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SUMMARY:Driving Miss Daisy
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nDriving Miss Daisy reinforces the lesson that every stage of our life is precious and should never be taken for granted. \nProduced by Special Arrangement of Dramatist Play Service. Music by Robert Waldmen. \nPlaywright: Alfred Uhry\nDirector: Camilla Ross\nAssistant Director: Craig Schneider\n \nCast:\nJoan Westmoreland – Miss Daisy\nJames Yaw – Boolie\nErnest Pittman – Hoke \nCrew:\nSound Designer: Jon Capozzoli\nLighting Designer: Maz Sailer \nAlfred 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 \nShow Days/Times:\nOctober 4th | Friday | 7pm\nOctober 5th* | Saturday | 7pm\nOctober 6th | Sunday | 2pm\n\nSpecial 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.\n\n$20 with Driving Miss Daisy Show Ticket\n$45 without Show Ticket\n\nBuy Tickets:\nPick your seats with our reserved “seating” map.\n\nAdvance Purchase / General Seating – $35\nAdvance Purchase / Reserved Seating – $45\nAt-the-Door – $45\n\nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!\n\nNo Refunds!\n\nLocation:\nVerde Valley School | Brady Hall\n3511 Verde Valley School Rd\nSedona\, AZ 86351
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/driving-miss-daisy/
LOCATION:Verde Valley School|Brady Hall\, 3511 Verde Valley School Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86351\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241027T203000
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SUMMARY:70 Scenes of Halloween
DESCRIPTION: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]\n\nWritten by Jeffrey Jones. Produced by Camilla Ross. Directed by Craig Schneider.\n\nOctober 26th | Friday | 7pm\nOctober 27th | Saturday | 2pm & 7pm\n\nTicketing In-Person:\nPick your seats with our reserved “seating” map.\n\nAdvance Purchase Premium Seating  – $25\nAdvance Purchase General Audience – $20\nAt the Door – $30\n\n\nNo Refunds!\n\n\n\n70 SCENES OF HALLOWEEN is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc\, NYC 
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/70-scenes-of-halloween/
LOCATION:Verde Valley School|Brady Hall\, 3511 Verde Valley School Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86351\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Performing Arts,Sedona
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241122T190000
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SUMMARY:Carole's Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Emerson Theater Collaborative and Mysterium Theater Company present a reading of  Carole’s Christmas written by Emma Palzere-Rae in Mystic\, CT. \nIt’s July. Carole\, a middle-aged dance professor and mother of a rising college senior\, finds out that she has four weeks to live. Rather than fight her diagnosis\, Carole decides to celebrate Christmas. Advent is four weeks\, right? While her daughter is just about to launch her adult life\, Carole’s is ending. As they start to unravel the significance of their journey\, the magic of Christmas intervenes and books fly off the shelves to point their way. With her daughter Ivy\, best friend Marla\, estranged husband Paul — and even the benefits manager from the university — by her side\, Carole refuses to succumb to sadness and instead searches for the light in her situation. In the end\, the magic of Christmas prevails. \nInspired by Dickens’ A Christmas Carol\, Carol’s Christmas asks: What if there are only the ghosts of Christmas past and present\, but not the future? \nThis production is sponsored in part by First United Methodist Church. \nShow Days/Times:\n• November 22nd | Friday | 7pm\n• November 23rd | Saturday | 7pm\n• November 24th | Sunday | 4pm \nTicketing:\nPick your seats with our reserved “seating” map.\n• Advance Purchase / General Seating – $15\n• Advance Purchase / Reserved Seating – $20\n• At-the-Door – $20 \nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS! \nNo Refunds! \nLocation:\nFirst United Methodist Church\n23 Willow Street\, Mystic\, CT 06355
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/caroles-christmas/
LOCATION:The First Methodist Church of Mystic\, 23 Willow Street\, Mystic\, CT\, 06355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult
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SUMMARY:Holidays on Ice
DESCRIPTION:Emerson Theater Collaborative is proud to present another unforgettable live theater production for the holiday season. Bring the holidays alive with David Sedaris’ Holidays on Ice hilarious stories. David Sedaris’s beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces\, including a never before published story. Join us Nov 29th\, 30 and Dec 1\, 2024 for a little bit of David Sedaris. \nWe will read following holiday stories: \n\nSantaland Diaries: Partial Reading\nLet It Snow\nThe Cow and The Turkey\nUs and Them\nChristmas Means Giving\n\nWritten by David Sedaris. Produced & Directed by Camilla Ross. \nShow Days/Times:\nNovember 29th | Friday | 7pm\nNovember 30th | Saturday | 7pm\nDecember 1st | Sunday | 2pm \nTicketing In-Person:\nPick your seats with our reserved “seating” map.\n• Advance Purchase / General Seating – $35\n• Advance Purchase / Reserved Seating – $45\n• At-the-Door – $45 \nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS! \nNo Refunds! \nLocation:\nVerde Valley School | Brady Hall\n3511 Verde Valley School Rd\nSedona\, AZ 86351 \nPerformed by: \n\nLisa Schatz Glinksy*\nSean Spencer*\nJoan Westmoreland*\nJames Yaw*\nAudrey Young*\nTerra Shelman\nDave Belkiewitz\nKirstyn Lazur – Madam Elf\nCat Ransom\nSandi Schenholm\n\n* Company Members \nSpecial Quest: Red RockApella \n 
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/holidays-on-ice/
LOCATION:Verde Valley School | Brady Hall\, 3511 Verde Valley School Rd\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86351\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Sedona
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250129T140000
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SUMMARY:Zora Neale Hurston & Langston Huges: A Reading of their Works
DESCRIPTION:Join the Arts Academy of Sedona\, Verde Valley School and Emerson Theater Collaborative for the second annual Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes Readings. January 29\, 2025 from 2pm – 4pm. We will have local readers from the community and Verde Valley School. \nThis event is FREE! \nJust RSVP for the head count. Click here to register! \nLocation:\nVerde Valley School 3511 Verde Valley School Rd\, Sedona\, AZ 86351 \nFor more information: (860) 705-9711 \nThis reading is made possible from a grant from Arizona Commission on the Arts.
