Episodes
Join us in welcoming the new year as we reflect on the past 18 months of Hang & Focus!
Published 01/01/22
We at Arizona Theatre Company want to wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season! Be sure to catch Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley on Demand. Visit atc.org for more information!
Published 01/01/22
Join us as we read another letter from Pemberley and be sure to check out Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, now playing at Herberger in Downtown Phoenix! For tickets visit atc.org or call 833-ATC-SEAT!
Published 01/01/22
This week The Bennets say hello to Phoenix as the show moves to Herberger Theatre. We also receive a special letter from Shonda Royall aka Jane Bingley.  #atc #theatre #pemberley #austen
Published 01/01/22
Join us on this week's episode of Hang & Focus we get to hear a Letter from Pemberley by local artist, Seth Tucker, who plays Arthur de Bourgh in "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley!" 🎄  We invited students to join us for our student matinee and experience the holidays at Pemberley. Hear what they had to say about the performance! 😍   The show closes tomorrow in Tucson and will make its way up to Phoenix at the Herberger Theater Center on December 9th ❄️ Tickets can still be purchased at...
Published 01/01/22
This week on Hang & Focus, we at ATC want to wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season! Don't forget to Shop it Forward! To celebrate the many nonprofit partners whose tireless efforts Scottsdale Fashion Square has supported through the decades, the center is calling upon shoppers to pay it forward through its “Shop It Forward” program from Oct. 15-Dec. 15. For 60 days, customers can shop, dine and enjoy entertainment at Scottsdale Fashion Square, then submit their receipts...
Published 12/01/21
This week on Hang & Focus, we will be taking a look into Tucson's opening night production of "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley!" Tune in for a couple of testimonials from audience members after the show! Get ready to experience, "What Christmas would be like at Pemberley," in Tucson before December 4th 🎄 Tickets at atc.org ❄️ #ATC #HandAndFocus #MissBennetChristmasAtPemberley
Published 12/01/21
The house is open! On today’s episode, we get a behind the scenes look into rehearsal of “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley!”    Join us tonight in Tucson for the opening night production! We are excited for you to experience the story of Mary Bennet’s journey to find romance that is full of humor and wit ✨ Tickets at ATC.org! #ATC #MissBennetChristmasAtPemberley
Published 12/01/21
In this week's episode of Hang & Focus, we are sad to say goodbye to ATC's first production of the season, "My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend," as they perform their last shows this weekend in Phoenix. ❤️ Thank you to Charissa Bertels for bringing joy and laughter to the stage. We are so excited to see the show Off-Broadway in New York next year! 😍   It is finally time to introduce our second season-production in Tucson, "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley!" In this episode you will get to hear...
Published 12/01/21
Join us as we take a peek at the My 80 Year Old Boyfriend Designer Talkback featuring Sound Designer Danny Erdberg, Costume Designer Jen Caprio, and Lighting Designer Brian J. Lilienthal. This week's Letters from Pemberley comes from our very Props Supervisor, Sara Pugh. Sara Pugh started with Arizona Theatre Company in 2018. She received her BFA in Scenic Design from the University of Wyoming and has done many summer stocks across the country before finding a great fit at PCPA, Pacific...
Published 11/05/21
Join us as we say goodbye to My 80 Year Old Boyfriend in Tucson and hello to Phoenix! We also get a first look at our upcoming holiday production, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley! Tickets available at 833-ATC-SEAT and atc.org. We look forward to seeing you at the theatre!
Published 10/25/21
Join us in another installment of My 80 Year Old Minute where we ask Carly Natania Grossman what's an unlikely friendship she has. Also we get to see a sneak peek at this week's workshop for Justice, one of our upcoming productions!
Published 10/25/21
Join us as we look at the opening night of My 80 Year Old Boyfriend! Tickets are still available at atc.org to watch in person or to stream online at atc.org/atc-on-demand #livetheatre #live #musical #atc #arizonatheatre 
Published 10/25/21
WE ARE BACK! This is the moment we have all been waiting for as we return to live theatre! We are excited to share with you our first production for our 54th season, My 80 Year Old Boyfriend, opening tonight in Tucson at the Temple of Music and Art. We would not have made it to opening night without the generous support of our patrons. We thank you so much! Please join us tonight! Tickets available at atc.org and 833-ATC-SEAT
Published 10/07/21
Join us as we chat with Charissa Bertels, who conceived and performs in My 80 Year Old Boyfriend, Opening Oct 1st in Tucson at the Temple of Music and Art and then in Phoenix on Oct 23rd at the Herberger Theater Center. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit atc.org or call 833-ATC-SEAT   ATC returns to live theatre this fall as a fully vaccinated company - from our actors and designers to staff and volunteers. We put our artists and audiences at the heart of all we do, and...
Published 09/29/21
Join us as we talk to Librettist and Co-Lyricist Christian Duhamel and Music Director Jose C. Simbulan from our upcoming production of My 80 Year Old Boyfriend. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit ATC.org
Published 09/28/21
Join us as we chat with our understudy for My 80 Year Old Boyfriend, Carly Natania Grossman and find out how she got started in acting, her side hustle, and what her wrestling entrance song would be.
Published 09/28/21
Join as we feature behind the scenes footage of our upcoming production of 80 Year Old Boyfriend, opening Sept 25th in Tucson and Oct 21st in Phoenix. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit atc.org and/or call 833-ATC-SEAT   #arizona #livetheatre #theatre #musical 
Published 09/06/21
Join us as we talk to Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk, longtime Lyricist and Composer duo, about our upcoming production of Justice!    #atc #arizonatheatre #justice #musical #sandradayoconnor #ruthbaderginsburg
Published 09/06/21
Join us as we revisit our wonderful conversation with Christina Ham, playwright of our upcoming production, Nina Simone: Four Women. For more information on everything ATC, visit atc.org #HangAndFocus #ArizonaTheatre #Podcast #Arizona #LiveTheatre #Education #ArtEducation #TheatreEducation
Published 08/27/21
It’s Friday and we are IN LOVE with our guests today! Join us as we speak to Award Winning Playwrights Eliana Pipes and ATC’s Playwright-in-Residence Elaine Romero. Grab your chocolate de Abuelita (or have it iced like a true millennial) and get hyped for the weekend! Join us as we meet the unstoppable, amazingly talented Rachel Lynett, ATC’s 2021 National Latinx Playwrights Award Winner. #NationalLatinxPlaywrightAwardWinner #ATC #LatinxPlaywright #NLPA #HangAndFocus #LiveTheatre...
Published 08/17/21
Hamlet from All Puppet Players joins us to talk about their new season! Matravius Avent is the voice of Audrey II, from ABT’s Little Shop of Horrors! #HangAndFocus #ArizonaTheatre #Podcast #Arizona #LiveTheatre #AllPuppetPlayers
Published 08/11/21
Chris Hamby is the Producing Artistic Director of Theatre Works in Phoenix! Christopher Moseley is ATC’s new Director of Education! Chris spent the last 15 years teaching with Tucson Unified School District. We are so excited to have him on the team! #HangAndFocus #ArizonaTheatre #Podcast #Arizona #LiveTheatre #Education #ArtEducation #TheatreEducation
Published 07/27/21
Jen Cody has been performing on Broadway for the over 25 years, originating roles in many shows including Seussical the Musical, Urinetown and Shrek! She is also the voice of Charlotte LaBouff in Disney’s The Princess and the Frog! Join the conversation! #HangAndFocus #Podcast #Theatre #Broadway #Disney #Actor #ArizonaTheatre #Arizona #LiveTheatre #Musical
Published 07/20/21