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Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels94. Happy New Year from Hang & Focus!Join us in welcoming the new year as we reflect on the past 18 months of Hang & Focus!2022-01-0101 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels93. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley is now on Demand!; Hang & FocusWe 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!2022-01-0100 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels92. John Gregorio sends us a Letter from Pemberley; Hang & FocusJoin 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!2022-01-0103 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels91. Christmas at Pemberley in PHX & Letter from Pemberley from Shonda Royall; Hang & FocusThis 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 #austen2022-01-0104 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels90. Letter from Pemberley featuring Seth Tucker; Hang & FocusJoin 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 atc.org! #ATC #MissBennetChristmasAtPemberley2022-01-0106 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels89. Shop it Forward; Hang & FocusThis 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 to earn $1,000 to $10,000 for their favorite charity. #theatre #holiday #grateful #arizonatheatre #atc #pemberley #charity2021-12-0104 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels88. Opening Night in Tucson for Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley; Hang & FocusThis 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 #MissBennetChristmasAtPemberley2021-12-0104 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels87. Opening Night in Tucson of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley; Hang & FocusThe 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 #MissBennetChristmasAtPemberley2021-12-0105 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels86. Last weekend of My 80 Year Old Boyfriend & more BTS of Christmas at Pemberley; Hang & FocusIn 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 from Costume Shop Manager, Mary Woll, and her explaining the detail that goes into des...2021-12-0107 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels85. My 80 Year Old Boyfriend Design Talkback & Letters from Pemberley featuring Props Supervisor, Sara Pugh; Hang & FocusJoin 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 Conservatory Theater, where she did her apprenticeship in props. She is a proud member of S.P.A.M...2021-11-0510 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels84. Opening Night of My 80 Year Old Boyfriend in Phoenix & First Look at Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley; Hang & FocusJoin 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!2021-10-2507 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels83. Understudy of My 80 Year Old Boyfriend, Carly Natania Grossman & Sneak Peek at Justice; Hang & FocusJoin 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!2021-10-2505 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels82. Behind the Scenes of Opening Night of My 80 Year Old Boyfriend in Tucson; Hang & FocusJoin 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 2021-10-2504 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels81. Opening Night of My 80 Year Old Boyfriend in Tucson; Hang & Focus featuring Sean DanielsWE 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-SEAT2021-10-0710 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels80. Star of My 80 Year Old Boyfriend, Charissa Bertels; Hang & Focus with Sean DanielsJoin 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 intend to be as careful as possible w...2021-09-2907 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels79. Librettist and Co-Lyricist, Christian Duhamel and Music Director Jose C. Simbulan from My 80 Year Old Boyfriend; Hang & Focus with Sean DanielsJoin 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.org2021-09-2808 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels78. Performer and Understudy for My 80 Year Old Boyfriend, Carly Natania Grossman; Hang & Focus with Sean DanielsJoin 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.2021-09-2807 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels77. Behind the Scenes of 80 Year Old Boyfriend; Hang & Focus with Sean DanielsJoin 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 2021-09-0605 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels76. Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk, Lyricist and Composer from our upcoming production of Justice!; Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsJoin 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 #ruthbaderginsburg2021-09-0654 min
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels75. Playwright of Nina Simone: Four Women, Christina Ham; Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsJoin 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 #TheatreEducation2021-08-2746 min
