Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre, an award-winning non-profit performing arts theatre, is in its 15th terrific season of shows! Three performance troupes provide entertainment on two separate stages at this Theatre's performing arts complex, located near downtown Scottsdale. Cullity Hall (with actors of all ages) and Children's Theatre productions (with actors, ages 3 to 19) are presented in its 136-seat theatre-in-the-round; while small-cast Actor's Café productions are presented in an intimate 60-seat cabaret-style theatre. All performances are at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre, located at 4720 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, at the southwest corner of E. Highland Ave. and N. Scottsdale Rd. For tickets or to become a Cullity Hall season subscriber, contact the Theatre Box Office: (480) 483-1664.
Cullity Hall Productions
Actor's Café Productions
Children's Theatre Productions
Mainstage Productions
Mainstage ticket prices are: $22 ($20 seniors and students) in advance; $25 day of show.
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Buy Tickets
October 8th - 31st, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm (no matinee on October 9)
Book by Jeffrey Lane
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbeck
Directed by Cambrian Jones
Based on the 1988 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and written by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning, this delightful romp centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The suave, experienced Lawrence Jameson takes rookie con man, Freddy, under his wing. Soon, Freddy tries to compete with Lawrence. They finally agree that the first to extract $50,000 from an heiress wins and the other must leave town forever.
BYE BYE BIRDIE Buy Tickets
January 7th - 30th, 2011
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm (no matinee on January 8)
Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Directed by Terry Helland
Come see the musical that has made fans swoon for over 50 years! With book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse, join the throng of adoring fans who scream at the mention of the hip-gyrating, Elvis-like superstar Conrad Birdie. When Birdie receives his draft notice from the Army, a publicity stunt to send him off with a kiss from one lucky female fan creates hilarious havoc. With toe-tapping timeless tunes like Kids, Put On A Happy Face, The Telephone Hour and Bye Bye Birdie, audience members and Birdie fans of all ages will agree, “We Love You Conrad…OH YES WE DO!”
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Buy Tickets
April 8th - May 1st, 2011
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm
Music by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Terry Helland
This Tennessee Williams drama cascades with emotion through its cast of stifled characters in the 1950s. "Big Daddy" is the 65-year-old father and millionaire plantation owner, unaware he has cancer. His favorite son, Brick, is a consternation to him, and to Brick’s beautiful wife, Maggie. Throw in scheming in-laws set on controlling the family fortune, and the timeless story reflects familiar and oft-denied elements of human nature.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Buy Tickets
July 8th - 31st, 2011
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm (no matinee on July 9)
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Directed by Terry Helland
This first masterpiece from legendary writing team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber exploded onto the scene in 1971, from a soundtrack first introduced as a concept album that ultimately changed musical theatre forever. Power and passion drive this magnificent musical retelling of the greatest story ever told. The final seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth are chronicled through the eyes of his disciple -- and ultimate betrayer -- Judas Iscariot, in this compelling rock opera. Featuring a driving and hauntingly lyrical score that propelled two of its songs to the top of the charts – I Don’t Know How To Love Him and Superstar -- this musical epic illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit with an emotional intensity that goes straight to the heart.
Actor's Café Productions
Actor's Café ticket prices are: $22 ($20 seniors and students) in advance; $25 day of show
DINNER PARTY Buy Tickets
August 13th - October 3rd, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm
Written by Neil Simon
The 31st play by master playwright Neil Simon, the scene is Paris: six guests are invited to a restaurant and the scene turns hilariously chaotic. An air of mystery pervades all because the diners don’t know why they’ve come together. As it turns out, the dinner is about their damaged relationships and whether they can reconcile.
October 22nd - December 19th, 2010 Written by Ernest Thomas
Based on the play by Ernest Thompson, the charming and longtime married couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer, spends summers on Golden Pond. In this particular summer, daughter Chelsea decides to visit the lakefront home. A strained relationship between father and daughter over the years is revealed as is the texture of the steady love of the Thayers as they enter the twilight of their years. The film version earned Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn academy awards.
January 1th - March 6th, 2011
Written by Lorraine Hansberry
A peek into the life of the Youngers, an African-American family from the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s. Insurance money, competing ideas on how to use it and the tussle among members of one family come to full view. In 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman, Lorraine Hansberry, to be produced on Broadway, as well as the first Broadway play with a black director, Lloyd Richards. It has evolved into an American classic.
