activities · 9
what they do
direct service · 9
- Operate a professional theatre Performing Arts Venue OperationsOperates a 160-seat professional theatre in Tucson, AZ, ensuring a safe environment for patrons and performers through measures like vaccinated staff, air filtration, and professional cleaning.
- Operate a professional theatre Performing Arts Venue OperationsOperates a 160-seat professional theatre in Tucson, AZ, ensuring a safe environment for patrons and performers through vaccination requirements, air filtration, hands-free facilities, and professional cleaning.
- Present play-reading seriesPresents The John & Joyce Ambruster Play-Reading Series, where actors rehearse plays for approximately 12 hours and perform them with scripts in hand, offering additional theatrical experiences beyond the main season. Examples include "Rhinoceros," "Love and The Harmful Effects of Tobacco," "The Language Archive," "Picnic at Hanging Rock," "The Sun Also Rises," "The Year of Magical Thinking," "Crime and Punishment," and "Shining City."
- Present play-reading seriesPresents The John & Joyce Ambruster Play-Reading Series, where actors rehearse plays for approximately 12 hours and perform them with scripts in hand, offering additional productions beyond the main season. Examples include "Rhinoceros," "Love and The Harmful Effects of Tobacco," "The Language Archive," "Picnic at Hanging Rock," "The Sun Also Rises," "The Year of Magical Thinking," "Crime and Punishment," and "Shining City."
- Present play-reading seriesPresents The John & Joyce Ambruster Play-Reading Series, offering rehearsed readings of plays with actors performing with scripts in hand, such as "Rhinoceros," "Love and The Harmful Effects of Tobacco," "The Language Archive," "Picnic at Hanging Rock," "The Sun Also Rises," "The Year of Magical Thinking," "Crime and Punishment," and "Shining City."
- Produce radio dramas Literary and Classic Radio Drama ProductionProduces "Rogue Radio" productions, adapting literary works into radio dramas for broadcast on local NPR stations. Examples include adaptations of Charles Dickens’ _The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton_, Oscar Wilde’s _The Canterville Ghost_, Sarah Orne Jewett’s _A White Heron_, Kate Chopin’s _Desirée’s Baby_ and _The Awakening_, and Virginia Woolf’s _The Mark on the Wall_.
- Produce radio dramas Literary and Classic Radio Drama ProductionProduces "Rogue Radio" adaptations of literary works for broadcast on NPR, featuring various actors and original music. Examples include adaptations of Charles Dickens’ _The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton_, Oscar Wilde’s _The Canterville Ghost_, Sarah Orne Jewett’s _A White Heron_, Kate Chopin’s _Desirée’s Baby_ and _The Awakening_, and Virginia Woolf’s _The Mark on the Wall_.
- Produce radio dramas Literary and Classic Radio Drama ProductionProduces "Rogue Radio" productions, adapting literary works into radio dramas for broadcast on local NPR stations, including "The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton," "The Canterville Ghost," "A White Heron," "Desirée’s Baby," "The Awakening," and "The Mark on the Wall."
- Produce theatrical plays Professional Theatrical Productions of Plays and MusicalsProduces a season of theatrical plays, including both classic and contemporary works, utilizing dedicated costume shops and stagecraft elements. Examples include "Tartuffe," "Cloud 9," "Peter and the Starcatcher," "The River," "The Tempest," "A Doll's House," "All My Sons," "Equus," "Doubt," and "Cymbeline."
strategies · 10
how they think
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- Audience Engagement through Play Readings audience_engagement/play_developmentThe organization uses play readings to introduce audiences to a wider variety of plays, some of which may be fully produced in the future, and to offer more plays when the season schedule is too full.
- Audience Engagement through Play Readings audience engagement/play developmentThe organization uses play readings to introduce audiences to a wider variety of plays, some of which may be fully produced in the future, and to offer more plays when the season schedule is full.
- Audience Engagement through Play Readings audience_engagement/play_developmentThe organization uses play readings to introduce audiences to a wider variety of plays, some of which may be fully produced in the future, and to offer more plays when the season schedule is too full for fully-produced plays.