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels74. Eliana Pipes, Tioni Collins, Elaine Romero, & 2021 National Latinx Playwrights Award Winner, Rachel Lynett; Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsIt’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 #ElianaPipes #ElaineRomero #RachelLynett2021-08-171h 04Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels73. Hamlet and Matravius Avent; Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsHamlet 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 #AllPuppetPlayers2021-08-1138 min
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels72. TheatreWorks Artistic Producing Director, Chris Hamby & ATC's new Director of Education, Chris Moseley; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsChris 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 #TheatreEducation2021-07-271h 00Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels71. Performer Jen Cody of "Women In Jeopardy;" Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsJen 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 #Musical2021-07-2154 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels70. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Artistic Director, Brent Hazelton; Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live featuring Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Artistic Director, Brent Hazelton!In the spirit of our teams competing in the NBA Finals, Brent, Sean and Chanel discuss theatre and basketball in Arizona and Milwaukee, and the bet we’ve made between our two organizations!Join the conversation!#HangAndFocus #Podcast #Theatre #NBA #Basketball #RallyTheValley #Suns #Bucks #Tucson #Phoenix #Milwaukee2021-07-141h 02Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels69. Multimedia Designer, Jared Mezzocchi & Actor, Robbie Tann; Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with director, designer, playwright JARED MEZZOCCHI AND actor, writer, director ROBBIE TANN who currently plays the role of Billy Ross in HBO’s limited series Mare of Easttown#ATC #WeAreArizonaTheatreCompany #HangandFocus#ATCGivingCornerHave your donation matched through January 29, 2021: https://donate.arizonatheatre.org/give/305704/#!/donation/checkout2021-07-0654 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels68. ATC Staff Members, Eddie Diaz and Stacey Jay Cavaliere; Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live featuring ATC Staff Members Eddie Diaz and Stacey Jay Cavaliere! Join the conversation!#Podcast #HangAndFocus #LiveTheatre #PerformingArts #Theatre #Arizona #ArizonaTheatreCompany2021-07-0149 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels67. Christopher Oscar Peña; Hang and Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Christopher Oscar Peña, Playwright of "How to Make an American Son".#ATC #WeAreArizonaTheatreCompany #HangandFocus#ATCEducationStudent registration: https://arizona-theatre-company.coursestorm.com/#ATCGivingCorner https://donate.arizonatheatre.org/give/305704/#!/donation/checkout#ATCGhostlight2021-06-2159 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels66. Performers of "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," Veronika Duerr, Seth Tucker, and Lena Quach; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsMeet your local talent! Arizona artists and cast members Veronika Duerr, Seth Tucker and Lena Quach join Hang & Focus Live to discuss ATC’s upcoming Holiday show, “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley.”Join the conversation!#HangAndFocus #Podcast #LiveTheatre #Arizona #LocalTalent #Theatre #ArizonaTheatreCompany #LaurenGunderson #HolidayShow2021-06-1546 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels65. Music Director, Alan Plado; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsJoin us for a conversation with Music Director Alan Plado!Plado is happy to return to his Arizona roots as the Music Director for ATC's 54th Season opener, "My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend." You may know Plado from his work with local companies, including @ChildsplayAZ, @ArizonaBroadway, @ScottsdalePerformingArts and @PhoenixTheatre.#HangAndFocus #Podcast #Broadway #LiveTheatre #Arizona #Theatre #PerfomingArts #LocalTalent2021-06-091h 03Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels64. ATC Director of Learning & Education, Jasmine Roth; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsJasmine Roth joins the Hang & Focus team to reflect on this past year in the Learning & Education Department and looks at what the future holds! #ArtEducation #TheatreEducation #PerformingArts #HangAndFocus #Podcast #ArizonaTheatreCompany #Theatre #Arizona2021-06-0349 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels63. Hear Arizona producers Scott Bourque and Anthony Wallace; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsScott Bourque & Anthony Wallace of Hear Arizona join Sean & Chanel to share the insights they've gained in researching and talking with a diverse mix of Arizona's arts organizations.Join the conversation!#Podcast #HangAndFocus #HearArizona #LiveTheatre #PerformingArts2021-05-2452 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels62. ATC Managing Director, Geri Wright; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsJoin us as we walk through our 2021 / 2022 Season, a season to embrace the unexpected joy in everyday life!! ATC's Managing Director, Geri Wright, joins the conversation with Sean and Chanel!