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November 21, 2025

At Arts Asylum, Phoenix Presents a Solid, if By the Book “The Crucible”

Far from being a reimagining, Arts Asylum and its new resident theater company Phoenix have presented a straightforward, faithful interpretation of Arthur Miller’s modern classic, and done a fine job of it.
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June 26, 2025

Live! Onstage in July and August

In this last gasp of summer, before school starts in September, try one or more of these plays and musicals, live! onstage.
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April 15, 2025

At Arts Asylum, “Exit 16” Is a Time Loop Worth Playing on Repeat

The time loop is not a genre that we often see on the stage. But "Exit 16" proves it can be done—and done well.
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March 17, 2025

Arts Brief: Arts Asylum Receives $50,000 Grant

The Arts Asylum received a $50,000 grant from Spencer Fane Charitable Giving Program.
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October 31, 2024

“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” Is a Goofy, Campy Vampire Party

If you’re looking for a serious, reverent stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the production currently on stage at the Arts Asylum is not what you’re after.
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December 19, 2023

Faust Theatre and Arts Asylum Host a Cozy and Cautionary “Cabaret”

In Faust Theatre and Arts Asylum's new production of the Kander and Ebb classic "Cabaret," the show’s delicate, ominous themes take center stage.
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November 16, 2023

At Arts Asylum, “The Grapes of Wrath” Is as Timely as Ever

The production of "The Grapes of Wrath" currently onstage at Arts Asylum keeps things simple and uses a bare-bones aesthetic to its advantage.
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June 10, 2023

“Price of Bail” at Arts Asylum Challenges Its Audience With Impossible Questions About Family and Self-Sacrifice

Olivia Hill's "Price of Bail" presents many heavy questions and no easy answers.
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April 25, 2022

With “Gabby for God,” the Arts Asylum Launches a New Play and a New Home

The Arts Asylum is welcoming audiences back, to a new space with a new play, appropriately enough, about reaching new common ground.
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