Arizona Theatre Company

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The Arizona Theatre Company is a professional regional theatre company operating in both Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. The company has been known as the official "State Theatre of Arizona" since 1978. It performs a season of six productions at two theatres--the only League of Resident Theatres member to do so--at the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson and the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix.

The company was founded as the Arizona Civic Theatre in 1967 and staged its first producion in a Tucson hotel. The Arizona Theatre Company became a professional theatre company in 1972 and in 1978 began staging productions in Phoenix. The company performs a range of works from classic theatrical works to new works.