#Podcast #HangAndFocus #SeasonAnnouncement #LiveTheatre #PerformingArts2021-05-181h 03Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels61. Hang & Focus Live featuring the Moms!It’s the MOTHER of all episodes!Join us as we get to gush over adorable baby pictures of our hosts and their moms AND highlight our latest Digital Offering, ‘Somewhere Over the Border.’We reach into the Hang & Focus vault for a message from Brian Quijada about why he wrote the piece as a tribute to his mother, Reina!#HangAndFocus #Podcast #MothersDay #SomewhereOverTheBorder #Musical #Theatre2021-05-131h 01Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels59. Dan Bakkedahl, Lucky Yates, and the 1 Year Anniversary of Hang and Focus; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHAPPY BIRTHDAY Hang & Focus!! We're celebrating 1 year by bringing back our first guests ever! Hang & Focus Live featuring Dan Bakkedahl and Lucky Yates! You may know Dan from VEEP, The Second City, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Life In Pieces, or HBO Max's Made For Love! Lucky is an actor, voice actor, puppeteer and comedian known for voicing Dr. Krieger on FX Networks' Archer! Join us on our Facebook page or YouTube channel! #HangAndFocus #Podcast #ArizonaTheatreCompany #DanBakkedahl #LuckyYates #TheSecondCity #TheDailyShowWithJonStewart #LifeInPieces #MadeForLove #VEEP #Archer #Theatre #PerformingArts #Comedian #Puppeteer #Actor*CONTENT WARNING: Adult Language2021-04-2753 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels58. Vichet Chum; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live featuring Cambodian-American playwright and theater maker Vichet Chum!Vichet Chum's plays have been workshopped at Steppenwolf Theatre, the Magic Theater, the Alley Theatre, the UCROSS Foundation, Fault Line Theatre, Crowded Outlet, Second Generation Productions, Weston Playhouse, Cleveland Public Theatre, All For One Theater, Amios, Florida State University, Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the New Harmony Project.Join the conversation!#HangAndFocus #Podcast #ArizonaTheatreCompany #VichetChum #Theatre #PerformingArts2021-04-2057 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels57. Lauren Gunderson and Danny Erdberg; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live featuring playwright Lauren Gunderson and Sound Designer Danny Erdberg talking about ATC's upcoming Audio Play of Gunderson's THE HEATH featuring Lauren as herself and Emmy and Tony Award Winner John Larroquette.Sign up to listen to THE HEATH at the link below!https://donate.arizonatheatre.org/event/the-heath/e332355#ArizonaTheatreCompany #LaurenGunderson #Playwright #Podcast #HangAndFocus2021-04-1354 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels56. Peilin Chou, Academy Award-nominated Producer with an overall deal at Netflix Animation; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsMost recently, Peilin produced Over the Moon, an animated musical feature film directed by Glen Keane which premiered on Netflix in October 2020 and went on to receive Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Feature Animated Film. Peilin also produced Abominable, an animated feature co-production with DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio directed by Jill Culton, which launched theatrically worldwide in September of 2019. Join the conversation! #HangAndFocus#Podcast#ArizonaTheatreCompany#PeilinChou#Netflix#OverTheMoon2021-04-0745 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels55. Some RomeroFest favorites, Elaine Romero's family, past NLPA winners and RomeroFest Scholars; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live featuring a RomeroFest wrap up where we will reflect on an amazing festival celebrating our Playwright-in-Residence Elaine Romero.#ArizonaTheatreCompany #ElaineRomero #Playwright #Podcast #HangAndFocus2021-03-301h 00Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels54. The Arizona Creatives participating in RomeroFest; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live featuring the Arizona Creatives participating in #RomeroFest and the cast of ATC's upcoming offering, Ponzi!#ArizonaTheatreCompany #ElaineRomero #Playwright #Podcast #HangAndFocus2021-03-231h 00Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels53. Playwright Karen Zacarías; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsZacarías is one of the most produced playwrights in the nation. She is one of the inaugural Resident Playwrights at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, and is a core founder of the LATINX THEATRE COMMONS. She is the founder of Young Playwrights’ Theater, an award-winning theater company that teaches playwriting in local public schools in Washington, DC.You might remember Zacarías from her play Native Gardens! She was also the recipient of our National Latinx Playwright Award in 2004 for her play Mariela in the Desert!