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November 3 2022

House with No Walls

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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

Ticketing In-Person theater costs. Pick your seats with our reserved “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 in-house tickets today to watch February 3-5th.

Click here to buy live-stream tickets to watch on February 5th at 2pm MST ($20 plus fees).

Click here to buy on-demand tickets to watch anytime during February 10th, 11th and 12th ($20 plus fees).

December 22 2021

Permanent Collection

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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.