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/zora-neale-hurston-langston-huges-a-reading-of-their-works/
LOCATION:Verde Valley School|Brady Hall\, 3511 Verde Valley School Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86351\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Historical,Poetry,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Driving Miss Daisy - Prescott
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nDriving Miss Daisy reinforces the lesson that every stage of our life is precious and should never be taken for granted. \nProduced by Special Arrangement of Dramatist Play Service. Music by Robert Waldmen. \nPlaywright: Alfred Uhry\nDirector: Camilla Ross\nCo-Producer: Jay Ruby \nCast:\nJoan Westmoreland – Miss Daisy\nJames Yaw – Boolie\nJoel (Tony) Digg – Hoke \nCrew:\nStage Management: Sean Spencer\nCostume Designer: Terra Shelman\nSound Designer: Ky Rial\nLighting Designer: Kevin Hough\nBackstage: Audrey Young\nProps: Craig Schneider\nPhotography: Larry Kane \nAlfred 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 \nShow Days/Times:\nFebruary 21st* | Friday | 7pm\nFebruary 22nd | Saturday | 7pm\nFebruary 23rd | Sunday | 2pm\n\nSpecial Event of SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLING of the Southern Experience on Friday\, February 21st from 5pm to 6:30pm. Celebrate the Southern Experience displayed through theater\, music\, fried chicken\, collard greens\, corn bread\, sweet potato pie & sweet tea. Food by Greenway Catering & Events and El Gato Azul. Price includes show tickets and dinner / per person.\n\nPremium Seating – $125\nGeneral Seating – $100\n\nTheater Tickets Only:\nPick your seats with our reserved “seating” map.\n\nAdvance Purchase / General Seating – $35\nAdvance Purchase / Reserved Seating – $45\nAt-the-Door – $45\n\nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!\n\nNo Refunds!\n\nLocation:\nThe Hazeltine Theatre\n208 N. Marina St.\nPrescott\, AZ 86303
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/driving-miss-daisy-prescott/
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Drama,Historical,Humanities,Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250912T190000
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SUMMARY:Silence is Not Golden
DESCRIPTION:Emerson Theater Collaborative is proud to present Silence is Not Golden coming to Sedona\, AZ\, September 12th-14th 2025. \nBefore 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 she believes him when he tells her everything is her fault. The two of them are back in their home state of Ohio\, but Linda has no friends and no one to talk to since her family moved to California. Each time there is an “incident” she continues to stand by her man and wait for a better day. What other choice does she have? Finally\, she reaches her limit and fights back. But at what cost to her? \nWritten by Anita Yellin Simons. Produced by Camilla Ross. Directed by Camilla Ross & Kaycee Palumbo. \nDates / Times:\nFriday\, September 12th – 7pm\nSaturday\, September 13th – 7pm\nSunday\, September 14th* – 2pm \n*An Educational symposium follows \nLocation:\nVerde Valley School | Brady Hall\n3511 Verde Valley School Road\nSedona\, AZ 86351 \nTicketing:\nPick your seats with our reserved “seating” map.\n\nAdvance Purchase / General Seating – $40\nAdvance Purchase / Reserved Seating – $50\nAt-the-Door / General Seating – $55\n\nClick here to buy tickets! \nNO REFUNDS.
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/silence-is-not-golden/
LOCATION:Verde Valley School|Brady Hall\, 3511 Verde Valley School Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86351\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Cultural,Drama,Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251003T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251005T203000
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SUMMARY:The Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Emerson Theater Collaborative proudly presents an Original Production\, The Dinner\, a staged reading. \nThe 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 other’s stories\, while  recognizing their differences make them stronger. This is about women supporting women. \nWritten by Ross & Palumbo. Produced by Ross. Directed by Ross & Palumbo \nDates / Times:\nFriday\, October 3rd – 7pm\nSaturday\, October 4th – 7pm\nSunday\, October 5th – 2pm \nLocation:\nSedona UMC – The New Room\n110 Indian Cliffs RoadSedona\, Arizona 86336 \nTicketing:\nPick your seats with our reserved “seating” map.\n\nAdvance Purchase / General Seating – $35\nAdvance Purchase / Reserved Seating – $45\nAt-the-Door – $45\n\nClick here to by tickets! \n  \nNO REFUNDS.