March 25th - May 15th, 2011 Written by William Gibson
A powerfully triumphant exploration by playwright William Gibson traverses the oft-turbulent relationship of deaf and blind Helen Keller and her fascinating, dedicated teacher Annie Sullivan, herself partially blind and dubbed “miracle worker” by none other than Mark Twain. The journey of Helen’s increasing ability to function in the world includes frequent physical struggles between the two as well as the “miracle” of Helen’s utterance of "wah wah" (water), her first ever comprehension that word-sounds have meaning.
June 3rd - July 24th, 2011 Written by Agatha Christie
This murderous mystery by grande dame of the genre Agatha Christie captivates theatre-goers. Ten strangers are invited to the isolated Indian Island off the English coast. A butler and housekeeper greet them as they arrive at a cavernous home where they are told they’ve been gathered to solve a past murder. Curiously, one by one, each guest runs into a fatal mishap...And then there were...
Directed by Mark-Alan C. Clemente
ON GOLDEN POND Buy Tickets
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Directed by Mark-Alan C. Clemente
A RAISIN IN THE SUN Buy Tickets
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm
Directed by Terry Helland
THE MIRACLE WORKER Buy Tickets
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm
Directed by Terry Helland
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Buy Tickets
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm
Directed by Terry Helland
Children's Theatre Productions
Children's Theatre ticket prices are: $12 in advance; $12 children, $15 adults day of show.
CINDERELLA Buy Tickets
August 20th - September 19th, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 1 pm & 3 pm
Adaptation by Gerry Cullity
Book, Music and Lyrics by Gerry Cullity
Directed by Laurie Cullity
Looking for a magical production? The slipper fits when you see this original musical version of “Cinderella” on stage at Scottsdale Desert Stages Children’s Theatre. Creator Gerry Cullity put a ragtime spin on the timeless tale of a long-suffering step-sister, a choosy prince and a glass slipper. Set in turn-of-last-century New York City, this rags-to-riches story will create memories that last beyond the stroke of midnight! When ragtime tunes Smile Check and This Place Is Magic get feet-a-tappin’—our Cinderella won’t be the only one losing a slipper.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR Buy Tickets
November 19th - December 19th, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 1 pm & 3 pm
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Directed by Laurie Cullity
Be our guest this holiday season for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! Young performers bring to musical life this romantic fairy tale adaptation about an inventor’s daughter and a selfish prince-turned-beast who must forever remain hideously cursed unless he can gain redemption and find true love. It’s a tale as old as time, spun with magical moments and unforgettable characters like the book-loving Belle, the unsightly Beast, Gaston the arrogant town Romeo, Cogsworth the pompous clock, Lumiere the love-struck candelabra and the kindly Mrs. Potts. Adapted from the Academy Award-winning animated film, this Children’s Theatre production features song favorites like the delightful Belle, the show-stopping Be Our Guest and the Academy Award-winning title tune, Beauty and the Beast.
CHARLOTTES WEB Buy Tickets
February 18th - March 20th, 2011
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 1 pm & 3 pm
Adaptation by Gerry Cullity
Book, Music and Lyrics by Gerry Cullity
Directed by Laurie Cullity
It’s a musical hoe-down as America’s favorite characters from Zuckerman’s Farm -- a gossipy goose, a gloomy sheep, a grouchy rat and, of course, a beautiful spider named Charlotte -- come together to save their friend Wilbur the pig from a terrible fate in this spirited country gospel musical adaptation by Gerry Cullity, based on the beloved tale by E.B. White. From the ‘kick-up your heels and wake-up’ song "Good Morning" to the bluegrass tune "Tough Act to Follow," parents will love to share this favorite story-turned-musical about growing up and the wonders of life with their children.
WILLY WONKA, JR Buy Tickets
May 20th - June 19th, 2011
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 1 pm & 3 pm
Words and Music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Adapted for the Stage by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy A. McDonald
Based on the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
Directed by Laurie Cullity
A zany chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and five children find adventure searching frantically for five tickets, causing complete mayhem in a chocolate factory. One of the tickets goes to a very special boy, Charlie Bucket. As usual, not all goes according to plan. An entertaining tale and a child’s sweet escape in a chocolate wonderland.