#ArizonaTheatreCompany #KarenZacarías #NativeGardens #NLPA #Playwright #Podcast #HangAndFocus2021-03-1758 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels52. Jon Carr; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsSean Daniels and Chanel Bragg discuss Jon’s new role at The Second City.Prior to joining The Second City, he was artistic director for Dad's Garage Theatre Company in Atlanta, Georgia. A seasoned improviser, performer, and award-winning playwright with nearly 20 years of industry experience, Jon has been part of Atlanta’s creative community for more than 15 years, where, among his many creative accomplishments, he held the position of audience development manager at Alliance Theatre and founded United Atlanta Improv to help improv theatres around the city come together through collaborative works.Join the conversation!2021-03-0956 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels51. Christina Ham; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsChristina is the Playwright for ATC's upcoming Nina Simone: Four Women. Join us for a sneak peek and to learn why she wrote it and what her process was! In addition to her plays being produced nationally and internationally, Christina is a writer/producer on @Hbo's Emmy-Award winning series @westworld! #HangAndFocus#Podcast#NinaSimone#ChristinaHam#Westworld#ArizonaTheatreCompany2021-03-0152 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels50.Kenny Leon; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live, featuring Tony Award Winning Director Kenny Leon! Kenny discusses his upcoming work, the responsibility of artists during this time and being a BIPOC voice in the American theatre. #HangAndFocus #Podcast #KennyLeon #TonyAwards #ArizonaTheatreCompany2021-02-2355 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels49. Howard Sherman and Marshall Shore; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live, featuring Producer and Author Howard Sherman, and “The Hip Historian” Marshall Shore.Join the conversation!#HangAndFocus #ArizonaTheatreCompany #Podcast2021-02-161h 06Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels48. Elizabeth Montgomery; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live, featuring Elizabeth Montgomery, Arts & Culture Reporter for @azcentral! Elizabeth was just elected as President of the Arizona Association of Black Journalists!#HangAndFocus #ATC #ArizonaTheatreCompany #Podcast2021-02-0953 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels47. Elaine Romero, Bryan Falcon, and Maria Caprile; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus Live, featuring Elaine Romero, Bryan Rafael Falcon of The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre, and Maria Franco Caprile of Winding Road Theater Ensemble. Chanel Bragg discusses the upcoming RomeroFest with our guests!#ATC #WeAreArizonaTheatreCompany #HangandFocus#ATCEducationStudent registration: https://arizona-theatre-company.coursestorm.com/#ATCGivingCornerHave your donation matched through January 29, 2021: https://donate.arizonatheatre.org/give/305704/#!/donation/checkout#ATCGhostlight2021-02-0255 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels45. MCC Coronalogs Panel; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean Daniels and Chanel BraggArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels and Chanel Bragg discuss CoronaLogs with the artists, makers, and mentors behind it. CoronaLogs: Explorations of Identity, Culture and Well-Being During COVID-19 is a community based project between ATC and Mesa Community College & Mesa Community College Theatre & Film Arts. Tune in to Hang & Focus Friday, January 22, 2021 at 4 PM MST for the ATC premiere of the project!#ArizonaTheatreCompany #MesaCC #HangAndFocus #Podcast #Theatre2021-01-2156 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels42. Steve Yockey; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with playwright Steve Yockey.Steve Yockey is a Los Angeles based writer with work produced throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. His plays Bellwether, Pluto, Afterlife, Octopus, Large Animal Games, CARTOON, Subculture, Very Still & Hard to See, Blackberry Winter, The Thrush & The Woodpecker, The Fisherman’s Wife, Wolves, Disassembly, and Niagara Falls & Other Plays are published and licensed by Samuel French/Concord Theatricals. His newest play Sleeping Giant was selected for the Center Theatre Group LA Playwrights Festival and premi...2021-01-1257 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels41. Reginald Douglas and Brian Quijada; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with director Reginald Douglas and playwright Brian QuijadaReginald Douglas is a director, producer, and advocate dedicated to creating new work and supporting new voices. He has worked at theaters across the country, including directing work at Eugene O’Neill Center, TheaterWorks Hartford, CATF, Everyman Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Theatre Squared, Playwrights Center, Profile Theatre, Kennedy Center, The Lark, New York Theatre Workshop, and City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, where he served as the Artistic Producer from 2015-2020. Regi...2020-12-1555 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels40. Hang & Focus ATC Teen Takeover!Arizona Theatre Company’s ATC Teens takeover our Hang and Focus Podcast!