- Flexible Black Box Theater Design flexible black box theatre designThe organization utilizes an intimate black box theater space with flexible seating arrangements that are reconfigured for each production to enhance storytelling and adapt to the artistic needs of each play.
- Flexible Black Box Theater Design flexible_theater_space_designThe organization utilizes a black box theater space with flexible seating arrangements that are reconfigured for each production to enhance storytelling and adapt to the artistic needs of each play.
- Innovative Theatrical Staging and Techniques theatrical_production_techniquesThe organization employs high-tech instruments for storytelling using light and color, and uses theatrical devices such as actors playing animals with sculptural heads, to tell stories elegantly and enhance productions.
- Theatrical Adaptation of Classic Plays theatrical_adaptationThe organization adapts classic dramas with contemporary dialogue to highlight core themes and make struggles for self-liberation immediate and urgent, often incorporating magic and striking theatrical effects.
- Theatrical Adaptation of Classics theatrical adaptationThe organization adapts classic dramas with contemporary dialogue to highlight core themes and make struggles for self-liberation immediate and urgent for modern audiences.
- Theatrical Adaptation of Classics theatrical_adaptationThe organization adapts classic dramas with contemporary dialogue to highlight core themes and make struggles for self-liberation immediate and urgent, often incorporating magic and striking theatrical effects.
- Theatrical Storytelling through Staging and Technology theatrical_staging_and_technologyThe organization employs high-tech instruments for storytelling using light and color, and utilizes theatrical devices such as actors playing animals with sculptural heads, to tell stories elegantly and enhance theatricality.
named programs · 2
what they call their work
Such Stuff As Dreams
A free open talk designed to enhance audience understanding of the productions, featuring discussions led by local educators and artists.
The Tempest
A production of William Shakespeare's classic play, featuring a cast of local actors and directed by Cynthia Meier.
relationships · 23
who they work with
- Arizona Public Media Partner — Collaborates on radio dramas, with Mark McLemore involved in the presentations.
- Artifact Dance Project Partner — Co-produced "A House of Pomegranates" in Summer 2017.
- Artifact Dance Project</entity_type>partner Partner — Co-produced "Tales of the Jazz Age" in Summer 2016.
- Barbara Martinsons & Larry Boutis Funder — Sponsored "All My Sons"
- Brock & Chantal McCaman Funder — Sponsored "A Doll's House"
- Clay Shirk Funder — Sponsored the play readings "Rhinoceros," "Love and The Harmful Effects of Tobacco," and "The Language Archive."
- Gian & Marykay Morelli Funder — Sponsored the play reading "Picnic at Hanging Rock."
- John & Joyce Ambruster Funder — Funded a special project at The Rogue, leading to The John & Joyce Ambruster Play-Reading Series.
- John & Joyce Ambruster Funder — Funded a special project at The Rogue, leading to the establishment of The John & Joyce Ambruster Play-Reading Series.
- John Wahl & Mary Lou Forier Funder — Sponsored "Cymbeline"
- Julie Cohn Funder — Sponsored "Equus"
- KUAT Partner — Local NPR station that broadcasts Rogue Radio dramas.
- Kristi Lewis Funder — Sponsored "Equus"
- Lori Levine & Gary Benna Funder — Sponsored "Doubt"
- Marianne Leedy Funder — Sponsored "A Doll's House" and "All My Sons"
- Max McCauslin & John Smith Funder — Sponsored "Doubt"
- NPR Partner — Broadcasts Rogue Radio productions.
- The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona Funder — Supported the presentation of Oscar Wilde’s _The Canterville Ghost_ and Sarah Orne Jewett’s _A White Heron_.
- The Historic Y Partner — The Rogue Founding Donors plaque is located in the lobby of The Historic Y.
- The Historic Y Partner — The Rogue Theatre is housed in The Historic Y.
- The Historic Y Partner — The Rogue Theatre's space is part of The Historic Y.
- University of Arizona Partner — Collaborates with the University of Arizona for educational talks related to productions.
- Vicki Ettleman Funder — Sponsored "Cymbeline"