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 […]
Emerson Theater Collaborative presents Permanent Collection by Thomas Gibbons; 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?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
<div data-pm-slice="1 1 Written by Jeffrey Jones. Produced by Camilla Ross. Directed by Craig Schneider. October 26th | Friday | 7pm October 27th | Saturday | 2pm & 7pm Ticketing In-Person: Pick your seats with our reserved “seating” map. Advance Purchase Premium Seating - $25 Advance Purchase General Audience - $20 At the Door - $30 […]
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. This event is FREE! Just RSVP for the head count. Click here […]
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 […]