through the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It reveals the struggles American soldiers face at war and their internal struggles to come back home. The show strives to help us understand how and why it is so difficult for men and women in the armed services to re-enter our civilian life when they come back home. Its goal is to honor our veterans and thank their families for their immense sacrifice to our country.

The American Soldier is the American story of how many men and women have put on and are willing to put on the uniform to fight, defend and give the ultimate sacrifice for what our country stands for.

Starring Douglas Taurel , directed by Padraic Lillis and consulted by Stephen Jobes, and was originally developed in Emmy Award-winner Matt Hoverman’s GO-SOLO Workshop.

In-Person theater costs. For the first time ever, pick your seats with our new “seating” map.
• Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table)
• Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three)
• Advance – $35
• At Door – $45

Click here to BUY TICKETS for in-house!

LIVE-STREAM from Home via On-the-Stage – $20

Click here to purchase LIVE STREAM tickets for Sunday, OCTOBER 23 @2pm PST

NO REFUNDS

Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations for masks and vaccinations.

SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the American Soldier featuring Robin Slonina
2021-10-20 16:30 - 18:30 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
Celebrate the SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the American Soldier displayed through theater, skin art, music and food!

This serves as an opening reception for Robin Slonina, SkinWars, and her Wonder Women Art Collection on display.

Douglas Taurel will perform a monologue or two from Emerson Theater Collaborative’s upcoming production of The American Soldier on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct-21-23rd.

Our Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be Quinton Jenkins. Samplings of traditional American foods will be provided with the sweet sounds of music representative of Americana.

Additionally, Skin Wars creator and artist, Robin Slonina will unveil her latest skin art creation featuring model and Army Reservist Rebecca Woodberry, resident of Sedona.

When:

Wednesday, October 20th, 4:30 to 6:30pm

Tickets:

Advance – $45
At Door – $55
Veterans or Active Duty – $40

To BUY TICKETS to this event, click here!
We will also be live-streaming this event from our social media page. Follow our Sedona Arts Academy Facebook Page for more information!

For more information on Emerson Theater Collaborative’s production of The American Soldier, click here!

Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations.

No refunds!

Raging Skillet
2021-10-01 19:00 - 2021-10-03 20:30 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
Based on the true life story of Chef Rossi. Directed by Ashley Adelman.

When Rossi’s mother discovers the microwave, home cooked meals become a thing of the past. What starts as Rossi’s rebellion against her Orthodox Jewish mom ends with her becoming New York’s #1 punk-rock caterer. The playwright behind the hit I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI heads back to the kitchen with this hilarious and heartfelt new comedy, Raging Skillet. Written by Jacques Lamarre. Directed by John Simpkins.

As the catering director, owner and executive chef of “The Raging Skillet”, a cutting-edge catering company known for breaking any and all rules, she has earned a reputation as the one to call when it’s time to do something different. “I like to think of myself as the anti-chef,” says Rossi, “no pretension, no complicated recipes, just fun, fast and fabulous food.”

Rossi, who credits America as her home town, grew up in a camper wedged on the top of a Ford pick-up truck and had visited most of the United States by the time she was 10 years old. Her wacky sense of humor and international food fusions reflect her Hungarian Yiddish background and her love of all things loaded with flavor.

“I think I was the only kid in high-school who had a Yiddish/ Jersey/ Southern accent”, says Rossi… “and a passion for Tandoori Chicken.”

The Zagat’s Guide has called Rossi “the wildest thing this side of the Mason Dixon Line.”The New York Times has called Rossi, “a new breed of rebel anti-caterer.”Go Magazine has voted Rossi “one of the 100 women we love!”

Writer, radio-personality, chef and caterer this is a woman who loves to stir it up!

Dates:

Friday, October 1st, 7pm
Saturday, October 2nd, 7pm
Sunday, October 3rd, 2 pm

Tickets:
In-Person theater costs. For the first time ever, pick your seats with our new “seating” map.

Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)

Advance – $35

At Door – $45

Click here to BUY TICKET for in-person

Stream from Home via On-the-Stage (video on-demand) – $20

Click here to BUY TICKETS for on-demand viewing.

Don’t forget the Book Signing on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021!

Raging Skillet Book Signing | Peregrine Book Company
In this unique event, you’ll have the opportunity to get your copy of Raging Skillet: the true life story of Chef Rossi a memoir with recipes signed by Chef Rossi.

Buy your copy in advance through the Peregrine Book Company and we’ll bring it to the book signing!! Select “Pick-Up” Peregrine staff will then transport your book to the Sept. 29th book signing where you will be able to pick it up and have it signed.

The signing will be held September 29th, 2021 4pm to …
www.peregrinebookcompany.com

Raging Skillet – Pre Order Your Book

Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations.

Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt
2021-09-23 18:00 - 2021-09-25 19:30 | Sedona Arts Academy | The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 STE C-100, Sedona, 86351, United States
Josh Rivedal’s one man, live Broadway-style play Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt includes fifteen characters and seven songs and is both comedic and poignant. Mr. Rivedal discusses the tragic suicides of both his father and grandfather in a primal piece of live storytelling that creates an emotional connection with the audience and conveys the powerful message that suicide is preventable.

Finally, there will be a live Q&A between Mr. Rivedal and the audience on the importance of mental health and suicide prevention. Representatives of NAMI of Phoenix, and Verde Valley Mental Health Coalition will moderate the after-show discussion.

Who:
Emerson Theater Collaborative, in collaboration with NAMI, Verde Valley Mental Health Coalition, I Am Worthy Project, and the i’Mpossible Project

Why:
Because Mental Health Matters

What:
Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt, by Joshua Rivedal

When:
September 23rd, 24th, 25th
7:00pm-8:30pm (Thursday/Friday)
2:00-2:30pm (Saturday)

Where:
Sedona Arts Academy, The Collective, 7000 SR 179 Ste. C100, Sedona AZ 86351

Tickets:

In-Person theater costs. For the first time ever, pick your seats with our new “seating” map.

Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service
Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
Advance – $35
At Door – $45
USE THIS LINK to purchase (or click on event website below) – https://bit.ly/etc-kicking-blue-genes

Stream from Home via On-the-Stage (video on-demand) – $20

USE THIS LINK to purchase and “stream” on-demand – https://bit.ly/etc-blue-genes-on-demand
Available for viewing 9/24/2021 to 10/7/2021

Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations on masks and vaccinations.