#ATC #ArizonaTheatreCompany #WeAreArizonaTheatreCompany #HangandFocus #HangandFocusLIVE #ATCTeenCallboard:#ATCEducationStudent registration: https://arizona-theatre-company.coursestorm.com/#ATCGivingCornerHave your donation matched until January 29, 2021:https://ArizonaTheatre.org/giveText “ATC” to 565122020-12-0840 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels39. Megan Sanderberg-Zakain and Camille Sledge; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Director Megan Sandberg-Zakian and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Co-Founder of the School of Hip Hop PHX Camille Sledge.Megan Sandberg-Zakian is a theater director with a passion for the development of diverse new American plays & playwrights, and a co-founder of Maia Directors, a consulting group for artists and organizations engaging with stories from the Middle East and beyond. Her book There Must Be Happy Endings: On a Theatre of Optimism and Honesty is available from The 3rd Thing Pr...2020-11-2457 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels38. Idris Goodwin and Paula Taylor; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with playwright Idris Goodwin, and ATC’s Chief Development Officer, Paula TaylorIdris Goodwin is a creative voice for change impassioned by the power of art for social good. He uses story to inspire and incite new audiences across culture and generation. His critically acclaimed plays like And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On and Hype Man : a break beat play are widely produced across the country at professional theatres, college campuses and non-traditional spaces alike. He's...2020-11-1858 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels37. Tom Kirdahy; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Tom Kirdahy, Broadway producer and husband to the late Terrence McNally.TOM KIRDAHY is a Tony and Olivier Award-winning producer whose projects have spanned Broadway, off-Broadway, the West End, national and international tours. Select NY/London credits: HADESTOWN (8 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical), THE INHERITANCE (11 Tony Nominations including Best Play), Terrence McNally’s FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE (2 Tony Nominations including Best Revival), LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Drama Desk Award, Best Musical Revival). Additional Tony nomi...2020-11-101h 06Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels36. Tamilla Woodard and Tucson’s All Souls Procession organizers; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Tamilla Woodard, Director of ATC’s online reading of Covenant by York Walker; and Paul Weir and Nadia Hage, organizers for the Tucson’s All Souls Procession.Tamilla Woodard, names Associate Director for Broadway’s Hadestown on March 22, is the Co-Artistic Director of Working Theater. This season her work includes American Dreams, By Leila Buck, Where We Stand by Donnetta Lavinia Grays for WP Theater and Baltimore Center Stage, Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls at American Conservatory Theater and direction an...2020-11-031h 01Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels35. York Walker; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with York Walker to talk about his play Covenant that we will be streaming soon!York Walker is an award-winning writer based in Harlem, New York. He is the inaugural recipient of the Vineyard Theatre's Colman Domingo Award. His work includes The Séance (Winner of the John Singleton Short Film Competition, 48 Hours… in Harlem), Covenant (Fire This Time Festival, Access Theatre’s 4 Flights Up Festival), White Shoes (Fire This Time Festival), Summer Of ’63 (The Actors Company Theatre’s New TACTics...2020-10-271h 03Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels34. Ben Scheuer; Hang & Focus Live! SPECIAL EDITION with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) hangs out with Ben Scheuer, performer and writer of the award winning one-man-musical, The Lion in a special interview that was recorded a few months ago, at the onset of the Pandemic shutdown.ATC is excited to present Ben Scheuer’s recent London Concert for our ATC audiences from October 20-27 and wanted to offer our audiences a more intimate conversation with him in advance of showcasing his talent!