Emerson Theater Collaborative

The Emerson Theater Collaborative (ETC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to serve youth, under-represented communities and artists with an emphasis on diversity, by producing innovative and thought-provoking theater both in southeastern Connecticut and Sedona, Arizona. For more information, go to EmersonTheaterCollaborative.org

The Emerson Theater Collaborative (ETC) was established on April 4, 2016, as a new professional theater company to serve Sedona Arizona (Village of Oak Creek) and the surrounding regions with innovative and thought-provoking theatrical productions, and received its 501C3 non-profit status on July 24, 2009. The Emerson Theater Collaborative is coming into its tenth-year of producing unforgettable live theater. Our Educational, theatrical, and summer youth programming impacts, Sedona and surrounding communities, businesses, institutions, and students by providing family-friendly programming.

VISION STATEMENT
Developing and producing innovative theater with a focus on diversity, youth, and the under-represented with both emerging and professional artists.

OUR GOALS
Our goals include reaching our youth through educational theatrical programming, to support our local communities by providing free admission to our performances to low-income families and donating profits to humanitarian causes. And we do this by exploring timely themes and issues through original works and modern theatrical classics, ETC develops and nurtures emerging and professional artists by collaborating with its community, businesses, the Emerson College Network of alumni and students.

SEDONA THEATRICAL HISTORY

Emerson Theater Collaborative opened its debut production of A Christmas Carol A Radio Play by Philip Grecian in December 2016. The production was produced by Camilla Ross and directed by local village resident John Reynolds. In 2017 It's A Wonderful Life, 2018 A WWII Radio Christmas by Pat Tellinghusen. A production celebrating our veterans. in 2019 Christmas Thieves by Greg Oliver Bodine. This is part of our radio programming series of taking our patrons back to the days of yesteryear. Please check out list below of the amazing unforgettable live theater moments we have done for our community.

2016 SEDONA AZ
Christmas Carol, by Philip Grecian
 
2017 SEDONA AZ
Love Letters, by A.R Gurney,
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, by Ntozake Shange
Stolen Fire by Cate Mullen,
Nothing Crazy by Scott Stephen Kegler

2018 SEDONA, AZ
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall
Barrio Grrrl by Qu2019iara Alegria' Hudes
WWII Radio Christmas by Pat Tellinghusen.

2019 SEDONA AZ
Alabama Story
Vesta
Tortoise and The Hare
Christmas Thieves
 
2020 SEDONA AZ
Vivian's Music 1969, by Monica Bauer
What in the World, an original summer show
Kicking my Blue Genes in the Butt
Stop Kiss, Diana Son
Every Christmas Story Ever Told and Then Some
 
2021 SEDONA AZ
Bee Luther Hatchee by Thomas Gibbons
Dirty Paki Lingere, by Aizzah Fatima
Golda's Balcony by
Kicking My Blue Genes in Butt, by Joshua Rivedal
Raging Skillet, By Jacques LaMarre
American Soldier, Douglas Taurel
Every Christmas Story Ever Told and Then Some -by
 
2022 SEDONA AZ
Permanent Collection by Thomas Gibbons
Underneath The Lintel, by Glen Berger
True Nature of All Being, by Lisa Giordano
Sell Me I Am From North Korea, Sora Baek
The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry
 
2023 SEDONA AZ
A House With No Walls, Thomas Gibbons
The Masks of An Immigrant - Jovan Rameau
Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl
Indecent by Paula Vogel
Almost Maine, John Cariani

2024 SEDONA AZ
Democracy & Fayettenam by Jay Ruby
2.5 Minute Ride, by Lisa Kron

Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

EDUCATIONAL THEATRICAL PROGRAMMING:

Our Third production Harriet Tubman's Dream part of our educational outreach program was produced as a staged reading in conjunction with the League of Women Voters at the Mary D. Fisher Theater in August 2017. Harriet Tubman's dream is a one-woman-show depicting the life of Harriet Tubman. After escaping slavery, into which she was born, Harriet made thirteen missions to personally rescue over 70 slaves with the help of the Underground Railroad. Camilla Ross performs this one-woman show to critical acclaim. In 2022 we will embark on an educational project called the Underground Astronauts....an intriguing story about these amazing women

Our fourth production was a collaboration with the Mental Health Coalition of Verde Valley. A Staged Reading of Nothing Crazy by Scott Stephen Kegler. This play brought us through what it means to have a mental illness.

Testimonials

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"ETC proves that the theater experience is alive and well...