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/the-dinner/
LOCATION:Sedona UMC – New Room\, 110 Indian Cliffs Rd\, Sedona\, 86336\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Cultural,Drama,Humanities,Staged Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251012T153000
DTSTAMP:20250901T220627Z
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SUMMARY:Driving Miss Daisy | A Staged Reading - Mystic
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nDriving Miss Daisy reinforces the lesson that every stage of our life is precious and should never be taken for granted. \nProduced by Special Arrangement of Dramatist Play Service. \nOriginal Music Composed by Robert Waldmen. \nPlaywright: Alfred Uhry\nProducer: Camilla Ross\nDirector: Theresa Broach \nCast:\nDarla Allen – Miss Daisy\nMichael Vernon Davis – Boolie\nAndre Keitt – Hoke \nAlfred 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 \nShow Days/Times:\nOctober 10th | Friday | 7pm\nOctober 11th | Saturday | 7pm\nOctober 12th | Sunday | 2pm\nTickets:\n\nAdvance Purchase / General Seating – $25\nAt-the-Door / Cash Only – $30\n\nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!\n\nNo Refunds!\n\nLocation:\n\n\nWith support from the Connecticut Office of the Arts\, which also receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\, a federal agency.
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/driving-miss-daisy-a-staged-reading-mystic/
LOCATION:The First Methodist Church of Mystic\, 23 Willow Street\, Mystic\, CT\, 06355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Cultural,Drama,Mystic,Performing Arts,Staged Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260208T153000
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SUMMARY:Black Irish
DESCRIPTION:WE’RE THRILLED TO BE CELEBRATING OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN SEDONA\, ARIZONA! \nEmerson Theater Collaborative is proud to bring Black Irish by Jeffrey Kagan-McCann to Sedona AND Prescott\, Arizona. This play is a sharp\, funny\, and quietly gut-punching one-act following Ruairí Phelan\, a young African-American man who crosses the ocean to a tiny Irish farming town in search of the Phelans—his grandfather’s family. They believe Uncle Patrick died decades ago. They have no idea he’s been alive in America all this time. \nThe script weaves twists\, heart\, and humor with the ease of a seasoned storyteller—“as intoxicating as a slug of good whiskey\,” wrote Melanie McFarlane of The Seattle Times. The play also earned audience-favorite status\, winning Best Play at the 2019 Hartford Fringe Festival. \nWritten and Directed by Jeffrey Kagan-McCann. Produced by Camilla Ross \nSIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLING of the Irish-American Experience \nOpening Night\, Friday\, FEBRUARY 6\, 2026 at the Sedona UMC – New Room. \nAn evening of Irish ambiance: light traditional music\, small bites\, One drink ticket\, and a lively performance that sets the tone for a memorable night. \nTasty Delights by Chef David includes Irish Meatballs with Guinness Glaze\, Beef Tips in an African Tomato Stew\, Irish Whiskey & Maple Chicken Skewers\, Stuffed Cabbage Roll with Potato\, Beans\, Carrots & Herbs. Sides are Mashed Potatoes and Jollof Rice. Followed by a savory Caramelized Onion & Fig Mini Pastry \nCost – $60 / per person \nLimited Seating — Only 50 tickets available. \nIMPORTANT: When ordering your tickets for this event please choose the 6pm Ticket time. This gives you the event\, and the show for $60. There are no Refunds! No at-the-door sales for the pre-event\, SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS. \nDATES/TIMES/LOCATIONS (SHOW ONLY): \n\nFebruary 5th – 7pm –  Prescott (The Cosmos Theatre Arts –   222 N Marina St.\, Prescott\, AZ 86301)\nFebruary 6th – 7pm – Sedona UMC – New Room\nFebruary 7th – 7pm – Sedona UMC – New Room\nFebruary 8th – 2pm – Sedona UMC – New Room\n\nTICKETING (SHOW ONLY): \nPick your seats with our reserved “seating” map. \n\nAdvance Purchase / General Seating – $35\nAdvance Purchase / Reserved Seating – $45\n At-the-Door – $45\n\n\nNo Refunds! \nClick Here to Buy Tickets for Prescott / Cosmos Theater! \nClick Here to Buy Tickets for Sedona UMC – The New Room!
URL:https://emersontheatercollaborative.org/event/black-irish/
LOCATION:Sedona UMC – New Room\, 110 Indian Cliffs Rd\, Sedona\, 86336\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Comedy,Cultural,Historical,Performing Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emerson Theater Collaborative - Camilla Ross":MAILTO:cross@emersontheater.org
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