#ATC #WeAreArizonaTheatreCompany2020-10-2055 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels33. Discussing ATC’s plan for returning to live theatre; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with ATC’s Managing Director, Geri Wright to discuss current plans for returning to live performances. Special surprise guest Lauren Gunderson also pops in to talk about ATC’s planned debut of her new musical, Justice, A new musical about Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsberg#ATC #WeAreArizonaTheatreCompany #hangandfocuslive #hangandfocus #weareatc2020-10-141h 04Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels32. Hang and Focus SPECIAL – MUJER! and Arts in Color TakeoverMUJER! is a feminist fashion and beauty magazine aimed at representing women as they really are—diverse, creative, passionate, flawed but beautiful—human.MUJER!’s mission is to change preconceived, patriarchy-derived notions of female beauty. There are no ads, no photoshopping and all of our models are 25+ (in real life, women do not disappear after this age).MUJER! is produced in Mexico City and distributed worldwide. (https://www.mujerrev.com)Arts in Color was founded in 2013 to celebrate, inform and inspire poc theater artists. We conducted equity & inclusion work, interviews, reviews, provided history, auditi...2020-10-0859 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels31. Billie Jo Herberger; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Phoenician Philanthropist and NAU Alumn, Billie Jo Herberger.Billie Jo Herberger has been a Phoenix resident since 1969 and was named the 2013 Woman of the Year by Women of Scottsdale. According to a 2015 article highlighting her in the Phoenix Magazine, “Billie Jo serves as an inspiration to many – she’s survived cervical cancer, breast cancer and malignant melanoma without losing a sliver of her spunk or spark. She doesn’t cover up her scars, but displays them proudly as ‘badges of co...2020-09-2953 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels30. The cast of Slow Food; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Daina Griffith, Brian Beacock, and Joel Van Liew, the cast of our current online presentation of Slow Food by Wendy MacLeod.2020-09-2154 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels29. The Creative Team Behind My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Charissa Bertels, Christian Duhamel, and Ed Bell, the creators behind our first LIVE production of the 2021 Season, the new musical My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend.2020-09-151h 00Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels28. Wendy MacLeod; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with Wendy MacLeod, playwright of our upcoming Digital Reading, Slow Food, and our 2021 production Women in Jeopardy.2020-09-0859 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels27. Char Augenstein and Jasmine Roth; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) will be hanging out with ATC’s Board Chair and Phoenix Philanthropist, Char Augenstein, and Director of Learning and Education, Jasmine Roth2020-09-0159 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels26. Elaine Romero, Benjamin Benne, and Eliana Pipes from ATC’s National Latinx Playwright Awards; Hang & Focus Live! with Sean DanielsArizona Theatre Company’s Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) and Chanel Bragg (Associate Artistic Director) will be hanging out with winners of and the team behind ATC’s National Latinx Playwright Award. Join ATC Playwright-in-residence Elaine Romero, ALMA playwright Benjamin Benne (winner of 2019 NLPA) and playwright , actor, filmmaker, and recipient of the 2020 NLPA Eliana Pipes.2020-08-2558 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels25. Revision, Healing: Featuring Cat Rodriguez and Benjamin Benne!Arizona Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Sean Daniels, and co-host Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) will being hanging out with the creatives from our Online Presentation of Alma. Join Playwright Benjamin Benne and Director Cat Rodriguez as they discuss this exciting reading of ATC’s 2019 National Latinx Playwrighting Award (NLPA) in anticipation of it’s August 18th – August 22nd run!2020-08-1856 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels24. Persevere, Empathy, Dedication, Humility, Growth: Featuring Summer OnStage Alumns!Arizona Theatre Company’s Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) is joined by Jasmine Roth, Director of Learning and Education. They’ll be hanging out with Summer OnStage Alumna Alex Alegria (2018,2019), Cassie Miller (2017, 2019), Melissa Arnaud (2013), and Tyler Gastelum (2009, 2010, 2011).2020-08-1259 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels23. Patience Persevere Community Listening Intentionality: With Sean Daniels and Carley Elizabeth Preston feat. Podcasts of PhoenixArtistic Director Sean Daniels and Development Operations Manager, Carley Elizabeth Preston, are joined by Phoenix podcast hosts D. Scott Withers and Ashley Stults of Chewing the Scenery, and Ricky Araiza, Chandra Crudup, and Walter Belcher of Sippin Tea in the Balcony.2020-08-0557 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels22. Optimistic: With Sean Daniels and Geri WrightArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) hang out with ATC Managing Director Geri Wright. #Arizona #Theatre #Tucson2020-07-2955 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels21. Arizona Performers and Playwrights: Featuring 20 participants from the Arizona edition of the 24 Hour PlaysArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) hang out with Playwrights and Actors from this week’s @24 Hour Plays Arizona Edition #24ViralMonologues:Jennifer Gantwerker - @ChildsplayAzAlejandra Luna and Susanna Velarde Covarrubias - @Teatro Bravo #teatrobravoazBrenda Foley , Shonda Royall, and Angelica Howard- @The