Scorpius Dance Theatre’s Catwalk Is Model Perfect Until the End

Scorpius Dance Theatre is known for several things: sensual movements, innovative choreography and Artistic Director/Choreographer Lisa Starry’s creativity in designing shows that appeal to a broad audience. Last night’s performance of Catwalk is no exception. Modeled (no pun intended) after a haute couture fashion show, Catwalk incorporates rock music and…

Stray Cat’s Twelfth Night of the Living Dead Is Lifeless

Audience members who attend Stray Cat Theatre’s current show can buy $5 ponchos before entering the playhouse. The ponchos are meant to protect the clothing of those sitting in the first few rows from being spattered with the fake gore that is the real star of this worthless one-act. Unfortunately,…

Phoenix Improv Community Scores a New Home in Central Phoenix

Homeless no more. Starting May 1, the downtown Phoenix-area improv community, which has really blossomed over the past few years, will have its own digs. The venue, which will most likely be called The Torch Theatre, is an approximately 1,400-square-foot space located at Central Avenue and Highland. Once they get…

Curtains: New Carpa and AZ Women’s Theatre Co-Produce A Mother’s Will

Each year since 2007, Arizona Women’s Theatre Company has sponsored the Pandora Festival, an open competition for unpublished scripts by Arizona’s female playwrights. (Full disclosure: I served as a reading judge for the 2010 competition and will be paid a small stipend for my services.) Julie Amparano’s A Mother’s Will…