Jen Urso is a Phoenix-based multidisciplinary artist whose output — no matter the medium — is layered and compelling. Continually challenging herself, the processes she engages in to create work are intricate, intense, and often laborious. We caught up with her to find out more about her past and present, as well as what’s in store for the future, and of course, how COVID-19 is affecting the creative process…
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Comes to Valley Youth Theatre
by Rebecca Rudnyk
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Valley Youth Theatre has done it once again. This lovely little theatre company that provides a forum for young people to develop and hone their skills continues to show its range, and tear down the stigmas that often shadow children’s performances. This is not a middle or high school school production. These kids care. They don’t just care. They aren’t just going through the motions. They are laying their hearts out on the stage every night. They are serious about our forum. They are planning their future theatre careers, and ambitiously working towards those goals. And because of them, I am confident that our beloved forum will continue…
Continue reading...Phoenix Theatre Company’s Annual Festival of New American Theatre Brings Promising New Plays to Light
by Rebecca Rudnyk
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As a lover of theatre, and everything that goes into developing a production, nothing quite compares to experiencing a new work as it comes together. From concept to paper. From paper to initial performance. From cold read to fully-staged. So the Phoenix Theatre Company’s Festival of New American Theatre is a dream come true event for anyone who loves the forum and appreciates the process…
Continue reading...Altar Boyz Parodies 90s Pop in Arizona Broadway Theatre Production
Upon walking into the mainstage space at Arizona Broadway Theatre (ABT) for Altar Boyz, there is a sense of poppy nostalgia. As a young girl, I fell in love with a boy for the first time watching New Kids On The Block music videos on VHS. I came of age witnessing friends arguing over the epic NSYNC versus Backstreet Boys debate. So I was taken back to my youth walking into a beautiful venue with those songs providing the background music….
Continue reading...An Insider’s Introduction: Jared Duran of Limited Engagement Podcast
by Carly Schorman – Phoenix is a weird place. There’s so much happening here, but it’s hard to keep your finger on the pulse. With so...
Continue reading...Hamilton Comes to Tempe
by Rebecca Rudnyk – So let’s be honest. If you’re reading this, a formal introduction is likely not necessary. In my lifetime as a dedicated theatre nerd,...
Continue reading...YabYum Seven: Tara Logsdon
Who are you and what do you do? Tara Logsdon and I create socially-enlightened art installations using teddy bears. How did you get your start? I...
Continue reading...YabYum Seven: Rossitza Todorova
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Rossitza Todorova and I am an artist. Drawing is my primary art medium with which...
Continue reading...YabYum Seven: Sandra Ortega
Who are you and what do you do? I am a follower of Jesus, clothed as an artist, working in pastels and now oils. A member...
Continue reading...YabYum Seven: Emmett Potter
Who are you and what do you do? Emmett Potter and I am an artist. How did you get your start? I started in photography in...
Continue reading...STEAM at the Tempe Center for the Arts
by Nicole Royse Arts Editor Tempe Center for the Art’s summer exhibition STEAM brings together the worlds of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics in an...
Continue reading...YabYum Seven: Aaron Thomas Roth
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Aaron Thomas Roth and I am a collage artist. How did you get your start?...
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