Performances Take Place at:
Peoria Center for the Performing Arts: 10580 N 83rd Dr. Peoria, AZ 85345
January 16-25, 2026
Directed by Rob Evans
Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned scholar of metaphysical poetry, is used to being the smartest person in the room. But when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her intellect becomes both her armor and her undoing. Wit is a profoundly moving and surprisingly funny journey through illness, isolation, and self-discovery. As Vivian endures experimental treatments and clinical detachment, she begins to reevaluate her life, her work, and the simple grace of human connection. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Margaret Edson’s Wit is a luminous meditation on life’s final exam—tender, raw, and deeply humane. This production invites audiences to confront mortality with open hearts and open minds.
March 20-29, 2026
In the cutthroat world of New York magazine publishing, ambition is a survival skill—and no one wants to be forgotten. Gloria starts as a biting workplace comedy and evolves into something shockingly profound. When a traumatic event rocks the office, the survivors scramble to make sense of it—and profit from it. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s razor-sharp play examines the hunger for recognition, the ethics of storytelling, and the blurred lines between trauma and exploitation. With whip-smart dialogue and wicked humor, Gloria exposes the dark underbelly of our cultural obsession with fame, tragedy, and who gets to tell the story. Part satire, part thriller, Gloria will leave you breathless.
May 15-24, 2026
In a quiet Texas church basement, a Christian puppet ministry takes a wild, diabolical turn. When shy teenager Jason’s puppet Tyrone starts saying and doing unspeakable things, the line between make-believe and possession begins to blur. Hand to God is a hilariously twisted comedy about faith, repression, and the monsters we create. Irreverent and unexpectedly moving, this Tony-nominated play explores grief, guilt, and adolescent rage with puppet mayhem and a pitch-black sense of humor. Think Sesame Street meets The Exorcist. With jaw-dropping surprises and audacious heart, Hand to God asks: when the devil speaks, is it really him—or just your inner voice finally telling the truth?
