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222 E. Monroe St. Phoenix, AZ 85004

602-254-7399

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Best Theater Venue
Award Winner 2011

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Various resident troupes (including Arizona Theatre Company, Ballet Arizona and Actors Theatre of Phoenix) share time with touring companies and special bookings on the two stages (capacities: 815 and 284) at this plush facility.

Herberger Theater Center

Daily

Various resident troupes (including Arizona Theatre Company, Ballet Arizona, and Actors Theatre of Phoenix) share time on the two stages at this pl...
Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries

2:00 p.m. every Sun. from May 20 until June 2

Research has linked video games to childhood violence, but let’s face facts: Long before kids were annihilating zombies with assault rifles, they w...
Time Stands Still

8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from May 11 until May 27

They say all’s fair in the ultimately unglamorous realms of love and war. Love dulls and dissolves. War tallies death and injury. Neither proves ea...
Actors Theatre and Desert Foothills Theater: The Wallace and Ladmo Show

7:00 p.m. June 6

KID ROCK Which long-running TV show featured a cynical clown who despised children? If you answered The Simpsons, you’re either jailbait or a trans...
Lunch Time Theater: Q is for Queen

12:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu. from June 5 until June 14

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2011 | Best Theater Venue

We've seen a lot of nice plays and musical revues in this dark, compact space, once used exclusively for rehearsal by the likes of Arizona Theater Company and Actors Theatre. Its new renovation includes a Van Buren Street canopy that beckons passersby to drop in for weekday Lunch Time Theater, courtesy of drama doyenne Judy Rollings and a revolving cast of characters and playwrights. The marquee sign outside reminds us, late in the year, to reserve tickets for iTheatre Collaborative's... More »
2010 | Best Equity House

A quick lesson in professional versus non-professional theater: Actors' Equity Association is the labor union representing American stage actors and managers. "House" is, in this context, another word for troupe or theater group. A professional union theater company is referred to as an equity house, while a smaller, non-professional company that pays neither dues to the union nor wages to its actors is called, in polite company, a community theater. And, in our state, Arizona Theatre... More »
2010 | Best Theater Venue

You walk through a concrete courtyard filled with beautiful sculptures of sprites and ballerinas, and on into a marble-and-glass lobby into which a gorgeous stone staircase spills. Welcome to the Herberger Theater Center, where resident troupes Arizona Theatre Company, Actors Theatre and Center Dance Ensemble make their artful homes. Before heading into one of the three theater spaces here, head upstairs to the wraparound art gallery, which features new and exciting work each and every... More »
2009 | Best Stage Bargain

Times are tough, and nobody knows this as well as your local theater companies. Actors Theatre of Phoenix, one of only a handful of professional troupes in the state, wants not only to stay in business, but wants us to be able to afford to see its often marvelous productions at the Herberger Theater Center as well. Toward that end, it's offering season ticket holders a Flex Pass, good for four admissions to any weeknight or Sunday performance of an Actors Theatre show. For about $150,... More »
2008 | Best Rehearsal Space in Which to Watch a Play

Okay, so this wasn't exactly a close race; it's not as though most -- or any! -- local theater companies are opening up their rehearsal halls to tiny troupes that need cool, quiet places where they can present their shows. The Herberger is pretty much the only venue that makes room for even more amazing talent than what it's already presented on its stages. Good thing, too; otherwise, we might have had to do without some of the entertainment we've enjoyed so much from iTheatre... More »
2008 | Best Theater Lobby for Schmoozing

We've rubbed elbows at plenty of playhouses, and we know what to expect from most of the crowded rooms where folks hang out before and after the show. Phoenix Theatre is where we expect to see gaggles of thespians and blue-hairs out on the town, and at Stray Cat Theatre (until recently housed at downtown's Metro Arts) we're likely to find ourselves toe-to-toe with arty types and black box fans smoking clove cigarettes between Acts One and Two. But our personal fave is the Herberger, where... More »
2000 | Best Place to Put Your Kids in the Spotlight

Got a stage-struck young'n Can't afford the tickets to see every show in town How does seeing them all for free sound Downtown's busiest theater has the best volunteer program around. They are always looking for new folks willing to tear tickets and lead patrons to their seats. Volunteers as young as 12 are accepted when accompanied by an adult, which makes this a perfect family activity. After calling the volunteer hot line number above, you will go to an orientation meeting, which... More »

iTheatre Collaborative's Gruesome Playground Injuries Is Both Minimal and Haunting

By Julie Peterson | Thu, May 24, 2012

The simplest things are the most difficult. When your options are limited, when there are only so many choices to make, one misstep is a glaring note of dissonance. Little mistakes are comparatively e... More »
Belly Up

By | Thu, May 17, 2012

Belly dancer Ava Fleming knows a thing or two (or three) about shimmies and shakes. Named the Belly Dancer of the Universe, the performer presents an afternoon performance of traditional dances from Kuwait, Iraq, and Egypt. Tue., May 22,... More »
Color Story

By Julie Peterson | Thu, May 03, 2012

Painter Mark Rothko was opinionated, annoying, and perhaps a little nuts. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) People have allegedly wept upon viewing his big canvases of blurry, floating rectangles of color (dubbed "multiforms" by critics... More »
Phoenix Improv Festival Rolls Out Tonight Through Sunday

By Julie Peterson | Fri, April 27, 2012

It's a piece of cake for the organizers of the 11th Annual Phoenix Improv Festival to pack a lot into a little -- that's kind of a holy principle of comedy. So yes, the entire event fests your ass off... More »
Tour de Farce

By Wynter Holden | Thu, April 26, 2012

What's worse than shoving your hand up a puppet's ass on national TV? Looking like a complete ditz as you struggle to improvise dialogue to distract from your humiliation. But don't let Real Housewife Teresa Giudice's epic fail on Celebrity Appren... More »
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Herberger Theater Center

222 E. Monroe St. Phoenix, AZ 85004

602-254-7399

Description

Herberger Theater Center

Daily

Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries

2:00 p.m. every Sun. from May 20 until June 2

Time Stands Still

8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from May 11 until May 27

Actors Theatre and Desert Foothills Theater: The Wallace and Ladmo Show

7:00 p.m. June 6

Lunch Time Theater: Q is for Queen

12:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu. from June 5 until June 14

2011 | Best Theater Venue

2010 | Best Equity House

2010 | Best Theater Venue

2009 | Best Stage Bargain

2008 | Best Rehearsal Space in Which to Watch a Play

2008 | Best Theater Lobby for Schmoozing

2000 | Best Place to Put Your Kids in the Spotlight

iTheatre Collaborative's Gruesome Playground Injuries Is Both Minimal and Haunting

By Julie Peterson | Thu, May 24, 2012

Belly Up

By | Thu, May 17, 2012

Color Story

By Julie Peterson | Thu, May 03, 2012

Phoenix Improv Festival Rolls Out Tonight Through Sunday

By Julie Peterson | Fri, April 27, 2012

Tour de Farce

By Wynter Holden | Thu, April 26, 2012