Bridge InitiativeLouis Farber - @Stray Cat TheatreShelby Maticic and John Perovich- @Brelby Theatre Company @brelbytheatrecoMaybe Stewart and Veronika Duerr – Phoenix Theatre ArtistsMilta Ortiz and Veronica Conran- @Borderland Theatre #borderlandstheatrePa...2020-07-2259 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels20. Community Resilience With Mark Armstrong & Ashley La RussaArizona Theatre Company’s Sean Daniels (Artistic Director) and Carley Elizabeth Preston (Development Operations Manager) hang out with Mark Armstrong (Artistic Director of The 24 Hour Plays ) and Ashley La Russa (Founder of Roux Events and BlaxFriday.com, and beloved member of the ATC family).2020-07-1554 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels19: Artists as Advocates with Catherine Campbell and Diana BurbanoThis week of Hang and Focus is co-hosted by Jasmine Roth, Director of Learning and Education and Assistant Production Manager and Chair of the DiveIn Committee, Tajh Oates, as we discuss the different ways that artists and arts organizations can be advocates for change. Tajh meets with Catherine Campbell, Production Manager at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis, MN, to discuss the what their theatre is doing to assist the situation in their town after the murder of George Floyd and how they integrate social justice work into their organization. Tajh and Will also speak with Diana Burbano, actor and...2020-07-1249 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels18. Now Commitment with Chanel Bragg and Jesse SanchezArtistic Director Sean Daniels and Development Operations Manager, Carley Elizabeth Preston, are joined by incoming Associate Artistic Director, Chanel Bragg to talk about ATC’s exciting future!As a surprise bonus, we will also talk HAMILTON with Jesse Sanchez, Musical Director for Cabaret and creator of SUEÑOS: Our American Musical who was the Musical Director for the Angelica touring cast of Hamilton.2020-07-081h 07Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels17. Present, Synthesis, & Strength With Megan Carney, Sharon Pasia, and Amy YoungMegan Carney (Artistic Director of About Face Theatre in Chicago),Sharon Pasia (Member of the Youth Ensemble AND Youth Task Force at About Face) and Amy Young (Amy Young, the Managing Editor of Echo Magazine, Phoenix's longest-running LGBTQ publication) hang out with Sean and Carley Elizabeth Preston (ATC’s Development Operations Manager)“We felt really strongly as a company that we wanted to be in direct support” “The young people in our program are directly impacted by the way systemic oppression is working against all of us” “If we want our artmaking to be about social change, what are the d...2020-07-0159 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels16. Explosion & Kindness with Joanie Drago and Oscar De las SalasHosts Sean Daniels and Carley Elizabeth Preston interview Joanie Drago (Creator and Playwright of HOT PINK OR READY TO BLOW) and Oscar De Las Salas (Community Leader) on their work, experiences and projects. Here are some of our favorite quotes from the interviews (you'll have to listen to find out more!): “I thought I was a playwright and then I realized I just knew how to run my mouth” “ They were wearing their slut buttons”“what is the starting point of self” “If I were to say I am, there is creative energy in that” - Joanie Drago “Welcome to my sideway...2020-06-2759 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels15. Accountability & Pragmatism with Reggie D. White and Raymond CarrReggie D. White (Actor—The Inheritance [Broadway]) and Raymond Carr (Puppeteer—Jim Henson Studios) hang out with our co-hosts Sean and Carley. 2020-06-171h 01Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels14. Realigning Values with Larissa Fasthorse and Hana SharifLarissa Fasthorse (Playwright, co-founder of Indigenous Direction, member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, and Vice Chair of Theatre Communications Group) and Hana Sharif (Artistic Director—The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis) talk about systematic inequality in the theatre industry, and how we can use this moment to retool the systems, rebuild the structures and realign our values in order to create a better theatre industry and community. 2020-06-1057 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels13. Live with Sean Daniels: Featuring Kent Gash and Carley Elizabeth PrestonKent Gash (Founding Director of New Studio on Broadway at NYU Tish School of the Arts, Director of Master Harold and the Boys at Arizona Theatre Company) and Carley Elizabeth Preston (Chief Development Officer) discuss racism, current events and how we as artists and theatre makers can be actively anti-racist. 2020-06-071h 00Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels12. Live With Sean Daniels: Featuring Ralph Remington and Larry O'KeefeTune in with Sean for this timely and important interview with Ralph Remington (Artistic Director, Tempe Center for the Arts) and Larry O'Keefe (Broadway Composer and Lyricist - Bat Boy, Legally Blond, Heathers)!2020-06-031h 06Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels11. Live with Sean Daniels (featuring Jaime Dempsey and Mitch Menchaca)Artistic Director Sean Daniels talks with Jaime Dempsey, Executive Director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and Mitch Menchaca, Executive Director of the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. 2020-05-2758 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels10. Phoenix Rises (featuring Ricky Arazia and Chanel Bragg)This week, Arizona Theatre Company Artistic Director Sean Daniels talks with Phoenix-based artists Ricky Arazia of Teatro Bravo and Chanel Bragg. 2020-05-2058 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels9. The White Chip Part 2 (Featuring Ryan Hampton, Hank Stratton, and Joe Tapper)In advance of Arizona Theatre Company's benefit reading of Sean Daniel's "The White Chip", Sean Welcomes co-founder of The Voices Project, Ryan Hampton, to discuss the power of stories in removing the stigma of addiction and recovery as well as interviews with Arizona Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Hank Stratton and The White Chip's lead actor, Joe Tapper2020-05-1356 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels8: Voices of RecoveryIn conversation with Arizona Theatre Company's upcoming benefit reading of Artistic Director Sean Daniels' THE WHITE CHIP, Join us for these conversations with activists and artists across the country. Each one drawing from their experiences in different ways to bring exciting work to life and working to end the shame associated with addiction. In this episode we hear from co-founder of The Voices Project, Ryan Hampton. Steven Strafford shares his autobiographical solo musical, METHTACULAR!. Armand Fields, Chicago based actor and drag queen, and Gretchen Wirges, Tucson based theatre artists, share their experiences creating work after embracing recovery. We also meet...2020-05-1052 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels7. The White Chip Part 1 (featuring Sheryl Kaller & Dan Bakkedahl)Arizona Theatre Company's Artistic Director discusses his play The White Chip written based on his personal journey of recovery. Joined by Tony Nominated Sheryl Kaller who directed the The White Chip Off-Broadway and will direct our online reading on May 11th, and Dan Bakkedahl: actor, comedian, former roommate of Sean, and fellow friend in recovery.Content Warning: Addiction, Sobriety, RecoveryFind out more about the White Chip Reading: https://arizonatheatre.org/show/the-white-chip-a-live-reading/This episode was recorded Live on May 1st through Zoom and Facebook. If you want to watch these episodes Live...2020-05-0656 minHang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels6: We Are Arizona Theatre CompanyJoin us for this conversation with Arizona Theatre Company staffers as they recall why and how they got involved in theatre and why they love the work they get to do at ATC.2020-05-0348 min
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels5. Clowns, Odes and Musical Mindfulness (featuring Lucky Yates and Brian Lowdermilk)In our first Hang & Focus Livestream, Sean chats with Lucky Yates from FX's Archer, musician/composer Brian Lowdermilk, and ATC's Costume Shop Manager Mary Woll about the things they love and whats on their mind right now. Enjoy this conversation that covers everything from fond memories of starting an improv troupe, writing songs about everyday gratitude, and making masks to donate to hospitals!2020-04-3055 min
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels4. Gender Queerness and Gender Identity in TheatreJoin us for this conversation between a few of our ATCteen young artists and professional ATC artists on gender queerness, gender identity and being TGNC and a theatre artist. We cover some of the challenges TGNC artists face, how theatre needs to evolve to be more inclusive and pursue liberation for disenfranchised communities, and why representation matters to us.2020-04-261h 12
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels3. Chatting with Chris D'Arienzo about Jukebox Musicals, Rock of Ages, and ATCThis episode of Hang and Focus featured guest Chris D'Arienzo creator of the hit musical Rock of Ages. Chris and Sean talk jukebox musicals, Rock of Ages, ATC and more!2020-04-2430 min
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels2. Representation Matters-The Making of Suenos: Our American MusicalSean Daniels, Arizona Theatre Company Artistic Director, talks with Jesse Sanchez and Jason Hurtado about representation, music and the making of a new musical.2020-04-2253 min
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean Daniels1. A Conversation with the Cast of the Legend of Georgia McBrideWelcome to Hang & Focus. In this show we will celebrate the conversations, people and art that lights us up. We were so excited about our production of The Legend of Georgia McBride but due to COVID-19 and the need to socially distance, we postponed the show until the 21-22 Season. However, we did have just enough time to do an amazing Opening/Closing night and record this conversation with the cast.2020-04-2148 min
Hang & Focus LIVE! with Sean DanielsHang & Focus TrailerWhat is Hang & Focus? Listen to our trailer to find out!2020-04-2103 min